Comments on: Young Wolves Blog: Schooled http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EmeraldPete http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1347 EmeraldPete Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:20:18 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1347 Jed, I know it's just a bit of banter son, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I just try to look at our boys in an even handed, logical, purley footballing sense, I try very hard not to let my obvious bias come into play and because of my approach I think some of my comments come off as negative or patronising. I can't even bring myself to sing the "by far the gratest team the world has ever seen" chant because of that logic!!! This is an unfortunate side affect involved with looking at our team this way. I really don't mean to sound bad and I hope people can see the sense in my comments. If you....or anyone for that matter, love Mancienne, then fair play. Opinion is what fuels half the passion in any fan, fuels 99% of this blog and what make the game so intersting for the other 9990 minutes of the week that Wolves arn't playing. Long live the difference of opinions, long live the debate, long live the aurguments!!! Fair play Jed :-) Jed, I know it’s just a bit of banter son, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I just try to look at our boys in an even handed, logical, purley footballing sense, I try very hard not to let my obvious bias come into play and because of my approach I think some of my comments come off as negative or patronising.

I can’t even bring myself to sing the “by far the gratest team the world has ever seen” chant because of that logic!!! This is an unfortunate side affect involved with looking at our team this way. I really don’t mean to sound bad and I hope people can see the sense in my comments.

If you….or anyone for that matter, love Mancienne, then fair play. Opinion is what fuels half the passion in any fan, fuels 99% of this blog and what make the game so intersting for the other 9990 minutes of the week that Wolves arn’t playing.

Long live the difference of opinions, long live the debate, long live the aurguments!!!

Fair play Jed :-)

]]> By: Hallam http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1345 Hallam Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:37:34 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1345 Also Thomas I was in Newcastle last week to play hockey! Also Thomas I was in Newcastle last week to play hockey!

]]> By: Hallam http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1344 Hallam Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:35:50 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1344 I was born in Aldershot and moved to Wolverhampton when i was 4. My Dad is an Arsenal fan and as was his dad etc. The reason I support Wolves is just from simply living here for so long. And although I do follow the Shots and the Gunners my heart belongs in Wolverhampton However I am not at the game this weekend due to Aldershot playing Shrewsbury this Saturday. Please don't hate me. I was born in Aldershot and moved to Wolverhampton when i was 4. My Dad is an Arsenal fan and as was his dad etc.
The reason I support Wolves is just from simply living here for so long. And although I do follow the Shots and the Gunners my heart belongs in Wolverhampton

However I am not at the game this weekend due to Aldershot playing Shrewsbury this Saturday. Please don’t hate me.

]]> By: Kirsty http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1343 Kirsty Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:54:12 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1343 Hey folks it's Kirsty who writes "The Liver Bird". I'd just like to firstly thank you both Thomas & Ben for putting my link up on your website as i never got chance to thank you properly, just to let you know i have returned the favour and your link is also in the sidebar of my blog. Back to what i wanted to comment for... I'd just like to say how refreshing it is to see such a young fan put his views across so clearly and to be successfully writing a blog (which i shall be sure to keep visiting) at the age of 14. So many young fans could benefit from actually portraying their thoughts and views in a similar manner rather than picking up their arguments from playing FIFA and reading The Sun. Well done Louie, keep up the great work. Kirsty. Hey folks it’s Kirsty who writes “The Liver Bird”.

I’d just like to firstly thank you both Thomas & Ben for putting my link up on your website as i never got chance to thank you properly, just to let you know i have returned the favour and your link is also in the sidebar of my blog.

Back to what i wanted to comment for…
I’d just like to say how refreshing it is to see such a young fan put his views across so clearly and to be successfully writing a blog (which i shall be sure to keep visiting) at the age of 14. So many young fans could benefit from actually portraying their thoughts and views in a similar manner rather than picking up their arguments from playing FIFA and reading The Sun.

Well done Louie, keep up the great work.

Kirsty.

]]> By: Jed http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1339 Jed Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:23:07 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1339 Pete, I'm only pulling your leg fella, no hard feelings - and I do respect your opinion! Thomas, I lived in 'Castle for 20 years before moving over here - it's a great little town to live in. Watch out for anyone who comes from May Bank though as thats where the majority of the Jnr Naughty 40 idiots come from! I too hope and pray we beat Shity as I still get the banter from my old Stoke mates and it will be nice to shove one up them! Pete, I’m only pulling your leg fella, no hard feelings – and I do respect your opinion!
Thomas, I lived in ‘Castle for 20 years before moving over here – it’s a great little town to live in. Watch out for anyone who comes from May Bank though as thats where the majority of the Jnr Naughty 40 idiots come from! I too hope and pray we beat Shity as I still get the banter from my old Stoke mates and it will be nice to shove one up them!

