Keeper Marcus Hahnemann happy to fight for Wolves place

Jun 18 2009 by Lisa Smith, Birmingham Mail

“The crowd here have been awesome whenever I have played here,” he said.

‘‘They are so loud and it will be good to have them on my side this year. Last season we thought we would catch Wolves but they were just too powerful.”

The goakeeper, who played almost 300 games for The Royals and for two seasons in the top flight, knows all about the difference between the top two divisions.

“In the Premier League the speed of the players has a huge influence on how you play the game,” he said.

“There are times that you come for a through ball and you won’t get anywhere near it.

“Players in the Premiership tend to be bigger, stronger and faster than those in the Championship and the skill level increases as well.

“It’s a huge jump that is almost hard to explain.

“That first game is like a little wake up call and it will happen to us this season.

“Hopefully, we won’t be too shocked by it and can adjust and come to grips with it quickly because we are going to need to.”