If Troy Deeney’s equaliser proves the difference between success and failure in the hunt for a top six finish, Kenny Jackett will be tremendously disappointed.
Having twice maneuvered themselves into a winning position against a good Watford outfit, Wolves were twice caught out by routine balls over the top.
Matej Vydra’s smart finish was more palatable given that it capped a swift counter attack and the forward’s pace took him away from the challenges.
But the long old hoof that dissected Batth and Stearman and allowed Deeney to tie things up again in a feisty second half was simply poor defending.
On the balance of play, a draw was a fair reflection of proceedings, with Wolves in the ascendancy for much of the first half and the visitors enjoying the better of the second.
Benik Afobe personified the performance of his team, starting off strongly but then fading after the break when starved of supply.
The former Arsenal man must be frustrated that two excellent goals in two games have only yielded a single point.
Unerring would be an apt description of Afobe’s seventh goal for the club in just 11 appearances. Will he still be around next season if Wolves can only offer second tier football?
Kevin McDonald is another who can feel pretty satisfied with his efforts of late. If Afobe’s two finishes yesterday and in midweek were good, the passes that teed them up were sublime.
There can be no denying the Scot plays his best football when teamed with the steady and reassuring presence of Jack Price.
Speaking of the bearded one, I’m sure when he dreamed about his first senior goal he didn’t envisage a shot deflecting in off his rear end.
But I think he deserved that good fortune for another mature performance. Simple passes, key interceptions and positional awareness aren’t glamorous but they’re important.
He also cut down Fernando Forestieri in the dying seconds as the forward charged towards goal looking to win the game moments after conning the referee into dismissing Bakary Sako.
The Italian decided to act like he’d been shot in the face after being pushed in the chest. One would hope that has a chance of being overturned.
Losing Sako for 30% of the remaining games would be a major blow despite a low key performance yesterday.
Anything and everything seemed to go through van La Parra, who continues to excite and frustrate in equal measure. But there’s no doubting his ability.
Like the mercurial winger, Wolves need to take all the positive attributes they possess and hone them into consistency.
With difficult fixtures and intense competition for places, even that might not quite be enough.
Highlights
1,000 not out
If you’ll forgive the self-indulgence this is actually the 1,000th blog in the history of the site, which is something Ben and I celebrated with a few post-match pints yesterday. With over 57,000 comments in that time, it’s clear there’s much more happening than just our posts, so this is another opportunity to say a massive thanks to everyone. Here’s to 1,000 more.
‘The Italian decided to act like he’d been shot in the face after being pushed in the chest’
I don’t think the video even suggests Sako pushed the little cheat. If this red card doesn’t get overturned then we might as well all give up.
I was there, had a good view, Sako did push him two handed in the chest – not a heavy push, certainly didn’t hurt him. I ‘m told by a Watford fan that Forestieri did that play acting a lot when he first arrived at the club. Let’s hope Sako will have the res card rescinded.
Guys,
First things first I think we need to get this in perspective, football is a game we all love, but its a game. Following the match on Saturday a Watford fan remains in hospital following a vicious attack on him, by a bunch of thugs, scum and arseholes that dont deserve to be associated with our great club. The only thing that really matters is the health and wellbeing of this 44 year old Watford fan, we all need to send our best wishes and heartfelt apologies to him and his family at this time, and hope that he makes a full and speedy recovery.
As a Wolves fan I am ashamed of who ever was involved in this despicable and cowardly act, and would appeal for anyone who knows anything too please please report this to the police, these people are not Wolves fans, and I hope they get caught and banned for life from our club. I can only hope that all other like minded fans stand up and say the same because we can’t let people like this steal our club and the game away from us to become something used as an excuse for violence.
OK, that said back to Forestieri, the link below is too a blog from Watford fan on the incident:
http://www.regista-blog.com/2015/03/watfords-fernando-forestieri-supporting-a-cheat/?
I have left my feelings on the matter and why his actions bring shame upon him and his club and in many respects football as a whole. Please feel free to let them know what you think too.
Andrew
One further thing, there is a collection page for Nick Cruwys the Watford fan started by a 16 year old Wolves supporter (we should recruit people like him) anyway the link to donate money for Nick’s recovery is here:
http://www.gofundme.com/o8itrk
I have donated and I urge you all to donate show ouring solidarity with him and his family
Well done, guys. You deserve some self-indulgence. Your blogs are a must-read feature of every week for Wolves fans around the globe. Long may they continue.
