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Manager: Dave Jones
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Manager: Dave Jones

Lineker's view

See Leicester. Most neutrals were delighted to see them finally make it to the Premiership, a long overdue promotion. But now manager Dave Jones has to find a way to prevent them going straight back down. He has made a shrewd signing in Chris Riggott but my worry is that his most experienced players are a little too experienced.

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Paul Ince and Denis Irwin even agreed that their teeth were a little too long but have decided to stay on for another crack at their old Premiership team mates. A lot will depend on Kenny Miller (left) scoring goals to keep them out of the bottom three. Staying up will represent success.

Squad numbers
1 Michael Oakes
2 Denis Irwin
3 Lee Naylor
4 Alex Rae
5 Joleon Lescott
6 Paul Butler
7 Shaun Newton
8 Paul Ince
9 Nathan Blake
10 Colin Cameron
11 Mark Kennedy
12 Jody Craddock
13 Matthew Murray
14 Silas
15 Kevin Cooper
16 Kenny Miller
17 Henri Camara
18 George Ndah
19 Steffen Iversen
20 Adam Proudlock
21 Ivar Ingimarsson
22 Oleg Luzhny
23 Mark Clyde
24 Keith Andrews
25 Isaac Okoronkwo
29 Dean Sturridge
31 J J Melligan
32 Sammy Clingan
33 Jimmi Lee Jones
34 Ian McGrane
35 Marlow Walters
£ Carlos Kameni
SHIRTS: (Admiral): home: gold; away: black with gold trim (new).
SHIRT SPONSORS: Doritos.
ODDS: Champions: 500-1, Relegation: 8-11.

Transfers

IN: Jody Craddock (Sunderland, £1.75m), Henri Camara (Sedan, £1.5m), Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes 'Silas' (Uniao Leiria, £1m), Steffen Iversen (Tottenham, F), Oleg Luzhny (Arsenal, F), Isaac Okoronkwo (Shakhtar Donetsk, F), Carlos Kameni (Le Havre, SL).
OUT: Cedric Roussel (Racing Genk, £700,000), Michael Branch (Bradford C, F), Mo Camara (Burnley, F), Scott Brown (Welshpool, F), Kenny Coleman (Kidderminster, F), Marc Edworthy (Norwich, F), John Fitter (Hamilton A, F), Graham Ward (Kidderminster, F), Keith Andrews (Stoke, 3 Mth L).
RELEASED: Ludovic Pollet.

Ground

Molineux
Capacity: 28,500
Ticket prices: £20-£34
Telephone: 01902 655000
Website: www.wolves.co.uk

Honours

Division 1: 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59
Division 2: 1931-32, 1976-77
Division 3 (North): 1923-24
Division 3: 1988-89
Division 4: 1987-88
FA Cup: 1893, 1908, 1949, 1960
League Cup: 1974, 1980
European Fairs Cup: 1968-69

Record transfers

Paid: £3.25m - Ade Akinbiyi to Bristol City, Sept 1999
Received:£6m - Robbie Keane from Coventry City, Aug 1999

Last season

League: 5th - Div 1
FA Cup: quarter-final (lost 2-0 v Southampton a)
League Cup: 2nd rd (lost to Rotherham on pens a)
Top scorer: Kenny Miller (19)
Disciplinary record: 82Y (Ince 11), 1R
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