The Buff

The Bolton News
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Welcome to the The Buff, a Bolton Wanderers podcast from The Bolton News.  On Thursday join chief football writer Marc Iles for a light-hearted look at the latest headlines, rumours, reaction, and some big-name guests.  Before every game we bring you The First Word with the best of the pre-match press conference and a look at the key stats behind the game, and then after the final whistle we bring you The Last Word with instant reaction.

  1. The Buff's Fixture Release Day reaction spectacular!

    23 hr ago

    The Buff's Fixture Release Day reaction spectacular!

    Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt get their heads together to look through Bolton Wanderers' Championship schedule after it was released by the EFL. From the big kick-off against Preston North End to the season finale at West Brom's Hawthorns, we have an in-depth look at the club's first season back in the second tier for seven years. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £3 for three whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    20 min
  2. The Buff Podcast - Dropping the ‘P’ and putting the carrots before the potatoes

    1 day ago

    The Buff Podcast - Dropping the ‘P’ and putting the carrots before the potatoes

    Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are back with another round of Bolton Wanderers headlines from The Bolton News - and this week, it's all stations Championship. We will find out this week how the season will shape up with the release of the fixture list, and the lads look ahead to the games they fancy. Amario Cozier-Duberry has rarely left the headlines since the end of last season and with West Ham mulling over a move, we discuss whether the Hammers would be a good fit for the young winger. We look back at 30 years of Per Frandsen and Michael Johansen, what's happening next for Ricardo Santos, read out your emails plus discuss the possibility of incoming investment at Wanderers. All very exciting. And just in case Olivier Giroud is watching. Sorry mate. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £3 for three whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    1hr 6min
  3. TeamTalk - Why Wanderers have to put their hands in their pockets after promotion

    2 days ago

    TeamTalk - Why Wanderers have to put their hands in their pockets after promotion

    The TeamTalk panel assembles once again to talk about the potential of investment at Bolton Wanderers and what it will cost the club to be competitive after promotion from League One. We look at West Ham's interest in Amario Cozier-Duberry and whether we really expected Bolton to be in the race to sign him back this summer. And we look ahead to Thursday's fixture release, naming the grounds we can't wait to visit, the ones we were happy to leave behind, and what team we'd like to face on the opening day. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £3 for three whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word, The Last Word and Team Talk. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every week, all year round. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    48 min
  4. The Buff Podcast - Oh, so you think it has been a slow news week at Bolton Wanderers, do you?

    17 Jun

    The Buff Podcast - Oh, so you think it has been a slow news week at Bolton Wanderers, do you?

    Hellllooooooo, and welcome to The Buff Podcast, which simply refuses to stop producing shows no matter how slowly things seem to be going at Bolton Wanderers. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are back to look through the headlines from The Bolton News, plus the transfer gossip around the t'internet. Another week like this and we're bringing back Danny Shittu, we promise! Of course, we read out the best of your emails and we produce another "Why I'm a Wanderer" - plus Henry may, or may not, close the show with the Cape Verde national anthem. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £3 for three whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    1hr 13min
  5. TEAM TALK | Which Bolton Wanderers players are nailed on to play in the Championship next season?

    16 Jun

    TEAM TALK | Which Bolton Wanderers players are nailed on to play in the Championship next season?

    We're back with the Bolton Wanderers discussion show that doesn't pull any punches. It might have been a slow news week but that hasn't stopped Will, Wayne and Tom finding some hot topics to talk about, with Marc trying hard to keep some order. Among the big questions this week are - does the World Cup delay make you more nervous about Wanderers' recruitment this summer? How many of the current squad are nailed on starters in the Championship? Which of the current players have the highest ceiling - and could any of them push their way towards the Premier League? And what happens next for Max Conway after two successive seasons breaking through in League Two and League One?

    32 min
  6. The Buff podcast presents: Dodgy League One predictions and the 2026 Ruzzies

    12 Jun

    The Buff podcast presents: Dodgy League One predictions and the 2026 Ruzzies

    For the second part of this week's Buff Podcast, it's back into the mailbag to answer your Bolton Wanderers questions. Marc and Henry dig out their League One predictions from last summer and hold them up against the final table. Spoiler alert: Neither of us thought Lincoln City would finish top. And though we had to make a late edit (you'll hardly notice, honest) we are also able to bring you the 2026 Ruzzie Awards. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £4 for four whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    41 min
  7. The Buff Podcast - Euro visions, Albanian wonderkids and scaring Rishi Sunak

    11 Jun

    The Buff Podcast - Euro visions, Albanian wonderkids and scaring Rishi Sunak

    The Buff doesn't disappear during the summer, it doesn't take hydration breaks, it doesn't feel pain and it can't be reasoned with... All that aside, welcome back, and please join Marc and Henry for another episode packed with headlines from The Bolton News. We look at Wanderers' second signing of the summer, Ben Davies, and what he can bring to the club next season. Links to Liverpool players are investigated, and we assess whether Luton Town is a good move for George Johnston (spoiler: It is). In part one we also read out a bumper Why I'm a Wanderer which has to be heard to be believed. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £4 for four whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    48 min
  8. The Buff Podcast (part two) - Big Sam: The Musical and pre-season plans take shape

    5 Jun

    The Buff Podcast (part two) - Big Sam: The Musical and pre-season plans take shape

    Welcome back to the second part of this week's Buff Podcast, which brings you another random selection of Bolton Wanderers interviews and chat. On this episode Marc Iles and Dan Barnes read out your emails - including an emotional moment for Steven Schumacher, a look at what positions need to be strengthened in the Championship, and whether the club's fluctuating fortunes have hit Marc in the pocket! We hear another "Why I'm a Wanderer" and also catch up with the writer and producer of the upcoming Sam Allardyce musical - and how you as Wanderers fans can get involved. Make sure you catch up with all this week's headlines in part one - which can be found here  We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £4 for four whole months. You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, please click HERE. We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word. If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on emily.wood@localiq.co.uk   Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt  And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

    55 min
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Welcome to the The Buff, a Bolton Wanderers podcast from The Bolton News.  On Thursday join chief football writer Marc Iles for a light-hearted look at the latest headlines, rumours, reaction, and some big-name guests.  Before every game we bring you The First Word with the best of the pre-match press conference and a look at the key stats behind the game, and then after the final whistle we bring you The Last Word with instant reaction.

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  • Creator
    The Bolton News
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Bolton News
  • Show Website
    The Buff

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