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29th June 2006

Transfer News

Wolves' chief executive Jez Moxey has confirmed that Crystal Palace have made a bid for striker Carl Cort.
The fee remained undisclosed but Moxey did confirm that the bid was dismissed out of hand.
"We have had an offer from Palace and it was immediately rejected," he said.

Striker Vio Ganea has signed for Dinamo Bucharest on an initial one-year deal which could be extended for another 12 months.
The 32-year-old Romanian was released by boss Glenn Hoddle at the end of last season, much to Ganea's anger.
After joining on a free transfer from Bursaspor in summer 2003, Ganea scored nine goals in 39 appearances for the Molineux club although 19 of those outings were as a substitute.
Ganea missed the whole of Wolves' 2004-05 campaign after sustaining cruciate knee ligament damage on a pre-season tour of Norway.

Coventry have signed Colin Cameron from rivals Wolves on an initial one-year contract with the option of a further season.
The former Scottish international was out of contract at Molineux and despite interest from a host of other clubs, has opted for a move to the Ricoh Arena.
Cameron, 33, joined Wolves in August 2001 for £1.75million went on to make 188 appearances for the club.

28th June 2006

Transfer Problems

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle admits he faces an uphill battle to strengthen his squad before the new season.
Having lost eight first-team players so far this close season, and with contract negotiations still on-going with Paul Ince and Mark Kennedy, Hoddle has revealed his re-building plans are being hampered by his limited budget.
He said on WOW: "The squad is looking pretty skinny at the moment. But it is tough to bring people in when there's no money to pay transfer fees and so it is difficult to say how soon anything will happen."

27th June 2006

Another Fixture Change

Wolves have had a another match chosen to be shown live on Sky.
Their at Leeds, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, 9th September, will now take place at Elland Road Sunday 10th September, with a 1.15pm kick-off.

26th June 2006

Fixture Update

Wolves have had a match selected for live Sky coverage, it's their home game with Preston.
The match, which was scheduled to be played at Molineux on Saturday 12th August, will now be played on Friday 11th August with a 7.45pm kick-off.

24th June 2006

Pre-Season Update

The Wolves squad is to reassemble at Compton Park on Monday morning for training, just a week before they depart for their Spanish training camp at Alicante.
Also Paul Ince will be meeting with Chief Executive Jez Moxey and manager Glenn Hoddle to discuss the terms of the new contract that was offered to him.
The club captain's current deal runs out at the end of the month.

22nd June 2006

2006-07 Fixtures

Wolves will be playing Plymouth away on the 5th August for their first game of the season.

August
Sat, 5th A Plymouth (FLC)
Tue, 8th H Ipswich (FLC)
Fri, 11th H Preston (FLC) SKY SPORTS 1
Sat, 19th A Burnley (FLC)
Mon, 21st A Chesterfield (CC)
Sat, 26th H Luton (FLC)
September
Sat, 9th A Leeds (FLC)
Tue, 12th H Derby (FLC)
Sat, 16th A Barnsley (FLC)
Sat, 23rd H Stoke (FLC)
Sat, 30th A Cardiff (FLC)
October
Sat, 14th H Colchester (FLC)
Tue, 17th H Coventry (FLC)
Sat, 21st A West Brom (FLC)
Sat, 28th H Sheff Wed (FLC)
November
Sat, 4th H Southend (FLC)
Sat, 11th A Hull (FLC)
Sat, 18th A Birmingham (FLC)
Sat, 25th H Sunderland (FLC)
Tue, 28th H Crystal Palace (FLC)
December
Sat, 2nd A Southend (FLC)
Sat, 9th H Leicester (FLC)
Sat, 16th A QPR (FLC)
Sat, 23rd H Norwich (FLC)
Tue, 26th A Derby (FLC)
Sat, 30th A Colchester (FLC)
January
Mon, 1st H Barnsley (FLC)
Sat, 13th A Stoke (FLC)
Sat, 20th H Cardiff (FLC)
Tue, 30th A Norwich (FLC)
February
Sat, 3rd H Plymouth (FLC)
Sat, 10th A Preston (FLC)
Sat, 17th H Burnley (FLC)
Tue, 20th A Ipswich (FLC)
Sat, 24th H Leeds (FLC)
March
Sat, 3rd A Luton (FLC)
Sat, 10th H West Brom (FLC)
Tue, 13th A Coventry (FLC)
Sat, 17th A Sheff Wed (FLC)
Sat, 31st H S'oton (FLC)
April
Sat, 7th A Sunderland (FLC)
Mon, 9th H Hull (FLC)
Sat, 14th A Crystal Palace (FLC)
Sat, 21st H Birmingham (FLC)
Sat, 28th H QPR (FLC)
May
Sun, 6th A Leicester

