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Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager gets backing from chairman Jeff Shi
12 December 2024 Off

Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager gets backing from chairman Jeff Shi

By Total Football News

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi acknowledged results need to improve but said the club is “united” behind under-pressure manager Gary O’Neil.

O’Neil’s future at Molineux has been under the spotlight this season as Wolves sit 19th in the Premier League.

Monday’s 2-1 loss at West Ham was Wolves’ 10th defeat of the campaign and left them four points from safety.

Despite their struggles, having won only two fixtures, chairman Shi believes

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Wolverhampton Wanderers: Gary O’Neil to remain in charge at Molineux
10 December 2024 Off

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Gary O’Neil to remain in charge at Molineux

By Total Football News

Under-pressure Wolves boss Gary O’Neil retains the support of the club and will remain in charge despite the difficult situation they find themselves in.

There had been suggestions the 41-year-old’s job was in danger, with the Molineux club second from bottom of the Premier League.

Sources have told BBC Sport the club’s hierarchy do not view the head coach as the problem and are committed to supporting him.

That includes

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Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager vows to maintain same mentality despite growing pressure
5 December 2024 Off

Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager vows to maintain same mentality despite growing pressure

By Total Football News

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil insists his “mentality won’t change” despite being under pressure after a poor start to the 2024-25 season.

Travelling supporters chanted “you’re getting sacked in the morning” at O’Neil as Wolves slumped to a 4-0 loss at Everton on Wednesday.

That defeat at Goodison Park was Wolves’ ninth of the Premier League campaign and with only two wins they are in 19th place with nine points from

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Everton 4-0 Wolves: Fans turn on Gary O’Neil with ‘sacked in the morning’ chant
5 December 2024 Off

Everton 4-0 Wolves: Fans turn on Gary O’Neil with ‘sacked in the morning’ chant

By Total Football News

The chant about “getting sacked” was not the only one that the irate Wolves supporters directed at their manager. It was one of the most printable, though.

Indeed, the Wolves support rubbed salt into O’Neil’s wounds by singing about former manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who is now in charge at Nottingham Forest.

Wolves finished 14th in O’Neil’s maiden campaign last season, 20 points above the Premier League drop zone, but

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Everton 4-0 Wolves: Ashley Young, Orel Mangala and Craig Dawson’s two own goals pile pressure on Gary O’Neil
5 December 2024 Off

Everton 4-0 Wolves: Ashley Young, Orel Mangala and Craig Dawson’s two own goals pile pressure on Gary O’Neil

By Total Football News

Everton’s final season at Goodison Park seemed to be turning sour, with the team last winning and scoring in October to leave them teetering above the bottom three.

A goal shortage has been the main issue, failing to score with their last 69 shots before this game, and their 10 goals ranked as the fewest by any team in the top flight this season.

But Everton put that statistic

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Gary O’Neil: Is Wolves’ late fightback a turning point for Wolves boss?
26 October 2024 Off

Gary O’Neil: Is Wolves’ late fightback a turning point for Wolves boss?

By Total Football News

Wolves have two points from a possible 27 but have played all the top-seven teams in the table.

They now have a run of fixtures where they will be looking to build momentum and climb out of the bottom three.

Fellow strugglers Crystal Palace visit Molineux next Saturday (17:30 GMT) before Wolves host bottom club Southampton the following week.

O’Neil will be targeting back-to-back wins in those two games,

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Wolverhampton Wanderers: Gary O’Neil admits tipping point will come in Premier League relegation battle
18 October 2024 Off

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Gary O’Neil admits tipping point will come in Premier League relegation battle

By Total Football News

Boss Gary O’Neil says Wolves cannot continue to rely on excuses and the clock is ticking to find results.

Currently bottom of the Premier League after one point from their opening seven games, they host second-placed Manchester City on Sunday.

Wolves have faced five of the top seven and, by the time they travel to Brighton next week, will have played all of them in their first nine matches.

They

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Wolves captain Mario Lemina says boss Gary O’Neil should not be blamed for poor start
6 October 2024 Off

Wolves captain Mario Lemina says boss Gary O’Neil should not be blamed for poor start

By Total Football News

Brentford – in 11th – are the only team outside the current top 10 that Wolves have played this season, with just one point gained at Nottingham Forest.

“It is not about the coach, it is not about anything but ourselves,” said Lemina. “After the international break we need to be honest again with ourselves and try to work things out and be committed to the plan, that’s it.

“We

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Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager given one-match ban for conduct after West Ham defeat.
30 April 2024 0

Gary O’Neil: Wolves manager given one-match ban for conduct after West Ham defeat.

By Total Football News

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has been handed a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine for his conduct following this month’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by West Ham.

O’Neil was furious Max Kilman’s 99th-minute leveller was ruled out after Tawanda Chirewa was adjudged to be offside and blocking Lukasz Fabianski, therefore interfering with play.

Video assistant referee (VAR) Tim Robinson recommended a review, after which referee Tony Harrington disallowed the

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Wolves: Gary O’Neil charged by FA with ‘improper or threatening’ behaviour
11 April 2024 0

Wolves: Gary O’Neil charged by FA with ‘improper or threatening’ behaviour

By Total Football News
Match of the Day analysis: Disallowing Wolves goal against West Ham ‘doesn’t make sense‘

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has been charged by the Football Association with “improper and/or threatening” behaviour after the 2-1 Premier League defeat by West Ham on Saturday.

The FA said the charge relates to O’Neil’s alleged language “around the match officials’ changing room”.

O’Neil described the decision to disallow a late Wolves equaliser at Molineux as

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