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31st March 2006

Team News

Plymouth: will be without on-loan Wolves striker Leon Clarke, part of the loan agreement was that he couldn't play against Wolves.
Argyle wait on the fitness of full back Paul Connolly, who had 10 stitches in a head wound following a clash in the draw at Preston.
Central defender Hasney Aljofree (thigh) should pass fit while midfielders Lee Hodges and Luke Summerfield have had flu.

Wolves: On-loan Arsenal frontman Aliadiere has been troubled by an ankle knock but should make the trip although question marks linger over Lee Naylor's availability with the left-back hampered by ankle, calf and shin problems.
However, central defender Gabor Gyepes is certain to miss out at Home Park after falling victim to a suspected cruciate knee ligament injury while Jody Craddock could also miss out as he has yet to regain full fitness following knee problems of his own.
Meanwhile, a hamstring injury means Darren Anderton is another likely to be excused duty, Mark Kennedy is struggling to overcome a foot injury and Denes Rosa is also a doubt for the Home Park clash because of groin troubles.
And Mark Clyde is unlikely to be risked either after sustaining a partially dislocated jaw in a training ground accident.
Jackie McNamara will be given the afternoon off despite the Scotsman's ahead-of-schedule recovery from cruciate knee ligament surgery and Seyi-George Olofinjana is likely to miss out again thanks to back problems.

30th March 2006

McNamara & Celtic Link Dismissed

32-year-old defender Jackie McNamara has dismissed reports in the Scottish press which suggest he may move back to Celtic in the summer.
He joined Wolves in June 2005 after nine years at Parkhead. After making only nine appearances this season, Jackie suffered a cruciate knee ligament in training. He has battled back to fitness in just six months and has now played two games for the reserves.

McNamara said on WOW: "I have just bought a house in the area and last night I was pleased to be able to play my first 90 minutes for the reserves.
"I have got a contract at Wolves for another season and I am concentrating on getting back to full fitness and hopefully playing some part in helping Wolves to try and win promotion."

Wolves have confirmed that there have also been no enquiries from Dunfermline or Hibernian.

Reserves Draw

Wolves reserves drew 1-1 with Wigan reserves in their first ever visit to the Robin Park Arena yesterday.

In the 13th minute Wolves took the lead, George Ndah had waltzed past a defender. Stephane Henchoz hacked the ball off the striker's foot but it ran straight to Ganea who calmly sidefooted into the vacant net with keeper Mike Pollitt stranded having run from his line to try and block Ndah's progress.
But just five minutes later Wigan drew level, Johansson lashing the ball home from eight-yards after the Wolves defence had failed to deal with a cross from David Thompson.

Good news from the match was McNamara played a full 90 minutes also Craddock and Ndah, both playing their first football after lengthy injury lay offs, were replaced by Lee Collins and Tom Stewart respectively with a little over an hour gone in pre-planned moves with neither having suffered any ill effects.

Wigan Reserves: Pollitt, Taylor, Waterhouse, Jackson (capt), Henchoz, Franics, Thompson, Montrose, Johansson, Connolly, Ziegler.
Unused Subs: Heywood, Croll, Owens, Smith, Blaney.
Yellow Card: Henchoz.
Wolves Reserves: Ikeme, McNamara, Rafferty (capt), Riley, Craddock (Collins 61), Little, Cornes, Gleeson, Ganea, Jones, Ndah (Stewart 65).
Unused Subs: Fitzpatrick, Taylor, Bennett.
Attendance: 86.

29th March 2006

Cameron Loan Extended

Millwall have extended Wolves midfielder Colin Cameron loan until the end of the season.
Cameron was due to leave the Den after Saturday's match with Brighton, but the Lions have now agreed a deal with Wolves to keep him at the club until the end of the season, although Wolves do have a 24-hour recall clause on the player.
Cameron told Lions World: "I've been playing and enjoying it, as well as helping Millwall.
"I want to play. I wasn't getting a game at Wolves and Millwall came along with this chance to play.
"I was delighted with that and I'm enjoying it."

