Jez Moxey opens up on Wolves quit rumours

Jez Moxey has opened his heart up for the first time to dismiss speculation that he was set to quit Wolves three years ago.

The Molineux chief executive was rumoured to be so disenchanted at the club's double-dip relegation that he considered his own position in 2013 after the Steve Morgan-driven appointments of Stale Solbakken and Dean Saunders.

Moxey went on to mastermind the signing of head coach Kenny Jackett but swerved any suggestion that he was considering his position.

"All I'd say is this – I don't think I've ever been so singularly determined to put right what was happening," said the Molineux supremo. "So, no is the answer. I would never have been able to live with myself if we hadn't rectified the problems that were caused. And we have done.

"We're not apologising for it any more because we've gone beyond that – not just Mick, but the relegations and what followed. We're now back in the Championship.

"There was nothing more hurtful than that whole period and, as competitive people, unless someone else said 'you're off', I had to repair this."

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Moxey, meanwhile, insisted Wolves have no regrets at not cashing in on Bakary Sako in January when they turned down bids of up to £2.5m from Albion, QPR and an un-named foreign club.

Jesse Lingard was lined up to come in on loan, but when Sako's move fell through, the Manchester United youngster went to Derby on loan instead.

"If we'd sold Sako we'd have been richer, but would we have been able to replace him with a better player?" said Moxey. "We had a fairly short window to do so, so it was questionable, and we don't think we'd have been better as a club without him."

Wolves finished the season in seventh spot, missing out on the play-offs on goals scored.

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And Moxey believes the play-offs are the minimum requirement in the Championship.

"Wolves need to be finishing sixth or above in a Championship season," he said. "So to finish seventh was disappointing but what we did was encouraging.

"If we keep things in perspective, there's no Armageddon – it's just a bit of disappointment.

"Let's improve and use it as a motivation to do better next season.

"We're disappointed at not getting into the play-offs but we've made good progress and we're genuinely pleased with the progress the team is making."