Article about The Bull - excellent

[suffolkwolf]

ISSUE 03: BULLY FOR ENGLAND

Words: Owen BlackhurstImage: Offside Sports Photography If you found yourself within spitting distance of The Molineux on any given Saturday of the 1988/89 Third Division season, you'd have heard that headline roared to the heavens. Five bellowed syllables followed by the same tune banged out on...

mundialmag.com

Sorry if this has been posted before.

 

[SmiffyWolf]

One moment i thought this was going to be about Perry the Bull

 

[Darvo]

Superb read - thanks.

Them were the days.

 

[JonahWolf]

It has, but it’s worth another go around.
And once you’ve done that, read the Ronaldo one in the linked articles at the bottom.
The real Ronaldo that is.

 

[Oldgoldilox]

We weren't really banging out the rhythm of Bully for England on the crumbling wooden seats though were we.

 

[Very Proud (AKA Still Proud)]

Have heard a lot of those stories before but when you see it laid out like that the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

For our generation, it feels like we shared that journey with him every step of the way. His rise, and the club's rise went hand in hand and we lived and breathed every moment.

From the free lunches in the Goal Post, odd time rubbing shoulders in Kipps to seeing him walking his dog past our house every now and then we exchange a knowing nod, something that I doubt we'll really ever experience again.

Thanks for sharing

 

[WolfLing]

Have heard a lot of those stories before but when you see it laid out like that the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

For our generation, it feels like we shared that journey with him every step of the way. His rise, and the club's rise went hand in hand and we lived and breathed every moment.

From the free lunches in the Goal Post, odd time rubbing shoulders in Kipps to seeing him walking his dog past our house every now and then we exchange a knowing nod, something that I doubt we'll really ever experience again.

Thanks for sharing

I regularly drive past him walking his dog around Compton/Finchfield.

It's really strange seeing someone who as a child, I basically worshipped as a God, just getting on with their every day life.

 

[SA Wolf]

Great article - thanks for posting, Suffolk. I remember the Scotland goal and where I was, yelping and running around the settee when he scored. I was playing football on the evening of the Czech match and when we heard Bully had scored two, it was time for a few bevvies. The highlights of that game were fantastic. Also remember him coming on in the friendly against Tunisia before the WC. We were watching in the Moreton Arms and all hoping for Bull to get on. A mate suggested that Bully looked asleep on the bench and had said to Robson; 'wake me up when you want a goal'. He got on and of course scored.

 

[WolfLing]

ISSUE 03: BULLY FOR ENGLAND

Words: Owen BlackhurstImage: Offside Sports Photography If you found yourself within spitting distance of The Molineux on any given Saturday of the 1988/89 Third Division season, you'd have heard that headline roared to the heavens. Five bellowed syllables followed by the same tune banged out on...

mundialmag.com

Sorry if this has been posted before.

A really great read, thanks for posting. Bully talks about getting goose-pimples talking about it, but I did reading about it too!!

What occurred to me when reading this is that the reason Bully is living, walking proof that loyalty does pay longer-term.

All the other players in that squad had a better pedigree and on paper had more successful careers, at higher profile clubs before Italia 90 and after Italia 90. Most (if not all of them) probably earned more money during their playing careers.

Yet Bully is the only one with a Premier League stand named after him. He's the only one (to my knowledge) still on the payroll of a Premier League club in his role as club Vice-Chairman. He is loved and welcomed as a legend in the city of Wolverhampton and will be for evermore.

As far as his career goes, he could probably have earned more and won more if he'd have taken one of the four opportunities to leave Wolves that he mentions .

In terms of money, he's probably not the wealthiest Italia 90 squad member. But in terms of overall happiness and satisfaction, he's probably wealthier than the rest of them. "I still am happy here 30 years on, and that's much more important to me than a couple of seasons somewhere else chasing glory."

 

[Beastier]

I often say to my lad, no matter how much he thinks he loves Neves he had no idea of the pure adoration I felt for Bully at his age.

Reading that bought a lot of it back and plenty goosebumps with it - I remember having to arrange one of my mates to do my paper round so I could watch that Scotland game hoping he'd get on

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

I often say to my lad, no matter how much he thinks he loves Neves he had no idea of the pure adoration I felt for Bully at his age.

Reading that bought a lot of it back and plenty goosebumps with it - I remember having to arrange one of my mates to do my paper round so I could watch that Scotland game hoping he'd get on

The whole way that game went, with the disappointment of him not starting, but coming on early and then just smashing it,with the usual dodgy first tough and lethal second one was perfect. Ran and jumped off a 6ft wall,my ankle wasn't right for weeks.

 

[Very Proud (AKA Still Proud)]

Great article - thanks for posting, Suffolk. I remember the Scotland goal and where I was, yelping and running around the settee when he scored. I was playing football on the evening of the Czech match and when we heard Bully had scored two, it was time for a few bevvies. The highlights of that game were fantastic. Also remember him coming on in the friendly against Tunisia before the WC. We were watching in the Moreton Arms and all hoping for Bull to get on. A mate suggested that Bully looked asleep on the bench and had said to Robson; 'wake me up when you want a goal'. He got on and of course scored.

I was at Wembley for the Czech game, came out of the ground and found a phone box and called my dad, knowing mom would be gone to bed and he'd be sitting down for News at Ten. Asked him to tape the highlights. Got back to home at some late hour to find he'd failed miserably to master the new fangled VHS Video Recorder!

