LEE GRANT insists he is more determined than ever to turn around Huddersfield Town's fortunes – despite being the subject of fierce criticism from supporters during the second-half of the draw with Wigan Athletic.

The 1-1 draw extended Town's winless league sequence to five matches.

Grant's side lie in ninth place and are four points adrift of the side currently occupying the final play-off position in Stockport County.

The Terriers - ranked among the favourites for automatic promotion before a ball was kicked in August - have played at least one more game than five of the six teams who are currently in the top six.

placeholder image — Huddersfield Town boss Lee Grant.

They have won one home league game since September 6 with plenty of rancour discernible in the stands on Saturday afternoon following another tough day on home soil.

Despite the mood music, Grant is battening down the hatches and his resolve remains strong.

The Town chief, whose side face a Yorkshire derby at Rotherham United next Saturday, said: "It's clear. It's really clear. No doubt.

"I have high belief and high trust in the group. I have to make sure we can get them to their level. The level that we've produced, the level that we've shown (before) more often and more regularly."

On the dissent levels in the stands and need for players to blank out the noise, he added: "It's hard for any player. It doesn't matter if you are Murray Wallace and you have been around the block a million times or Sean Roughan and it's all a bit new to you.

"It will have an impact upon players, that's for sure. That's not me asking for grace. We will always look inwards.

"And my response and demand will of course first be on myself and then secondly: 'How can we help the players?

"And then how can we demand and challenge the players to really take that on? That's the landscape we're working in, so we've got to be ready to deal with that."