Blackpool appoint ex-Bolton boss Evatt as manager

Struggling League One side Blackpool have appointed former Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt as their manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

The 43-year-old returns to management having left Bolton in January after four and a half years at the club.

Evatt, who spent seven years with the Tangerines during his playing career, replaces Steve Bruce who was sacked earlier in October.

Blackpool are bottom of the third tier with nine points from 13 matches.