May 3 2009 by Lisa Smith, Sunday Mercury
“Otherwise I wouldn’t have come here to be honest.
“He said the Premier League was where we were heading and where he wanted to be and he was as good as his word.”
For Stearman now it is the delights of marking the Rooneys and Ronaldos of this world next season.
He said: “I can’t wait to pit my wits against the world’s best players.
“We have the nucleus of a great team and hopefully most will still be here but of course we will have to sign some players to compete next season.”
If Stearman could buy a fantasy Wolves team he admits Lionel Messi and Ronaldo would be up there but insists he is happy with his current team-mates.
“I have all my dream players around me,” he quipped.
“Of course we would dream of the really big stars but we have got Jarvis and Kightly so I think we will be alright!”