The Wolves Manager Saga

Anybody with even a passing interest in football has no doubt looked at the events going on around Molineux over the past couple of weeks and wondered quite what sort of a mess Wolves have got themselves into,in essence I would agree with that sentiment especially as days went by and more managers seemed to be queuing up to turn Wolves down.

My initial reaction to the appointment of Terry Connor was one of ,If they were going to do that why not do it at the start rather than the end of the 2 weeks? however comments made in the Media,on Twitter and from friends with an ear to the ground around Molineux have made me re-evaluate my initial thoughts.

If the rumours are to be believed a number of the managers linked with the Wolves job have been asking silly money to take on the task or making unreasonable demands about terms,transfer policy and kitty's etc and to be honest I am rather proud of Morgan and Moxey for not caving in to demands such as these just to have an easy life.

But what has really annoyed me since the Connor appointment has been the reaction of many fans on Twitter and radio phone ins,comments such as

We should pay the going rate

No ambition they refused to promise millions to be spend on players

What chance do we have with players ONLY on 20-30K per week at the club.

I think these comments and others like them show that many fans do not really understand football at the start of the second decade of the 21st century,Rangers fans wanted players on big money and managers paid the going rate,Portsmouth did the same and look where they are now and how many others are fast heading that way at all levels of football (Dartlington & Kettering for those who like me follow Non League football.

At the end of the day Terry Connor may be a bad appointment ,although yesterday was a good start,but at least Wolves will be solvent, and don’t come back with the "But they will lose4 £30Mill from Sky",that’s not guaranteed and Portsmouth were hocked up to the eyeballs relying on Sky money until it all went pear shaped.

I wish Terry Connor good luck and say thanks to Steve Morgan and Jez Moxey for at least putting the long term financial future of the club ,whatever division that be in,ahead of short term appeasement of the fans and the media.