Wolverhampton Wanderers are the best example of how a club’s performance can change based on the crowd.
For years now, there have been fickle football fans to be found up and down the country. In fact it’s probably one of the most common features of the sport, and an extremely popular place for it is at Molineux.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are a pretty dysfunctional club right now who are attempting to slowly crawl their way back to the top. It’s a pretty good story, but as we have realised over the years their fans are not the most forgiving.
Molineux – general view
Their knee jerk reaction to the derby defeat against West Brom back in 2012 can be considered as one of the big reasons why Mick McCarthy was dismissed, which subsequently led to an abysmal string of performances before the inevitable relegation occurred.
Then the season after, their negativity in the Championship and diminishing attendance figures were big factors in swaying the fortunes of Wolves’ season, leading to yet another relegation. Game after game at Molineux the fans continued to berate the players at the smallest sign of ineptitude, and it clearly got to them.
Now whilst they were just showing some form of passion for the team, the Wolves fanbase have been guilty of this for some time. They are a feisty bunch and the common hostility that is created around Molineux has changed the momentum of a game on more than one occasion, and if they aren’t careful, it is a problem that will continue.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Paul Lambert
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