Ian Evatt has vowed Declan John understands the rotation at left wing-back this season at Bolton Wanderers as the pressure is shared around possibly the most physically difficult position on the pitch.
11.09.2022 - 07:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ian Evatt has mixed feelings over the idea of having an Arsenal-style documentary at Bolton Wanderers as he believes it would be great for supporters to get more an insight into life at the Whites but is uncomfortable with it potentially encroaching on the dressing room dynamic.
The Amazon Prime series charts the Gunners under Mikel Arteta last season. It is the latest in a long line of football-based documentaries which have also included the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Liverpool and also Wrexham.
Wanderers under Evatt have had a taste of what that would be like. A pair of short episodes entitled 'Born to be a Wanderer' were released on YouTube and covered the promotion-winning 2020/21 season out of League Two.
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Evatt revealed that conversations over having a similar documentary have been taken behind the scenes at Wanderers, with the Bolton boss admitting to watching the Arsenal one. The Bolton boss can see positives and negatives to the idea.
On the one hand, he believes it would be great for supporters to gain an insight into behind the scenes to life at the University of Bolton Stadium. He feels fans would get to know him and the whole club functions better.
An example of this came as Evatt recalled that while on holiday, he approached a Wigan Athletic supporter over abuse directed towards the Wanderers boss on social media. At the end of the conversation, the pair shook hands and the unnamed Latics fan admitted that the Bolton boss is not what the public persona around him is sometimes portrayed as.
But on the other hand, Evatt believes the dressing room is a private place where things between him and
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