This is a really good listen.  Goes into our approach in more technical detail than the average interview..  Markham does as much talking if not more than Evatt. Comes across well.

Covers our pressing strategy, how we scout and recruit amongst other things.

 

Also here

https://traininggroundguru.podbean.com/e/51-ian-evatt-chris-markham-bringing-back-bolton/

Good discussion that. Harks back to the innovations Big Sam introduced, albeit it on a far smaller budget and applied to a different tactical philosophy.

I was looking at the predictions from various pundits and there was this write up from "The Matchday Man" - who did a write up on all the teams and predicted we'll finish top:

 

Bolton Wanderers 1st

There’s no risk of regression with this side. Bolton Wanderers enjoyed a play-off finish in 2022-23. This year, they’re wanting automatics. Ian Evatt and the Trotters have looked a great fit. The 41-year-old is someone I think will soon be comparable to the likes of Nathan Jones and Mark Robins, figures who have taken a single club from the basement of the Football League to the Championship, and in turn brought them very close to the riches of the Premier League. Evatt was an exciting arrival when he joined then-League Two Bolton after a National League title win with Barrow. Promotion in this first season, top half in League One in his second season, a play-off spot and EFL Trophy win in this third. Impressive progression with a style implemented that is fun, fluid, and leaves fans counting down the days till they can come to the UBol and see the team in action again. Tasked with filling the gloves of England prospect goalkeeper James Trafford will be Nathan Baxter. He looks a smart choice. Previous experience at this level with Accrington Stanley, two successive loan spells with Championship Hull City. But for injury, he could well have appeared more for the Tigers. The 24-year-old has a new home after permanently leaving boyhood club Chelsea. Joel Coleman is his backup. Ricardo Santos remains at the time of writing. The 28-year-old is one of the EFL’s finest defenders, a commanding, near unstoppable presence in the centre of a back three. With the news of left-sided defender George Johnston being out for the season, there is a need for a new face to star on the left side of defence. Declan John and Gethin Jones can deputise there but are more naturally wing-backs on the left and right sides respectively. Will Forrester comes in from Port Vale, a player looking to take his game up to top end level after being a regular for the Valiants last season. Northern Irish defender Eoin Toal has been growing from strength to strength since joining from Derry City last summer. Wing-back depth has been strengthened by an impressive addition on either side. Zac Ashworth arrives on an initial loan from West Bromwich Albion. The 20-year-old impressed in the second half of last season at Burton Albion with his grit, dynamism and composure. Josh Dacres-Cogley was one of League Two’s standout right-backs at Tranmere Rovers and gets a deserved chance a division higher. Declan John and Jack Iredale are left-sided defenders most suited to full-back roles. Gethin Jones is a utility man across the backline. The lively Randell Williams suits a dynamic wing-back role on either side. A technical midfield unit has for now slightly decreased in number. Josh Sheehan and Aaron Morley have long been admired at Bolton and their previous clubs for their ability to keep the tempo ticking along. Kyle Dempsey always impresses me in a more advanced role where he can unleash shots from the edge of the box. George Thomason is a tidy 22-year-old midfielder who has handled the progression from League Two to League One well. Paris Maghoma comes in on loan from Brentford, a nice technical passer who caught my eye with Milton Keynes Dons last season. He is hard to stop when gliding through midfield at full speed. What role will Ian Evatt find for Carlos Mendes Gomes? The 24-year-old joins permanently from Luton Town and has been one of the lower leagues’ best talents to emerge in the last few years. Primarily a winger who can also play in attacking midfield, Mendes Gomes thrives in a fluid role where he can provide creativity with slide-rule passes and good goalscoring output on either foot. Kieran Sadlier takes up similar positions but might well have lower importance than he previously had with the Trotters. Sadlier was loaned out to Leyton Orient in the second half of 2022-23. Up top, we are well aware of what Dion Charles can offer Bolton now. The 27-year-old was top scorer last season with 16 during the league season and 21 in all competitions. The real intrigue with Bolton will be who emerges as an effective strike partner for him. Victor Adeboyejo will hope to be it. The 25-year-old joined mid-way through 2022-23 after an excellent few months at Burton Albion, and will hope a full pre-season of integration can let his instinctive goalscoring talents and work rate flourish again. Jón Daði Böðvarsson is a likeable striker, deceptively mobile, but had last season impacted by fitness issues. Dan N’Lundulu returns on a permanent deal from Southampton. Veteran Cameron Jerome is still on the books. The striker options are there, but Charles is the only one who at the moment can be trusted for high output. A pursuit of top six last season should become a pursuit of top two this season. League One does not have many standout promotion candidates in 2023-24, but Bolton Wanderers are one of them. Ian Evatt has a couple of challenges, facing a year without George Johnston and still looking for that striker partner who can complement Dion Charles’ output. With a couple of quality wing-back additions and one of the best roaming creators now on their books though, this is a team that’s going to be a lot of fun. One last year in League One looks likely…

Belting read. Although the bloke needs to use his return button.

Good read that.

I know Chris Markham was a manager (Shrewsbury and others) and has coached with Prem teams but who did he play for? He mentioned playing against Evatt so I guess he was a player but I don't remember him as such - unless by "played against" he means as a manager.

4 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

I know Chris Markham was a manager (Shrewsbury and others) and has coached with Prem teams but who did he play for? He mentioned playing against Evatt so I guess he was a player but I don't remember him as such - unless by "played against" he means as a manager.

Didn't know he was a manager so been having a look and can't find anything to suggest he was 

Being creepy I checked LinkedIn 

He doesn't have a wiki page and no mention of it on for example the Bolton article announcing his appointment 

Or on a list of ex Shrewsbury managers  

https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2325&teamTabs=managers

So dunno

Pretty sure he was referring to his time as Head of Performance Analysis at Huddersfield.

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by Cheese