If I was a Cardiff fan I'd be constantly thinking "why is my manager such a self-important wanker" ;)
I loved how some of the media started referring to him as "Colin" last year (r.e. the anagram of his name which I assume you are familiar with!) On 06/02/2019 10:24, Steven Millward wrote: > Agree it felt temporary. I occasionally look down the table at Cardiff and > Huddersfield and think that I know what they'd be talking about: > > "We have a couple of easier games coming up and IF we win those and IF those > other teams lose we have a chance of moving to 18th" > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2019 at 10:21, Tim Sheedy <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL > > Thanks for that. I already knew the date - 26th Dec 1998. Result was what I > didn't know. Swindon won 1-0... it was Boxing Day - our first Xmas in the UK > - we had just arrived to live in London for 3 years and had Xmas with my mate > and his wife who lived out in Newbury. Despite the awful start (until last > year I used to describe being a Wolves fan as having chronic depression for 6 > months of the year...) I would rather be a Wolves fan than a Swindon fan! > They are mid-table in League 2! > > But despite a pretty rubbish first 18 years - even when we were promoted in > the early and mid 000s it always felt temporary - I would rather be a Wolves > fan today than anything else. The previous struggles makes this season even > more exciting and rewarding. > > In Nuno We Trust! > > On 6 Feb 2019, at 10:04 am, Steven Millward <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's all our results against Swindon Town. You might be able to find the > exact date that your decades of disappointment began > > https://www.11v11.com/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Swindon%20Town/ > > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 at 10:56, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all - just wanted to introduce myself - I found your group through the WW > Wolves fan group (how many members are there?). I'm a Sydney-sider (northern > beaches) who, one cold day just over twenty years ago went to Swindon Town to > see a terrible football match (I think Wolves lost 1-0 or 2-0?). It was wet, > cold, and grey - but somehow I fell in love with Wolves that day (my mate - > who took me - is a Wolves fan and he is from Wolverhampton but now lives in > Canberra). It's great to know there are other Wolves fans in NSW! I only know > of one other fan in Sydney (he works for OilSearch) - but the kit is well > recognised when I wear it! I was down at Dee Why beach in the holidays and a > English guy said that he didn't think he'd travel halfway across the world to > see some Wolves fans - but he did credit me for wearing it! Same day a surf > lifesaver yelled across the beach at me saying that his lot (Tottenham) are > playing my lot overnight. He was pretty confident about the win! I was hoping to bump into him again next time I was down there ;) > > Also I hassled Adidas about bringing the kit into Australia and they > "politely declined" - so my mate picked some up for me and my son when he was > over there in October. After we make Europe they hopefully will try to make > the club more global! > > It has been a LONG time since I have seen a match live in person - all the > way back to about 2000 or 2001 - the bad old days when that rough bastard > Kevin Muscat and Steve Corica were playing - shortly after the Robbie Keane > era (when their one strategy was to kick it upfield - in the air - to the > very short striker and get him to score...). Last match I saw live was > against West Brom at Molineux - and I think we lost? Funnily enough I ended > up playing against Corica last year in a local futsal comp (safe to say they > thrashed us!) - but I think he was surprised that anyone in Australia knew he > even played for Wolves! > > BTW did anyone hear the BBC commentary on the cat from Saturday's game: > https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/47108649?fbclid=IwAR1QoqLCcTTJnSFK35o9Hd5YzQ47yggs5s77_4mMrd53kSPrlMPkdDvNQwA > - very funny! > > And also just as an FYI, I am a fan of Finerrz vlogs - if you don't know them > check out his latest from Everton - > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUGeP7XcFGM - he does a good job capturing > the atmosphere at most games, which is helpful for people on the other side > of the globe! > > Anyway - I'll shut-up now. Keep up the banter - I am enjoying it! And > hopefully we can meet in person at some stage - maybe to celebrate the FA Cup > victory ;) > > Tim > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NSWolves" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NSWolves" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NSWolves" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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