Jez Moxey warning of worse to come at Wolves

Jez Moxey today admitted "it may get worse before it gets better" as Wolves look to Stale Solbakken's new regime to banish the relegation hangover at Molineux.

The club's chief executive, reviewing the most hectic summer of his 12 years as Wolves' first officer, said the club had drawn "a line in the sand" under the Mick McCarthy era and triggered a bold new venture under the guidance of Solbakken.

Seven new signings, the axing of McCarthy's trusted No.2 Terry Connor and the biggest sales bonanza in Molineux's history, with the thick-end of £30m raised in player sales, have led to an uncertain start in the Championship with one win in four games.

But Moxey is urging fans to acknowledge the scale of change following last season's collapse as Wolves now say farewell to the "young and hungry" era and look to their Norwegian boss to blend a new team.

"It may need to get worse before it gets better and maybe people need to understand that," said Moxey in an exclusive interview with the Express & Star today.

"We have to be realistic about what we can achieve given the scale of change.

"We want to win every single game in which we compete but we've got half a new team here and everyone needs to find their feet.

"We have seen that some foreign players take longer to settle compared to their British counterparts, and that is natural.

"We hope that all of them settle quickly and perform well from the start, but if we are realistic the chances of that happening are unlikely – even though they are talented players."

Moxey admitted the club are still reeling from Premier League relegation and in particular the losing attitude which Wolves have brought with them from the top flight.

He revealed the club's ambitions to build a team of a different style and potential under Solbakken but admitted: "I wouldn't say we are relaxed about the situation because we are never relaxed when we lose.

"Everyone needs to feel the pain of loss that I know the owner Steve Morgan feels, the manager feels, that my wife knows I feel.

"We have to get out of this propensity to lose. It hurts the fans and it should hurt everyone in our organisation in equal measure. But we are realistic about the project that has got under way."