Sako didn’t touch him. It’s not the Watford cheat I’m the most angry with but the ref who has given a decision based on something he didn’t see and assumed happened. He lost control at the end and should be dropped for that. On the result,it was probably a fair one and we didn’t lose ground on the top 6. But it was disappointing the way their second went in. A special mention for Macca, he was brilliant. Might not be the midfield general some would prefer but I can’t remember a central midfielder who looks to get the ball forward as much as him.
Disappointing to surrender the lead twice, but we played well yesterday. It was a strange line up, I would have preferred to see Dicko playing with Dave Edwards out wide, leaving RVLP out. But 2nd half La Parra came good, & put in some tasty crosses into the box.
Watford didn’t stint in using gamesmanship to gain the advantage, the Foresteri tragic fall being the most squalid example of it. I hope the red card for Sako is recinded, but why are refs quite so gullible?
We don’t seem to be able to get over the line against the better teams, and just come up short when pressing to put the game to bed. But overall a good season & we are still in with a shout in of the play offs, but will need to find some extra quality to beat the likes of Derby, Forest & Ipswich. Brighton next weekend will also be a tough ask, but it would be nice to reverse the relegation seasons 3-0 there to bury the ignominy of two straight relegations.
Major disappointment this season has been the non-show of the two midfielders bought to help Super Kevin McDonald in centre midfield, Saville & Rowe have just not been at the races.
You would’ve hoped one of them could have offered that extra quality we so badly need to fight at the top of the tree in this very competitive league.I agree tnhat Price is the best partner for McDonald, but woe betide us if the big Scot is ever unavailable!
Congrats on the 1,000th blog, its the site I always look to to get the analysis on all things Wolves as it offers a wide range of takes on the ups & downs of our great club.
Football first , what a great game , four pointsout of six taken from a side who are top scorers in this league and are now joint top .
That makes us promotion candidates
As for the cheating little italian , it should be automatic that he receives the three match ban that he was trying to impose on Sako
If they banned cheats, retrospectively, for six games(at least), it would instantly stamp it out. It’s bringing the game into disrepute after all.
Yes I thinks he’s Argentinean but totally agree with you about the ban .. it’s the only way to stamp it out for good ….
He’s Argentinian isn’t he?
The Shenanigans late on have already been aptly described by others. On this occaision it probably didnt affect the result.
A much better performance than midweek but still begs the question why players are projected in and out of the team often in different positions. Kenny’s call for consistency might best first be applied to some of his selections. I wonder if some of the players really know where they are with Kenny. I was surprised Dicko wasnt used late on.
Having said all that we are still in with a chance maybe mistakes wont be repeated.
1,000 BLOGS!
Bloody Hell!
57,000 COMMENTS!
Whodathoughtit!!
(55,000+ by StuWolf and Clive).
Congratulations Thomas and Ben.
I don’t know how long I’ve been contributing but I expect I should be celebrating something approaching 1,000 bottles of the red stuff since I first found this excellent site.
And one or two puffs at the WB.
(And I don’t mean the shower up the road).
Sounds like a cracker yesterday.
On the up side, we gave it a bloody good go and looked dangerous going forward.
On the down side, we have looked vulnerable to the long ball all season. Danny Batth seems to lose his bearings when the ball is coming over his head. And I think (as an ex keeper) that our net minder (can’t remember how to spell his name) was at fault for both goals. Caught in no man’s land for the first and a bit slow going down for the second.
Odd that Sky didn’t show the Sako farce.
That git Forestieri should be banned for a long time for his pathetic display of cheating!
For those who haven’t seen it, have a butcher’s at this…
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/wolves-watford-sako-red-card
We’re still in with a shout though.
Can’t wait for the Ipswich match.
sako red card recinded and a 3 match ban for the cheating watford git we can all hope .just heard the news regarding a watford fan in a critical condition after voilence by the station .FROM EVERY TRUE WOLVES FANS OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU .WOLVES AY WE
Brighton..Sheffield..Derby ..the coming week could break us..or not…….
I personally suffered peeping at Twitter particularly when we were 2-1 up (my prediction) and then decided to leave it till after the game to check on the score 2-2..what a piss off..
The word Hope is now in my vocabulary,hope that we can put a string of wins together and hope that the others loose points..
I hate this league and what it does to seemingly accending teams then wallop…the problem with us is that we have no contingency with points so even Watford equaliser could of kept us in this league..
Wolves…we can play so well.. but then give it away…is that the fault of the players or the Manager?
