Under-fire Town chairman David Sheepshanks says he is confident that manager Joe Royle can turn the Blues' ailing season around.

Sheepshanks says that he expects an improvement on the field: "Naturally I'm bitterly disappointed about the result at West Bomwich Albion, but we battle on with great hope.

"We're getting the financial situation right at the club. I have every confidence in our manager Joe Royle and his staff to pull things around.

"I'd like to thank our supporters for the way they stuck behind the team at the Hawthorns on Saturday, they were fantastic."

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