Jones admits Wolves career is over

Forgotten man Daniel Jones admits his Wolves career is over and he is now focusing on 'doing a Mark Davies' and proving his hometown club wrong.

Having been with the club for 14 years, the Wordsley-born Wolves fan turned 23 earlier this month knowing there's nothing he would love more than to pull on a gold and black jersey in the Premier League.

But the Academy graduate accepts that scenario is not going to happen and he's resigned to leaving as soon as possible to secure regular first team football elsewhere.

"I'm in the last year of my contract now and I know I'm not going to feature here so I've got to get away and do as well as I possibly can," said Jones, who made the last of 11 senior appearances for Wolves in the Carling Cup tie against Accrington Stanley last August.

Jones now wants to follow the example of fellow graduates Mark Davies and Keith Andrews who have gone on to play in the Premier League after leaving Wolves.

"Mark was always injured but then he went on loan and excelled somewhere else, as did Keith Andrews," he said.

"Hopefully I can play in the Championship and prove to people I can play at that level and then step up again if I do well enough.

"I'm focused and determined to succeed somewhere else.

"Whatever opportunity comes for me, I've got to take it. I speak to my agent regularly so we're getting the ball rolling now and we'll see what happens."

Jones added: "This is my team. I've been here since I was nine-years-old and I love the club and support them, but things don't always work out the way you want them to.

Chance

"I'm disappointed because I'd love to play for Wolves. I know I'm good enough but I had my chance here a couple of seasons ago and I hadn't had one really since."

Jones has discounted going out on loan again as he's in the final year of his deal.

And he feels he did well enough in two spells at League One Oldham in 33 League games last season to warrant a chance at that level or the Championship.

"I think I've done well enough on loan which was underlined by the interest I've had," he said.

"I definitely think I can play regularly in the Championship, or if I go to a team in League One, it will have to be one on the up.

"Every time I've played for Wolves I think I've done well, but that's football."

Jones is fully fit again after breaking a bone in his foot against Walsall on the final day of last season.

"I'm back in training now and I'm getting myself fit, so I'll see what happens," he said.

Jones, who has been with Wolves since he was 10, also had a loan spell at Northampton Town in 2007-08 where he made 33 appearances to gain more first-team experience.