21st June 2006

Carling Cup Draw

Wolves have drawn Chesterfield in the first round of the Carling Cup.
They will travel to the East Midlands to play League One opposition at Saltergate, matches are to take place in the week commencing 21st August.
Date and kick-off time are yet be announced.

20th June 2006

Kennedy Offered New Deal

Mark Kennedy has been formally offered a new deal by Wolves.
The club's vice-captain has just completed his fifth season at Molineux and his current contract expires at the end of this month.
Jez Moxey said on WOW: "A new offer has been made to Mark Kennedy.
"He is currently considering his options but he wants to get his future resolved. Hopefully that might be done over the next fortnight."

19th June 2006

Wolves Confirm Interest In Seol

Wolverhampton Wanderers chief executive Jez Moxey admits several clubs are interested in signing unsettled midfielder Seol Ki-Hyeon.
The 27-year-old, currently on World Cup duty with South Korea, has recently expressed a desire to leave the club.
"We have had some interest in Seol and I can confirm that more than one club has enquired about him," he said.
"But he has still got two years left on his contract and we will have to see if anything develops in due course."

16th June 2006

Lescott's Farewell Message

From WOW:
Joleon Lescott has sent a farewell message to Wolves fans, thanking them for their 'quality' support during his ten-year Molineux career.
The 23-year-old defender, who moved to Premiership Everton this week, first joined Wolves as a 13-year-old schoolboy and rose through the ranks to become one of the club's prize assets.

Speaking exclusively to WOW, Jo said: "I've got a lot to be grateful to Wolves for. Every manger I've had has helped me. Colin Lee gave me my debut, Dave Jones brought me on and the present gaffer hasn't stood in my way and has allowed me to take this chance.
"I also want to thank Jez Moxey and Rick Hayward. We had an agreement that if Wolves didn't get promoted I could leave if a Premier League club came in for me. They were good to their word and I appreciate that.
"If Wolves had been promoted last season then things would have been different. But I want to try and play for my country and staying in the Championship would have made that ambition a lot harder to fulfil.
"I also want to thank the Wolves fans. Lots of them have come up to me and said that although they didn't want me to go they could understand that I wanted to play in the top flight. That has made it easier for me to move on.
"The supporters have always been great to me and I like to think that they will remember me as someone who always gave my all when I was wearing the shirt.
"Unfortunately I didn't get to play for Wolves in the Premiership and that will always be the low point of my career at Molineux. I hated not being able to take part. But I did play at the Millennium Stadium in the play-off final and that day - and the bus trip around the city afterwards - will stay with me forever.
"That will be the high point but I'll also look back on my time at Wolves and think about all the friends I've made. I can't think that there's been anyone I've not got on with and I'm lucky to have made many life-long friends."

15th June 2006

Transfer News

Wolves have joined the race with Birmingham, Charlton and Reading and for the signature of Tottenham centre-back Calum Davenport.
The £1.5million-rated defender is keen to resurrect his career after an unhappy spell at White Hart Lane.
23-year-old Davenport has found first-team opportunities hard to come by because of the form of England pair Ledley King and Michael Dawson at the heart of the Spurs defence.

