Ian Evatt

[barrowfan]

I see there was a small earthquake just outside Bolton early this morning.(true).

Probably Evatt's agent dropping his wallet.

[HenneysKnee]

Still don’t really see why if Bolton want him so much they just don’t pay the £250k (or whatever the figure is) Seems simple

[barrowfan]

Still don’t really see why if Bolton want him so much they just don’t pay the £250k (or whatever the figure is) Seems simple

Could be they haven't got it!

[Stephen Leonard]

Still don’t really see why if Bolton want him so much they just don’t pay the £250k (or whatever the figure is) Seems simple

Reading between the many many lines of this lot - I suspect they are willing to pay but are disputing the amount - either because they beleive his contract says something different to what Barrow are asking for OR they are simply trying to negotiate. Seems fairly normal practice to me (and I suspect that in football it happens a lot but this is the first time we have seen it first hand)

[AugustusCorpa]

Heard first Bolton offer was £25,000 and a pasty barm.

[Bingo]

how do Bolton get to look at his contract to know what it says

[Main Stand SeasonTct]

how do Bolton get to look at his contract to know what it says

Hi agent will have a copy

[32mile_cul-de-sac]

Barrow AFC reject offer from Bolton Wanderers for manager Ian Evatt

[Suffolk Blue]

Barrow AFC reject offer from Bolton Wanderers for manager Ian Evatt

Source?

[David881]

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18 ... ow-barrow/

[Ste Story]

Still don’t really see why if Bolton want him so much they just don’t pay the £250k (or whatever the figure is) Seems simple

Reading between the many many lines of this lot - I suspect they are willing to pay but are disputing the amount - either because they beleive his contract says something different to what Barrow are asking for OR they are simply trying to negotiate. Seems fairly normal practice to me (and I suspect that in football it happens a lot but this is the first time we have seen it first hand)

Without knowing much about financial law or football contracts, i don't see where a dispute would come from? Surely Evatt/his agent has a copy of the contract. If the amount is less, just offer the amount they believe it to be and if it was correct BAFC would have to accept or be in breach of contract themselves?

Given Hornby is a leading accountant and Shearer has overseen multi-million pound deals throughout his career, you'd assume the pair are more than experienced in producing watertight contracts and having full understanding of them...

FWIW I hope we do stick to our guns with it, that's his contract and we don't want him to go so why accept less... If we're going to roll over and be patted on the head by the bigger boys in the league we might as well give up now cos it's gonna be a long season.

[tictactoe]

I said above I don’t want the board to let him go cheap, however if it is true, and I’m not sure what is anymore, that he wants to leave I’d rather he did. Don’t want a manager here that isn’t committed.

[Suffolk Blue]

Reading between the many many lines of this lot - I suspect they are willing to pay but are disputing the amount - either because they beleive his contract says something different to what Barrow are asking for OR they are simply trying to negotiate. Seems fairly normal practice to me (and I suspect that in football it happens a lot but this is the first time we have seen it first hand)

Without knowing much about financial law or football contracts, i don't see where a dispute would come from? Surely Evatt/his agent has a copy of the contract. If the amount is less, just offer the amount they believe it to be and if it was correct BAFC would have to accept or be in breach of contract themselves?

Given Hornby is a leading accountant and Shearer has overseen multi-million pound deals throughout his career, you'd assume the pair are more than experienced in producing watertight contracts and having full understanding of them...

FWIW I hope we do stick to our guns with it, that's his contract and we don't want him to go so why accept less... If we're going to roll over and be patted on the head by the bigger boys in the league we might as well give up now cos it's gonna be a long season.

Indeed so. You have the right combination of people in charge to be able to navigate there way through a contract. Which is why presumably this process is still ongoing.

[mall]

"but they aren't making it all up."-
I think they are. There has been a massive slump in the print media due to the virus-people got out of the habit.
The Bolton News knows people are desperate for a bit of good news and is happy to print sh!te to sell papers=profit.

We'll see - they're certainly setting themselves up to fail if the deal collapses.

Well, Yeah!.
Suppose you could say the same for Adam really.

[Pedro]

I said above I don’t want the board to let him go cheap, however if it is true, and I’m not sure what is anymore, that he wants to leave I’d rather he did. Don’t want a manager here that isn’t committed.

Think he has to be made to honour his contract or we get the stipulated compensation .
Need to prove we are not a push over.