Fifteen hours earlier i was on the train leaving London for Wolves home game against Leicester City.The fledgling table saw us last but one and although at this stage of the season that means absolutely nothing some of the locals were getting twitchy.When Wolves fans get twitchy invariably the players do too...
Leicester are one of the favourites to win this league and it's easy to see why.Quick intelligent passing means they'll always create chances in this division however if they continue to concede sloppy goals from set pieces as they did at Molineux they may find the top two beyond them.
Within twenty minutes Wolves had raced into a two goal lead.Firstly a rejuvenated Sylvan Ebanks Blake lost his marker superbly to head in Sako's brilliant free kick,SEB held the line well yesterday.There have been signs this season that he's coming back to the form that made him a fans favourite.I can see him grabbing twenty goals...
Wolves second goal was from a corner.Sako again provided the ball,flicked on to Right Back Richard Stearman who blasted a volley into the ground giving the keeper no chance as it hit the roof of the net.Of all the players left behind by Mick McCarthy Stearman ---Along with Roger Johnson---seems to be the most improved.
As it turned out we needed that second goal.Leicester hit back in the second half and a 30 yard cracker from Konchesky got them back in it.From then it was anybody's game but luckily Wolves hung on...
It was an excellent game with both teams going all out for the win.The players are still getting used to each other but the curve appears to be travelling upwards.So far the fans have still to be convinced but a few more wins will see a better more positive attitude hopefully...
...A few happy pints in the pub afterwards followed by a few more drinks on the train back to London then it was off to The Barbican to see Dexys...It may surprise many that Dexys are still going strong after thirty odd years,especially with Kevin Rowlands well documented "Difficult"personality.Indeed they have split up many times over the years but seem to have a settled band at the moment.
Despite Rowlands occasional lapse into "Diva" mode nobody can argue that he and his band don't produce the goods and as a fellow Wolves fan i'm prepared to forgive him the odd peccadillo whilst striving for perfection.
Much of the first half was taken up with tracks from the latest Album--are they still called that?---Then it was onto the crowd favourites including a fifteen minute version of that wedding reception staple "Come on Eileen" Why would Rowlands do a fifteen minute version of a song he has claimed to hate and be embarrassed about in the past? Well he loves the overblown statement and knowing his Black Country roots i'd suggest he's taking the piss...
They played for the best part of two hours with two encores.We all got our money's worth and there were some very satisfied punters coming out at the end including myself...Walking home through North London streets singing Dexys tunes...A bit drunk...
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