The Wolf Whistle Podcast
Welcome to The Wolf Whistle podcast - a nostalgic Wolverhampton Wanderers / Wolves podcast interviewing and celebrating the former players of our great club who have wore the Old Gold and graced the Molineux turf.
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Episodes
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Colin Cameron - ‘Follow your Hearts’
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
In the 112th edition of the Wolf Whistle Podcast we speak to the tenacious Scottish midfielder Colin Cameron. Colin speaks fondly about his to,e at the club and about his goal scoring record - where Wolves NEVER lost in a game that he scored in. Colin speaks about the Play Off Final and how he was confident they were going to win….but knew how nerve wracking it was for us fans. Colin also speaks about his ups and downs in football in ‘Follow your Hearts’.
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Michael Branch - Premier League to Prison’
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Michael Branch is the 111th speaker on the podcast. Michael talks openly about the highs of his career, going from the Premier League wonder-kid at Everton to Wolves via Man City ….then to prison. Michael speaks candidly about how his life and career spiralled out of control and how he has now turned it around by giving back and helping others. In a deeply honest interview Michael tells us his REAL name, speaks all about THAT Forest goal ….and how is life went from the ‘Right wing to the B wing’.
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Steve Daley - Battles on and off the pitch!
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
In a special edition of the podcast we talk to Steve Daley who speaks candidly about his recent battle with prostate cancer and his battles on and off the pitch. Steve talks exclusively about coming back on to the after-dinner scene and regales plenty of stories and anecdotes in a poignant podcast with a lot of laughs!
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Ross Bennett - ’Tales from the touchline’
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
In the most unlikeliest of circumstances Wolves fan Ross Bennett found himself thrust into the spotlight as fourth official for Wolves recent FA Cup tie with Brentford in January 2024 …and here are the tales from the touch line!
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Brian Law - ’all aboard’
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
In the 110th and return of the Wolf Whistle Podcast we speak to former defender from the 90s Brian Law. Brian speaks honestly about his unorthodox football career which saw him make his international Wales bow at 19, backpack around the world for three years after retiring …and make the unlikely comeback into the spotlight with Wolves. Brian opens up about his time on and off the pitch and even tells the full unadulterated story about his very unwise decision to take public transport …whilst on an impromptu night out …in ‘all aboard’.
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Announcement on further podcasts and a very special charity event on 29th October 2023. 2pm kick off at Bilston Town which will see the largest collection of former Wolves players EVER come together for a fantastic charity football match!
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Paul Berry and Johnny Phillips - ’Revolution of Wolves’
Thursday, 3 August 2023
In an exclusive interview the Wolf Whistle speaks to authors and respected journalists Paul Berry and Johnny Phillips about their brand new warts-and-all book Revolution of Wolves which covers three mind-blowing eras of Premier League Football at Molineux. We also speak about what’s going on at the club here and now. Book launch - Thursday 10th August - Cleveland Arms - 7pm.
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Tales from the tape Volume II - Subsciber editions now available!
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Tales from the tape - Volume II subscriber editions now available for the book which will be out at Christmas. Get your name in the book and support 3 great charities for just £30! www.tales fromthetape.co.uk
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Adam Proudlock - ‘The Play Off Final specialist’
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Adam Proudlock is the 109th speaker on the podcast and talks about his ten years at Wolves from 13 to 23 and all about the game at Cardiff where we won the Play-Offs in 2003. Adam speaks about the goal on his Wolves debut, the hat-trick on his professional debut and the four finals he got to where he ended up a winner each time which makes him the ‘Play Off Final specialist’.
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David Connolly - ‘Striking it lucky’
Friday, 12 May 2023
David Connolly is the 108th speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. In a very interesting interview the former striker talks about the joy of scoring goals, a career that lasted over 20 years …and of course the four goals vs Bristol City and the scrap between the mascots! David also speaks about the highs and lows of playing for Ireland and why changing your mind isn’t always a good thing. David speaks in depth about the Wolves of today, the structure of the club …and why after football is was important for David too to have structure. In a very honest interview David Connolly tells why he...
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Stephen Wright - ’Molineux, McGhee ...and memories!’
Friday, 5 May 2023
Stephen Wright is the 107th interviewee on the podcast. Stephen talks about the education from Sir Alex and making his debut as an 18 year old for Aberdeen. Stephen then talks about the big move to his boyhood club Rangers, playing with Gazza …and the old-firm derbies. Stephen then talks about his loan move to Molineux, the promises that were made ….and a highly entertaining story involving his former Manager. ‘Molineux, McGhee …and memories’.
