Valladolid friendly for Wolves
Friday 22nd May 2009, 10:30AM BST.
Wolves have attracted Spanish La Liga outfit Real Valladolid to Molineux for their final warm-up game before the Premier League season kicks off.
Valladolid, currently mid-table in the Spanish top tier with two games left, will be bringing an array of past and present internationals to face Wolves on Saturday August 8 (3pm) – seven days before the big kick-off.
Boss Mick McCarthy welcomed the arrival of the first top-flight continental opposition to Molineux since Portuguese side Boavista in 2003.
He said: “We can’t play another Premier League team to complete our preparations but we wanted a game which would provide us with a similar test.
“I think any team you take out of the top division from the likes of Spain or Italy would give you that test and so it will be good for us to take on Real Valladolid.
“They’ve generally had a good season and produced some impressive results, so will give us just the sort of game we need the weekend before the start of the season.”
Having broke records winning the Spanish equivalent of the Championship in 2006-07, Valladolid have cemented their place in La Liga and look like improving on last season’s 15th placed finish.
In fact they would have been pushing for a Europa League spot, but for a dip in form which has seen them fail to win any of their last nine games.
A promising first half of the season included a 1-0 win over Real Madrid, and the squad currently boasts a number of potential rising stars.
Highly-rated Sergio Asenjo is the current Spanish under-21 keeper and has been linked with Barcelona in recent weeks.
Wingers Pedro Leon on the right is another under-21 international who has been linked with Chelsea, while Jonathan Sesma on the left has attracted interest.
Of the more experienced players, defender Jose Garcia Calvo and striker Victor Manuel are both full Spanish internationals.
Midfielder Nestor Canobbio has also won eight caps for Uruguay.
The game against Valladolid – Wolves’ only home friendly – concludes their pre-season line-up for the new season.
Rest of first team programme: July 10 Perth Glory, July 15 North Queensland Fury, July 21 Walsall, July 25 Bristol City, July 28 MK Dons, August 1 Doncaster and August 4 Scunthorpe.
Ticket details for the Valladolid game will be announced closer to the date.
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Great.
I really can’t wait.
Is this the best we could do LOL.
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This is a very attractive fixture.
Valladolid, like Wolves, mainly play with two wingers. Pedro Leon who plays on the right is a member of the current Spanish U21 squad ( though I think he is a little older) and started his career at Real Murcia. They are renowned as one of the most attack minded teams in Spain.
I hope we get a good crowd as I think it should be a great test for Wolves.
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Sounds like a useful run-out but to be fair we could be playing Barcelona and I still wouldn’t go. Friendlies are always a bit of a let down and it’ll probably be about 25 quid a ticket.
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Re 1 – yes, I think it probably is about the best we can do. Who did you expect? Barcelona? Real Madrid? AC Milan???
We are a newly-promoted side. Get a grip and grow up.
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be just like the 50s again playing friendlys against europeon sides,suppose it will be £20 in.
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Why not one of those teams??
I seem to recall just last season the mighty Dundee Utd had a friendly against Barcelona.
It seems a very big let down to only have one Home friendly against a team half the fans aint heard of.
I would of liked us to of asked Celtic or Rangers. What ever happened to the supposed friendly with Celtic as part of the Henri Camera loan deal?
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1.
shut up you idiot!
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Looks like a good and varied pre-season fixture list. Good job!
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I don’t even know why i’m moaning because like Number 3′s comment, i won’t be going.
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Shut up No. 1
I bet you were one of the MM moaners last season.
Get a life you numpty, I bet you sit on the south bank as well with the rest of the numpties.
Do you even go to the matches?
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wolvesmod said: May 22nd, 2009 at 11:42 am 4.
Henri Camera loan deal?
Hmmmm – Interesting – Who’s your sauce?
;-)
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Wolvesmod. You’re moaning because you’re a moron and you always do no matter what the story is.
All the best.
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now I’m not a wolves friendly historian but I think I remember going to a Wolves Barcelona friendly about a decade ago – they put out a reserve XI who we had never heard of, we barely got a touch of the ball and were lucky to lose 3-0. Is that what you want to see just before the start of the season, Wolvesmod?
