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Reading have given Wolves 50 extra tickets for the play-off semi-final second-leg at Reading tomorrow. The tickets will be available to telephone callers only on a first come, first served basis to season ticket holders. They can be paid for by credit card by ringing: (01902) 653653.
No personal callers or fax applications will be considered. The phone lines will be manned until 5pm this evening and will reopen at 9am tomorrow or until all 50 tickets are sold out!
Tickets cost £18 for adults and £10 concessions.

If your not lucky enough to get a ticket for play-off second leg at the Madejski Stadium, you can watch the match with fellow supporters in The Terrace Bar at Molineux.
Entry is just £2 and doors open at 6pm, with kick-off at 7:45pm, it is ticket only so, call (01902) 653653 to book yours now.

Defender Paul Butler has taken part in a light training session prior to the team’s departure this afternoon.
Butler is still rated doubtful for second-leg of the play-off at Reading, after having intensive treatment the bruising is starting to come out now. It won't be known until tomorrow if he will be available to play.

Reading striker Nicky Forster admits he will find it difficult to watch from the stands after being ruled out of the Division One play-off clash with Wolves.
Forster suffered an ankle injury during the semi-final first leg and will not recover in time for the return leg as the Royals look to overturn a 2-1 deficit.
"I'm gutted to be honest," admitted Forster. "There's so much to play for in this game.
"I knew straight away when I went over that it was a bad one. Jon Fearn (physio) came over and asked me to stand on it but I knew I'd done it badly and pretty quickly he knew as well."
"I'm sure it's a bigger blow for me personally than it is for the team because we've got the squad to cope," he told the Berkshire club's website.

The loss of Forster - who has netted 10 goals since the middle of February - means Jamie Cureton is expected to start up front, although Darius Henderson and Martin Butler are also pushing for a starting role.
The Royals are at least boosted by the news that on-loan Burnley winger Glen Little is back in contention after recovering from illness.
Steve Brown is expected to feature despite breaking his nose in the first leg but Nathan Tyson is suspended following his sending off.

Dave Jones claims his Wolves players are "a pain in the backside" - but it has been the secret of their success.
He said: "Why be so blinkered as to believe what you do is always right?
"The input from a lot of the players has been invaluable to us as a football club because they're the ones out there running around and if there's a problem or something you've not seen then there's no harm in somebody passing an opinion.
"I think you have to be quite open and I've done that throughout my career as a manager.
"This is my third club as a manager, I've been a manager six or seven years, and I think you've got to listen to what players have to say.
"That's good and I'd rather be dealing with those sorts of people than people who just go with the flow and don't do anything. All of my players are like that here and it's a pain in the backside sometimes."

Wolves are hoping to have a fully fit squad for their play-off second leg at The Madejski Stadium on Wednesday.
Kenny Miller, Shaun Newton and Joleon Lescott all trained at Molineux this morning, but Paul Butler had to sit it out.

Miller was substituted when someone caught his ankle as the players were all congratulating Lee Naylor, he received treatment at the side of the pitch and would have been fine to go back on, but boss Dave Jones wanted to get back to having 11 men on the pitch and decided to bring on Sturridge.

Butler was stretchered off on Saturday with a knee injury and went for an x-ray which showed that there’s no crack. They will now have that x-ray examined in more depth to see what damage has been done, if any, and hope to know more by tomorrow.

Wolves boss Dave Jones has praised his side's mental resilience after they came from behind to secure a 2-1 play-off victory over Reading at Molineux.
The hosts had fallen behind to Nicky Forster's first-half strike before defender Graeme Murty deflected a Shaun Newton shot into his own net 15 minutes from time and defender Lee Naylor stepped up to blast home an 84th-minute free-kick winner.

Jones said: "We were behind in the game so we needed to dig deep and we did that, we showed mental strength.
"In the last 30 minutes we really got a grip on the game but we always felt Reading started at a tempo they wouldn't be able to sustain.
"We knew we were not playing well but even at 1-0 down at half-time we knew if we kept knocking on the door, we would get the result.
"So we showed we were fit and had the mental toughness to do the job and I'm pleased to come away with a win after being 1-0 down.
"But all we've done at this stage is get our noses in front at the halfway stage and that's the way I'm looking at it." From www.sportinglife.com

23mins: Yellow card, Butler.
25mins: Goal, Forster puts Reading ahead after the Wolves defence didn't clear a cross.
36mins: Yellow card, Ince.
2 added minutes.
Half-Time: Wolves 0-1 Reading.
60mins: Yellow card, Sidwell.
61mins: Reading substitution, Tyson on for Forster.
66mins: Wolves substitution, Newton on for Ndah.
72mins: Reading substitution, Newman on for Chadwick.
75mins: GOAL, Newton puts Wolves level after a penalty appeal had been turned down. Given as an own goal by Murty.
84mins: GOAL, Naylor puts Wolves ahead from a free-kick driven low from the edge of the box.
84mins: Reading substitution, Cureton on for Henderson.
86mins: Wolves substitution, Sturridge on for Miller, got injured celebrating Naylor's goal.
3 added minutes.
92mins: Red card, Tyson.
94mins: Wolves substitution, Pollet on for Butler (injured).
Full-Time: Wolves 2-1 Reading.

