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Stating the Obvious

Posted by Thomas on 10th March , 2010

I’m feeling pretty good about myself at the moment.
Why?
Because I can see into the future.
Unfortunately though, my premonitions are exclusively limited to predicting the endless diatribe that will roll out of Molineux in the week preceding a big game.
You know what I’m talking about. So-called news stories with headlines like:
Henry: ‘We’ll Survive’
Ebanks-Blake: ‘More Goals Needed’
Kevin [...]

Suppose We Survive

Posted by Ben on 8th March , 2010

So picture the scene…
…It’s Sunday May 9th and we’re 1-1 with Sunderland. Transistor radios crackle, iPods dazzle and Molineux holds its breath in the hazy Spring sunshine.
But then, as our Impossible Dream cards begin to look weathered and limp, you’re nudged in the love handle by the bloke next to you. Gerrard’s scored for Liverpool [...]

Déjà Vu: Wolves 0 Manchester United 1

Posted by Thomas on 7th March , 2010

Another good performance, but another defeat and another game without a goal.
Yet Mick McCarthy stubbornly persists with the notion that ‘if we play as well as that in every game, we’ll be fine’.
I’m inclined to disagree.
We can definitely perform admirably for ninety minutes in every match, create the better chances, fail to take any of [...]

Wolves Vs Manchester United Preview

Posted by Thomas on 4th March , 2010

Who will ever forget the last Premiership meeting between these two sides at Molineux?
Wes Brown’s slip. Kenny Miller’s goal.
Michael Oakes’s heroics.
Ronaldo’s crap haircut.
What a day.
How unfortunate that many aren’t using this match as an excuse to relive that glorious occasion, preferring instead to focus on the infamous night at Old Trafford back in December.
Much like [...]

What has happened to Ebanks-Blake?

Posted by Sam 2.0 on 2nd March , 2010

With the England friendly at Wembley tomorrow, it reminded me of the summer rumour that Slyvan might be getting an England call-up. Games like this one against Egypt, would have been an ideal chance for him to show what he can do at the very highest level and I just wonder whether he’ll be sitting [...]