Ian Evatt will be no stranger to taking on Stockport County in the FA Cup with Bolton Wanderers having been familiar with members of the Hatters' squad.
Wanderers will take on the National League side at the University of Bolton Stadium in the first round of the oldest cup competition in the world.
The game will take place over the weekend of November 6, with the kick-off time and date yet to be confirmed.
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But it is an opportunity for Wanderers to book their place in the second round and can do so at home against the Edgeley Park outfit.
The Greater Manchester derby could see a big away following come from Stockport to the UniBol and Evatt is predicting a good but difficult clash up against the Hatters.
Evatt had striker Scott Quigley and midfielder John Rooney at his old club Barrow and with both players now at the Hatters who he knows well and rates, he is expecting a difficult but enjoyable encounter.
Evatt said: “It’s a great game. A big and well-supported club who are in the National League at the minute, which is an absolute graveyard. There are some big teams in that division. Fortunately I got out of it.
“I have no doubt they will sell out the away end here and as a North West derby it should be a really good game.
“They have a couple of lads I have worked with before, John Rooney and Scott Quigley, who are very good players, and others we know about like Paddy Madden. It will be a difficult one but a good one."
