Bolton boss Ian Evatt launched an attack on the fans whose ‘barrage of abuse’, including an alleged racist insult, forced their League One game at Morecambe to be held up for 10 minutes.
Referee Ross Joyce dragged both teams off in the 88th minute of the 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium and Evatt admitted he was fuming at the behaviour of the supporters behind their dugout.
‘From minute one the barrage of abuse from directly behind us was astonishing,’ he said.
Morecambe’s League One match against Bolton was suspended on Saturday over allegations of racist chants from the home fans
The referee took both sets of players off the pitch amid claims Bolton players were targeted
‘Encroachment, spitting and it takes the worst of all remarks — a racist remark — for somebody to stand up and do something about it.
‘I’m emotional. This game never fails to disappoint me. If one of us gets abused, we all get abused. This needs to be stamped out.’
Morecambe have said they were aware of the allegations and will launch an investigation,
Morecambe later released a statement saying that the club was aware of the allegations
Amadou Bakayoko (centre) struck in the 14th minute of added time to share the spoils
Meanwhile, Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga was racially abused on social media after his penalty shoot-out miss against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Friday night.
Elanga struck his spot-kick over the bar as United crashed out of the competition.
United team-mate Marcus Rashford, who was subjected to online racist abuse after missing a penalty in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy last summer, was among those who offered support to Elanga, who was consoled by team-mates on the pitch after the match.
Bolton boss Ian Evatt (pictured) was left furious with the abuse allegedly directed at his players
The Wanderers manager spoke with referee Ross Joyce (right) before play was suspended
Cole Stockton (right) made amends for his penalty miss by opening the scoring for Morecambe
