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This season I'm visiting ALL 20 Premier League stadiums - for either a Tour or a Match. In this video I take a look around MOLINEUX. The home of Wolverhampton Wanderers aka WOLVES. Even as a Man United fan, I've always had a soft spot for Wolves as they're my step dad's team and I had the pleasure of watching a few games at Molineux as a kid.
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Firstly I wanna APOLOGISE to the Wolves fans 👉🏾 filmed this Friday (the day before Neto ACTUALLY got injured)… Think I JINXED HIM 😅🙈
That's wild! I was watching this, not realizing you filmed it before like 😮
@@ryannix-jn6le spooky stuff! Gonna give the Euromillions a bash tonight!....
I watched this during the west bromwich game during the fan riot
@@RysFootyParadisewheres the link to Old Trafford .. trying to watch all your vids?
Here is a fact for you. Largest ever attendance at Old Trafford Wolves v Grimsby
no waaayyyy, well that's a fact & a half! Wasn't expecting that one. Cheers for watching :)
Sadly I missed that game. I have been to Grimsby Town and it was grim. Not the worst ground I’ve been too but it’s in my top 10.
As someone else mentioned, the Steve Bull stand was built behind the famous sloping Molineux Street Stand, which allowed demolition to take place in close season; of course, this resulted in the new stand being about 50 yards from the pitch! Was kind of rectified when the built the new Billy Wright Stand nearer the pitch than the previous stand. PS, the open stand in the corner is known to some as the Gene Kelly Stand, as they're 'singing in the rain'! Particularly true for the Newcastle game!
I always used to go to the North Stand, that is the smaller of the two stands behind the goal. Had to walk down the road from the subway to get there and can remember the construction of the new stand on the other side, i.e. my right on the way to the North Stand. Even then I realised how distant it will be from the pitch. It was a very curious sight those games in the 80s.
Thanks for the info & thanks for watching 😊
Yer steve Bull Appearances: 561. Goals: 306. Did you know he was a shit hot Golfer too with something like a parr 9 handicap back in the day ,
Absolutely fantastic fella, 50 year old Wolves fan here that's had a season ticket for 35 years in the Steve Bull stand. Brilliant review and thank you for your acknowledgement to Wolves as a club. All the best to Utd for the season, you've a new subscriber here.
Great video Ry. I’m a season ticket holder in the Steve Bull stand. I travel up from Southampton for every home game. Last year I did a stadium tour. Every now and again they add a bit on where they invite an old player as a guest who you have tea/coffee and snacks with at the end. On my tour we had Jim McCalliog. Absolutely fantastic, you could ask him anything, nothing was off limits. Told some great stories.
That’s class mate 😊 a great tour that was! United do a similar thing with ex players which is cool but being brutally honest - the United tour is rushed, you’re like cattle being herded from one place to another 😅 I liked the relaxed feel of this tour. I’ll give my step dad a shout about going up with him for a game soon!
My mum and dad travel from gosport every home game :)
@@jamesday1295 fair play to them :)
@RysFootyParadise they love it though. I've been going since the mid 80's on and off. Nothing better than a harmonised HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON to get vibes going!
Thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Thank you. Wolverhampton is one of those cities which would be nothing without its football club, and as an ex-pat Wulfrunian, I really appreciate the detail you provide. Obviously, I am biased, but I do think Molineux is different from the mainstream- a really special place.
Thanks for watching and your kind feedback 😊 absolutely- it’s quirky compared to many of the newer generic style stadiums. Look forward to getting to a game soon
When Nuno took over as manager he had false walls put in the away changing rooms to make it smaller and shaped in a way a tactics board would be harder to use 😉
yeah the guide said about that "pillar" in the away dressing room just being plasterboard 🤣
@@RysFootyParadise😂😂
Top video mate. Not sure if he mentioned the Honved match in 1954? Wolves played Hungarian side Honved who had an unbelievable side that consisted of all of the Hungary national side pretty much, that Hungarian side beat England 7-1 at Wembley not long before. So we played Honved in a floodlit friendly at Molineux, beat them 3-2 and that was the game that pioneered the creation of the European Cup, now the Champions League. So Wolves are half the reason that the Champions League exists! Another fun fact for you😅😂
Ahhh I did see that Puskas photo and items in the Molineux reception! So I’m guessing that was the match? 😊 definitely a fun fact mate - didn’t they change colours because of the bright floodlights or something?
