Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Evatt sent off after squaring up to a Shrewsbury Town player at full time on Saturday afternoon.
Kyle Dempsey’s goal and assist saw Bolton come back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw, but much of talk talk came on what happened after the final whistle.
Evatt was given marching orders from referee Declan Bourne after the manager made his was to the centre circle to make his feelings known.
Referee Bourne had blown his whistle with a minute remaining of stoppage time, with Evatt mind as he marched to the centre circle to remonstrate.
An angry exchange with Morgan Feeney seemed to spark the referee to show a red card, with the Bolton boss squaring up to the Shrews defender directly in front of the referee.
The result leaves Bolton sitting 13th in the League One table with 14 points from 9 games played, while Shrewsbury are 22nd with 5 points from 10 games.
Ian Evatt what are u doing!!! Silly boy #bwfc pic.twitter.com/zCswJ54MQm
— Graham Down (@Graham_Down) October 5, 2024
Evatt gonna get fucked for that by FA. Red card after final whistle for squaring up to opposition player #bwfc pic.twitter.com/ECKcJkTm8X
— BWFC714 (@bwfc714) October 5, 2024
Ian Evatt sent off after the final whistle. An exchange with Morgan Feeney after marching over to the referee, Declan Bourne. #bwfc
— Marc Iles (@MarcIles) October 5, 2024
Bolton assistant manager Peter Atherton said post-match: “The gaffer went over to the referee and just asked why there was not time added on to the time added.
“One of their players started to get involved and they had words. The ref gave the gaffer a red and their player a yellow.
“I’m not sure why there was a red for one and yellow for the other. It is nothing the gaffer said to the referee.”
On Evatt’s coming together with Feeney: “I can’t comment because I haven’t seen the footage.”
On Bolton’s mixed performance: “In the first half we didn’t get to the levels we expected after the two good away wins in the league. We didn’t just give them one leg up, we gave them two.
“But the response in the second half was excellent. We had 30 minutes to try and get the winner.
“We huffed and puffed, created a couple of chances and their keeper made a couple of good saves but we couldn’t get the winner.”
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Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst was also unhappy with the referee, claiming Dempsey had been offside after receiving his assist from Dion Charles.
On the late flashpoint, he said: “Ian was frustrated in terms of the added time. There had been one stoppage during it and he thought he (the referee) had blown up near enough on eight minutes exactly.
“Morgan (Feeney) got a yellow card and I have no idea what for. So, this is one of the rare times I will be going to see the referee to get some clarification.
“I was more interested in getting the message across that the first goal was offside. That is a massive decision.
“It might not have changed anything they might have scored five but they might not have. In terms of the start and momentum, it helped them dramatically.”
Bolton: Southwood, Thomason, Santos, Johnston, Sheehan (Matete 86), Adeboyejo (Collins 77), Charles (McAtee 77), Dacres-Cogley, Toal, Dempsey (Arfield 90), Schon (Williams 86).
Subs not used: Hutchinson, Williams, Matete, Lolos.
Shrewsbury: Savin, M. Feeney, Pierre, J. Feeney, Gilliead, Rossiter, Ojo, Shipley (Castledine 53), Nurse (Benning 66), Lloyd Marquis (Perry 85).
Subs not used: Hoole, Sagoe Jr, Bloxham, O’Reilly.
Attendance: 19,765
Here’s how fans reacted as Bolton manager Ian Evatt gets sent off after squaring up to a Shrewsbury player at full time…
@OldManWinter999: What an embarrassment he is to the club. Get him gone.
@Bwfcfan12: I don’t fucking blame him to witness the time wasting we did all game I’m behind evatt on this one he’s frustrated and rightly so #bwfc
@BWFC4827: My gaffer 💙 #bwfc
@tonyjoe90: Silly thing to do but understand why he’s wound up. Time wasting would make anyones blood boil.
@Graham_Down: Oh I couldn’t agree more I was boiling up at home let alone at the game. Can’t put ya head in the face if someone unfortunately. Would have spoken to him told my thoughts and told him a complaint is coming his way! Feeney sucked him in
@Burton15Marcus: Silly but it’s not going in for a genuine head butt the Shrewsbury player starts it shouldn’t even be going towards Evatt
@corey_muirhead: I’m sorry evatt that is a disgrace I get the frustration, but never have I ever seen a Bolton manager to that to an opposition player embarrassing that is evatt. Most probably a big punishment coming. Silly silly man
@DylanCotton21: Evatt putting his head in on an opposition player is disgraceful for a manager. Sick and tired of the man personally
@liam_omeara: Just seen Evatt’s red. Embarrassing. #BWFC
@duggy0913: He should know better, but let’s be honest. If we’d have won that everyone would be singing Ian Evatt twats who he wants #bwfc
@AdamConv_: I see Evatt is once again representing their football club superbly
@nathjnzy: Hopefully he assumes the Big Sam position in the upper tier and realises how much fucking space we have on the wings
@murphywigan: How on earth do they put up with this clown?
@Bwfcfan12: To those saying it’s embarrassing couldn’t give a fuck he’s frustrated and rightly so all game was time wasting when we was getting into momentum and nothing was done about it I’m with evatt on this one the player should of been nutted the ugly cunt #bwfc
@tics321: 🤣🤣 head has fallen off, embarrassing to have this guy managing your team. Zero class #wafc #bwfc
@bwfc_85: Can you imagine what Evatt’s like in the dressing room? No wonder our players play like they’re terrified and clueless. They’re anticipating what’s about to face them. #bwfc
@Lukeyt_BWFC: Showed some great character to come back from 2-0 down and should have won in reality however our subs really killed the momentum of the game. Not sure why Evatt is getting involved with their players, gonna be banned for at least 3 games now. #BWFC
@CameronJeromeFC: I’m sorry Evatt but that is absolutely fucking embarrassing no matter how shit the referee and time wasting was. We wouldn’t be dealing with that if we marked their wide open player on the edge of our box….big fine incoming #bwfc
@LouisWontShutup: Ian Evatt beefing with an opposing player. What are we doing here? #bwfc
@luke_bwfc: I have to say the ref had an absolute shocker, allowed them to time waste from the 40th minute. Evatt has to be more disciplined though, how many times has he been sent off as manager now?
@Yatesy72: Referee caused that. How can he blow up for full time before the 8 minutes added time have been played, never mind adding on the two minute lost in that 8.
@reece_scholes: More than an exchange, he went head to head at their captain, complete lack of discipline from him
@Damon_J_Jordan: Can they give him a card which means he doesn’t come back into the dugout! Delaying the inevitable here!!
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