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Frank Nouble - ’Scoring goals ...and making memories’
Friday, 28 April 2023
Frank Nouble is the 106th speaker on the podcast. In an extremely ‘frank’ interview the former forward speaks honestly on where he thought it went wrong at Wolves. Frank speaks openly about the number of clubs he has had and why, in his words he has had more clubs than Tiger Woods. Frank speaks about how football runs in his family and why he will continue to keep ‘scoring goals and making memories’.
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The Wolf Whistle Tipple
Friday, 31 March 2023
A especially announcement to celebrate 100,000 downloads of the podcast. We have teamed up with the Wrekin Spirit Distillery in Shropshire to collaborate for a special charity Gin - The Wolf Whistle Tipple. The Gin will be a strictly limited edition of a batch of 100 bottles and for each bottle sold, £7 will be donated to the 1P36 family trust charity. Thank you for your support and get in quick as once it’s gone …it’s gone. Let the fun be-gin!
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Steve Walsh - ’A red rag to a Bull’
Friday, 24 March 2023
Steve Walsh is the 105th speaker on the podcast. Although the non-nonsense centre half never played for Wolves …he tells the story of how he nearly did …and laments on his infamous battles with Bully. The best of enemies would draw blood for the badge and ‘Walshy’ gives an honest account and fascinating insight on why he was always a ‘red rag to a Bull’!
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Dave Edwards - ’Foundation Charity Game’
Friday, 17 February 2023
Dave Edwards joins us on a special edition of the podcast to promote his forthcoming charity game raising money for the Little Rascals Foundation and the Shrewsbury Town Foundation. Shrewsbury Town Legends will take on Wolves Legends on Sunday 26th March 2023 - at The Montgomery Waters Meadow, home of Shrewsbury Town. 1.30pm kick off. Players confirmed are Ikeme, Craddock, Foley, Gray, Elokobi, Ward, Henry, Jones, Mancienne, Jarvis, Iwelumo and the man himself Dave Edwards in a game NOT TO BE MISSED for two amazing causes!
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’Wet Your Wolf Whistle’
Saturday, 4 February 2023
Get ready to ‘Wet Your Wolf Whistle’. In partnership with the Green Duck Brewery we have developed a 4% session IPA with a percentage of the profits going directly to the ‘1P36 Family Trust’ charity. The launch event is on Wednesday March 8th 2023 - 7pm at the brewery and tickets can be purchased from www.greenduckbrewery.co.uk/shop/events/wet-your-wolf-whistle-launch-night/ Plenty of former Wolves players will be present so we hope to see you on the night 🐺
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Ted Farmer - ’The heartbreak game’
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Ted Farmer is the 104th speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. Ted talks passionately about his record-breaking goal scoring exploits which would have certainly saw him as one of Englands…and Wolves finest. Ted talks about his relationship with Stan Cullis and where it began to go wrong and the reasons why. Ted gives a deeply, moving and honest account of his career and why today it still fills him with sadness and how the sport he loved turned into ‘The heartbreak game’.
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Stan Collymore - ’Stan ... THE Man’
Thursday, 19 January 2023
In an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Stan Collymore reveals ALL about his time at Wolves. Stan talks candidly about the myths that surrounded his behaviour and departure from Molineux and lifts the lid on the stories that ‘dogged’ his career. We talk car parks, Sharon Stone, fire extinguishers and £50 notes. We also talk about the personal battles he has faced and all is revealed in ‘Stan … THE Man’.
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Tony Roberts - ’Safe Hands’
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Tony Roberts is the 102nd speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. Tony, the current Wolves goalkeeper coach talks openly about his career and all the highs and lows that comes with being a top level goalkeeper. Tony talks candidly about his role at Wolves and the quality of the goalkeepers at the club and why we are in …’Safe Hands’
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Jim McCalliog - ’Wembley wins, Wembley woes’
Monday, 31 October 2022
Jim McCalliog speaks to the Wolf Whistle on a special edition of the podcast where he talks passionately about his time at Wolves, captaining Wolves in the UEFA Cup Final and missing out on the 1974 League Cup Final. Jim speaks candidly about what’s it’s like being a loser in an FA Cup Final …then become a winner 10 years later and what it’s like to score for his beloved Scotland vs England in ‘Wembley Wins, Wembley Woes’.
