Battle of two of the three best teams in this division to wear a variant of orange in their kits. (Bristol City, Hull and Wolves (not mention Blackpool))
Time to find out the answer to that question and after two weeks off we have Bristol City at their home ground tomorrow.
They have won one of their last seven i believe, and we have one four of the last five away games. In addition to that we have our star winger Michael Kightly back in training and partaking in a special reserve game this coming Tuesday with a view to coming back next Saturday.
Squeaky bum time as they say and we better be ready.
Our run in begins tomorrow and with young defender Mark Little back in the fold with the aforementioned Kightly fighting for places and filling out the squad.
As long as Steven Elliot doesn't get anywhere near the squad anytime in the near future, then we have a good chance of not messing this up.
But.... we're Wolves, and even a short glance at our recent history would tell you that this is not the time to get too optimistic. Something that most Wolves fans, myself included have a hard time accepting.
With three games in a week and all three being extremely important lithmus tests showing the true character of the squad we have.
I don't believe in the large gap between the Premier League and the Championship that everyone cries about week in and week out. I believe in the Portsmouths and the Readings of this world, and I wholeheartedly believe that any team that goes up this year has a shot to truly stay around for a little while.
While there are some exceptions to this though. Ipswich, Plymouth and some other hoverers look like Derby part II, but you never know.
I for one would love to be $60 million USD richer, and try again or steadily improve our chances for the years to come with that boatload of money.
Maybe I just want to see us beat the likes of Manure again.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Time for hope or don't get your hopes up?
Three Cheers today for Bournemouth who took another step towards alieviating some of the problems that have plagued the club recently.
But...
Sad news for the North of Wales, as it looks like the Mighty Wrexham Football Club are going out of the league this year. Really sad as the history they have is amazing and they are really a proud club and it is a sad day in the Football League. Hope they come back ASAP.
So close, but who knows. That's the story for AFC Wimbledon this year as they are in 2nd place in the Isthmian League Premier Division (proudly celebrating their 101st year in existence) or level seven of the pyramid, one step away from the Conference South.
Now onto normal news.
Wolves
Well when I last checked in we were hovering around tenth and trying to figure out where the hell we were gonna finish in the table this year. No proven strikers, no Kightly, no tactical knowhow, but we had spirit and hope and we've made it up to seventh.
One point back of the playoffs, two games in hand and six games left in the season.
As of April 7th
Games
Played Points
Bristol City 42 70
Stoke City 42 69
Hull 41 68
Watford 41 68
Albishite 40 67
Crystal Palace 42 62
Wolves 40 61
Ipswich 41 60
Charlton 42 60
Plymouth 42 59
Remaining games:
Sat. Apr 12 Bristol City vs. Wolves (A)
Tues. Apr 15 Wolves vs. Albishite (H) (BLACK COUNTRY DERBY)
Sat. Apr 19 Wolves vs. Ipswich (H)
Tues. Apr 22 Wolves vs. Cardiff (H)
Sat. Apr 26 Coventry vs. Wolves (A)
Sun. May 4 Wolves vs. Plymouth (H)
So in the last six games we play (as of now at least) 1st, 4th, 8th and 10th as well as Cardif who is on one hell of a run and Coventry who are trying to avoid relegation. Coleman looks like he has Coventry going in the right direction whether or not they get relegated.
For Wolves supporters all around the globe this is the time when a choice needs to be made: Keep the hope that not only can we nick a playoff spot, but, maybe and that's a big maybe, we can go for the throat and try for one of the auto spots.
Or....
We can cock this up like every other time and lose the games against the contenders and draw the other two to finish in mid-table obscurity and start thinking about summer break and the thoughts of opening day next year in this god damned division again.
The game this weekend is going to be huge. If we can pull one off at Ashton Gate and Blackpool can help us out tomorrow night against the Shite than the table will look a hell of a lot different after this weekend especially with Palace beating Stoke earlier tonight.
