Fan column: 'Remarkable' Wolves interview leaves us with more questions than answers

Can’t argue with that; verdict unanimous. He added that the current position of the club offers ‘a real opportunity for growth.’ With relegation a nigh on certainty, not so sure about this kind of supposition. 

But not to worry; Jeff brushed aside any trepidation about demotion, identifying relegation as simply ‘a technicality.’ Have to admit that I’m still puzzled by what he means by this and when he elucidated further by claiming that relegation mattered less to those within the club as compared to those of us who he sees as on the periphery, my bafflement merely increased. 

Onwards he gushed. ‘My best time in my ten years at the club, working with high calibre people. I feel very good.’ Can’t say that I’m exactly chuffed myself right now.  

‘I didn’t feel happy even when we were doing well.’ You might not have been feeling too chipper back then, but I certainly was. 

As he said himself, ‘whether fans are happy depends on results.’ Seems logical to me but not to our chairman. 

‘It’s not really about results, but important to get happiness from daily work. For a staff, a journey together; even more important than results. People don’t understand; energy flowing, we cherish the moment and the journey together.' Flushed with such evangelical zeal, he welcomed ‘the beginning of a new cycle with very strong chemistry and a strong core.’ Make of that what you will; I’d much sooner win a match or two. 

The club he said was ‘financially okay,’ and being ‘quite cautious with good planning,’ meant that ‘you don’t have to worry what happens on the pitch.’ And demonstrably by his actions, he certainly hasn’t been worrying much on that score in recent times. 

He felt that his relationship with fans is ‘not that bad; every time I speak with fans, they are happy.’ Afraid not; the fans are furious at where the club stands and where it may be heading. 

It was remarkable stuff; ensconced in its own echo-chamber, an inward retreat to block out concerns and criticisms. 

A pack lacking its leader, aimless, malfunctioning and organically lost. 

The gist of the message being that life is better than when we were in the Championship in 2016. The stunning drop-off merely incidental. Absolutely perplexing hyperbole.