The Black Country outfit suffered their sixth defeat in a row as they lost 2-1 at Stoke in the Staffordshire derby on Saturday.

And with just six games of the current campaign remaining, the situation is looking bleak for Connor's side.

However, the 49-year-old, who was appointed as boss until the end of the season following Mick McCarthy's dismissal in February is staying positive in his first taste of management.

"My family are very supportive with what is going on," Connor said.

"They see this as an opportunity, as I do, and I am enjoying every minute of it. It has been great.

"I feel I am picking the right teams for the games. We work on it in training, we prepare properly with video sessions - we do everything we can in order to try to win the game.

"I thought (against Stoke) we did all we could, but if you look at the free-kick which leads to the (winning) goal (Stephen Ward on Jermaine Pennant), I don't think it was a free-kick.

"We had enough attacking play to get something from the game and that is what disappointed me."