Wolves will embark on a three-match pre-match tour of Scotland before hosting Premier League side Blackburn in the climax to their Championship preparations.
Boss Mick McCarthy has arranged games against Alex Rae’s Dundee, Mark McGhee’s Motherwell and Kilmarnock from July 20-26.
Wolves kick off their pre-season at Brian Little’s relegated Wrexham on July 12 and visit Graham Turner’s promoted Hereford four days later prior to the Scottish trip, before returning to face Walsall and Blackburn, who come to Molineux on August 2.
Motherwell are currently third in the SPL behind Celtic and Rangers with two games left, while Kilmarnock are second bottom with one match remaining. Rae’s Dundee finished second in the First Division.
McCarthy feels the Scottish games will provide the ideal preparation for the rigours of the Championship.
“The trip to Scotland will provide us with competitive games,” he said. “It’s friendlies in inverted commas up in Scotland.
“It means we don’t have to travel too far and we have excellent training facilities arranged.
“We know what we’re going to get from games like these. They will all want to beat us and the style of play will be similar to what we will face week-in-week-out in the Championship.”
Blackburn, Wolves first Premier League opponents, last visited Molineux on January 7, 2004 in a 2-2 draw.
“I’m delighted Mark has agreed to bring Blackburn to Molineux,” added McCarthy. “They finished seventh in the Premier League and be excellent opposition to wrap our pre-season programme up.”
Wolves report back for the start of pre-season training on June 30 in the countdown to the start of the campaign on August 9.
The Scottish trip will be the first time Wolves have ventured north of the border in pre-season since Graham Taylor’s only full campaign in 1994. Wolves beat Dundee 4-1.
Full list of first team friendlies (all away except Blackburn):
July; Saturday 12 Wrexham 3pm, Wednesday 16 Hereford (7.45pm), Sunday 20 Dundee (3pm), Wednesday 23 Motherwell (7.30pm), Saturday 26 Kilmarnock (2pm), Tuesday 29 Walsall (7.45pm); Saturday August 2 Blackburn (h) 3pm.
Additional non first team matches may be added during the summer.
Fans can book travel for pre-season games through the Wolves Holiday Club, courtesy of co-optravel.co.uk. Details will be announced over the coming weeks.
But fans can register their interest by emailing wolves@co-optravel.coop, or by calling 01922 700080.
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14 Comments
what? no ireland!?
Are we ever going to play that friendly with Celtic?
When Celtic?
All seems to have been arranged rather quickly.Like they knew we were’nt going up ages ago.
Would have liked to have gone to Ireland. I’m sure we could have come back with an extra coach load of squad players
You know, these jokes about ireland and sunderland are really wearing a bit thin. The fact that no on commented that he could stop of at sunderland on the way back to pick up a few players is testemant to your lack of imagination.
Just why do so many feel the need to make snidey little comments to make themselves feel clever.
WOW - fancy you lot getting a prem team to come and play ya… that will be exciting.
Us prem teams always like a warm up game against teams from lower leagues.. hope you all enjoy the big day !!
(7) Careful what you wish for you may be well and truly fed up with visiting premier league sides when they keep turning you over. Phillips signed yet?
Just for the Dingles who decide to join the ‘Wolves Holiday club’. You won’t need a passport for Scotland.
hey happy just for once tell us all who you realy
suport come on dont be shy. go on say it
THE WOLVES.
7) We have had many big days as we are a big club unlike the tinpot outfit down the road. I have stood and sat in every part of your ground and apart from the East Stand it is an eyesore.
Anyway let’s get back to the friendlies. Wolves will have big support at these games, so let us not treat them as stroll arounds. We need to be out of our starting blocks sharp and be playing for our places!
I’m amazed its not Ireland. It would have been a good choice, as you need lots of liquid protection to watch Wolves these days.
Wot? No Norway?
oh shut up!! you always have to make jokes about the wolves cant you just get behind them for once? the only time you lot ever get behind them is when we are doing good i mean for instance when we went to cardiff in 2003 we took like 30 to 40 thousand people we get 26,000 a week not even a full house so where you all gone !! COME ON ME BABBIES !!