In pre-season 2006, Hoddle resigned from his post and a former Republic of Ireland and Sunderland Mick McCarthy was appointed as a manger to Wolves. So the season 2006-07 ended with a very much low expectations.McCarthy by accepting the challenge and stated to local media “The initials MM on my top stand for Mick McCarthy, not Merlin the Magician", and quickly scraped together a squad, largely from the club's youth ranks, out of contract players and loanees ”. After an inconsistent first half to the season, an impressive run of form followed and the club eventually made the play-offs, despite earlier expectations. They were paired with local rivals West Bromwich Albion in the semi-finals, where they lost out over two legs.
There was further change when businessman Steve Morgan took control of the club for a nominal £10 fee in return for a £30million investment into the club, resulting in the departure of 
Sir Jack Hayward (who remains as Life President and Club Hall of Fame member) after 17 years as chairman.[29] The protracted takeover was finally completed on 9 August 2007, upon which the club set out their future ethos:The 2007-08 season spent with more and more disappointments even with the presence of Morgan as the Wolves failed to match the previous campaign's playoff finish. The Christmas saw a poor and a midtable finish, aided by the goal power of new signing
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, put them back in the promotion hunt. They finished just outside the final play-off spot on goal difference, one goal short of Watford.
The 2008–09 season saw the club's strongest start since 1949–50, as an opening day draw preceded a run of seven consecutive wins. Fired by the goals of Ebanks-Blake and new signing Chris Iwelumo, the club hit the top of the table for the first time in years by the end of August and never left the automatic promotion spots after. A second run of seven consecutive wins tightened their grip on the lead by Christmas.
Despite a dismal start to 2009, the equally faltering form of their rivals allowed Wolves to retain the top spot. March saw a return to form with 13 points from a possible 15, strengthening their position at the top of the table that they had led since October. Promotion to the Premier League was finally confirmed on 18 April 2009 with a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers. The following week, Wolves clinched their first divisional title since the 1988–89 season.
The 2010–11 season was the 113th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League, the highest level of English football, for a second consecutive season. The club survived for a second successive season after finishing 17th, they also played the FA Cup and the League Cup in 4th Round.Wolves Premier League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com at affordable price. Football fans can buy or sell Football Tickets especially Wolverhampton Wanderers Premiership Football Tickets at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com conveniently.
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