The Wolverhampton Gazette
Squad23 Aug 2038
Karl Hein keeps Wolverhampton in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad23 Aug 2038
Tempers go at Wolverhampton
Fer López was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market23 Aug 2038
Angelo Bico has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Wolverhampton they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom23 Aug 2038
Wolverhampton to lose Angelo Bico for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Angelo Bico has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad23 Aug 2038
Words at Wolverhampton training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Karl Hein is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom23 Aug 2038
Graduation day at Wolverhampton
14 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Aug 2038
No hiding place for Karl Hein
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Karl Hein, and the manager let it.
Match21 Aug 2038
Bournemouth take the points off Wolverhampton
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market23 Aug 2038
Wolverhampton promote Alexander Grant from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Grant has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: James Barnes joins the Wolverhampton first team
- Market Wolverhampton promote Simon Clarke from within
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Rodrigo Gomes