Evatt: We may need to spend more cash
BOLTON Wanderers manager Ian Evatt says the club may need to spend more money to try to get out of League One but is adamant the club will be strategic and not overspend.
The former Derby County player says he has been surprised by the level of expenditure and technical ability in the division and that he believes there is a “huge gulf” in the two halves of League One, owing to the raft of former Premier League teams in the division.
“I think if we’re all honest and open, we’ve all been surprised at the level of expenditure in this division this season and also I’ve been surprised in terms of the technical level itself,” said Evatt.
“That is down to better players and bigger clubs spending more money.
“I think there’s a huge gulf between the top half of this league and the bottom and that’s no disrespect to the bottom at all but we’re talking about ex-premier League teams here; teams with huge fanbases, huge revenues, spending vast amounts of money.
“We don’t want to be that, we want to be smarter and more strategic than that, but we do recognise that we might need to spend some more money to make us more competitive and to give us a better chance of getting into the Championship.
“That doesn’t guarantee you anything. Spending money doesn’t guarantee you success and that’s important to recognise as well.
“If it did, football would be a pretty boring game because everyone would know exactly where you’d finish every season but it’s about building from the bottom, building structures and platforms and solid bases to be able to succeed from.”