Bolton Wanderers were held to a draw by National League side Stockport County in the first round of the FA Cup.
20.10.2021 - 08:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ian Evatt labelled the conditions at Home Park as 'farcical' but was frustrated at his 'naive' Bolton Wanderers side for not recognising that and adapting their game accordingly against Plymouth Argyle.
Wanderers fell behind in the first half to a quickfire double from the hosts scored by Brendan Galloway and Conor Grant.
Bolton tried to find a way back into the encounter, but in increasingly treacherous weather condtions as the rain got heavier and heavier in Devon, Ryan Broom scored the
Bolton Wanderers were held to a draw by National League side Stockport County in the first round of the FA Cup.
Ian Evatt believes the National League is a 'crazy' division with the stature of clubs which currently ply their trade there and believes there needs to be more promtion places out of it into the EFL.
Bolton Wanderers are in FA Cup first round action this weekend when they host National League side Stockport County.
Bolton Wanderers had an 'absolute nightmare' nine hour journey down to Portsmouth and Ian Evatt believes his side have been dealt a 'pretty rough hand' of late but is focused on getting back to winning ways.
Will Aimson and Ian Evatt believed Bolton Wanderers ought to have been awarded a penalty of the first half of their loss against Portsmouth.
Bolton Wanderers suffered their fourth loss in the space of four League One matches with a 1-0 defeat on the road against Portsmouth.
Bolton Wanderers are on the road this weekend with a trip down to Fratton Park to take on Portsmouth.
Ian Evatt believes Lloyd Isgrove has the potential to develop into a 'very good' right-back after impressing in the role for Bolton Wanderers in the comeback against Gillingham.
Ian Evatt believes the belief and confidence goalkeeper Joel Dixon has shown since making the move to Bolton Wanderers and stepping up to League One has been 'first class'.
Gillingham boss Steve Evans believes his side should have been six or seven goals to the good against Bolton Wanderers and claims that his opposite number Ian Evatt might agree with that.
Ian Evatt has said that Bolton Wanderers will not be dipping into the market of current free agents in a bid to find a replacement for departed former skipper Antoni Sarcevic.
Bolton Wanderers came from behind to claim a point against Gillingham.
Ian Evatt has made four changes to his side to take on Gillingham today from the team which lost against Plymouth Argyle.
Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers must be judged at the end of the League One season rather than right now and believes some perspective is needed with the club sitting in midtable in the division compared to where they were this time last year.
Bolton Wanderers failed to adapt to the conditions in front of them at Plymouth Argyle according to Ian Evatt and that his side did not carry on with early tactics which could have bore fruit.
Ryan Lowe revealed Plymouth Argyle's game plan to get at Bolton Wanderers early on in their win over Ian Evatt's side exceeded his expectations with two early goals and that the Pilgrims could have had more.
Bolton Wanderers slipped to their third successive defeat in League One with a loss against table toppers Plymouth Argyle.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt had made three changes to his side for this evening's clash against Plymouth Argyle and made a couple of surprises with his team selection.
Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Evatt has made three changes to his team to take on Plymouth Argyle this evening from the weekend's loss to Wigan Athletic.
Bolton Wanderers are on the road today and have a long journey down to Devon to take on Plymouth Argyle.