Wolves handed emphatic Rob Edwards claim - Middlesbrough boss would be 'stupid' to take Molineux gig | OneFootball

FLW's Middlesbrough fan pundit has been discussing Edwards being linked with the vacant Wolves job.

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Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant Wolves job.

Boro have been among the early pacesetters in the Championship this season, with the Teessiders sitting second in the table after 13 games played.

Arriving at the Riverside Stadium this summer after the club decided to part ways with Michael Carrick, Edwards has galvanised a fanbase that was feeling pretty flat and disinterested come the conclusion of the Carrick era, and appears to have a squad and coaching team around him that is capable of finally ending their almost decade-long Premier League exile.

However, his exploits in the North East haven't gone unnoticed, and after handing Victor Pereira his marching orders following Wanderers' defeat to Fulham, a report from The Athletic has named Edwards as a 'prominent candidate' to take over at Molineux.

The Boro boss has a connection with the Premier League's bottom side, having played for the club between 2004-08, before taking up numerous coaching roles with the club after his playing days were over, including: assistant manager, caretaker manager and Under-23's boss, respectively.

We asked our Middlesbrough fan pundit, Liam Day: 'Rob Edwards is reportedly a prominent candidate to take the Wolves job, with Michael Carrick also mentioned - can you see any possibility of Edwards taking that job, and just how disappointed would you be if that happened?'

Liam said: "I really don't see any world where Rob Edwards takes that job, if I'm being honest.

"Wolves are in absolute freefall, and probably won't have much money to spend in January. I know he played for them, and he's managed their Under-23s, but I don't think that changes much.

"I think he'd be a bit stupid to take the job. Whilst we've not got going properly, there's definitely a lot more potential for us to be in the Premier League next season than they do.

"So, I think he should stay. I'm not sure how disappointed I'd be, which is the weird thing.

"I feel like we could be doing better. I'm very pleased with what we're doing, but it feels like we've just not capitalised on what is a really, really poor division this year.

"I know we're second, and it sounds really stupid, but there's so many games that we've let slip away - we've only won two of the last seven.

"It's just a bit frustrating, because this is a really big opportunity, and I feel like we just need to be doing a tad bit better.

"But I'm very, very, very happy with how we've started."

Middlesbrough will be furious if Rob Edwards abandons Riverside project for Wolves

Having named him as their new head coach in late June, signing him to a three-year contract, Edwards has barely gotten his feet under his Middlesbrough desk before talk of his potential exit has began.

So, seeing the 42-year-old vacate his Riverside post just months into his new role would undoubtedly leave Boro chiefs and supporters alike furious.

For good reason too, as Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has backed his new manager significantly over the summer, with significant fees spent on the likes of David Strelec, Adilson Malanda, Callum Brittain, Alfie Jones, Abdoulaye Kante and Sontje Hansen respectively.

With 11 new arrivals through the door in total, all of whom were signed after Edwards was appointed, he was given the resources to construct his side in his image.

Not only have Boro ploughed major financial investments into their new manager, but Edwards himself has invested a significant amount of his time into building a really tight relationship and rapport with the Teesside faithful.

Whether it be meeting up with fans in the community in the attempt to better understand them, or by making the effort, win, lose or draw, to show his appreciation for their support after every match, he's quickly won a set of supporters over who were in desperate need of someone like him to come and rekindle their enthusiasm for their club once again.

So, after all of that, if he was to walk away from the club for Wolves, it wouldn't go down well at all on Teesside, with many sure to see that as a major betrayal of their trust and support.

On the flip side, should he shoot down talk of a return to Molineux, then Edwards will only deepen his bond with the Boro supporters, and could be the catalyst to finding their winning spark once again.