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Hail, Cesar!
Derby Win Sends Hopes Soaring
Like Dave Jones and Graham Taylor before him – a long time before him, as it happens – Cesar Peixoto has lit up the early weeks of his Molineux reign with one of the most precious of wins. There is little a new manager or head coach can do to more quickly curry favour among the gold and black fraternity than inspire a victory over Albion.
The Best XI
Wolves-Albion In Numbers
It has been six seasons since the old Black Country rivals were face to face in the same division. So, by way of a scene-setter for and countdown to Sunday’s big game at Molineux, we take a numerical view of the rivalry across many decades and hope our readers are suitably entertained by our findings.
Hands On, Looking Up
Former Wolves Link Up By The Sea
Three Plymouth wins in four games have given Mike Stowell an extra spring in his step as he furthers the first-team education of a former Molineux youngster. The experienced goalkeeper coach is a month into his first full season in Devon and getting to know two new signings in his position after last season’s top two picks moved on.
Top Secret!
Reporting For Duty – Of A Confidential Kind
Graham Taylor’s tenure as Wolves manager was a tumultuous one. It was his first job after the controversial spell he had in charge of England and was always going to be closely monitored by those who had cruelly labelled him The Turnip. But he nearly missed out on becoming Molineux boss because Sir Jack Hayward took a dim view of his behaviour on the touchline in international management.
Together Again – For The Best Of Reasons
Annual Gathering Lifts Spirits
When they weren’t actually out paying their respects, they were receiving too many phone calls from John Richards telling them of the loss of former colleagues. The year started with the loss of Terry Wharton and has continued in recent weeks with the passing-away, in awfully quick succession, of Fred Kemp, John Farley, Phil Parkes, Mike Bailey and Hugh Curran.
RIP Hugh Curran
Scottish Striker Passes Away
The Wolves family have been hit by yet another bereavement, with news of the death of Hugh Curran. The Scottish international striker was 82 and had been in poor health for several years.