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We have, roughly, run the numbers and here is the XI your submissions have produced.
It could be 2017 with the squad it has turfed out, with many of you commenting about Nuno Espirito Santo's side and the stalwarts that are now long since departed.
In many ways, we already know how much this group of players can achieve and with the addition of the irrepressible Joao Gomes, there is no chance they would be scrapping at the bottom of the league.
If Rob Edwards can assemble a side half as good as this one, he is on to a winner on his Molineux return.
Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThe statistics might say playing at home is an advantage - but what happens when it is not?
So far this season, 53% of Premier League matches have been won by the home team - the highest ever rate in a single campaign.
On the flip side, just 26% have been won by the away team - the lowest rate since 2010-11.
However, this has not been the case for all teams.
For some, being on the road has been more favourable. Tottenham are perhaps the most contrasting example having the joint-most points away from home with 13, but the second-worst in front of their own fans with just five points.
In the second part of her chat with BBC Sport, performance psychologist Marie Cartwright explained: "With crowds when playing away from home, there is a reduced scrutiny as a whole for away teams in that those crowds expect the home team to be the ones in charge. The players feel less judged. The pressure is on the other side.
"Another reason could come down to something in psychology I like to call simplification of the task. The team has a better collective identity when they are away.
"The human brain still goes back to the cavemen days. We have to, as a collective, fight for something. We have to protect our name. It goes back to that hunter-gatherer-against-danger mentality.
"When players are in front of a home crowd, there can be a bit of playing up to the individuality.
"I really do believe that collective identity has a strong enough influence because it amplifies the purpose and the belonging - let's belong together, let's be stronger together."
The focus might be on the players' performances being impacted by being home or away, but what about the managers?
Wolves, West Ham and Nottingham Forest make up three of the bottom four for their home records so far this term, and all have changed their manager in recent weeks.
"100% managers and coaches can be affected, and sometimes even more so because there is so much riding on that one person," Cartwright said.
"The decision-making is the main thing. The crowd is chanting - 'take this player off, do this' - and it can lead to rushed decisions, particularly when the noise becomes relentless.
"Then there is the emotional regulation and touchline behaviour. A manager is pacing up and down, mirroring the stress state, and players see that. It can lead to mimicking and players feeling that stress too."
The impact on teams psychologically playing home or away is apparent, so how can they make the most from these different conditions?
"Our brains are wired to think negatively - it's a protection mechanism," Cartwright said.
"So when it comes to performing home and away, those players and managers who deal with it best are those who know how to use the noise and scrutiny and move on quickly from it - an ability to have a reset routine and regulate their emotions in these pressurised situations."
Read more from Marie in part one of her chat around the impact of playing at home here
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves legend Mel Eves has been reliving his time playing at Molineux between 1975 and 1984, having signed his first professional contract at 18 years old before going on to make 214 appearances and score 53 goals for the club.
The former striker and left-sided attacker, who is now 69 years old, was born and bred in Wolverhampton and has been a life-long supporter of the club.
"I first went to Wembley Stadium in 1974 to watch Wolves beat a star-studded Manchester City team," Eves told BBC Radio WM. "We won 2-1 with goals from Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards, two of the greatest Wolves players ever.
"One year later, I joined the club as a young professional because I had just turned 18 years old. It took me a few years to actually get into the first team though because the quality of the players I was up against was immense.
"The club had just come off the back of winning the League Cup, they had finished fourth in the league, and they had reached the final of the Uefa Cup.
"I keep pinching myself at how fortunate I was to actually achieve becoming a professional footballer and to do it with my club. Playing for the club you support is the cherry, the icing and the cream on top.
"In terms of the most important goal I've ever scored for Wolves, the overhead kick against Swindon in the League Cup semi-final has to be number one.
"If I hadn't scored that, literally five minutes later we would've been out of the competition and we wouldn't have gone on to win it."
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Image source, Getty Images"Home advantage gives you an advantage."