Afobe is a fantastic signing K Mac is still brilliant sometimes Dicko and Sako (when they play,and Sako went missing yesterday) are still a great asset..
Would Ikeme of kept some of the goals out? perhaps..
Our weakest link could be KJ…we are now backs against the wall for the £100m… can he drive this lot into a great finish…
I actually doubt it..some body will have to take the responsibility if we just miss out..
Signing off Mr doom and gloom ..Glass half empty….????
See you at Brighton Stu..
Congratulations Ben & Thomas on your great site…
Think I’ve been here since 2008!
I don’t think we shall be promoted & I’m not sure it would be a good idea.
It may appeal to those who want to line M&M’s pockets, but we would do worse than a Leicester, and it would destroy the confidence of our players.
We are not out of it yet.
Play offs still a possibility…
The big question is, if we are next season in the championship, can we hold on to the ‘same team’, next season?
Should have added my congratulations and gratitude to Thomas & Ben. I have been contributing comments now for a few years the only site i feel at home -its oblogatory.
I’ll praise Thomas and Ben after this …..
I’ve just seen the Doogs Vid of Sako’s
sending off..in my depression with the draw I missed the debacle ..
Quite disgusting and a blatent con to the ref..Can’t imagine that we can’t get that overturned..
Not commenting on the match only the aftermath!!!!!
A Watford football fan is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang in Wolverhampton on Saturday.
Hope they are caught, banned from matches AND locked up for a long time.
Disappointed as this was 2pts dropped imo and if we miss out on the play offs,this game will have led to it.Watford definitely raised their game and play better away.Having said that they only had 3 attempts on goal,scoring 2 and hitting the crossbar.Kruscack was not at fault for either goals,at the time l thought it was poor defending,but on reflection we were done by 2 killer passes and there lies the difference between the two sides.We are over depended on McDonald,and the constant use of van la parra.Their midfielders were a lot slicker than ours,as a unit they protected their back four,then broke forward with quick and accurate passing comfortable in possession.As Sako was a no show,at some point l was hoping to see Henry sent wide,but it took a surging run by Stearman to show how to attack fair play to him.Rumour has it that Dicko wasn’t fit so why on the bench?This wasn’t the fixture to experiment either.We did well to get something out of the game as you can add Hause Henry who were not on their game.Afobe is not a target man back to goal player he needs a partner.
I thought we unlucky yesterday to come away with a draw. I wont take anything away from Watford .. they are a good footballing side and are where they are as a result.
I did think there was a suspicion of offside with their first goal but the big talking point (apart from the SAKO fiasco) is the referee … YES YOU BRENDAN MALONE !!
How on this earth can someone of his size and lack of mobility officiate at this level? His 10 yard count only measured 7 yards coz of his little dumpy stride.
He failed miserably to control the game and was made to look the big fool he was by being conned by the little twat Forestieri at the last knockings. If Sako’s red card isn’t rescinded ill send my season ticket to Lancaster Gate.
As for the little twat he should be banned for 3 games .. he should be given a retrospective Yellow for simulation .. add it to his other Yellow and get a Ban..
How on this earth can the Watford no 3 justify standing up for the little cheating git.
Sako should be praised for keeping his cool !!
enough said about that .. lets move on to Brighton and get a result there..
COYW and sorry to hear the shit lost ….
First of all congrats to you both on your 1,000 Anniversary.
I for one thought it was 2 points dropped than 1 gained,basic defending for both goals IMO.
Still think jackett doesn’t know his best side,can’t understand why he won’t choose Golbourne, still think sako plays better with the latter and Dicko.
On Dicko why didn’t he put him on instead of Doyler is beyond me.
If there’s any truth in Drinkwater and Powell get them in NOW we will need them for the push if we get in the playoffs.
As for the ref if you can call him a ref,he’d be better refereeing a wrestling match than a football match .I thought he gave us nothing a usual like all the rest we have down here..UTW.
Thomas, Ben when you quoted 1000 not out .. I thought Morgan had just notched that in the Cricket vs Afghanistan !!!
Great resilience from you both .. can’t be easy man I g the time to prepare so many good WWFC articles … long may it continue …
Disappointment, there’s a word I’ve used a lot over the years but I’m doubly disappointed in our lack of concentration this isn’t the first game this season we should have seen out, ran to the corner post and built a wall around the ball.
Batth and Stearman the later has improved but is still very prone to the basic of mistakes and Batth’s form has dipped alarmingly perhaps he thinks he made it and doesn’t have to try anymore. Watford secound goal was schoolboy stuff, no that would be detrimental to schoolboys this was out of the infants playground.