Testimonial Update

Wolves have Announced tickets for Steve Bull's anniversary game at Molineux will go on sale from 30th May. (which is my Birthday if anyone is wondering what to get me!!)
The ticket prices are £15 for adults and £10 for all concessions and will be available from the Wolves ticket office from 9am on Tuesday 30th May.

The Wolves legend will celebrate 20 years of involvement with the club on Saturday 29th July 2006 when Wolves take on Aston Villa, kick-off 3pm. His involvement in the game is still to be confirmed, but it is hoped that he will be able to be involved from kick off but come off before the battle-scarred knees give way!

Bully said on WOW: "Back in 1999, we played Villa out in Sweden as a pre-season friendly and it was then that I announced my retirement. So, it's fitting to be putting the boots back on for one last time against the same club.
"I'm really looking forward to possibly being able play the first ten or 15 minutes, if not more if the old knees hold up, and I'm working really hard in the gym at the moment to ensure my fitness levels are up to lasting that long!
"Finally, I would like to say a huge thank you to Wolves for granting me this game and for giving me the opportunity to pass on my thanks to all the fans that have supported me over the last 20 years."

For more information or to purchase tickets call the ticket office on 0870 442 0123.

28th March 2006

Bull Testimonial

Steve Bull's testimonial match will be against Aston Villa on the 29th July. Nothing yet has been released about who will play in the game.

27th March 2006

Gyepes Injury Update

Wolves are waiting on scan results to see if defender Gabor Gyepes has damaged his cruciate knee ligament.
The 24-year-old was stretchered off during the 3-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend.
Assistant boss Stuart Gray said on WOW: "The first signs are it's looking like a cruciate ligament injury - he was in a lot of pain.
"It'll certainly mean he's out for the remainder of the season and beyond depending on what the scans say."

26th March 2006

Match Reaction

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle was defiant after the game, insisting his side have not lost their chance to break into the top six.
He said: "We haven't blown it. We haven't blown the play-off place, certainly. We're still in a very strong position.
"The way we defended for those three goals was poor. You cannot win matches anywhere defending like that.
"The saves at the other end suggest we were close to scoring five goals. Their goalkeeper was the man of the match.

Hoddle explained his decision to bring off Kenny Miller and Rob Edwards, who were booked at the end of the first half after arguing with the referee.
He said: "I had to bring Rob off - same with Kenny. I wanted to keep Kenny on. But we had to finish the game with 11 on the pitch - and one decision, which the referee might have got wrong, could have had them sent off.
"It was a difficult call, but I had to do it. The players felt there was a blatant foul missed - that's why they were riled.
"We've just spent half-an-hour in the dressing room talking about it, because I didn't see this coming. We've got to start getting maximum points at home.
"To be fair to Sheffield Wednesday, they played well. But Stefan hasn't had save to make, apart from the three goals."

25th March 2006

Wolves 1-3 Sheff Wed

5mins: Yellow card, Edwards.
9mins: Sheff Wed substitution, Hills on for Gilbert (injured).
45mins: Goal, Tudgay gives Sheff Wed the lead.
Half Time: Wolves 0-1 Sheff Wed.
46mins: Yellow card, Miller.
46mins: Wolves substitutions, Cort on for Miller and Ross on for Edwards.
50mins: GOAL, Cort heads Wolves level from Naylors corner.
57mins: Yellow card, Aliadiere.
67mins: Goal, Burton puts Wednesday back in front.
75mins: Wolves substitution, Kennedy on for Naylor (injured).
84mins: Sheff Wed substitution, Bullen on for Brunt.
86mins: Goal, Tudgay gets his second and Sheff Wed's third.
90mins: Gyepes stretchered off.
Full Time: Wolves 1-3 Sheff Wed.

