NOW is the time for Wanderers fans to rally round the club.

It seems that all the media are against Wanderers and we can't buy a win at the moment. Even the bookies are saying we haven't a hope of staying up.

But it's up to the fans to close ranks behind Big Sam and the boys and prove everyone wrong.

We all knew at the start of the season that we would be facing a struggle to stay up.

The good start we made and the good publicity players like Kevin Nolan and Michael Ricketts have rightfully received during the season have distracted us from the fact that we were always going to be fighting against relegation.

People are acting like they are surprised we are down near the bottom and that, for some reason, we should be at the top.

Winning at Old Trafford and avoiding defeat at places like Liverpool, Leeds and Arsenal has made some people think Wanderers should be a top half side but we're not and never have been.

Hopefully if we can avoid the drop this season we can build and become a middle of the table side or better next season.

But first we've got to stay in the Premiership and with everyone turning against Wanderers it's up to the fans to rally behind the team and give them the encouragement they need to prove the doubters wrong.

Daniel Church

Darwen Road

Bolton