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23-05-2007, 17:00
http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/wd193947bully-8-gd-22.jpgWolves legend Steve Bull is backing calls for Sir Jack Hayward to be given a permanent salute at Molineux.
Bull, whose record-breaking career had taken him to the World Cup with England when Sir Jack bought Wolves in 1990, reckons a statue would be a fitting tribute to the man who funded Molineux’s redevelopment and ploughed more millions into the transfer market.
Sir Jack wrote off his £50m investment this week when he accepted a tenner for his 100 per cent shareholding in return for a pledge from new owner Steve Morgan to put another £30m into the club in the years ahead.
“I’m just catching up with the story,”said Bull last night, “because I have been away but it’s an incredible gesture from Sir Jack.
“I don’t think he is walking away with nothing. I hope that he is walking away with loads of good memories which I’m sure he will treasure.$
“But I don’t think he will ever actually leave the place - he will still come to games and still be a supporter. I’m sure of that.
“I’ve got my own memories of Sir Jack. We’ve had a few chats in the past but they are between me and him. The only thing he would say to me every time was ‘just keep scoring the goals Bully.’$
“But I would back any moves to put something in at Molineux which is a tribute to him for all time. I think all the fans would like a statue of Sir Jack but the problem might be where to put it. I’ll leave that to the experts.”
Bull finds himself as excited as the rest of the fan base about the possibilities now stretching before Wolves at the dawn of this new age under Morgan.
The multi-millionaire has already met with manager Mick McCarthy to discuss transfer strategy but Bull is not worried about the club losing its way in a spiral of greed and under-achievement.“From what I have seen of the way Mick McCarthy operates, he won’t allow that to happen,” said Bull.“He’s a manager who believes in a fair day’s pay for a fair days work. That’s been his way throughout his career and I don’t think you will see Mick suddenly splashing out multi-millions for players.
“Yes, you might have him going to the new owner and saying ‘I need a million to get this lad’ - but I doubt it will be much more extravagant than that. Mick is not suddenly going to be spending £5m or £6m on players just because he can.$
“And I don’t think he will be offering massive contracts to them either. The club has been down the road of offering three or four year deals to players on big, big money who have either got injured or not been up to it. Those kind of contracts have taken a big chunk out of their money in the past and the club do not want to go down the road of offering £15,000 - £20,000 a week deals again.$
“That sort of thing can also breed unrest in the dressing room with the lesser paid players. I know Mick will have a bit of money to spend now$ but I think every Wolves fan would back him to spend it wisely after what we’ve seen in this last year.
“And I don’t think you will see Mick trying to do everything in one season either.
“That’s not the way he works. He has a much more low key style and will prefer to build things gradually.
“It’s not as if we were a million miles away last season anyway. You put perhaps another defender and a really consistent goalscorer into that team and they might well have got promoted.
“All the Wolves fans will be dreaming of big things again now and I’m one of them - but I think it will still be done Mick’s way, quietly and gradually.”
Bull was ‘gob-smacked’ when he learned the identity of the new owner - and with good reason.
“I was playing at a golf tournament at Carden Hall last week and the course was overlooked by this absolutely massive mansion,” said Bull.
“I said to the lads ‘I wonder who on earth owns that place - it’s amazing’ and they were telling me about this chap Steve Morgan. I could not believe it when I was told he was going to be the new owner.
“I don’t know anything about him but he’s reputed to be a big football fan and he obviously knows how to make money. I think that we are in for an exciting time.”
By Martin Swain$
More... (http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/2007/05/23/bully-calls-for-sir-jack-statue/)
Bull, whose record-breaking career had taken him to the World Cup with England when Sir Jack bought Wolves in 1990, reckons a statue would be a fitting tribute to the man who funded Molineux’s redevelopment and ploughed more millions into the transfer market.
Sir Jack wrote off his £50m investment this week when he accepted a tenner for his 100 per cent shareholding in return for a pledge from new owner Steve Morgan to put another £30m into the club in the years ahead.
“I’m just catching up with the story,”said Bull last night, “because I have been away but it’s an incredible gesture from Sir Jack.
“I don’t think he is walking away with nothing. I hope that he is walking away with loads of good memories which I’m sure he will treasure.$
“But I don’t think he will ever actually leave the place - he will still come to games and still be a supporter. I’m sure of that.
“I’ve got my own memories of Sir Jack. We’ve had a few chats in the past but they are between me and him. The only thing he would say to me every time was ‘just keep scoring the goals Bully.’$
“But I would back any moves to put something in at Molineux which is a tribute to him for all time. I think all the fans would like a statue of Sir Jack but the problem might be where to put it. I’ll leave that to the experts.”
Bull finds himself as excited as the rest of the fan base about the possibilities now stretching before Wolves at the dawn of this new age under Morgan.
The multi-millionaire has already met with manager Mick McCarthy to discuss transfer strategy but Bull is not worried about the club losing its way in a spiral of greed and under-achievement.“From what I have seen of the way Mick McCarthy operates, he won’t allow that to happen,” said Bull.“He’s a manager who believes in a fair day’s pay for a fair days work. That’s been his way throughout his career and I don’t think you will see Mick suddenly splashing out multi-millions for players.
“Yes, you might have him going to the new owner and saying ‘I need a million to get this lad’ - but I doubt it will be much more extravagant than that. Mick is not suddenly going to be spending £5m or £6m on players just because he can.$
“And I don’t think he will be offering massive contracts to them either. The club has been down the road of offering three or four year deals to players on big, big money who have either got injured or not been up to it. Those kind of contracts have taken a big chunk out of their money in the past and the club do not want to go down the road of offering £15,000 - £20,000 a week deals again.$
“That sort of thing can also breed unrest in the dressing room with the lesser paid players. I know Mick will have a bit of money to spend now$ but I think every Wolves fan would back him to spend it wisely after what we’ve seen in this last year.
“And I don’t think you will see Mick trying to do everything in one season either.
“That’s not the way he works. He has a much more low key style and will prefer to build things gradually.
“It’s not as if we were a million miles away last season anyway. You put perhaps another defender and a really consistent goalscorer into that team and they might well have got promoted.
“All the Wolves fans will be dreaming of big things again now and I’m one of them - but I think it will still be done Mick’s way, quietly and gradually.”
Bull was ‘gob-smacked’ when he learned the identity of the new owner - and with good reason.
“I was playing at a golf tournament at Carden Hall last week and the course was overlooked by this absolutely massive mansion,” said Bull.
“I said to the lads ‘I wonder who on earth owns that place - it’s amazing’ and they were telling me about this chap Steve Morgan. I could not believe it when I was told he was going to be the new owner.
“I don’t know anything about him but he’s reputed to be a big football fan and he obviously knows how to make money. I think that we are in for an exciting time.”
By Martin Swain$
More... (http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/2007/05/23/bully-calls-for-sir-jack-statue/)
