We all know Moutinho is capable of turning water into wine, so you’d think a chap going by the name of Jesus could magic up something a little better than Aldi’s £2 range. The intensity we began with; playing on the front foot (refreshing to see a fast start), unsettling a clueless Southampton defence with […]
Wolves Vs Southampton Preview
I should probably start with an apology. Such was my conviction we’d be smashed to smithereens at The Etihad I’d probably have accepted a narrow defeat even before a ball was kicked. How wrong I was so a heartfelt, grovelling ‘sorry’ to Nuno and this group of players who so rarely disappoint. What a superb, […]
Man City 0 Wolves 2
En route to Manchester, conversation turned to our first Wolves games. Most of my company’s gold and black odyssey started in the heady days of Derek Dougan, Kenny Hibbitt et al. My own? A dreary home defeat to Coventry City in 2004. From whichever generation you hail, we’ve all had our fair share of highs […]
Man City Vs Wolves Preview
Losing 3-0 in this fixture last season wasn’t a bad achievement. Conceding early and playing well over an hour with 10 men at the Etihad is the football recipe for a bloodbath. The only disappointment was that Wolves were never in the game. If I’m honest, I think we’re out of this one before it’s […]
Besiktas 0 Wolves 1
Forget the Hand of God, this was the ‘Moment of Boly’. ‘In the end we were happy. I think the boys worked very hard. Through all the game we were competitive, believing until the end and we got this moment of Boly that gave us a good victory‘. Nuno’s ethereal words neatly summarised a forgettable […]
Wolves 2 Watford 0
Reality is a question of perspective. Four points from two, above Southampton and Everton and our European adventure to resume in Turkey on Thursday. A first win of the season this might have been, but things aren’t so bad, are they? It wasn’t necessarily a performance to salivate over, but as an idiosyncratic old manager […]
