Ian Evatt has respect for opposite number Joey Barton as the two prepare to go head to head this weekend.
The two sides meet in League One on Friday night and Evatt has heard positive things about the former Fleetwood Town boss as the two managers get set to face each other for the first time.
“I think he’s calm. I think he’s composed, he’s really intelligent and he’s a very good manager," said Evatt. "We have players that have worked under him at Fleetwood. Matt Gilks played with him at Rangers and Burnley and knows him really well, was under him at Fleetwood and everyone speaks really highly of him.
