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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy promised a step up in class – but it wasn’t just Celtic who were better than we have seen so far this summer.

Simon Cox pressed his claims for a Premier League chance with a clinical double strike but Albion had to settle for a 2-2 draw in their friendly at Southampton.

Assistant boss Michael Appleton has warned Albion they must become meaner after more defensive problems denied them a friendly victory at Southampton.

Walsall manager Dean Smith admits this week’s friendly defeat may have jolted the expectations he has been happy to encourage at the Banks’s Stadium.

Expressandstar.com bring you the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.

Kidderminster Harriers today announced a 30 per cent rise in season ticket sales with two weeks still to go before the start of the Blue Square Premier campaign.

Stafford Rangers were today looking to bring a new central defender to Marston Road after learning Karl Espley will probably need surgery on his injured groin.

Parking bays have been created on the region’s latest red route – with white lines painted half on the road and half on the pavement.

Four teachers with more than 120 years of teaching experience between them have bid a fond farewell to a Black Country secondary school.

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