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Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:20 pm

I remember these types of comments when Sol signed from Leeds fans....Unless you get poched it always ends on a sour note.

Lets go through ours since Lennie

DJ- Attractive football, arrogant, bottler, no control over players
Malky- Boring, dour, defensive, would have stayed up or was sussed and never went onto anything better
Ole- tinkerman, out of his depth, clueless, went back to Norway, did ok then onto Man U
Slade - boring predictable football, journeyman, Tan puppet
Trollope- disaster, a coach
Warnock - Direct, dinosaur, Genius to half our fans, always found out in the Premier League
Harris - boring percentage stuff, no plan B, tactically inept, but got a tune out of Tomlin
Mad Mick - Dinasaur wanted out
Morison - Arrogant, out of his depth at his level now
Bulut - boring, not suited to English football, found out in the end.

Not counting Hudson, Riza or the temps.

Christ, its a graveyard for managers though.....No one has gone on to better themselves except Ole in his unique connection with united

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:24 pm

Probably mickey mouse will please 99% of city fans but there wil always be 1% who will look and find a reason not to like any manager club choose ...can't wait for whoever it is to sighn for us then sit back and wait for the negativity to pour in... ces't le vie!

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:39 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:
Roath_Blue wrote:I must admit that the comments there from Bolton fans are not painting him in a good light.

Probably not much different to most clubs when talking of a manager that got the sack from them. Think of our last 5 or 6.



Andrew,

We need a manager who has achieved something.


Evatt has 2 promotions and a cup

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:43 pm

M4 Exile wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:
Roath_Blue wrote:I must admit that the comments there from Bolton fans are not painting him in a good light.

Probably not much different to most clubs when talking of a manager that got the sack from them. Think of our last 5 or 6.



Andrew,

We need a manager who has achieved something.


Evatt has 2 promotions and a cup



Obviously not counted? :old:

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:46 pm

Funny sane posters who praised and slammed me for not backing previous managers like Riza, but dissappear once proven wrong.

I would not want any manager that Tan nowadays choses.

And even more against managers like this one, where Bolton fans in the majority slam him.

And they know him better than us

Same fans who use to stock up for Tan and still sometimes do.

Unbelievable

And when I bring All this back up.

I get told to move on and forget it.

Fair play some deserve Tan

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:50 pm

M4 Exile wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:
Roath_Blue wrote:I must admit that the comments there from Bolton fans are not painting him in a good light.

Probably not much different to most clubs when talking of a manager that got the sack from them. Think of our last 5 or 6.



Andrew,

We need a manager who has achieved something.


Evatt has 2 promotions and a cup



Fair play if he’s won promotion from League 1 ( Div 3 ) ?

Which Cup?

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:53 pm

pembroke allan wrote:Probably mickey mouse will please 99% of city fans but there wil always be 1% who will look and find a reason not to like any manager club choose ...can't wait for whoever it is to sighn for us then sit back and wait for the negativity to pour in... ces't le vie!


Tans biggest fan you are Allan.

You even beat Wez regarding Tan.

Makes me sick after what Tan has done to Our Club

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:55 pm

llan bluebird wrote:I remember these types of comments when Sol signed from Leeds fans....Unless you get poched it always ends on a sour note.

Lets go through ours since Lennie

DJ- Attractive football, arrogant, bottler, no control over players
Malky- Boring, dour, defensive, would have stayed up or was sussed and never went onto anything better
Ole- tinkerman, out of his depth, clueless, went back to Norway, did ok then onto Man U
Slade - boring predictable football, journeyman, Tan puppet
Trollope- disaster, a coach
Warnock - Direct, dinosaur, Genius to half our fans, always found out in the Premier League
Harris - boring percentage stuff, no plan B, tactically inept, but got a tune out of Tomlin
Mad Mick - Dinasaur wanted out
Morison - Arrogant, out of his depth at his level now
Bulut - boring, not suited to English football, found out in the end.

Not counting Hudson, Riza or the temps.

Christ, its a graveyard for managers though.....No one has gone on to better themselves except Ole in his unique connection with united



Personally I stood by Malky and still do and Warnock.

Best managers in years for us.

Always backed them 2.

But I agree with your other assessments.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:56 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Entitled to their comments and interesting to read. But will say most clubs' fans say players/managers who have left are awful.

We would have told Derby they were welcome to Ebou Adams for example, but a few weeks ago some were saying it was a mistake to let him go.

Whoever gets the job I will give them a chance and support them, as I hope the majority do.

Evatt doesn't excite me but doesn't massively disappoint me either.


If Tan is picking the manager we will never ever go forward.


Well that's definitely true, last thing we need is Tan to think the best option is for him to control another manager.

