The great thing about football is there's always another season soon after the last one in which to try and right any wrongs.

After what felt like just a matter of weeks since Saints dropped out of the Premier League, here we were again at St Mary's on Saturday tea-time ready for a new campaign.

The wounds of last season still felt fresh.

But there was optimism that perhaps this foray into the unknown might just last for a single year.

The truth is no one at St Mary's really knew what to expect.

Most haven't watched more than a fleeting moment of Champion-ship football over the past few years.

The style of football is alien, nobody's heard of half the players or been to a lot of the grounds.

There was definitely a sense of trepidation as Saints fans settled down for their first taste of non-elite league football since 1978.

The question that will only be answered in next couple of months is obvious - has Saints' slide, which can be traced back to Boxing Day 2003, bottomed out or is there still more to come before things get better?

Certainly the new season has thrown up new problems.

Saints are lucky that, in charge, they have a man who does know about the Championship and what it takes to get a team out of it.

But Harry Redknapp is still short of the tools to do the job.

There have been wholesale changes in the Saints squad this summer - a mass exodus with only four people coming in permanently.

It was quite clear against Wolves that there still a few areas which the team are woefully short on.

The lack of width is a major concern.

Effectively, the team was playing with four centre-halves and four central midfielders.

They were lined up so that one midfielder played the holding role in front of the back four and the other three sat across the middle just in front of him.

Obviously, without full-backs that are going to bomb on and whip in crosses, you have a problem.

And this is emphasised by playing strikers Kenwyne Jones and Ricardo Fuller - guys that thrive on crosses and balls in the box.

The lack of width clearly needs to be addressed before the transfer window closes at the end of this month.

And there is still a worry as to where the goals are going to come from.

However, there were still many positives to take away from the goalless stalemate.

l In Antti Niemi, Saints have the best keeper in the league.

l Redknapp's new signings look decent.

l And if there's a better midfield in this division than Saints have got, I can't wait to see it.

It is an incredibly strong line-up - Quashie, Oakley, Wise and Prutton.

Whether one of those would drop out for a wide man or whether they stay in with the width provided by full-backs will be in Harry's mind, but that is an awesome foursome.

For an opening day with such uncertainty around it, this was a decent point for Saints.

Wolves have been in the Championship for most of the last decade - only 2003/04 the exception - and know what this league is all about. On top of that, they have some quality as well. They will be up there next May, so this result was encouraging.

Glenn Hoddle's team were by far the better side in the first half with Niemi making three good saves and Carl Cort heading against the bar.

But, after the break Saints improved with Wise's introduction on 50 minutes sparking things into life. Fuller missed the target with two great chances while Niemi was again in action to save superbly from Kenny Miller.

Claus Lundekvam was sent-off on a typical opening day card feast that was totally out of keeping with the nature of the game.

I reckon both sides were fairly satisfied with a point.

Of course, there was the excitement of Theo Walcott coming off the bench to become the youngest player to represent Saints in a competitive match.

He showed pace and tricks and turns of skill, but it would be a mistake to heap too much pressure on him. He's incredible, but Harry is right - he's not the saviour just yet.

Yes, it seems hard to believe that it's all started again.

But give it a week and it will feel like it's never been away.