I don't know what to think anymore. Pull a Derby and not only be happy playing the big four and the like but also coming back down with 30 million quid or Hope we pull a Reading and take the division by storm.
Sadly I don't really see the latter coming true, but I have hope..
And as they say, "Hope is the last thing to die"
But...
Sad news for the North of Wales, as it looks like the Mighty Wrexham Football Club are going out of the league this year. Really sad as the history they have is amazing and they are really a proud club and it is a sad day in the Football League. Hope they come back ASAP.
So close, but who knows. That's the story for AFC Wimbledon this year as they are in 2nd place in the Isthmian League Premier Division (proudly celebrating their 101st year in existence) or level seven of the pyramid, one step away from the Conference South.
Now onto normal news.
Wolves
Well when I last checked in we were hovering around tenth and trying to figure out where the hell we were gonna finish in the table this year. No proven strikers, no Kightly, no tactical knowhow, but we had spirit and hope and we've made it up to seventh.
One point back of the playoffs, two games in hand and six games left in the season.
As of April 7th
Games
Played Points
Bristol City 42 70
Stoke City 42 69
Hull 41 68
Watford 41 68
Albishite 40 67
Crystal Palace 42 62
Wolves 40 61
Ipswich 41 60
Charlton 42 60
Plymouth 42 59
Remaining games:
Sat. Apr 12 Bristol City vs. Wolves (A)
Tues. Apr 15 Wolves vs. Albishite (H) (BLACK COUNTRY DERBY)
Sat. Apr 19 Wolves vs. Ipswich (H)
Tues. Apr 22 Wolves vs. Cardiff (H)
Sat. Apr 26 Coventry vs. Wolves (A)
Sun. May 4 Wolves vs. Plymouth (H)
So in the last six games we play (as of now at least) 1st, 4th, 8th and 10th as well as Cardif who is on one hell of a run and Coventry who are trying to avoid relegation. Coleman looks like he has Coventry going in the right direction whether or not they get relegated.
For Wolves supporters all around the globe this is the time when a choice needs to be made: Keep the hope that not only can we nick a playoff spot, but, maybe and that's a big maybe, we can go for the throat and try for one of the auto spots.
Or....
We can cock this up like every other time and lose the games against the contenders and draw the other two to finish in mid-table obscurity and start thinking about summer break and the thoughts of opening day next year in this god damned division again.
The game this weekend is going to be huge. If we can pull one off at Ashton Gate and Blackpool can help us out tomorrow night against the Shite than the table will look a hell of a lot different after this weekend especially with Palace beating Stoke earlier tonight.
I don't know what to think anymore. Pull a Derby and not only be happy playing the big four and the like but also coming back down with 30 million quid or Hope we pull a Reading and take the division by storm.
Sadly I don't really see the latter coming true, but I have hope..
And as they say, "Hope is the last thing to die"
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Something unjust happened on Tuesday night
Wolves 2 vs. Southampton 2
The fact that our defense could allow a goal like that in the last minute after they had scrapped all game and after the two wonderful goals from Ebanks-Blake, is well unfair.
Unfair to themselves, but in the cruel world of football if you switch off mentally for one second you will pay for it.
Sadly that one second shut off for seconds in the dying minutes turned a meaningful almost-win into an unjust-draw.
Credit to Southampton because in some senses they deserved a point for not giving up, but, man that was our game in our hands and they beat us.
The sad fact that we haven't beaten them at home for over THIRTY years running now, is beginning to look like the rest of this sad season, pathetic reminders of mediocrity.
The next 5 games are as follows:
Tues 3/11/08 Preston NE v Wolves
Sat 3/15/08 Burnley v Wolves
Tues 3/18/08 Wolves v Scunthorpe
Sat 3/22/08 Wolves v QPR
Sat 3/29/08 Charlton v Wolves
Thats three away games and two home games with two Premiership contenders, well almost three if you count QPR and Scunthorpe (the banana peel) and Preston away who is scrapping for their lives.
