Doherty’s sale raised concerns but transfers since point to strong ambitions and a push towards the top four could be realistic
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Paul Doyle’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)
Last season’s position: 7th
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Wolves are one of only five clubs to have won the title in all four of England’s top divisions but if you can remember the last time they were the best team in the country, then perhaps you used to be a rag-and-bone man or a member of the Perry Como fan club. They tried to recapture their glory years in the early 1970s and reached their first European final, only to lose to Spurs. Steve Bull and Mick 'Merlin' McCarthy have worked kinds of magic after that, but only since an injection of Portuguese talent have Wolves looked like becoming great again.
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