Author: chris.cox

Good news everyone our Player of the Year and England International Matt Jarvis is coming to the Dinner on October 22nd. So is our very first Honorary Member Mike Bailey.

Thanks to good work by Honorary Members Matt Murray and Kevin Foley that Matt will join us at to receive his award, after the early kick off against Swansea. This makes three consecutive Dinners for Mike and his wife Barbara, and they are both good friends of this club.

We have a new venue this year Highgate House at Creaton in Northamptonshire, just a few miles South of the first junction off the A14, much easier to find than the Staverton and approximately an hour from Molineux.

There is a £10 discount for members following subs going up last season, and the prices are £35 for members and £45 for non members. This is upon for a 5 course dinner followed by speeches and presentations then a disco. Given we have an early kick off that day we can have an earlier start than usual which will give more time for the disco at the end.

There are plenty of rooms available these are £60 per couple including breakfast, with I believe an upgrade in the listed building also available request and at extra cost.

Honorary Members Kevin Foley and Matt Murray are also coming as is Honorary Member and Wolves Director John Gough.

All places to be reserved by paying a deposit (cheques to the DDCWWFCSC). Payment to be made in full ahead of the Dinner.

So post your payment along by cheque to Coxy.

More announcements to follow – watch this space!

I am sorry to have to report that Rekkah Maddison died on Monday after losing her battle with cancer. Our thoughts are with Julia Maddison at this sad time. The funeral is at Northampton Crematorium at 2:45 on Tuesday 6th September.

I had a phone call a short time ago from Honorary Member John Richards informing me that sadly Wolves great Frank Munro has passed away after a spell of illness. Frank was a true Wolves great, and a supporter of the DDCWWFCSC,  attending our Dinners at Molineux when his health allowed.

Although confined to a wheelchair for many years he still attended many games at Molineux and knew all that was going on in the world of football as well as at Wolves. He was a fantastic and interesting man to talk to with plenty of tales to tell.

A hero for many of us of a certain age, a player of undoubted class who did not get the full international recognition his ability deserved winning 9 full caps and 4 under 23 caps for Scotland. He played 365 times for Wolves with 6 further substitute appearances scoring 19 times.

A true Wolves great. RIP Frank.

A big welcome to the 2011 – 12 season. Sorry if I’m a bit slow off the mark this season in getting going, but I’m here now and all set for the new season. Some things to impart on you all so that you know what’s what this season.

Firstly we are back up to 10 season tickets belonging to the DDCWWFCSC  this season, please book using the link below on the home page from 5pm on Saturday the week before the game takes place. So Fulham is on sale from 5pm on Saturday 13th August. Out tickets are in the J2 area of the John Ireland stand (near the North Bank end in the upper tier.

We have all only been issued with tickets for the first 2 games then the plan is to move most if not all of the people back into the North Bank. But the roof won’t be on until December!! No details of where or how yet, but watch this space. We have not seen a seating plan yet or know where they intend to put us, but if we can influence thing in our favour we will.

Subs for the new season are now due, I’ll be after you in the pub or ground as soon as I see you. Prices remain unchanged, full membership £10, OAP’s £5, kids & people in full time education £2:50.

Tuesday 23rd sees us playing at Cobblers in the League Cup, a bit of local interest for some of us, I hope we get a good turn out see you all in the Malt Shovel before and after!!

Here’s to an enjoyable season.

Cheers

Chris Cox

Are on sale from 5pm Saturday 3rd. Pay and collect from the Western. £34 each for the Molineux curtain raiser, and don’t forget to bring your subs too! 10 available.

Well the food’s ordered, the beer’s ordered, all’s we need now is you! Turn up any time after 2pm and eat and drink as much as you can (until we run out) all for £10 per family.

Joining us this year are Honorary Members Matt Murray, Willie Carr and Richard Skirrow.   So a chance for you to show them how to play the beautiful game in the lads versus dads match or to have a relaxed chat over a pint. Matt and Richard will be making their debut at this event and I’m sure we’ll show them a good time.

Don’t let the weather put you off, as everything is paid for we need it eaten and drunk. See you there. Coxy

The DDCWWFCSC has lost a dear friend, Paul Astley. Although not known by many of you, Paul was Mr Blackburn Rovers and the game at Molineux will be even more difficult due to his absence. It will be the first Wolves – Rovers match he will have missed for some 40 years!

He was genuinely hospitable and generous, and would always go out of his way for others. No matter how many turned up at his house all would get fed – and I turned up with a mini bus full once!

Paul introduced us to the Anglo Welsh Supporters League before the start of the 1982 – 83 season, and a firm friendship developed and has remained through to his recent untimely death.

At 53 he was still living life to the full, the cause of his death is still unknown. He is sadly missed by the world of football and Blackburn Rovers will be much poorer following his passing. There are 2 extensive threads running with anecdotes about Paul on Rovers Message Boards, if you put his name into google they quickly come up.

It is more appropriate I contribute mine there rather than here but visits to Ewood will not be the same again.

RIP mate. Coxy

Tickets for next Sunday’s home game with Blackburn go on sale from 5pm on Saturday 14th, please book on line in the usual way. Last opportunity to sit in the North Bank before it’s knocked down! This is a £34 game.