Outstanding Look At When Wolves Were Leading Lights

Who is Jake Perry? And more to the point: Where has he been all these years?
The questions become relevant with his excellent Nights In Gold Satin book, which has left me wondering why we hadn’t seen much more of his words in the past.

Posh Comments Make New Curtain Call Unlikely

‘Never say never’ is one of football’s frequently quoted maxims – but it is tempting to assume Darren Ferguson’s amazing affiliation with Peterborough is over at last. In stark contrast to his father, who served as Manchester United manager across an unbroken span of 27 years, the former Wolves midfielder has moved into and then out of London Road office no fewer than four times.

‘Supermac’ Back In Scoring Routine
Saturday, October 4: Kevin McDonald, who turns 37 in the first week of November, hit the only goal of the game as Exeter won at Lincoln today to end a run of five straight defeats. It was the Scot’s first appearance on the score-sheet for three seasons.

New Reminiscenses About Fans’ Favourite

June 24, 2007 was a Sunday and my wife Linda and I were looking forward to the arrival of The Doog and his charming partner, Merlyn. I popped out in the morning for last-minute supplies and, on returning, was told by Linda in a trembling voice: “Merlyn’s been on the phone.  It’s Derek….he’s had a heart attack.”

Flowers’s Record On The Line

Matt Doherty is in sight of an obscure piece of Molineux history if he can rediscover his knack for coming up with vital goals. The Irishman has been one of the freer-scoring Wolves defenders across the decades with his 33 goals for the club to date – a total that is all the more impressive for the fact he has never been seen as a penalty specialist.

Precious Insight Into Talent-Spotters Of Yesteryear

An article in the Daily Express on August 23, 1960 was headlined “On Parade. The men who make Wolves”. The piece was accompanied by a photo showing the scouts from up and down the British Isles credited with bringing the raw talent to Molineux. Dead centre, of course – and surprisingly the only one not looking at the camera (maybe Stan Cullis was lurking!) – was George Noakes. Cited as the only full-timer and the ‘master-spotter’ of the Black Country, Wanderers’ chief scout was quoted as saying: “Some (of our scouts) are on retainers, the rest just get their expenses and we look after them when they find a player.”