Trotters boss. And expectations grew with pre-season victories over the likes of Atherton Collieries, Bamber Bridge, Loughborough University and Accrington Stanley.
But Wanderers lost their first five games of the season when the competitive action began in September and it took until the start of October for Bolton to get their first win of the season.
Things have changed since then and Wanderers have won their last five games in all competitions, including the last four on the trot in League Two.
And after enduring some early season pain, Evatt believes the Trotters are beginning to get to where they want to be. He feels there are parallels developing with his reign last season as Barrow manager which ended in promotion but began poorly..
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