Wolves proprietor Jeff Shi publicly backs beleagured boss, says membership are ‘united’ in supporting him

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi has publicly backed supervisor Gary O’Neil, insiting the membership are “united” in supporting the under-pressure boss.

The Midlands membership are nineteenth within the Premier League after profitable solely two of their 15 league video games this season and have misplaced every of their final three in opposition to Bournemouth, Everton and West Ham.

Monday’s 2-1 loss on the London Stadium led many to imagine the worst for O’Neil as followers start to activate the 41-year-old however Shi insists membership chiefs are nonetheless behind him.

Writing in his column for the Specific and Star, he mentioned: “I don’t have to familiarise supporters with what occurred subsequent in the summertime of 2023, all of them comprehend it.

“However due to that, the future of Gary O’Neil and Wolves met at an sudden second, and I stay grateful to Gary for moving into such a demanding scenario simply days earlier than the start of a brand new season, and for his dedication to the membership day by day since then.

“Whereas he is aware of that bettering our outcomes rapidly is crucial for everybody related to the soccer membership, we’re united in supporting him as all of us try to make that progress occur.

“Even in what I imagine to be Wolves’ greatest decade in half a century, powerful moments are inevitable. Success isn’t about avoiding challenges; it’s about how we reply to them.”

Wolves’s possession group Fosun have additionally been criticised by supporters after promoting off key stars equivalent to Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes and Max Kilman and a scarcity of reinvestment within the squad.

However Shi has leapt to the defence of the membership’s hierarchy, insisting Fosun’s possession has coincided with probably the most profitable within the membership’s historical past.

He added: “I firmly imagine we’re experiencing probably the most aggressive and profitable intervals within the membership’s historical past.

“During the last 9 years, since Fosun’s possession started in 2016, Wolves have seen unimaginable highs and endured powerful lows.

“All through this time, success or failure has by no means been right down to a single particular person – it has all the time been concerning the collective.

“Soccer is, at its core, a crew sport, and that precept extends past the pitch. House owners are part of the crew, in fact, in addition to followers. It’s not cheap to attribute victories solely to these on the pitch or to position frustrations fully on these working behind the scenes, or vice versa.

“We share success and challenges equally. Enterprise sense performs a key function in all our selections, with our technique and operations continuously evolving to adapt to the ever-changing soccer business and international panorama.”