I CAN understand the supporters getting worried and restless when they look at Wanderers’ current position in the league table.

No one, whether inside or outside the club, can be happy with the current state of play and it’s understandable that fans will voice their displeasure.

But we have been here before and we have come through it. We’ve only had 14 games, so there is almost two thirds of the season still to go, which means a lot of points still to be played for.

I’m not trying to stick up for anybody here, but I know from experience — and, more importantly, I know the lads know this themselves — that it only takes one scrappy win to get the ball rolling again.

And two home games over the next week or so presents them with an ideal opportunity to make it happen.

First up it’s Manchester City here on Saturday. Now I know big-spending City must be brimming with confidence after beating Arsenal and Chelsea in the space of a week and I hope they come here thinking they’ve got an easy game in prospect, because I’m sure the Bolton lads will be really up to proving a point against their local rivals and turning the formbook on its head.

They’ve got to start making their own luck but I think they’d be right in believing they are due a break or two. What did they do, for instance, to deserve that first goal at Wolves on Saturday?

They ended up chasing the game after just three minutes — all because of a terrible mistake by the officials who missed an obvious offside.

These things happen when you’re struggling. You’ve just got to deal with them and start to make things work for you rather than against you.

I’ve said it before, these are the occasions when the supporters can play a big part. It’s not easy for them, I accept that. They spend a lot of money watching the team and they aren’t happy.

I just hope we can all show a united front against City on Saturday and against West Ham next Tuesday.

Hopefully, the lads can take a leaf out of Amir Khan’s book.

We all remember him getting knocked out last year but he’s come back bigger and stronger, winning the world title then successfully defending it with a stunning performance in Newcastle on Saturday night. What an example he’s set for anyone who suffers setbacks.

On a happier note, Neil Merry — the Cheltenham-based Wanderers fan I’ve written about before — texted me to tell me his cancer is in remission. He’s coming up to the game on Saturday with his wife and daughter to thank all of us up here for the good luck messages he received. He’s had a bad 12 months but he’s come through it and he and his family can start to look forward again.