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Gareth Prosser er nu endelig konfirmeret som manager for akademiet, en stilling han har bestridt efter Thelwell siden årsskiftet, men nu altså på permanent basis.

I aften møder vi Wrexham på udebane og det menes at Hennessey får spilletid efter sit lange, lange fravær.

Øvrigt fra småtingsafdelingen, så rygtes det at Berra lige nu er ved at gennemgå et fysisk tjek hos Dundee United med henblik på en kontrakt.

Hennessey er med fra start:

TEAM:
Hennessey, Doherty, Elokobi, Ricketts, Batth, Evans, Price, Davis, Griffiths, Sako, McAlinden.
SUB:
McCarey (GK), Reckord, Edwards, Forde, Doumbia, Cassidy

Siggy er ude med mindre skade. Bortset fra det, så kunne dette meget vel være holdet der starter sæsonen op om et par uger. Sako sælges nu nok, og Siggy erstatter McAlinden oppe foran, men ellers tror jeg vi nærmer os en startelever. De unge folk, Evans, Price, Doherty og selvfølgelig Griffiths har vist rigtigt lovende takter i starten, så selvom der ikke bliver købt bunkevis af nye spillere, så er der stadig sket en markant fornyelse af holdet.

Jeg er en smule overrasket over den opstilling, betydeligt stærkere og som det nævnes, tættere på start elveren end jeg havde forventet.

UTW

Holdet fortsætter den ubesejrede stime med en 2-1 sejr over Wrexham her til aften.

1.halvleg var ganske sløv og man indkasserede det sædvanlige klods-hans må efter fejl fra Davis.

I 2.halvleg vågnede man i den grad op og var klar dominerende. Griffiths præsterede en perle af en flugter, som keeperen med nød og næppe klarede, og en afgørende scoring med et ægte forward mål.
Inden da havde angrebsmakkeren, Jake Cassidy udlignet til 1-1.

PS: Det bør nævnes, at det af uransagelige årsager her til aften, er lykkedes Eggert Johnson, at sikre sig en kontrakt med den portugisiske klub, Belenenses. Han må have en meget dygtig agent...

Sako blev forresten skadet her til aften. Lad os håbe det holder ham ude, lige længe nok til ikke, at kunne bestå lægetjekket på Craven Cottage inden transfer deadline.

Er ved at rydde op i min gemmer og se hvad jeg fandt! Et udkast til A Load of Bull som jeg skrev november 2008 mens jeg sad og fulgte 3-1 sejren på Bramall Lane.

Indlægget blev optaget og sikkert med diverse rettelser til stave- og tastefejl. Det trænger her små 5 år efter til en opdatering:

Having been a fan of Wolves from the shores across the North Sea for around 30 years I suddenly felt an urge to look back on who’s been in charge of my beloved Wolves during that time.

Sammy Chung 19-06-1976 to 08-11-1978
I remember feeling attracted to the Old Gold on the telly here in Denmark from the age of around 10 so Mr Chung must have been in control of matters way back in 1978. However I haven’t got the slightest recollection of this bloke apart from his face in my collection of stickers which I have sadly long lost.

John Barnwell 20-11-1978 to 08-01-1981
Now this bloke was a top man. One of my mates was a Forest fan and beating his lot at Wembley in March 1980 meant the world to me. Aged nearly 12 I was also lulled into the believing that wining silverware would be on a regular basis. The finest thing about Barnwell was him replying an unorthodox letter I sent him. It included a sheet of autographs which went straight onto the wall in my room. Bostin’

Ian Greaves 02-02-1982 to 03-08-1982
Things had turned sour and Greaves was installed into the glowing hot seat but had a short tenure. I happened to learn about Wolves being saved 5 minutes from the very end Having spent the summer trying to emulate the likes of Rossi, Hrubesch and Billy Hamilton on the local pitches with my mates I had no idea Wolves had been so close to extinction. The days without the internet..

Graham Hawkins 04-08-1982 to 08-04-1984
Now this was the time when I discovered that BBC was reachable on the wireless. It plagued me for the next decade or so. The class of 1982 got off to a terrific start! I spend Saturday after Saturday in my mothers worn out Lada which had a great reception! As far as I was concerned the highlight during Hawkins’ spell was the 4-0 demolition of QPR at Molineux shortly before Christmas. The shouting and cheering from the car must have had the neighbours shaking their heads in disbelief.. Gaining promotion was excellent but the funds Hawkins had at his disposal to mount any sort of prolonged stay in the top flight were laughable. Tony Towner the being the most prolific buy. Sad, wasn’t it and history repeated itself 20 years later..

Tommy Docherty 08-06-1984 to 04-07-1985
Hmmm… Any manager signing Ray Hankin in the shape he was in must have been under some sort of pressure. Wonder how working for the Bhatti regime must have been even for seasoned manager like Docherty!

