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Wanderers midfielder Liam Trotter says the team must fight to the end and show pride at Derby County on Saturday for the club's loyal fans.
Barring the improbability of a first away win in more than 12 months against the promotion-chasing Rams, the inevitability of relegation to League One will be confirmed at the weekend.
And Trotter concedes the position in the table is exactly what the team deserves after a woeful campaign that has seen them win just four games out of 40 in the Championship.
While the 27-year-old was apologetic for his pre-match behaviour at Brentford which yesterday landed both him and David Wheater with club fines after rude gestures to a live camera broadcast prior to the game, he knows there cannot be enough sorrys for the displays over a season that has been one the worst in the club's history.
But he admits they owe it to supporters to go down fighting.
Trotter said: "As players we just have to focus on doing the best we can for the rest of the season.
"There is not a lot to play for apart from pride right now.
"It is a big opportunity for the young lads coming in who everything to prove and everything to gain.
"We have to try and keep going for them and obviously for the fans.
"The fans are appreciative when we put in performances even of the result is not right.
"They weren’t happy in the first half on Tuesday and rightly so.
"We have to try and pull something out of the bag on Saturday.
"Jimmy is the manager and he and Peter Reid will decide the approach at Derby.
"You have to try and prepare the way you do for every game despite what people think is inevitable on Saturday.
"There is not a lot you can do in predicting how the game will go.
"All you can do is prepare properly and go out there and do the very best you can to get a result."
As well as their on-field troubles, problems away from the pitch have compounded things for the long-suffering Whites faithful.
But Trotter says the players have to take their share of blame.
He added: "There a lot of factors off the field that have been going on with the club but it isn’t just that.
"A lot of things have gone wrong at the club and if we knew what the problem was, it would have been addressed and we would be doing better but we are not.
"As players we haven’t been good enough this season and not done enough on the pitch.
"We are in the position we are in because we deserve to be."
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Barring the improbability of a first away win in more than 12 months against the promotion-chasing Rams, the inevitability of relegation to League One will be confirmed at the weekend.
And Trotter concedes the position in the table is exactly what the team deserves after a woeful campaign that has seen them win just four games out of 40 in the Championship.
While the 27-year-old was apologetic for his pre-match behaviour at Brentford which yesterday landed both him and David Wheater with club fines after rude gestures to a live camera broadcast prior to the game, he knows there cannot be enough sorrys for the displays over a season that has been one the worst in the club's history.
But he admits they owe it to supporters to go down fighting.
Trotter said: "As players we just have to focus on doing the best we can for the rest of the season.
"There is not a lot to play for apart from pride right now.
"It is a big opportunity for the young lads coming in who everything to prove and everything to gain.
"We have to try and keep going for them and obviously for the fans.
"The fans are appreciative when we put in performances even of the result is not right.
"They weren’t happy in the first half on Tuesday and rightly so.
"We have to try and pull something out of the bag on Saturday.
"Jimmy is the manager and he and Peter Reid will decide the approach at Derby.
"You have to try and prepare the way you do for every game despite what people think is inevitable on Saturday.
"There is not a lot you can do in predicting how the game will go.
"All you can do is prepare properly and go out there and do the very best you can to get a result."
As well as their on-field troubles, problems away from the pitch have compounded things for the long-suffering Whites faithful.
But Trotter says the players have to take their share of blame.
He added: "There a lot of factors off the field that have been going on with the club but it isn’t just that.
"A lot of things have gone wrong at the club and if we knew what the problem was, it would have been addressed and we would be doing better but we are not.
"As players we haven’t been good enough this season and not done enough on the pitch.
"We are in the position we are in because we deserve to be."
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