It started as a builder’s cheeky dig at Wolves fans making their way to Molineux.
But if looked at closely the block paving just 30ft from the turnstiles of the Billy Wright stand at the stadium could be seen – spelling the name of Birmingham rivals Blues.
The wind-up went unnoticed for 10 years, until just a few days ago when club officials hastily rearranged the brickwork.It was the handiwork of a Birmingham City fan builder and has been there since 1998 according to a video posted on the YouTube.
So far almost 11,000 people have seen the footage which makes jokes that “Dingles” should find another sponsor for Wolves – an optician to help them see the gag that was right under their noses.
It has not been revealed which building firm was responsible. Wolves bosses today said they rearranged paving close to the car park by the Billy Wright stand, saying it cost nothing to put right, about five days ago.
They played down the stunt and said that the colours of the paving were not that noticeable and may have been enhanced for the video. Wolves spokesman Matt Grayson said today: “It won’t be a big surprise to our fans that on occasion we’ve walked over the opposition at Molineux. However, for the sake of a few minutes’ work we’ve changed the offending 10 or so stones around.
“Every game is very difficult in the Championship, so I hope this story paves the way to our good run of form continuing.”
Video creator ZuluPavingUK – a reference to Blues roots, plays the Electric Light Orchestra hit Mr Blue Sky over footage of the paving as phrases such as “blind as a wolf” appear. Wolves fans are called “dozy Dingles” for failing to see the 60 sq ft message.
Blues visit Molineux to play Wolves on Saturday, November 29. Wolves fan Lisa Jones, aged 40, of Bilston, said: “I think it’s very funny, I must have gone across it so many times over the years on the way into the ground. I suppose when you’re on the way into Molineux with so many other people you don’t really look at the floor.”
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the reason most fans at wolves have never seen the brummie crazy paving is because when you walk into or out of molinuex our heads are held high unlike those moping bluenoses.we,ok have the last laugh at the end of the season.
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got to admit, it’s funny and genius for a brummie anyway. Fair play to them who did it.
But seeing we get more than 20,000 through our tunrsitles each week, unlike the blues, we don’t get to see much of the floor. Then after the game we walk out with our heads held high.
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great.
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lol it would not be the first time we have walked all over the blues…..
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Lets just hope its the ‘Blues’ who have the Blues come a week on Saturday good luck Swansea Friday night.
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We’ve been walking over the Blues for years, so no change there then!!!!!!!!
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There are more blues pavers than blues supporters. The Zulu reference is to their vile hooligan supporters, nothing to do with any remote bit of heritage they may or may not have.
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Very funny, but then again - we have been walking over the Blues for years, so no change really !!
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We’ll walk all over the blues on the 29th!
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Funny Must admit. 29th november even more eaderly anticipated now. Lookin forward to seein a crowd?
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Blues fans are happy to have Wolves walk over them for 10years, right’o, odd bunch aint they!
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the reason this hasnt been seen by wolves fans is that unlike the blues, the areas around molineux on match day are full of people heading into the ground, therefore it would be very hard to notice a few paving stones arranged to spell a word due to amount of people walking through the area. whereas by the attendences that blues are getting this season you could probably sit down and have a picnic outside the tunstiles and probably not get bothered.
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Why am I not surprised? Typical Second City Second Team supporters prank. I’m sure there will be a warm welcome awaiting their visit later this month. Whilst we as Wolves have been made to look stupid, I would like to thank the Staff and Supporters of Birmingham City for playing the tune composed by a life long Wolves Supporter at every home game. I of course refer to Sir Edward Elgar. ” Keep right on to the end of the road” is that somewhere in Zulu land or Small Heath?
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just goes to show the lengths these minor clubs with no history go to.to get there name next to a quality world famous name like Molineux,wolves have always and will always be bigger and better than brum,and come the 29th we will prove it,forever in the shadow of the wolves,WE ARE WOLVES
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I have to congratulate a blues fan being able to spell
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Really funny, just e-mailed it to my bluenose mates. Glad they spelt it right!!!
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You silly yam yams walking all over the blues .. how many years have you been stuck in the fizzy now? all guns but no bang you always fall away…
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you have to see the funny side really… Blues below the Wolves in yet another way.
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Quality prank. Hats off to the guy.
Blues sing keep right on to the end of the road. The road obviously ended at Molineux
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17. One song and you’ve never one anything so jog on you muppet
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There’s an alleyway just around the corner from St Andrews and if you look closely at the pavement, the slabs are arranged so that they spell ‘Wolves’ - you can see it from 15000 ft up in a helicopter. Probably.
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let them have there little laugh infact give them the bricks to put in there empty trophy cabinet next to the windscreen they won.
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Quality! It shows that a Brummie will do anything for money, but they won’t spend it on supporting their team.
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Come on Wulfies, you’ve got to admit it, this is funny, and the fact that it’s been there for 10 years adds to it!!
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why post this now right before our match with them? do the express and star like to make a mockery of the wolves!
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LEGEND!!
deserves a medal for that.
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It’s a symbol that Wolves have been walking all over the blues for years, lmao.
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WOLVES 1877,ITS NEVER WON ANYTHING (NOT NEVER ONE ANYTHING)POOR SPELLING FROM YOU THERE AND YOU CALL THEM MUPPET,WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU THEN
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Very funny. Can you imagine the top brass at wolves sending out a search party to check all of the other paved areas… walls and concourse areas? Priceless.
As a Blues fan who worked at the E&S for 10 years, I took my fair share of stick from the Orange and Black boys… I wish I was there when the story ‘finally’ broke.
Harmless fun - don’t let it ruin a derby. Good luck Wolves. See you in the Prem.
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28. Yes I made a mistake however I don’t type with caps lock on and your english is terrible, POOR SPELLING FROM YOU THERE AND YOU CALL THEM MUPPET,WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU THEN. It should read poor spelling from you and you call him a muppet, well I tell you what it makes me, It makes me better at English than you, so if you’re going to pick somebody up make sure you’re faultless too otherwise you’ll look very stupid which you’ve just made yourself look.
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y didnt they keep it quite ?, no one knew it was there and it would av been there 4ever, shame on club officials 4 removing it, it could av cum a tourist/supporters attraction 4 wolves.
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Its ok. I wrote wolves on the toilet wall when I was there about 20 years ago. I was clever enough to make it invisable with my super human power of see through wee wee. We will always have one over the historically un-historic 3rd Birmingham team and if this gives them kicks, so be it. It will be SEB giving them a battering come the 29th.
Happy Times.
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Brilliant…Quality gag.
Now we need Wolves supporting groundsman to seed two big Ws into their penalty box.
Anyone know someone?
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very funny
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Nice one very funny indeed!
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Hmmm, been below us for ten years, and if we look at the table, your colours are still below us.
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There is worded paving outside St Andrews.It displays all the honours in Birmingham City’s history.The area of paving is 1/2 sqaure metre.
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On a similar subject to cheer us Wolves fans up the West Midlands Fire Service training centre is a stones throw from the Hawthorns - All the Chairs in the canteen are GOLD and BLACK. well done to the person who ordered them.
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Any truth that the offender had spelt it Bsule ??
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nice comment russ shows the men from the boys
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I just love walking all over the Blues…………
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