Many Wolves fans thought two consecutive demotions from the Premiership to Division One was akin to being plunged headlong into the fiery depths of Hades.Infact Hell's proved to be quite pleasant at this time of year...
Although boss Kenny Jackett has cobbled together a virtually new squad many of them have played together for years coming through the youth ranks so bedding a new team in has not been a problem and we have hit the ground running with five wins and one draw out of the first six league games.We're not top,that honour goes to Leyton Orient who've won all their league games so far.A tremendous effort from the O's.
To be honest we have'nt been at our best yet---apart from gubbing a very poor Gillingham---and on Saturday we were outplayed by a very good Swindon team, but we score goals even when struggling so we always have a chance...
Expectation is growing among the fans which can be a double edged sword of course.However just having fans who now expect to see us win a game is such a sea change from the last few years when the only expectation was that we would fail game after game.Yes it could be said we're "Only" playing Div One teams but that's because we are a Div One team,and deservedly so...
The fans at Wolves are starting to get back onside with the club too---obviously winning helps,but we can also see what the club are trying to do to move forward and we like it----Home gates are now close to the 20k mark and our away support has been nothing short of phenomenal with all out away ticket allocations at games sold out so far.We're still about 8k short of the crowds we were getting at Molineux when we were in the Premiership though.Clearly those missing fans would rather see us getting gubbed weekly by players they've heard of than watching us play fast exciting attacking football against players they don't know...No doubt they'll come back one day and make the place a lot quieter than it is now...
To be honest i have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of football i have seen in this division.Many think the lower leagues are just populated by hairy arsed bruisers who just lump the ball forward in the hope of picking up the knockdowns but i have seen lots of quick incisive passing and moving from many teams...
Maybe it's the inevitable trickle down effect from the Premiership where young homegrown talent has to look to the lower leagues to continue their careers as they're not getting a chance in the top league.Incidently i think the quality of the Premiership has diminished considerably over the last few years...
We still have forty league games left and there will inevitably be some hiccups along the way,especially as we have such a young squad but i expect us to be challenging with the top teams at the end of the season...
Welcome to Hell...
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