R's On The Road... to Wolves

by Lee Brown

On Saturday QPR travel on their penultimate away fixture of the season to promotion chasing Wolves. If Wolves pick up the 3 points from this game then they will be automatically promoted and possibly crowned champions, provided results go in their favour.

Can Rangers become party poopers???



THE STADIUM

Current Capacity at Molineux - 28,500.

Molineux is a fantastic football ground to visit, despite not having many happy memories in my past four visits there, we've lost all four games! It is a very unique arena and has a lot of character about the place. The ground is built in an oval shape and a good atmosphere can be generated within the confines of the ground, despite having a fairly large space in the corners of the stands.

Molineux has been the home for Wolves since 1889. It has been completely redeveloped over the years. The Steve Bull stand, which is where the away fans are usually in attendance, was the first to have a make over in 1979 and despite the work being carried out so many years ago it was a stand built way ahead of its time and is still looking very fresh in comparison to the other three stands surrounding it. In the early 1990's the Stan Cullis, Billy Wright and Jack Harris stands were all rebuilt, with the Jack Harris stand being the final one to be finished in 1993.

There are plans afoot to expand the capacity at Molineux to 40-45,000. This would include knocking down the Stan Cullis stand to increase the seating there as well as filling in the two corners between the Stan Cullis stand and the two on each side of it, the Billy Wright stand and Steve Bull stand.

A quick reminder to Rangers fans, we are no longer in the Steve Bull stand for this fixture.We are now in the Jack Harris stand, so proceed to entry 5 when you wish to enter the stadium. There is unreserved seating so take your place early to get the best possible view for yourselves.

Also as you enter the turnstiles you will receive a refund on your ticket as tickets in the Jack Harris are a lot cheaper.

A list of the refunds available are as shown...

£3.90 adult
£1.00 senior
£1.00 U17
£2.00 U12

HISTORY

At Wolverhampton Wanderers (20)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 10
Queens Park Rangers 6
Draws 4

In recent years this has not been a happy hunting ground for the R's. The last victory came at the end of September in the 98/99 season. Rangers ran out 2-1 winners on the day. Six more visits have passed since then, Wolves have won 4 and drawn 2. Last year has the closest Rangers have come to ending that sequence, a fantastically entertaining encounter which ended 3-3. Wolves grabbed a dramatic 97th minute equalizer through Andy Keogh (I think) in the 5 minutes of stoppage time that was allocated.

TRAVEL

By Car:- Sat nav users use this postcode - WV1 4QR

There are 2ways of getting to Molineux so I shall try my best to describe both ways.

Turn off the M6 at junction 10 and bear left onto the A454. Head towards the City Centre/University and you will hit clear signage for Molineux as you near your final destination.

Jump onto the M42 heading towards the M5. On the M5 turn off at junction 2. You will encounter a number of roundabouts but head towards Wolverhampton/University North. You will jump onto the ring road this way which will lead you up towards the ground, which will be clearly signposted as u near the stadium.

By Train:- The train station is located is the middle of the city centre. As you walk out of the station proceed to walk towards the town centre. At this point you will come across the inner ring road and turn right. Follow the ring road around as is goes to the left in a circular fashion. You will then see Molineux on your right hand side as you approach the ground.

Pubs 'n' Grub.

It is strongly advised to not enter any pub within touching distance of the ground as the Wolves fanatics dominate these areas. If you fancy a pre match beverage then you have two options. Either try one of the pubs in the city centre, it is advised to keep colours to a minium here. Alternatively you can enjoy a drink in the ground, which is a lot more hassle free, unless you are not a fan of queuing, especially at half time.

There is a large array of burger vans around the stadia for you to enjoy. If you feel like tasting the delights inside the ground then here is a small piece of info that may help. Hot dogs/burgers are £2.20 as well as all the pies being £2.20. I have never ventured into the town but i'm sure it will be easy to find a difference range of food available.