Tense…..But Barney’s Enjoying The Ride

European Tour Heading For Final Fling

John Barnwell is experiencing a thrilling end to the season despite the double disappointment he has suffered over Wolves’ fortunes. The club’s 1980 League Cup-winning manager has been saddened by the early confirmation of their return to the Championship and would also like to have seen them put another dent in Tottenham’s survival hopes at the weekend.

A Book With A Happy Ending

Charity Handover Provides A Fitting Final Chapter

Our readers have been fed plenty of information in the last year or two about the Feeding The Wolves book that expertly tells the Wath Wanderers story. As a final offering on this subject – for now at least – we despatched John Lalley on Friday to a brief ceremony at Molineux,, where he was delighted to once more find himself in the company of some of the nursery club’s blue-chip graduates.

The Lesson Of Leicester

Stowell Sadness At Latest Drop

No prizes for guessing Mike Stowell’s name but who were the other three former Wolves players on view the last time Leicester were relegated to League One? The highly experienced keeper coach was with Plymouth for their 1-1 draw at Bradford on Tuesday night and was upset to learn at the end that his long-time former employers had gone down for the second consecutive season.

Left Behind….Some Star Turns

Relegation Confirmed But Exciting Memories Aplenty

With the confirmation tonight of what has seemed inevitable since late autumn, we start the look back at the many fond memories of Wolves’ eight-year stay in the Premier League. And we reflect immediately on what and who the club are bequesting to the top flight as they themselves prepare for life back in the Championship.

The Wheel Turns…..

Cyclical Fortunes Of Yesteryear Promotion Rivals

It was 59 years ago this month that Coventry beat Wolves in what Jimmy Hill called the Midlands Match of the Century and gained the edge that led to them being crowned Second Division champions. Ronnie Allen’s Wanderers went up as well in an era when there were no play-offs and only two promotion places – and the two clubs’ paths have often gone in highly contrasting directions since.

Worth His Weight In Gould

Bobby ‘Gobsmacked’ At Recognition From His Peers

Promotion celebrations looming, a Bristol Rovers reunion in the diary and something special for the display cabinet…..not much chance of Bobby Gould slowing down in his 80th year! Not long back from three months in New Zealand, the forward who served Wolves in two spells wondered why the League Managers Association were so keen to have him at their Easter-week lunch in London.

Different Folks, Different Strokes

Eyes On The Prize For Old Pals

As left-footed Wolves midfielders, they frequently played side by side in the promotion-seeking sides managed by Graham Turner. Team-mates for the best part of four years, they laugh now about how different they were.

The Champions Downed!

When Wolves Picked Off The Title Holders….

So what, in this difficult season, have Wolves managed to do for the 31st time in their history? It is nothing to do with so far failing to win an away League game – an indignity they last suffered in their Premier League releation season of 2003-04.

Jimmy Mac Savours Wembley Joy

Saints Success Adds To The Pure Nostalgia

Giddy days these for Southampton – and Jim McCalliog is not letting the South Coast euphoria pass him by. Last weekend, the former Wolves midfielder and occasional skipper attended a Saints v Manchester United legends match at St Mary’s to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the FA Cup final meeting of the clubs.

Dear Diary Entry 174

Hailing Those Who Went Under The Radar

Sunday, March 1: Finally caught up on reading the Wolves v Chelsea programme from a few weeks ago and was pleased to see they had used my contribution to the regular ‘Underrated Gold’ guest-writer feature just inside the back cover. It keeps alive my record of having had articles printed in the Wolves programme in every season for about the last 38.