Wolves History Thread

[leedswolf]

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Couple of observations:

* Madden is as quick and as hunchbacked as I remember on their 1st goal.

* That Cook Corner for the 3rd, he absolutely smashed it!

* Tom Bennett celebrating like he's in a 50s Pathé video.

* Always rated Liam O'Brien, he too had that Madden hunch.

I'm sure we discussed it during our lockdown sessions but how does Stowell get lobbed on the first Newcastle goal!

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

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The lack of an ampersand for Mr & Mrs. John Ward has annoyed me more than it should have, and why doesn't Roussel get a "Mr"?

Amateurs.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I'm sure we discussed it during our lockdown sessions but how does Stowell get lobbed on the first Newcastle goal!

Sooooo many goals conceded like this, I never once thought it throughout the 90s though! Opposing teams must have started to identify it?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sooooo many goals conceded like this, I never once thought it throughout the 90s though! Opposing teams must have started to identify it?

100% from long range. Flat footed and too far off his line.

 

[Kenny]

Watching keepers from the 90's is like viewing into a different world.

You see clips of 1 on 1 chances and the keeper generally makes a late appearance as they sprint towards the edge of the 6 yard area!
Loads easily beaten by lobs as well

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Watching keepers from the 90's is like viewing into a different world.

You see clips of 1 on 1 chances and the keeper generally makes a late appearance as they sprint towards the edge of the 6 yard area!
Loads easily beaten by lobs as well

Yeah definitely. Even the likes of Schmeichel don't look all that with many of the goals they conceded. As with Stowell, lots of lobs!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

On the flipside I feel that top end Championship CHs like Curle, Venus, Richards etc (and could pick plenty of opponents, Taggart, Walsh, Elliott, Short, Breen, Daish, de Zeeuw, Mowbray and many more) from the mid 90s were far better than what you find at that level now.

Keith Curle from around 1997 would definitely get in our team now and we're top half in the Premier League.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Agreed, is the general standard of CBs actually as good as it was? Many more better footballing CBs, but as actual head it and kick it defenders? Not sure.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Keepers are way better now.

Full backs are off the scale in terms of attacking to the point where even Gary Neville would be a bit of an anachronism now.

Hardly any total cloggers in CM, you have to be able to play even if you dish it out a bit.

Wingers/wide players have far more goal threat and a far harder work ethic.

CHs and pure #9s are the outliers, they have declined. Also rare now that you get a proper poacher of a forward who scores but does nothing else.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

 

[Donegal Wolf]

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No flies on Jez, made sure he put Mrs Ludo on his table

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774693931399184548

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Some epic nonsense from Pompey here.

1) Passing back to the keeper from the halfway line when you're losing with time running out
2) The keeper picking it up
3) The Pompey centre half then bawling at the ref as if he's made some monumental howler!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775393110203261250

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't know why, because it was shit, but I really liked the Havard Flo song

 

[leedswolf]

 

[leedswolf]

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

3) The Pompey centre half then bawling at the ref as if he's made some monumental howler!

Absolutely obscene!! What can he possibly be saying!? I really want to know.

 

[Jolemai]

Thought this was cool:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775854662245065038

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

8 years ago today:

Still haven't forgiven Scouse Tellytubby Karl Robinson for not bothering to apologise on his caveman centre half's behalf. Easily one of the worst challenges I've ever seen in a Wolves game.