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The Definitive TWF Wolves XI Thread (1970 - present)

Steve Bull
Robbie Keane
Kenny Miller
Nathan Blake
Steven Fletcher
Andy Mutch
 
Steve Bull
John Richards
Steven Fletcher
Sylvan Ebanks Blake
Derek Dougan
Andy Gray

First 2 were nailed on from the start - others could have been in positions 3 - 6 & will probably change my mind within 5 mins of posting this
 
Bully
SEB
Miller
Fletcher
Dicko
Doyle

A little story about Robbie Keane. My 2 mates went to America about 4 years ago, and went to an LA game. One of them is a big Wolves fan and went in his strip. They were in the perfect spot, right in there were the players come by. Any way, after the game Keane makes a beeline for my mate. He's over the moon. He comes over and starts shaking everyone's hands but his. Completely blanks him. Literally shaking the people's hands next to him etc and ignoring him. Even shook my other mate's hand who is a Baggies fan. He was devastated haha. I lost a little bit of respect for Keane after hearing that.
 
Bully
SEB
Fletcher
Doyle (first 18 months or so, what a player up until then)
Miller
Ndah
 
Bull
Keane
Afobe
Fletcher
Ebanks-Blake
Ganea
 
bull
richards
keane
gray
seb
fletcher
 
Bull
Keane
Miller
SEB
Fletcher
Doyle

You took your time to rock up ;)

Looking back, I've got Lee Naylor, Christophe Berra, Mark Kennedy, Mark Burke and Dougie Freedman on my various shortlists. The levels of seethe that lot would cause among our fans would be spectacular.
 
Bull
SEB
Fletcher
Keane
Sturridge
Ndah
 
You took your time to rock up ;)

Looking back, I've got Lee Naylor, Christophe Berra, Mark Kennedy, Mark Burke and Dougie Freedman on my various shortlists. The levels of seethe that lot would cause among our fans would be spectacular.

I did indeed, pretty much read the entire thread last night and this morning.

I'd have had all of those other than Freedman and Burke on my respective lists, though i rated both.

Burke had so much technical ability, i remember him being penned in a corner away at Barnsley (i think), he simply flicked the ball up, did two kick ups and then looped the ball up and over the back of his head and ran around the two defenders collected the ball and ran and off with the ball. It was one of the best things i'd ever seen at that age.

However, he didn't really fulfill his obvious potential in a Wolves shirt, and if he had a bit more pace and bite i'm sure he'd have been a superb player. Made sense that he ended up in Holland really, that league would have suited him. The English division 2 was a bit too "blood and thunder" for such a calm and collected player.

"In England if the manager said it, you just did it. When I went to Fortuna .. I really started to understand the shape of the field, horizontally and vertically. In England the only time I had training sessions like that was when I went on coaching courses."

As for Freedman, what a criminal decision it was to let him go, again technically brilliant, and scored some really, really good goals! The Norwich (?) hat trick and goal against Wimbledon were superb, among others.
 
Bull
Keane
SEB
David Kelly
Don Goodman
Miller
 
Bull
Keane
SEB
Fletcher
Sturridge
Akinbiyi

Harsh on the likes of Goodman, Kelly and Ndah that I picked Ade above them but I really liked him for that season even if he was utter shite after he left us. If Ndah had spent less time being injured he'd have been in there. I was a huge fan of his.
 
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