Wolves fans comments ahead of tonight’s St James’ Park match – Intriguing | OneFootball

Wolves fans looking forward to their visit to Tyneside and their team facing Newcastle United.

There has been a bit of a new manager bounce after Vitor Pereira took over four weeks ago.

Seven points from a possible nine, though a 3-0 home defeat to Forest brought them back down to earth in the most recent Premier League match.

Wolves fans appear not overly confident for tonight’s match, as their team hope to stay outside the relegation zone, only goal difference keeping them fourth bottom.

Newcastle United won 2-1 at Molineux in September and Eddie Howe has a perfect record at St James’ Park against Wolves. With a trio of Premier League home wins since he arrived, 1-0, 2-1 and 3-0.

Wolves fans with plenty to say ahead of the game at St James’ Park, commenting via their Molineux Mix message board:

‘Looking through the sales info, we’ve only taken an allocation of ~1700 as anything else is non-return. I live up here so hoping the combination of awful kick off time, lack of transport options and it being on TV will free up some availability for me and the bairn…

In terms of our low allocation – only comparison I can think of in recent years, is when we played them twice in 4? days in 2016, once in the Championship and once in the League Cup. We took a full crowd for the league game and it obviously tailed off for the cup game. I recall that for once, we were downstairs in the main bowl of the ground for the cup game; can’t quite remember but I assume level 7 was shut to home fans too on that occasion.

Drinks-wise – can’t think of anywhere in town that won’t let you in, with the exception of a recently-opened shipping container village (Stack) behind the Gallowgate end, which is home fans only on a match day.

Hoping for a good result – no one will ever take Doherty’s last minute winner away from me, but it’s not been a happy hunting ground for us in recent seasons, and even the string of 1-1s seems distant now!’

‘Me and my lad are going.

I remember the cup game on the Tuesday night after we beat them on the Saturday.

They did a kid for a quid ticket, full house and there was only a few hundred of us there.

Absolute carnage outside the ground after the game, it was like going back to the seventies.’

‘I went to that double header of league and cup games. Won in the league, lost in the cup. We were in that bottom tier in the corner for the cup and a small group of Wolves fans who seemed drunk just wanted to abuse the locals next to them all game and didn’t watch any of the match. The police warned them numerous times. As a result we had a load of little Newcastle oiks who got cheap kids cup tickets waiting outside the away end who attacked Wolves fans who had nothing to do with it. Saw a pensioner get pushed over in the melee. First time I’ve ever seen trouble at Newcastle but thankfully haven’t seen any since either’

‘Aye you’re right that cup game was kids in on the cheap having had a few shandies too many. They wouldn’t get tickets these days either, would be gone in seconds and all far more auditable now it’s digital.’

‘Since I started the thread looks like Newcastle are going from strength to strength so not really holding out much hope for a result against them unfortunately. Realised this morning that depending on where we finish in the league, there is an outside chance this could be our last visit to St James Park (or at least in its current form), given ongoing debate as to whether they’ll redevelop the Gallowgate or move grounds.

Truly hope they don’t move grounds and a few of the lads at work are of the opinion they’ll pack in their tickets if it ends up moving out of town. Suppose form-wise it’s also looking like they may actually break their trophy drought this season (well, other than the ‘We’ve got an Airport Cup’ or the ‘BIgger Attendance Trophy’ that they like to bleat on about on social media). Assume that’ll mean Eddie Howe stays in the role even if they don’t get back into the Champions League.’

‘Hope they move, middle of Saudi would do.’

‘Nice of the league to put an away trip to Newcastle on a Wednesday night. Unless you’re retired it’s virtually impossible.’

‘I guess the vast majority who are going (me included) are not retired.’

‘Ye none of our group are retired either.

Strange comment lol.’

‘Newcastle is the only away game I would never consider going to again.

Not because of the kick off date / time.

Away fans are located at the top of a huge stand and its so far away from the pitch that the view is terrible, you need a pair of binoculars to see the game!’

‘We are quick enough to laugh at away fans having a terrible experience at molineux so it works both ways in my view.

Sooner we get the redevelopment work done and throw them in the corner somewhere the better.’

‘Appreciate it’s a long trip up/down if you’re coming from the Midlands. Think our perception up here in the NE is slightly warped by how far away we are from other major cities. I don’t think twice about doing a 2.5 hour journey and in fairness Newcastle and Sunderland both have a decent away following given most away days are 3-4 hours+ each way for them.’

‘Love an away weekend in Newcastle, but not a Wednesday night, got no holiday left.’

‘Genuinely fear the worst for this game we never seem to do well up there lately

Anything other than battering would be nice

Come on Wolves!! 2-2.’

‘I’m on the train up north now, visiting family and friends in berwick before the game on Wednesday, bit nervous but looking forward to it!’

‘Don’t be nervous. I’m sure your family love you no matter what.’

‘I was looking to see how many were left for the Newcastle game – looks like there’s maybe ~130 that’ll go unsold.’

‘We’re heading up early and stopping overnight so planning to go to Newcastle races too next day.

Great city for the socials but oxygen tanks needed to climb the stairs in the away end!’

‘Vitor has confirmed Toti, Semedo and Dawson likely won’t be available.’

‘Doc up against Anthony Gordon, oh dear!’

‘Feels like the midfield will be very difficult.’

‘Newcastle away at the moment is pretty terrifying regardless of who plays given their current form. They have arguably the best midfield three in the Premier League, certainly the most physical. Not sure who you can bring in to fortify that midfield three, Doyle isn’t the most physical option. I think you have to accept that you aren’t going to win that midfield battle and hit them with pace on the break, we’ll need to take our chances.’

‘Certainly not a game for the half hearted, which it appears Lemina currently is.’

‘Thing is for me (and I love Vitor as much as anyone) we can’t play the wingbacks as high as we have done. Doc is obviously going to be horribly exposed for pace if he’s in a 3 on the halfway line. Best not go behind then! We need to sit in with a 5 and burst forward when we get the chance.’

‘If Vitor manages to shut up shop and grind out a nil-nil, I will be very impressed.’

Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 1 February – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports (League Cup)

Weekend of Saturday 8 February – Birmingham v Newcastle TBC (FA Cup)

Saturday 15 February – Man City v Newcastle (3pm)