By Scot Cooper
July 27 2006

DEPARTED Wolves legend Paul Ince vowed to return to Molineux one day - As manager. Ince has left Molineux after four great years at the club.

The Wolves captain today called time on his Wolves career but vowed to return to Wolves one day as manager. The fans favourite just missed out on the managers job to Mick McCarthy and was disappointed that the club didn't "value my involvement on the coaching side".

Ince's departure would have been accepted by the Wolves support with a touch of sadness after the Guvnor became an essential member of the Wolves side and became the man to captain the club back to the Premiership for the first time in 19 years back in 2003.

However Ince says he will return to the club he now loves as manager one day and thanked the fans for the way they have treated him since he joined Wolves over four years ago.

"I would still love to be manager of Wolves one day - 100 per cent" Said the former Wolves Skipper in an interview with the express and star.

"When I joined Wolves I could never have envisaged that I would still have been here four years on. It shows how passionate I feel towards the club and the fans. I've had some great times and I'd like to think my time at Wolves has been as beneficial to the club as it has been for myself. Don't get me wrong, it's a big disappointment to leave the club now - but I will be back as manager in the future".

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy broke the news that Ince would be leaving the club last night, however the former Liverpool captain released the following statement:

"I've had four great years as captain of Wolves and the fans here have been wonderful. I want to thank them for all their support of me as a player and in my application as their manager. They've been brilliant throughout and I wish them success and hope to have an involvement with them again one day.

I would also like to thank Jez Moxey and the chairman, with whom I have built up a special bond. They have given me four great years at this club. I have at no point been contacted by the new manager in regards to staying at Wolves and they do not seem to value my involvement on the coaching side, whereas other potential clubs have.

Each summer over the past four years I have had many offers to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers, and it has been the same this summer, now that time has come. I will study all my options but will definitely look to play and continue to develop my long-term aims in coaching next season"

We would like to thank Paul Ince for his efforts, pride and determination in the old gold of Wolverhampton Wanderers. He will not be forgotten and will go down in history as a true legend.

There's only one Paul Ince.