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Kenny Jackett: Search goes on for new signings

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Boss Kenny Jackett today reassured fans he is looking for new signings to bolster his Wolves side.

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But the Molineux head coach insists he is hunting key additions and not merely squad players. Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Rotherham saw Wolves fall to successive defeats after their opening-day win over Norwich. Jackett's men could not hit back after their League Cup defeat to Northampton last week.

Ryan Hall's winner – when he deflected in Dave Edwards' clearance – stunned Wolves after they had been the dominant force for much of the game.

Wolves saw a move for Leicester forward Chris Wood, who scored the equaliser in their Premier League opener against Everton, fall through last week.

But Jackett said: "We are always trying to improve the team if we can.

"It is very easy to collect players in the Championship, for us to improve our side we need quality players.

"That's the key for us now going forward, that it is the right people added to what is a good group.

"We have a good side, and things we need to work on and improve on, but it will be interesting how the season develops with these players."

Jackett insisted they will learn the lessons from defeat at the New York Stadium ahead of Wednesday's Championship trip to Fulham.

"We don't want to lose games and we don't accept that," he said.

"But after that, we have to realise where we need to improve and what we need to do.

"From where we are, which is looking a reasonable side in this division in the first two games, we have to recognise what we need to go one step further.

"In both the games (Rotherham and Norwich) we have looked a decent side.

"We're frustrated with the result and we're not happy about it.

"But we have a lot to build on and a lot to be optimistic about this season.

"There was a degree of bad luck but we have still lost 1-0 to a set-piece after we had good control of the game which we didn't capitalise on.

"We were wasteful when we got into good situations and small details and fine margins win and lose you games. We didn't get those right."