PHIL Parkinson has asked fans to help him spread some joy at Wanderers.

The new Whites boss wants to tackle head-on a “losing mentality” gained by seasons of struggle in the Championship, capped off by relegation last season.

He has now added key members of his trusted backroom staff, Steve Parkin, Lee Butler, Tim Breacker and Nick Allenby, in an effort to replicate the spirit which he used to such good effect at Bradford City.

But Parkinson knows he needs outside help as well, and in a message to fans via The Bolton News he appealed for people to wipe the slate clean after so many months of misery at the Macron.

“There has been a lot of doom and gloom around the club, I can sense that,” he said. “And of course that is bound to happen when you consider what went on last season.

“But Bolton are not the only club who have had tough times and when the good ones come again, you enjoy them more.

“Football supporters who stick with the club through those tough periods are the really loyal ones and we want to reward them.

“I ask that we get this place as full as possible and make it a cracking atmosphere. That’s how fans can help.”

Parkinson has also reached out to staff at the Macron for help.

Morale within the club has been low during the financial issues of the last eight months and job losses have been an inevitable consequence of dropping into the third tier.

The new boss is keen to foster a good working relationship right around the club, however, which he thinks can contribute to what is happening on the pitch.

“I want to throw myself right in and embrace this challenge,” he said. “But I can’t do it on my own and I definitely want to include everyone here.1

“At other clubs I have been at – Colchester is a good example, Bradford another – we got everyone in the whole club doing that extra bit and making them feel a part of the team. That is what I want to do here.”

Wanderers have extended the early purchase deadline for season tickets and confirmed yesterday that more than 8,500 have been sold so far. It represents only a small drop compared with 12 months ago, when the club reported that just over 10,000 had been sold on August 1, 2015.

Fans now have until June 30 to sign up for season tickets, which were reduced by 10 per cent in League One.