Amongst other massive clichés that he came out with last night (blah unbelievable fans, blah blah great lads, blah dressing room etc etc) he said that they were "one step away from the dream".
He'd probably see it as a last great achievement before swanning off to the US or China for a pile of...
A lot.........
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2018/03/09/revealed-wolves-spend-67m-in-bid-to-make-the-premier-league/
No the quote was from when they'd been relegated.
They thought that they could chuck £50m at the Championship and "smash" the division.
That worked well.