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11 – I think you will find that Wolvesmod is referring to the season long loan which took Camara FROM Wolves TO celtic in 2004.
We were supposed to have a friendly as part of the deal, but it never materialised.
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10. I’d rather be a Southbank numptie and support the team than sit in the other stands and just whinge all season untill we went up. The majority of the support for the team comes from the south bank, yes we have our moaners, but we also have the only vocal support in the ground. During our wobble the support was fantastic coming from the SB, trying to push the team on, Plymouth at home I remember being a good example.
That aside it seems an interesting enough friendly, I wouldn’t want a massive european team because that suggests that we are just small fry, anyway with all these ‘pre-season tournaments’ knocking about I doubt they’ve got any time to play anyone else
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Sorry, just because i sit in the South Bank. It makes me a “numpty” does it?
Care to explain yourself Number 10?
Obviously i do go to the matches if i’m a ‘Southbank Numpty’ Now jog on..
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Wait a minute.
I don’t think the supposed Celtic friendly was anything to do with the African Player of the Year.
Wasn’t it part of the Lee Naylor transfer??
Or is my memory failing me as I approach my middle age years??? ha ha ha
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14 I know – just using the old “wooden spoon” – as I did include a ;-) As there’s not much on at the mo – I may aswell :-)
15 – Nowt wrong with the South Bank – apart from when the away teams cant sell their tickets that is
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lets all have a big fight while we wait for the season to start
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i cant believe this we got promotion and already we are arguing between ourselves,why cant we be like the albion fans and stick together,bout time you all grew up.
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10. I sit in the South Bank too. Does that make me a numpty as well?
There’s idiots in every stand. I remember being forced to sit in the North Bank for the WBA cup game the other year and some of the comments coming from some of the season ticket holders around me were ridiculous.
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17 – Taffwolf,
you may well be right – I may well have the same age-related memory problem you refer to. – Anyway the main point was that the reference was to Camara being loaned out as opposed to a current loan in. Remind me on this one – Didn’t Jez manage to get about a £1m for the season long loan and then a good transfer fee the year later when Celtic didn’t want him?
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17 – taffwolf
Having trouble posting today so trying again.
Yes I think you are right, we ended up with Mulgrew as well I think – you may be approaching middle age, but I’m already there LOL.
Camara went on a season long loan for £1.5m and then when returned we sold him to Wihan for I think £3m -
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I must say I’m a tad bit disappointed with this friendy, granted we cant play another premiership club however if MM wants a similar test match ready for the premier league whats wrong with either of the old firm? not only is it a good test agaist a great european team but it will attract a massive away following which will result a pre premiership atmosphere too.
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15 – the majority of support comes from the southbank? Agreed it is the loudest stand having the most vocal people in a concentrated area but to say its louder than the other 3 stands if you put them together isnt true at all. What do you call support anyway?? People who pay and attend the games are supporting the teams cause……….. There are some numpties in all stands, i would agree with whoever says the ratio in the southbank is higher though. Seems to be the in place for teenagers who are hell bent on acting like idiots. Its not everyone of course, just some. I had a season ticket in the southbank for 12 years by the way…………I sit somewhere else now.
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I think Xavi made his debut that day (or at least played – might be wrong though)
It will be a good run out for the team.
Half the poeple moaning probably won’t even go.
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Doubtless the fans in Valladolid are asking who Wolves are, and whining that they’re not playing any of the ‘big’ clubs in England.
Since none of us have any idea who we asked (and who turned us down), it’s pretty pointless saying we should have done better.
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Can I make a suggestion to all those fans moaning about the lack of signings and our friendlies – go and support the Tesco’s. We are needing everybody to fight from the same corner next season. No whingeing at the manager, Moxey or Morgan. Let’s have an atmosphere at the Golden Palace to compete with Stoke.
Linked with Hesselink of Celtic – would be a good signing!
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I thought part on the Lee Naylor Transfer was a Home friendy Vs Celtic? Surely this would have been an ideal time to take up that opportunity if this was the case? Im not knocking playing Valladolid which promises to be a good friendly
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If the club charges a tenner on the door, considering the excitement in the air (people wanting to see the new signings etc) then they would probably be near filling the stadium.