24th March 2006

Team News

Wolves: Darren Anderton (hamstring) and Seyi-George Olofinjana (back) are set to miss out but Vio Ganea has recovered from a knee injury, though late decisions will be made on groin injury victim Denes Rosa and fellow midfielder Mark Kennedy, who has a foot problem. Mark Clyde (jaw) and Jackie McNamara (knee) are out, while Jody Craddock will not be risked despite recovering from knee damage.

Sheff Wed: boss Paul Sturrock hopes loan signing Mikkel Bischoff can shake off a knock in time. Midfielder Steve Adams and winger Jon-Paul McGovern, long-term absentees with Achilles and thigh injuries respectively, both came through a midweek run-out with the reserves and could be included in the squad.

23rd March 2006

Wolves Made Profit

Wolves have confirmed a net profit of £2.8million despite a loss of nearly £14million in turnover for the financial year following their relegation from the Premiership.

Promoted via the play-offs at the end of the 2002-03 campaign, Wanderers found themselves relegated out of the top flight at the end of the following season and now the club have released a summary of their accounts for the financial year to May 2005 which reveal a reduction in turnover from £38million to £23.9million.

The decrease was explained by a downturn of £10.9million in TV revenue and of £3.2million in combined commercial and ticket incomes.

But operating income was up to £5.1million from £311,000, primarily thanks to a £378,000 bequest from a supporter, the injection of £3.1million deferred income and £1.6million from Celtic for the loan of Henri Camara.

Meanwhile, £201,000 interest was paid on bank loans with the club expecting that figure to increase over the next financial year following construction of the Sir Jack Hayward training ground and works at Molineux.

But nevertheless, Wolves reported a net profit for the period of £2.8million, though they are expecting net losses for the current 2005-06 season to reach at least £1.2million.

Loan News

Three more players have gone out on loan after keeper Matt Murray went to Tranmere Rovers until the end of the season.

Midfielder Lewis Gobern has gone to Bury on loan until the end of the season.
Striker Leon Clarke has joined Plymouth on loan until the end of the season, but will not be able to play against Wolves at Home Park a week on Saturday.
Finally midfielder Kevin O'Connor has gone to Stockport on loan until the end of the season. All the players have got a  24 hour recall option that applies after 28 days.

Wolves haven't brought any players in but boss Glenn Hoddle has extended Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere's loan from Arsenal.
The two clubs have agreed the Frenchman should be allowed to remain at Molineux up to and including Sunday 21st May, meaning he would be eligible for the Championship play-off final if Wolves reach the Millennium Stadium.
A 24-hour recall option will apply once the loan has passed 28 days.

22nd March 2006

Reserves Lose

Wolves reserves lost 1-0 after a fluke goal from Sunderland's Daryl Murphy yesterday at the Bucks Head.
There was some good news to come from the match with the successful return of Jackie McNamara who enjoyed 63 trouble free minutes in his competitive comeback after a six month injury lay off.

The only goal of the game came in the 47th minute, Murphy's cross from the left crept in just inside the far post past a bemused Oakes.

Wolves Reserves: Oakes, McNamara (Stewart 63), Rafferty, Gleeson, Little, Riley, Gobern, O'Connor (capt), Clarke, Cornes (Bennett 74), Jones.
Unused Subs: Ikeme, Collins, Salmon.
Sunderland: Alnwick, Hoyte, Dennehy, Collins, Breen (capt), Bassila, Davison (Ball 74), Allan (Chandler 74), Brown (Weir 55), Smith, Murphy.
Unused Sub: Carson.
Attendance: 193.

21st March 2006

Murray Out On Loan

Keeper Matt Murray has gone on loan until the end of the season to Tranmere Rovers, but a 24 hour recall option will apply after 28 days.
Manager Glenn Hoddle wants the keeper to play regular football as part of his continuing rehabilitation from the foot injury that has kept the 24-year-old out of action since January 2005.

Hoddle said on WOW: "We are delighted to be able to send Matt out on loan where he can be getting games.
"He needs a good run of matches back to back. This is a great opportunity for him and a good stepping stone to get him back to his best."

