Sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter to get the top stories direct to your inbox Ian Evatt believes Liam Gordon has earned his place back in the Bolton Wanderers squad because of the hard work he has put in both out on loan and so far in pre-season ahead of the new League One campaign.
The 22-year-old signed a two-year deal at the University of Bolton Stadium last summer as part of a recruitment drive. He began last season as the club's first choice left back, but was unable to make the position his own and was last in a Wanderers League Two match day squad for the win in mid-November over Salford City.
He later signed on loan with former club Dagenham and Redbridge and ended up playing 23 times for the Daggers in the National League,
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