Ian Evatt

[mall]

Bolton fans live in hope, just as we do.

Well, I'm sure he's been working hard for them during the break identifying players. Just a shame Barrow have been paying him to do it!

"Just a shame Barrow have been paying him to do it!".
Yes, good point. I never thought of it like that!.

[Pedro]

Bolton fans live in hope, just as we do.

Well, I'm sure he's been working hard for them during the break identifying players. Just a shame Barrow have been paying him to do it!

I assume he along with the whole team and staff will have been furloughed .
Good thing is if that's the case we will only have been paying 20% of what we were due to pay with no gate receipts

[mall]

Well, I'm sure he's been working hard for them during the break identifying players. Just a shame Barrow have been paying him to do it!

I assume he along with the whole team and staff will have been furloughed .
Good thing is if that's the case we will only have been paying 20% of what we were due to pay with no gate receipts

Yes-he was being 'furloughed' here ,there and everywhere by the Bolton board!

[45YEARS+]

I must admit l have come to terms of Evatt leaving and certainly realised he was destined for bigger and better things, but the issue that still galls me and many others was the way in which this transfer has taken place.
I for one believed in what he preached and his pearls of wisdom about how much he loved the club were nothing more than bull shit and his idea of taking the club further were spoken while he looked to further his careers. I guess honesty and integrity are easy quoted but very rarely followed these days, the players and fans believed and followed him to achieve a minor miracle last year and showed everybody what a good coaching team he had put together what a pity he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s hope he leaves without making a farewell speech, because l for one am sick hi bull shit and lack of honesty and integrity from a man l once admired.

[WATOAOW]

No, of course, it's not, maybe i.m mistaken and this isn't the same Bolton Wanderers who ran up debts of 200 million or was that Anderson's fault as well?

Nice try but you are mistaken.

We've never had a debt of £200M or anywhere near that.

The previous owner Eddie Davies wrote off the money he invested, as was always his intention.

[mall]

I must admit l have come to terms of Evatt leaving and certainly realised he was destined for bigger and better things, but the issue that still galls me and many others was the way in which this transfer has taken place.
I for one believed in what he preached and his pearls of wisdom about how much he loved the club were nothing more than bull shit and his idea of taking the club further were spoken while he looked to further his careers. I guess honesty and integrity are easy quoted but very rarely followed these days, the players and fans believed and followed him to achieve a minor miracle last year and showed everybody what a good coaching team he had put together what a pity he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s hope he leaves without making a farewell speech, because l for one am sick hi bull shit and lack of honesty and integrity from a man l once admired.

Couldn't agree more.
The man has more faces than Barrow town hall clock.
Just put it behind us and put it down to experience and [SwearFilter] him-no sentiment in football.
What's done is done.

[Nigel Bamford]

I for one believed in what he preached and his pearls of wisdom about how much he loved the club were nothing more than bull shit and his idea of taking the club further were spoken while he looked to further his careers. I guess honesty and integrity are easy quoted but very rarely followed these days, the players and fans believed and followed him to achieve a minor miracle last year and showed everybody what a good coaching team he had put together what a pity he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s hope he leaves without making a farewell speech, because l for one am sick hi bull shit and lack of honesty and integrity from a man l once admired.

You weren't the only one. Just over a week ago the chairman said: "The exciting thing is that Ian and the nucleus of this team will move forward with us ...

[CH BAFC]

This is going to leave a bitter taste in all our mouths, lets see what happens by christmas, i have every faith in our BOD to have the right man lined up already COYBB, lets stick together and back our squad next season, no matter what. Lets battle on the pitch, not on forums.

[WATOAOW]

They’re a similar size club to Bradford, Blackpool, Barnsley etc. Certainly not what most clubs would call big.

Bolton Wanderers would be comfortably in the top third of English football clubs on any criteria including trophies, seasons in the top flight and attendances.

None of the other clubs you mentioned would be anywhere near.

[pie_on_a_barmjoe]

No, of course, it's not, maybe i.m mistaken and this isn't the same Bolton Wanderers who ran up debts of 200 million or was that Anderson's fault as well?

Nice try but you are mistaken.

We've never had a debt of £200M or anywhere near that.

The previous owner Eddie Davies wrote off the money he invested, as was always his intention.

That isn't correct.In December 2019 after the takeover Bolton's administrators stated that the club still owed the Davies family £11 million. So that is at least £11 million Eddie Davies didn't write off

[boltonsorry]

I must admit l have come to terms of Evatt leaving and certainly realised he was destined for bigger and better things, but the issue that still galls me and many others was the way in which this transfer has taken place.
I for one believed in what he preached and his pearls of wisdom about how much he loved the club were nothing more than bull shit and his idea of taking the club further were spoken while he looked to further his careers. I guess honesty and integrity are easy quoted but very rarely followed these days, the players and fans believed and followed him to achieve a minor miracle last year and showed everybody what a good coaching team he had put together what a pity he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s hope he leaves without making a farewell speech, because l for one am sick hi bull shit and lack of honesty and integrity from a man l once admired.

It’s not entirely binary though is it? You can love where you work or the club you are at but still want to take career steps.

I’ve had lots of jobs I loved doing every single day but when a better opportunity came up (or one I perceived as better) I’d consider it. Didn’t mean I didn’t love my current job. Like Eddie Howe left Bournemouth to go to Burnley cos he thought it was better chance for him, he was wrong and it didn’t work out and he went back. But it didn’t make him disloyal. Ultimately football managers and players are just people.

[russell_anderson]

https://www.burndenaces.co.uk/2020/06/3 ... esday.html

[WATOAOW]

Nice try but you are mistaken.

We've never had a debt of £200M or anywhere near that.

The previous owner Eddie Davies wrote off the money he invested, as was always his intention.

That isn't correct.In December 2019 after the takeover Bolton's administrators stated that the club still owed the Davies family £11 million. So that is at least £11 million Eddie Davies didn't write off

The investment that Eddie Davies made when he owned the club was written off.

The figure you're talking about is separate to that and nor is it £200M.

[mall]

https://www.burndenaces.co.uk/2020/06/3 ... esday.html

Lets hope the Barrow board are already active.
Am all exited now-who's it gonna be!.

[Jonty]

I must admit l have come to terms of Evatt leaving and certainly realised he was destined for bigger and better things, but the issue that still galls me and many others was the way in which this transfer has taken place.
I for one believed in what he preached and his pearls of wisdom about how much he loved the club were nothing more than bull shit and his idea of taking the club further were spoken while he looked to further his careers. I guess honesty and integrity are easy quoted but very rarely followed these days, the players and fans believed and followed him to achieve a minor miracle last year and showed everybody what a good coaching team he had put together what a pity he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s hope he leaves without making a farewell speech, because l for one am sick hi bull shit and lack of honesty and integrity from a man l once admired.

It’s not entirely binary though is it? You can love where you work or the club you are at but still want to take career steps.

I’ve had lots of jobs I loved doing every single day but when a better opportunity came up (or one I perceived as better) I’d consider it. Didn’t mean I didn’t love my current job. Like Eddie Howe left Bournemouth to go to Burnley cos he thought it was better chance for him, he was wrong and it didn’t work out and he went back. But it didn’t make him disloyal. Ultimately football managers and players are just people.

You buy into the vision as fans, as Bolton fans will when he reels off his now well polished interviews. You will hear it all. So as long as you know it will happen to you too. He will be doing exactly the same blueprint with you. So at least we know how he will play.

He could have achieved success on the park with us, we are a small club, but that is not a barrier to success. One season with us would have kept fans on board and he would have had all the well wishes for a move higher up the ladder.