Regarding Aforbe the lad we got from Arsenal I’m seriously worried because on this form there’s no way in this world will be able to hold on to him if we are still in the championship next season the clubs in this league at the top if they go up a Derby or Boro will be sniffing and if Villa stay up I expect them and Albion to be interested also and as someone has also mentioned McDonald also.
If they go well…………….no I daren’t think it………I carnt think it….
P.S
Note to Kenny drop RVP and give Jacobs a game RVP ineffective drifts in and mainly out of the game Jacobs has goals in him don’t no what on earth he’s done to piss Kenny off but GET over it Kenny and pick him
lets just take it one season at a time!
I am but I’m hoping Make and Mend aren’t, continuencey plans need to be drawn up and a big part of those plans should be holding on to our best players what ever league we are in.
Some how I carnt see M and M not cashing on Afobe and McDonald they wouldn’t be able to resist .
Congratulations Ben and Thomas on this great blog, the only one I contribute to. And congrats to all who make it such an enjoyable read.
Still plenty of points to go for, but even if we don’t make it to the play offs this has still been a great season and let’s hope we’ll be a stronger team next term.
My only concern at this moment is for the Watford fan attacked and in a critical condition after the game. My thoughts go out to him and Watford FC. I made my way from the north bank to the subway after the match and could sense it was ‘going off’. Some Wolves fans were in pursuit of a gang of Watford fans who were being ‘vocal’. I was in Cardiff last week with 4 mates and we ventured in to a pub before the game. The clientelle were in hooligan style clothes and you could sense an atmosphere. They were Cardiff fans and we quickly drank up and moved on. Unfotunately this culture has never gone away. Sadly the Watford forums are talking of Wolves as a ‘nasty’ place to go.
It sounded like a cracker of a game against a team on top form. Other teams at the top are having some dodgy results so final positions are still far from settled. With Bournemouth and Watford out of the way, that’s two less of our main rivals we have to play and we’re still bubbling just below the pack. Nothing’s decided yet and it’s still well within us to overhaul at least two of those above us.
As for the Sako incident, it really is time the FA introduces retrospective punishment and long bans for this crap and bring a little sanity back to our beloved game.
Many thanks thomas and Ben for offering such a great platform for everyone to share. The performance yesterday typified us as a team – excellent at times, very ordinary at others and ultimately close but not quite good enough. On the foresteri incident, the less said the better- blatant cheating and, some might disagree, but possibly a trigger for mindless scum to give themselves the excuse to attack some innocent Watford fan. Remember lee Hughes antics for notts county at molineux and then the brick through the coach window? Let’s all pray the poor bloke recovers- that could easily be anyone of us attending a game.
I agree entirely with your ‘trigger’ theory mate.
Unfortunately even Some Wolves fans turn up to the game having left the family brain cell at home, or in the pub.
It would be great if one of us bloggers had seen the incident and could shop the animals responsible to the peelers.
But that doesn’t happen in the real world – does it?
Congratulations and well done for the 1000 up of an excellent blog.
Must agree with the comments about the injured Watford fan, what utterly pointless and mindless violence. Here’s hoping for his speedy recovery.
The Sako red card farce just reminds me how much the powers that be have done to spoil the once beautiful game. In the present climate it seems unbelievable that I was watching top-division football most weekends for eleven years before I saw anyone sent off. That was David Woodfield who shoulder-charged Mike Summerbee into the Molineux Street stand seats in, I think, 1965. Summerbee gave evidence foe him at the hearing and it was withdrawn – the seats were the problem not the fair tackle.
Substitutes were introduced because people thought a team reduced to ten men by injury spoiled the game as a spectacle. There must now be at least ten times more games “spoiled” by red cards than there ever were with injuries.
Finally, I think we are still in with a chance – whether that’s a good thing or not is another question of course.
I would like to add my congratulations to Thomas and Ben on a wonderful achievement.
I absolutely agree with what you say about the game being spoiled by the powers that be. They offer a cheats’ charter where cheats prosper and honest teams lose out.
Not surprising when the game has been run dishonestly and corruptly by Sepp Blatter and his cronies for years.
Forestieri’s disgusting behaviour on Saturday was exceptional even by today’s standards. If there’s any decency left in the game, the red card would be automatically rescinded and the true culprit banned for a long time.
Questions should also be asked as to why a man so physically unfit is allowed to referee at Championship level.