20th March 2006

Reading Want Lescott

Readings first-team coach Kevin Dillon has admitted the Championship leaders are keen on securing the signature of Wolves defender Joleon Lescott.
The Premiership hopefuls are eager to strengthen their squad this summer ahead of their inevitable step up into the English top flight next season, with Lescott one of the players featuring on manager Steve Coppell's wish-list.

Dillon said: "We need to bring in new players for next season. Our players have done great this year, but you need to have two teams of 11 at the top level.
"But if anybody signs Joleon Lescott he's not going to play in the reserves."

Dillon is aware of the defender's value to Wolves, and his importance to their push for a top-six finish.
"He's doing a great job at Wolves and hopefully he'll help them into the play-offs," he added.

19th March 2006

Match Reaction

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle hailed a superb second-half show from his side after they battled back to claim a 1-1 draw at runaway Championship leaders Reading.
Bobby Convey had given the home side a well-deserved lead in the first half with a blistering strike from inside the penalty area.
However the table-toppers, who are only a matter of games away from claiming their place in the Premiership next season, failed to take their chances and Kenny Miller made them pay with the equaliser in the 65th minute.

The 1-1 draw took Wolves' unbeaten run to eight games and with play-off rivals Preston and Crystal Palace dropping points, Hoddle was left satisfied.
"I thought we played extremely well in the second half and in the end I wanted the game to go on another 10 minutes," he said.
"To be fair they could have buried us in the first half but I'm delighted with the way we turned things around.
"We had to try to win the game, we didn't set out to get a point, but we'll take it now as Preston have lost and Palace have drawn, so it's been a good day for us.
"They (Reading) are the side of the moment, and rightly so, but there wasn't anything between the two teams."

Hoddle spared time to highlight the impact of his frontmen Tomasz Frankowski, Jeremie Aliadiere and Miller, who caused a mean Royals defence plenty of problems.
He added: "I thought the front men did well for us. Frankowski's all-round play has surprised me, as well as his general awareness.
"From half-time onwards we could have caved in, but we stepped up a gear and they found it hard to keep with us, so credit to the lads.
"With Miller and Aliadiere we have people who are a threat going forward."

18th March 2006

Reading 1-1 Wolves

23mins: Goal, Convey gives Reading the lead.
25mins: Yellow card, Harper.
Half Time: Reading 1-0 Wolves.
45mins: Wolves substitution, Ross on for Edwards.
64mins: GOAL, Miller levels the score.
76mins: Reading substitution, Sidwell on for Gunnarsson.
78mins: Yellow card, Ricketts.
82mins: Yellow card, Miller.
84mins: Wolves substitution, Cort on for Miller.
86mins: Yellow card, Murty.
88mins: Reading substitution, Hunt on for Oster.
Full Time: Reading 1-1 Wolves.

17th March 2006

Team News

Reading: midfielder Steve Sidwell should end his two-game absence after overcoming ankle and thigh problems and is set to go straight back into the team.
Fellow midfielder Glen Little remains absent, though, as he continues to be hampered by a groin injury sustained earlier in the month.
Stephen Hunt is competing for a start with Dave Kitson, and Kevin Doyle is set to continue in attack with Leroy Lita (broken ankle) sidelined for the rest of the season.

Wolves: are hopeful over the fitness of Denes Rosa who suffered a groin strain after scoring his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win over Cardiff last weekend, but manager Glenn Hoddle is "optimistic" about his chances of being fit.
Kenny Miller has shaken off an ankle injury sustained in the same game and will keep his place in the side.
Darren Anderton (hamstring) is a likely absentee, but Mark Kennedy (foot) could be fit.
However, midfielder Seyi Olofinjana is out with a back injury, which looks likely to have brought his season to an early end.

16th March 2006

Reserves Win

Wolves reserves beat Middlesbrough reserves 2-0 yesterday, with Matt Murray continuing his return to fitness.

