Well after Tuesday's display it was a much improved Wolves side that took a point from a feisty encounter at St Andrews.
A change to the line up saw Mancienne come into the side to try and steady the back four with Elokobi back from injury.
A change to the forward line saw a 4-4-2 formation with Ward playing alongside Fletcher which seemed to have paid off when Ward was sent through only to be took to the floor by Foster.
The resulting penalty was put away by Fletcher with the composure of a pure class striker and the roof was lifted above the Wolves fans at the opposite end.
Kevin Phillips started upfront and was treated to boos every time he touched the ball by the Wolves faithful behind the goal.
Then just as Wolves were starting to settle down Mancienne played a header straight into the path of Sebastian Larsson who slotted it past Hennessey in front of the traveling fans most of which had their heads in their hands.
Would Berra have made the same mistake in that position?
Hope was renewed for Wolves after Craig Gardner got a second yellow after a dive outside the box with the ref making a good decision despite the disbelief between the home fans.
From here we should have kicked on for three points but the chances never really fell our way with Jarvis causing a threat and Hunt as a substitute caused Birmingham a few problems.
On a positive note it was a much improved performance after the Stoke game and could be the confidence boost we needed ahead of the biggest game of the season.
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