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Geoff Thomas - ’Riding through the storm’
Thursday, 20 October 2022
Geoff Thomas MBE is the 101st speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. Geoff speaks about taking a wage cut as an electrician to sign for Rochdale and how his career took off reaching the dizzy heights of international football and captaining his side in an FA Cup Final. Geoff speaks about his time at Wolves, his regrets and how it all went wrong on a bittersweet day away to Sunderland. Geoff speaks openly about his Leukemia battle and his formidable fundraising through the sport of cycling in ‘Riding through the storm’.
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Steve Bull - ‘Bully - the G.O.A.T’
Friday, 7 October 2022
Steve Bull is the 100th speaker on a special ‘centurion’ edition of the Wolf Whistle Podcast. In a completely unscripted interview Steve speaks humorously about the highs and lows of his career, the chances to move, the goals …and plenty of unheard stories and previously ‘never asked before’ questions in … ‘Bully - the G.O.A.T’
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Jamie Reckord - ‘Setting the record straight’
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Jamie Reckord is the 99th speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. In a very honest interview Jamie speaks about making his debut for his hometown club after being with them since the age of 9 and talks of his journey from boy to man. Jamie speaks of his eye-opening transition into ‘man’s football’ and the loan moves that served him so well. Jamie then talks of reaching the dizzy heights of the Scottish Premier League …and the pride of representing his country in ‘Setting the record straight’.
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The Billy Wright Story - Thursday October 20th as told by Vicky Wright
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
The Billy Wright Story is coming to the Prince of Wales theatre in Cannock on Thursday 20th October 2023. Vicky, Billy’s daughter tells the Billy Wright Story in all its glory with previously untold tales of love, happiness and even the battles her father faced. The story encapsulates Wolverhampton’s favourite son perfectly as a man and a player who made 541 appearances in the Old Gold and Captained England 90 times throughout his 105 record breaking appearances to make him Englands first centurion. A night NOT to be missed!
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Steve Madeley - The Journo’s Journal - The current crop’
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
In the latest edition of the ‘Journos Journal’ we speak to Wolves correspondent for The Athletic, speaking all about the current crop, Wolves transfer business, Bruno Lage and the expectations for the 2022-23 season.
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Scott Golbourne - ’Unfinished business’
Friday, 22 July 2022
Scott Golbourne is the 98th speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. Scott speaks insightfully about his career and in earnest about his time at Wolves and the record breaking League One season. Scott speaks about his footballing family and how he finished his career with no regrets. Scott reveals how he didn’t miss the game upon retirement and the plans that he had in place whilst still a player as we talk ‘unfinished business’.
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Ryan Leister - ’The Journo’s Journal - My Wolves Best XI’
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
In a special continued series of ‘The Journo’s Journal’ Ryan Leister is our latest guest. Ryan who has worked for the BBC and now hosts the ‘Wolves Report’ chooses his pre-Fosun Best XI. Ryan throws in some fantastic anecdotes and we also touch upon the current crop and our hopes for the 2022-23 season.
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Stuart Watkiss - ’Quality not quantity’
Friday, 15 July 2022
Stuart Watkiss is the 97th speaker on the Wolf Whistle Podcast. Stuart speaks of growing up on the terraces supporting Wolves, to his surprise debut and how the club kept his feet firmly on the ground. Stuart speaks about his life in football that has taken him across the globe and anecdotally how after his Wolves debut …he couldn’t get served in his local! With two games for Wolves in the top flight Stuart Watkiss is ‘Quality not Quantity’.
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Tim Spiers - ‘The Journo’s Journal - My Wolves Best XI’
Thursday, 2 June 2022
In a special, continued series of ‘The Journo’s Journal’ we speak to the former Express and Star Wolves reporter and current Wolves correspondent for ‘The Athletic’ Tim Spiers. Tim speaks candidly about his journey supporting Wolves and living the dream of becoming a reporter on his club. Tim also picks his ‘Pre-Fosun Wolves Best XI’ and also talks about the ‘Wagatha trial and the latest #AskWolves collection of interviews. A must listen!
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Ade Akinbiyi - ’Score Goals, will travel’
Friday, 6 May 2022
Ade Akinbiyi is the 96th speaker on the Wolf Whistle podcast. Ade speaks passionately about his career, the goals, the big money moves and how he ended up at Wolves. Ade talks fondly about his time at the club and how he didn’t want to leave even though it was for the Premier League. Ade talks about the honour of playing for his country and how he has no regrets in ‘score goals, will travel’.
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