How times have changed!

 

[Bigcheese]

Watched the Scotland game in the lagoon in princes end, then after the game was on a plane to Ibiza.
God those were the days!

 

[PulverWolf]

Great read and very insightful on the impact he made for both club and country , he did it his way.

 

[Axle]

That goal against the Czech Republic stands up in any era. Yes the greatest English footballer of his generation provided it, but that finish? Reminds of the best Van Basten and Mark Hughes goals, high wide and in.

Hadn't seen that article before, so thank for posting.

 

[Rhoswolf]

I often say to my lad, no matter how much he thinks he loves Neves he had no idea of the pure adoration I felt for Bully at his age.

Reading that bought a lot of it back and plenty goosebumps with it - I remember having to arrange one of my mates to do my paper round so I could watch that Scotland game hoping he'd get on

For me it was Peter Knowles but Bully and Neves come close.

 

[Boss Hogg]

Thanks for posting. Lots of happy memories came flooding back!

 

[chignalwolf]

ISSUE 03: BULLY FOR ENGLAND

Words: Owen BlackhurstImage: Offside Sports Photography If you found yourself within spitting distance of The Molineux on any given Saturday of the 1988/89 Third Division season, you'd have heard that headline roared to the heavens. Five bellowed syllables followed by the same tune banged out on...

mundialmag.com

Sorry if this has been posted before.

thanks Suffolkwolf, a great read and one worth reading over and over again, so don't ever apologise .

 

[chignalwolf]

For me it was Peter Knowles but Bully and Neves come close.

Do you remember that last game v Forest, when he came off I bet my mate he would be back once that eagle didn't carry the earth off for our sins, ( that was the JW believed )
think i might have lost that bet now.
Was my hero at the time just behind the Doog, but its Bully all day long for me, and Neves will come close if he stays another 5 years, but we know its just a stepping stone to a top club, Bully was Wolves to the end,

 

[Adrian_Monk]

I remember the Czechoslovakia game watching it on Sports Night. My mom had no idea I was upstairs still awake watching in bed, supposedly neither did my dad but as soon as the first goal went in we shouted the house down on the landing

Great memories of Bully. The saddest thing was watching and knowing his chances of playing regularly for England and then Premier League football were disappearing before our eyes. He deserved it.

 

[molineux man]

I think the main reason I was so incredibly gutted about our play-off defeats in the 90s was because I knew Bully’s chances at playing in the top flight for Wolves were slipping away. There was always going to plenty more opportunities for Wolves to be promoted - not so for Bully.

 

[superwolves]

Has any footballer had more songs than what Bully had over the years for one player?

 

[Spitfire]

Do you remember that last game v Forest, when he came off I bet my mate he would be back once that eagle didn't carry the earth off for our sins, ( that was the JW believed )
think i might have lost that bet now.
Was my hero at the time just behind the Doog, but its Bully all day long for me, and Neves will come close if he stays another 5 years, but we know its just a stepping stone to a top club, Bully was Wolves to the end,

Well he did return for a couple of testimonials so maybe you should collect your bet?

 

[Rednal Wolf]

Has any footballer had more songs than what Bully had over the years for one player?

Very true SuperWolves
TBF Lee Hughes is up there with numerous vile renditions about him all made up and sang by us.
Bully was a King
Hughes was and always will be a horrible little ****
See you next Tuesday

 

[WickedWolfie]

Very true SuperWolves
TBF Lee Hughes is up there with numerous vile renditions about him all made up and sang by us.
Bully was a King
Hughes was and always will be a horrible little ****
See you next Tuesday

Bloody fencesitter lol....

 

[chignalwolf]

Very true SuperWolves
TBF Lee Hughes is up there with numerous vile renditions about him all made up and sang by us.
Bully was a King
Hughes was and always will be a horrible little ****
See you next Tuesday

there was the one about Asa Hartford, can't remember all the words, plus the ones i do would just me filtered out. LOL

 

[WickedWolfie]

there was the one about Asa Hartford, can't remember all the words, plus the ones i do would just me filtered out. LOL

He was, according to the fans, a whole-hearted player, lol.....

Edited to add:
You have to be a certain age to understand that comment lol....

 

[chignalwolf]

He was, according to the fans, a whole-hearted player, lol.....

Their was another line that today would be classed as Racism,
he was a nasty little b----d. never forget when he tried to cut Waggy in half with one tackle.
He went to Man City if i remember,

 

[tonto]

Their was another line that today would be classed as Racism,
he was a nasty little b----d. never forget when he tried to cut Waggy in half with one tackle.
He went to Man City if i remember,

Yes was going to dirty Leeds but found the hole in his heart so failed medical and city had cut price deal

 

[chignalwolf]

Yes was going to dirty Leeds but found the hole in his heart so failed medical and city had cut price deal

Well done your right Tonto, would have suited them perfectly. memories aye,

 

[tonto]

If I remember right it was£250,000 reduced to £180,000
Wouldn’t get much for that now would you

 

[chignalwolf]

If I remember right it was£250,000 reduced to £180,000
Wouldn’t get much for that now would you

they didn't get much from him either did they, i think if it had been reduced to £1.80 Man City should have got change, LOL
A Horrid little critter,