O'Neil in charge but for how long?

Despite remaining in charge, it still seems like the end game for Gary O'Neil at Wolves.

Getting a victory against Ipswich on Saturday was already going to be vital but after Monday's defeat at West Ham, it has become paramount.

A win would move Wolves to within a point of 17th-placed Crystal Palace, who travel to Brighton on Sunday, and three points clear of the Tractor Boys.

Victory would put a plaster over the wound. It would not fix a problem and it feels the next damaging defeat would spell the end regardless.

An Ipswich win would see the atmosphere at Molineux become toxic and leave O'Neil - who faces the media this afternoon - in an untenable position, given he has lost the support of the majority of fans.

It feels like he is the caretaker for his own job, with Wolves unable to find a suitable successor, and has been put in an unsustainable position.

O'Neil, a decent man and a good coach, deserves better than a drawn out exit.