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Crook And Learn
Precious Insight Into The Wonder Of Wath
For four decades, many of the best young footballers in South Yorkshire and beyond were sent down to Wolverhampton. Now, another half a century or so on, an outstanding book detailing the whole extraordinary operation has made the same journey.
Bully For Him!
Haaland Heroics Spark Echoes From Golden Past
Erling Haaland’s feat of reaching his first century of Premier League goals in record-rewriting time has set us thinking…..Not about any reason whatsoever as to why we should not add our own congratulations to all those extended already by so many in the game.
Wizard At Work
Ted Was A Wow At Two Sets Of Wanderers
When my widowed mother first used to drive my brother, John, and I to watch the Wolves at Molineux, it was long before the M6 had been completed. So, the route from our home near Wigan took us to mecca on the A49 and A41 by way of Warrington, Tarporley and Whitchurch. I always felt that we had arrived when we passed The Crown pub in Tettenhall. Not yet a teen, I never went in, of course, but had I done so, would have seen Ted Vizard. He was ‘mine host’.
Waiting For The Phone To Ring
‘Granddad Veno’ on Those In-Between Months
What do football managers and coaches do in between jobs? Some DIY, perhaps. Attend to family matters that might sometimes be pushed on to the back burner? Maybe, like Graham Potter, they take a holiday in the Falklands. Mark Venus’s time since he and Tony Mowbray left Albion for the second time has been channelled in largely predictable ways – but he did surprise us with one revelation, of which more will be written shortly.
Step Into Christmas
Countdown Is On…..Time For Some Community Mingling
A cluster of former Wolves players are following up another of their regular lunchtime get-togethers by going in various directions in the next few days to attend festive events. For the first time on Monday, Dean Edwards was among the dining ‘squad’ at The Fox at Shipley, his presence at the table doing much to broaden the age range of attendees.
Dear Diary Entry 170
Another Check On Lofty
Tuesday, October 28: Paid a second visit to see the rehabilitating Phil Parkes, this time in a Wolverhampton nursing home rather than at Oswestry near the Welsh border. Although his serious fall and lengthy hospital stay have obviously taken a considerable toll, his resilience remains an inspiration and he is as pleased and grateful as ever for those who drop by to help pass an hour or two.