What a pleasant moment. Top of the Premier League form table over the last 5 matches and back to what used to be our typical perch of 7th in the overall standings. OK, we’ve squeaked through in a lot of those contests, but we have to be humble enough to recognise our shortcomings and accept […]
Crystal Palace 1 Wolves 0
If anyone was still in denial about Wolves being in a relegation scrap, they can be in no doubt now. In what must rank as the most spineless, characterless and listless performance since the days of Dean (not including our A****n surrender), we couldn’t be bothered to run off the ball when we had it […]
Crystal Palace Vs Wolves Preview
We might have camped out in our defensive third at Stamford Bridge, but there were still opportunities to score at the other end. The free-kick Neves ballooned over, the Dendoncker header in the first half, another chance for the Belgian in the second when he failed to control Neto’s through ball and of course the […]
Wolves 1 Crystal Palace 0
I saw a couple of comments on social media earlier about not caring much for the FA Cup and wanting to concentrate on the league. I must say I was of the opposite view – a cup run would be most welcome amid turbulent goings on at the Golden Palace. Talking of Palace, they were […]
Wolves 2 Crystal Palace 0
Perhaps it was natural to fear the worst heading into this fixture? Like Newcastle, this one had banana skin written all over it. Palace are not dissimilar to us or the Magpies in that they’re bloody difficult to break down. Fortunately, we needn’t have worried. Though not quite a masterclass in game management – Palace […]
Wolves Vs Crystal Palace Preview
Newcastle and Crystal Palace are the two sides I’d say are closest in style to Wolves. Both play with a low defensive block, preferring to absorb pressure and break rather than committing bodies forward. Last weekend the onus was on Wolves to attack and I thought they did that well, albeit not quite able to […]
