Stearman issues rallying cry
01 Dec 2009 - 11:06:04
Defender Richard Stearman insists there is plenty of reason for optimism at Molineux despite Wolves losing to Birmingham City in Sunday's derby disappointment.
Nineteenth-placed Wolves slipped four points adrift of safety after losing 1-0 to an early Lee Bowyer goal in front of their own fans.
But despite the feeling of disappointment, Stearman has issued a rallying cry ahead of next week's trip to fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers.
"Obviously Birmingham was one that we had earmarked to pick some points off but now we have to push on and look toward the next game and put it right," he told the club's official website.
"It was a bit of a body blow to concede so early on, but I thought that we had a good go at them in the second half.
"We had a few chances and maybe it could have been a different story on another day.
"It was like you would expect in the dressing room afterwards - we knew it wasn't good enough, especially after that first-half showing.
"Bolton are down in the bottom three with us and it's certainly one that we'll be looking to take some points from.
"We just have to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off after the Birmingham game be ready to go again."