It is a quote - among many - attributed to the famous former England manager Sir Bobby Robson - a simple, yet fair reflection of a historical format of football.
For as long as teams have played in leagues, games taking place home and away has been the norm, with the idea that playing at home will be to the benefit of that team.
But what is the impact of playing at your own ground in front of your own fans?
In the first part of her chat with BBC Sport, performance psychologist Marie Cartwright explained: "Home impact can be viewed in two ways. Sometimes it does have a positive impact, and what happens is there is an elevated motivation.
"What that means is the crowd energy increases adrenaline and that creates a momentum in effort and intensity in the players. It is also a familiar environment for the players, so that means it reduces the cognitive load. They don't have to think as much about anything else other than their play because they know the pitch, they know the routines, they feel settled.
"However, there are a couple of potential negative impacts as well, with the potential intensification in pressure in the home fans, most times, expecting dominance from the home team. That can lead to mistakes from players feeling bigger to them.
"There can then be what we call a threat state. The players might perceive consequences as high, so they feel they might be facing more criticism when they are at home."
While those who watch football know there are more factors than just where the match is being to take into consideration, the statistics do suggest the influence is there.
Since the Premier League started, the home win percentage has outweighed the away win percentage in all bar one season - the Covid-hit 2020-21 campaign in which fans were largely not allowed admission saw a 38% home win rate compared to 40% away win rate.
So how a team handles this additional crowd pressure seems to be a key factor.
"In psychology, there is something called the challenge and threat theory," Cartwright said.
"In reality what that means is a 'challenge state' can push the player into thinking, 'I've got this, I've got the resources to cope with this'. That leads to better decision making and quicker reactions.
"The threat state, on the other hand, players might think the consequences outweigh their ability to cope. In any match context, that can mean they have a narrow sense of focus, the focus is not quite the same, so the play becomes slower because of overthinking."
"It can also be called 'red brain or blue brain' - with red brain being the one with fear-based dialogue and internal negative self-talk, while blue brain is the cool, calm and collected one that can handle its emotions.
"What sits in the middle of these is distraction. How a player responds to distraction and filters out the noise, like the crowd, can impact which of these mindsets they move into and ultimately how the team performs."
Read more from Marie in part two of her chat about why teams some teams play better away from home and how it impacts managers - that will be on this page early next week.
Here's another clutch of selections for your best Premier League XI.
See what you make of them.
Max: 4-3-3. Patricio, Irwin, Coady, Saiss, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Ince, Jimenez, Cunha, Jota. Unstoppable on its day. As much as Irwin and Ince had their better days before us, they were so vital back then.
Steve: 5-2-3. Patricio, Doherty, Kilman, Coady, Boly, Jonny, Neves, Gomes, Traore Jimenez Jota. Balance, speed, identity and confidence with Nuno at the helm.
Allan: 4-3-3. Patricio, Saiss, Coady, Boly, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Cunha, Moutinho, Jota, Jimenez, Traore. Good defence, great midfield and plenty of pace in attack.
Adrian: 5-3-2. Ruddy, Saiss, Boly, Coady, Doherty, Ait-Nouri, Moutinho, Neves, Gomes, Jimenez, Jota. Mostly Nuno's team. Oh the good old days.
John: 3-4-3. Patricio, Saiss, Boly, Kilman, Bueno, Moutinho, Doherty, Jota, Jimenez, Neto. Pace, skill and power up front, with clever wing-backs to cross or cut inside. Pure silk and football IQ in the middle and centre-backs that can play and defend.
Peter: 3-4-3. Patricio, Boly, Coady, Kilman, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Ait-Nouri, Jota, Jimenez, Cunha. Solidity in defence, creativity in midfield and pace in attack. with Nuno as coach. All legends and we will never see the like of them in gold and black ever again.
