Midland football misery: How Wolves' season of woe has unfolded so far

August 8: Confidence is high as Wolves start the season with two wins and a draw.

August 19: Wolves release a statement affirming that Benik Afobe will not be sold this season, describing him as a player of 'key importance'.

September 1: 2014/15 club Player Of The Year Richard Stearman is sold to Fulham for 'footballing reasons'. In an E&S poll, 82 per cent of fans believe this is a bad decision.

September 12: A defeat at struggling Bolton begins a four-game winless run.

September 23: Speaking to the Express & Star, Wolves owner Steve Morgan tells of how Wolverhampton is in his heart.

September 28: Following an angry confrontation with fans after Wolves salvage a draw against nine-man Preston with an injury time goal, Steve Morgan stands down as chairman of the club and puts it up for sale.

October 31: Wolves sign 34-year-old Wigan striker Grant Holt on loan.

November 3: A defeat at struggling Bristol City sees Wolves start a run that sees them without a win in the month of November.

December 20: Wolves are thrashed 4-1 by a buoyant Sheffield Wednesday.

December 21: It's very much a case of 'No Jackett Required' as an E&S poll reveals that 57 per cent of fans believe Kenny Jackett should be sacked.

December 24: Aptly-named Chinese billionaire Ding Lei is linked to a takeover of Wolves. No such takeover is forthcoming.

January 10: Key, important Benik Afobe completes his £10m move to AFC Bournemouth. At the time of his departure he is 361 days into a three-and-a-half year contract with Wolves.

January 16: Wolves appear to have found a new goal hero in Michal Zyro, who nets three times in two games. He then suffers a calf injury and is ruled out for six weeks.

January 18: Steve Morgan reveals that there are no firm talks on the table with a potential buyer.

January 19: Wolves' standout player of the season so far, Jordan Graham, is ruled out for up to a year after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.

February 1: The transfer window closes with Wolves having missed out on striker Kike and several other targets.

February 2: 2-0 up after 81 minutes, Wolves are pegged back to 2-2 by bottom club Bolton.

February 10: Both Jez Moxey and recruitment chief Kevin Thelwell are fiercely critical of Benik Afobe. "Benik was no longer trying to play for us and that was undermining everything we were trying to achieve," Thelwell opines. Moxey weighs in with, "We wanted him to maintain his commitment to us."

February 10: Wolves announce the 'tenner for Sir Jack' campaign in which fans are invited to stump up some of the costs for a statue of Sir Jack Hayward at Molineux. The announcement comes a day after it is reported that Steve Morgan's Redrow construction company has enjoyed profits of £110 million.

February 11: Afobe responds angrily to the accusations of his former employers, saying on Twitter: "Some people at Wolves are hanging me out to dry to save their own backs."

February 13: The fans turn on Jez Moxey in a major way as Wolves go down limply at home against potential play-off rivals Preston.

February 16: Wolves lie 12th in the Championship, with 40 points from 31 games and a minus two goal difference. The club apologises for 'confusion' over the Sir Jack statue funding and vows to cover any shortfall in its costs.