BEN Alnwick hopes Phil Parkinson will be given the opportunity to get Wanderers out of trouble.

Defeat to Swansea City put Bolton into the bottom three for the first time this season and gave rise to more speculation over the manager’s positon going into the November international break.

The current run of six points from 13 league games equals Parkinson’s worst run of results in two-and-a-half years in charge.

He refused to answer questions on his future after the final whistle on Saturday evening but maintained the coaching staff would do everything in their power to turn results around.

Alnwick, captain for the day against Swansea, says the dressing room remains firmly behind the manager.

“The gaffer isn’t on the pitch,” he told The Bolton News. “He puts the team together, knows we’re good lads, good players, but he’s not out there. The lads need to put up with the stick and rise to the challenge.

“The gaffer has been brilliant since he has been here and no-one can say any different. He’s got a good team around him and everyone wants to play for him.

“It’s like any club, when you are losing games the players and staff are just as frustrated as everyone else. It’s easy to start saying ‘this isn’t good enough’ but look at the gaffer’s CV since he’s been here and the situation he’s been in. It’s been brilliant.

“We want to turn it around for him as much as everyone else. We are fully behind him, it has never been a doubt.”