Stale Wolves provide a fresh approach

So no need to spend the summer condemning Wolves for taking too long to appoint a manager.

No need to metaphorically burn your season ticket book in disgust at Wolves appointing a manager from within.

And no need to spend the summer sifting through the English football baggage that would have accompanied the appointment of a "traditional" journeyman.

Ever since Steve Morgan rightly sacked Mick McCarthy, but at hopelessly the wrong time, I had pinned my hope on Chris Hughton being our next manager. Along the way my eyes wandered in the direction of Solksjaer and Holloway, but my Molineux heart belonged to Hughton.

But then England swooped for Roy Hodgson, and from that moment my Hughton hopes were dashed. He's such an impressive individual that he may still stay with Blues - but if he moves he would surely plump for The Hawthorns rather than further along the A41.

We know Wolves are the second best team in the Black Country, so why amplify it by losing out to the Baggies in the potential fight for Hughton?

So just 24 hours after Morgan told the end of season awards dinner that he's a **** loser, he finalised a deal that sent legions of Wolves fans scrambling for YouTube and Wikipedia.

I can only speak for one Wolves fan, obviously, but I think life within the Molineux dressing room was too predictable, too safe, too cosy - even if rumours of a fractious atmosphere were true.

Same voices, same results, relegation.

So a stale Wolves have sent for Stale. The 44-year-old Solbakken is an exciting appointment, simply because it's so left field. No-one knows what to expect and that has to be a good thing for players and fans.

So ok, if Wolves are 14th after a rainy night game in October, the excitement levels will have dipped. And we have to accept it may well take time for the new Wolves to adjust to a new manager.

But the man who did so well in Hans Christian Anderson territory may write a new fairytale.

Jez Moxey admits too many supporters have fallen out of love with following Wolves. He is completely spot on, but I commend Molineux's High Command for this appointment.

It is a big step in the right direction. It's not Bruce, it's not Megson and it's not TC. It's exciting and it's hope.

Premier League - it wasn't all bad!

Just 90 minutes left to endure until the Premier League becomes a memory.

The game was up weeks ago, but the game will be up officially on Sunday when Wolves physically return to the Championship.

Forty five players, barring any surprise last day debuts at Wigan, have worn the old gold and black these last three seasons. 

Bassong, Bent, Berra

Castillo, Craddock

Davis, De Vries, Doherty, Doyle

Ebanks-Blake, Edwards, Elokobi

Fletcher, Foley, Forde, Friend, Frimpong

Gorman, Guedioura

Hahnemann, Halford, Hammill, Hennessey, Henry, Hill, Hunt

Iwelumo

Jarvis, Johnson, Jones, Jonsson

Keogh, Kightly

Maierhoffer, Mancienne, Milijas, Mouyokolo, Mujangi Bia

O'Hara

Stearman, Surman

Van Damme, Vokes

Ward

Zubar

And Wolves arrive at the DW Stadium on Sunday with a Premier League record of:

Played 113

Won 25

Drawn 28

Lost 60

Points 103 (out of a possible 339)

It's all ended on a low note, but there were highs which I'll always remember fondly:

Winning at White Hart Lane

Winning at Anfield 

Sylvan equalising at Old Trafford

Beating Man Utd at Molineux - again!

Winning at Villa Park

Zubar's goal at West Ham

Jarvo coming on for England

Hunty's corner against Chelsea

Beating the club which will probably be crowned Premier League champions on Sunday

And finally....being in a Champions League spot last August!