O'Neil blames Wolves' transfer policy for Premier League struggles

Gary O'Neil says context is needed when judging Wolves' season, after his side lost 2-1 to West Ham

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00:00I understand the noise and the scrutiny, but when I arrived at this football club, it had

00:05just achieved 39 points in the Premier League. Since then, we've managed to sell £200m worth

00:14of talent. If you start at 39 and you take away £200m worth of talent, there's a fair

00:19chance that it's going to be tough. If anyone expected this to be easy, calm waters, just

00:27swim nicely along and everyone will be fine. We were tipped to be relegated by every pundit

00:32in the country pretty much last season. We achieved some unbelievable things. More points,

00:43wins away at Stamford Bridge at Tottenham against Man City at home, Tottenham at home

00:48on the brink of an FA Cup semi-final with a group that had lost Neves, Moutinho, Traore,

00:55Jimenez, Costa, Nathan Collins, Daniel Podence, and hadn't signed any Premier League players

01:01at that moment. Then this summer we lose our captain in Max Kilman and we lose Pedro Neto

01:06for a combined £100m. We sign a load of young lads that are going to be great for the football

01:10club in the future. That is where the football club is. I'm happy to be judged and I will

01:17be judged on results and where I can get this team to, but it should be done in context.

01:23It should be done in context.