They wore Satin shirts so they could be seen on TV clearly under floodlights
Nice video, and very respectful. As said in the video, the Molineux stadium tour is really good value and a must for Wolves or football fans in general. Interesting to see the perspective of another club’s fan on the stadium, and really well done.
Thanks for the kind words mate, thoroughly enjoyable tour… I’ve just got back from an Etihad tour today 👍🏾
I am from Serbia, following Wolves since 1997. Had chance to visit Molineux in 2005. Dream come true indeed. on the matchday the place is even better. Bonus for Molineux it is in a walking distance from the city center
It’s a great stadium isn’t it 😊 Wolves are performing well this season 👏🏽
@@RysFootyParadise the best stadium if you ask me. wolves are performing incredibly if you look at preseason predictions, but mid table isnt incredible
Molyneux is an impressive ground now, everything is so well branded and organised, they are a family club now and its a joy to go there ...... mind you the ground has changed a lot since i first went there in the mid 70s watching Man City, when it was a bit of a rough place to go, and the ground was a bit run down ..... but fair play to them now, they are definitely on the right track, the ground is now extremely smart.
deffo mate, loved it. United could learn a few things... :D
Did you know that the ref changing room is named after jack Taylor the first English ref to ref a world cup final.
And Wolverhampton through and through. Had a butchers shop in the city, he didn’t need effing VAR.🐺
I think the Tour guide did mention Jack to be fair - so much interesting info going on in that tour 😊
Top video lad always respected Wolves history there a solid solid club indeed 😎
Thanks mate, yeah nothing but respect for them 🐺
@@RysFootyParadise I've a golden rule not to follow any club other than Liverpool, il always comment on the videos tho fella ur a good one 💯💯
@@terrymacdad8742 cheers buddy, just love my football and having fun with the videos 😁 was becoming a bit of an arm chair fan as the years passed by so it’s nice to get out and about and see REAL football 🤩
Great stadium & history. My grandmother actually lived next door to Steve Bull when they were both younger.
Brilliant mate. As a Wolves fan, born in Wolverhampton but now living in Brighton, this was a great insight into Molíneux.I must make time to get on the tour sometime! Keep up the great work! When are you going to the Amex at Brighton?
Thanks mate 😊 Soon! They only do weekend tours so it’s just a matter of timings before Xmas (depending on games etc) but v much looking forward to it as I used to hate Brighton as a kid as I was there when Hereford United lost to them in 97 and got relegated (born in Hereford) 🤣 no hate towards them these days
Excellent video mate. Gorgeous stadium and the centre of the known universe. WOLVES AY WE!! 🐺🐺🐺😎👍
Thank you 👍 glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Great video and tour! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Absolute quality content, mate! Really love your channel, you deserve more subscribers! 🙌
Thanks mate! I do enjoy myself making these videos 😁👍🏾 committed to this project
Nice vid. I did the stadium and museum tour there back in 2016, was very good value for money and no doubt been upgraded since then too.
