I won’t rub it in to our European fans too much about the Ryder Cup….not much anyway.:)

So I get a text from our pal Chris Boyes from Wakefield, UK this week updating me on the progress of his beloved Wolves football club. Like the Bills, Wolves are also off to a undefeated start and sit atop the Championship table and are looking to return to the English Premier League for only the second time in nearly a quarter century. This past weekend featured a stern test for them as Wolves hit the road to face third place Preston…..

Wolves 3, Preston 1 and it wasn’t that close. Striker Chris Iwelumo recorded an unusual type of hat trick(yeah, they all are in soccer. There, beat you to it!) racking up three goals and a red card. Sounds like soccer’s version of a Gordie Howe hat trick.

Like over here, it’s early and there’s a long way to go. And maybe the reward of having the right to get hammered by the likes of belong in the same league as Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and such isn’t the same as being in the NFL Playoffs or going to the Super Bowl. But for longtime fans of Wolves who can recall the glory days of being a dominant Premier League club, a chance…any chance to get back to where they feel they rightfully belong is a huge plus.

As I have for the past few years….I’ll be watching!

-pjf

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