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Kenny Jackett’s record breaking campaign with Wolverhampton Wanderers has seen the English manager winning the Manager of the month award on 3 occasions but more importantly was the fact that the club cruised to the top of League One and secured their promotion ticket to the Championship League.

Former player of Wolverhampton, Steve Bull talked about the impact and the sensational season that Kenny Jackett enjoyed since being appointed as the head coach of the club.

“You couldn’t have planned last season any better. Everybody was kicking us in the teeth when we were down there, saying Wolves have done nothing.
‘‘Now those critics are quiet. Kenny Jackett has said the right things all along. He is not one of those managers to put his foot in his mouth. When he says something he makes sure the team’s actions are always louder. He is a very professional person. The talent and the flair within the squad are unbelievable. Whether that is enough to challenge Championship clubs is another thing. I think he will need to strengthen’’. Steve Bull declared.

Steve Bull made over 450 appearances for the Wolves some years ago and he still maintains a close relationship with the players of the club and the retired footballer revealed that he had been in contact with the captain Sam Ricketts before the last match of the season which they played against Carlisle.

“They have far exceeded expectations; 103 points will take some beating. I said to captain Sam Ricketts before the final game against Carlisle ‘come on, we want 3-0 or 4-0... Records don’t come around too often.’ Those pages in the history books will now stay with those players’’. Bull added on.

The next challenge of Kenny Jackett awaits him in the Championship League as Wolverhampton has not won that league since 2008.

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett has stated that the appetite of the players will be a major reason if the club are to get a second successive promotion next season. The club will be returning back to the championship after just one season in League One. There were a lot of doubts raised about the future of the club following their second successive relegation last summer. However, the negativity around the club has turned into a positive mood after a wonderful campaign in which the club has amassed 103 points.

They will be ending the season nine points above their nearest team, Brentford. However, next season promises to be very difficult one and Jackett has already been preparing with some transfer targets. The club chairman Steve Morgan recently stated that he will be providing Jackett with a lot of backing in the transfer window should he need one. The manager, though, says that the appetite of the players will play a key role in helping the club maintain the form that they have shown this season. He says that players should be hungry and looking forward to playing in the Premier league.

Wolves manager Jackett also stated that the next season will be a straight push for the Premier League.
“We have to be the hungriest team and the fittest team in the Championship and not under-estimate any team but not fear anyone. It’s about making sure we don’t waste this season and make it a successful era for this club. We’re looking for a similar outcome again next year. You still have to go out and earn the points but this club has a Premier League stamp about it and that’s something we should cultivate and take further,” said the manager.

The club will be hoping to sign a couple of strikers in the summer.

Kenny Jackett was appointed as the new head coach of Wolverhampton on May 31 of 2013 and the 52 years old English tactician has been going through a series run for the former Watford player.

Jackett has less than 12 months in charge of Wolverhampton but he has already received nominations of Manager of the month award which is thanks to his impressive series of positive results at one point in time, the League One club earned 10 points from 4 matches.

Wolverhampton enjoyed their best ever start in a league campaign during the 2013/14 season and all of the positive consistent results is being noted by players of the squad themselves as David Edwards revealed the impact that Kenny Jackett and his signings have made.

“I think everyone he’s signed has made a big impact,” said Edwards.

“You look at James Henry, Michael Jacobs, Kevin McDonald, Scott Golbourne they’re all key. He’s signed bargains and Scott has been brilliant since he came he’s improved so much’’.

“He’s the best left back in the league for me, he’s so good and calm on the ball’’.

“I can’t believe Derby let Michael Jacobs go for that price (£150,000) he was a snip because he’s worth well over £1m. He’s been a good signing for Wolves and he’s only young as well at 22. It’s great for the club that the manager has signed players like him’’.

“You need those players and he works hard as well. It’s a joy to play with these lads because they make it so easy for you to play with.”

Wolverhampton is leading the way at the top of the League One and Edwards is expecting they can maintain their spot until the end of the season.

Wolverhampton’s 4-1 triumph against Swindon Town is the 9th consecutive victory for the team of Kenny Jacket which is a record breaking accomplishment for the League One club but the head coach has stated that the league is still far from over and his players should continue focusing on getting more positive results and snatch a promotion spot for the Championship League.

“It is a fantastic achievement by the players, it should be commended,” he said.

“The bigger picture is progression, but along the way we are very pleased. What the club record has done is put us in a position where it is in our hands and we are not chasing, that’s a good position to be in’’.

“There is no breathing space though, and our own good form and good play will shape our destiny’’.

“There are tough games and some tough places to go. It is not that we can just slacken off and expect to finish in the top two. We haven’t got the luxury of a ten-point gap, nor have any of the other clubs. So going into the last dozen games we need a sprint finish and get as many of the 36 points available as possible’’. Wolverhampton’s tactician, Kenny Jacket stated.

The League One club will also be setting a record for the biggest away attendance in a league match when they travel to the MK Stadium and face off against MK Dons on March 29. Initially there was an allocation of 6,500 tickets for the match but it was later increased to 8,000.

Kenny Jacket’s team so far is enjoying a positive season and they will need to continue their fine form if they want to earn a promotion spot to the Championship League and later to the Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers will be hosting a tough match against Port Vale during the weekend and it also promises to start a hectic period of matches between now and the start of April.

Wolves, though, come into the fixture on the back of a good run of form, which has seen them in the last six matches without exception. There are also dreaming of a top position by the end of the weekend. Leyton Orient could possibly stay in touch with them with a win in their match, but Wolves already have two matches in hand over the second-placed team. This could potentially give them a six-point advantage should they win both matches.

However, the result danger of Wolves getting caught in the midst of chasing several records. The club is extremely close to beating its previous record of eight consecutive victories. They have already kept three clean sheets in a row.

Four clean sheets in a row will be enough to equal the previous record. Manager Kenny Jackett, though, has stated that it is about time that the club stopped worrying about the records and instead focused only on getting the results. He knows that the club has gone through a lot of difficult periods in the last few years. Now, however, they have a great opportunity to celebrate the title if they maintain focus.

“We’ve done OK so far, and it’s nice to chase records and get pats on the back, but for us, our whole season is ahead of us and that’s exciting. It’s exciting to be in a promotion race – it’s something we should enjoy. Monday morning we started preparing for Port Vale and football is very much like that, because if you do dwell on anything for too long, you end up on your backside,” said Jackett.