'I didn't want to incite it' - Edwards defends not saluting fans
Wolves boss Rob Edwards has defended his decision to not acknowledge the home fans after their draw with Sunderland. The team were booed off after their 1-1 draw against the Black Cats, who played with 10 men for over an hour following Dan Ballard's red card. Santi Bueno cancelled out Noni Mukiele's opener, scoring Wolves' first goal in 47 days, but it did not spare the head coach from fan frustration after the final whistle.
[Getty Images] Wolves boss Rob Edwards has defended his decision to not acknowledge the home fans after their draw with Sunderland . The team were booed off after their 1-1 draw against the Black Cats, who played with 10 men for over an hour following Dan Ballard's red card. Santi Bueno cancelled out Noni Mukiele's opener, scoring Wolves' first goal in 47 days, but it did not spare the head coach from fan frustration after the final whistle.
Edwards had previously said he would always recognise supporters after games, regardless of the result, but opted against it at Molineux on Saturday afternoon. "I was frustrated, but I also thought I didn't want to incite it any more," he explained, with Wolves bottom of the table and already relegated. "I didn't want to make the ground any more angry, so that was probably why.
"The work we do in the summer and getting off to a good start [next season] will be the important thing. "I understand the situation at the moment. We have been relegated, we are bottom of the league, we have drawn a game against 10 men, we are just off the back of three defeats in a row.
"There is a lot of anger around and I'm going to take it. " His decision to replace Hugo Bueno with Angel Gomes was also met with jeers, but Edwards explained the situation with the full-back battling a knee injury. "Hugo did well to get through to the moment he did," Edwards said.