Would have hoped that he's learnt that won't work, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to learn from the mistakes he's made at this club.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 12:59 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:Entitled to their comments and interesting to read. But will say most clubs' fans say players/managers who have left are awful.

We would have told Derby they were welcome to Ebou Adams for example, but a few weeks ago some were saying it was a mistake to let him go.

Whoever gets the job I will give them a chance and support them, as I hope the majority do.

Evatt doesn't excite me but doesn't massively disappoint me either.


If Tan is picking the manager we will never ever go forward.


Well that's definitely true, last thing we need is Tan to think the best option is for him to control another manager.

Would have hoped that he's learnt that won't work, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to learn from the mistakes he's made at this club.



Ned,

Tan is chosing and we all know what that means .

Do we never learn

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 1:01 pm

The real problem is not about who the person is .


The problem is that Tan wants to and does control that man .


Tan is making the decisions .

The Director of Football is really an advisor not the decision maker . He does not decide the policy or the wages or how much we pay or who the manager is . Tan controls …Tan decides .


Look at it now ….which will decide who the manager is ….and his wages ? When appointed the manager reports to Tan before and after a game …Tan even sends texts during the game . When will people realize where our problem is .


Unless the person makes the decisions and really runs the show ….getting the best man in the world is not the answer. TAN IS OUR PROBLEM !!!!!

That is one of the important reasons why so many fans want him out !


CCFC’s future success is with Tan Out!!!

One Tan advantage though is that our goalkeeper will SCORE .
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Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 1:02 pm

One Tan advantage though is that our goalkeeper will SCORE .

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 1:04 pm

pembroke allan wrote:Probably mickey mouse will please 99% of city fans but there wil always be 1% who will look and find a reason not to like any manager club choose ...can't wait for whoever it is to sighn for us then sit back and wait for the negativity to pour in... ces't le vie!




The real problem is not about who the person is .


The problem is that Tan wants to and does control that man .


Tan is making the decisions .

The Director of Football is really an advisor not the decision maker . He does not decide the policy or the wages or how much we pay or who the manager is . Tan controls …Tan decides .


Look at it now ….which will decide who the manager is ….and his wages ? When appointed the manager reports to Tan before and after a game …Tan even sends texts during the game . When will people realize where our problem is .


Unless the person makes the decisions and really runs the show ….getting the best man in the world is not the answer. TAN IS OUR PROBLEM !!!!!

That is one of the important reasons why so many fans want him out !


CCFC’s future success is with Tan Out!!!

One Tan advantage though is that our goalkeeper will SCORE .

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 1:05 pm

ReeseBluebird1927 wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
ReeseBluebird1927 wrote:who ever gets the job will be backed by me regardless of others opinions


Well I will say my view / opinion and be honest with it.

To much bullshit and useless managers now for years and the facts are there.

But you never answered the question regarding Tan???


sooner he gone the better but he wont leave regardless what we do hes in too much debt to just walk away or sell for pennies




The real problem is not about who the person is .


The problem is that Tan wants to and does control that man .


Tan is making the decisions .

The Director of Football is really an advisor not the decision maker . He does not decide the policy or the wages or how much we pay or who the manager is . Tan controls …Tan decides .


Look at it now ….which will decide who the manager is ….and his wages ? When appointed the manager reports to Tan before and after a game …Tan even sends texts during the game . When will people realize where our problem is .


Unless the person makes the decisions and really runs the show ….getting the best man in the world is not the answer. TAN IS OUR PROBLEM !!!!!

That is one of the important reasons why so many fans want him out !


CCFC’s future success is with Tan Out!!!

One Tan advantage though is that our goalkeeper will SCORE .

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 1:29 pm

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Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 2:12 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Reply:


To Scotts point, it will sound entitled like all fans are and they should be, thats the gig. Perhaps Bolton is only a middling squad. We had fans who believed our squad was a top 10, we came bottom!!!!

Fans are not great gauges.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 2:25 pm

llan bluebird wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:Reply:


To Scotts point, it will sound entitled like all fans are and they should be, thats the gig. Perhaps Bolton is only a middling squad. We had fans who believed our squad was a top 10, we came bottom!!!!

Fans are not great gauges.



Well We will never know to one of the Biggest Incompetent Managers I’ve ever seen and 24/7 Controlled by Tan.

Plus the shite that use to come out of RIZA’S mouth, he was not worthy of managing a Village Club.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 2:35 pm

with all due respect I don't really care what Bolton fans are saying,

they loved him in the first few years he was there and I said on another thread I think things got a bit stale between him and the fans,

just look at Dave Jones for us,
when he was in his last year or two all I heard was DJ only plays 442, DJ is too stubborn, he has no plan b etc,

he even once called us bafoon's for questioning his tactics

and when he got sacked a lot of fans were happy

but most of us speak fondly of him now and some even want him back at the club

I think this is the same situation as the Bolton fans with IE

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 2:44 pm

To be Fair these Bolton Fans were saying it for the last 12 months.

