FROM the BEN, September 18, 1995. THESE are not happy times for Wanderers! Thrashed 3-0 at Manchester United in a one-sided derby, they are in the bottom three of the Premiership and skipper Alan Stubbs is on the defensive after being booed and jeered by his own fans at Old Trafford. Arsenal and Blackburn are still reported to be interested in the £4.5 million rated 'wantaway' defender. Manager, Roy McFarland admits he blundered when he selected David Lee ahead of Mark Patterson at United

. FROM the BEN, September 17, 1990.

BUOYED by a magnificent fightback to beat Crewe at the weekend, Wanderers are reeling from an injury to Mark Came that puts further strain on their already depleted defensive resources. The big central defender has ankle ligament problems, adding to problems currently keeping out Mark Winstanley and Barry Cowdrill. Tony Philliskirk, Scott Green and Julian Darby were the scorers of the second half goals that saw Wanderers recover from a 2-0 half-time deficit to beat the Alex 3-2.

FROM THE BUFF, September 20, 1975

. STRUGGLING Orient cause Wanderers a problem at Burnden with Glenn Roeder punishing a John Byrom mistake to score the Londoners' first away goal of the season in the 61st minute. But Ian Greaves' side show their spirit with Roy Greaves grabbing an equaliser 10 minutes from time. A crowd of just 10,218 sees Alan Waldron make a welcome return to the substitute's bench - his fisrt senior appearance for a year after breaking his leg at Blackburn.