A reporter's diary: A peek behind the scenes following Bolton Wanderers in 2025

Marc Iles Thu, 25 December 2025 at 5:00 am UTC·17 min read THE year is 2126, and I am about to order a holographic all-day breakfast for the consciousness of Jack Dearden, which has been uploaded to a synthetic droid sat to my right. We are still in League One and about to cover our 200th consecutive game against Barnsley, who have now named a seat in the press box after me in acknowledgement of my long service.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement I have been covering football at this level for so long, even the road-sign for Penistone fails to raise a smile from my lips as my driverless car speeds into South Yorkshire, stopping periodically to charge at one of the state-sponsored...