We are in the defining stretch and what happens during these five games will give us a clue about the guts and will to represent their club at every available opportunity. Hopefully those that love this club and want to see it do well will come out and step on the pitch and give everything they have, and if so we should be up there.
Who wants to get promoted? Nobody apparently with Stoke again stumbling as well as Watford not looking like Premiership class, we might just be able to put a run together and be up there in the end with a shout.
and......
Newcastle slips farther into the mist fading like all the color out of King Kev's face recently. Ha.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
We hate each other the most (it's official)......
According to a new survey of all 92 clubs in England about the construction and maintenance of Rivalries in English football, there is one rivalry which tops the list in terms of most hatred i guess.....
Can you guess which rivalry?
The Black Country Derby, Yup.
We hate each other theres no doubt about it. Check it out.
http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/02/29/wolves-v-albion-top-derby-list/
I quote from the article "Baggies’ and Wolves’ fans were deemed to have the most intense rivalry in the report, with one in four fans from both clubs claiming that their rivalry went much deeper than football."
Absolutely priceless. I love football.
(For any Chicagoans out there - That sounds like Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers talk to me.)
Can you guess which rivalry?
The Black Country Derby, Yup.
We hate each other theres no doubt about it. Check it out.
http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/02/29/wolves-v-albion-top-derby-list/
I quote from the article "Baggies’ and Wolves’ fans were deemed to have the most intense rivalry in the report, with one in four fans from both clubs claiming that their rivalry went much deeper than football."
Absolutely priceless. I love football.
(For any Chicagoans out there - That sounds like Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers talk to me.)
4-5-1 and a win, Hmm that just doesn't sound right...
England
We'll start with the Wolves game. What a result. Not what a game, just what a result. Well.... I guess winning in front of just less than 6,000 fans at Layer Road in Colchester isn't much of a great accomplishment. But hey. We'll take them as we can get them.
The game plan was a 4-5-1 to start as this was how we beat Palace last weekend so Mick decided to start with the same team and lineup. This was changed slightly when Craddock (one of our central defenders found himself with an ankle sprain), but the idea was to leave our star striker up front by himself to work it out.
The goal was set up by some nice footwork outside our own box allowed Stephen Elliot to find himself some space and take a couple of steps before he launched a wonderful ball forward. What happened next is one of the main reasons why I love the English game and everything that's wrong with it at the same time.
After finding himself the aforementioned space and launching the "prototypical heave it forward type of pass" dominant in all rungs of the English game. Our rather barrel-chested forward Sylvain Ebanks-Blake, ran past while muscling his way around (if that's possible) their center-half who was attempting to retreat but couldn't make up his mind. Mr. Blake used his rather bulbous belly to steady the ball into his path and soon made no mistake cooly slotting it home past the keeper just inside the near post.
With the wind blowing rather fiercely all night this game really had the look of one goal in it, and the first team to score was most likely going to be the last.
We got three deserved points and are just a little bit closer to the promotion places....
But to be realistic I don't want to pull a Derby, so I'd rather stay down if we're not prepared.
One season out of the last twenty in the Premiership, we want to stay up a little longer next time don't you think?
With Southampton on Tuesday at Molineux and the Derby against Albishite after that postponed our next game will be Preston after Southampton. Our future is in our hands and if we want it all we have to do is go get it.
Here's some quick opinions on the rest of England this weekend.
Arsenal-Villa game was a good one to watch and when Gareth Barry came in with that crunching tackle and the first twenty rows stood up and collectively gasped I thought it was a red card for sure. It wasn't a red card tackle per se, but with the Eduardo incident still fresh in the minds of the Emirates faithful, I could've seen a red there.
Birmingham beat down Tottenham and Chelsea beat down West Ham. What the hell does that say about what happened at the cup final last weekend.
Chelsea crapped there pants thats what happened.
