I began watching football at age 12 in '78 through the old "Soccer Made In Germany" and "Star Soccer" PBS shows. Watched them religiously. On 'Star Soccer' I got so fed up watching Liverpool and Nottingham Forest win every week that when they showed the '80 League Cup Final and Andy Gray capitalized on that blunder, Wolves won me right then and there as my favorite English side. Dumb story, I know. But Wolves and FC Koeln in Germany have remained my top 2 clubs even throughout the 80s and 90s. And now BOTH got promoted to their respective top flight leagues!
Not as clever, but whatever works... When I was younger, I saw a soccer program somewhere, not sure where, and someone referenced Wolves, using that, instead of saying Wolverhampton, or whatever. So, being American, and used to rooting for teams with identifiable nicknames (and not realizing that most clubs in England had nicknames too), I latched on to them, and that's that.
that dane was slow anyway, i agree ludo was more than capable, i for one will miss him!, hope you find a club ludo the wolves fans will miss you!
As a young boy, the first professional footy I was able to watch live was Wolverhampton playing as the Los Angeles Wolves. They were "rented" to represent LA in the new league in the USA during the summer of 1967. They were crowned champions that year in a very exciting match against Aberdeen of Scotland which even got my non-soccer fan father to his feet for most of the match. They inspired my life long love of the game and got me into AYSO that year which was the 3rd year of that youth soccer league in the USA, I believe. I had to take long trips to youth games in LA then as there were no teams in my area and few in total. Sigi, the coach of the LA Galaxy was a player in the same league at that time too. He was much smaller then. There was no high school soccer in my area either so I continued as best I could and then was a member of the 1st organized team at my college. I've followed the Wolves results as best I could ever since and now I can see them again on TV in the states this next year!
as you lot can tell i'm a "newbie", this goes out too the yanks on the site, how come you guys took up football?, or as you lot keep calling it soccer?thought you guys where like 6 foot 6 & liked to hurt poeple lol. how would you lot rate the MLS?, whats the standard?, is it like...say......div 2 over here?, or is it a better standard? DINGLE TILL I DIE
Fixed your post. BTW, for those of us who never saw his hugeness during his playing days, it's hard to believe there was a time when he didn't have that gut.
Well, I'm 6 foot 6, and rather gentle, but... I am an American football fan, but in an American High School, mine in particular, it was a lot easier to make teams playing a sport other than American football, or basketball, so I picked up soccer, and that was that. I am a big hockey fan too, and the games seem similar enough to me, so I am a fan of both now. On their best day, a MLS team couldn't beat Man. U on their best day, but they could give them a run for the money. I'd say a MLS team would probably be a high D1, low Premiership team in England. The quality is better than some people think.
not having a go at anyone here.....but calling the beautifull game "soccer" really gets my back up, its football god damn it lol
I see what you are saying but not all of us live up to the stero-types. I'm 5 foot 8. I come from a huge American Football State in Ohio but a few of my cousins were playing the sport as well as my friends. I figured it was the sport to play. I tried T-ball for a week and quit. Started playing regularly at 7 years old. I played year around, was hooked on it. We call it Soccer cause the English invented that word. From Association Football. Even my friend who's 45 and grew up in Yorkshire said they always called it Soccer. So don't balme us. It's just a word anyways.
You must understand the fact that England is extremely class-consious. To them calling Soccer 'Football' is a symbol of Working Class pride.
My friend who calls it soccer works in a factory. I think the only reason it pisses some English off is cause they like to argue.
what???, i dont wanna argue, was saying thats all muck, just dont understand why you call it soccer thats all sweetheart, i'll talk about football all day.....thats why i joined this board
When I first saw that the Wolves strip was sponsored by Goodyear, I thought it was cool. After all, nothing like that is offered in the States. So when I made my first trip to England, I strolled into Lillywhite's and found the home strip on sale, I bought one. At the time I lived in the South, and I would wear the strip either to a college football game or to a NASCAR event - and all the "necks" wanted to know where they could get one. When I told them it was a soccer jersey, they all got this look on their faces. (which is similar to most Baggies) From that point, Wolves became my second English club.
An Aunt that I have that lives in the Wolverhampton area sent me a Wolves kit and a book about the football league for my 11th birthday. That was back in the early 1970's. Been a diehard for Wolves ever since.
Put on a few pounds I see. I'm obese, yet I can fit into a Brazil top that's L. My other tops are XL.