A week in the life of Wanderers SATURDAY

WANDERERS arrive late then come under the cosh at the Hawthorns but all's well that ends well. West Brom danger men Lee Hughes and Jason Roberts are frustrated and the points are secured with goals from Isaiah Rankin and Gareth Farrelly, who celebrates his recall to the Republic of Ireland squad.

SUNDAY

SAM Allardyce is on his travels again, this time in Denmark to see Lyngby v Aalborg ... tabloid reports claim Birmingham boss Trevor Francis wants Rankin, who had a successful spell on lon at St Andrew's last season.

MONDAY

WANDERERS run the rule over a host of trialists, including the Jamaican, Winston Griffiths, former Nigerian captain Mutiu Adepoju and Cameroon international Sammy Ippoua .. Farrelly, enjoying a good start to the season, insists his priorities lie with Wanderers and not with Ireland. "The international's just a bonus," he says.

TUESDAY

DEAN Holdsworth, starting his first game of the season, gets an 85th minute winner to save weakened Wanderers' blushes in the first leg of the Worthington Cup tie against Macclesfield. Jussi Jaaskelainen is named in the Finland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Albania.

WEDNESDAY

ALLARDYCE says he is stepping up his search for re-inforcements as a result of Paul Warhurst's latest injury setback - a hamstring injury suffered in the first half of the Macclesfield game. The manager also voices concerns over the injury-jinxed defender: "I have to ask how many games am I going to get out of him and the answer is 'not many'." Per Frandsen is dropped from the Denmark squad but Mark Fish is back in the South Africa squad for their African Cup of Nations qualifier in the Congo. Wanderers postpone their Sept 2 fixture at home to QPR.

THURSDAY

FISH reveals he has been forced into an international U-turn - six months after announcing his retirement - because he must be playing for his country to qualify for the work permit he will need to stay in English football.

FRIDAY

A NATIONAL newspaper quotes referee Barry Knight as claiming he and his family have received death threats from Bolton supporters following the controversial play-off semi-final at Ipswich in May when he issued 12 yellow cards, two red cards and awarded three penalties - all against Wanderers.