£20 can’t argue with that these days can you… for over 2 hours too 😁👍🏾 thanks for watching mate
Awesome video of our hometown club which as i always point out to away fans is in the heart of the city centre unlike most other clubs. Didn't realise about the roses untill watching this. And think its been pointed out but the gap to the pitch is down to a stadium revamp in the 70's that failed and crippled the club financially right through to the early 90's. There's a park not a massive distance from Molineux where Wolves 1st played at.
thanks for that mate, interesting to know :) was a pleasure touring Molineux
@@RysFootyParadise In the Mid 50s Wolves were probably England's biggest club. We were helped by the Munich Air Disaster as we basically won the 57/58 title due to it. Utd and Wolves have always had a link through the years
@@jasonjames1718 very true! ...my link is the whole biological dad and step dad supporting each :D
@@RysFootyParadise Keep it up mate, I hope your channel grows and grows
Stumbled across your channel, I’m wolves fan but thought it was a great review very impartial 👍👍
Cheers mate appreciate the kind words 👍🏾 hoping to get to Molineux at some point this season again but for a match, stay tuned 👀
Brilliant! Feel like my dad was watching over my shoulder just now. And he used to call it Old Gold 💛🖤💛🖤 Next up Villa Park which I was gifted by my daughter this year and I know your footage will surpass - gulp I hope lol 😂
The only reason I haven’t done a villa tour is apparently they don’t allow filming 😩 Villa Park is one of my fave stadiums - love it! 😊
Great video and thank you. The simplified club badge was introduced in 1979 and not in the 90's as you mention on your video.
Yes thanks mate I realised afterwards it was a blurred memory of that mid 90s kit with the crest my step dad wore and then I remember being fascinated by the next kit that had the black sleeves and shaped like the “new” (but old) badge 😅👍🏾
Birmingham fans did some of the brick work and did a bcfc in the bricks. In the late 80s we did a day trip on the buses as a kid and went to blues wolves villa and wba and at the time the one stand was falling apart at wolves and was closed down.
there's some old footage of the ground from the 80s on KZhead and yeah fair play Molineux was in a right state
Need to do the museum at Molineux next time, very good,
I did the museum mate, even filmed it, just worried the video would be too long 😁
I like the way you talk about the footy .. Nice angle, chilled, full of facts, your channel is gonna do very well 💯👌🏼👌🏼
I appreciate that! More to come 😊
The crest used in the 90’s was the town coat of arms with “Out of darkness cometh Light” at the bottom.
Ahh makes sense! That coat of arms was one of my earliest Wolves memories as my step dad always had that shirt on
Great video, I’m a season ticket holder in the sir jack Haywood stand, also known as south bank!. On 3rd frount row
Oh fair play 🤩 hoping to be at the Wolves vs Utd game on Feb 1st 👍🏾
Really interesting mate, you're a true fan, thanks.
thanks for watching mate!
Don't know any other club that has suxh rivalry within the fans on which stand they sit in. The Billy Wright is full of oldies with blankets and flasks, the North Bank full of happy clappers that leave 10 minutes early, the South Bank full of hooligans and yoof and i think everyone feels sorry for those in the Steve Bull 😂
Oh gawd 🤣 it’s been years since I’ve been to a game so can’t remember but I’m guessing my old man would be in the Billy Wright stand by the sounds of it… 😅
Remember going there with my late brother we could only get tickets for the billy Shhh quiet stand not used to just sitting there we were singing shouting having a pop at the ref as you do and we got told off by a few in front and then a steward. So we thought sod it and started singing were not allowed to sing lalallala and got kicked out.Never again will I get a ticket in that stand unless they grow a sense of humour. There's more atmosphere on the moon .
Enjoyed this thank you 🧡🖤
Glad you enjoyed!
Class review, mate!
Glad you enjoyed it! I did the museum after but the video was getting a bit long
Great video and the wolf is awesome
Great vid mate thanks!
No worries hope you enjoyed it 😊
great video dude , glad your so impressed with my club .
thanks for watching! it's much appreciated :)
Do i know your misses ry?joke😊 another good video bro keeps getting better dude
Great video🐺👌
Thanks for watching 👍🏾
Great video mate!
