Trotters Blog

12/05/2023

Got some exciting news I feel I can finally share: Looks like I’ll be writing something weekly for The Bolton News starting in the summer.

Some good experience for me to add to the CV.

Big thanks to Marc Iles for the hookup and can’t wait to get going.

07/04/2023

I tried to sum up what winning a cup final at Wembley meant to me. My club 💙

So, where the hell do I even begin? For days I’ve been thinking about how I can put into words what Sunday meant to me, but truthfully, I’ve not been able to formulate a sentence, never mind write any sort of article. My mind has been a vortex of emotion trying to process the whole experience, b...

05/02/2022

A word on Ian Evatt - a class act who showed today that his character extends beyond just being a ‘football manager’

He is Bolton Wanderers personified 👇

Bolton Wanderers played Morecambe today. Now, it wasn’t the most exciting and complete performance by any stretch. Bolton registered only one shot on target, their midfield struggled to get a hold of the game, they went down to ten men via a Ricardo Santos red card - which was almost as confusing ...

30/01/2022

Sunlun hit for 6 as Ian Evatt’s pissboiling whites show no mercy.

Reaction from an incredible day is now live👇

I want you to cast your mind back, all the way back to 17th August 2019. Bolton had been hammered 5-0 by Tranmere Rovers, Jason Lowe was playing at centre back in a team mostly comprised of academy players.  Prior to that Tranmere game, Rochdale thumped us 5-2 in the cup. After that, Bo

19/08/2021

The mentality to win at all costs.

Sarcevic couldn’t stop smiling after the Lincoln game, neither could the Bolton fans… This is what it all means.

Heading into the Lincoln game on Tuesday, Ian Evatt wanted Bolton Wanderers to set up a certain way. The aim? To have more control in possession, to make the opposition chase the ball and to avoid the same mistakes which beset them at Wimbledon.  It was a benchmark game, with Lincoln, w

09/08/2021

We are back.

Looking back on an emotional day as over 16,000 fans returned to watch Bolton in the flesh.

Josh Sheehan sized up his free kick, eyes dead set on the top corner of the goal.  Amadou Bakayoko squared a Declan John cross on his chest before slamming home.  Followed by Alex Baptiste hitting a last minute p*e roller, securing a late, late draw for Ian Evatt’s men.&

01/08/2021

Reaction after Bolton’s 2-2 draw with Blackburn

✊🏾Discussing the boos after players took a knee

⚽️ Josh Sheehan’s impact in midfield

🔜George Johnston to start?

By Chris Merrills After 518 days, football finally returned to the Unibol as Wanderers faced Blackburn in their final pre-season game before the season curtain raiser against MK Dons next week. In what was an entertaining game, finishing 2-2, we take a look at the biggest talking points. Ta