Jamie O’Hara: Gary O’Neil has been let down by Wolves fans and owners
Former Wolves player O’Hara believes Gary O’Neil should be given more time by the club despite their difficult start to the season.
Gary O’Neil has been let down and grossly under-supported by Wolves’ owners, according to former player Jamie O’Hara.
Wolves remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after their seventh defeat in eight games against Manchester City on Sunday. But O’Hara – who played 43 games for the Molineux club – says that O’Neil deserves more time and that his superiors must take responsibility for the club’s torrid start to the season.
“I hope they can turn it around,” said O’Hara, speaking at the Copa del Cure Leukaemia tournament at St George’s Park. I like Gary O’Neil, he’s passionate about the game but you can see it’s taken a lot out of him. He looks like he’s aged 10 years over the last year.
“They’ve sold their best players in Max Kilman and Pedro Neto. I know Neto was injured a lot but he won games when we played. It’s a difficult one for Gary. You’ve got to give him a few more months and if they’re still in trouble, maybe bring someone in to just get them to safety. But they’re a big club and I think the owners have let him down by not signing enough quality to stay in the Premier League.”
