The Football News Thread 2023/24

[Alan]

I can't believe that Dan's photographic memory has finally met its match. Well done, EP.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I can't believe that Dan's photographic memory has finally met its match. Well done, EP.

Ha, not a match at all, Dan always fills in the gaps!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That Cov game was superb in what was a dismal season overall. Great atmosphere under the lights, Fat Ron getting loads of stick for being Fat Ron and wearing bloody sunglasses for an evening game in Oct/Nov (!), brilliant goals from Veno and Ferguson (yes, really) and John de Wolf's last hurrah on one leg, absolutely beasted a peak Dion Dublin all game.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

That Cov game was superb in what was a dismal season overall. Great atmosphere under the lights, Fat Ron getting loads of stick for being Fat Ron and wearing bloody sunglasses for an evening game in Oct/Nov (!), brilliant goals from Veno and Ferguson (yes, really) and John de Wolf's last hurrah on one leg, absolutely beasted a peak Dion Dublin all game.

It was one of my favourite games of that era, I was in the South Bank too, which is where all the magic happened.

Ferguson's goal was truly brilliant, and it was Bull who Oggy pulled down for Venus's goal.

Not sure how old Strachan was in that game, but he ran his arse off IIRC, I couldn't believe how fit he was.

Edit: and there's my memory not quite right, it was deliberate handball, not a foul.

Venus wearing no.7 is a disgrace.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

There he is in his sunglasses Such a knob.

Bit of a pensioner team they sent out with all of Oggy, Strachan and Kev Richardson. Was always a big occasion when we played a PL team at home in the cups.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

There he is in his sunglasses Such a knob.

Bit of a pensioner team they sent out with all of Oggy, Strachan and Kev Richardson. Was always a big occasion when we played a PL team at home in the cups.

Yeah loved those PL cup games in that era, Forest, Leicester, Wednesday, Spurs, Ipswich, Palace.

I think Isaias played for Cov that night too, as I was excited to see him simply because he was Brazilian. (First Premier League Brazilian apparently.)

He was shit.

 

[sycophantia]

A few of my fav players between the 70s and Nuno in that squad, Bully, Goodman, Veno, de Wolf.
My eldest was wearing that shirt Saturday. Makes me smile when my sons wear retro shirts now (up till recently they used to take the piss with me wearing an 'old' shirt)

 

[Tredman]

No idea how how any of you remember so much about these games. I was 100% at that march as I didn't miss a home game between 90 & 97 but I have zero recollection of it - apart from a vague thought about sunglasses.

 

[sycophantia]

No idea how how any of you remember so much about these games. I was 100% at that march as I didn't miss a home game between 90 & 97 but I have zero recollection of it - apart from a vague thought about sunglasses.

I'm like that with Hoddle and Jones eras, I don't go anywhere near as often as you but for the games we went to, I don't remember any of them.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

No idea how how any of you remember so much about these games. I was 100% at that march as I didn't miss a home game between 90 & 97 but I have zero recollection of it - apart from a vague thought about sunglasses.

Not sure how old you are, but I was born in 82, so these 90s games were during a peak geek, statto period of adolescent teenage years for me where all I cared about was Wolves.

My memory of the late 2000s is far worse than of the 90s, despite it obviously being more recent.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No idea how how any of you remember so much about these games. I was 100% at that march as I didn't miss a home game between 90 & 97 but I have zero recollection of it - apart from a vague thought about sunglasses.

No point trying to work out how my mind operates, I haven't managed it in 42 years

 

[Tredman]

Not sure how old you are, but I was born in 82, so these 90s games were during a peak geek, statto period of adolescent teenage years for me where all I cared about was Wolves.

My memory of the late 2000s is far worse than of the 90s, despite it obviously being more recent.

Yep, born in 78 so 95 is smack bang in my wolves obsessive years. Moved away in 97 and took me 20 years to get back

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

When I do the results on the build-up thread from memory I struggle a bit with 2020/21 if we were both in the PL as all those games merge into one. Doesn't help that we were largely bobbins.

Generally though give me a season and opponent and I'll give you the score and more often than not the scorers, 1994/95 onwards.

If anyone knows how to harness this power for actual gain then please let me know.

 

[Lupo]

Maybe you could go on Britain's Got Talent. I'm sure Simon Cowell would love hearing a concise statfest on Wolves: The McGhee Years

 

[AndyWolves]

Oh yes! He was excellent. Did he replace Aidan Davison?

On a similar note I remember Dean Richards going in against Stoke and being dreadful, think we lost 4-1.

Tom Bennett went in against Albion when Stowell (or was it Kendall?) Had his teeth knocked out. He did OK, his kicking was worse than Rui though.

Doherty went in away at Norwich, any others?

Pretty sure Jason Shackell went in goal and unfortunately didn't save a pen. I can't recall who it was against though, I wanna say Norwich for some reason.

Edit. It was Vs Preston

 

[Templeton Peck]

Got very strong memory of Bennett in goal and someone from albion shooting straight at him 1 on 1. Tony Ford??

 

[SSB]

When I do the results on the build-up thread from memory I struggle a bit with 2020/21 if we were both in the PL as all those games merge into one. Doesn't help that we were largely bobbins.

Generally though give me a season and opponent and I'll give you the score and more often than not the scorers, 1994/95 onwards.

If anyone knows how to harness this power for actual gain then please let me know.

Has anyone had Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1994/95 onwards as their specialist subject on Mastermind?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Got very strong memory of Bennett in goal and someone from albion shooting straight at him 1 on 1. Tony Ford??

Tony Ford was definitely up front for Albion that day. Main memories are it utterly pissing down and getting soaked on the front of the South Bank and the fan charging out to give Roberts a carrot.

 

[Tom Hark]

When I do the results on the build-up thread from memory I struggle a bit with 2020/21 if we were both in the PL as all those games merge into one. Doesn't help that we were largely bobbins.

Generally though give me a season and opponent and I'll give you the score and more often than not the scorers, 1994/95 onwards.

If anyone knows how to harness this power for actual gain then please let me know.

Mastermind?

 

[lemonjelly]

https://www.wolvesforum.co.uk/threads/mastermind.38130/