Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Wayne Jones welcomed by Wolves
Saturday 12th November 2011, 6:00AM GMT.
Wolverhampton’s Wayne Jones is looking to take a leaf out of Wolves’ book at the Grand Slam of Darts after his beloved club threw their support behind him.
Jones, a life-long Wolves fanatic, was invited to the club’s Compton training ground this week to meet players Matt Jarvis and Kevin Foley.
Wolves have been lifted by a vital Premier League win last weekend and Jones will be looking to do the same at Wolverhampton Civic Hall tonight.
Like Wolves before the Wigan game, Jones needs a win as he steps up to the oche after three straight defeats on TV, the last two in the first round.
But ‘the Wanderer’ has been inspired by Wolves’ winning feeling as he prepares for his own ‘home game’ against Brendan Dolan.
He said: “Wolves needed a bit of luck and so do I, you can practice and plan but all that counts is what happens when you get there.
“Hopefully, it will be a good night. I could do with something to kick off my season, so another home win this weekend would be nice!
“The crowd puts just as much pressure on me, because they all expect me to win, so it’s probably just as bad for me as it will be for Brendan.
“I am a strong believer in fate and the first game is so important, if you don’t win it you are under massive pressure to win the second one.
“I don’t care if it’s a bad win, as long as I get those two points and get my tournament underway.”
To read our stories in full, log in to the premium 24 website.
Sponsored Links
UK Sport
Latest Blog — Microsoft Comes to the University of Wolverhampton
Last week Microsoft visited the University of Wolverhampton to give students the chance to develop their own phone apps that could be published on the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Technology blog
Business Awards
Read the full story here
Full coverage of awards celebrating the region's best businesses.
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Express & Star and Shropshire Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
LIVE traffic updates
Road, rail and airport - latest
Our new, live traffic and travel updates service - check before you set out.
OUR NEW APP
Get the new E&S app
Download the Express & Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
expressandstar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
That’s what we like to see when we’re in the midst of a crisis: cheesy photo-opportunities with local darts players!
Report abuse
13th in the Premier League.
Crisis?
Report abuse