[retired_nabrooks]

Would be nowhere near £3-4m. Somewhere between £1-!.5m would probably get him, but if we're paying that for a target-man I'd rather see us try for Jones from QPR.

Latest rumour has us linked with Elliot from Sunderland. If this is instead of Sharp/Eastwood I'll be ****in livid. Dunno about Merlin Mick, more like Myopic McCarthy

[retired_ehicks84]

cort looked ok in the premiership, when fit.

[paulwis]

Originally posted by zink:
cort looked ok in the premiership, when fit.

as did oakes and butler which suprised me.

[retired_mnw_cna]

Oakes was always a fairly solid keeper. He did well for us, and certainly didn't deserve to be dropped by Dave Jones when he idiotically brought Paul Jones back.

Butler was exposed for his lack of pace in the Prem, I thought. And Naylor for being pants, which makes his success at Celtic (and talk of him for England!) all the more astonishing.

[radmon]

Originally posted by zink:
cort looked ok in the premiership, when fit.

And there's the problem. That and his annoying trait of "hiding" on the wing when the going got tough. Well done MM for getting rid :thup:

[retired_mygem19]

get promoted plz

[retired_nabrooks]

Former Northern Ireland and Wolves forward Derek Dougan has died, aged 69.

Nicknamed the Doog, he will be remembered as one of the great characters of the game, as well as being a very effective centre-forward.

Dougan scored over 120 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was in their victorious 1974 League Cup side.

He won 43 international caps and before joining Wolves played for Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Peterborough United and Leicester City.

Dougan was also an outspoken chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.

Born in Belfast in January 1938, he played for Irish League club Distillery before joining Portsmouth.

Derek Dougan in action for Wolves
Derek Dougan played in the 1974 League Cup final at Wembley

He remained at Fratton Park until March 1959 when he transferred to Blackburn Rovers for £15,000.

He spent two-and-a-half years at Ewood Park before signing for Aston Villa in July 1961. Two years later Dougan was off again, this time to Peterborough United.

In the summer of 1966, he switched to another club, Leicester City, before securing his place with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1967.

In just over eight seasons at the Molineux, Derek made 320 first team appearances for Wolves netting over 120 goals.

He helped the club regain get back to the First Division status in 1967 and played when they beat Manchester City in the 1974 League Cup final.

Dougan made his Northern Ireland debut against Czechoslovakia during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and his latest international appearance was in 1973.

During his time with Northern Ireland, he struck up a partnership with George Best.

In December 2005, Dougan joined other former Northern Ireland team-mates in carrying the coffin at Best's funeral.

RIP Doog

[paulwis]

Rumour has it Darren Ward is signing from crystal palace tommorow for 500k.No nonsense defender :thup:

[retired_mnw_cna]

That would be out of the blue if true. Is he quick? I can't remember. We definitely need someone who can go at more than a leisurely walking pace.

Sheff Weds, as well as Norwich, have got permission to talk to Billy Sharp now. I hope we make it as well. On one of the Wolves sites, someone reckoned they saw him at the Mol on Friday with Imre Varadi (his agent). Whether there's even a chance that's true I just don't know.

[retired_lbherrera]

Buy Seol back please. As good as he can be sometimes , god is he lazy!