George Mills
BBC Sport senior journalist
In a recent addition of the Football Extra newsletter, Roger asked BBC Sport: Players are frequently injured on international duty - such as Chris Wood for New Zealand last season, which may have ultimately cost Nottingham Forest a Champions League place. Are clubs compensated by the country or does insurance cover compensation?'
Since 2012, Fifa's Club Protection Programme has covered the salary of players injured on international duty - although there are some conditions.
Firstly, the player must be out of action for a period of at least 28 consecutive days and the injury must have been sustained during an "accident", which is defined in very boring and legally-specific detail in Fifa's guidelines, though it covers most of the examples you could think of.
The scheme pays the salary of an injured player up to the maximum amount of €7.5m (£6.6m) until they are declared fit to return for their clubs.
Transfermarkt lists Chris Wood as missing 18 days - three games - with the hip injury you mention from last March, suffered on international duty with New Zealand. As he returned inside 28 days, Forest would not have been eligible to claim compensation.
There are a couple of clubs who will currently be beneficiaries of this scheme though, including Newcastle United, whose £55m summer signing Yoane Wissa is yet to make an appearance since suffering a knee injury while playing for DR Congo.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Wolves winger Steve Froggatt believes Rob Edwards has "done the right thing for himself" after joining a club he has a "21-year association with" and choosing to leave Middlesbrough just four months into his tenure.
Speaking on BBC Radio WM's Football Phone-In, Froggatt called the criticism Edwards has received "slightly unfair".
"He has just had a house recently built in this area and he has a young family," Froggatt said. "I made a big career decision years ago as well.
"When I left Wolves, I actually could have gone to four Premier League clubs. I went up to Middlesbrough and I was offered an absolute fortune, then I went to see Gordon Strachan at Coventry City.
"I knew in my heart of hearts that the worst move for my pregnant wife would be Middlesbrough, a place where she had no family contacts and would be bringing up two young children, so I made a decision for my family.
"It was the best decision ever because everyone said I'd never do anything if I went to Coventry City. I was vindicated when I got into the England squad at the end of my third season there and I was able to say: 'Actually, I chose the right club for me'.
"Rob Edwards has done exactly the same thing. He loves the club, he has a 21-year association with Wolves, he knows the club inside out and he won't have to settle in.
"He passionately wanted this job so - shock horror - he left another football club. If the boot was on the other foot, a football club can sack a manager without thinking twice about it within a few weeks.
"He has done the right thing for himself - and I think for Wolves as well."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe wanted your suggestions for Wolves' all-time best Premier League XI.
And you delivered!
Here's the first bunch of your replies:
Mark: 5-2-3. Patricio, Coady, Saiss, Boly, Semedo, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jimenez, Jota, Traore. Simply the best Wolves XI that we have seen since being promoted back to the Premier League. The team that gave me the most pleasure to watch, without question.
Stookie: 5-3-2. Patricio, Jonny, Saiss, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Gomes, Jimenez, Cunha. Nuno Espirito Santo's team plus add-ons.
Darren: 5-2-3. Patricio, Ait-Nouri, Coady, Boly, Kilman, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Cunha, Jimenez, Jota. Great players who have served the club well in the Premier League era.
Nick: 4-4-3. Patricio, Foley, Boly, Coady, Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Gomes, Traore, Jimenez, Jota. Patricio has over 100 caps for Portugal, Foley was underrated, Boly and Jonny were class, Coady was the leader, Moutinho was a little genius, Neves is a wonderful passer, Gomes is our only current great player, Traore is so exciting, Jimenez was our best striker in 40 years, and our much-missed superstar Jota.
Nathan: 5-2-3. Patricio, Semedo, Coady, Boly, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Jota, Cunha. Combination of the good times where they played as a team and just great players with pure talent!
James: 5-3-2. Patricio, Semedo, Saiss, Coady, Kilmna, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Neto, Jimenez. This team would smash ANYONE.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer striker Lyle Taylor has defended Rob Edwards' decision to leave Middlesbrough after just four months as manager, citing that there is "no loyalty in football".
