El Of An Achievement!
Good Guy George Relishing His Cup Limelight
For a few moments during yesterday’s FA Cup fifth-round draw, George Elokobi’s well-stated wish for a return to the Golden Palace had an increasing likelihood of coming to pass. Sixteen balls had been whittled down to six, with those bearing the numbers of Wolves and Maidstone still in the pot and untouched. Alas, his dream tie wasn’t to be, so it will have to wait until the quarter-final!
Things Could Only Get Better!
United In Derby Debut Despair
What do Ted Collins, Fred Davies, Joe Gardiner, Freddie Goodwin, Billy Harrison, Graham Hawkins, Wayne Hennessey, Kenny Hibbitt, Bob Iverson, Wilf Lowton, Robert Niestroj, Geoff Sidebottom, Eddie Stuart and Bobby Thomson all have in common? It’s a substantial list and, in the context of this big derby weekend, a depressing one.
Unrecognisable! A Whole New Culture
Albion v Wolves In The Cup The Last Time – So Utterly Different
It was Sir Jack Hayward who said he preferred his footballers to have names like Cullis, Slater and Wright rather than ‘all these Viallis, Vieiras and Viagras’. Which presumably means he very much approved of what those who made up the last Wolves team to play an FA Cup tie away to Albion were called.
Stripes On The Brain…..A Double-Header
Memories Of Tackling The Other Albion
Look quickly at the newspaper page on the right and it appears to be previewing a Wolves visit to The Hawthorns, especially as it comes from the Argus. But it relates instead to a trip to Brighton in the third round of the League Cup in the autumn of 1969. But it relates instead to a trip to Brighton in the third round of the League Cup in the autumn of 1969.
Game On…..Time To Meet The Challenge
Wolves’ Task Is To Reverse Derby Cup Trend
Wolves have earned a crack at trying to redress the FA Cup balance with Albion after their chaotic replay victory over Brentford last night. The 3-2 Molineux success means Gary O’Neil’s side have beaten the Londoners twice in three weeks, with a third-round draw achieved with ten men in between – and a return still to come in the League in the West Midlands on February 10.
The Real Thing’s Great But All White Is All Right
Was Strip Change Seen As A Good Omen?
Joe Wilson ‘models’ the change kit Wolves opted to wear in their 3-0 victory at Leyton Orient in the autumn of 1965.
Clubs changing colours by choice – for commercial reasons – is a relatively new phenomenon. But it’s not as new as some supporters might think. Long before driving the sale of replica kits became a major consideration in the game, Wolves opted for a different look when visiting Leyton Orient in a Second Division fixture as long as 59 years ago.
Eyes Only For Wolves
Interest At Molineux, So Glamour Clubs Were Wasting Their Time
‘He lived the dream but would love it to have gone on much longer’. And now we can give further insight on how much it meant to Martin Patching to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers. The utility man’s older brother, Keith, to whom we attribute the quote at the top of this piece, was a more than significant guiding hand 50 years and more ago – albeit sometimes also a perplexed one.
Double Vision
Cup Winner’s Rapid Return To Scene Of Triumph
As Wolves aim over the next week and a bit to make Brentford even more sick of the sight of them than they already are, a historical note of the sort that defines this website…..The club’s two recent trips to the Gtech Community Stadium – one won handsomely, the other drawn with ten men – may feel almost back-to-back, separated as they have been by only nine days.
A Surprise From ‘Scouse’
True Blue Who Retains A Love For Goodison
John McAlle’s Merseyside roots made him an obvious choice for the ‘Hanging up your boots’ feature in Wolves’ programme when Everton visited Molineux on Saturday. Were we alone in being surprised at the revelation, though, that the Toffees’ result is the first one he looks for? Followed by that of Wolves and then the other two League clubs he played for, Derby and Sheffield United.
Dear Diary Entry 147
Another Decision That’s Up For Debate
Monday, December 4: Exchanged texts with Mark Burke to express our mutual disbelief over the sacking of Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus by Sunderland. A few months on from leading the club to the play-offs and having them only three points off the top six now, the duo have left after their employers have decided such progress isn’t good enough for them.