Newcastle lose again. This is starting to get fun. I think that King Kev as they won't soon be calling him, has till the end of the season till he walks out again.
Just like in 1973 when Man U got relegate, 2008 could be the year Newcastle get relegated. I can hope can't I.......
In terms of relegation whose joining Derby for the walk of shame. Bolton, Reading, Fulham, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and Wigan are all primed and ready to fall apart.
Whose getting promoted? Stoke, WBA, Watford, Ipswich, Bristol City, Plymouth, Us, who knows? I sure have no idea and it's coming down to the end soon.
Argentina (really River Plate)
*The River Plate-San Martin game today was suspended in the second half with 36 minutes on the clock. That means that we'll have to replay the last 9 minutes sometime in the future. River Plate is winning 3-2 at the moment at least.
We'll start with the Wolves game. What a result. Not what a game, just what a result. Well.... I guess winning in front of just less than 6,000 fans at Layer Road in Colchester isn't much of a great accomplishment. But hey. We'll take them as we can get them.
 | 0 - 1 |  | |
Date: 01/03/2008 | Venue: Layer Road | ||
Attendance: 5989 | Referee: Iain Williamson | ||
Colchester United 0
Wolves 1 (Ebanks-Blake 30)
(courtesy of www.wolves.co.uk)
The game plan was a 4-5-1 to start as this was how we beat Palace last weekend so Mick decided to start with the same team and lineup. This was changed slightly when Craddock (one of our central defenders found himself with an ankle sprain), but the idea was to leave our star striker up front by himself to work it out.
The goal was set up by some nice footwork outside our own box allowed Stephen Elliot to find himself some space and take a couple of steps before he launched a wonderful ball forward. What happened next is one of the main reasons why I love the English game and everything that's wrong with it at the same time.
After finding himself the aforementioned space and launching the "prototypical heave it forward type of pass" dominant in all rungs of the English game. Our rather barrel-chested forward Sylvain Ebanks-Blake, ran past while muscling his way around (if that's possible) their center-half who was attempting to retreat but couldn't make up his mind. Mr. Blake used his rather bulbous belly to steady the ball into his path and soon made no mistake cooly slotting it home past the keeper just inside the near post.
With the wind blowing rather fiercely all night this game really had the look of one goal in it, and the first team to score was most likely going to be the last.
We got three deserved points and are just a little bit closer to the promotion places....
But to be realistic I don't want to pull a Derby, so I'd rather stay down if we're not prepared.
One season out of the last twenty in the Premiership, we want to stay up a little longer next time don't you think?
With Southampton on Tuesday at Molineux and the Derby against Albishite after that postponed our next game will be Preston after Southampton. Our future is in our hands and if we want it all we have to do is go get it.
Here's some quick opinions on the rest of England this weekend.
Arsenal-Villa game was a good one to watch and when Gareth Barry came in with that crunching tackle and the first twenty rows stood up and collectively gasped I thought it was a red card for sure. It wasn't a red card tackle per se, but with the Eduardo incident still fresh in the minds of the Emirates faithful, I could've seen a red there.
Birmingham beat down Tottenham and Chelsea beat down West Ham. What the hell does that say about what happened at the cup final last weekend.
Chelsea crapped there pants thats what happened.
Newcastle lose again. This is starting to get fun. I think that King Kev as they won't soon be calling him, has till the end of the season till he walks out again.
Just like in 1973 when Man U got relegate, 2008 could be the year Newcastle get relegated. I can hope can't I.......
In terms of relegation whose joining Derby for the walk of shame. Bolton, Reading, Fulham, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and Wigan are all primed and ready to fall apart.
Whose getting promoted? Stoke, WBA, Watford, Ipswich, Bristol City, Plymouth, Us, who knows? I sure have no idea and it's coming down to the end soon.
Argentina (really River Plate)
*The River Plate-San Martin game today was suspended in the second half with 36 minutes on the clock. That means that we'll have to replay the last 9 minutes sometime in the future. River Plate is winning 3-2 at the moment at least.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Martin Taylor should not die.....