Wolves: 2

Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Lescott, Butler, Ince, Cameron, Ndah, Kennedy, Blake, Miller.

Subs: Oakes, Rae, Newton (66), Sturridge (86), Pollet (94).

Cards: Yellow: Butler, Ince. Red: None.

Reading: 1

Hahnemann, Murty, Shorey, Williams, Forster, Hughes, Harper, Henderson, Sidwell, Brown, Chadwick.

Subs: Watson, Cureton (84), Ashdown, Tyson (61), Newman (72).

Cards: Yellow: Sidwell. Red: Tyson.

Attendance: 27,678

Check out the BBC Black Country websites play-off section called "Wolves in the Play-Offs" and watch Molineux through Wolfrum's live web cam.

Wolves: Joleon Lescott is expected to recover from a knee injury and Lee Naylor has recovered from a toe injury to take their places in a full-strength side for the first leg at Molineux.
Striker Kenny Miller will play through the pain having postponed a hernia operation until after the post-season action, and is expected to partner Nathan Blake in attack.

Reading: are sweating on the fitness of Andy Hughes as they travel to Molineux for the first leg.
The midfielder has been struck down by flu and on-loan winger Glen Little has given Alan Pardew cause for concern after coming down with similar symptoms - although Hughes is expected to be ready.
Captain Adie Williams (Ex-Wolves) has given the Royals a boost by coming through training unscathed and declaring himself fit after a calf problem.

All 4462 tickets for the second leg of the play-offs at Reading next Wednesday have SOLD OUT, they went on sale at 7pm last night and were all sold by 10.50pm.
Tickets for the first leg, at Molineux this Saturday, are expected to sell out this morning. Officials at the club are turning away anyone new who tries to join the queue as they will not be successful.

Injury Update: Lee Naylor should be fit for Saturday’s first leg, after suffering a toe injury before the break in last Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City. He received immediate treatment and is now just waiting for the toe to heal.
Joleon Lescott is battling to be fit for Saturday after he was forced out of Sunday’s draw with Leicester because of a knee injury he picked up in training, only the third game he has missed all season. Lescott had a scan on Saturday and boss Dave Jones said on WOW: "It’s a little too early yet to predict whether or not Jo is going to be available to face Reading.
"He’s obviously not training at the moment but is undergoing treatment and hopefully all will be well. We will be monitoring the situation throughout the week."
Mark Clyde is definitely ruled out, he is recovering from surgery to his knee to remove scar tissue.

Ticket Update: Wolves fans camped out all night to get one of the 4,462 tickets that Wolves have been allocated for the second leg at the Madejski Stadium. They are priced at £18 adults and £10 concessions.
Thousands of tickets have already been snapped-up for the first leg when Reading come to Molineux on Saturday, 16,500 season ticket holders claimed their seats and tickets are still on sale to the general public.

The Wolves Supporters' Trust are campaigning to get the Wolverhampton Councilors to give Sir Jack the Freedom of the City. For more info and to sign the petition please visit www.wolvestrust.co.uk.

Dave Jones declared his Wolves side ready and eager for the Division One play-offs after they ended their league season with a draw at home to already-promoted Leicester.
The Molineux outfit took their unbeaten run to nine games, although they were disappointed to be denied victory by a late equaliser from the penalty spot by Trevor Benjamin.
With none of the play-off quartet winning, Wolves now face Reading in next Saturday's semi-final first leg and Jones said: "It was just a case of seeing out the day.
"We didn't want anyone seriously injured or sent off but I saw a lot of good signs from my players that they are 'at it'.
"I had a go at them last weekend but I was pleased with the attitude today. We felt last year when we went into the play-offs that we had lost something and we were running on empty.
"This time, once automatic promotion had gone, the play-offs became our secondary aim and we reached them comfortably.
"We have not really wanted to play the last two games but the fans have geared themselves up today and we want Molineux to be a cauldron of noise next weekend." From www.sportinglife.com

Joleon Lescott was voted the Player of the Year by fans at Molineux, voting slips were given out at the ground, but next season you may be able to vote online.
Lescott picked up the trophy from Sir Jack Hayward after this afternoon’s 1-1 draw with Leicester, which he missed through injury. Goalkeeper Matt Murray was named Young Player of the Year.

Boss Dave Jones said on WOW: “Both lads deserve these accolades.
“Jo has had a very consistent season. He is still only a youngster but regularly puts in very mature performances. He’s been a real asset to the team this season.
“After all the set-backs he’s suffered, Matt has taken his chance well. In a very short time he went from being a reserve team player to establishing himself as the club’s number one keeper.
“The performances of both players have earned them recognition in the England under 21 set up. They’ve had a great season and now it’s up to them to show they can carry on improving.”

