EstoniaTallinnRed Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 21 minutes ago, munchkjn said: The pigs were something to do with a double glazing firm's PR stunt. I cant remember the name now something like cold seal or similar. Scrumpy or city cat were knocking about with them too. Just Googled them and they are still going and come from Litchfield, which i believe is not far from Wolverhampton. Perhaps they were the shirt sponsors. Quote Link to comment
bristol south end Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 When i see the word Wolves, Barry from Auf Wiedersehen Pet always springs to mind!! Quote Link to comment
Alessandro Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I know it's very early in the season to talk about 'must win games', but this really feels like one. Defeat tonight might just knock the confidence to a point where it will take something drastic to rediscover any kind of good form. I'm feeling optimistic that we can't perform as badly as we did against Fulham, and hope the boys will come out to right some wrongs tonight. I'm following the game on a train in Austria, so cheer the lads on for me, would ya?! Quote Link to comment
Silvio Dante Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 The danger tonight is that, by all reports, Wolves sit deep and break quickly. If you then look at what Fulham did to us (at 3-0 down they had 3 shots and 35% possession against our 6/65%), there is a clear risk in the way we commit. Need to make chances count, and be circumspect when to go, not cleaning out the back line. If we can be more controlled AND take chances, no reason a positive result is beyond us. (Sorry for the match related post, ran out of fog puns...) Quote Link to comment
BigTone Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 2 hours ago, havanatopia said: Wolverhampton is a vibrant, multi-cultural city with a documented history that stretches back to 985AD when King Ethelred granted the title of land known as Heantune to Lady Wulfruna. Right thats all you need to know about Wolverhampton... apart from a few well known people who were born there and got the heck out as fast as they could.. ..OK so I have been through the list and I hardly recognise any of them. However, definitely worth a mention is the co-discoverer of the peptide hormone secretin Sir William Maddock Bayliss. He was born in Wolverhampton in 1860 but apparently was an Aston Villa fan. I think he chose well personally. I mean no disrespect to Wanderers but they are, after all, only a little club really in the Brummie scheme of things. * It was rumoured for a while that Edward Elgar was born in Wolverhampton and it may have some element of truth in it but most documents suggest it was a small village outside Worcester which is indeed where he lived a fair part of his life. I believe the latter story because there is no way he could have written Pomp and Circumstance and Land of Hope & Glory while walking along Wolverhampton High Street. And there is nothing enigmatic or variable about the place either. One thing is undeniable though is his bicycle journeys from the village of Lower Broadheath to Molineaux; yup the young Elgar was an ardent Wolf. We could do with a bit of that hope and glory tonight.. how about the club cracking out a rendition of it as the teams warm up?!! So how about Wolves the club.. well the name of the ground derives from the times of the Norman Conquests of 1066 and the de Moulins family from Normandy meaning 'Mill'. How fitting then that they changed the name back then to Molineaux meaning 'water mill' because they had a premonition there would be a football club called the Millers and they didn't want their football club having the same nick name.. thats a filler paragraph sorry. But here is something far more interesting; Molineaux is the ground that hosted the first ever football league match in which Wolves defeated Notts county 2-0 on the 7th of September, 1889. The club was formed in 1877 and merged with a local cricket club called the Wanderers in 1879 to adopt their current name. And finally; in 1967 Wolves played one season in the USA under the fledgling United Soccer Association as the Los Angeles Wolves. They won the Western League title and then went on to beat the Eastern League winners, The Walnut Whips ** (Aberdeen no less) in the play offs. What an odd fact. Seems their success spurred on the English team and it was the beginning of a resurgence for the club even though in the late 80's they dropped to the 4th Division... they must have passed us on our way back up then. * Wolves are indeed a relatively illustrious club from north Birmingham ** In fact it was Washington Whips but substituting the first word for Walnut just had to be done. Eternal optimism reigns here in Manila so its 2-1 from me and its goodnight to you lot. Cheer em on to victory.. lorra larfs. UTC Condensed Version Wolverhampton: Recently voted the biggest shit hole in UK Quote Link to comment
