Wolves chairman Steve Morgan and the club's directors received a pleasant surprise at the board meeting held at Molineux earlier this week: a Championship medal!

Boss Mick McCarthy was called into the meeting by CEO Jez Moxey to deliver his usual report but on this occasion, the CEO had secretly arranged for a photographer to follow him in. Mick, Jez and Club Secretary Richard Skirrow had all received medals previously.

But the trio also felt that both Steve and the club's directors - John Gough, John Bowater and Bob Laslett - also deserved a unique memento of the never-to-be-forgotten 2008/09 campaign.

And so Mick arranged for replicas of the medals to be produced and then presented to the unsuspecting quartet at the board meeting staged on Monday.

"Although clearly it is Mick, the backroom staff and players who deserve the main plaudits for the Championship winning success, there is also an incredible amount of work that goes on behind the scenes by the board," said Jez.

"It was our belief that Steve, the two Johns and Bob should receive a Championship medal in recognition of their unstinting efforts on behalf of the Club over the last year.

"It's not often we are able to surprise Steve, but it was great to see his face and the other guys as well when we interrupted our important board meeting to make the presentation.

"They were all genuinely surprised and thrilled to receive their medals and will no doubt treasure them just as much as everyone else who received one."

PICTURED: Show me your medals!  Steve and the directors savour their unique mementoes along with Mick, Jez, Richard and Wolves' Financial Controller Rita Purewal.