Wolves duo Kevin Doyle and Stephen Ward not in Kenny Jackett's plans

Kevin Doyle and Stephen Ward today joined the Wolves 'bomb squad' after being told they remain out of Kenny Jackett's plans.

The Irish pair have been advised they will take no part in tonight's opening friendly at Cheltenham, nor the five-day trip to Ireland which leaves on Sunday for a two-match tour.

They joined the respectfully-named 'group three' consisting of Roger Johnson, Jamie O'Hara, Tongo Doumbia, Razak Boukari, Georg Margreitter and freed George Elokobi.

"At present they will both be training with 'group three' and neither of them will be travelling to Ireland," said head coach Jackett.

"Nothing has happened on either of them – there has been no contact from any club.

"Both are just coming back and working hard at pre-season and no loan moves are imminent - nothing is on the horizon.

"No one is phoning us about these guys and as we stand, they won't be travelling with us to Ireland."

Jackett said Doyle, who had been attracting Premier League new boys QPR and Ward, who hasa been negotiating with Brighton, took the news well however.

"They're both professional and perhaps both expected it after last season," said the boss.

"They knew I'd push on with the group I've got.

"For them it's about working hard and getting fit – I'm sure they'll have their eye on their next move."

Jackett stressed he hasn't closed the door on the duo completely, however.

"If things suddenly changed or we got injuries, I'd never close the door completely because you never know in football," he said.

In an Express & Star poll this week, over 56 per cent of the 2,800 votes cast wanted Doyle to be given another chance.

Jackett is prepared to risk the wrath of those fans to do what he feels is right for the club.

"You'd always want the fans on board, I understand that, but I'm concentrating on the group that did so well last season and Tommy Rowe and Rajiv Van La Parra have added to that.

"For the lads on the outside of that, I wouldn't say I'd never use them again but at present they're not in my plans."

Jackett wants to assess the relationship between players and fans.

"Football is about opinions – in my position, you have to know exactly what the fans think," he said.

"That relationship between the fans and the players is a key one because there's generally trouble if that isn't good.

"And it's a pre-requisite to success."