Let's get the band back together

There are some players who leave a football club. Then there are others who leave behind something far bigger than goals, tackles or clean sheets.

Roman Saiss and Raul Jimenez fall firmly into the second camp.

When the pair returned to Molineux Stadium, the reception said it all. Loud, warm and full of affection, it was the kind of welcome only earned through hard work, graft and a genuine love of Wolverhampton Wanderers. That is why they are still so loved, and why their names still carry weight on the terraces.

It also proves a simple truth. If you leave a club the right way, you can become iconic.

Of course, football fans are never short of an opinion. For every supporter shouting "bring him back", there is another warning that returning is a risky business. Could it ruin the legacy? Is Raul too old? Is he now at that point in his career when a comeback feels more romantic than realistic?

That view is understandable. On the surface, the idea can seem a little whimsical, maybe even nostalgic. But football is rarely that simple. Put Raul Jimenez in the Championship with the right players around him, and there is every chance he would rip it up.

That is what makes the debate so tempting. If there are early talks, as Raul has hinted, then Wolves fans will allow themselves to dream a little.

Why stop at Raul and Saiss anyway? Get Adama Traore back on the wing, Joao Moutinho pulling the strings, Ruben Neves dictating everything from 30 yards - and Nuno Espirito Santo back in the dugout while we are at it.

It would be less a transfer window and more a reunion tour.

Would I have Raul back? Absolutely, without question.

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