Wolf Women's players said their ultimate defeat in the promotion battle was "doing nothing" because the club has decided not to apply for the Women's Championship.

Wolves won their finals 6-0 in the Fed's Women's Prime Minister North season, but champion Nottingham Forest scored three points.

They still have a chance to get promotions on the last day, with results, but the players said that even if they achieved the feat, the club chose not to submit the necessary application to compete in the second level in England.

In a statement posted on X,,,,, External Midfielder Beth Merrick said: “Imagine fighting for promotion all season to find out that our championship bid was never submitted.

“As a group, we absolutely undermined the disaster that ended the season in this way and believe that its ambition for the club to the women’s team speaks for that point.”

Women's Professional League Co., Ltd. (WPLL) and Wolf have been contacted to respond.

The licensing standards for participating in the Women’s Championship encourage further investment and the club is expected to establish a professional model, but currently no Wolf players are on full-time contracts.

Lily Simkin, a defender who once played for women's Premier League club Birmingham City, said they were "disappointed".

She added on x,,,,, External: “As a group of staff and players, we’ve been fighting all season and still got things that some people in the club think are impossible.

"We took it to the last day and found that everything was nothing. We deserved better."

The club’s sources told the BBC Sport that players and staff were called after their final match with women’s football director Jenna Burke-Martin and manager Dan McNamara.

Some people cried because the players were told they had “nothing” and the club never had any ambition to bid for the women’s championship, one source claimed.

Players feel that they have shown that they can compete on a low budget, but are “lied” by not realizing the club’s intentions and show “lack of respect”.

Last summer, when manager McNamara, physiology Christos Christofides and physical performance coach Nathan Maxfield took full-time roles.

Three players also received contracts, but were not full-time.

However, women under 21 were cancelled in the summer, and many players are allegedly still have no salaries, only their expenses.

Some staff are unsure of their future at the club because there is a question mark on long-term ambitions.

The players were scheduled to meet at the club on Tuesday, but have not received any communications about the next step.

The Wolves submitted their application for the women's championship last season and lost the application in the 2022 playoff final in Southampton.

Supporters and host of Wolf Girl Podcast Nick Andrews -Gauvain told the BBC Sport: "After such a wonderful day on Sunday - the bright atmosphere, good football and winning the Wolf - hearing the news, the club does not support players and staff.

“The club is very important to being a ‘pack’, but it feels like all the spins now, not what they actually buy.

“As the game grows, the risk of the wolf is left behind, which will cost us more in the long run.”