I wonder if any of these things will happen?
1000 blogs eh? A cracking effort lads, one that is much appreciated by season ticket holders and exiles alike. Many thanks.
Thanks also to all you numpties who contribute week in week out with your own humble opinions. This site fills a void in my life, it’s the only Wolves chat I really get!
Speaking of Wolves fans, for every idiot who wants to start a fight there are hundreds who want to make amends, and it’s lovely to see stuff like this fund which has been set up to pay for Nick Cruwys’ future football attendance. No doubt some of you lot will want to chip in too!
http://www.gofundme.com/o8itrk
Regarding the football – 1 point from 6 isn’t great, but another couple of decent results and we’re right back in it. Much as I’d love us to go straight up, I think we could probably do with another year for KJ to build a team capable of competing in the Prem.
I think he’ll do it though.
UTW
Watford have averaged 2 goals per game all season, whereas Wolves have averaged that since Afobe arrived…
So maybe it was written that it would be 2-2?
Watford are one of the inform teams… but that could all change so quickly, especially as Watford had a red card and a striker out injured…. It’s the little changes that can lead to the unbalance of a team.
It was only a few weeks ago when we were playing Norwich and the top spot for us both looked so far away…
They are now right up there… Just go’s to show how messed up this division is and if we can string a run together, the play offs and automatic promotion are still on (although just to be clear… I’m not holding out an auto spot), but it’s still possibly there for the taking.
1000th Blog… and it was not that long ago the thought of jacking it in was pondered…
I’m sure everyone on here is of the same thoughts as me in that we appreciate this blog. I found the site accidentally (not like the same “accidentally” when you tell the Mrs you came across that porn site… again!). I was searching for some other Wolves info as the Official Wolves site had made some changes that disagreed with loading on an iPhone… Found this, read a few reports for a few weeks then dipped my toe in posting… I think StuWolf was 1st to respond with his welcoming personality and I see he still encourages others to join the debates. Not looked back since and rarely go to Wolves own site as the site is still poor for “Safari ” users.
Got a new wolf due in a few weeks and as my sons promise to get me down to a game before the end of the season is running out of games, I should see some of you lot shortly! Wetting the baby’s head and taking in a game sounds like the perfect weekend!
Thoughts are with the Watford fan as again the mindless minority making Wolves look like a place for football “supporters ” a place not to attend. It makes the debacle on the pitch with pantomime acting just a side show now.
Sad to hear about the Watford fan, hope he gets well soon, unfortunately we live in a violent world and people are easely suckered in to it.
A long time ago my older brother went to Molinuex and got beat up by three brave men from Manchester, somewhere near the stadium.
He was only a little guy and when i saw the state of his face afterward it put me off football for many years.
As for the Sacko incident, I’ll just say this, without my specs my eye sight is about 70 to 80% of what it used to be, but even with them off i would have seen that Sacko had done no wrong.
It seems we live in a world where right is wrong and wrong is right.
Oh and thank you to Doog for the link.
Firstly, 1000 blogs is some achievement. But ut’s not the quantity, it’s the quality of the articles and the insight which makes us all read and comment. Thanks Thomas and Ben. Thanks also to all of my fellow contributors, it’s heartening to realise that though I might be bonkers, I am not alone.
I was shocked to hear abiut the attack on the Watford fan. I have made a donation in the spirit of “not in my name”. It makes me angry to think that mindless violence like this gives Wolves fans a bad name.
We are still in with a shout, but if results don’t go our way soon, we’ll run out of games
Massive congrats to Thomas and Ben for reaching the 1000 not out milestone!
I know how much work goes into this, and as someone who is far away it’s a direct pipeline to Wolves that i wouldn’t otherwise have. Good on you both!
Congratulations Thomas and Ben, your love of Wolves shines through in every carefully chosen word of
every article. Please keep up the good work, we all love wolvesblog!
Have to say a hearty congrats to Ben and Thomas for their fortitude in making it to a grand of blogs. I’m a relatively recent commenter but have been reading it for quite a while.
After several years of posting in another place, I became completely disillusioned with the vitriol that was spouted about our club and my fellow posters.
Wolvesblogs articles have a rare and consistent quality which is easily of professional standard and this follows through into the comments. Refreshing to say the least. Now I’ve met a few of you guys for a pre-match pint(and briefly spoke to the infamous Clive on the phone) I’m hooked and this is now my main source of Wolves chat.
Keep up the good work B & T, it really is appreciated.
