Wolves Women boss hails ‘big moment’ as historic season reaches new milestone

Dan McNamara hailed a “big moment” as Wolves Women reached double figures in the WSL 2 table in style.

Wolves returned to winning ways with an emphatic 4-2 victory over basement side Durham, scoring three times in the first half at the New Bucks Head in Telford.

The result marked a third league win in a historic season for Wolves, who are competing at professional level for the first time, and took their points tally to 10 after eight games.

Boss McNamara told the Express & Star: “I‘m delighted. In the first half, we were excellent. We really set the tempo and the game.

“The second half is always a little bit difficult after going 3-0 up. You don’t know whether to have another go or protect what you’ve got. In moments, I don’t think we did either.

“But I’m just really proud of the girls. It was two disappointing goals to concede, but let’s focus on the positives. We were excellent in the moments that we needed to be.

“It feels like a big moment to get to 10 points, to get to double figures after eight games. It does feel like a big, big moment for us within the season.”

Amber Hughes was the star of the show in Telford, contributing to all four goals with a brace and an assist. And McNamara is delighted to see the forward in form.

“I’m delighted for Amber, because there was talk from people during the summer who didn’t know whether she’d make the step up,” he added.

“I had absolutely no qualms. I knew she would make the step up, and seven league goals later, she’s absolutely flying.

“She was playing through a little bit of a niggle as well. So, I don’t think we’ve seen the sharpest Amber. But if that’s what we get with a niggle, then you can imagine what we’re looking forward to when she’s fully fit.”

Charlotte Greengrass and Louanne Worsey were also on target as Wolves maintained seventh place in the standings and moved eight points clear of the relegation zone.

Reflecting on their transition to life in the second tier so far, McNamara added: “It’s difficult when you come from an environment where you win week on week and expect nothing less.

“All of a sudden there’s losses, there’s a couple on the bounce, and you don’t know how the girls are going to take you.

“It’s been hard, it’s been a learning curve. But I have to admit, they’ve been brilliant. I’m delighted for the players, and hopefully we can keep building on it.”