Cheers mate 👍🏾 let’s collab for Wolves Vs United…
@@RysFootyParadise give us a shout closer to the time 🙏🏼
We’re “Old Gold” - not Orange! & the wolf’s head badge has been used since 1979 not the 90’s. Cheers for the tour ALWAYS WOL🧡ES
You’re right, it’s just that mid 90s shirt my stepdad always used to wear with the crest and him kicking off when they went back to the logo is a memory that’s always stayed in my mind for some reason 😅
If you want to know why the big gap from pitch to side stands, you only have to look at some videos of Wolves home matches in the 1980s. The new stand built in 1979, known then as the John Ireland Stand, now the Steve Bull Stand, was built on the other side of the road (no idea what the road was called). Then they demolished the old stand which was between the new stand and the pitch, leaving a huge gap. In the 90s when Molinuex desperately needed rebuilding, the new stands were shifted toward the John Ireland/Steve Bull stand, thus leaving a big gap to pitch for both side stands.
Thanks for that mate 😊👍🏾 makes sense. I’ve been sat somewhere along the sides as a kid (can’t remember where as I’d have been young) but never found it to be an issue. Remember the old Wembley felt like a mile away
Molineux Street
@@banky9272 Maybe. Who knows. I live in Birmingham. So little idea of the street names around the area.
Wow! A Man Utd supporter who doesn't have a London accent!
Haha still probably a better accent than mine though mate? 😅🙈
Great content. I was actually there on that tour with you. The old bald fella with the blonde lady, who looks like my daughter but is actually my wife and only 2 years younger than me😂. Great to revisit the day. Keep up the good work ⚽
No way! Haha small world! Thanks for the kind words. Was a very good tour wasn't it
@@RysFootyParadise top notch, if a smidge long🤣🤣🤣
haha yeah was like double the length of most tours
The museum section of the tour is a must
Did the museum too 😁👍🏾 (video was getting quite long so didn’t make the cut unfortunately)
It's known as Old Gold 👍
That’s the one 😁👍🏾
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏, Up The Wolves...
Thanks for watching!
Not exactly sleeping, they’re 11th in the Prem! Not too shabby for Wolverhampton
Class mate 👏🏻 people don't realise we are a sleeping giant lol and I'm down the road the busy one good times Class video 👍🏻 👏🏻 👌🏻
Top man! Thanks for the nice feedback and yeah, my step-dad always reminds me, Wolves are indeed a sleeping giant ;)
A VILLA MAN MAYTE UR LUCKY I DIDNR RUN INTO YOU Wolverhampton ❤
Awesome video again👌👍👌
Thanks Mark appreciate the kind words mate 😊👍🏾 what Prem stadium should we take a look at next?
@@RysFootyParadise You’ve already done GOODISON PARK My Club👌I like St James’s Park🤔
@@markjones6564 oooo yes, apart from the travel - very much looking forward to that one
@@RysFootyParadise Kenilworth road is interesting in My opinion 🤔
@@markjones6564 it was first on my list but unfortunately they’re not doing tours atm 😢
If you walk up to the tunnel under the ringroad and look down from the road you will see the tunnel entrance is actually a goal mouth👌🏻
Nice, wish I’d had spotted that 👌🏾 love the look of everything around the ground
@@RysFootyParadise check it out on google maps,thanks for the vid love the Wolves and our proud history🙌🏻
The side stand where designed so you could view the game from the sides that is why it is a v shape design
ahhh fair play! good view
Old gold my friend.
