Ian Evatt is posied to dust off his boots tomorrow for Bolton Wanderers against a team of the club's legends in a charity fundraising match - but he won't be lining up in defence!
Evatt racked up almost 600 first team appearances across his playing career for the likes of Derby County, Blackpool and Chesterfield, before going into management.
Tomorrow will be a special day at the University of Bolton Stadium as a team of legendary former Wanderers players return to their old stomping ground for a great cause.
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Sam Allardyce will be back in the dugout this weekend in a charity game this Sunday when a Wanderers All Stars side which he will manage containing legends such as Jay-Jay Okocha, Kevin Davies and Ivan Campo, will take to the pitch once again in Bolton shirts to take on the current Whites team.
The match is part of fundraising for the treatment of Wanderers defender Gethin Jones' mother, Karen, who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
The family are aiming to pursue the best current care and leading course of treatment which is available only in the United States.
Jones is injured for the game and won't be taking part in the game, but could take Evatt's place on the touchline while his boss heads out on the pitch.
But if he gets out on the pitch,. Evatt is eyeing a place up front in a bid to nab a goal or two.
He said: "It’s a great game for everybody because the club welcomes back some legends and obviously a legendary manager which is great for us to be on the pitch and be a part of it with them and it is all for a good cause. It’s for an amazing cause, and it speaks volumes for this football club past and present about what they’re able to do and create in a short period of time.
“But it would have left a bit of a bitter taste if we hadn’t done the business tonight (against Crewe) and we have done the business, so hopefully now everyone can come and support a really good cause.
"We will take it seriously. I may dust the boots off. As I said in the week, I’ve now retired as a centre-back, I feel I’ve completed centre-back and I’ve now become a number 10.”
Last night, Wanderers returned to winning ways in League One with a 2-0 victory over Crewe Alex.
After a goalless first half at the University of Bolton Stadium, Wanderers broke the deadlock when Amadou Bakayoko was brought down in the box.
Josh Sheehan stepped up to coolly slot home from the penalty spot and give the hosts the advantage.
And Bakayoko grabbed Bolton's second goal shortly after, stabbing home from Elias Kachunga's low cross to ensure the hosts claimed their first win in the division since the start of October.
Evatt was pleased his side recorded a clean sheet - their first in 10 games - and how his side managed the encounter but wants more from his side at the other end of the pitch.
He said: “Clean sheets are important and people keep telling me that we need clean sheets to win football games, but the last time I understood football, a clean sheet means you draw 0-0, you’ve still got to score!
“You can get 46 clean sheets and still get relegated. I very much view the game that we just need to outscore the opposition, but obviously if you keep a clean sheet we only need the one goal.
“Today I thought defensively we were sound, we dominated the ball until we went to 2-0 really, and then we became a bit edgy because of recent results and they are playing without fear. It slightly becomes a different game, but in the main the most important thing is a victory.
“I don’t think they had anything really. I think they had a set play that Joel saved and that one that one that came off the post right at the end which was from a set play, but from open play I thought we managed them perfectly well.
"Because we had the ball for large parts, we controlled it and I thought the two centre backs were really aggressive with their two centre forwards so I’m pleased.”
