IT'S no joke being frozen out as a Wanderers supporter thousands of miles away at the South Pole.

Die-hard Whites fan Dave Glynn has not seen a single Premiership game this season because of reception problems in Antarctica.

Radio signals are being scrambled at the South Pole, blocking Bolton's top flight battles from reaching one of their biggest fans.

The former Canon Slade School pupil, now a research engineer for the British Antarctic Survey, has been forced to miss many match results because of poor TV and radio signals caused by problems high in the atmosphere.

Dave contacted the BEN via e-mail and said: "Recently, I was lucky enough to be on a science expedition to the South Pole and, as usual, I took my lucky Wanderers scarf and posed for pictures at the geographic and ceremonial poles.

"I want to cheer on the Whites despite their decreasing position in the Premiership league.

"I have continued to follow the progress of the Wanderers since I arrived at Halley Bay in December 1999, but it has often been difficult as World Service radio broadcasts are often affected by the temperamental ionospheric conditions because we are at lower latitudes."

Unfortunately, Dave, aged 29, will not be able to catch a glimpse of his favourite team until next season, when he hopes Bolton will continue to be in the Premiership.

His parents still live in Sutherland Road, Heaton, and keep their son in touch with the latest score results.

Dave is an electronic field engineer looking after a rader study of the ionosphere.

His trip to the South Pole was to deploy remote-controlled instruments which will run throughout the winter and help experts to understand the Earth's magnetic field and how the Sun affects the planet at the boundary of space.