That’s the one 😁👍🏾
@RysFootyParadise I am glad to be useful:)
Decent video 🟠⚫️🟠⚫️👌
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
You walked past the other previous wolves crest around 10 or 20 times 😂 its located on almost every black steel bollard around the ground and the city! Out of darkness cometh light
I know I’m a Wally 😅🙈 I film most my videos on like 2 hours sleep that’s probably why lol
@@RysFootyParadise cracking video subbed 💪
Hi bro. It's Ian I meet you on the tour. Me and you behide press box lol
Haha small world 🌎 was a good tour wasn’t it mate
@RysFootyParadise injoyed it buddy. You need to come back to press room and say neto out for only 2 weeks plz 🤣 good to meet you myman
Good job really enjoyed an impartial view of Molineux its funny because the stands are far away from the pitch but the atmosphere is fantastic when we are doing well must be one of the loudest grounds inthe country
fantastic as usual sorry buddy could not watch the t********m one i detetse that club wolves is another great old club with a rich histort went there when they had the big terrace where they put the away fans in them day's it was kicking off everywhere i was selling the west ham fanzine olas when some bloke threatend to cut me up into a hubdred pieces nice welcome i must say wish i was still going today now you can walk round round the grounda and ahave a look in my day it was escorted there kept in and escorted back which was very hard for me as i loved to get in the club shop and pick up the badge lucky enough we used to find away out and sneak in the club shop newcastle away was another matter lol all the best keep up the great work steve west ham are up in manchester soon go easy on us lol steve
easy 3 points for you most likely mate 🤣 West Ham always have our number!
Heaven on earth 🟠⚫️
The Steve bull stand needs the rooftop cuin of and put a few more rows of seats in the top corner of the stan cullis stand yu cant see because of the roof and the Steve bull stand corner to the Jack heywood and fill in the corner from Jack heywood to Billy Wright to make it 55000 seater that's foson plan
fair play, yeah with a few tweaks Molineux could be a right beast
HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON!! I’m fan from Russia, and I won’t say HWANG AND CUNHA IS LEGENDS!!!
😁 haha hopefully a Matchday vlog at Molineux coming soon 😉
I always go to wolves ❤ I live there ❤ my second home❤
Steve bull
Wolves ay we.
JUSTIN HABNER FROM INDONESIA
The side stands are so far from the pitch because they built the current stands before demolishing the old ones
No way? That makes sense. I’ve never been a fan of the bowl type stadiums like West Ham’s purely by the distance from the pitch, but Molineux is quirky and angled differently which somehow gives the illusion of being closer 😁
@@RysFootyParadise What is now the Steve Bull stand was built in the late 70s, behind the old Molineux St stand before it was demolished. This was the first stage in a plan to build a new stadium further away from the Waterloo Road, as the old stadium was very close to the road. However this first stand ended up bankrupting the club and they very nearly went out of existence in the mid 80s. After Sir Jack Hayward bought the club the other 3 stands were rebuilt in the early 90s. I'm not sure why they kept large gaps between the stands and pitch though. The North Bank (Stan Cullis stand) was rebuilt again about 10 years ago with a bigger 2 tier design closer to the pitch.
16:15 He'll be back in four weeks 😊
Weirdly I made that joke the day before he actually got injured 😅🙈 THINK I CURSED HIM! Filmed this Friday…
Always Wolves ❤
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The gap in by the Billy Wright is to allow wheelchair users and mobility scooters to get to their places safely.
That's a good reason :) was a pleasure touring the stadium
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Amazing stadium awful away end and that stand in the corner is so strange
This dude loves branding
Especially Wolves branding 😅👍🏾 Great late win today
@@RysFootyParadise hahah good man - absolutely! Enjoyed the vid mate keep it up
demestic cups? leagge cup Villa won it first in 1961
custard bowl
A corner of a football ground is on a par with underwear? Hmm, clearly you are a United fan as your values are …… 😮 each to his own!😅
Haha was meant as a compliment! 😅👍🏾 I like the tease of a football stadium with the corners revealing the pitch
Sleeping giant lol 😂😂
18:52 yer a football fan and you dont know "what ever this is" its a Ice bath were the put a load of ice then the players get in for about half hour, though all clubs had them , its not like the old days with the 5ft sunken bath and all the players in together,
I've been watching too many 90s VHS tapes with Sparky Hughes and Stevie Bruce in the big bubble bath... 😅