Ian Evatt

[Jonty]

Quote from Evo doing the Twitter rounds-

“When you speak to some managers, they say: ‘We’d love to play how you play, but haven’t got the players.’
"Hang on, your budget is three times mine - if you want to play, recruit footballers. Then coach them. Teach them. Improve them."

This fella has changed how football and mindset is approached at this level. Little old Barrow eh.

[Barra Marra]

It's a disgrace. Not one ball in the ressy, no centre back up front for the last 5 and too much use of the midfield. What next? A decent bovril at holker street?

[HenneysKnee]

Blackpool manager been sacked; they will surely come and try and take Evatt........

[madplumpy]

Now I'm worried.....

[Van Der Nipper]

He's not going anywhere yet.

[BAFC_98]

He wont leave before the end of the season

[AugustusCorpa]

He wont leave before the end of the season

[spirit of 1990]

That job at that level is a job I don’t believe he’d turn down.
He’d not get offered at this stage of his development anything better for his career, family, location and his financial situation.

[Bluebirdstwo]

Worst thing that COULD happen
Blackpool name interim tempory manager until the end of the season ,
If this happens Imo that COULD see Ian evatt as their manager for next season.
Best case scenario for us Blackpool appoint a manager asap and Ian evatt stays with us into next season carrying on his superb work so far ..
Always a bluebird..

[Matty Bassdriver]

Worst thing that COULD happen
Blackpool name interim tempory manager until the end of the season ,
If this happens Imo that COULD see Ian evatt as their manager for next season.
Best case scenario for us Blackpool appoint a manager asap and Ian evatt stays with us into next season carrying on his superb work so far ..
Always a bluebird..

One even worse scenario for us would be for Blackpool to name IE as their permanent manager now!

[Matty]

Depends if they are willing to pay out a contract or not. A look on their forum suggests a number of potential candidates are out of a job and have done well at that level in the past.

[DaveP]

Watching blackpool v west ham 2012 playoff on sky football a young centre half playing well

[russell_anderson]

That job at that level is a job I don’t believe he’d turn down.
He’d not get offered at this stage of his development anything better for his career, family, location and his financial situation.

I agree. If they offer him the job I'd be amazed if he refused. If they want him, the only hope is that they've already spoken to him and he's asked them to appoint an interim manager until the end of the season and let him start next season. After all, they should be just about clear of relegation worries and no chance and have no chance of making the playoffs.

[boyliegladbach]

He won't be next Blackpool manager.

[russell_anderson]

Appparently the Blackpool CEO was CEO at Barnsley when Paul Heckinbottom was manager so I guess that's why he's the current favourite for the job.
The consensus on the Blackpool forum (much to my surprise) is that Evatt is too inexperienced and that a decent season in the National League means nothing. Many of them want an interim (Warnock) until the end of the season followed by Evatt next season. One of them posted the following "No way watched Barrow play a few weeks ago. Hoof football with Evo having a tantrum in the dug out. It's part time football level up from Sunday league."!!!!!!