A Dream Of An Opportunity - And It's All Thanks To Ron

First, an apology, because how I'd love to have spread the word of this happy reunion in advance! But protocol decreed otherwise. And so it came to pass that I had a one-man audience today with the bulk of England's World Cup winning squad. Our sincere thanks go to Ron Flowers for keeping a promise he made last year to tip us off when the time came for him to host the Charltons, Banks, Hurst & Co on this patch.

Farewell Soon To Wolverhampton's Most Famous Shop Worker!

Wednesday, April 24: Had what will be one of my last chats with Peter Knowles in Marks and Spencer. Having recently agreed to sign a 1960s-style Wolves shirt for a friend who is raising money for kids in Africa, Peter did the honours today but told me he was retiring in June. He plays some golf these days but is still very much committed to his faith, so his time will be put to good use.

Birthday Tribute To Genial Inside-Forward

We at Wolves Heroes are delighted to recognise a landmark birthday in the life of Peter Broadbent. The man who stands seventh in the all-time list of Wolverhampton Wanderers appearance makers was born in Elvington, Kent, 80 years ago today and played for nearby Dover before joining Brentford in May, 1950.

We Would Never Have Guessed It.....

Springfield Park was at its bleakest and most uninviting.....and Wolves were without the main weapon in their armoury. It was FA Cup second-round day in 1987-88 and the wind was fair howling down a tumebledown ground in which nearly 2,000 travelling fans were largely exposed to the elements.

Be Careful What You Believe!

Sir Alex Ferguson has seen to it that not much has so far been written or spoken about the FA Cup final but be warned: We are approaching what might be termed Whelan Time. If you haven't read or heard it yet, Wigan Athletic's septuagenarian owner-chairman will presumably be recounting his Wembley heartbreak once more - and riding roughshod over the good name of Norman Deeley in the process.

Wolves Down - But Here's To A Quick Return

Les Wilson and Charles Bamforth have become two of our first readers to use this site to express their sadness at Wolves' relegation. The two were together in Vancouver just over a week ago, when California-based Charles presented his host with a treasured keepsake as a token of his gratitude - a carefully compiled cuttings book from the 1960s.

Walker On Film As Part Of All-Star Cast

In one of our previous Memory Match features, we focused on a televised 3-1 Wolves victory at Old Trafford early in 1972 during a winter in which Bill McGarry's side were in a rich vein of form and heading towards the UEFA Cup final. Two seasons before that, when matches were shown in black and white on most sets, Manchester United were the visitors to Molineux for an early-season League fixture that the sides approached in very different moods.

JR On The Stadium That Robert Rocked

John Richards has revealed how he has had a fond recent reunion on the other side of the world with a man who is no doubt sharing Wolves' current pain. Wolves Heroes' co-owner and his wife Pam have not long returned from their latest visit to Australia, where they spent four weeks with eldest daughter Kim and her family in Melbourne.

Arsenal's Sporting Gesture Is A Familiar One To Wolves

Guards of honour, such as the one planned as a tribute to Manchester United's title-winning squad at Arsenal tomorrow, may be comparatively rare in today's cut-throat game. But there was a time when they were more plentiful and Wolves. as with several of football's other innovations, were at the vanguard of the movement more than half a century ago.

Seventies Legends Head For Cannock

Steve Kindon is to mark the crucial forthcoming Wolves v Burnley weekend by compering a dinner get-together of several of his former Molineux team-mates in Cannock. The award-winning speaker will be at the microphone in the Premier Suite of the town's Bar Sport on Sunday evening.