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I just wanted to say what a lovely chap Sam Grace is. I shouted a few words of encouragement towards his direction prior to the game on Saturday and he had a brief chat. A really down to earth and humble chap and a true Chairboy to boot.

Sam along with Sam Vokes deserve a lot of credit for keeping us moving forward during this time of transition at our club.

I’m not sure our current vacancy would suit someone who likes to do it their own way. Quite the opposite really.

Four games in 9 days earlier this month and the freezing weather/ undersoil heating probably killed the pitch.

After tomorrows game it has a three week rest and should be back to a better condition if the weather is not too bad.

The game where Max screwed us over and ended his Wycombe career?

A no from me for Evatt also. Does not came across as a very nice person.

Not quite as bad as Steve Evans or Joey Barton, if one of those was our new coach, I'd seriously consider my attendance at Adams Park.

As an aside, it feels strange that I am so apprehensive about the future. We are on course for our best finish ever but we seem to be losing the culture and ethos that made our club special. The way Blooms departed was not great to say the least.

Watching Gaz's interview for Shrewsbury on Saturday, it was joyous to see the infectious enthusiasm. I only hope our new coach evokes similar feelings.

Would love to think it’s “all of” (and if it’s only three, that would be a step in the right direction).

I know someone who could give us a rough idea but he’s got a lot in his mind currently!

Undersoil heating is great for getting games on but utterly horrendous for the durability of the pitch, especially when it’s on for days at a time.

From the interviews I've seen over the last few months plus a foray into the Bolton forums, he does not appear to take ownership of issues and has looked to point the finger elsewhere. He appears to hold grudges.

He comes across that it's either his way or not at all. Adding to that, my gut is, lots of people would present ideas - he would ignore them - then come back two weeks later saying I've had this great idea, let's do this and present it as his own. As the original suggestor rolls their eyes and hits head against brick wall.

There is a time and place to publicly criticise your key stakeholders and where possible it should be as infrequently as possible. Evatt seems to do it most weeks, particularly with players and fans.

Clearly not zero experience. But stepping up from behind a senior manager can work ok. And Evatt seemed like an alienating character to me. I must admit I only took interest in him during the last months of his tenure but blaming just about everyone but himself was his normal response.

The other factor of course is the style the owners want for the club. At the two public meetings Dan Rice has said they would look for a consistent playing style to allow young players to make the transition through to the senior team. That style would probably be what we are playing now of course. In which case we need to recruit a manager who believes in that as opposed to a John Beck type. All of this narrows down the field in the UK. You are not likely to get an old school manager who is willing to do away with their lifelong belief in doing things the way they always have. That is why I am leaning towards a fresh unblemished talent which most certainly can work even at the highest of levels.

Cue Ian Holloway being announced

Thank you for pointing that out @micra and I apologise to all of the Female posters on here