My fear is the tickets will be over priced, resulting in a 12,000 crowd, a subsequently numb atmosphere of polite applause and nothing like what will await the week after. Oh well, only the first day that counts but I agree Celtic or Rangers would have brought some passion, a better test, a big following, and a big home crowd.
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YOU ARE PATHETIC WOLVESMOD, GROW UP! YOU MOAN THAT THIS IS THE BEST WOLVES CAN DO AND THEN YOU SAY YOUR NOT GOING! WHAT A COMPLETE WASTE OF ENERGY & EFFORT YOUR PARENTS PUT IN TO PRODUCE YOU!
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Calm down DJ, it’s only a bit of banter.
I’m a Southbank Numpty, remember?
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28,as ive said before we will never stick together like albion fans,if we not playing well we will soon turn on mick jez.
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28,where do you sit now,in the brummie road?
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i see big chris is saying that he can cope with prem defenders,im sorry chris but apart from a few lucky goals early on in the season you couldent cope with championship defenders.
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well said brummie rob, to many moaners and groaners on this site. We should be full of the joys of spring, were in the premier league, iots of speculation on players coming in what more could you want. just think you could support that little team on the edge of brum….Deep in my heart i do believe.
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Not sure if Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is the answer, he’s done OK in Scotland in one of the best teams but The Premiership is a world away from Scotland’s PL.
Regarding this friendly, I personally don’t go to them but as Grey Wolf said Since none of us have any idea who we asked (and who turned us down), it’s pretty pointless saying we should have done better.
Out of Darkness Cometh Light.
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rumour alert (sorry done deal )tommy smith from watford on a free from within club is my source
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I would like to thank celtic for taking lee naylor off us, wish they would come back and take some more on a buy one get two free basis.
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I have all my confidence in the war chest at the moment, and proven, existing, premier experience seems to be the answer. Looking back to Championship and other leagues for players nope. Without existing premier experience, we might need a severe jolt of motivation. Maybe some sort of an electric chair before running on to the pitch.
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I have been in all of the stands for thirty tears since my aunt first took me in 1973. I just like our supporters to get behing the team wherever they are…and mostly for a while its been the south bank!! Let us all sing and channt like they do in other grounds.
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Why the hell is everyone jumping on wolvesmod’s back?
Seems everyone’s paranoid of McCarthy-bashers when actually what he said is right!
Valladolid doesn’t exactly sound like an attractive fixture in the build up to the season does it?
Not like it bothers me – it’s only a friendly…That said, we should be playing the likes of Celtic which was promised by Moxey but never materialized.
So what, am I an idiot now??…
Honestly can’t even share your views without someone jumping down peoples throats…
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When are Celtic goning to come to Wolves and uphold the freindy that was part of the Naylor transfer????
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why would we want one of the so called european giants,watched barcelona spank hibs 6-0 last season while in scotland.do we really want that a week before start of the season,get a grip
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13. U clearly didnt go to the barcelona game then as it wasnt 3-o, and a lot of well known players played, i wasonly bout 14 at the time, and i remember babangida playing, albert celades, as well as reizeger i think.
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13-even think Figo and sonny anderson played, and i remember Bully scoring least 1, 302 i think ul find
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Enjoy the fixture people, I for one will be attending the Perth Glory and Queensland Fury pre season hit outs, plus there are are plenty of lads coming from eastern states and from asia…have you lot got a bit choosey..nah..we are WOLVES right?
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Good fixture.
A good footballing team, very pacey wingers should test our defence. Would of rather played one the old firm beings as they ” deserve to be in the premier league”
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43 they took naylor off our hands just be grateful for that,forget the friendly he might want to come back.
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it doesnt matter who we play its always gonna be just a run out with loads of subs anyway.we,re off to perth for the aussie games which wont be the highest quality but my teams there to support and theyll get it,so stop whingeing and moaning and enjoy the season
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Cannock Wolf, You might find that the scottish premier might have started by then,
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