Whilst sitting and watching the FA Cup Final a couple of years ago in a bar on a lad's weekend away, one of our gang, Pete, decided it would be hilarious to stick his wet finger in my ear. My reaction was to recoil like someone had stuck a hot knitting needle in my lug …
Wolves Blog – 28.11.08
I was having a drink with my good pal James on Tuesday night and the topic turned to Wolves goalkeeper Matt Murray, who I stated was currently having a blinder on loan at Hereford. James said that Matt was too brittle and would never be injury free. I retorted that I thought Matt had now …
Wolves Blog – 29.08.08
I was full of pride watching Great Britain achieve their great haul of medals in Beijing, but why was it that for the entire Olympic fortnight that Great Britain had to be referred to with the truncated title: 'Team GB?' The Spanish Olympic squad didn't call themselves "Equipo España"? So why did we have to …
Wolves Blog: Optimistic Bully – 07.08.09
Yes, perhaps I do need to drink some of the optimistic nectar that Bully has obviously had! But, as I am not a footballing god, if I predicted that Wolves will finish this season mid-table and that in six years time we would playing Barcelona in front of 98,000 at the Nou Camp in the …
Wolves blog: Oh Freddy Freddy – 17.10.08
Mixed fortunes for all the lads returning from international duty this week. Far too much focus and far too many column inches have been dedicated to that Scottish miss and that Welsh own goal. Iwelumo missed a goal, big deal. Anyway, he was wearing the colours of Scotland and not the only strip that really …
Wolves blog: The Craddock Factor 27.03.09
Winning ugly - I am sure that is a cliche that is rolled out by many a punter at the business end of the season. But that is exactly what we are doing at the moment, based on the foundation of a rock solid defence. With Jody Craddock and Christophe Berra together in the back …
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Episode 1 – Pre-season discombobulation
As I write this post, we are a day from England playing in their first World Cup semi-final in a generation. And, as a result, it can be difficult to focus on anything football related that isn't three lions. But. I'll at least try. Since the conclusion of an incredible season of football, it …
West Ham vs Wolves 1-3 – Fan’s Analysis 24.03.10
Mick must enjoy the taste of claret as that’s three times in a week it seems to have gone down rather easily. It was obvious that Gianfranco Zola’s team was nervous from the outset and a confident Wolves team beat them at their own game with neat, incisive passing all over the pitch. I too …
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Villa vs Wolves 2-2 – Fan’s Analysis 22.03.10
A point gained or two points lost? On balance you would say that point was a fair reflection of the game and I would have bitten your arm off if you had offered me a point when Villa went one up early doors. The Wolves team at the beginning of the season would have probably …
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Pompey vs Wolves 3-1 – Fan’s Analysis 03.05.10
It was the kind of performance that was to be expected with survival secured for Wolves and Pompey wanting to finish their last home game on a high. In a way this game epitomises our exploits over the season with many chances created but not put to bed. David James was in imperious form between …
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Palace vs Wolves 3-1 – Fan’s Analysis 02.02.10
Roll out that old cliché that it’s time to concentrate on the league. The combination of Palace’s recent good form and their administration plight obviously had the Eagles players unified and ready for battle. Unlike Wolves that is, who despite fielding a strong side, looked 2nd best throughout. Hopefully Mujangi Bia’s woeful performance was because …
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Notlob vs Wolves 1-0 – Fan’s Analysis 1.03.10
Mick’s sick of saying it and we are all sick of hearing it; yet another good performance but absolutely diddly-squat to show for it. Why is it, that season after season, Wolves seem to be able to raise their game when they play the better teams of the league, be it in the Championship or …
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Hull vs Wolves 2-2 – Fan’s Analysis 1.02.10
It was probably written in the stars that Stephen Hunt would pop up with a goal in this game, it was just a shame he was wearing a Hull shirt! The match was a typical relegation dogfight; low on quality but high on passion and endeavor. From Gardner’s calamitous own goal to Zubar stupidly trying …
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Fulham vs Wolves 0-0 – Fan’s Analysis 19.04.10
With one shot on target – the lowest of any game in the Premiership all season –Wolves were again confined to that two minute slot at the end of Match of the Day. Forget entertainment, this was all about another vital point towards survival, achieved from a game that was as dull on the pitch …
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Burnley vs Wolves 1-2 – Fan’s Analysis 15.03.10
One win and suddenly the world feels a much nicer place. I think I even saw my first daffodil of spring yesterday! All those missed penalty shouts, the myriad bad refereeing decisions and the rub of the green that just wouldn’t rub, all the karma that Wolves have banked over the season, was finally paid …
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Blues vs Wolves 2-1 – Fan’s Analysis 08.02.10
For large spells of the game, it looked like being the perfect birthday present for Mick McCarthy. Despite all the recent criticism after the Palace battering, Mick dug his stubborn Yorkshire heals in and stuck with the same square pegged 4-1-4-1 formation. Quality options were the key reason why Birmingham managed to come from behind …
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Arsenal vs Wolves 1-0 – Fan’s Analysis 5.04.10
Look up the word ‘tackling’ in the dictionary in relation to football and it is described as, ‘a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball’. The fast and physical nature of the English game is underpinned by tackling. But these days the hard tackling footballer I watched as a …
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Wolves vs Wigan 0-2 – Fan’s Analysis 18.01.10
Come in number nine your time is up. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has had 19 shots in the Premiership this season and has scored just once and that was a penalty, surely it’s time for a change? At 0-0 he missed a gilt-edged opportunity to boost his own confidence, which must be at rock bottom, and the …
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Wolves vs Sunderland 2-1 – Fan’s Analysis 10.05.10
What a way to finish the season. Before yesterday’s game, Wolves were the only team in the Premiership not to have won a game after going a goal down. And I think many of us were expecting a typical end of season stroll from both teams, but I’m glad to say we were proved …
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Wolves vs Stoke 0-0 – Fan’s Analysis 12.04.10
It was never going to pretty, but this Sunday snoozer of a game brought a whole new meaning to the term ‘ugly’. At the heart of the Wolves defence, the artist still known as Jody Craddock showed us we should all be grateful he came back from that ridiculous Stoke hiatus in 2007. With two …
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