Bolton sack manager Ian Evatt just days after he told fans to 'f*** off' amid wretched form

Bolton person decided to marque a managerial alteration with Ian Evatt fixed his marching orders aft a mediocre tally of form, with the decision to Charlton proving the last straw

Ian Evatt has been sacked by Bolton aft a mediocre tally of results yet outgo him his occupation - with the determination coming conscionable days aft aiming a foul-mouthed excavation astatine his ain fans.

The 43-year-old’s exit was decided aft an exigency committee meeting, which was called aft Tuesday night’s 2-1 location decision to Charlton Athletic, which means the Trotters person won conscionable doubly successful their past 9 games.

Bolton beryllium ninth successful League One but person tumbled down the table, having antecedently been sat successful the play-off spots. Evatt came nether occurrence implicit the play and aboriginal apologised for shouting "f*** off" towards location supporters arsenic helium headed down the passageway during a 2-2 gully with Cambridge United, which came aft boos rang retired with his broadside 2-1 down astatine the time.

Evatt was the 5th longest-serving manager successful the shot league anterior to his exit aft spending 4 years and 204 days astatine the club, which saw him instrumentality complaint of 261 matches. The erstwhile Blackpool defender - who played successful the Premier League during the 2010-11 play - led Bolton to League One, won the Papa Johns Trophy astatine Wembley successful 2023.

He's besides taken portion 2 consecutive play-off campaigns, precocious losing the last to Oxford United, which outgo them a spot successful the Championship.

Evattsaid: “I’ve perfectly loved my clip present astatine Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Working with Sharon and Nick (Luckock) has been a pleasure, and I’ve been superbly backed on the mode by my squad of unit and the players. There comes a constituent successful shot erstwhile a alteration needs to hap and the past happening I privation is to harm what we person each built together.

“I judge the Club is inactive good placed to execute its goals this season, and I privation to springiness the Board and players the champion accidental of doing that. I americium precise grateful for everybody’s enactment and to beryllium the manager of this fantastic shot nine has been the top honour of my career. To our fans, convey you for the enactment you person shown maine and my staff. Together we person created immoderate precise peculiar memories and I volition ever beryllium a instrumentality of this astonishing shot club.”

Bolton Chairman Sharon Brittan added: “Ian arrived astatine a challenging clip for Bolton Wanderers Football Club and his dedication to rebuilding some connected and disconnected the transportation has been commendable. He instilled a renewed consciousness of professionalism and purpose, and we are grateful for his important contributions during his 4 and a fractional years astatine the helm.

“He has been a pleasance to enactment with and I personally convey him for his hard enactment and passionateness for this Club. He has created a tremendous bequest and volition ever beryllium remembered for the successes helium has brought. We privation him thing but occurrence successful the future."

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