As the (inadvertant) first to post on this historic 1.000th blog can I add that I always find the introductory article topical, well-constructed and thought-provoking. The fact that you have provoked some 57.000 comments is testament to the quality of the product as well as the passion that following this club seems to engender in us all. As my old school-teacher said (only once, mind) “Keep up the good work”.
Must get priorities in order.
1. Watford fan in hospital.
If it would guarantee this poor bloke’s total recovery, I would gladly sacrifice all remaining possible points this season.
2. Italian/Argentine/foreign/who gives – a – shit actors.
It does not matter what happens to him, retro card or whatever, nothing is going to change until a punishment with teeth is meted out. The one thing that will affect clubs who have this type of player, and I include Wolves if the cap fits, is a points deduction. Fines are useless, teams have squads so bans are useless, hit ’em where it hurts most, points off their totals, and possible missing out on promotion or playoffs.
Also, an extra ref in the stands, with an action/instant replay thingy, in touch with the ref on the pitch, and the ability to give a correct decision, without the emotion of players surrounding the ref, all putting their two penneth in, usually generously interspersed with expletives.
3. Playoffs.
Despite my 5 – 1 predictions every week, the truth is we just aint good enough and prayers from Houston are not going to change anything, we have underperformed so many times this season we do not deserve to be anywhere but where we are.
I HOPE to win every match, but am increasingly not too bothered when we don’t.
Sad but true, I am resigned to another season of second division football.
However!!!!
My future posts will reflect my undying enthusiasm and optimism for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and I am still gonna predict a 5 – 1 win every game, coz I will NEVER predict the club I love to lose!!
And oh what joy to see the shit get stuffed twice in a week at Villa Park.
Tony Pulis….pick a vowel……go* f*ck y**rs*lf!!!!
Clive,
I couldnt agree more, well said.
Link to charity page for watford fan can be found in comments at top of this page. I urge true Wolves fans to donate a little so many of us will make it a lot.
Thank you
Ben and Thomas.
I don’t think you two deserve plaudits for this blog, I think medals and statues outside The Mol are in order!
Unlike the ramblings from Texas, ALL of your articles are well written, well researched, and thought provoking.
I particularly like the way this site is policed, and abusive and insulting posts removed very quickly.
For reasons beyond my comprehension, I seem to attract more of those than my fair share!!
Don’t change a thing, we got a saying over here,
If it aint broke, don’t fix it!!
See y’all in May.
Two things to say…
First one is, what a disgusting set of events tnat led to some poor guy being hospitalised for no other reason than supporting Watford. Whayt a sick bunch of animals slink about in the shadows at Molineux claimimg to be fans. My thoughts go out to him and his poor family who now think all from Wolverhampton ate scum.
Second, like others I offer my thanks to Ben & Thomas for a grown up blogsite, we truly do have a sensible place to go and share the highs and lows of our beloved team, i promise I shall endeavour to restrict my entries for Doogooder, can’t speak for Clive he will probably tell you bollards in his unique way.
Steve Showcase, I shall text or call you nearer the game.
Don’t you go restricting your entries on my behalf mate.
Reading the blog is one of the very few remaining pleasures I get nowadays in my sad and lonely little life.
I’m going for the sympathy vote here.
…No, I didn’t think it would work.
It’s people like you that make me keep coming back to the blog, entertaining ourselves in the Wolverhampton manner is the same to me as WB is to you. Iv’e been very conscious of getting carried away far too often, a reality check is never a bad thing.
🙂
There’s them that say you ought to be carried away………………but I would never.
Looking forward to getting back and supporting the team after a good break.
Which leg was that, then???
He was probably thinking yours Clive.
What sort of mindless morons attack a fellow football fan,!no mater where he’s from! They’ve bought nothing but shame to our club and ALL who support us.I hope the police catch the perpetrators and throw them in nick for what they’ve done.
I hope and pray he gets a full recovery
The days of heading to Wolverhampton, joining up with the ‘Subway Army’ and eyeing an opportunity to give someone a good kicking are thankfully gone, or at least I thought they were. There are undesirable people in every club’s fan base but on most Saturdays, they manage to get to and away from the ground without causing any trouble; so what was different last weekend and how could a Watford guy not unlike me (parent, long term fan who gets to some away matches) end up in hospital?
