THE victory over Manchester City was, I’m chuffed to say, a triumph for teamwork and togetherness.

It was horrible on Sunday morning waking up to see Wanderers bottom of the Premier League. Just like everybody else, I wondered what was in store.

We had our backs to the wall but everybody pulled together – the chairman, Phil Gartside, manager Gary Megson, the players who were great, and especially the fans, who were different class.

They all linked arms and it just showed that, with everybody pulling in the right direction, it doesn’t matter how much money you’ve got. Honestly, I thought we made City look second class in every department.

A couple of the Bolton old boys came back – Garry Jones and Mike Whitlow – and I’m sure they’d agree with me that it was a thoroughly deserved win.

We’re biased because once you’ve played for Wanderers the club is always in your heart. Even so I thought there were some top performances by the lads.

Ricardo Gardner showed what a class player he is. He changed the game completely when he went on and I was really pleased for him because he’s a great lad as well as a great player.

Jussi Jaaskelainen showed with those two saves just before half-time how important he is to the team – and on his 400th appearance.

I played with a great goalkeeper in Keith Branagan when I was at Bolton but I’d say Jussi is probably better than Branny. In fact, I’d go as far as to say he’s the best in the Premier League.

And is there anybody better at leading the line than Kevin Davies? I played with some great goalscorers like John McGinlay and Andy Walker, who were very special, and although Davo doesn’t score anywhere near as many as them, he’s one player I would have loved to have had in front of me. How he’s never had a shout for England I’ll never know.

And a special mention has to go to Kevin Nolan. Things haven’t gone well for Nobby lately and he’s come in for a bit of flak from the fans, but he played a real captain’s game, leading from the front, just when it was needed.

But what pleased me most was that the fans were positive from the first whistle. Things have gone so wrong at times for them this season, but they made a big difference with their support.

Now let’s hope we can take that on to Hull on Saturday.

We’ll be taking a big crowd with us and the chairman has put on the free coaches again – 25 of them – so the atmosphere could be like a home game.

Let’s just make sure that everybody on the coaches behaves themselves this time. There are families with young kids on the coaches and they don’t want to be hearing abusive language.

Good luck to Nicky Hunt at Birmingham, by the way. I don’t know the details of his loan but I just hope he gets some match practice there and comes back pushing for a place again. Gretar Steinsson’s done well in that right-back position but he still needs some strong competition and Nicky can provide that if he’s on top of his game and match fit.

Steve Morris, the fireman who was severely injured trying to save a family from a blazing house earlier this year, took his first steps on Sunday.

I’ll be at Bolton Rugby Club on Friday at an event for Steve’s benefit, auctioning some sporting memorabilia. It would be great to see Bolton fans there because Steve really is one of us.