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Wolves Fans' Verdict v Blackburn: We got lucky in Championship opener Our Wolves fan columnists have their say on the draw with Blackburn. Adam Virgo A very concerning performance on the opening day of the season and my word were we lucky to get a draw out of the game. First half we actually looked OK for the most part. A brilliant pass from Fer Lopez for the opener, Munetsi finished well and that’s where he can be useful. Sadly though our defence massively let us down just like it did all of last season. A centre-back partnership of Toti and Mosquera just isn’t acceptable at any level. Neither of them are leaders, they’re both clumsy and have poor positional awareness. Wolfe had a really poor game too and I know he’s not played in pre-season but he didn’t look bothered one bit about closing his man down to cross the ball in and he got absolutely ripped apart by Morishita and Alebiosu all game. The second half was an absolute disgrace, we got played off the park by Blackburn who finished 20th in the Championship last season which is embarrassing on our part. We didn’t do anything whatsoever in an attacking sense and every time Blackburn countered us I honestly felt like we could concede. Peixoto got some of his subs completely wrong too. Taking Trippier off for Tchatchoua was ridiculous in itself but the fact Wolfe played longer was laughable. The options off the bench quite frankly are nowhere near good enough and this is down to Nathan Shi, Matt Jackson and whoever else is involved. They promised us the squad would be ready and we’re absolutely way off it. One of the very few positives about this game was Raul scoring on his return. The penalty we got lucky with though, the handball definitely looked outside the box but it was tough for the ref on his angle, I still much prefer football without VAR though because of being able to celebrate goals properly. Also a lovely touch from Raul and his wife with the Si Senor scarves in the south bank, some players completely get it and Raul Jimenez is 100 per cent one of them. Cameron Smith Well, welcome back to the Championship. Friday night was a pretty sharp reminder of what this division can be like. Wolves started slowly before eventually settling into the game, and there were some encouraging spells in the first half. Fer Lopez’s pass for Marshall Munetsi’s opener was outstanding, and once we found our rhythm we played some really neat football. The problem though, was that Blackburn were still getting through us far too easily. I mentioned after the Port Vale game that better sides would cause us problems if they were able to play through the high press, and Blackburn did exactly that. They did that with relative ease at times, and after we failed to heed those warnings in the first half, another sluggish start after the break allowed them to take the lead. From there, Wolves looked short of ideas and Raul Jimenez’s late penalty was a massive let-off. In truth, we got away with one. Hopefully it also acts as a wake-up call for the hierarchy before the transfer window shuts. This squad has plenty of quality for the Championship, but Friday showed there is still work to do over the final weeks of the window. One huge positive was Lopez, who looked a class above at times and if Wolves can get him involved as much as he should be in matches, he will be massive for us this season. We escaped with a point, but there is plenty to work on. Welcome back to the second tier. John Lalley Deja vu; there was a depressing familiarity about this performance, hauntingly reminiscent of last season. Hitting brick walls in the Premier League comes with the territory, faltering ineptly against an unfancied Blackburn Rovers in the Championship certainly not in the script. After falling behind, Wolves ponderous and achingly lacking in invention simply spluttered to what appeared to be the inevitable outcome. Boxed-in and comfortably subdued by a more enterprising team, only the kind of face-saving fortune that ensued offered any hope of saving this game. It was a lifeline Wolves frankly did not deserve and a salutary early reminder that so many problems remain wholly unresolved. Blackburn utilised possession far better than Wolves, created space and opportunity and hugely significantly defended with a resolution lacking in our ranks. All teams bemoan goals conceded as ‘bad’ but there were another couple here for Peixoto to ponder on. Cleverly constructed by Blackburn without doubt, but alarmingly easy from a Wolves’ perspective. Still looking vulnerable and prone to defensive error. A recurring theme that has to be addressed once and for all. There were some positives from the first-half; Lopez beautifully playing in Munetsi for the opener and the increase in tempo and momentum that briefly followed, but Wolves faded unimpressively unable to create any optimistic spark until the unlikely reprieve. Sure, just one solitary game but it didn’t augur well. Seen too much of it; calls for a bolder, more proactive approach. Tired of being just plain ordinary.