Frustration; the annoyance of getting in front twice and letting it slip, Disappointment; one point from two important games just wasn’t good enough at this stage of the season, Anger; refs. and refereeing decisions have seem to have plagued us at home this season – may be other factors or a combination of the above but either way there was a marked sense of injustice as everyone left the sradium on Saturday, voices were raised and fans of both sides were swapping insults as they made their way to the Subway, the atmosphere was more tense than usual and for the first time in years, it didn’t feel totally safe to be at the Molineux. I make no excuses for what happened later but for those of you who were not there, this might provide some sort of explanation for why so called Wolves fan disgraced the name of our beloved club.
I copied this from another site…
Interesting stat this, of which if it is correct and Afobe stays free of injuries / suspension, then I think we have the best striker in this division and a better chance of going up this season than I was thinking before I read this stat……
The former Arsenal prospect has scored seven goals and created six chances in 11 Championship appearances for Wolves, while having a pass accuracy of 79% and a shot accuracy of 81%.
What this stat is saying is that he has been directly involved in 13 of the last 21 goals… Some of the other 8 goals he may have been indirectly involved in.
So on this statements basis, no real coincidence to my previous stat of 1 goal a game average before he arrived to averaging 2 goals a game a now. As Watford are the most free scoring team on 2 goals per game, I feel with us matching that now, we have more in the forward locker than any others around us (barring Watford).
Polo shirts have arrived. I will bring them with me to the following games. If you have ordered one and are attending any of these games, let me know and we will meet up and swap shirt for cash. Each Polo comes out at £17.23 each.
Fri 3 Apr v Forrest
Mon 6 Apr v Leeds (will be at the Parkview from middday)
Tue 14 Apr v Boro
Sat 25 Apr v Wigan
Sat 2 May v Millwall (will be at the Parkview from 1100 (ish))
It’s good to be back, even though the results during my absence were not what I was hoping for.
See you soon Bloggers.
Hi Brompton
Welcome back mate.
I hope you enjoyed your single handed Caribbean crossing in an inflatable dinghy with only one oar and a slow puncture.
Have you bought your ticket for the Leeds match yet?
I went on the Wolves site to get my tickets for Ipswich and the only way I could purchase them was to buy tickets for the Leeds match as well.
What the f**k?!
Anyway, to cut a very long and boring story short, I have two tickets in the Steve Bull for Leeds that I can’t use.
If you wanted one, or both, you’re very welcome.
Give me a shout.
It’s a shame we could not have discussed this earlier. I am not going to the Ipswich game, but I am planning on going to Leeds match with my work colleague, so I could have bought the Ipshit tickets for you. I will speak to my mate and if he is willing to sit with me (he is a Leeds fan) I will buy both from you, if not I will buy one. I will get back to you later today.
Just spoke to the ticket office. If you wanted to purchase tickets for just the Ipswich game, you could have, but not just yet, nearer the time. The 3 match deal costs £60.00 for all three games (Leeds, Ipswich, Millwall). You are able to but them separately when the window opens for the general public for each game. I have not bought my tickets for any of the games above yet, but will do as soon as I can. I will be able to confirm whether I want one or both of the Leeds tickets tomorrow Mark as my colleague has to get his leave pass signed by the missus first.
OK Steve. Cheers!
Mark,
I would be happy to take one Leeds ticket off of you. I am afraid my work colleague cannot make it. If you are happy to do so I wil pay you the cost when I see you next, or place it in the post, whatever suits. Can you post it to me at 73 Brompton Park, Brompton on Swale, RICHMOND, North Yorkshire DL10 7JP.
Thanks
Will do mate.
Don’t worry about payment. We’ll call it quits on the Bloggers polo shirt – that’ll sort it.
Just thought that I can email you a PDF if you let me have your email address.
Have you done a “print at home” if so you can email me it at stevelbiles@hotmail.com
Polo Shirt is less than ticket so I’ll ensure you are suitably refreshed too.
What an absolute rip off, Brompto!!
I got mine done over here for an incredible price of $ 25.84, which at the current exchange rate ( approx.) is………………..17.23 pounds !!!
Good to have you back safe and sound, hope your trip was bostin.
You will have read that there have been 57 brazzillion blogs on here, and now you are back, no doubt that number will go up rapidly!!
FOwb
Glad to be back mate – for the forthcoming Wolves games only though – it’s fekin freezing here and I am sure my suntan will have faded by the 2nd May, so I can’t show it off. Having said that, with my asian roots, I only needed to “top up”.
Sako’s red card has been rescinded!!
Justice is done.
But only partly….
Now we want to see the twat who feigned injury banned and the scum who kicked the Watford supporter banged up for a long, long time.