From a 12th minute corner Wolves took the lead Stephen Gleeson took the kick and, under pressure from Martin Riley, Bates headed past his own keeper from close quarters at the far post.
Wolves second came after 70 minutes with the help of Bates again, he had headed out a cross from Lewis Gobern that went straight to O'Connor who hit a fierce shot from 25-yards that took a deflection off the unfortunate Bates on its way past Carson.

Wolves Reserves: Murray, Little, Jones, Gleeson, Riley, Rafferty, Gobern, O'Connor (capt), Ganea, Seol, Clarke.
Unused Subs: Stewart, Ikeme, Cornes, Collins, France.
Yellow Cards: O'Connor, Jones, Riley.
Middlesbrough Reserves: Carson, Burgess, Clough, Morrison (Robson 57), Bates (capt), Cooper, Craddock, Liddle, Graham, Christie (Fisher 31), Porritt (Hutchinson 65).
Unused Subs: Steele, Johnson.
Yellow Cards: Porritt, Graham.
Attendance: 131.

15th March 2006

Lowe Injured At Swansea

Wolves defender Keith Lowe has been released from hospital after suffering a head injury while on loan at Swansea.
The 20-year-old clashed heads with team-mate Garry Monk during the Swansea's 2-1 win over Colchester in the LDV Vans Trophy on Tuesday night.
The initial concern over the problem has proven to be false and he could even line up for the Swans in Friday's League One clash with Brentford.

14th March 2006

Injury Update

After scoring his first goal for Wolves, Denes Rosa may have to sit out the game at Reading on Saturday.
The Hungarian midfielder was delighted to open the scoring in Wolves' 2-0 defeat of Cardiff but was then forced to leave the pitch with a groin strain.

Jackie McNamara is hoping for the green light to return to full training when he meets with his surgeon on Thursday.
The former Celtic skipper has been out since September with a cruciate ligament injury he sustained in a training ground accident.
But the defender has been battling hard to get fit and has not given up on the possibility of returning to first team duty this season.
Jackie is hoping to receive instructions from his surgeon that he can up his training and plan a return for the reserves.

13th March 2006

Wolves Statement

from www.wolves.co.uk: Wolverhampton Wanderers has deplored the behaviour of a number of Cardiff City supporters, whose actions led to violent scenes of disruption during the half-time interval when the teams met on Saturday.

Acknowledging that the disturbances were caused by a 'significant minority', chief executive Jez Moxey said: "We have sympathy with the law abiding Cardiff City supporters who were caught up in the unfortunate disturbance and we fully support Cardiff's desire to see those involved in the disorder identified and bought to justice for their actions. We will help with this where ever we can."
"Wolverhampton Wanderers has an exemplary record of safety management of supporters inside the stadium - officials cannot recall the last time there was any trouble of this nature inside Molineux.
"We will not tolerate the supporters of any club, including our own, participating in any form of unacceptable behaviour and will continue to do what we can to ensure that Molineux remains a safe and enjoyable venue for supporters to watch football."

The club acknowledged the good behaviour of home supporters, who did not react to the incident at half-time.
Jez added: "We were pleased with the way our fans were well behaved throughout the match."

The game had been subject to a detailed and thorough planning process over a number of weeks, in conjunction with West Midlands Police, the Safety Advisory Group and Cardiff City.
"We will be meeting the Police and Safety Advisory Group later this week for a pre-arranged debrief of the safety management operation of this match," concluded the Chief Executive.

12th March 2006

Match Reaction

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle hailed the 2-0 victory over play-off rivals Cardiff as one of the club's best performances of the season.
A first-half strike from Hungarian midfielder Denes Rosa, his first for the club, followed by Kenny Miller's penalty after the interval sealed the points for the home side and moved them into the top six of the Coca-Cola Championship.
Hoddle felt the manner of the performance served as an ideal tonic after an insipid midweek goalless draw against Stoke and has called for the team to kick on for the remainder of the season.

