Wolverhampton Wanderers have one foot in the Premier League but supporters find themselves defending their impending promotion rather than celebrating it.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have one foot back in the big time after re-establishing an eight point lead at the top of the Championship with five games to go.
Nuno Espirito Santo‘s Wolves side have been entertaining all season and despite a brief blip they have recovered and restored their healthy gap above the dogfight to join them in the top flight.
But rather than enjoy their impending promotion, Wolves fans instead find themselves fighting off claims of unfairness, inequality and effectively cheating since it became clear they were going to hold on to at least one of the two automatic spots.
Fellow Championship clubs are angry about the Molineux clubs’ spending in their efforts to reach the Premier League.
Wolves were accused of having an ownership structure that is ‘not fair and legal’ by Leeds United owner and chairman Andrea Radrizzani, following their 3-0 win over the Whites last month.
And that prompted the EFL to hold a meeting over the way Wolves are operating and the relationship with super agent Jorge Mendes.
But now Craig Bellamy, who is the Under 18s manager at Wolves’ fellow promotion hopefuls Cardiff City, has jumped to the club’s defence on Sky Sports’ The Debate show.
“Wolves have been outstanding,” Bellamy told The Debate.
“They’ve spent the money (but) look that’s neither here nor there, they’ve still had to go and put the performances in.
“They’ve got the manager, they’ve been outstanding, I think they’ve been the best team in this league.”
Wolves finish the season with games against Derby County, Birmingham, Bolton, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland.
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