Guys, thanks so much for all the 1000 blogs and for all the effort you have put into producing them over the years. Here’s to the next 1000.
Well done Thomas and Ben and thanks for all the hard work, those of us in far flung places really do appreciate it.
Re the scumbags that inflicted harm on the poor Watford fans before they receive their banning order (and 15 year prison sentence) could they be paraded around Molineux and Vicarage Road before a game to receive our abuse
Nice idea ww.
Jez Moxey could issue us all with some past their sell by date meat pies that we could chuck at them.
I have had a look at the Watford fans forum and they are pretty vitriolic about Wolves at the minute.Understandable. Some of them have read ‘molineux mix’ where some fans are trying to justify why the attack happened. No circumstance can justify a savage attack on what seems to have been a blameless, innocent bloke. There are many sensible bloggers on this site and we have rightly condemened the attack. Let’s hope the ferrol scumbags are brought to justice.
Wondered whether this blog could put a statement on the watford blog unequivocally condemning the attack on the watford fan as true wolves fans. Not sure of the logistics or if practical. Just a thought.
Good call C.burger.
Thomas and Ben: Well played on the 1000th blog, boys. It’s been a roller-coaster. Best blog on the net. More pictures of Ben’ s gnome, though, please.
1967
Probably the best album ever was released, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
“It was twenty years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught his band to play”
How often do we all have that “years ago” memory?
Well, on Sunday, we can all have the thought:
” It was 35 years ago today, Wolves taught the Forest to play”
Double league cup holders, current European Champions, and a team filled with internationals, and we beat them at Wembley to win our second league Cup in six years, back in the days when it was a major trophy.
Hands up those who were there, basking in the Shilton/Needham balls-up, Chicken George Berry, Emlyn Hughes and Paul Bradshaw heroic defending, and Martin Tyler’s brown plastic coat!!!
I was “between jobs” back then, but scraped enough money together to go on the train and took great delight in taunting the train full of Forest fans after the match.
Oh Happy Days!!
These weeks where we don’t get a mid week match tend to get boring, hence this morning’s blog.
Shame FC Schalke couldn’t score a fifth goal in Madrid last night, that bunch of posers in white were pathetic!
Anyone know how the Watford fan is doing?
Have a nice day, y’all
I woz there .. Andy Gray …get in…..
Kenny Jackett has posted on Wolvesnewsnow thatofficials need help to spot these cheats in footbal…….
I agree with Kenny that officials need help, but as a Wolves fan I say to Kenny, let’s get our own house in order first and show good faith. Rajiv Van La Parra consistantly feigns leg breaking, career stopping injury at almost every other tackle. Then he promptly jumps up and runs off as if it never happened, he is as much a cheat at the Watford guy and the cheat from Bournemouth. So lets sort him out Kenny, he is spoiling your free flowing football, stopping the game needlessly and certainly not value for money to the paying supporters. If we see it on the terraces you see it close to the action in the dugout area. He is a cheat plain and simple and not a very good one at that, he is spoiling our entertainment.
Congratulations on the 1,000th blog ! 🙂
I’m a bit late on the blog this week as I have been decorating – I hate it !
Anywho. For some reason the game against Watford left me a little flat and I even had the feeling the we had ‘lost’ rather than drawn. Might have been the paint fumes.
McDonald’s pass to Benik was just brilliant and Benik showed that he is a class finisher.
The less said about Sako’s sending off the better. Good news that the card has now been ditched.
Sad news that Nick Cruwys is still in a coma – My thoughts are with him and his family and hoping for a speedy recovery.
For all us positives out there… Wolves 20-1 to make play offs and go up..
Can anyone tell me if Iorfa is injured ?
Yow gorra feel sorry for Roman Bramovitch, ay ya?
NOT!!
Ha Ha Ha.
All them gazzillions and all them primmie donnas, and out Dago!!!
Now we wait to see how many the Arseholes and Shiity get stuffed by, and no English teams left in the “biggest” club competition in the world.
Wait two years, boys and girls, when we come knocking on the door after winning promotion this year, and a top two place in the Prem next season!
FOwb & tp
Well done Wolveblog in not only reaching a [no doubt satisfying] site milestone but also in continuing to offer a place where reasoned and considered opinions, albeit often estranged ones, allow our collective love of the Wolves to shine through.
Long may it continue with a happy review this weekend!!!
I’ve just read on the E&S site that Michael Jacobs is going on loan to Blackpool.
There’s also a fine example of a journalistic cock up to be found on said site.
“Surely not!” I hear you say.