England
Martin Taylor the Birmingham player who put Eduardo in the Hospital, and out of football for nine months consequently, has had his life put under duress. According to his manager at Birmingham he has been "mentally shattered," this part of the comments made by Alex McLeish on BBC Five Live the other day.
The reason why he has been mentally shattered, is the fact that there is a website in Eduardo's native Croatia devoted entirely to the incident. This website has been receiving numerous death threats directed towards Mr. Taylor. This interesting piece of news also courtesy of the BBC.
The tackle was a second too late and a little high, should he die for this of course not. I understand that the Croatians are pissed that there chance to have any success at all went out of the window with this incident but please act like civilized human beings.
Boy Stoke City really took advantage of that chance to go 4 points clear at the top of the league huh?
Really Preston shouldn't be in the situation there in recently anyway.
Luton Town back out of Administration. Great news for anyone associated with the club as they've been through some really tough times recently and this is absolutely great.
Wolves are still just hovering around that pack that can't quite decide if they really want to be in the playoffs this year and are just unable to put that run together that would solidly put them in the playoff places. Just gotta hope that the real Wolves team shows up this weekend against Colchester.
Copa Libertadores
Huge win for River Plate this afternoon over Club America of Mexico City. The win put us level on top of the group with two games played. For those of you who don't know the Copa Libertadores is the South American version of the Champions League. The Libertadores and River Plate are in the group stage right now and just like in Europe they play six games. This game today was huge and we needed to win to ensure ourselves of a chance.
But........
It was at home and I know that some say a win is a win, and this is definately a game we should win if we want to have a chance. So i'm not getting too excited just yet, there's still a long way to go.
France
Has anybody noticed that the bottom half of the table in France this year looks like the top half of the table did last year. There are quite a few notable names towards the bottom of the league and its just quite odd to see it like this, this late in the season. Oh well... maybe i'm just thinking too much about it. Check it out:
France Ligue 1 Table as of 27/02/08
11. Caen
12. Auxerre
13. Rennes
14. Lille
15. Strasbourg
16. PSG
17. Lens
18. Toulouse
19. Sochaux
20. Metz
There are some pretty big names on this list that did pretty well last year. This is after 26 games played. Some big club in France is going to get relegated this year. Which one I don't know. Do you?
Martin Taylor the Birmingham player who put Eduardo in the Hospital, and out of football for nine months consequently, has had his life put under duress. According to his manager at Birmingham he has been "mentally shattered," this part of the comments made by Alex McLeish on BBC Five Live the other day.
The reason why he has been mentally shattered, is the fact that there is a website in Eduardo's native Croatia devoted entirely to the incident. This website has been receiving numerous death threats directed towards Mr. Taylor. This interesting piece of news also courtesy of the BBC.
The tackle was a second too late and a little high, should he die for this of course not. I understand that the Croatians are pissed that there chance to have any success at all went out of the window with this incident but please act like civilized human beings.
Boy Stoke City really took advantage of that chance to go 4 points clear at the top of the league huh?
Really Preston shouldn't be in the situation there in recently anyway.
Luton Town back out of Administration. Great news for anyone associated with the club as they've been through some really tough times recently and this is absolutely great.
Wolves are still just hovering around that pack that can't quite decide if they really want to be in the playoffs this year and are just unable to put that run together that would solidly put them in the playoff places. Just gotta hope that the real Wolves team shows up this weekend against Colchester.
Copa Libertadores
Huge win for River Plate this afternoon over Club America of Mexico City. The win put us level on top of the group with two games played. For those of you who don't know the Copa Libertadores is the South American version of the Champions League. The Libertadores and River Plate are in the group stage right now and just like in Europe they play six games. This game today was huge and we needed to win to ensure ourselves of a chance.
But........
