The Irons remain rooted to the foot of the Premier League following Saturday's home defeat by Newcastle - when the players were booed off with some supporters calling for the manager's dismissal. Grant's men must now collect themselves to focus on Wednesday's visit of Stoke in the Carling Cup, where victory would go some way to lifting the disaffection from the Upton Park terraces. Upson, who picked up a slight hamstring problem on Saturday, believes there is plenty for the squad to digest. "The supporters have every reason to be quite bamboozled how we can play so poorly in the second half, but we have to analyse that as a group," he said "The manager has to figure out the answers and we have to work on it. That is the only way to progress. "If we do that we have enough to see us through this league campaign. It's just a case of getting it out there on the pitch." Upson added: "We have to go away, analyse and find out the reasons why we unperformed. "We know two wins is really going to pick you up out of there and thrust you into mid-table area. I think that is an area we feel we can realistically maintain." After Stoke, Grant takes his side to title-chasing Arsenal. Owners David Gold and David Sullivan have voiced their support for Grant over the last few weeks despite the club being rooted to the table. The Israeli remains defiant. He said: "We know that we are going through a tough season, but even though we lost the game, we can still do it and we can stay positive about it."
