Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is refusing to panic despite labelling his side's performance against Liverpool on Wednesday as 'dire'.
McCarthy, who has set a target of 38 points for Premier League survival, is seeking a positive reaction from his players as they head to Loftus Road to face fellow strugglers QPR this weekend.
The former Celtic and Millwall defender accepts his share of the blame for the display against the Reds and can understand the fans frustrations who voiced their dissatisfaction.
That 3-0 defeat to Kenny Dalglish's men extended Wolves' run without a top-flight win to nine games and heightened calls for McCarthy to be sacked.
He is hoping the signing of Sebastien Bassong from Tottenham can address their defensive failings as you have to go back to August for the team's last clean sheet.
"I thought, with 18 games to play, if we could get 21 points out of it from where we were, to take us to 38, that would be a good tally," said McCarthy.
"That is still possible to do. Is it going to be enough? I think it will be because I think it will be a low tally that stays up.
"But they are all key games, starting with QPR on Saturday. No-one wants to be in the bottom three at any time.
"The lads are hurting. But I said to them there is no panic here. We've been in this position before.
"If you start panicking, start doing something radical or different, the lads think straight away 'panic stations' but we are not into that.
"That was as bad a performance (against Liverpool) as we've had home or away. It was dire in the second half and fans expect better than that.
"But I know fortunes can change so quickly. It happened to us last year on a number of occasions."