THE FIRST WORD | Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

Welcome to the First Word, your pre-match appetiser. And we're in the Championship at last! Marc Iles takes you through the main talking points ahead of the game, Russ Pollitt brings his animated scene-setter, we speak to Dan Barnes about the potential line-up and Steven Schumacher's press conference, plus Ross Chapman from the Lancashire Evening Post joins us to talk about Preston North End's transfer business so far. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £6 for six whole months, or £26 for a whole year. 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 [email protected]   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 [email protected] 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.