I’ve just come of the phone from a Bolton Fan I’ve know for 25 years and I now 100% say he’s not right.

As to Etete due to him the agreement was done way before EVATT left and they had No other choice.

He described Etete as one of the best strikers he ever seen :lol: :lol:

Plus Fan know their ex managers better than us.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 2:59 pm

Massive Gambler and gets out of control

Got Big Gambling Debts Sharon Britton paid them all of due to investigations.

He was put before the FA:

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 3:11 pm

If it's tan who is chosen the manager with Chesterfield and some agencies from abroad.
My opinion is if it all works out it's luck other than judgement.

He will never listen never learn .
We are in a terrible mess and his recruitment plan seems way off.

That's my opinion how can anyone disagree with this it's been proven .

I'd back any manager but come on it needs to be right I've lost count the managers we've had that tans got it wrong .
We arw where we are because of tans inadequacy

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 3:13 pm

Football manager escapes FA disciplinary action despite gambling almost £1 millionby Daniel Ochei 14 September 2023

A football manager has escaped disciplinary action by the Football Association (FA) despite admitting to gambling nearly £1 million, including bets on his own sport.

The manager, whose real name cannot be disclosed due to legal reasons, has only been issued a warning by the Football Association

All his debts were paid off by Sharon Britton

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 3:14 pm

Looks like Evatt has a short fuse too, when he was at Bolton nearly headbutted another team's player:

https://x.com/itvfootball/status/184285 ... GuBHw&s=19

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 7:55 pm

What about Des then Annis?

Won’t find many Oxford fans who dislike Des.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 7:57 pm

maccydee wrote:What about Des then Annis?

Won’t find many Oxford fans who dislike Des.



Not heard anything bad about him Neil.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 8:15 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
maccydee wrote:What about Des then Annis?

Won’t find many Oxford fans who dislike Des.



Not heard anything bad about him Neil.


I think he would be good for our club.

I think the same as you about Evatt. I remember his behaviour when Bolton won their second leg in the play off semi prior to losing to Oxford. Very arrogant. As were the Bolton fans to be fair.

Des out classed him tactically with a team that wasn’t as good on paper. Josh Murphy had a stormer of a game.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 9:24 pm

maccydee wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
maccydee wrote:What about Des then Annis?

Won’t find many Oxford fans who dislike Des.



Not heard anything bad about him Neil.


I think he would be good for our club.

I think the same as you about Evatt. I remember his behaviour when Bolton won their second leg in the play off semi prior to losing to Oxford. Very arrogant. As were the Bolton fans to be fair.

Des out classed him tactically with a team that wasn’t as good on paper. Josh Murphy had a stormer of a game.




We both have the same feelings and beliefs Neil on this.


Your spot on about EVATT, he’s not for us, arrogant and a very rude person and there is so much more I could say.

As to Des, your spot on

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Wed May 21, 2025 11:16 pm

'Air of inevitability around departure' - Analysis
Jack Dearden, BBC Radio Manchester Jan 2025 .

There seems to have been an air of inevitability about Evatt's departure for some time.

Two wins in his last nine league games clearly hasn't helped, but his style of play has often been criticised by the fan base with his obsession for possession- based football.

Losing to local rivals Stockport (5-0), Wigan (2-0) and a 4-0 home defeat to Huddersfield brought further examination of his playing style.

Off the field, his behaviour has at times also been questioned and only last month he was given the curse of the "vote of confidence" by the club hierarchy.

Evatt can however reflect on a promotion, an EFL Trophy win and guiding Wanderers to consecutive play-off campaigns.

He leaves as their fifth longest serving manager across the Premier League and the EFL.

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Thu May 22, 2025 8:22 am

Well after reading all that from BWFC fans we just know he is the right man for us! :banghead: :bluebird:

Re: “ WOW IAN EVATT IS NOT LIKED OR RATED:

Thu May 22, 2025 1:39 pm

Seems like Bolton fans view Evatt the way a lot of our fans viewed Dave Jones.

Liked by few but ultimately remembered for not getting the club over the line (into the Championship).

For me, after years of giving various coaches work experience, I want a manager with experience in the EFL.

Evatt's record:

Promotion to League Two (2019/20)
Promotion to League One (2020/21)
Top half finish in League One (2021/22)
EFL Trophy Winners (2022/23)
League One Play Off semi-final loss (2022/23)
League One Play Off final loss (2023/24)

Whether or not Bolton fans like him, his record speaks for itself. Let's back him. :ayatollah: