It hasn’t been fun times at Wolves this season, but there have been some moments that brought a smile to the face of even the most disillusioned fan.
After witnessing the horror start to 2024/25 under Gary O’Neil, you would have come into this campaign feeling pretty optimistic — it can’t be worse than last year. Right?
Wrong. Vitor Pereira, who came in and saved Wolves from the brink of relegation less than 12 months ago managed an even worse start than his predecessor. You could not have predicted just how bad things would get.
But as painful as the last three months have been, there have been some crumbs, some morsels left for a fanbase hungry for success.
That Carabao Cup comeback against West Ham
The most obvious one by far. As a rule, and to make it less of a formality, we’re only picking one of the two wins Molineux has had to cheer for this season.
Wolves knocked West Ham out of the Carabao Cup in dramatic fashion, with Jorgen Strand Larsen coming off the bench with ten minutes to go, and firing off a two-minute brace to win it.
It was a moment of genuine elation for Wolves fans, and not one they would get much thereafter.
Jorgen Strand Larsen remaining at the club
Bear with me for a second here.
Whatever you think of the Norwegian at this very moment, no Wolves fan wanted to see him leave at the start of the season. Coming off 14 goals in his debut campaign, Strand Larsen was expected to replace Cunha in that talisman role.
When Newcastle enquired about Strand Larsen, the prevailing message from the fanbase was ‘Absolutely not.’ Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when deadline day passed.
Should Wolves have sold JSL to Newcastle in the summer?
Strand Larsen’s form has been disappointing, but an extra £60 million in Fosun’s pocket wouldn’t be as beneficial to Wolves as their star striker finding form again.
Wolves besting Spurs on their home turf
The moments of joy have been fleeting, it’s true. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.
Like when Wolves travelled to Spurs and were easily the better team. It felt like a turning point for Pereira and co after beating Everton the week before. Santiago Bueno prodded home the opener shortly after the break, and the away side looked comfortable.
Sometimes the highest highs lead to the lowest lows, and Spurs equalising in stoppage time was certainly a mood-dampener. Still, a quality performance that hinted at improvement.
It might be clutching at straws, but it’s what we have to grasp onto at the moment. More joy to come, though — we hope.
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