Wolves History Thread

[Law's Bus]

I remember really liking Ben Thornley at Huddersfield but as it turned out he was already severely compromised by an injury he got at United and was never going to have a long career. Shame.

John O'Kane possibly the exception, by his own admission he didn't have what it took mentally.

John O'Kane exclusive interview: From Manchester United's Class of '92 to becoming a care worker and loving it

John OKane was part of the Class of 92 but his autism hampered his progress. In this exclusive interview, he tells Sky Sports about Sir Alex Fergusons support, meeting Nelson Mandela and why being a care worker suits him better than football ever did...

www.skysports.com

Don't forget that's the wrong Simon Davies - the left-sided midfielder with the single Welsh cap, not the right-sided midfielder that ended up at Spurs with 50-odd.

Chris Casper was another one done in by injury - wasn't he manager of Bury in his late 20s or something?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, that's right with Casper. Good mate of mine is a Reading fan and said he looked the bizzo for them before he was on the end of a terrible challenge from some Cardiff clogger.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I remember really liking Ben Thornley at Huddersfield but as it turned out he was already severely compromised by an injury he got at United and was never going to have a long career. Shame.

John O'Kane possibly the exception, by his own admission he didn't have what it took mentally.

John O'Kane exclusive interview: From Manchester United's Class of '92 to becoming a care worker and loving it

John OKane was part of the Class of 92 but his autism hampered his progress. In this exclusive interview, he tells Sky Sports about Sir Alex Fergusons support, meeting Nelson Mandela and why being a care worker suits him better than football ever did...

www.skysports.com

Only one I haven't heard of is Rawlinson.

I was there too.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I took my youngest to see the FA youth cup final 2nd leg at Elland Road 92/93. Over 20k there, lufc winning 4-1 on aggregate. Only Noel Whelan of lufc's team went on to 'greater' things.

Jamie Forrester played in the same 1993 England U18 team that won the Euros as Nicky Butt, Sol Campbell, Robbie Fowler, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, was very highly rated but it never quite happened for him. Beckham didn't even make that squad.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Mark "Questions" Rawlinson apparently.

 

[Tredman]

I was there too, remember thinking Casper looked quite good.

Fuck knows why I can remember these games better than ones this season.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I'm the same certainly remember the 90s far better than the 10s. Probably due to the sleepless nights my young children gave me!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

The only real black hole I have is 2020/21 with it being such a weird fake season of no fans (and we were awful after Raul got injured). I watched every single game on TV but I would say I'd do worse on a quiz on that season alone than any other since 1993/94.

But I wouldn't judge ability to memorise useless crap on my standards because I'm just a bit freakish that way.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I remember really liking Ben Thornley at Huddersfield but as it turned out he was already severely compromised by an injury he got at United and was never going to have a long career. Shame.

John O'Kane possibly the exception, by his own admission he didn't have what it took mentally.

John O'Kane exclusive interview: From Manchester United's Class of '92 to becoming a care worker and loving it

John OKane was part of the Class of 92 but his autism hampered his progress. In this exclusive interview, he tells Sky Sports about Sir Alex Fergusons support, meeting Nelson Mandela and why being a care worker suits him better than football ever did...

www.skysports.com

In fact I've not heard of Collier or Howard!

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The only real black hole I have is 2020/21 with it being such a weird fake season of no fans (and we were awful after Raul got injured). I watched every single game on TV but I would say I'd do worse on a quiz on that season alone than any other since 1993/94.

But I wouldn't judge ability to memorise useless crap on my standards because I'm just a bit freakish that way.

When I do your quizes I do significantly worse on the last 5 years than the 90s!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

In fact I've not heard of Collier or Howard!

I hope I'm not libelling Danny Collier here but we had a CH around then who in an end of season Reserves game that meant nothing absolutely battered some opposition player and got sent off. Like not a bad challenge, just started properly laying into him out of nowhere. Instone specifically reported on how out of the blue it was. Got released a couple of weeks later and never surfaced anywhere else. And that name rings a bell.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Jimmy Kelly was around that era too wasn't he?

Horrible.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We swapped Kelly with Wrexham for John Paskin, he wasn't Academy (as much as one existed then)

We've had a few wrong 'uns. Liam Hughes went down for armed robbery. Was a right prick.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Now you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But look at Liam Hughes FFS.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Neck tattoos are often a sign...

 

[Law's Bus]

We swapped Kelly with Wrexham for John Paskin, he wasn't Academy (as much as one existed then)

We've had a few wrong 'uns. Liam Hughes went down for armed robbery. Was a right prick.

Not in the same ballpark, but Chris Cornes. Silly, silly boy.

I hope he's now grown up this many years later.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Not in the same ballpark, but Chris Cornes. Silly, silly boy.

I hope he's now grown up this many years later.

Was manager of Worcester, not sure if he still is.

But no, he hasn't.

Edit: he is

CHRIS CORNES INTERVIEW AFTER WIN AT BRIMSCOMBE

We spoke to City Manager Chris Cornes after our 4-1 win away at Brimscombe & Thrupp in the Hellenic Premier League.

www.worcestercityfc.org

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

24 years today since the final day of 1999/2000 (won 1-0 at Port Vale to take us to 74 points but a win for Bolton meant we missed out on the playoffs, days after we got robbed at Horwich by Bent Kevin Lynch).

Which therefore means it's now 24 years since Keith Curle and Ade Akinbiyi last played for Wolves.

Full line-up: Oakes; Muscat, Pollet, Curle, Naylor; Bazeley, Emblen, Sedgley, S Taylor (Osborn); Akinbiyi, Branch (Robinson).

Edit: Same applies to Allan Nielsen, Paul Simpson and Havard Flo who didn't play in this one.

 

[Tredman]

Some pace in that midfield

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

CM was our issue all season (well, all decade). Everything outside of that in the first XI once we'd settled down was pretty good (with Sinton wide left, think he was injured right at the end here).

You could get away with one of Emblen/Osborn/Robinson/Taylor/Sedgley and then have a real serious player next to them. But no, we'll just ignore it and hope we get away with it.