Wolves' Jamie O'Hara 'wasn't fit enough' for Blackpool loan

O'Hara is back at Molineux after his trial with the Tangerines, with boss Paul Ince indicating he may take another look at the 27-year-old in the January window.

The £5m former Tottenham midfielder had three training sessions with Blackpool and impressed with his ability on the ball.

But, just like Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett, Ince wasn't convinced of his fitness.

"He's probably not fit enough yet. We might go back in for him in January," said Ince.

"He needs another couple of weeks' fitness (work) and that's the problem we had.

"He's still a good player. Technically, he's absolutely fantastic but he's still short on fitness and that's understandable.

"I didn't think I'd be able to throw him straight in, and, with the loan only being for four weeks, we had to decide to leave it.

"If the window closed next week, we'd probably have done a deal but I'm not rushing into anything.

"He's been great. He seems a fantastic lad with the desire to do well and prove people wrong."

O'Hara has made two substitute's appearances since ending his four-month exile from the squad and Ince feels the former Spurs playmaker just needs to get sharper.

"Jamie played in the Premier League four years ago for Tottenham, so he's a fantastic talent," said Ince.

"For some reason or other he's not been involved at Wolves.

"The problem we had is the loan window gave us no time.

"To make a decision based on three days' training was always going to be hard.

"Blackpool has always been built on players coming here to prove people wrong. He's one of those."