Bill McGarry 04-09-1985 04-11-1985
McGarry probably had the right intentions but had seen the truth in 60 days. We were poor.

Sammy Chapman 07-11-1985 to 15-08-1986
I reckon he took the job because no one else had the wish to do so. And probably on the lowest of low salaries. However full credit to the bloke who invested a paltry sum in Andy Mutch and thus being partly responsible for bringing half of one of the most lethal goal scoring partnerships to Molineux in modern time.

Brian Little 31-08-1986 to 06-10-1986
Under Little we saw glimpses of evolution. Albeit in Division 4.. He was officially temporary manager but I amongst many felt he was harshly treated when Wolves turned to Graham Turner. If my memory serves me correct he was sacked after a much sought win at mighty Scunthorpe. I wasn’t impressed with our board and Brian went elsewhere and proved himself and his managerial abilities.

Graham Turner 07-10-1986 to 16-03-1994
A 6-0 trouncing at Rotherham in the FA Cup under Sammy Chapman was hard to stomach. Yet a 3-0 thumping at Chorley in the same competition just 2 days after a similar loss at home to Wrexham followed by an identical reversal at Lincoln a few days later meant that the honeymoon under Turner was well and truly over. In fairness days, months and yes.. years of doom and gloom were soon to be a thing of the past as Turned build a side which put back pride and joy into a growing following. Hindsight is a great thing and Turner probably should have been relieved of his duties in the Summer of 1993. Sir Jack was now funding the big money signings. To no avail. I met Mr. Turner and the squad for the second time during pre-season that Summer in Sweden and I wasn’t too impressed with his attitude. He appeared to be on borrowed time and indeed he was. However I will always respect what he did for our club.

Graham Taylor 29-03-1994 to 13-11-1995
We all now it. Or a fair few of us do. Right man at the wrong time. I liked him because he seemed to care and was genuine. He made a horrendous error in trying to sell Bully to Coventry and from then of he was heading a lost cause. I firmly believe he could have restored Wolves to former heights but the timing was wrong. A shame..

Bobby Downes 13-11-1995 13-12-1995
Had his finest hour when we knocked out Coventry in the League Cup. In hindsight we should probably erect a statue of the bloke. During his 5 league games in charge Wolves picked up a win, a draw and 3 losses by the odd goal. Without those 4 points we would’ve been relegated that season! On a serious note, if there ever was an interim manager this was the bloke… And Stuart Gray, but more of him later.

Mark McGhee 13-12-1995 to 05-11-1998
I disliked this fella and his big gob from day one. I seem to recall this waste of time which span nearly 3 years as a string of big money signings of has-beens, lousy home records, even a dreadful kit , the works. What a complete and utter waste.

Colin Lee 05-11-1998 to 18-12-2000
Not the most inspirational manager of Wolves but somewhere I’ve got respect for this man who compared to Turner, Taylor and McGhee had to work on a budget which was close to what may be called shoe-string. He did well, but not well enough.

John Ward 18-12-2000 to 03-01-2001
Nice man. Managed 3 wins out of 4. Why not erect a statue next to Downes’? Without those 9 points we would’ve gone down.

Dave Jones 03-01-2001 to 01-11-2004
The first 2 years under DJ was like a rollercoaster. High emotions and up and down.. The football from early 2003 towards that game in Cardiff is some of the best I’ve seen Wolves play ever. Full marks. The Summer of 2003 changed that scenario. Turn back the clock 20 years and we repeated the error of not investing properly for the forthcoming top flight campaign. At least the likes of Silas, Luzhny, Iversen and Okoronkwo were probably slightly better than Tony Towner.

Stuart Gray 01-11-2004 to 07-12-2004
No statue for Gray. Tough.. With 6 games in charge Gray’s side collected a decent 10 points yet had Wolves taken the full 18 points in his temporary charge we would have replaced West Ham in the 6th spot and basked in play-off glory instead of the Hammers who went up thanks to a 1-0 win over Preston in Cardiff..

Glenn Hoddle 07-12-2004 to 01-07-2006
Thanks to Hoddle I’ve never felt more remote from Wolves than during this period. I more or less lost the passion. I rank him next to McGhee as the most disliked gaffer during all these years. Enough said.

Mick McCarthy 21-07-2006 to present
Writing this as our 3 player has just left the pitch injured at Bramall Lane I must confess that Mick McCarthy has got my appetite back. Not just suddenly because of our fantastic start to the season but how he worked so splendidly during his first year in charge. Back to basics, probably even backs against the wall he build a young, hungry side which achieved above what could possibly have been expected. He may be stubborn, he may have given a certain player a 4 year contract but this man has restored my pride in the Old Gold. Long may it continue.


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Interessant læsning!