Hoddle said: "Credit to the players after what was a poor performance on Tuesday to come out and play.
"The crowd was right behind us from the first minute, they lifted us and we lifted them and I feel that was one of our best performances this season.
"We're delighted with a clean sheet, the way we played and of course the three points.
"I felt the team, especially at home, needed a shape that would give us an extra man, if you like, in attack and I feel the boys implemented it well.
"The performance and result came around at just the right time. We've always had the belief that we could make the top six and there is a nice feeling in the dressing room.
"I've always said that the Championship is like the National. There's 46 games so what happens over the first few fences or mile is immaterial in many ways.
"The season starts now for every club and I think the result and performance has come around at just the right time for us."

11th March 2006

Wolves 2-0 Cardiff

15mins: GOAL, Rosa gives Wolves the lead.
22mins: Yellow card, Koumas.
44mins: Yellow card, Rosa.
Half Time: Wolves 1-0 Cardiff.
49mins: Yellow card, Cox.
53mins: Cox fouls Frankowski, penalty given.
54mins: GOAL, Miller scores from the spot.
55mins: Yellow card, Purse.
62mins: Cardiff substitution Cooper on for Whitley.
66mins: Wolves substitution, Davies on for Rosa (injured).
77mins: Cardiff substitution, Weston on for Ardley.
86mins: Cardiff substitution, Ndumbu Nsungu on for Thompson.
Full Time: Wolves 1-0 Cardiff.

10th March 2006

Team News

Wolves: manager Glenn Hoddle is pondering an enforced midfield reshuffle heading into the clash with Cardiff at Molineux.
Winger Mark Kennedy sustained a gash across the instep and has only been given a 50-50 chance of featuring against the Bluebirds and midfielder Darren Anderton is certain to be out after suffering a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, centre-half Jody Craddock remains on the casualty list because of knee ligament trouble and although the skin infection afflicting Seol Ki-Hyeon has been brought under control, the cause of the South Korean's problem has yet to be discovered.
Mark Clyde is well short of match fitness despite having recovered from a calf injury.

Cardiff: winger Kevin Cooper is hopeful to shake off a back injury in time to be included in the squad to face former club at Molineux.
The 31-year-old has been sidelined for almost a month, but is almost ready and was this week withdrawn from a reserve match against Plymouth Argyle's second string to ensure he does not suffer another setback.
Should Cooper be passed fit, it is expected he will be handed a place on the bench ahead of teenage Italian striker Andrea Ferretti.
The Bluebirds are still minus Wales winger Paul Parry, who is sidelined with a knee injury.

9th March 2006

Anderton Out For A Month

Wolves midfielder Darren Anderton could miss the next month after suffering a hamstring injury in Wolves 0-0 draw with Stoke on Tuesday.
Subsequent scans revealed the extent of the damage to the former England international, who has made 22 starts this season, .

Reserve Game Off

Last nights reserve game against Blackburn at Telford was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.
A lunchtime inspection confirmed that the pitch was unplayable and with more rain forecast there was no option other than to postpone the fixture.
It is the second match in succession at the Bucks Head to have been called off because of the weather, the game against Leeds was also postponed on 15th February.
That has now been rearranged for Tuesday 2nd May at Molineux. As yet no new date has been decided on for the Rovers fixture.

8th March 2006

Match Reaction

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle admitted his side had missed a major opportunity to make up ground on the top six after the goalless draw with Stoke.
The Molineux club side missed the chance to move above sixth-placed Preston, who drew 0-0 at Plymouth and remain a point ahead of Wolves with two matches in hand.
Hoddle, who saw Darren Anderton pull a hamstring and Mark Kennedy suffer a gash his instep which makes him doubtful for the visit of Cardiff at the weekend, did not make excuses for the display.

"We didn't deserve more than a point with the way we performed," Hoddle said. "It's disappointing in a sense that it was a chance to gain some points on people.
"Preston drew and it would have been a nice advantage for us to get the three points but quite frankly we didn't deserve it."

