Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale

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FROM THE MANAGER IAN EVATT TONIGHT BRINGS ANOTHER GAME AND ANOTHER COMPETITION AS WE LOOK TO KEEP CHALLENGING ON THREE FRONTS. 2 | The Wanderer
The Wanderer | 3 They are all important to us and we want to progress this evening to maintain our interest and, of course, our grip on the Bristol Street Motors Trophy. It’s a competition that has very special memories for us because of what we achieved last season and, because we are Bolton Wanderers, we are expected to win. This fixture won’t be easy and I welcome Andy Crosby, his staff, players and the Port Vale fans who make the trip up tonight. They have done very well in cup football this season and made life difficult for us at times when we won there in the league at the end of September. We will have to deal with the questions they ask of us and then look to bring our qualities to the fore to hopefully record another win and make it into the last 16 in January. We already have one cup tie to look forward to early next year after reaching the third round of the FA Cup. Make no mistake, I was really pleased with Saturday’s win over Harrogate and the fact we progressed – something the Club hasn’t done very often in recent years. I said afterwards that overall the performance was just okay, purely because of the standards the players have been setting themselves. We were a little slack in dealing with their transitions and counter-attacks at times and disappointed with the way we conceded the goal to miss out on the chance of the outright record for clean sheets. I also felt we could have gone on and scored more goals – as we did against Exeter. But when we’re picking holes in a 5-1 win, it’s a pretty good place to be. It’s the players who have raised the bar as DOING WELL IN THE LEAGUE IS OUR UNDOUBTED PRIORITY BUT WE WANT TO DO WELL IN THE CUP COMPETITIONS AS WELL high as it is so if they do dip below on occasions, I will tell them. The win over Harrogate has earned us a trip to Luton Town in round three. It’s a tough tie against Premier League opposition but one we will relish when it gets here. We want to test ourselves against top-class opposition and this gives us the chance to do that. I will also look forward to taking on Rob Edwards, their manager who is a good friend and former team-mate of mine from our Blackpool days. It’s a busy time but we’re not complaining at the fixture list. Doing well in the league is our undoubted priority but we want to do well in the cup competitions as well – and I believe we have the strength and quality in the squad to do so. Plymouth and Rotherham have proved in the last couple of seasons that it is possible to go to Wembley in the EFL Trophy and win promotion as well. It is doable so as long as that is a possibility, we will be striving for both. Your support remains vital every step of the way so thanks again for your continued backing and enjoy the game tonight. Ian
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