The new Wolves manager has signed a three and a half year deal at Molineux and will take charge of his first game against Crystal Palace a week on Saturday.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, Taylor said: "The lack of loyalty is evidenced by the fact that fans live in this football utopia whereby loyalty exists, but when a fan doesn't think a player is good enough - what do they do? They want the player out.
"When a player wants to leave a club to better themselves, they are treated like a turncoat. When a manager wants to do the same thing, it is the same situation.
"Football is a business and ultimately money rules business.
"Let's be honest, if there is ever a time Rob Edwards has to manage against Middlesbrough, he will get dog's abuse.
"But, for me, the presumption that there is loyalty in football is wide of the mark."
Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter
Fosun Group's investment has been the subject of several questions sent in via our 'Ask about Wolves' form.
The only consistent narrative on Fosun's intentions comes from the occasional statements and interviews given by their representative on the ground since the takeover in 2016, the Wolves Executive Chairman Jeff Shi.
Over the last two or three years, these indications have all pointed towards the goal of being financially self-sustaining.
"If a club can't find a way to be self-sufficient sooner or later, then the day its owner stops funding is literally the day it starts to prepare for administration or to be sold," he wrote in the Express and Star in May 2024. , external
Reviewing that quote now might prompt Wolves supporters to think perhaps a sale is exactly what Fosun do want.
However, Shi has never implied that Fosun wish to sell, with a reported offer from the prolific football investor John Textor in recent weeks apparently coming to nothing.
They have been interested in minority investments, and allowed the American firm PEAK6 to take a share in Fosun Sports in 2021, before buying it back.
In a long interview with the "Business of Sport" podcast, external in the summer, he made his clearest comments for a while about the overall financial strategy. They did not make him any more popular with fans.
"When you invest less but enough but the capital investment is limited, then you have more space to survive or sustain or grow," said Shi.
"If you spend £1bn into Wolves, for example, maybe for one or two seasons you will be good enough. But if a bad season comes you can't revive from that, because if you go down or you have a bad season, you have already spent £1bn. Even if you sell the club now, you will lose money for sure.
"The important thing is to control the spending in a range and you still feel safe. It's like in a bank, you have to have enough reserves.. That's our way to think about the long-term future. If the league may come good eventually, but you die before the dawn."
By that reading, keeping the club financially secure is more important to Fosun than maintaining Premier League status.
Yet at the same time, relegation would dramatically cut the value of the club, with no cheap way of winning it back.
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Image source, Getty ImagesStraight off the bat, expect the classic new manager soundbites.
I know this season has been dire for Wolves fans, so he will no doubt look to generate buy-in from supporters through words first.
The local paper will probably have one of his glittery quotes on the back page. He says the same stuff everywhere he goes, though - "the fans are the most important part of the football club".
It is up to you whether you get reeled in by that. My advice? Let the football do the talking - always.
To give him credit, Middlesbrough's defence this season has tightened up. We defend our box well, no matter the formation (Edwards has alternated between three and four at the back).
If you are a fan of xG, our 'expected goals against' this campaign is the third best in the league. If you don't like xG, ignore what I have just said.
Offensively, however, Boro have struggled. We do not create a lot at all.
Edwards did not have a clue what to do with the attacking options he had. He often overthought it, I feel.
Thankfully, because our defence is good, we have been on the right end of a lot of fine-margin games. Was that sustainable? Boro were trending down before he left.
He has quite the task on his hands at Wolves.
I would not be surprised to see a lift in performances, but expect to encounter problems that Edwards may find hard to fix.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWolves' new head coach Rob Edwards says he made "one of the toughest decisions" of his managerial career by choosing to leave high-flying Championship side Middlesbrough to join a club currently eight points adrift of Premier League safety.
The 42-year-old previously played for Wolves, making more than 100 appearances between 2004 and 2008, has been a coach at Molineux and also grew up in Telford.
