Wanderers’ woes continued with a 2-0 defeat at home to Wycombe on Saturday.

It’s now seven defeats in nine for the Whites with all hopes of League One survival seemingly lost.

Below we take a look at the main talking points from a tough afternoon at the UniBol against Gareth Ainsworth’s promotion-chasers.

MISSION IMPROBABLE

KEITH Hill insists there is still plenty for Wanderers to play for despite seeing his hopes of a miraculous escape from relegation fade significantly with 15 games to play in League One.

Bolton slipped 19 points behind AFC Wimbledon in the final position of safety after a 2-0 home defeat against Wycombe – their seventh loss in the last nine games.

Hill said: “I wanted to win games, create this impossible dream, and it’s still alive,” he said. “But I have been asked the question is it possible? It’s possible but is it probable?”.

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IT HAS GOT TO BE BETTER THAN THIS

“Those fans who had stayed to the final whistle did not sound happy. Even the most optimistic who stepped into the stadium back in August knew this was a season that was likely to end in relegation but with still a third of the way to go, it seems a desolate prospect that this kind of performance could be played on repeat. It has simply got to be better than this.

“If Wanderers could fashion a fast-forward button which whisked them immediately to the start of pre-season in July then Hill would press it in an instant.”

Marc Iles pulled no punches in his post-match verdict...

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WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

That’s the view of our resident fan columnist Alan Houghton who believes that current form, the EFL embargo and other factors mean a long road to redemption lies ahead for Wanderers.

“The financial state of the club means that no long contracts are being handed out, so the challenges we face are enormous. It was never going to be easy and it could still get worse,” he said.

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SCORES ON THE DOORS

The marks went as low as three, look away Joe Dodoo, in the Wycombe defeat.

Did anyone come away with any credit?

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KEITH WILL GET IT RIGHT

GARETH Ainsworth has backed Keith Hill to “sort things out” at Wanderers.

The Wycombe boss watched his side complete the double against Bolton to go second in the League One table.

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