Wanderers are smarting after their 4-1 thrashing by Blackburn but the mood in the Reebok camp is defiant. "Blackburn have the games in hand but we have the points in the bag," Sam Allardyce insists. "We're still in a good position," says Colin Hendry.

SPECULATION intensifies linking Wanderers with Bradford City keeper, Matt Clarke. Meanwhile, Allardyce claims fit-again duo Ian Marshall and Paul Warhurst have saved him having to dip into the transfer market.

WANDERERS rubbish claims that they broke "rules" by showing two penalty incidents on the giant Reebok screen during Friday night's derby.

RICARDO Gardner lasts just 16 minutes of Jamaica's 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Kingston after suffering concussion.

MATT Clarke looks set to join Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season after Bradford chairman, Geoffrey Richmond, and manager, Jim Jefferies, confirm that the two clubs have agreed a deal that could see the keeper secure a permanent deal if they are promoted. Allardyce waits anxiously for news of Gardner's injury

THE Clarke deal is off with the player's agent explaining that there are "contractual difficulties". Injury-plagued Mike Whitlow is ruled out for the rest of the season. Allardyce takes a swipe at the Jamaican Football Federation for not keeping him up to speed with Gardner's condition.