Chances were at a premium for the home side, who did stretch their unbeaten run to six matches with what was their eighth home league draw of the campaign and they went closest through Carl Cort with a third of the match gone.
Stefan Postma's kick was headed towards his own goal by Stoke captain Michael Duberry and while Cort got there before Potters goalkeeper Steve Simonsen, he could only direct his volley just wide of the post.

Hoddle added: "The performance wasn't good and I don't know where that came from because we've been half-decent recently. But Saturday is coming around quickly and we've got to pick ourselves up.
"It feels as if we've lost the game but we haven't lost for six games so we won't beat ourselves up too much.
"On the night they were a better team than us. We probably had two players that performed anywhere near their best and when you're carrying that amount of players and there was a hesitancy about our passing, there wasn't a flow to our game, you're not going to perform to your best."

7th March 2006

Wolves 0-0 Stoke

5mins: Yellow card, Chadwick.
12mins: Wolves substitution, Ince on for Anderton (injured).
Half Time: Wolves 0-0 Stoke.
45mins: Stoke substitution, Sidibe on for Chadwick.
64mins: Wolves substitution, Ricketts on for Rosa.
73mins: Wolves substitution, Frankowski on for Cort.
82mins: Stoke substitution, Mbuyi on for Skoko.
Full Time: Wolves 0-0 Stoke.

6th March 2006

Team News

Wolves: defender Gabor Gyepes could make a timely return to first-team action.
The Hungarian has been sidelined for more than a month but has now returned to training following a back injury.
Gyepes' availability comes as a welcome boost for manager Glenn Hoddle who has lost fellow centre-back Jody Craddock to knee ligament trouble.
Meanwhile, Mark Clyde has bounced back from a calf injury and Seol Ki-Hyeon has recovered from a skin infection although he remains out of favour.

Stoke: manager Johan Boskamp is boosted by the return of Carl Hoefkens and Dave Brammer for the trip to Wolves.
The duo missed the last-gasp defeat at Norwich on Saturday due to suspension but are now able to return.
Striker Mamady Sidibe may also be in contention following nose surgery but Hannes Sigurdsson is a doubt with a hernia injury.
Sammy Bangoura is expected to continue in attack after making his return against the Canaries while Peter Sweeney is also in the squad after coming off the bench late on at Carrow Road after shrugging off a back problem.

Franek Wins Award

Wolves striker Tomasz Frankowski has been voted Poland's Player of the Year, and has now vowed to show Wolves fans "what I can do".
Frankowski has yet to score in seven appearances for Wanderers following a £1.4million January move from Spanish outfit Elche.
But he won 40% of the vote ahead of Ebi Smolarek of Borussia Dortmund and Celtic's Maciej Zurawski in third.

Frankowski said: "I'm very happy to win this award, especially when I look at the names of the other players who were also nominated.
"But this award is for what happened last year and now I'm thinking about what I can do in the future.
"I have to show the manager at Wolves I have good form and then I'll be able to show the supporters what I can do."

Fixture Update

Wolves match against Watford at Molineux has been brought forward to be shown live on Sky.
It was originally due to be played on Saturday 15th April with a 3pm kick-off, but now will be played at 5.15pm on Good Friday, April 14th.

5th March 2006

Match Reaction

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle insisted his side remain on course for the play-offs despite being held to a 0-0 draw at QPR.
The visitors were thwarted by an outstanding display from their former goalkeeper Paul Jones, who produced a brilliant late double save to deny Jeremie Aliadiere and Carl Cort.
Jones also saved from Darren Anderton and Kenny Miller as Wolves failed to take advantage of their possession.

But Hoddle said: "It's been a decent day. Crystal Palace lost and we play Cardiff next week, so we're still in the driving seat.
"The disappointing thing is that if we had won we'd have been in the top six and that would put Preston under pressure."

