ROCK bottom Wanderers are stubbornly refusing to throw in the towel.

Failure to beat West Brom in Saturday's basement battle at the Reebok was the latest in a string of setbacks but all the talk after Per Frandsen's late point-saver was of courage, character and confidence.

"I am proud of the spirit of the team and proud of the spirit of all the club," stand-in skipper Youri Djorkaeff said after Wanderers fought back from being a goal down and a man down inside 20 minutes.

"It proved we are all together in the same boat. If we win, we win all together - the club, the staff, the manager ... everybody, all together."

Bruno N'Gotty's controversial dismissal after an aerial collision with Jason Roberts, three minutes after Scott Dobie had put Albion in front, left Wanderers fighting an uphill battle and the Frenchman facing a possible fine in addition to an automatic three-match suspension.

But they refused to buckle and went on to dominate the game - much to the disappointment of visiting boss Gary Megson who saw his driven deeper and deeper into a defensive rearguard action as the game wore on.

"It was very difficult," Djorkaeff admitted, "but the positive point is the courage of the team, the mettle of the team because we are bottom of the league.

"We wanted to win every yard, every ball. It is a difficult situation but maybe one point like this is a good point. I am sure that if we play better like that we can get good results because we played better than they did with 11.

"It's psychological when you play with 10. You always run twice as hard, you always do your best."

Djorkaeff thought he had put Wanderers back on terms on 61 minutes when he met Michael Ricketts' inviting right wing cross with a close range volley, only to see Albion keeper Russell Hoult - once on loan with Wanderers - produce a stunning reflex save. "I haven't seen the picture but I think the goalkeeper made a great save," the Frenchman added. "Next time I hope I score because I don't like to be speaking about goalkeepers making saves!"

Djorkjaeff is confident Wanderers will begin to make an impression on the Premiership now that Jay Jay Okocha and Bernard Mendy are now re-established in the side. "Maybe if we are less nervous ... " he suggested. "We know we have the quality to play better but we are not doing that just yet.

"I just hope the next game will be less stressful."