KEN Anderson insists Phil Parkinson and his staff are “no quitters” as he launched a staunch defence of his manager this afternoon.

The Wanderers chairman claimed comments made by Parkinson in the aftermath of the 3-0 home defeat by Brentford had been taken “very much out of context” and that he had not been given enough time to compose this thoughts after the final whistle.

Asked whether he felt he had enough quality in his squad to avoid relegation, the Whites boss told local media: “At the moment it would appear not but we have got to keep searching to find a way.

“We know the restrictions over the summer have made it very, very difficult but we have got to find a formula to try and win a game.”

Parkinson will look to do just that at Bristol City tomorrow night with his side having gone a club record six games without a goal.

Anderson “Lingering on the performance on Saturday will not help and fortunately with two games in the next five days, the focus has to be on these matches rather than the last one,” he wrote on the official website.

“I believe some of the quotes attributed to the manager post-Brentford are very much being taken out of context and were said in the heat of the moment, immediately after the match.

“He, like everyone else, was hurting and did not have time to process the comments being put to him literally minutes after the final whistle, although l appreciate that the media have a job to do.

“I know for sure that I was hurting, but unlike the manager, l have had the time needed to reflect on the game before commenting.

“What l can tell you is that the manager and his team are not quitters and will pick themselves up, look at everything and address the problems.

“Likewise, the spirit and the attitude of this group of players is second to none and they are hurting as much as the rest of us and will work even harder to turn things around and show that they have the quality to play and stay in the Championship, which as we all know is of a much higher standard than the last time we were here.”

Wanderers face a Bristol City side tonight sitting eighth in the table with just one defeat from their first eight games.

The Robins spent more than £12million in the summer to recruit the likes of Famara Diedhiou, Nathan Baker and Nicolas Elliasson.

Anderson believes the big money splashed out elsewhere has made the task of staying in the Championship even harder.

“You only have to look at the quality of the opposition and money that has been spent by many clubs in the last two seasons to see the level we have to be at if we are to achieve anything this season,” he said.

“We should also not forget that we have had a very difficult start to the season and have played four of the current top seven teams and two of the teams relegated from the Premier League last season.

"The more support that we are able to give them, at this difficult time, the better the chance we have of getting results."