You 'avin a Laff?

So Wolves have gone back in for Kyle Lafferty then.
Not really a surprise there.
Once Mick McCarthy decides on a player, he tends to stay decided.
And having had a £1million bid rejected for the Burnley frontman last summer, McCarthy's having another pop.
Wolves are in a better position this year.
Although Steve Morgan was heavily involved in transfer discussions at the time of the first Lafferty bid, he wasn't officially at the helm.
Now he is very much in charge, has had a season to digest the thrills and spills of the Championship and is ready to splash the cash.
But what are the chances of Wolves landing the highly-rated 20-year-old?
Would he fancy a move to Molineux? Perhaps.
Although Burnley aren't far apart from Wolves in the Championship maybe Lafferty would be sold on McCarthy's vision and consider a move alongside so many of the other bright young things at Molineux at the moment.
That of course depends on whether negotiations - currently yet to kick off as Burnley digest Wolves bid of £2.25million plus Stephen Elliott - ever reach the talks stage.
It's before that where Wolves face their greatest obstacle.
Namely the big old matter of the two Kings of Scottish football who are also in the frame.
Celtic and Rangers are both understood to be keen on Lafferty and one, if not both, may yet come up with a rival offer.
And competing with the Scottish Premier big boys and the carrot of European football then becomes a massive hurdle for McCarthy and company to overcome.
Still, even if it doesn't happen, this development shows a real statement of intent.
Wolves, boosted by the nucleus of a good, young squad, have clearly already identified their targets - and are ready to go after them.
Bournemouth's Sam Vokes is another who may yet pitch up as a summer signing.
Would Lafferty be worth the £3million-plus that this Wolves deal, or indeed a straight cash offer from elsewhere, amounts to?
Time will tell, but he's certainly got the potential not least the versatility of operating either as centre forward or down the left.
The problem is not so much players' price tags, it's just getting them in.
There's not a massive pool of potential signings out there for the likes of Wolves to pursue - everyone is looking at a similar list of targets.
So if Wolves did land Lafferty, which at present must be considered against the odds, it would add some seriously hefty kudos to McCarthy's plans.