First step is vital before we can run.Byline: By Brian Halford ANY long march to League Cup glory always starts with an unglamorous first step - Wolves can vouch for vouch for verb 1. guarantee, back, certify, answer for, swear to, stick up for (informal) stand witness, give assurance of, asseverate, go bail for verb 2. that. Tonight they begin their Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup trail at home to League Two strugglers Accrington Stanley. It is not a contest to tingle the taste-buds or fill the Molineux stands. But it was a similarly low-key assignment against struggling northern oppositon that triggered each of their trails towards lifting the trophy itself in 1974 and 1980. Wolves' Wembley triumph over Manchester City in '74 had its roots in a 3-0 second round win at The Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. where tiny Halifax were swept away by goals from the not-tooshabby front line of Derek Dougan Alexander Derek Dougan (January 20 1938, Belfast, Northern Ireland – June 24 2007, Wolverhampton, England) was a former professional footballer. Dougan was something of a journeyman footballer, playing for several clubs, before he joined Wolves in 1967. , John Richards and Alan Sunderland Alan Sunderland (born July 1, 1953) is an English former football player. Sunderland was born in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, and began his career at Wolves as an apprentice in 1971; initially a midfielder, he eventually switched positions to centre forward. . Six years later, Andy Gray stepping round Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton MBE, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. His international career earned him 125 caps, making him England's most capped player. beneath the Twin Towers is the enduring image of the 1980 feat. But that would never have happened but for a double-strike six months earlier from a rather less likely goal hero - rightback Geoff Palmer. Paired in the second round with a Burnley side on their uppers, Wolves won 3-1 over two legs - and 'Zico', who didn't score too many in his long career, was on target in both games. Tonight, Mick McCarthy's side will attempt to negotiate that unheralded but vital first step. And they will certainly not take Accrington lightly, having been dumped out of the tournament last year by another League Two side, Morecambe. McCarthy will not field a full-strength team, with David Jones David Jones is a common name, particularly in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals with this name. Variations include Dave Jones and Davy Jones. and Michael Kightly resting minor injuries, but will certainly not be sending out untried reserves against opposition who will give everything in search of a giant-killing. "There might be chances for others to get a game but that's not to say it will be untried young players," said McCarthy. "I will pick mainly from the players that travelled to Plymouth on Saturday and people like Dave Edwards, Micky Gray, Matt Jarvis, Sam Vokes and Chris Iwelumo will get a game. "These are not untried young players we are taking a chance on." |
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