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Wolves Outlook Was Briefly Dimmer for ‘Jack’
Hancocks’ Heroics Had Some Down-Turns, Too
May 18, 1946. A very short, barely noticeable piece on page seven of the Wellington Journal and Shrewsbury News was headlined: “Hancocks Goes to Wolves.” It stated that Oakengates native “Jack Hancocks, one of the best wingers in football today, has been transferred from Walsall to Wolves at a record transfer fee for the Saddlers.”
The Classiest Of Tributes
Tears And Pride As Tragic Brothers Are Celebrated
Rarely has there been pride like this in a defeat of such margins. Wolves, beaten 4-0 at home, reached full-time and beyond with the non-stop chanting of their fans in their ears. It would have been lovely if the vocal support had been in appreciation of a stirling team performance rather than as a reaction to tragic close-season events.
Wolves v City: A Predictable Opening Salvo
Familiar First-Day Foes In Town
Rayan Ait-Nouri no doubt has better things to do with his time than to submerge himself in the record books. If he had had a strong interest in the archives, though, he might have started to suspect that he wouldn’t be kept waiting too long for his first Molineux return. Since the Second World War, no team have been in opening-day opposition to Wolves more often than Saturday’s visitors.
Goodbye To A Legend Who Took Life To The Limit
Evocative Words At Funeral Of Brian Owen
Even in death, colourful stories about Brian Owen continue to emerge. Such as arriving home the worse for wear in the company of Sven Goran Eriksson and being given short shrift by Ron Atkinson when going to visit him in hospital.
Heading South
Big Step That Makes Island-Hopping Easier
First Knotty Ash with Ken Dodd as the family’s coalman, then Wolverhampton and surrounds, now Devon. John McAlle, who knows a thing or two about loyalty to an area and to a football club, has uprooted close to the coast with his wife, Jill.
Dear Diary Entry 166
He’s Here, He’s There….And On The Move Again
Sunday, July 6: Good luck to Alex Rae in his new role as assistant head coach to Partick. The 55-year-old will be working at the Scottish second-tier club under Mark Wilson and it’s appropriate that news of his recent appointment was relayed to us by Glasgow-based Wolves fanatic Gwilym Machin.