It was at home and I know that some say a win is a win, and this is definately a game we should win if we want to have a chance. So i'm not getting too excited just yet, there's still a long way to go.
France
Has anybody noticed that the bottom half of the table in France this year looks like the top half of the table did last year. There are quite a few notable names towards the bottom of the league and its just quite odd to see it like this, this late in the season. Oh well... maybe i'm just thinking too much about it. Check it out:
France Ligue 1 Table as of 27/02/08
11. Caen
12. Auxerre
13. Rennes
14. Lille
15. Strasbourg
16. PSG
17. Lens
18. Toulouse
19. Sochaux
20. Metz
There are some pretty big names on this list that did pretty well last year. This is after 26 games played. Some big club in France is going to get relegated this year. Which one I don't know. Do you?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sunday whatever you call it
England
Well... the Spurs pull it off with Woody of all people hitting the winner in extra time. WOW. I guess thats all I can say. The Ramos revolution as they say is in full force. He still has Jol players but he can get the job done tactic wise thats for sure. I was definately a fan of his at Sevilla and two cup finals at a club like that is nothing to laugh at. I believe they haven't won the league since 1946 or so.
A Torres hat trick saw Liverpool move up to the top of the chasing pack with a huge win over Middlesbrough. There fans need to stop whining so much really.
Bolton got smashed (sorry i am little partial, my twin brother is a huge supporter) by Blackburn in the so-called Lancashire Derby. Not that its not a real derby they have been playing since way before 1900 but you know what i'm saying, its not the super classico or Rangers Celtic for example.
The Reading Villa match was a good one, with Reading hanging on until the Cisse mistake in the second half and then Villa just taking their time. With Reading pushing for the equalizer at the end Villa put a nail in their coffin.
We'll be back up above the rest of the midlands clubs soon, where we belong........
The relegation battle in England is heating up and the difference between 'Boro and Fulham in terms of class, luck and points is getting closer by the day. The good 'ole run in is going to have to settle it, and by the looks of it, it should get even tighter soon.
Argentina
My other, other team River Plate had a huge victory against San Lorenzo today to move us up to an early 4th in the table. I know its early but they only play 19 games each half and its 7 points after 3 games, and we're already behind Boca.
Spain
Real Madrid had more than a slight hiccup with the One-Nil loss to Getafe. The Nigerian assasin strikes again, Uche with the decisive and only goal in the 65th minute to bring Madrid back to reality. Meanwhile, Barca put the thrashing to Levante to the tune of Five to One (they're the other team from Valencia, in case anybody cares).
Well... the Spurs pull it off with Woody of all people hitting the winner in extra time. WOW. I guess thats all I can say. The Ramos revolution as they say is in full force. He still has Jol players but he can get the job done tactic wise thats for sure. I was definately a fan of his at Sevilla and two cup finals at a club like that is nothing to laugh at. I believe they haven't won the league since 1946 or so.
A Torres hat trick saw Liverpool move up to the top of the chasing pack with a huge win over Middlesbrough. There fans need to stop whining so much really.
Bolton got smashed (sorry i am little partial, my twin brother is a huge supporter) by Blackburn in the so-called Lancashire Derby. Not that its not a real derby they have been playing since way before 1900 but you know what i'm saying, its not the super classico or Rangers Celtic for example.
The Reading Villa match was a good one, with Reading hanging on until the Cisse mistake in the second half and then Villa just taking their time. With Reading pushing for the equalizer at the end Villa put a nail in their coffin.
We'll be back up above the rest of the midlands clubs soon, where we belong........
The relegation battle in England is heating up and the difference between 'Boro and Fulham in terms of class, luck and points is getting closer by the day. The good 'ole run in is going to have to settle it, and by the looks of it, it should get even tighter soon.
Argentina
My other, other team River Plate had a huge victory against San Lorenzo today to move us up to an early 4th in the table. I know its early but they only play 19 games each half and its 7 points after 3 games, and we're already behind Boca.