"This has been one of the toughest decisions of my career," Edwards wrote on Instagram. "In truth, I wouldn't have considered leaving Middlesbrough for any other club.
"Wolves is a special club for me. It's where I grew as both a player and a coach. It's still where my family calls home.
"It has always been my dream to come back and these opportunities do not come around too often.
"Middlesbrough is an incredible club with a fantastic owner, staff and passionate supporters. I want to thank everyone at the club for the opportunity to lead this squad.
"It is a great group of players that I genuinely hope and believe will deliver success this season.
"I could not be prouder of the environment we built together and how it all gelled together so quickly - the players, the staff and the fans, who drive it all."
We asked for your views on whether Rob Edwards is the right man for the Wolves job.
Here are some of your replies:
Alan: Edwards brings bags of enthusiasm to a team he loves. His attacking mentality is exactly what we need if we have any chance of escaping relegation. I would far rather us go down giving our all and playing attractive, attacking football. I wish Rob every success. The supporters must get behind the team and save their angst for the board of directors and, specifically, Fosun.
David: Even though he has limited top-flight experience, Edwards is Wolves through and through. It's about time we appointed someone with a passion for the club, instead of just being used as a stepping stone to get a Premier League club on their CV.
Lee: I feel a little sorry for Edwards already. Under the current ownership, this club is a poisoned chalice for any manager. He isn't keeping us up, the owners have made sure of that with poor investment. I hope I'm wrong, but it feels like Edwards has made a poor decision in coming to join us. He should have stayed at Middlesbrough.
Mark: Edwards' appointment sends a very clear message that Wolves are gearing up for a complete reset in the Championship next season. None of the best managers in the world would be able to save the club from relegation this season. The quality within the squad is simply not good enough to compete at this level. The owners, with a total lack of football knowledge, are solely to blame for this.
Ian: One can only assume Wolves must have offered him a huge salary with a large bonus should relegation be avoided. Will it be sufficient recompense for what will, in all probability, be a miserable experience though?
Mike: Definitely the right choice. He is a local lad, a former Wolves player and he will be backed by the fans. If he is backed by the club in January, he can bring in some of the players he wants. As long as the team shows some fighting spirit for the rest of the season, he is in a no-lose situation and will retain the fans' backing even if we go down.
Nick Mashiter
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThe gamble for Rob Edwards is that he will need to unite a fractured club where fans' frustrations with the ownership have bubbled over.
Swapping a Premier League promotion challenge for a battle to stay in the top flight is brave enough at the best of times, let alone when the club in question appear to have big issues in the background.
Anger towards owners Fosun and executive chairman Jeff Shi is widespread, even if the fans are unlikely to achieve their ultimate goal of pressuring Fosun to sell.
Wolves are aware of the division and Edwards will be joined by Harry Watling, who takes on the role of assistant head coach and was part of his team at Middlesbrough.
Sources have also told BBC Sport that Paul Trollope, Joleon Lescott and Conor Coady have been sounded out over potential roles in a new-look backroom staff.
The potential additions of Lescott and Coady are rated as difficult to complete - particularly the latter, who is still playing for Wrexham.
One thing Edwards has to his advantage is his lack of recent involvement at Wolves, this in contrast to other reported candidates.
The potential reappointment of former boss Gary O'Neil, sacked 11 months ago and still being paid by the club under the terms of his severance package, could have widened the divide still further.
Supporters had turned against O'Neil by the end of his reign last December, while Shi said in the summer the club waited too long to sack him.
O'Neil, perhaps shrewdly, ruled himself out of the running last week. He had concerns about what he would be inheriting, especially the structure off the pitch.
That aspect has not put Edwards off.
Former England striker Alan Shearer told BBC Match of the Day: "I get his connection with Wolves but I think Middlesbrough give him a big opportunity and this is a huge risk for him as I don't see them staying up. It is a big gamble."
Where the gamble lies for Wolves is that Edwards' only full-time Premier League managerial experience saw his one season in the top flight with Luton Town in 2023-24 end in relegation.
