Sad News From North Of The Border

Celtic And Wolves Mourn Popular Keeper

Evan Williams, the former Wolves keeper who went on to become a huge favourite at Celtic, has died aged 81.The Scot with the Welsh name played 15 games while at Molineux in the late 1960s, also squeezing in a loan spell at Tommy Docherty’s Villa before returning north of the border.

Filling The Gap

Sorry If You Missed Out!

Owing to operator error, some of you may have missed the article on Keith Downing posted on February 16 and entitled Playing With Fire. In it, we talked about the recent move he made with his boss, John Eustace, from Blackburn to Derby and discussed the whys and wherefores of what some saw as a shock change of allegiance.

Exciting Times Ahead On Run-In

Ups And Downs Of Derek’s Football Life

Wembley excitement, promotion aspirations and relegation worries……Derek Jefferson has them all covered as the season moves into its final third. In the next three months, his boyhood favourites will be playing in one and possibly two major cup finals, the club closest to his home are almost certainly going up as well as contesting the EFL Trophy final and one or more of his other former employers are likely to suffer the drop.

A Crowd-Pleaser Once More!

Kindo Back At The Mic

Award-winning Steve Kindon is booked in and counting down to his first on-stage appearance for two years. Health problems have played a big part in the former Wolves forward calling time on his speaking career since covid.

Playing With Fire

Psycho Caught Up In A Game Of High Risk

Keith Downing has found himself embroiled in one of the hottest talking points of the Championship season. Or at least his boss, John Eustace, has. By jumping ship from a club in the top six (Blackburn) and boarding one very much in a relegation battle (Derby), the duo have made a move for which the term ‘jeopardy’ is barely sufficient.

Happy Returns – Twice

Mike Back In Town, Alone And Then In The Best Of Company

Mike Stowell is lined up for two nostalgic returns to Wolverhampton in the closing weeks of the season – with landmark birthdays in the air. The long-time former Molineux keeper turns 60 on April 19 and will be in the city a couple of weeks later to honour a team-mate who reaches the same milestone before he does.

Another Cup Landmark

Round-Five Pairing With ‘What The Cutler Saw’ Connotations

Four weeks ago, we were talking about Wolves being drawn against a Blackburn side they hadn’t faced in the FA Cup since the 1960 final. Now the spotlight is on a tie against a club they haven’t met in the competition for the small matter of 68 seasons – and what an inglorious Molineux occasion that was!

Touchline Tales Of Talent-Spotter Supreme

Disclosures Galore From Long-Time Wolves Scout

A year or two after his departure from Wolves in 1994, Ron Jukes sounded me out about ghost-writing his autobiography. I listened with interest but pressure of every-day work, plus involvement with other book projects, prompted me to decline.

Famous Family With A Surprising Tale To Tell

Wolves Past Of Late Keeper

Here’s a question for you: Which two brothers played for different international sides? And a supplementary: What is the connection with Wolves? Answer: John and Dave Hollins, who were born into a football family. And the Molineux link? Their father, William, had a spell as a goalkeeper at Wolves in the late 1920s.

Dear Diary Entry 160

More Molineux Smiles For Nuno

Monday, January 6: Was gutted to be forced to miss the home game against Nottingham Forest because of a bout of flu that also wrote off New Year’s Eve as a non-event. TV coverage of the game was not without its encouraging moments but no-one in gold and black had a smile anything like as broad as the one sported by Nuno Espirito Santo afterwards.