China, Chung And Chugging Off Home – A Chat With Charlie!
Meeting JR, Nearly Half A Century On
On the day that we fully absorbed the headlines of Wolves’ dramatic Chinese takeover, we staged a mini international event of our own by bringing together this site’s co-owners and our far-flung most ardent supporter. Charles Bamforth had never previously met John Richards – or at least he told us so before asking if there was any chance of a three-way gathering during his current month and a bit in the UK from his home in Sacramento.
Press Box Veteran Opens Up
John Dee In Print To Celebrate His 50 Years Of Reporting
Given that John Dee spent five mid-1970s years covering Wolves for the Express & Star and then became close friends with Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins on the international snooker circuit, he was never going to be short of material for the book he has written on his 50 years in journalism. The author deputised for and then took over from Phil Morgan, the man who had been lucky enough to be the paper’s Molineux correspondent for almost a quarter of a century, and has stories worth telling….
A Fleeting Glimpse Of Garnham
Keeper Opted For The Overseas Life
It’s not only Maurice Daly from the 1970s Molineux who found a new life for himself in Sweden. A little-known goalkeeper from the era did likewise and, as usual, Charles Bamforth was the man we detailed to track him down. He didn’t disappoint…..
Taylor ‘Selfish’ For Cosying Up To Film Crew – Lawrie
Assistant’s Pop Over Infamous Documentary
We preceded our month-long focus on all things French, international or Euro by saying we would be dipping into Lawrie McMenemy’s autobiography for a second time and thought we would sign off on final day by revealing some interesting thoughts he has aired on Graham Taylor. The two worked together with England from soon after Italia 90, with the newly-appointed national manager saying that the former Coldstream Guardsman would provide him with some broad shoulders on which to lean in tough times.
A First Wolves Glimpse Of Ronaldo
And It Wasn’t At Old Trafford!
So where did Wolves first encounter Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who is increasingly lighting up Euro 2016? It wasn’t, as might be expected, during his phenomenal Manchester United career, which was still in its infancy when the visiting fans jokingly chanted ‘You signed the wrong Ronaldo’ during the 1-0 defeat suffered by Dave Jones’s side at Old Trafford in the early weeks of their first Premier League adventure.
Keeping Beckham In The Shade
Deano’s Days In The Sun
It was while he was still at Molineux that Dean Richards used various interviews to neatly chronicle some of the highlights of his Wolves career. Playing brilliantly against Dwight Yorke in a League Cup tie at Aston Villa ranked high, so did subduing Terry Sheringham in a drawn FA Cup assignment at Tottenham two and a half weeks further into the embryonic Mark McGhee era. And didn’t he keep another of the Premier League’s biggest hitters quiet in a pre-season friendly?
Dear Diary Entry 57
A Long Way From Home
Thursday, June 2: Was pleasantly surprised to bump into Wolves fan Trevor Jones outside Asda. The surprise came because he doesn’t live in Wolverhampton, the Midlands or even England – he is resident on the other side of the world
Worse Than Belo Horizonte
An Embarrassment Like No Other
Belo Horizonte or Nice? Which was England’s biggest tournament humiliation of all time? With the help of Billy Wright and Bert Williams, we think we can help provide a few answers…..and it’s not looking good for Roy Hodgson and his humbled multi millionaires.
Ross Proud Of Icelandic Invasion
Molineux Coach’s Memories In Northern Outpost
Ian Ross will look on in a mixture of wonder and pride when England take on the one-time minnows of Iceland on Monday night. For seven years after leaving his coaching post at Wolves in the early 1980s, the former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender managed clubs in the remote North Atlantic country.
Flowers’ Unhappy Fate Against French Foes
Euro 16 Hosts Held Sway In Decades Past
How many unique footprints can one man leave on the international landscape? We have already reported on here that Ron Flowers scored the first goal England ever managed in the European Championships – in a qualifying match against France at Hillsborough on the day in October, 1962 on which his Wolves team-mates Alan Hinton and Chris Crowe made their debuts.