Rob Edwards swapped a Championship promotion push for a Premier League relegation battle but said on Friday that the chance to manage his former club Wolverhampton Wanderers was simply too good to pass up.

Edwards signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with bottom side Wolves after they agreed terms with high-flying second-tier team Middlesbrough, who initially rejected an approach before they reluctantly released Edwards after just 15 games in charge.

"I know I was in a great job at Middlesbrough. Great people and very good players who have done well, so I'm aware of it. But this is something I have wanted to do for a very, very long time," former Luton Town boss Edwards told reporters.

"I didn't know if this opportunity would come up again for me to be the head coach of this club. I

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