Chelsea

The 2-1 triumph over Chelsea in December was a crucial turning point in the season. Wolves had gone two months without a win and questions were rightly being asked about whether Nuno and the squad had the tactical dexterity to compete in the Premier League. Plan A wasn’t working and Plan B had yet to […]

When a blanket of snow and ice covered Wolverhampton last winter, when steam rose from Diogo Jota’s crumpled body after another assault, some of us cast our minds away from the ceaseless Championship slog and dared to imagine how salvation would present itself if we ever reached the Promised Land. On the sole occasion I […]

The thing that disappointed me most about the Cardiff defeat was that we played into their hands. We sat too deep, rarely put a foot on the ball and forced far too many long, aimless passes forward. In doing all that it made for a slippery, end to end contest that they were much better […]

There was as much to lament as admire about this gutsy performance against the best team in the land. Embed from Getty Images   The Premier League leaders were pushed and pulled for an hour, but as great teams do they absorbed the punishment and ultimately cantered over the finish line. George Saville could have […]

You never want to fight with a long term love on Valentine’s Day but Tuesday was a serious test of our relationship. Embed from Getty Images   Wolves have served up some considerable dollops in our near 30 years together but that performance was right up there with the very worst. It feels almost perverse […]

Is this going to psychologically damage us? Have we got any regrets? Will those involved be scarred for life? With questions like these, it’s a wonder we’re not talking about an impromptu French holiday with our favourite maths teacher instead of a 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea. At least Zele Ismail made an appearance near the […]