Selvom det er før min tid, så husker jeg alligevel at have stiftet bekendtskab med Sammy Chung, da en bekendt af mig, gav mig et blad om den engelske 1.division med præsentation af alle holdende, statistik, osv op til sæsonen 1977/1978. Som den nørd jeg var, læste jeg det i øvrigt igennem fra enden til anden og manageren hos Wolves, var således Sammy Chung,

Du var ikke glad for Mark McGhee?? Jeg mindes, at have en del håb for fremtiden da han kom til. Han virkede som en dygtig und manager, men jeg giver dig helt ret i kritikken og selvom han virker som en intelligent fyr, har hans karriere aldrig rigtigt levet op til den hype der var om ham dengang.

En interessant detalje: Jeg besøgte Molineux til min første Wolves kamp, til McGhees 2.kamp i spidsen og på forsiden af programmen, var der et close-up billede af McGhee. Otte år senere besøger jeg den engelske sydkyst i forbindelse med en konference og skæbnen vil, at jeg får mulighed for at se lidt League One fodbold til kampen Brighton-Bristol City. Før kampen køber jeg et program og hvem pryder forsiden i et close-up billede næsten lige, det jeg købte på Molineux?? Mark McGhee!! Han var netop tiltrådt og fik siden en del succes hos dem. Det lå dog ikke i kortene den dag, efter et 1-4 nederlag hvilket fik en fan til ironisk at mumle til mig, på vej ud fra Withdean - "super Mark McGhee eh??"

Sammy Chung´s Chinese Take Away!!

McGhee var vel i egen optik den næste Alex Ferguson dengang midt i halvfemserne.

Det der hang mig længst ud af halsen ganske kort efter han havde taget over var hans eminente evne til at lægge sig ud med alt og alle og i særdeleshed den kommende modstander. Ofte mødte vi ganske harmløse modstandere som dog var helt oppe og ringe over McGhee og hans følje og som kæmpede som besatte for at betale lidt tilbage på den sædvanlige sviner McGhee havde fyret af om dagens modstander. Ganske ofte med stort held og i særdeleshed en masse overflødige nederlag hjemme på Molineux til følge (formentlig i kombination med den kønsløse indstilling der blev disket op med på hjemmebane).

At det blev McGhee som blev den endelige måltavle for Sir Jacks "golden tit" tirade var heller ikke tilfældigt, for kors i skuret hvor forvaltede han de ikke ringe midler der blev stillet til rådighed dårligt.

Da jeg skrev ovenstående dengang tilbage i 2008 havde jeg ikke fantasi til at forestille mig, at på få år ville yderligere 2 kandidater (d´herrer Connor & Saunders) gøre Hoddle og McGhee rangen stridig som den værste manager siden 1978.

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At det blev McGhee som blev den endelige måltavle for Sir Jacks "golden tit" tirade var heller ikke tilfældigt, for kors i skuret hvor forvaltede han de ikke ringe midler der blev stillet til rådighed dårligt."

Det må man sige.....Steve Corica, Osborn, Claridge(!!!), m.fl...

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Det der hang mig længst ud af halsen ganske kort efter han havde taget over var hans eminente evne til at lægge sig ud med alt og alle og i særdeleshed den kommende modstander. Ofte mødte vi ganske harmløse modstandere som dog var helt oppe og ringe over McGhee og hans følje og som kæmpede som besatte for at betale lidt tilbage på den sædvanlige sviner McGhee havde fyret af om dagens modstander. Ganske ofte med stort held og i særdeleshed en masse overflødige nederlag hjemme på Molineux til følge (formentlig i kombination med den kønsløse indstilling der blev disket op med på hjemmebane). "


He he, det er rigtigt. Jeg mindes sågar også, at han kom op og toppes med sin kollega Martin O´Neill under en velgørenheds-golfturnering...

Det var dog ukendt for mig, inden jeg gik igang med bogen "Family", at han i sin tid som Millwall manager, konfronterede en hidsig fan ved at gribe ham i halsen og ruske ham....

Anyway, nok om McGhee....

Det har i denne uge været store "homecoming" i hvert fald på rygtebørsen. Først var der rygter om, at Olofinjana der nu er fri på markedet var på vej tilbage til Molineux. Forhåbentligt er det en and.....Han er alt andet lige ikke ligefrem symbolet på den nye og mere bevægelige midtbane vi er ved, at etablere i form af unge energifyldte folk som Davis, Price og Evans.

Idag kom følgende rygte så på banen:
http://www.theboltonnews…10554894._/

Kan godt undre mig over, at vi sættes i forbindelse med angribere. Det er formentlig den sidste position(sammen med målmandsposten) vi mangler folk til. Siggy, Griffiths, Cassidy, McAllinden....Vi har rigeligt deroppe!

Men ok, Davies har udviklet sig voldsomt siden sidst ham var i Wolves og han er da bestemt ikke en dårlig spiller. Jeg ville dog foretrække, at der blev investeret andre steder på banen.

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