Kevin Doyle signed up for Wolves' widely anticipated battle against relegation and then told his new team-mates to defy the doubters and aim for Europe.
The Republic of Ireland striker has joined the Premier League new boys from Reading for an undisclosed fee, thought to be a club-record sum in the region of £6.5million.
He is set to form an intriguing partnership with prolific - in the Championship, at least - marksman Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - a duo worth 43 goals last season.
Many will look to them to keep Wanderers' heads above water in a fiercely competitive top flight, however Doyle believes Mick McCarthy's side can set their sights higher than mere survival.
"We finished a point or maybe even a goal away from Europe when we went up with Reading," he told the club`s official website. "I don't know why we did so well but we all went in there wide-eyed and excited and fresh to play and that got us through.
"It was a bit like it is with Wolves now in that none of us had played in the Premier League before. I'm delighted to be joining what is historically a massive club and one which will be trying to establish itself in the Premier League."
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WE STILL NEED A COUPLE OF GOOD DEFENDERS WITH EXPERIENCE NOT TOO OLD THOUGH
Good luck to you, Lad...you will be missed at Reading.
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