Spain
Real Madrid had more than a slight hiccup with the One-Nil loss to Getafe. The Nigerian assasin strikes again, Uche with the decisive and only goal in the 65th minute to bring Madrid back to reality. Meanwhile, Barca put the thrashing to Levante to the tune of Five to One (they're the other team from Valencia, in case anybody cares).
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Saturday Ramblings about this and that....
England
Birmingham vs. Arsenal ended up being quite a game. The harsh tackle in the 3rd minute right in the middle of the park by Martin Taylor Birmingham player resulting in Eduardo, Arsenal's star Brasilian-Croatian striker ending up with a severely broken leg.
I really feel bad for Eduardo as this surely means a good six months on the sidelines and no chance to participate in Euro 2008 or the Champion's League with Arsenal.
Damn Blues stole a point at the end, oh well......... There's still only one team in the West Midlands.
Watching the Man U v Newcastle game at the moment and after Man U's 3rd a second ago this game is now over. Would love to see Newcastle relegated. (sorry Geordies just a personal fantasy)
Chicago Fire
The preseason is coming into form with the team just yesterday signing ex-Wolves striker Tomasz Frankowski to a multi-year deal. He's thirty three has some class to him, but if you ask me he's injury prone and over the hill.
Blanco, our slightly anger prone creative midfielder, is already getting into fracasas with other teams players. In just our first round of preseason games against Toronto the other day Blanco got into a shoving match with their creative midfielder the Brasilian Edu.
This is shaping up to be quite a year for the Fire, exciting to say the least with all the recent changes in the front office.
Wolves
Crystal Palace vs Wolves
0 - 2
Date: 23/02/2008
Venue: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15679
Referee: A Woolmer
Crystal Palace 0
Wolves 2 (Gray 76, Kyle 89)
(courtesy of Wolves website)
Wolves finally appear to have turned a corner this seaosn with their impressive win this afternoon at Selhurst Park (Home of Crystal Palace). Even though Palace had been going through a rough patch recently (I believe something like 2 points from their last five games), they had gone on that amazing run of 16 unbeaten in all competitions. Neil Warnock has whipped them into shape with some good tactics and wins away from and at home. And Selhurst Park is never an easy place to come and get any kind of result.
The two wonder goals from this morning were absolutely amazing. One courtesy of our new on loan (from fellow Championship dweller Coventry) Kevin Kyle. The other coming from our Left Back (ex-Blackburn reject) turned Left Winger today. With the latter picking out the top left corner absolutely perfectly.
Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come. The 4-5-1 was not what everybody wanted when the game starts but when you come away with a 2-0 victory no one will complain.
That's all I got for now.........
Birmingham vs. Arsenal ended up being quite a game. The harsh tackle in the 3rd minute right in the middle of the park by Martin Taylor Birmingham player resulting in Eduardo, Arsenal's star Brasilian-Croatian striker ending up with a severely broken leg.
I really feel bad for Eduardo as this surely means a good six months on the sidelines and no chance to participate in Euro 2008 or the Champion's League with Arsenal.
Damn Blues stole a point at the end, oh well......... There's still only one team in the West Midlands.
Watching the Man U v Newcastle game at the moment and after Man U's 3rd a second ago this game is now over. Would love to see Newcastle relegated. (sorry Geordies just a personal fantasy)
Chicago Fire
The preseason is coming into form with the team just yesterday signing ex-Wolves striker Tomasz Frankowski to a multi-year deal. He's thirty three has some class to him, but if you ask me he's injury prone and over the hill.
Blanco, our slightly anger prone creative midfielder, is already getting into fracasas with other teams players. In just our first round of preseason games against Toronto the other day Blanco got into a shoving match with their creative midfielder the Brasilian Edu.
This is shaping up to be quite a year for the Fire, exciting to say the least with all the recent changes in the front office.
