Dean Saunders’ arrival at Wolves appears to be a fait accompli: it would certainly be interesting to see how he fares at such a big club, and how well he’s learned the lessons of his lengthy stint at Wrexham.

Saunders left The Racecourse a very different man to the one who arrived three years earlier. More humble, more measured, and having undergone a lengthy crash course in football management as he looked to turn around the fortunes of a club in decline.

At worst you could describe his achievements as a partial success, although he didn’t hang around to see the task through so will never quite get the recognition his efforts might well have deserved.

Andy Morrell, his successor, had a great deal less coaching experience and his ability to keep the momentum going despite the inevitable loss of key players from Saunders’ squad is perhaps a greater feat than Saunders’. However, without the saleable name of the ex-Welsh international attached to his efforts he’ll have to put in a few more years of hard graft before clubs like Wolves start sniffing around him.

In general the story of Saunders’ time at Wrexham was one of gradual improvement as he slowly worked out what worked. Possibly his greatest discovery was that moderation is often the most valuable of attributes: as his approach became more even-handed and he dropped his all-or-nothing approach, he got better results. Certainly, his strike rate in the transfer market improved.

Speaking of which, Wrexham fans won’t be too heart broken when they consider the biggest loser if Saunders’ move goes through (apart form the unfortunate Stale Solbakken of course). Lee Fowler has just completed a move from Fleetwood to be with his favourite boss, and immediately he jumps ship for the West Midlands. Considering the manner of his departure from Wrexham, the Maelor might want to have some specialists in treating split sides on stand by.