IAN Evatt has sent a strong warning to anyone who happens to be listening in League One: ‘Don’t write us off yet!’
Beaten by Portsmouth in front of a national audience on Monday, Wanderers had to take their medicine over the last few days knowing a six-point gap had been opened up at the top of the table.
Fans at Fratton Park taunted the away end with a chant claiming they had “watched the champions” – a cheeky message that was duly noted and logged on the Bolton bench.
Evatt has said his piece to his squad and turned his attention to Saturday’s visit of Bristol Rovers, the first step in what he hopes can be another winning run.
“I think we can all step it up and make this an even more intense and intimidating atmosphere,” he told The Bolton News. “We mustn’t forget that we are in a really strong position and unless I’m mistaken, I don’t think the trophy was given out after that game at Portsmouth.
“There is a lot of football to be played for every team in this division, there are 23 other managers that will have their own ambitions and goals this season and every one of them has a plan. We have to respect that.
“But I know when my players are on their highest level, their very best, we are a very difficult team to stop, so we will look to get back to that on Saturday.”
Pointing to the partisan atmosphere at Fratton Park, Evatt felt the rescheduling of the game to a Monday night did play into their hosts’ strengths. But he would also happily see the volume levels rise on home turf in the weeks and months to come, as Bolton look to make a return to the Championship.
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