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Author: Scott Cooper Date: 15-10-03 Time: 9.50pm

 The Fans Forum was a complete success. The panel of Sir Jack Hayward, Jez Moxey and Manager Dave Jones answered questions regarding the Travel Club, Money Issues and the future.

 wolvesfc.co.uk brought you the questions live and we were the only website on the Internet to offer you such a service.

 It was announced tonight that an Earlybird offer will be available again from February next year.

 A "Family Coach" on the Wolves Travel Club will be put in operation from the next away game and it was announced that the annual wage bill was a staggering £20Million.

 Here are a selection of the best questions and answers. 

Key: SJH = Sir Jack Hayward | JM = Jez Moxey | DJ = Dave Jones.

Q) Dave, what are your thoughts when you knew what your budget was?
A| DJ), Just to get one with it. We know what we had and we tried to get what was around for the value.

Q) At the end of last season we all had the opportunity to buy the same players. What makes you think we can go into the January Transfer Window and spend money?
A|SJH) We spent £4.7M. This was the team which beat Newcastle (who were third in the Premiership at the time) and this is the team which beat Sheffield United convincingly at Old Trafford. It wasn`t a derelict team.

Q) What has happened to your high profile number 2 Dave?
A|DJ) The person we went for wasn`t available. Everyone in the backroom staff are working their socks off and they are the same people which got us promoted. I`m still looking for the right person, i`ll keep waiting and hopefully when the time is right, we will find the right person and get him in.

Q) What is the value from SKY for promotion Sir Jack. What do Wolves, as a club get for Promotion?
A|SJH) The commentators at the start of the Play-Off Final kept saying that this was `the most important game of the season`, some said it was worth £30 Million. However, we had to pay out £5.2M before we even earned a penny off SKY. We had to pay Player Bonuses and what the riches in the future will be i don`t know. In the first Division we got £60,000 for each time we played at home on SKY, the visitors get £10,000. Now we get £650,000 per team, and SKY pay out in January. Our pay-roll is now £20Million a year, and despite the SKY money, we still have to pay £20 Million on players wages.

Q) Why have we not seen any of the new signings? Is it because they are unable to adjust?
A|DJ) Well some of the players i have signed are playing. Jody Craddock, Henri Camara and Steffen Iversen are all playing. The one which is finding it very hard to adjust is Isaac Okoronkwo. The one which has settled the best is Henri Camara, he has done really well. We are pleased because the players have settled in well, I can only play 11 players, I can`t play everyone.

Q) How long are you prepared to wait for the right people to come along?
A|SJH) Well waiting is essential. We can`t give the club to away to anyone.

Q) Dave, all Wolves fans love to see home grown plays making an impact on the first team. What is the opportunity of JJ Melligan and Sammy Clingan playing in the first team?
A|DJ) We send players out on loan to give players their match fitness and give them experience. If they go and do well at their loan clubs we know they will do it for us. We then move them up a level until eventually they come through. We have to find out if they are big enough and brave enough to make it in the first team.

Q) If Sir Jack is still here in January will money be available to spend?
A|JM) I`m not at liberty to say how much money we have. We have not held lots of money back for January but there is no suggestion that this team is not good enough in the Premier league. What we have said is that we will assess the situation and if we need to buy an extra one, two, or three players in January then we will.

Q) Dave, Do you honestly believe you have 100% commitment from your first team players?
A|DJ) All the players want to do well. Not one player wants to go out in front of 30,000 and not do their best. Paul Butler last year when we played in the Play-Off at Reading had hurt his knee, we didn`t think he would play in the second leg. At 3pm in the afternoon our Physio said he had scan results from Paul Butler and they would have to tell Butler that he had a  crack in his leg. The first thing Butler said was "Can it do any harm playing", we said "no" and he went to bed, played through the pain barrier and we won the game. That shows you the commitment.

Q) Why has the price of the Travel Club gone up?
A|JM) Good question. Its on a basis of supply and demand. We have to raise prices, and we are selling out the coaches.

Q) Can we not get big players because their is a "Wage Sealing" deal at Molineux?
A|JM) There has not been a set wage sealing, however that does not mean we will buy expensive players and put them on huge wages. We considered paying very high wages in order to bring players in, however players don`t always want to come. We are paying the going rate.

Q) Can you provide a family coach for the Travel Club?
A|JM) Excellent Idea and we will take that up tomorrow. Thank You.

Q) Sir Jack, do you feel that the timing of your decision to move the club was wrong?
A|SJH) Yes I do. I take full responsibility for the wrong-timing of my announcement. I have said sorry to the Manger and the Players, it was wrong.

Q) When you do give the club away, will you remain part of the club?
A|SJH) I would like to become President of the club. I dont want to have to pay in to the club!

Q) Can we rename Molineux as the "Sir Jack Hayward Stadium"
A|SJH) No No No! Molineux is a world famous name, it was given in 1877 and will remain that name.

Q) Will Earlybird deals be available next season?
A|JM) We are planning to offer an Earlybird offer again yes. Watch this space, but the earlybird will be offered again.

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