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Karl Henry

Wolves 2, Aston Villa 3: Bill Howell's big match verdict

WITH a propensity for shooting themselves in the foot as expertly as this, they’ll need to be wearing steel toe-capped safety boots against Liverpool.Read

Wolves v Villa: Bill Howell's Pre-Match Notes

The pre-Match lowdown on WolvesRead

Mick McCarthy

Wolves: Mick McCarthy says fan support at Molineux can boost team up the table

MICK McCarthy says the ghosts of Swansea are long gone and that a packed Molineux can play a big hand in lifting Wolves up the table.Read

Dave Edwards

Wolves: Dave Edwards fitness setback gives Mick McCarthy a headache

THE midweek FA Cup flops did themselves no favours but one might just earn a reprieve.Read

Irish author Kevin Brophy recalls a year with Wolves - as Robbie Keane arrived and Steve Bull departed

IRISH author Kevin Brophy recalls with fondness his twelve months spent on the doorstep of his boyhood heroes.Read

Wolves v Villa: The Opposition view

THE time to really worry is when your fit players go shopping instead of watching the game, writes Bill Howell.Read

Emmanuel Frimpong. Picture Michael Steele/Getty Images

Wolves: Emmanuel Frimpong hails 'Tango' banner unveiled at Birmingham City match

‘YOU KNOW when you’ve been Frimponged’, said the Tango-esque banner unfurled at the Blues game.Read

Mick McCarthy

Wolves: Mick McCarthy livid after FA Cup defeat to Birmingham City

MICK McCarthy tore into his Wolves side for gifting Birmingham City their FA Cup passage to round four. Read

Mick McCarthy

Wolves: Mick McCarthy predicts and FA Cup cracker against Birmingham City

DREADFUL? ‘No, it wasn’t as good as that’ – but Mick McCarthy is in no doubt the ‘damp squib’ served up by Wolves and Birmingham City 11 days ago won’t be repeated at Molineux tonight. Read

Gareth McAuley. Picture Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

West Brom: Gareth McAuley calls for leadership

GARETH McAuley says it’s time for some of Albion’s older heads to lead the way. Read

West Brom: Striker goes out on loan

West Brom's Lateef-Elford Alliyu has returned to Tranmere for a second loan spell. Read

Tottenham 1 Wolves 1: Bill Howell's player ratings and big match stats

Bill Howell's player ratings and big match statsRead

Mick McCarthy

Wolves: Mick McCarthy not offended by Steve Morgan's comments about Wolves 'unacceptable' league position

MICK McCarthy has reiterated his stance that Steve Morgan was right to voice his dissatisfaction over results – and says there’s no friction with the chairman.Read

Michael Kightly

Wolves ace Michael Kightly buzzing after Spurs draw

BOYHOOD Spurs fan Michael Kightly rejoiced in his first full 90 minutes in over two years.Read

Spurs 1 Wolves 1: Bill Howell's Big Match Verdict

FOR so much of this season, Harry Redknapp and Mick McCarthy have been at the same arcade but playing on very different machines.Read

Wolves chairman right about our results says manager Mick McCarthy

MICK McCarthy admits Wolves chairman Steve Morgan was right to suggest results have been unacceptable this season – but says it’s ‘nonsense’ to say he will go the same way as pal Neil Warnock.Read

Wolves boss McCarthy looking for impact signings in transfer window

MANAGER Mick McCarthy says he wants new signings to make an immediate impact in the January window – and that rules out foreign arrivals.Read

Mick McCarthy

Wolves: Mick McCarthy says transfer window is stuck shut

MICK McCarthy says the transfer window is at deadlock with clubs unwilling to lose players. Read

Scott Allan. Picture by Graham Stuart/PA Wire

West Brom: Scott Allan arrives as Odemwingie promises more

SCOTT Allan has sealed his switch to Albion after revealing a desire to showcase his talent on the biggest stage of all. Read

Roger Johnson

Birmingham City v Wolves: Roger Johnson braced for stick from Blues fans

MICK McCarthy expects Roger Johnson to come in for an amount of stick on his return to Blues.Read

Author Profile

Bill Howell started covering Midlands football for the Sunday Mercury in March 1998. He moved to the Birmingham Mail, writing solely on Aston Villa, following the 2000 FA Cup Final. Previously he was a sports reporter in Aberdeen, covering the Old Firm, and before that he was a news reporter in East London. He now covers Wolves.