Rob Parker | February 1, 2010
Now you see him…
When you make a mistake like needlessly keeping the ball in play allowing the opposition to score, sometimes you want the ground to swallow you up. Or the advertising hoardings.
Hull’s Stephen Hunt got the latter against his potential new club Wolves. The Republic of Ireland international neatly backheeled the ball to set-up [...]
Rob Parker | January 28, 2010
Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
Our Name Translator produce so far has been taking pretty exciting sounding names and made them seem very plain. That can’t be said of today’s contribution. So if you had ever wondered what Mick McCarthy had in common [...]
Rob Parker | January 18, 2010
1. Liverpool fans can be reassured by the vast improvement from defeat against Reading to drawing at Stoke.
2. And they can be pleased that all the other candidates for fourth place decided to quit winning too.
3. Roberto Mancini can ditch the scarf now. Its luck has obviously run out.
Rob Parker | January 12, 2010
Hammers match against Wolves should not have been called off
West Ham’s game against Wolves last weekend was wrongly called after an incorrect weather forecast. The match was postponed on Saturday when more snow was predicted for Sunday. But the snow did not arrive and the area around Upton Park was virtually clear of snow and [...]
Rob Parker | December 16, 2009
A team capable of going to Old Trafford and picking up a defeat
Wolves face a Premier League fine and a backlash from their own supporters after sending out a second string side to play Manchester United last night. The stand-ins went down 3-0 at Old Trafford as United moved to the top of the [...]
Rob Parker | November 5, 2009
Have you heard the one about the hippopotamus and the wolf?
Stoke City mascot Pottermus ruthlessly sabotaged Wolves’ chance in the half-time crossbar challenge when the two clubs met last weekend. With the Wolves mascot preparing for their kick, the cheeky hippo sneaked up behind to deliver a rugby tackle.
The trick clearly worked judging by the [...]
Rob Parker | May 4, 2009
Kit cock-up
Wolverhampton Wanderers are already enjoying the trappings of life in the Premier League as they launched their new kit for their return to the top-flight. New sponsors Sportingbet.com came along to welcome Wolves back to the big time. Or not.
