Wolves have just one more game left to play before the suspension of the season for the World Cup in Qatar.
It has been a tough old campaign so far, with Wolves likely looking at being in the relegation zone while the tournament is going on in Qatar.
A very tough game against Arsenal lies in wait on Saturday night, and then that will be that for a few weeks.
The game against the Gunners is Steve Davis’ final game in charge of the first-team.
He and James Collins have done a good job steadying the ship, and there has been a better level of performance in recent weeks.
The players have been showing more fight, and Julen Lopetegui will have been pleased with what he’s seen recently watching from afar.
Arguably, Davis is responsible for the biggest positive about Wolves this season: the integration of young players into the first-team.
There’s been very little to shout home about in terms of results. And the football has not been good.
But it’s been absolutely brilliant to see some of Molineux’s best prospects actually given chances to show what they can do.
Davis has given debuts to the likes of Hugo Bueno and Joe Hodge, who are both looking like potential future first-team regulars. Matija Sarkic has also made a couple of appearances in the Carabao Cup.
Chem Campbell has also been able to get minutes this term, after making his debut last season under Bruno Lage.
Connor Ronan isn’t exactly a youngster at 24. But he is inexperienced in first-team terms. He’s just been handed a couple of chances to shine.
And then last night, Dexter Lembikisa became the latest academy player to make his first-team debut.
One wonders whether any of these players would have gotten the same show of faith from Lage.
Steve Davis and James Collins’ contributions for Wolves will be looked back on favourably
All these young players getting a chance for the first-team is brilliant to see.
Not only is it great for those young players concerned, but it also sends a fantastic message to other many talented young players in Wolves’ academy.
All of the young players that have gotten chances this term have done really well as well.
It’s not like any of them have looked out of their depth.
Some have looked extremely comfortable, like Bueno and Hodge.
Potentially, some could become top players in the years to come, and Davis and Collins will rightly come in for credit for starting their integration.