Wolves Fans' Verdict v Manchester United: Another miserable day at the office

Like the grand old Duke of York, we marched right into the top of the ground and we marched right out again. 15 minutes late at the start and 15 minutes early at the end. 

We didn’t know if we were coming or going and neither did Rob Edwards or his players. This is degenerating into a farce; the only surprising element of a match dominated by the visitors was Wolves’ equaliser just before the break. 

But even Manchester United who shoot themselves in the foot with alarming regularity, simply had to slightly up their tempo after the interval to coast home unchallenged. 

Within 10 minutes, Wolves had switched off leaving Dalot a trouble-free canter towards goal for a chance he wastefully squandered. We didn’t learn; Andre inexplicably dwelt interminably on the ball before being robbed to present United with the scruffiest of openers. 

It really was the theatre of the absurd; the shambolic nature of the latest self-inflicted wound epitomising the wholly incompetent disarray that this club has allowed itself to be submerged into. A fine goal-line clearance by Toti prevented further damage before Bellegarde, by a distance our best performer in the first-half got a deserved reward for his industry. 

But it was always likely to be a simple stay of execution. Painfully lacking in physicality and infuriatingly unable to win any second ball, Wolves meekly capitulated. 

The penalty was conceded amidst a shambolic panic in the area with our players flailing hopelessly in a disorganised panic trying desperately to clear their lines. 

A Premier League game in name only; a prematurely empty Molineux, dishevelled, soulless and bitterly resentful.

Clive Smith

Like many, if not all, of the games this season we made life hard for ourselves by gifting the opening goal to the opposition. Although we'd very much been on the defensive, players had managed to get tackles and blocks in while Johnstone had also made a couple of good saves.

A loss of concentration, Andre had his pocket picked, and we trailed inside half an hour. Heads didn't drop though and we had our best part of the game in the run up to half time. Wolfe, who had advanced a few times, found Bellegarde who made it 1-1. At least that was one negative stat we could cross off. Bellegarde had been our best player and deserved his goal.

The second half did not live up to our hopes. We paid for playing Wolfe in an advanced role as that left flank provided United with a free pass to our box. We were shredded and with the help of a handball we were put to the sword and beaten comfortable. 

Rob Edwards had no control over the cards he's been dealt, but how he is shuffling his pack, the timing and selection of his substitutions, remains a puzzle to me.

At the moment the team need our support more than ever. It certainly didn't help the players when the atmosphere was all flat right from the kick-off.

I'd rather fans spent the first 15 minutes shouting 'we'll support you evermore' no-stop rather than not being in their seat. Each to his own I guess.

Singing 'your not fit to wear the shirt' and booing substitutions is not my idea of how to support your team either. 

Another sad and miserable day at the office.

Harry Lee

It is becoming incredibly difficult to offer any differing takes on Wolves' performance on and off the field at the moment.  

With some improvement away at Villa offering some hope, that quickly faded back at Molineux. The fan protest however has gained some traction which is great to see, live on the Sky cameras which will help the cause - hopefully this can continue through the season until real change is applied at the 'top' of this football club.

On the pitch, a team selection which was understandable, but a first goal conceded that summed up the mess we are in. Make no mistake, Man Utd could have easily scored seven or eight, but we were also determined to gift them as many as possible.  

Andre dawdling on the ball, Agbadou strangely deciding to go the longer way round to the ball when Fernandes was on the floor, and a weak shot that goes through Johnstone.  

Wolves' reaction to that goal was good, applying some pressure in the second half of the first half, Bellegarde being rewarded for his hard work.

I'm not sure how we could possibly think playing such a high line in the second half when they have Amad, Mbuemo, Cunha and Dalot all with enough pace to get in behind, that for me is on the manager.  

Unfortunately, Wolves will be setting records for all the wrong reasons this season - but most fans feel numb to it. A real shame that our great club is in this shape. For me, this team has all the hallmarks of a double relegation on the cards.