No Passports Required
A Stay-At-Home Preparation For Changing Wolves
Pre-season plans didn’t always include flights across Europe and beyond – even in the era in which Wolves travelled much further and more often than they now do. At a time when Austria has again become a destination of choice for the club, we have been reminded how the Wanderers squad stayed within these shores when preparing almost half a century ago for Bill McGarry’s first full season in charge.
The Boy Don Well…….Briefly
Gardner Gave Hope – But Where Did He Go?
Exactly three weeks on from our piece detailing Bob Hazell’s historic England under-21 debut, we now find ourselves writing about the first black player to appear in Wolves’ first team. Don Gardner beat his fellow Jamaican into the League side at Molineux by some three seasons, with George Berry seen for the first time at that level in between the two.
He Was There!
Graham Reflects On Bird’s Eye View Of USA Spectacular
Maybe the subject hadn’t come up before or we just hadn’t asked the right questions. But only in the last few days have we learned for the first time that one of our good friends from this patch was present 50 summers ago on the famous night on which Wolves spectacularly beat Aberdeen in the final of the first USA tournament.
How Mick Amused At The Mic
McCarthy A World Cup Star – On And Off The Pitch
It is already five and a half years since the departure from Molineux of Mick McCarthy, the last manager to lead Wolves to the Premier League. But the occasional reports we receive of his humorous asides elsewhere will still raise a chuckle among those who knew him here.
Mild-Mannered Keeper Hit The Heights
Molineux Departure Was Catalyst To Big-Time Chance
It took 26 years but finally I caught up with the first goalkeeper to be signed at Molineux after I wrote In Keeping With the Wolves, the book focused on keepers from Williams to Lange. The big surprise was that I did not hear a Welsh lilt.
“I was born in Chirk in Denbighshire in 1967 but was there for only two years,” says Paul Jones. “We moved to Hadnall in Shropshire and I attended Wem Secondary School.
Dear Diary Entry 69
Good Early Impression Of New Man
Thursday, June 1: I hope to be doing this a little less often in future but attended the unveiling of another head coach at Molineux, charged with the task of writing a ‘colour’ piece on proceedings for the club’s official website. Nuno seems an impressive character, with a more than worthy CV
Star Quartet Take Their Places
Hall Of Fame Recognition Celebrated By Molineux Full House
And now there are 30. Thirty members of what is essentially a VIP club at the world-famous Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hard though it is to believe, enrolment began all of seven years ago with the welcoming of six players to the newly-established hall of fame.
Simo…….Some Tell-Tale Signs
Insight Into World Cup Winner
“He was different…..he was planning ahead. He wasn’t waiting for things to come to him and was very good around the players.” Paul Simpson has received plenty of compliments since last week becoming the first man since Sir Alf Ramsey to lead an England side – any England side – to a World Cup triumph.
How Hazell Was Hailed A Trail Blazer
E & S Spelled It Out On Bob The Breakthrough Man
It wasn’t the biggest Molineux story around at the time – the impending rise back to the top flight of Sammy Chung’s Wolves took that billing. But much was still made that spring of the fact Bob Hazell became the first black professional player to represent England at any level.
Fondest Of Farewells To Pat
Amateur Star Who Defied Convention
We at Wolves Heroes have been saddened by news of the passing of Pat Neil, a man who made four League appearances for the club and achieved a piece of Molineux history. The 79-year-old, who also made some unusual imprints in the life of Portsmouth, where he is best known, lost his long fight with leukaemia earlier this month.