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Bolton Wanderers: Steven Schumacher can inflict Ian Evatt’s revenge v Stockport, Blackpool & Wigan

Last season, Bolton Wanderers appeared in an ideal situation to finally propel themselves back into the second-tier of English football once again, but a mini-collapse in the second-half of the campaign saw them miss out on automatic promotion on the final day of the season before then losing 2-0 to Oxford United in the League One play-off final.

As a part of that mini-collapse, Wanderers faced two local derbies in the space of three days in late-February, and they lost them both on the road; capitulating to a 4-1 loss at Bloomfield Road against Blackpool before losing 1-0 to Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.

That exact situation is about to happen again when Wanderers return from the March international break with a trip to Bloomfield Road on the Saturday before, once again, facing Wigan three days later at the DW under the lights.

Prior to those crucial clashes, though, Wanderers must first face off against another local rival in Stockport County, who thrashed Bolton by five goals to nil at Edgeley Park in the reverse fixture between the two sides back in mid-November.

Ian Evatt’s tenure

Ian Evatt’s tenure at the Toughsheet Community Stadium was consistently undermined by a failure to perform on big occasions, whether that be against top sides or in local derbies – his successor, Steven Schumacher, has the chance to get revenge for Evatt and for Bolton, as well as going further to enhance his reputation within the Bolton fanbase, which is already strong.