]]> By: Thomas http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1336 Thomas Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:09 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1336 These stories are all awesome. Tim, I echo what Pete says. Amazing to hear something like that. Once you get bitten by the bug, there's no going back. Keep following the Wolves and keep visiting Wolves Blog. Jed, I'm particularly interested in your story as I've moved to Newcastle-Under-Lyme in the last year (which is basically Stoke-on-Trent for those of you that don't know your geography). I've always disliked them as a team and I don't even know why. It's even escalated since I moved here. Can't wait for the match at the Britannia. I'd chew my arm off for a win. Sam 2.0, another great saga and glad you chose the Wolves. Nice to hear you say some pleasant things about the area as well. I think Wolverhampton gets some bad press but is largely a great place, full of top people. These stories are all awesome.

Tim, I echo what Pete says. Amazing to hear something like that. Once you get bitten by the bug, there’s no going back. Keep following the Wolves and keep visiting Wolves Blog.

Jed, I’m particularly interested in your story as I’ve moved to Newcastle-Under-Lyme in the last year (which is basically Stoke-on-Trent for those of you that don’t know your geography). I’ve always disliked them as a team and I don’t even know why. It’s even escalated since I moved here. Can’t wait for the match at the Britannia. I’d chew my arm off for a win.

Sam 2.0, another great saga and glad you chose the Wolves. Nice to hear you say some pleasant things about the area as well. I think Wolverhampton gets some bad press but is largely a great place, full of top people.

]]> By: EmeraldPete http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1333 EmeraldPete Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:51:10 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1333 Tim, what a brill story of how you stumbled upon supporting Wolves, I love it. Keep it up mate. Jed. Get over it...I don't hate Mancienne, I just don't think he is good enough for our team, there is a difference. Tim, what a brill story of how you stumbled upon supporting Wolves, I love it. Keep it up mate.

Jed. Get over it…I don’t hate Mancienne, I just don’t think he is good enough for our team, there is a difference.

]]> By: Jed http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1331 Jed Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:13:56 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1331 Great post Louie! And I'm still on your side against Emerald "I hate Mancienne" Pete! I was born and bred in Stoke (or as the locals would say Smoke on Stench) to a family of Stoke supporters (one arm chair fan and one season ticket holder). In my early years I was mad about Georgie Best and even had a signature strip, however it all changed when I was 7. I was given a second hand subbuteo game. The game contained several teams, however all but one team had injuries (ie the player had been snapped off the round base) and the only full compliment was a team dressed in the famous old gold and black of the mighty Wolves. I decided this was my team as I needed an unfair advantage of having the full compliment because, after all, it was my game! Wolves were featuring on MoTD at the time, and I took an interest in them so I could learn the players names for my subbuteo team and therefore give my own commentry. Hibbitt to Richards ITS A GOAL! etc. My family were not best pleased but supportive and fortunately my uncle's work mate lived in Stoke but was a season ticket at the Mol. My first game was November 1977 home against Norwich a 3-3 draw, I was 10. We travelled what seemed an eternity in the back of my uncles mates Vauxhall Viva - the 40 miles seemed to take 3 hours for some reason! As I grew up I was ridiculed by all the Stoke fans in the area - our record was never brilliant against the clay heads and monday mornings was always painful and left me with a severe hatred for all teams in red and white stripes - sod your tesco bags I hate STOKE! I now live in Alberta Canada where the only football fans here are Man U Chelsea or Juve fans. I too have never seen another Wolves shirt here other than my own, but my car proudly supports the "WOLVES ON TOUR" banner in the back window, and I'm suprised how many people now comment on it as we now sit proudly in the Premier League - long may it continue! Great post Louie! And I’m still on your side against Emerald “I hate Mancienne” Pete! I was born and bred in Stoke (or as the locals would say Smoke on Stench) to a family of Stoke supporters (one arm chair fan and one season ticket holder). In my early years I was mad about Georgie Best and even had a signature strip, however it all changed when I was 7. I was given a second hand subbuteo game. The game contained several teams, however all but one team had injuries (ie the player had been snapped off the round base) and the only full compliment was a team dressed in the famous old gold and black of the mighty Wolves. I decided this was my team as I needed an unfair advantage of having the full compliment because, after all, it was my game! Wolves were featuring on MoTD at the time, and I took an interest in them so I could learn the players names for my subbuteo team and therefore give my own commentry. Hibbitt to Richards ITS A GOAL! etc.
My family were not best pleased but supportive and fortunately my uncle’s work mate lived in Stoke but was a season ticket at the Mol. My first game was November 1977 home against Norwich a 3-3 draw, I was 10. We travelled what seemed an eternity in the back of my uncles mates Vauxhall Viva – the 40 miles seemed to take 3 hours for some reason! As I grew up I was ridiculed by all the Stoke fans in the area – our record was never brilliant against the clay heads and monday mornings was always painful and left me with a severe hatred for all teams in red and white stripes – sod your tesco bags I hate STOKE!
I now live in Alberta Canada where the only football fans here are Man U Chelsea or Juve fans. I too have never seen another Wolves shirt here other than my own, but my car proudly supports the “WOLVES ON TOUR” banner in the back window, and I’m suprised how many people now comment on it as we now sit proudly in the Premier League – long may it continue!

