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Evatt is improving us year on year on a limited budget plus we have a well defined style that is good on the eye. He is doing all the things that our previous six managers failed to do and were criticised for. Hill (no logical playing style or plan), Parkinson, Megson (results only style), Freedman (no improvement), Lennon (could not work on a tight budget). Evatt has done all those things and more. Very short memories on here.

Evatt is ace. He's not the finished article but is improving and will end up a good manager for us. Solid 8/10 so far but a big summer ahead. I back him to get it right.

@tomski was saying Friday how excited he is to be watching you play on weekends now

This big game thing... We were not just beaten by teams that probably had a right to beat us? Plymouth and Ipswich beat everyone. Sheff Werent far behind. Derby was a bit shit Ill give you them. The only fact that matters is finishing 5th. A totally respectable league position given where we've come from and the budgets we've been up against. Couldn't give two shits what he says in interviews. Who the hell listens to them anyway.

Anyone else relieved and glad its all over for a bit? Felt proper drained with it all towards the end. Constantly planning and think of how to get to games and financial pressure. Happy with a few months off

There's never quite been a time like this. Board/Football staff/fans in pretty much complete in alignment. In fact it rarely happens at any club. In the 1970s the fans and team were aligned but I don't remember many folk having particular regard for the board. The 80s was horrendous. By the 90s we'd Bruce etc ... but Gordon Hargreaves was far from everyone's cup of tea. Gartside and Allardyce was the closest to this we've had .. and that fell apart with rancour. Well done to Sharon and FV. After the destruction of what went before we've marched across footballing wildernesses with nothing to call upon but our wits and resilience and a positive attitude, warding off pot-shots from all directions. We've marched such a distance that championship football is now just about visible. It remains a distant view on a far horizon with highly challenging miles still to cover before we arrive. However there it is unmistakably shimmering in the distance. Onwards we go.

🤣 Where is that big key..

That is one great picture to start a vid

If that's what they want then leave them to it I suspect anyone who wants to go any other night probably supports the idea anyway Some white gays should make a point of going that night though, or least protest outside

Shes probably ever so slightly more intelligent, which makes her worse 2 racist drawbridge puller uppers Nasty

No football is rubbish. I have no other hobbies. This summer is now geared up to going to every pub in Bolton I haven’t been to yet and become a 100%er.

Hahaha bad that they want to keep it away from white gays.

Great stuff, love that. Well done to everyone that stayed behind instead of clearing off to beat the traffic. How good would the support have sounded and looked if there'd been 5k of us? Off topic but the EFL is doing itself a disservice by making the play offs less atmospheric with the away fans limited to 2k, more neutrals would watch on TV, drawn in by the atmosphere even if not too interested in the two teams.

It’s pretty straightforward but if they go bust you lose

Dont matter They Are a Joy To Watch

Gayest post on here in a long time! When are the fixtures out 😉

Depends on how much he’s backed, he’s clearly a very capable manager… and a good egg.

Proud to be one of them; our support is the best

Think Bet365 do and I'm sure bwin or some other obscure Austro/germanic site used to

See you in Malta

Biden just had better things to do than jaw with a sun dried bogan about desalination plants and kangaroo farms

Exaclty this and he wouldnt even be still at the club. He'd have exceeded all expectations by a million miles. Its like the Jan flop thing. What were people expecting? Big Vic comes in, cracks 20 in and we win the league? Come on lads.

Really good message, typical of everything Sharon and colleagues are doing, positive, professional, engaging and caring. I'd echo that sentiment Francis, club being run as well as at any time I can remember, going back as far as the 70s.

the bolton news have covered this disease various times, as a young boy from bolton suffers from one of the very severe cases of it cruel cruel world https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19121959.fundraiser-get-bolton-teen-summer-house-pain-relief/

Fair play for sticking to his principles. Hes trying to install an ethos and way of playing throughout the club. Cant think of another top manager that doesnt do this. Some are saying he should change and go long ball as if thats easy. Some are saying we should have gone full barca mode and some are saying he shouldn't have sold dapo and we should be playing 442. You just cant please everyone.

Love this bit: Let me promise you something: that progress will not plateau. Ian is a born winner and we as a Board won’t leave any stone unturned in matching his ambition by taking this Club back to where it belongs.

I'll be honest, I've never heard of it, just had a quick read up, and it sounds horrible. Sorry to hear that you and your lad suffer with it

They would be really horrible - if you were a ginger minger. 👍

Think you’ve been spot on mate

Think that also highlights how far we’ve come… nothing short of miraculous. Yes, he’s not without his faults but he’s best we’ve had since Sam.

Barnsley twice in play offs Derby home and away sheffield wed home Plymouth home and away ipswich at home Wigan at home Rotherham at home

Referencing we train like Real Madrid. He’s not referencing the facilities or statute of the club at this point which suggests it’s him and his coaching. His sound bites not backed up sound daft. Im not suggesting I’m anti but I find the siege mentality blindness to his errors as odd.

What was the "etc" in your reply though? You only specified 1 reason for thinking Evatt is 'above his station', but stuck an "etc" on the end as though there were more? Or is that literally it?

He's the right man for the job. Were on the right path. Given how far we have come in two years I don't think anyone should really criticise him. We are living within our means, challenging at the top end of the league and winning trophies. He's had way more wins than losses in the transfer market. I like the fact he wants perfection. I like the way we play. He knows we need to improve , where we need to improve, he's honest and he doesn't bullshit in interviews. Honestly can't wait to see how he shapes the squad this summer.

This is my two pence worth, considering we were a basket case when he arrived, hardly any money spent on transfer fees we are a head of schedule. He’s a young manager still learning his trade , out of the top six clubs/managers in this league he’s had the most difficult task of getting us there, the other five either coming down from the championship or being established in league one, all three seasons we have improved and last seasons talking point was we were leaking to many goals, this has been addressed. He does need to come up with a plan b next season and that is a concern that we have been bullied on occasion over the last two seasons, hopefully pre season recruitment will go some way to solving it. January transfer window didn’t work out, the reason may be he thought all the players he brought in would hit the ground running and therefore wouldn’t need to get match fit, get the feeling he enjoys the coaching of players so victor may improve. He lives and breathes Bolton wanderers what’s not to like.