'See what happens' - Ian Evatt discusses future of popular Blackpool coach
Steve Thompson has proven to be a hit since rejoining Blackpool’s coaching staff last month.
No decision has been made on Steve Thompson’s future beyond this season as Blackpool prepare for their final outing of the campaign away to Reading.
The 61-year-old holds a strong bond with the Seasiders, having worked under the likes of Simon Grayson and Ian Holloway throughout his various stints on the Fylde Coast.
With the club struggling in League One back in March, they turned to Thompson for some further assistance, with the former Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham United defender being added to Ian Evatt’s backroom staff.
This coincided with a turnaround in fortunes for Blackpool, with a total of 19 points from their last eight outings helping to secure safety at the bottom end of the third tier with a game to spare.
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Thompson’s current deal expires this summer, but supporters have voiced their desire for the experienced coach to remain at Bloomfield Road in the longer-term.
“Thommo has come in and been great - he’s been fantastic for the building,” Evatt said.
“Our processes have always been there and they haven’t changed. Sometimes it’s easy to align Thommo coming in with the positive results and performances, like everything has changed, but it hasn’t changed.
“We believe in our processes. In our first 10 games we got 20 points, people forget that as well.
“What he has done is bring in some calmness and some really positive energy - everyone has bounced off that.
“I’m grateful to Thommo, and we’ve not spoken about his future moving forwards but he’s a part of my history and journey at this football club, I think the world of him, so we’ll see what happens from here.
“The staff have to resemble me and what I want to achieve here at this football club. If we have to change things, then we’re not scared to do so, but we’ve got some real good staff here that we can utilise moving forwards.”
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