The E&S Classic Match Reports

[Deutsch Wolf]

Quite heartening that in a little window of us being pretty shit, our chosen nostalgia is of a period where we were also pretty shit.

Beats asinine, contextless comparisons to 45 years ago I suppose.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Quite heartening that in a little window of us being pretty shit, our chosen nostalgia is of a period where we were also pretty shit.

Beats asinine, contextless comparisons to 45 years ago I suppose.

I suppose context is everything, it probably had something to do with what had gone on before it in the previous 10 years or so, after that the late 80's early 90's with Bully in full flow did seem like a golden age.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't mind wallowing in it, that was my childhood. The difference I suppose is people of my generation tend not to rose tint it, which is good I think. Nor do people in their mid 30s endlessly bang on about players from the past when discussing where the current team is weak, or if we've just lost a game. I mean an Alex Rae of 2001-2004 would improve any Wolves team since then, but no-one blunders into verdict threads banging on about it.

Bully of course in his own right needs no rose tinting as his record speaks for itself, but as a team we were not very good. I don't really know any different, in fact no-one under the age of 40 does.

 

[ROVERT47]

I've got two Sons mid to late thirties and that's where I am, they remember everything from that period, whereas I have little or no recollection of watching Wolves at a similar age, generally pissed and looking for trouble during the early seventies, something which I'm ashamed of nowadays.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Wolves 6 - 2 Newcastle, 1992

Anyone remember this? I was far too young to know anything about it...

I see Stowell got booked after 16 mins for time wasting. 16 mins!!!

I guess we were 2 nil up at the time, i was at this game, but i don't remember it at all.

There was a game where Micky Quinn elbowed Stowell though, at least i think it was Quinn. Stowell had to go off.

 

[Tony Towner]

I was at that game, there's a 2 footed lunge in the build up to Bully's goal that would be a straight red today.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Looks like it was a lunge on Downing as well. Doubly mental, as he would have been quite happy to return it with interest.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

I don't mind wallowing in it, that was my childhood. The difference I suppose is people of my generation tend not to rose tint it, which is good I think. Nor do people in their mid 30s endlessly bang on about players from the past when discussing where the current team is weak, or if we've just lost a game. I mean an Alex Rae of 2001-2004 would improve any Wolves team since then, but no-one blunders into verdict threads banging on about it.

Bully of course in his own right needs no rose tinting as his record speaks for itself, but as a team we were not very good. I don't really know any different, in fact no-one under the age of 40 does.

I am probably more guilty than anyone else for waxing lyrical about Wolves teams of the past.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

I see Stowell got booked after 16 mins for time wasting. 16 mins!!!

I guess we were 2 nil up at the time, i was at this game, but i don't remember it at all.

There was a game where Micky Quinn elbowed Stowell though, at least i think it was Quinn. Stowell had to go off.

Was that not against the Albion? when Tom Bennett went in goal very early on and we drew 2-2.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That donkey Paul Williams cleaned Stowell out in that Albion game.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Was that incident when Tony Ford scored? My memory of the match is a little fuzzy after the intervening years, bar remembering it was bloody soaking on the South Bank.

 

[Jolemai]

Next up is Wolves 4-1 Man City, 1999.

Just look at the midfield of that Wolves team!

 

[Trips]

I vaguely remember being at this game - think I was about 15 at the time.

Branch looked class that night. Simon Osborn in the middle, loved him growing up

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I remember that match very well. Branch was unplayable.

 

[jd1981]

Played on a Friday night on sky, remember watching it in a pub in Scotland when I was based up there.

 

[Jolemai]

Next one is up and it's one I remember!

Wolves 1-0 Man United, 2004



Fantastic!

 

[Langers]

What a day that was. Sat in my local in Manchester of all places wearing my Wolves shirt surrounded by red shirts!

 

[sycophantia]

That was a great day, great result against a reaaly good Utd side (even without Ferdinand). Always had a lot of respect for Miller, decent player and absolutely consumate professional, even though he wanted to leave for some time before getting a move always gave 100% when I saw him.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Rio did play, didn't he? His last game before his ban.

 

[Kenny]

Went off injured didn't he?