Big thanks goes out to Gem 'the fluffer' Lad for another wonderful prelude to the this marvellous match thread. With Wolves doing enough to keep the 'on fire' emojis it would appear that another 3 points is on the cards, but Barnsley will have other ideas, and will no doubt be fired up and after our scalp.
Would you settle for the draw..... would I bollax !
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One match ban enabled
Barnsley could give a debut to striker Kieffer Moore after he joined from Championship rivals Ipswich on Tuesday.
Midfielder Joe Williams is banned for the next three games after being sent off at Millwall in the FA Cup.
Wolves defender Danny Batth serves the last game of his three-match suspension, and full-back Ruben Vinagre starts a three-game ban.
Boss Nuno Espirito Sanito is likely to make changes after resting players in the FA Cup draw with Swansea.
SAM's prediction
Home win 16% Draw 21% Away win 63%
SAM, the Sports Analytics Machine, is a super-computer built by @ProfIanMcHale of the University of Liverpool.
Match facts
Wolves' 3-1 away win against Barnsley last season was the first time they have won at Oakwell in six visits, since 2000 - coming just three nights after their FA Cup fourth-round win over Liverpool at Anfield.
The 2000-01 season was the last time Wolves completed a Football League double over the Tykes.
Barnsley have won their opening home league match in a calendar year in each of the last five years, winning 3-2 against Leeds United 12 months ago.
Only Sunderland and Burton (8) have won fewer home points in the Championship this season than Barnsley (13).
Wolves defender Ryan Bennett has played more Championship games without ending on the losing side (14) than any other player this season.
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posted on 14/1/18
comment by Cinciwolf-Wolves, passing the ball since 2017 (U11551)
posted about a minute ago
Ronan will be a star
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No he won't. He's too lightweight. You can quote me on this in five years, when he's stacking shelves at Lidl.
posted on 14/1/18
Absolute crap.
More that its the bad side of the coin of being loaded and able to afford top foreign internationals - he won't get the chance to make it with us
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posted on 14/1/18
He'll get the chance if he's good enough, the problem is that our new found wealth has raised the average of the good enough level that he needs to get to be given a chance......if that makes sense
Some folk will simply right him off, without giving him the chance
posted on 15/1/18
Have spoken to a Pompey fan who went to the game, he said the crowd really took to Ronan
Will have to see if his size does hold him back
posted on 15/1/18
RIP Cyrille
posted on 15/1/18
I think Ronan has got what it takes. I know he's had a few injury worries but Im surprised that Eno has been keeping him out of the first team squad. Ronan will be the better player.
posted on 15/1/18
comment by Sir Halfy ...40%Chinese40%Portuguese20%NPD (U11570)
posted about 2 hours ago
RIP Cyrille
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Indeed Halfy
RIP Big Cyrille
posted on 15/1/18
Lambert, head coach at the clayheads.
posted on 15/1/18
Was really sad to hear about big Cyrille this morning, it never seems right that anyone should be taken so young but especially so when you remember the incredible athlete that this guy was. A true footballing legend across all of the west midlands.
posted on 15/1/18
No doubt Lambert will escape the drop and a few clowns will start the 'see, he is a good manager' lines when the reality is that it is just a lottery with ten clubs all of equal crapness and the ones that have the crap run at the wrong time will fall