Stephen Hunt drops hint of Wolves rows

Stephen Hunt today hinted for the first time at dressing room unrest at Wolves.

The Ireland international admitted life at Wolves "can be difficult" and likened the situation at Molineux to people at work not getting on with their colleagues.

Roger Johnson and keeper Wayne Hennessey had an angry head-to-head exchange on the pitch during last Saturday's 3-2 defeat against Bolton, while the appointment of Johnson as captain upset the dressing room.

But it has taken a revealing interview given by Hunt in his native Ireland recently to expose the unrest in the camp.

"Sometimes at Wolves it's day-in, day-out and it can be difficult," said Hunt, who will be out for two to three weeks after a hernia operation on Thursday.

"People go to work not getting on with their work-mates – you have your arguments, and that's the way it is.

"With Ireland, because we don't see each other as much as in club football, it can be a lot easier to get on for a week to 10 days.

"Last year, we all pulled the same way; this year, it's important we do the same.

"We need to stick together as a team, and not be separated by anyone.

"If you start having splits in the camp now and if people pull in opposite directions, it's going to cause problems."

Hunt also revealed training is less taxing under Terry Connor than it was under former boss Mick McCarthy.

"You don't flog a horse – you don't race him every day," he said. "We may have trained too hard, that's my personal view.

"That's been addressed. Training has been a lot better. There are no complaints about the way we've trained for the last few games, but we've still lost. We've got to look in the mirror and blame ourselves."

Hunt also believes Wolves have missed Henry, who was set to return to the starting line-up in tonight's clash at Stoke after a hamstring injury.

"Leadership is vital and we've missed Karl," he said.