THERE has not been a bigger day in the recent history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club than tomorrow.

After 11 years in the Premier League, their future in England’s top flight boils down to one game — and it is win or bust at Stoke City’s Britannia stadium.

Even if Wanderers win, they are relying on Manchester City overcoming Queens Park Rangers, the other side under threat of dropping down into the Championship.

The implications of not winning are enormous and go far beyond football.

Yes, the squad may lose some of its best players if the team is relegated, and the prospect of travelling to Peterborough or Millwall will not fill the players or fans with the same excitement as a visit to Old Trafford or the Emirates might.

The town’s economy and its place on the map will be hit by relegation and the familiar sound of the name of our town on prime time football television will not be heard.

Football may be only a game, but in many ways it is much more and that is why the people of Bolton need to get behind the Whites tomorrow afternoon.

The stars of this town have come out in support and we should join them in praying that the most important 90 minutes of the past decade ends with Wanderers retaining their Premier League status.