Wolves
Crystal Palace vs Wolves
0 - 2
Date: 23/02/2008
Venue: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15679
Referee: A Woolmer
Crystal Palace 0
Wolves 2 (Gray 76, Kyle 89)
(courtesy of Wolves website)
Wolves finally appear to have turned a corner this seaosn with their impressive win this afternoon at Selhurst Park (Home of Crystal Palace). Even though Palace had been going through a rough patch recently (I believe something like 2 points from their last five games), they had gone on that amazing run of 16 unbeaten in all competitions. Neil Warnock has whipped them into shape with some good tactics and wins away from and at home. And Selhurst Park is never an easy place to come and get any kind of result.
The two wonder goals from this morning were absolutely amazing. One courtesy of our new on loan (from fellow Championship dweller Coventry) Kevin Kyle. The other coming from our Left Back (ex-Blackburn reject) turned Left Winger today. With the latter picking out the top left corner absolutely perfectly.
Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come. The 4-5-1 was not what everybody wanted when the game starts but when you come away with a 2-0 victory no one will complain.
That's all I got for now.........
Friday, February 22, 2008
How to start something like this?
There is something about the voices streaming from the terraces in unison and The 1st round of the FA Cup (yes I said the first round) that makes you feel like a giddy and elated child having discovered the newest and best thing in the world and wanting to share it with the world.
This fanatic expression would be acceptable coming from either of the following:
1. Transplanted ex-pat who grew up amongst the Non-League, Sunday League, 1st division, etc....
2. Someone who spent a considerable amount of time in the UK and came to appreciate football in all its glory and well, we'll just say non-glory.
Not, I repeat, an American who follows Wolves because he heard the name one day during his adolescent years. One that is engulfed by the entirety of American Culture but has overcome it to the point of being the largest Wolves Fan and true supporter from afar.
Scarves, sweatshirts, kits, winter hats, shorts, etc... You name it I have it. I follow every game no matter what via the radio.
It all started at age 12 withWC1994 and Germany with Bierhoff and Klinsmann and Spain of ....... ending in a 1-1 draw. To playing FIFA video games and the day I found out that the world loved a sport that here in America we try our hardest to suppress.
The day I fell in love with Wolves and the day I changed my view of the world were one in the same.
The club holds my heart and I want to use this blog to communicate my feelings on everything football related that passes through my head.
I consider it a running conversation with the world or whoever is listening.
In addition to my knowledge of all divisions (1-5) in England, I follow and am knowledgable (at least I think so) about the following leagues (in no particular order):
Germany
Holland
France
Spain
Brasil
Argentina (vamos River Plate)
and anything else any one wants to talk about. I just love football and feel like talking.
This fanatic expression would be acceptable coming from either of the following:
1. Transplanted ex-pat who grew up amongst the Non-League, Sunday League, 1st division, etc....
2. Someone who spent a considerable amount of time in the UK and came to appreciate football in all its glory and well, we'll just say non-glory.
Not, I repeat, an American who follows Wolves because he heard the name one day during his adolescent years. One that is engulfed by the entirety of American Culture but has overcome it to the point of being the largest Wolves Fan and true supporter from afar.
Scarves, sweatshirts, kits, winter hats, shorts, etc... You name it I have it. I follow every game no matter what via the radio.
It all started at age 12 withWC1994 and Germany with Bierhoff and Klinsmann and Spain of ....... ending in a 1-1 draw. To playing FIFA video games and the day I found out that the world loved a sport that here in America we try our hardest to suppress.
The day I fell in love with Wolves and the day I changed my view of the world were one in the same.
The club holds my heart and I want to use this blog to communicate my feelings on everything football related that passes through my head.
I consider it a running conversation with the world or whoever is listening.
In addition to my knowledge of all divisions (1-5) in England, I follow and am knowledgable (at least I think so) about the following leagues (in no particular order):
Germany
Holland
France
Spain
Brasil
Argentina (vamos River Plate)
and anything else any one wants to talk about. I just love football and feel like talking.
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