BigTone Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 2 hours ago, Aizoon said: By the way, did you know that Wolves is the only football club in Britain whose name is composed entirely of vowels? Who's a clever boy then ? ................ took me a few minutes I must admit Quote Link to comment
Fordy62 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 4 minutes ago, BigTone said: Condensed Version Wolverhampton: Recently voted the biggest shit hole in UK It isn't half. Although Walsall is probably worse. Quote Link to comment
Port Said Red Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 7 minutes ago, BigTone said: Condensed Version Wolverhampton: Recently voted the biggest shit hole in UK No, I won't have it............ I've been to Hull...... Quote Link to comment
Major Isewater Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 1 hour ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: What I want to know is, why did we have the Three Little Piggies and not the Robin against the Wolf? You don't know your fairy tales do you now . Robin indeed . Quote Link to comment
Aizoon Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 1 hour ago, CotswoldRed said: Good question. Can't remember. Didn't we also have City Cat around then? He separated the combatants Quote Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 19 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: No, I won't have it............ I've been to Hull...... And I`ve been to Stoke. Aaaaaaargh! Quote Link to comment
cottsciderarmy Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 City 1 Wolves 7, the end of the SC era. Quote Link to comment
rockinrobin Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Teams are in Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 6s6 seconds ago #BristolCity v Wolves: Fielding, Bennett, Ayling, Flint, Baker, Williams, Smith, Pack, Freeman, Agard, Kodjia. Quote Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Can`t be there tonight - missing my first home game of the season due to bloody car trouble down here in deepest Devon. Finally gave up hope of getting it fixed at 4pm. Relying on OTIB and SSN to keep me posted. COYR Quote Link to comment
rockinrobin Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 subs Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 29 secs29 seconds ago #BristolCity subs: Hamer, Bryan, Moore, Little, Reid, Cox, Wilbraham. Quote Link to comment
rockinrobin Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well there you go guys Alby was called to be dropped and now you got it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is this a masterstroke by SC or catastrophic mistake you decide. Quote Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well there`s a surprise and no mistake! Quote Link to comment
Slack Bladder Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 You can bet the Wolves will be more used to playing in the rain, miserable as f@ck is the Black Country. Quote Link to comment
cityexile Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Surprised it is Agard not Cox, as the latter seemed to be ranked more highly, so fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment
miketh2nd Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Wow Wilbs is rested! Not that I though the was the reason we conceded 4 in the first half , happy to see baker back in the side . Wouldn't be suprised to see wilbs start again on Sat but the rest will do him a world of good. Quote Link to comment
Northern Red Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Happy with that. Quote Link to comment
Tauntonian Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) least it doesnt say champions v wolves. will there be any online streams or radio coverage of this? THANK GOD WILBS IS ON THE BENCH, THERE IS A GOD. Edited November 3, 2015 by Tauntonian Quote Link to comment
Fordy62 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I really hope Agard steps up here. Quote Link to comment
Major Isewater Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 7 minutes ago, rockinrobin said: Teams are in Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 6s6 seconds ago #BristolCity v Wolves: Fielding, Bennett, Ayling, Flint, Baker, Williams, Smith, Pack, Freeman, Agard, Kodjia. Baker back ,hope he's fit ! I bet Wolves were n't expecting Agard to start ! Hopefully that's fluffed up their game plan .Well done Cotts . Quote Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I think that`s a lot of people`s preferred side so we`ll have to see. Quote Link to comment
Alessandro Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 So Agard, let's see what you've got! And thank God Baker is back. COYR Quote Link to comment
And Its Smith Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 FFS when will Wilbs get his chance? Quote Link to comment
WolfOfWestStreet Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 30 minutes ago, cottsciderarmy said: City 1 Wolves 7, the end of the SC era. why would you even suggest this? You sound like you can't wait .... Quote Link to comment
bristolcitysweden Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Moore should start Quote Link to comment
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