‘I’ve had some honest conversations with myself’: Gary O’Neil keen to step back on to management train

Gary O’Neil reflects on managerial career, time at Wolves, challenges he’s faced, and the future

Gary O’Neil reflects on his managerial career so far, his time at Wolves, challenges he’s faced, and what the future holds. Despite a promising start, including some big wins over top teams, Wolverhampton Wanderers were 19th in the Premier League when he was sacked, ending his 15 month spell in charge. It came 18 hours after a 2-1 defeat to Ipswich in mid-December 2024. And despite chairman Jeff Shi’s public support and plans to provide transfer…

‘I’ve had some honest conversations with myself’: Gary O’Neil keen to step back on to management train

Former Wolves manager on dealing with the sack, controlling his emotions and why he won’t talk about his football ‘philosophy’ “The journey’s been pretty high speed,” Gary O’Neil says as he opens up on a whirlwind start to his managerial career. “When you’re in work it’s different because there’s always another massive game coming, whereas this has really given me time to have a deep dive into everything. The real benefit is the chance to breath…