MESSAGES from the stars, urging the Wanderers to come out fighting in tomorrow's vital Premiership clash against Sheffield Wednesday, continue to pile up at the BEN's offices.

And one good luck message came from a very unexpected corner - Garry Flitcroft, a midfielder with Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers!

But the Bolton born and bred star has not forgotten his roots, and is still an ardent Wanderers supporter.

He urged fans to "get behind the lads". He added: "Let's hope the Wanderers can wander up the league again. "All the best for Saturday."

Mark Benson, Key 103 DJ and BEN columnist, said: "I've got a really good feeling about this game this weekend. There really is everything to play for. Wanderers will be keen to avenge that humiliating 5-0 defeat at Hillsborough last year, while anxiously trying to catch Spurs and Everton in the safety zone."

And one man who certainly doesn't think it's all over is legendary TV commentator and lifelong Wanderers fan, Kenneth Wolstenholme.

"I've been keeping my fingers crossed for so long that I've just had to have an operation on my left hand," the Bolton-born former BBC man said from his Surrey home.

"I'll be at Tottenham tomorrow - cheering for Liverpool of course - but my thoughts will be with Wanderers. My friends at White Hart Lane always keep me up to date with the Bolton score.

"It's amazing, everyone down here sees them on TV and wonders why they are down there near the foot of the table. They play such good football, but the problem is, of course, that they haven't been scoring goals.

"Let's hope that changes tomorrow and they go on and win the home games against Leicester and Arsenal, which I am sure they are capable of doing. That would give them a great deal of confidence and a great chance of staying up."

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