by Paul Berry | Oct 10, 2024 | Events
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...
by Paul Berry | Oct 3, 2024 | Events
It is only just over a decade since Brentford against Wolves was actually a League One fixture. And a hard-fought one at that. As former Wolves winger James Henry, who opened the scoring in a particularly lively encounter at Griffin Park,...
by Paul Berry | Oct 3, 2024 | Events
A recent visit to Compton Care uncovered a startling revelation about two of our well-travelled former players. The occasion was one of the regular Living Well sessions for patients who are able to be treated at home and who come into the centre for social and...
by Paul Berry | Sep 28, 2024 | Events
“Have you got a minute for a call?” came the text. “I’ve had an idea…” “Yes, no problem,” I responded with some trepidation. “Go for it…” And so, the seeds were sown for a 24-hour penalty shootout inside Molineux. Certainly, for the first time,...
by Paul Berry | Sep 19, 2024 | Events
Of the distinguished career enjoyed by John Ward as player, coach, assistant manager and manager, his spells at Wolves and Aston Villa were very much among the highlights. A career which spanned all the divisions, and all those different roles, but one in which his...
by Paul Berry | Sep 12, 2024 | Events
This Sunday, September 15th, marks the 60th anniversary of an event which sent shockwaves through not just Wolves but the footballing world as a whole. After three decades at the club as player and manager, Stan Cullis was given his marching...