Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

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Who should be Bolton's next manager?

Poll ended at Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:01 pm

Steven Schumacher
23
79%
Leam Richardson
0
No votes
Rob Edwards
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No votes
Ryan Lowe
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7%
Sam Allardyce
1
3%
Des Buckingham
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No votes
Neil Harris
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No votes
Gary O'Neil
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3%
Dave Challinor
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No votes
Leighton Baines
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No votes
Damien Duff
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No votes
Nigel Clough
0
No votes
Richie Wellens
1
3%
Mark Warburton
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No votes
Dean Holden
0
No votes
A promising unknown
1
3%
 
Total votes: 29

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by jmjhb » Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:49 pm

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Apparently Nixon has linked us to Steve Evans.

If you'll excuse me I'm off to stand guard over Snake Pass with a harpoon.
Can only see a link to Schumacher on his Twitter.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:52 pm

jmjhb wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:49 pm
GhostoftheBok wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:30 pm
Apparently Nixon has linked us to Steve Evans.
Can only see a link to Schumacher on his Twitter.
It'll be within the story as he covers his bases. "Aye"

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by GhostoftheBok » Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:57 pm

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I'll meet you there
If we're to meet in person you'll need my real name, rather than "Ghost"...call me Ishmael.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:01 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:52 pm
jmjhb wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:49 pm
GhostoftheBok wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:30 pm
Apparently Nixon has linked us to Steve Evans.
Can only see a link to Schumacher on his Twitter.
It'll be within the story as he covers his bases. "Aye"
There was a random suggestion that some on the board were pushing for Evan’s earlier today. So that would be interesting if Nixon is also throwing his name out there.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by jmjhb » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:05 pm

Well, like Bruce, he's Scottish.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Prufrock » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:09 pm

Christ alive no. Ditto Wazza.

Bookies list at this point are always filled out with people with existing links, and Evans was a youth player for us wasn't he? Imagine that's where that has come from.

Markham will need some new software if not. Schumacher the obvious candidate. Would be very fine with that even if he's not puritanically anti back 5 as I'd prefer.

Otherwise it's stick with the plan but with a tactical brain and more tempo and aggression, for me.
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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:14 pm

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Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:09 pm
Christ alive no. Ditto Wazza.

Bookies list at this point are always filled out with people with existing links, and Evans was a youth player for us wasn't he? Imagine that's where that has come from.

Markham will need some new software if not. Schumacher the obvious candidate. Would be very fine with that even if he's not puritanically anti back 5 as I'd prefer.

Otherwise it's stick with the plan but with a tactical brain and more tempo and aggression, for me.
More I see the names more I’m thinking we should go all out for GoN. Sharon knows him. Was thinking of appointing him before Ken delayed the deal.

Good age. Good bloke. Already managed in the top flight. Might not want the job but that’s just a minor issue.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by jmjhb » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:18 pm

I would suspect his wage demands would be considerably higher than what we can offer

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:22 pm

Managerial wages are a fraction of player wages, although you may be right.

Bigger problem is that after impressing at Bournemouth and (for a time) at Wolves, GON will hope for a top-flight job and settle for a second-flight one - the Scott Parker de nos jours. I would be literally astonished if he considered dropping down two divisions.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:26 pm

jmjhb wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:18 pm
I would suspect his wage demands would be considerably higher than what we can offer
Mere details. Can be swept away. Why has nobody mentioned Klopp? Got to be worth a shout.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:27 pm

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Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:26 pm
jmjhb wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:18 pm
I would suspect his wage demands would be considerably higher than what we can offer
Mere details. Can be swept away. Why has nobody mentioned Klopp? Got to be worth a shout.
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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by GhostoftheBok » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:33 pm

I saw Klopp in the whites hotel today, but he claimed to just be filming a new Trivago advert. One to keep an eye on.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:35 pm

We’ve got big Stevie Evans. He knows exactly what we need. Big uns at the back, big uns in attack, Bolton’s going up the football league.

Scans well. Works on a few levels. Yeah.

Also I bet he’s passed turds that are bigger than some of our players.
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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Prufrock » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:36 pm

I'd be asking the question even if likely to be no (GON, Klopp is probably a touch ambitious). Maybe if we changed our name to Red Bull Bolton Wanderers he could continue his sell out.
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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:42 pm

Prufrock wrote:
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Maybe if we changed our name to Red Bull Bolton Wanderers he could continue his sell out.
Oh but it's genuinely what he wanted to do! He keeps saying so! While blinking rapidly!

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by GhostoftheBok » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:45 pm

Given how much weight Ian put on due to the stress of managing us I'd be interested to see what happened to Steve Evans.

I feel like he'd collapse in on himself and form some kind of footballing black hole.

So not unlike his time thus far at Rotherham.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:49 pm

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Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:45 pm
Given how much weight Ian put on due to the stress of managing us I'd be interested to see what happened to Steve Evans.

I feel like he'd collapse in on himself and form some kind of footballing black hole.

So not unlike his time thus far at Rotherham.
Nixon is linking us to Schumacher, Evans and Robinson. Seems a lot of ‘guesswork’ to me.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by GhostoftheBok » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:51 pm

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Nixon is linking us to Schumacher, Evans and Robinson. Seems a lot of ‘guesswork’ to me.
Oh, I wouldn't trust Al's rumours as far as I could throw Steve Evans.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:54 pm

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I wouldn't trust Al's rumours as far as I could throw Steve Evans.
If you're up the Snake Pass, I'd suggest the alternative of rolling him into the gulch.

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Re: Who's the Rioch to Evatt's Neal?

Post by boltonboris » Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:55 pm

Steve Evans? feck me
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