He guided the Hatters to the Premier League for the first time but was then unable to halt a slide into League One, leaving Kenilworth Road in January of this year.
Two Premier League relegations would not look great on Edwards' record, but he is keen on the job and a return to his roots, and will back himself to lead the team away from danger.
Edwards won the Premier League 2 title with Wolves Under-23s in 2019, describing the moment as the best in his career at that time.
"It was probably one of the best feelings in 20 years of professional football that I've had. It was amazing, I felt so proud of the boys," he said.
Now Edwards is at the helm, another career highlight would come with his first game in official charge - Edwards had a two-game caretaker spell in 2016 - against Crystal Palace at Molineux on 22 November.
Wolves has "a lot of pull" for Rob Edwards and would have made it impossible for him to turn down the job, despite the "huge task" in front of him, says former team-mate Matt Jarvis.
Edwards was confirmed as the club's new head coach on Wednesday, leaving his role at Middlesbrough to return to his former club.
The 42-year-old started his Wolves journey in 2004 and played 111 times for the club, before making his first steps into coaching with the under-18s.
He took charge of two first-team matches on an interim basis in 2016 and also led the under-23s to promotion.
"He's got a lot of affection for Wolves. He spent many, many years there," Jarvis told BBC Sport.
"He started his managerial career in the academies and worked his way through, so it's got a lot of pull for him. Obviously, you never know in football when your next chance is or what you're going to do, so for him this opportunity has come up and I don't think it was ever possible for him to turn it down.
"It's a massive club. It's a huge honour for him to go and manage the club he played for."
Edwards arrives following the dismissal of Vitor Pereira and is now charged with turning the fortunes round of a team yet to pick up three points in the Premier League this season.
"It's a huge task he's got ahead of him, but he obviously feels like he's able to do something," Jarvis added.
"The team looks beat. Whenever they go a goal behind, it looks like that's it - there's an uphill battle. He's got to go in there straight away and change the mentality of the players.
"The one thing he's constantly kept [from playing] is his personality and his genuineness to actually speak to players, supporters and the media. As a player, I think he gives you that affection. He gives you that drive. You can see the players he's managed want to play for him.
"It's a massive opportunity for him to try the impossible and keep Wolves up. And if it isn't successful, maybe he's the perfect person to bring them back up."
Geoff Doyle
BBC Three Counties Radio sports editors editor
Image source, Getty ImagesThe first thing to say about Rob Edwards is that the players will get on with him. He is a very good man-manager and players enjoy playing for him. He fosters good relationships and builds a rapport with his team.
When Edwards took over at Luton Town, the team were just outside the Championship play-offs and going along quite nicely. Edwards was shrewd enough not to change too much with "tweaks", as he called them, here and there. He gave Luton fans their best experience for decades in the play-off final win and took them into the Premier League for the first time.
In the top flight, Edwards very quickly worked out that playing defensively and passively was not going to work. He switched tactics after a couple of months and went bold, aggressive and attacking. It is why Luton won so many plaudits despite their relegation.
They gave it a real go and gave a fright to Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City along the way.
Their spirit and belief was strong, but Edwards also got Luton playing. You don't score four against Newcastle and Brighton, and three against Arsenal, Bournemouth and Sheffield United, without stepping up.
Under Edwards, Luton played a 3-4-2-1. His wing-backs were super important. Alfie Doughty was on the left, whipping excellent balls into the penalty area. On the right, he had the pace of Chiedozie Ogbene or Issa Kabore.
Balls in the box were very important. Edwards played two big strikers in Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo. They were a real handful and gave world-class defenders major problems. Both hit double-figure goals across the season.
He was bold with man-for-man defending, which did leave them open at the back. But Hatters fans didn't mind that, preferring to see the team on the front foot rather than sitting back. The side revolved around Ross Barkley and Edwards just let him dictate.
If he goes attacking with Wolves, the fans will not be bored.
