Wolves' skipper: there is no need to panic

Saturday's 5-0 humiliation by the Rams was Wolves' biggest away loss at second tier level for more than 31 years, since a five-goal defeat at Leicester in February 1983.

Defeat was the second in a week for Kenny Jackett's side after the 2-1 reverse at Ipswich and made it one point from nine.

But it was the first time in 11 months they have lost back-to-back league games.

And Ricketts, who was recalled for only his second league start of the season at the i-Pro Stadium, believes there is no need to hit the panic button.

"There's nothing to worry about long term – this was one game and three points lost," said the 33-year-old. "Derby got beaten last season by a good few goals and look at them. There's no reason why we can't learn from this and push on again.

"I remember Manchester United getting beaten 5-0 at Chelsea (1999) – these things happen. It's not the end of the world. We could have lost 1-0 and it still would have been three points lost so let's not get too carried away.

"There are things we need to work on; we'll watch the game back and we'll look to improve."

Ricketts acknowledged how good Derby were.

"They need to take lots of credit – they stopped us and they passed the ball really well and you can see why they got to the play-off final last season."

Ricketts praised the fans who made the trip and stayed behind the team right to the end despite the scoreline.

"They showed what great fans they are," he said. "We were disappointed for them – they were magnificent right the way through. They've been brilliant ever since I've been here and I don't expect anything else."