PHIL Parkinson insists there will be no moping around at Wanderers after their midweek FA Cup exit.

Proud of his players’ performance over the course of two games against Premier League Crystal Palace, the Whites boss sees no reason for serious concern in what has been a winless January thus far.

Wanderers travelled early to train at a facility in Southend yesterday, minimising any potential disruption the 250-mile journey may cause.

Parkinson reported no new injuries on the way to Essex – and given access to the Prozone data used by Sam Allardyce’s top flight analysts at Selhurst Park he was pleased to see his players are still in top condition.

“We don’t usually see those numbers, or at least in that depth, but from what Nick Allamby (head of sports science) tells me we should be really happy with how we matched up physically,” he told The Bolton News. “There was disappointment, of course, but we have told the players they should take heart from how they played.

“The stats say we haven’t won in four but two of those games were against a Premier League side, so it feels a bit harsh.

“But that has gone now. It’s game on again and we need to give ourselves the best possible chance of getting a result down at Southend.”

Wanderers returned to the North West early on Wednesday morning but players who did not play against Palace trained as normal.

Those who did were handed carefully-planned recovery schedules which took into consideration the physical effect on 90 minutes and a long journey on Tuesday night but also other factors, such as sleep patterns.

“The preparation has been as good as we can get it,” Parkinson said. “Lads in the Premier League will play Champions League games off in the continent somewhere and then again at the weekend. If some of our players have got any aspirations to get to that level, then that is something you have to get used to.

“But we will be ready to go. I have no worries about that.”