'Concentrate on own club' - Ian Evatt on Bolton's Wigan rivalry and sends Latics fans message

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has had his say on his club's rivalry with Wigan Athletic and though he admits he can sometimes be provocative, he believes they are not Latics fans who he believes should concentrate on their own club.

Wanderers make the short journey to the DW Stadium to take on the Latics tomorrow in League One.

The 12.30pm kick-off sees automatic promotion chasing Wigan take on a Bolton side sitting midtable and with slim play-off hopes.

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The derby clash will see Wanderers aim to avenge the 4-0 loss suffered at the hands of Leam Richardson's side in October.

The rivalry is a relatively young one to an extent compared to some other ones Wanderers have, with the teams only playing one another for the first time in 1983, before regular meetings for the rest of the decade and into the 1990s, and especially when both sides were in the Premier League.

Evatt admits he is sometimes provocative with his comments which brings attention from Latics fans at times.

But the Bolton boss believes Wigan supporters ought to concentrate on their own club and that if they are promoted and Wanderers are not by the end of April, they will be congratulated by Evatt aim to take his side into the Championship to meet them in the next campaign.

He said: "Some of the things I say are provocative. I know that I am provocative, there is no denying that. But some of the things I say are for the benefit of my fans, my club and my players.

"It is not for them (Wigan fans) to read and want to listen to, I have no interest in them listening or reading what I have to say. They should concentrate on their own club like we