By Scott Cooper
April 14 2006

A first half goal from Arsenal loanee Jeremie Aliadiere and a second half reply from Watford's Marlon King resulted in a 1-1 draw during a poor game at a sunny Molineux. The visitors ended the game with ten men following Marlon King's late red card.

All Wolves fans knew several weeks ago that a play off place was out of the question but the Wolves board of directors and manager Glenn Hoddle refused to start any inquest until the play offs were mathematically out of reach.

If a nice relaxing bank holiday weekend was planned for the staff at Molineux then they can forget it, the inquest must now start.

Much will be said of the comments by Wolves Chief Executive Jez Moxey prior to the game. The Wolves chief branded the season "a total disaster" in his programme notes and stated that a 7th place finish would be as useful as a a 21st place finish.

Todays game against Watford was another statement which summed up the season. A lack of clinical finishing, a lack of urgency and a lack of battle and pride resulted in Wolves again failing to kill off a team to take three points at Molineux.

Glenn Hoddle calls this the business end of the season, so the excuse as to why Wolves are now 5 games without a win would be interesting.

Wolves started the brighter today at a sunkissed Molineux Stadium. Colin Cameron, who was playing his second consecutive match since his return from Millwall, should have given Wolves the lead after 10 minutes. A deep cross from Maurice Ross (playing on the right side of a 5-man midfield) found Cameron unmarked but the Scot was unable to direct the ball goalwards.

Wolves however did take the lead seven minutes later. Polish International Thomasz Frankowski picked the ball up on the half way line and played a sublime ball into the feet of Jeremie Aliadiere who blasted past Foster from close range.

Wolves should have doubled their lead too but Frankowski somehow managed to hit the ball at Foster when clean through one-on-one from the halfway line following a through ball from Ricketts who had come on for the injured Ince.

The second half was poor from Wolves and Marlon King made them pay. A deep throw was not dealt with by Lescott (again being tracked by Villa boss David O'Leary) or Kennedy and King was able to turn and smash the ball home from 6 yards for his 21st goal of the season.

The Watford striker was later sent off by referee Wright. Following a penalty claim the former Forest man raced to the linesman and was later shown a straight red for foul and abusive language.

Disgruntled fans had their say with chants of "We want Hoddle out" and "Sack the board" but Easter weekend will be one in which an inquest on why another season has gone so horribly wrong will take place at the Molineux.

WOLVES 1-1 WATFORD