110% Football

Terry Connor - Was he the right choice?

When Mick McCarthy was sacked back in February, I thought to sack Mick was a tough decision to make, I felt that they must have someone lined-up who is a strong and experienced replacement....

So when the news broke on the 24th February 2012 that Terry Connor had got the job I thought, very strange choice, he's a top bloke but seriously giving a man that has never managed a team before the job, when the club is in deep relegation trouble surely wasn't the right step to take. I genuinely hoped he could turn it around because Wolves always seem a decent team and there fans are a decent bunch but I very seriously doubted Terry Connor had the credentials to turn the clubs fortunes. 

He was quite clearly delighted to get the job and who wouldn't be, saying in an interview he was "privileged" and "it is a great honour". It was a chance to put his name on the map as a manager, a chance to show his qualities and put his desire into the football club.

A draw in his first game against Newcastle showed he had potential and that the players were behind him, however this initial optimism slowly trickled out, as he lost the next 7 games in a row and left fans of the club questioning if he was seriously the best option the club had when looking for a new manager. I have got to say though the Wolves players and the fans have been brilliant to Terry, they have always fully supported him as he has a great affection with the Wolves fans and is just a genuinely nice guy and above all a football person who will always give 100% to the cause. 

However, the thing that I thinks left most people perplexed is the fact that, managers with genuine experience in the game, such as; Walter Smith, Alan Curbishley and Steve Bruce (who said he wanted the job)  were tossed to the side, I'm not saying they could have saved Wolves from relegation that is impossible to tell but the experience they had would surely have stood them in better stead than the inexperienced Terry Connor. 

I think Michael Gray from Radio 5 Live puts it well here;  "It was farcical what went on. Mick got the sack and they said they were going to bring in the right person."They have obviously ended up getting Terry in charge for the last 13 games, which was the wrong decision."They should've got a new face in the dressing room. It was just unfortunate and the performances just haven't been there."

Wolves have now been relegated to the Championship, where I wish them well and hope to see them back in the top flight as soon as possible!

You can follow me on twitter ; @lstacey1992