Steve Bull: Wolves must be braced for a battle at Blues

But make no mistake, Sunday’s match will be a proper derby and very much a “welcome to the Championship” moment for Cesar Peixoto and some of his players.

Believe me, St Andrew’s has never been an easy place to go and you know the home side will be up for it, so it’s vital Wolves are too.

It could turn out to be something of an eye-opener and while I believe this Wolves team has more than enough quality to get a result, it is going to take hard work and maybe a few bruises along the way. To be honest, there will be a lot of days like that in the Championship.

The last couple of matches delivered mixed results with an excellent win against Stoke followed by a frustrating night at West Ham.

When Stoke went ahead inside two minutes at Molineux last Saturday I feared for what might happen next.

But I then watched as the team pulled together and played as a team. That’s the first time I had seen it in a long time. It was really encouraging.

They all pulled their weight and rolled their sleeves up, had a go and we got the result we deserved. We could easily have scored more than four.

I felt we took the momentum from that into the West Ham game and I thought we dominated for 30 minutes but never put our chances away. In the end we paid the price.

I think maybe that game will be a bit of a wake-up call to the importance of taking your opportunities when they present themselves. It felt like a bit of a missed opportunity to get a big win early in the season.

Tuesday night also saw the closing of the transfer window and if I am being honest, I was a little disappointed Wolves didn’t do a bit more business.

When you look at our team right now they are scary in attack but a bit naive at the back.

We need a leader though, saying that, we now have Ladislav Krejci and Santiago Bueno to come back in the team.

Both of them were expected to leave during the window and I hope they can now refocus on Wolves. Even if they want to move away, the best way of doing that is by putting in strong performances for the team.