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Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show MeNo thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Bolton boss Ian Evatt was full of praise for his former Blackpool teammates as they make their way in management. Stephen Crainey has recently taken the full-time role at Fleetwood Town, whilst Rob Edwards is leading the League Two table with Forest Green. All three have looked to implement an attacking, expansive style that shows clear comparisons to the style of play Ian Holloway had his Seasiders side playing during their Premier League campaign. READ MORE: Ryan Wintle leaves Blackpool as Cardiff take up recall option The influence the former Tangerines manager had over his squad of players cannot be understated with the group still keeping in close contacts to this very day. Evatt has two of the players still in his ranks in the form of Matt Gilks and Alex Baptiste. And he isn't surprised so many are looking to make their way in coaching: “He (Holloway) had an impact. He was a fantastic man and a fantastic manager and he gave that squad of players great confidence, great belief and gave us something special as a group to look back on. “It says volumes for that group that you’ve got me as a manager, Rob (Edwards) as a manager and now Stephen (Crainey) as a manager. “You’ve got Jason Euell as an assistant at Charlton, you’ve got Gary Taylor-Fletcher coaching in America it’s incredible really. “Matt Gilks is still here (Bolton), Alex (Baptiste) is very knowledgable. “That group is a special group, there’s no two ways about it and it’s proven now with how many of us have gone on to coach and manage. “Credit to the gaffer for what he gave us and the education he gave us. As I say football is all about stealing people’s ideas and implementing them into your own, that’s what it is, that’s what coaching is. “I think we’ve all got our own ways of looking at the game but certainly Ollie gave us something that we can look back on with fond memories and certainly educated a lot of us about how we should play the game and the way we believe the game should be played.” Download the LancsLive app for free on iPhone here and Android here. Don't miss a thing from the club you love! For all the latest updates on Blackpool FC, sign up in advance of the launch of our free newsletter with all the latest Seasiders' news. 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