Dazzling Dave
Fan writer
Image source, PA MediaCrikey, where do we start? It is a mammoth task.
Rob Edwards must set clear requirements with owners Fosun: be firm, direct and specific about club structure and the transfer window. The priority is a solid spine that can rescue poor performances.
Next, restore confidence and belief. The team look at rock bottom, but there is still faith they can turn it around.
The errors are not about talent, they stem from a lack of confidence, direction and belief. That must change.
Don't concede and you won't lose. It sounds basic, but it has been forgotten. Pick a backline and live with it through the bumps.
Stop shunting Ladislav Krejci into midfield, then dragging him back. He needs a settled role. He is a £30m central defender; when you are leaking goals, use that ability. Or play him in a Conor Coady-style sweeper role to distribute and get the team moving upfield.
Up front, it is about belief and habits. There is little creativity, it is all too static.
Use Jackson Tchatchoua's pace. Release some players from heavy defensive duties and provide cover so they can attack and create.
Goals do not come from sideways and backward passing, they come from chaos in the box. Get crosses in and look like you are not afraid to score.
Stability is essential. Edwards must find his best XI quickly and keep it. There has been too much chopping and changing.
The team needs consistency to gel. Play footballers in their preferred roles where they are most comfortable if results are to come in the short term. Stop forcing square pegs into round holes.
Leadership is non-negotiable. Great teams have great leaders and Wolves are short. Five captains already this season tells its own story. Choose a captain, stick with them and demand standards on and off the pitch.
Make Molineux a fortress. Getting a despondent fanbase on side is key. If the faithful turn, Wolves are doomed.
Above all, the ownership question looms. Fosun talks prudence, supporters want ambition.
Wolves need a clear plan and a manager empowered to execute it. Without that, they are not flirting with the drop - they are packing their bags for it.
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A version of this post first ran on 5 November.
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves chairman Jeff Shi says he needs "to refresh the whole club" after the club confirmed the appointment of their former defender Rob Edwards as manager.
Edwards has signed a three and a half year deal at Molineux just five months after starting work as Middlesbrough manager.
"I know Rob very well and I have seen his growth in different jobs," said Shi. "He's a very good person, knows the club very well, knows the city, the fans and he is very talented.
"When he was a youth coach here, he showed his tactical awareness, but after he took first-team jobs he started to grow his own identity, character and leadership."
With Wolves currently bottom of the Premier League table after picking up just two points from their opening 11 games, Shi said: "We need to refresh the whole club with a new coach's philosophy, bringing his own identity and ideas.
"We are at a new chapter for the club and Rob will be a key piece of that."
Director of player recruitment and development Matt Jackson added: "The energy that [Edwards] brings off the field, we have to get on to the pitch.
"We have to be realistic about where we are and we definitely need to be held accountable.
"We now need to get that belief into the players quickly and we think Rob will be great culturally for the whole football club."
Image source, Getty ImagesSo it's official. Rob Edwards is Wolves' new head coach, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract at Molineux to succeed Vitor Pereira - and we want your reaction.
The 42-year-old has joined from Middlesbrough, who he was with for just over five months and leaves second in the Championship.
Edwards arrives at Wolves - a club he played 111 times for - with the side bottom of the Premier League, eight points from safety and still awaiting their first league win of the season.
He has also coached Wanderers at under-18 and under-23 level, as well as taking interim charge of the first team twice in the wake of Walter Zenga's departure in 2016.
Edwards' assistant head coach will be Harry Watling, who was also at Boro. Wolves says more backroom staff will be confirmed soon.
Edwards has previous experience managing in the top flight, having been in charge of Luton Town during the 2023-24 campaign, but he was unable to keep them up.
His first match in charge will be against Crystal Palace at Molineux on Saturday, 22 November, following the international break.
How do you feel about the appointment? Is Edwards the right man and can he turn Wolves' fortunes around? What are his priorities?