14th June 2006

Lescott Signs For Everton

Wolves defender Joleon Lescott has finally completed his move to Everton.
Everton will pay up to £5m, plus a 15% share of any sell-on fee, for Lescott who has signed a four-year contract at Goodison.
The move was initially delayed because key officials at Everton were away from the club, and then as a result of Everton's concern over the player's long term fitness.
However, after further negotiations, the transfer has now been completed with Wolves agreeing to defer the final instalment of the fee for an additional six months from the date initially agreed, and make it subject to the player not retiring from football within 30 months due to any pre-existing condition relating to his knee operations.

Lescott told skysports.com: "I am delighted with the move, it is a dream come true.
"I am an ambitious player and I am looking forward to playing in The Premiership next season.
"If I am playing in a top team hopefully I can try and break my way into the England squad."

A host of clubs were chasing Lescott's signature, but the central defender admitted Everton were his only choice after they made a move for him.
"Once I knew Everton were interested in me my mind was made up," added Lescott.
"Everton are a big club and they have major plans for the future.
"David Moyes impressed me a lot with his vision for the club."

Lescott insists he was never worried about the way the transfer dragged on before being completed.
"The manager, chairman and Jez Moxey were great with me and I was never worried about the transfer," said Lescott.
"These things take time and I would like to thank Wolves as they said they would not stand in my way if a top club came calling.
"It is a bit sad to be leaving Wolves as I have been there a long time and I have a lot of friends there, but I could not turn down the chance to move to The Premiership." 

7th June 2006

The Football League Statement

FROM THE PRESS OFFICE OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

At their Annual General Meeting, in the Algarve, Football League Chairmen have unanimously introduced new regulations that prohibit 'dual representation' by agents in player transfers - the practice whereby an agent represents more than one party in negotiations - and placed new restrictions on the circumstances in which clubs are permitted to pay agents.
In future players will be responsible for paying their own agents, who will also need a formal agreement to represent their players. Clubs employing agents will be required to have similar arrangements in place.

Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney said: "Two years ago we committed ourselves to being the only set of clubs in world football that publish our spending on agents' fees. Today, we have taken another considerable step forward. These changes will bring a much greater level of integrity to transfer negotiations.
"By outlawing 'dual representation' and giving greater clarity to the circumstances in which clubs can pay agents we have made a major contribution to restoring a fair balance to the relationship between clubs, players and their agents.
"I commend club chairmen for taking this lead and hope other football authorities will choose to follow our example."

Additionally, clubs have voted for The League to establish a 'Register of Interests' in which club officials must disclose to The League any interest or influence they have in the business of an agent.

Lescott Update

Joleon Lescott's move to Everton is getting closer. Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey this morning said he was hopeful it would be completed within the next 48 hours.
The hold up is because Everton are believed to be concerned over the knee injury which ruled Lescott out of the entire 2003-04 season, and, although he has played 93 games in the past two campaigns, the deal is set to be revised with part of the fee based on appearances.
Jez Moxey said on WOW: "We are into the final details of the deal. I have been confident of this transfer being completed throughout and I'm optimistic it could be finalised in the next day or two."

6th June 2006

Everton Stalling Over Lescott

Joleon Lescott could be left waiting for another week before he knows if his move to Everton is certain.
The Premiership club are stalling over the £5m transfer which has become snagged on the long-term projections for Lescott's career.
The 24-year-old defender, who is waiting to clinch a four-year deal during which he will earn £5m, has gone away for a short holiday wondering whether the transfer will be completed.

Lescott played every match for Wolves last season and passed a medical at Everton, but concern over the wear and tear on his knees led to Everton arranging a second examination which has led to the delay.
The former England under-21 defender was a first-team regular at the age of 18 and has played more than 200 first-team games since then.

