Wolverhampton legends abseil from roof of Molineux's Billy Wright stand in charity challenge

It was a day for some big names associated with Wolverhampton and Wolves to brave the heights and help out a charity.

Broadcaster Suzi Perry and former Wolves manager Mick McCarthy were among dozens of people who abseiled from the roof of the Billy Wright stand at Molineux to pitch side at the Molineux Abseil.

The event on Saturday was part of two days of fundraising for the Wolves Foundation, the official charity of the club, and saw groups go down two by two, with Suzi and Mick taking the lead in their groups.

Going down together, the pair were cheered on by friends and family, including fellow Wolves Foundation supporter Manny Singh Kang, as they levered themselves down the ropes, all watched on by experts at the top of the Billy Wright stand.

For Mick McCarthy, the event marked nearly 20 years since he first walked into Molineux as manager and began a six-year spell as manager which saw Wolves promoted to the Premier League in 2009.

He said he had taken a little bit of persuasion from Suzi Perry, but said it had been worth it in a city he still held a lot of affection for.

He said: “I got a message from Suzi asking if I was doing the abseil down the stand at Molineux and I said ‘no, are you?’, to which she said ‘yes, would you like to do it?’, and I was sort of coerced into doing it, but I’m glad I did as it was great fun and always nice to see Suzi as well.

“I have lots of affection for this city as I had a great time here at Wolves, nearly six-and-a-half years, with one promotion and managing in the Premier League, and when I come back, I get a great warm reception from people, so it’s nice.

“It looked beautiful up there. I love football stadiums and football pitches and from up there, it’s just a great view of the stadium and the countryside as well, so I would recommend it to anyone, but only if they come up, abseil down and raise money for charity.

“That’s why we were up there and that’s the reason we did it, so it was great.”

He also joked that, for the next charity thing with Suzi, he and she were going to do a parachute jump, describing it as “payback”.

Suzi Perry said she has been a long-term supporter of the Wolves Foundation, as well as proud to be an ambassador, and said she was delighted to have done the abseil with Mick.

She said: “It means a lot to have Mick here as all Wolves fans love Mick and Mick comes back periodically to do different things with the Wolves Foundation.

“It was great that he said yes to doing this, and while it might have been a bit coercive, it was really fun and what a lovely thing to do together and, on the wider course, to raise money for the Wolves Foundation.

“When I was up there, I’ll admit it did look a long way down and the pitch looked very large, but it was great fun to do.”