This week, myself and Matt Jarvis were delighted to conduct a "Q&A" at The Fox at Shipley as a 'thank you' to the regulars who have raised more than £6,000 for the Birmingham Children's Hospital.

That is a fantastic effort by everyone and was by far the most important part of the evening but it also gave me a good insight into the thinking of Wolves fans as we now head for the crunch point of the season.

I know Saturday's defeat by Villa triggered sent the rumour mill into a full swing about the manager leaving Molineux. That sort of thing is inevitable in this day and age I'm afraid and something the guys in the top job just have to put up with.

But I would still say that from the audience at The Fox there was a 70-30 split in Mick McCarthy's favour which was good to hear.

I do not see any point panicking at this stage and firmly believe it is time, more than ever, for everyone who truly cares for our great club to stick together and back both Mick and the players 100 per cent as they lock horns with their rivals in the struggle for Premier League survival.

We dropped into the bottom three for the first time this season as a result of Saturday's events but the crazy thing is that I left the game more optimistic than I have been for a while that the players will get themselves out of this mess. Maybe the fand at The Fox picked up on that as well.

Our general performance level and certainly the football we produced in that breathtaking half-hour against Villa was superb, the best of the season. We really could and should have put the game to bed in that spell and paid a terrible price for not doing so when the match turned against us with 'Manny Frimpong's injury and Karl Henry's red card after the break.

But it's great news to hear that Frimpong will not be kept out by his eye injury. He is one of the reasons why Wolves fans should not despair about staying up because he looks a massive signing for us. You could see from his first two appearances that he was feeling his way into the team but against Villa, we got a real indication of just how good he is. That moment when he flipped the ball over the heads of two Villa players to go charging towards goal was something special, wasn't it?

On top of that, we've also got the old Michael Kighly returning. I still think he needs another half dozen games to get his match fitness and sharpness up to speed – which leaves you wondering what he might be capable of when he is at that level.

If we play at that level, or anywhere near it, enough times between now and the end of the season then – stand by me – we will stay up. No danger.

So get off Mick's back and get behind the players. That's my feeling. We have time to draw breath and get ready for a Cup-focused Liverpool next Tuesday. Bolton showed that they are far from invincible and can be beaten – the task will certainly be a lot easier if we are not fighting among ourselves.