The Wolves manager suffered relegation with Doncaster last season

There will be a 1980s reunion at Molineux today as Wolverhampton Wanderers mark the 25th anniversary of their Wembley victory over Burnley in the final of the Football League Trophy – or Sherpa Van Trophy as it was then known.

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The Wolves winger Matt Jarvis said yesterday that the club's caretaker manager, Terry Connor, remained "the man for the job" despite the club's slide to the bottom of the Premier League. The Midlands club have conceded 14 goals in four games under Connor and they suffered their 10th home defeat of the season in a 5-0 hammering by the league leaders, Manchester United, on Sunday.

United striker Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring the team's third goal against Wolves

Terry Connor remains optimistic he can revive Wolves' fortunes

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Steve Morgan (left) fired Mick McCarthy from the ski slopes, while he and Jed Moxey (right) have made a pig’s ear of replacing their manager

Connor handed task of survival

The Wolves owner Steve Morgan has challenged caretaker manager Terry Connor to stake a claim for the job on a permanent basis after being appointed for the remainder of the season.

Terry Connor (left) pictured with Mick McCarthy

Wolves appoint Mick McCarthy assistant Terry Connor as manager

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Deadly Doyle keeps owner off McCarthy's back

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