Newcastle

Twitter, as many Wolves fan know, is not always the go-to destination for reasoned football analysis.  But credit to the chap who rightly summarised that if Andy Carroll had been in our squad today, he’d have been the best player on our bench. Because that adequately underlines the paucity of options at Nuno’s disposal. No […]

Half time in the game at St. James’ Park was a pivotal moment in the season. It was the first game without Willy Boly and Nuno’s experiment playing Matt Doherty in the back three had failed. Cue a change of formation, Dendoncker into defence, Traore further forward, Doherty in his natural position and all of […]

With Saturday ruined by news of Willy Boly’s ankle, Sunday was also veering precariously close to Misery Street. Trust Nuno to come up with an idea nobody else had thought of to fill the considerable void created by the big man’s absence, deploying Matt Doherty on the right side of a back three. It didn’t […]

The best teams – more often than not – find a way to win. Whether it’s through quality, resilience or outrageous good fortune, coming out on top becomes second nature. Wolves are rediscovering the habit having delivered the goods without being at their best so many times last season, including this very fixture. We didn’t […]

Timing is everything. Just ask your average Wolves fan, who now has to leave the house a good 20mins earlier than the Sagbo Years, when the A449 was a road to nowhere and the turnstiles clicked slower than the arthritic knees of a poor old soul. When an overpriced half-time cuppa was the only salvation […]

While the lads are sunning it up in Marbella, I’ve been taking a moment to really soak in their achievements back in blustery old Blighty. If you haven’t already, do take pause to consider how flipping marvellous our club is doing right now. Yes, it would be lovely to kick in the door to the […]