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Bonus: Aston Villa 2 Wolves 2

Posted by Thomas on 21st March , 2010

It says much about the progress of this defiant Wolves side that we came away from Villa Park feeling disappointed we didn’t take all three points. Had it not been for a moment of slack defending, allowing a long punt down field to cause mayhem inside our penalty area, we probably would have secured a [...]

Aston Villa Vs Wolves Preview

Posted by Thomas on 19th March , 2010

Villa Park is not my favourite place. I’ve been there a few times and never tasted anything other than bitter defeat. My last visit was back in 1998 for that infamous FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, where Mark McGhee presumably suffered a stroke prior to handing in the teamsheet. I was also present for a [...]

Interview with a Villa Fan

Posted by Thomas on 17th March , 2010

Ahead of this weekend’s West Midlands derby, I had a brief chat with Villa fan Damian who runs The Villa Blog. Here’s what he had to say. Damian, welcome to Wolves Blog. I suppose a good way to start is by asking you about the 1-1 draw at Molineux earlier in the season. What were [...]

Honours Even: Wolves 1 Aston Villa 1

Posted by Thomas on 26th October , 2009

Probably a fair result on the balance of play wasn’t it? I thought Wolves came out fighting and enjoyed more of the play in the first 45. Once again though, the major talking point is about a decision that didn’t go our way. There was one person inside the whole of Molineux who couldn’t see [...]

Wolves Vs Aston Villa Preview

Posted by Thomas on 22nd October , 2009

So the first derby of the season is upon us and opposition doesn’t come much trickier than our claret and blue neighbours from down the M6. Indeed, if we needed reminding of the quality Villa have at their disposal, we got it last weekend with their much-deserved victory over Chelsea. I only hope that Mick [...]