But Everton are concerned that Lescott could have problems in the long-term future and are demanding the method of payments be changed to reflect that.
The scenario has left the central defender dangling in the wind as he waits to see if his ambition to play in the Premiership will be realised.
Lescott missed his one other opportunity with Wolves in 2003-04 because of the problems which prompted surgery on both knees and treatment in the States from world-renowned specialist Richard Steadman.
Since then he has fought his way back and racked up 93 first- team appearances in the last two campaigns, but it his long-term future value which Everton are haggling over now.

The Goodison club are on the lookout to save money, having been forced to pay £2m more for Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson than they had intended.
Now they are talking tough in an effort to bargain the price down or spread the payments over a much lengthier period.

Ince Waiting For Talks

Paul Ince is still unsure whether he will be playing at Molineux next season and will meet with Jez Moxey to discuss a new deal.
The 38-year-old is currently taking a residential course in applied management after which he leaves for a family holiday, and will not talk with Jez until he returns.

"I've been offered a year and it's going to be a case of sitting down personally with Jez to see where we go," Ince told the Birmingham Mail.
"I've only just come back from being away, I'm doing this course for a week and then I'm off on holiday for 11 days.
"After that I'll hopefully be able to speak to Jez and we can see how things stand."

It's believed accepting the deal currently on the table would mean a substantial cut in wages for the Wolves skipper.

5th June 2006

Lescott Still Waiting

Wolves are haven't heard from Everton about the transfer of Joleon Lescott.
The defender travelled up to Merseyside for a medical last Thursday but the deal has still to be completed.
Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey reported on Saturday that the player had passed his medical, but the 23-year-old has yet to sign a contract to take him to Goodison Park.

3rd June 2006

New Station For Commentaries

Beacon Radio has announced they will be broadcasting full live match commentaries of every Wolves match next season.
The station will be the exclusive commercial radio partner and will be providing full, live coverage of every home and away match as well as hosting a phone-in after every game.
Beacon Radio will be providing full coverage with a commentator and pundit at every Wolves game and a phone in for supporters to sing their praises or vent their frustration on the team's performance.

Lescott Passes Medical At Everton

Wolves central defender Joleon Lescott has moved closer to joining Everton after he passed a medical with the Premiership club.
The clubs had earlier agreed an undisclosed fee for the 23-year-old, which is believed to be in the region of £5m.
Wolves have also confirmed that Lescott has agreed personal terms.

Lescott played every match in the Championship for Wolves last season and was named supporters player of the season.
But the former England under-21 international missed out on the chance to play in the Premiership in 2003 when Wolves were in the top-flight due to injury.
Lescott came up though Wolves youth system and made over 200 appearances and scored 13 goals. 

2nd June 2006

Lescott Set To Sign For Everton

Joleon Lescott could be completing his transfer to Everton for around £5.5 million with possibly a 5 year contract, today.
Everton are waiting for the final results of the 23-year-old's medical which are due at lunchtime today
Wolves boss Hoddle is likely to be handed at least a portion of the funds to bolster his own transfer kitty.
That will help alter his sights on potential targets having previously been restricted to trawling the Bosman free transfer market for signings.

1st June 2006

Wolves Training In Spain

The Wolves squad are leaving Wolverhampton on Monday 3rd July to travel to southern Spain for pre-season training.
The players will be through their paces at a training camp near Alicante.
Wolves will become the first English club to use the new facility at Camp Amor.
They will be returning the following Saturday.

Lescott Having Medical At Everton

Wolves defender Joleon Lescott has traveled to Everton this morning for a medical and to talk personal terms.
The clubs have agreed a fee that could see the 23-year-old move to Merseyside.
Chief executive Jez Moxey said on WOW: "We have been in discussion with a number of clubs interested in signing Joleon and have agreed a transfer fee with Everton.
"Joleon is this morning undergoing a medical examination and, subject to the outcome of that, we expect to conclude the transfer which will reflect the player's value."