Hoddle admitted his team were fortunate not to have a penalty awarded against them when Lee Naylor appeared to handle the ball under pressure from Gareth Ainsworth.
"I thought it was a penalty," he said. "That was a bit of good fortune for us.
"But any manager will tell you that these kind of things even themselves out over the course of the season. It did hit his hand - whether it was intentional or not I'm not sure."
He added: "Paul Jones made possibly six saves. We certainly worked him harder than they worked our goalkeeper.
"We had chances to win the game and I feel we should have done so. I can't remember our keeper having to make a save.
"The possession we had was incredible, especially in the first 20 minutes, and we needed to score then."

4th March 2006

QPR 0-0 Wolves

Nothing to report in the first half.
Half Time: QPR 0-0 Wolves.
63mins: QPR substitution, Youssouf on for Gallen.
68mins: Yellow card, Miller.
72mins: Wolves substitution, Kennedy on for Anderton.
76mins: Wolves substitution, Ricketts on for Davies.
78mins: Yellow card, Ince.
90mins: Wolves substitution, Frankowski on for Miller.
Full Time: QPR 0-0 Wolves.

3rd March 2006

Team News

QPR: Kevin Gallen could play for the first time since October.
The Rangers skipper has been out with back and hamstring problems, but he scored twice for the reserves in midweek and is likely to be included in caretaker boss Gary Waddock's squad.
Waddock also welcomes back winger Gareth Ainsworth and defender Mauro Milanese, who are available again after missing the 3-2 win at Sheffield United last week through suspension.
Paul Jones is likely to continue in goal as Simon Royce (hip) is still struggling, while midfielder Martin Rowlands (knee) and defender Dominic Shimmin (groin) remain sidelined.

Wolves: boss Glenn Hoddle has plenty of selection problems.
Midfielder Paul Ince is likely to miss out after suffering a back injury during the 3-2 victory at Hull last time out although Mark Davies, who has also reported back problems, should be fit.
Jody Craddock is expected to miss out too, this time with knee ligament trouble, but fellow centre-back Gabor Gyepes has recovered from a back injury of his own and Mark Clyde has bounced back from a calf problem.
However, the outlook is not as bright for hamstring victim Mark Kennedy, while a skin infection is likely to keep Seol Ki-Hyeon out of action.

Cameron Goes On Loan

Midfielder Colin Cameron has joined Millwall on loan until 1st April.
Cameron will be eligible to play for the Lions tomorrow at home to Luton and the loan may be extended until the end of the season.
The 33-year-old Scot was told in January that his contract with Wolves will not be renewed when it expires in the summer as the manager has other, younger options in midfield such as Mark Davies and Rohan Ricketts.

Cameron signed at Molineux in August 2001 for £1.75 million from Hearts.
This season he has made 25 (eight as a substitute) appearances for Wolves and scored five goals. In total he has made 183 appearances (35 from the bench) and scored 24 goals.

2nd March 2006

McLeod Still Wants To Sign

MK Dons' striker Izale McLeod remains keen on joining Wolves but is in no rush make the step up from League One.
The 21-year-old was close to joining the Midlands outfit in January before manager Glenn Hoddle opted for Tomasz Frankowski.
McLeod was flattered by Wolves' interest and is hoping a deal can be revived, but would not be too downhearted if he remains with MK Dons.

McLeod said "It's flattering for a big club like Wolves to show an interest in me, but it didn't happen.
"If something happens in the summer, I'll be delighted. If it doesn't, then I'll just have to keep working hard.
"I've always said I want to play at the highest level possible and if that comes in the summer, then great.
"I know my opportunity will come to play at the highest level, so I'm not impatient or in a rush."

1st March 2006

Davies Returns From International

Wolves midfielder Mark Davies has returned early to Molineux from the England under 19s squad for treatment on a slight back problem.
The 18-year-old was set to be part of the team which beat Slovakia 3-0 in Northampton, but after reporting for duty the national team's medics allowed him to come home as a precaution.