West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady insists the club is now making progress - despite their dismal league position.
In her diary for The Sun, Brady reasoned: "We can do ourselves a big favour by beating Wigan this weekend.
"I've been in football a while now and I know that rushing around in panic mode does not help the team improve.
"Until David Sullivan and David Gold became the owners, West Ham had been run like an offshoot of Lehman Brothers. Now it isn't and we're rebuilding at every level.
"I'm well aware the only project that really matters to fans is the team, yet I also know that things can change very quickly.
"Stoke have shown how confidence can flood back and so can we. We're at the turning point."