]]> By: Tim http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1329 Tim Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:59:19 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1329 Here's my story. I live in Canada. Back in the seventies, I used to watch Monty Python (Eric Idol is another famous Wolves fan). In one of the sketches, he mentioned the Wolverhampton Wanderers and for some reason, the name stuck in my mind. Of course, back then we didn't have the WWW so it was hard to follow English football except for some game shown on Public TV (PBS) in the US so when I played on the high school team I really wasn't able to follow any team. A couple of years ago I got fed up with the NHL and the local team (Toronto Maple Leafs) so I decided to look into English football. Well imagine my surprise when I couldn't find the Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier league. And where was the first division anyway? It took me a few days to get all of the changes straight in my head and to realize that Wolves was, in fact, the Wanderers. No one can accuse me of jumping on the bandwagon because the first year I stared following the team, they didn't even make the playoffs. I enjoyed last year's success but it was hard to find anything about them because the big newspapers that I was familiar with only talk about the top 4 or 5 teams in the Premiership. Anyway, I've seen two games on TV with Wolves this year and a couple more with adequate streams and am trying to understand all of the expressions you guys use. I'm quite amazed how seriously I am taking this, considering I just started following them for a diversion. Here’s my story. I live in Canada. Back in the seventies, I used to watch Monty Python (Eric Idol is another famous Wolves fan).
In one of the sketches, he mentioned the Wolverhampton Wanderers and for some reason, the name stuck in my mind.
Of course, back then we didn’t have the WWW so it was hard to follow English football except for some game shown on Public TV (PBS) in the US so when I played on the high school team I really wasn’t able to follow any team.
A couple of years ago I got fed up with the NHL and the local team (Toronto Maple Leafs) so I decided to look into English football.
Well imagine my surprise when I couldn’t find the Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier league. And where was the first division anyway?
It took me a few days to get all of the changes straight in my head and to realize that Wolves was, in fact, the Wanderers.
No one can accuse me of jumping on the bandwagon because the first year I stared following the team, they didn’t even make the playoffs.
I enjoyed last year’s success but it was hard to find anything about them because the big newspapers that I was familiar with only talk about the top 4 or 5 teams in the Premiership.
Anyway, I’ve seen two games on TV with Wolves this year and a couple more with adequate streams and am trying to understand all of the expressions you guys use.
I’m quite amazed how seriously I am taking this, considering I just started following them for a diversion.

]]> By: Sam 2.0 http://www.wolvesblog.com/766/young-wolves-blog-schooled/comment-page-1#comment-1328 Sam 2.0 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:53 +0000 http://www.wolvesblog.com/?p=766#comment-1328 I love that. Louie clearly says he's at school messing about on a wolves blog and his dad is just proud he supports wolves. Im not from wolverhampton originally. I was born in devon and i should support either torquay or exeter if we are going by local team. But my mum comes from wolverhampton and as we were pretty poor when i was growing up i spent every xmas, summer holiday, bank holioday, school break etc in the midlands. It was always a great place, full of nice people with funny accents, i loved it. Then my uncles and cousins found out i didnt support anyone and took me under their wing. I was about 10 i think. Since then my love for the team has grown and grown. Ok maybe i should have supported a devon team but since my dad loves football but has no real loyalties i dont feel bad for supporting wolves, especially considering i spent around 4-5 months of the year living there whilst i was growing up. This did mean a lot of stick at school. Most people either supported the local teams of someone in the top division. i did almost start supporting blackburn as i loved shearer but that phase passed very quickly. I am wolves until i die and even though my misses is a gooner, i think its a dads privalidge to indoctrinate their kids however they feel best. lol. I love that. Louie clearly says he’s at school messing about on a wolves blog and his dad is just proud he supports wolves.

Im not from wolverhampton originally. I was born in devon and i should support either torquay or exeter if we are going by local team. But my mum comes from wolverhampton and as we were pretty poor when i was growing up i spent every xmas, summer holiday, bank holioday, school break etc in the midlands.

It was always a great place, full of nice people with funny accents, i loved it. Then my uncles and cousins found out i didnt support anyone and took me under their wing. I was about 10 i think. Since then my love for the team has grown and grown.

Ok maybe i should have supported a devon team but since my dad loves football but has no real loyalties i dont feel bad for supporting wolves, especially considering i spent around 4-5 months of the year living there whilst i was growing up. This did mean a lot of stick at school. Most people either supported the local teams of someone in the top division. i did almost start supporting blackburn as i loved shearer but that phase passed very quickly.

I am wolves until i die and even though my misses is a gooner, i think its a dads privalidge to indoctrinate their kids however they feel best. lol.

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