Awards were also presented to Paul Ince and Denis Irwin by representatives of the Premier League. Both players were voted into the teams of the decade.

31mins: For the second match running, the ref gets injured and has to be replaced!
3 added minutes.
Half-Time: Wolves 0-0 Leicester.
46mins: Wolves substitution, Edworthy on for Naylor.
57mins: GOAL, Miller raced past the Leicester defence to put Wolves ahead.
59mins: Yellow card, Impey.
61mins: Yellow card, McKinlay.
62mins: Leicester substitution, Summerbee on for Sinclair.
70mins: Yellow card, Benjamin.
72mins: Leicester substitution, Petescu on for Deane.
78mins: Leicester substitution, Flowers on for Walker.
84mins: Wolves substitution, Sturridge on for Miller.
85mins: Penalty to Leicester, Pollet fell onto the ball.
86mins: Yellow card, Pollet.
86mins: Goal, Benjamin levels from the spot.
87mins: Wolves substitution, Rae on for Ince.
5 added minutes.
Full-Time: Wolves 1-1 Leicester.
*Wolves play Reading in the semi-final of the play-offs.

Wolves: striker Nathan Blake returns after a three-game ban, fellow striker Adam Proudlock has reported a slight groin strain but should make the squad, while skipper Paul Ince is expected to start after overcoming illness.
Defender Mark Clyde is ruled out after undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from his left knee.

Leicester: midfielder Muzzy Izzet has been ruled out after failing to recover sufficiently from a septic knee. Jordan Stewart (dislocated shoulder) is also on the sidelines while groin trouble could rule out Callum Davidson, while Frank Sinclair will also miss out if he fails to overcome a calf strain.

Wolves striker Nathan Blake has been named in the provisional Welsh squad who are playing a friendly against the United States in San Jose on Monday 26th May, which is the day of the Division One play-off final. If Wolves win their two semi-final matches and make the final then the club will request that Blake be released from his international duties.

Wolves JJ Melligan and Ivar Ingimarsson are returning to Molineux after long loan spells to strengthen the squad for the Division One play-offs.
Melligan has spent most of the season at Kidderminster Harriers, where he has played 31 games in two spells after a mid-season recall to Molineux.
Ingimarsson joined Brighton in February and has made 15 appearances for the Seagulls.
Both loan deals finish this weekend and the players will report back to Molineux on Monday.

The Football League have announced the dates and times of the play-off semi-finals early, as policing issues became clear.
It's not yet finalised who Wolves will play, but it's either Sheff Utd or Reading, the possible combinations for the dates are:
If Wolves play Sheffield United, the home game will be on Saturday May 10th, with a 12.15pm kick-off. Then away on Thursday May 15th, with a 7.45pm kick-off.
If Wolves play Reading, the home fixture will be on Saturday May 10th, with a 5.30pm kick-off. Then away on Wednesday May 14th, with a 7.45pm kick-off.

A young Wolves reserves side put on a fine show against Sheffield United, who are this seasons Avon Premier League Champions, but they were beaten 1-0.
Javary got the only goal 15 minutes from time, he took a pass from substitute Jonathan Forte and checked before turning and beating Federici from 10-yards.

Wolves Reserves: Federici, Flynn, Camara, Mahon, Townsend, Lowe, Watson, Walters (Barnes-Homer 80), Clarke, Mulligan, Steele (Fitter 62).
Unused Subs: Brown, McGrane, Talbott.
Yellow Card: Camara.
Sheff Utd Reserves: Kelly, Cas, Baum, Javary, Cryan, Murphy, Mallon, Smith, Onuora, Killeen (Forte 70), Morrison.
Unused Subs: Purkiss, Scott, Tansley, Ross.

Bully said: "I am only on the backing vocals but I wanted to get behind the song because anything that can help the team do well is worth it.
"Last season I was really confident on how they were playing but I don't want to tempt fate this time by saying they'll go up, I just hope that this song helps," he said.

Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League
Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League

We all know that it's been too long
Since we've been where we belong
But now we know it's our time once more
When we hear that famous Molineux roar

Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League
Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League

The disappointments we've had to take
We have suffered enough heartbreak
Believe us Jonesy this is our year
And now we know and now we know

It's time to repay our loyalty
With trips to Anfield and Highbury
This time Jonesy we know it's our year
when DJ's Gold and Black Army cheer

Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League
Hey Jonesy...We wanna go to the Premier League

The CD, priced £2.99, will be on sale at the BBC shop in the Merry Hill Centre from 3rd May when the foursome will be signing autographs. It is also available through mail order on 01384 572860.

Wolves groundsman Jonathan Calderwood has been declared the top groundsman in Division One. The Playing Surfaces Committee awarded him the title of Groundsman of the Year for the quality of the Molineux turf.
Wolves boss Dave Jones said on WOW: "Even at this late stage of the season the pitch still looks good.
"The lads who work on it deserve credit. It’s not only the pitch at the stadium they have to look after but also the ones at the Compton training ground.
"It’s hard work keeping all of them in shape and they have done a great job."

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