"Rob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League's bottom club paid about 3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vitor Pereira, who was sacked on 2 November. Wolves have two points from 11 games and will hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host Crystal Palace on 22 November in Edwards' first game."
"The Wolves director of player recruitment and development, Matt Jackson, said: The energy that he brings off the field, we have to get it on to the pitch. We have to be realistic about where we are, and we definitely need to be held accountable. We now need to get that belief into the players quickly and think Rob will be great culturally for the whole football club."
"Boro rejected an initial approach from Wolves but Edwards wanted to rejoin the club where he was a player and later a coach. Edwards had two games in caretaker charge at Molineux in 2016. The former Forest Green, Watford and Luton manager felt this was an opportunity he could not turn down."
Rob Edwards has been confirmed as Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League's bottom club paid about 3m compensation to Middlesbrough. He resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to replace Vitor Pereira, who was sacked on 2 November. Wolves have two points from 11 games and face Crystal Palace on 22 November in Edwards' first match, seeking to avoid a fifth straight defeat. Edwards left a Championship side pushing for promotion, with Middlesbrough second after winning without him. Edwards had prior caretaker experience at Molineux in 2016 and family ties near Wolverhampton. Club recruitment director Matt Jackson praised Edwards' off-field energy and cultural fit.
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