Bolton Wanderers were held to a draw by National League side Stockport County in the first round of the FA Cup.
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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.
A year ago, Wanderers were 20th in League Two after earning a draw on the road against Barrow and had only one win on the board in the division, which they were seven games into.
Fast forward 12 months, and Evatt's side are 11th in League One after
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.
Ian Evatt believes Danny Cowley and his brother Nicky will have learned lessons from their time at Huddersfield Town ahead of today's clash between Bolton Wanderers and 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'.
Dapo Afolayan has been Bolton's best player this season and Ian Evatt must wait until the end of the season to see if they get promoted to see if he is proved right about his Wanderers team.
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.
Bolton Wanderers will be seeking to return to winning ways this weekend against Gillingham after three successive losses in League One.
Ian Evatt has called on his Bolton Wanderers squad to recapture their belief and confidence in front of goal that they have showed in abundance earlier in the campaign.
Ian Evatt is unsure whether he will have Declan John back available for this Saturday's clash for Bolton Wanderers against Gillingham while Gethin Jones has seen a specialist to ascertain the severity of his injury.
Ian Evatt says Bolton Wanderers must be at their best when taking on early League One leaders Plymouth Argyle otherwise they can expect a difficult encounter like they did against Wigan Athletic.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt hopes defender Harry Brockbank can come back and prove people wrong after the weekend's loss to Wigan Athletic.
Wigan Athletic's Leam Richardson's team talk would have been made easier after Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt's claim that his team is the best in League One in terms of performances.