Following Palace And The Golden Palace…From Bali

Following Palace And The Golden Palace…From Bali

Former Wolves youngster and lifelong Crystal Palace fan Jake Kempton will have a watching brief on this weekend’s titanic tussle at Molineux – all the way from Bali.  It’s quite a story, as Paul Berry discovers. * Imagine heading into your first season as a...
Bennett’s Molineux Upbringing

Bennett’s Molineux Upbringing

Elliott Bennett learned how to be a footballer at Wolves. And put it into practice at Brighton.  He will always be grateful for the times spent with both clubs, as Paul Berry discovers. * Ask Elliott Bennett the reason for the success and longevity of a...
Wolves FPA: The History

Wolves FPA: The History

by Steve Gordos Gold and black nostalgia hung heavily in the air at the Express & Star sports club one night in February, 1988. Assembled in the confined space of the bar of the homely cricket pavilion in Danescourt Road, Tettenhall, were most of the legends who...
It’s Wolves, Jim…

It’s Wolves, Jim…

Forty years ago, in the 1984/85 season, Jim Melrose played for both Wolves and Manchester City.  Feels like a different world for both, who also headed in very different directions at the campaign’s conclusion. Paul Berry finds out more. * Death, taxes...
Ade’s Half Century

Ade’s Half Century

Ade Akinbiyi turns 50 today. And that means that it’s now halfway through his life, back in the 1999/2000 season, that he spent his one year at Wolves. It was quite an assignment walking into Molineux for Akinbiyi back then. Wanted: A striker to lead the line and come...