It only seemed a few weeks ago that I was writing about a sun drenched Molineux and a crowd in shirt sleeves but here we are in November, on a cold, dark, cloudy day with certain players (in the opposition team I hasten to add) wearing gloves to keep their hands warm. Who says it’s only a man’s game?

Wolves v Birmingham, now a battle of the Cities. Probably doesn’t conjure up a picture of fast flowing football with plenty of goals, but a vital fixture just the same.

In fact the game opened up with both sides playing positive football and as the first half wore on, the Wolves gradually got on top and only a great save from their keeper preventing a 25 yard volley from Iversson, kept them from going behind. There was a great contest in the centre of the pitch where Dunn and Savage were battling with Ince and Rae for midfield supremacy. Despite a great reaction save from Oakes to a thunderous shot from Dugarry, Wolves were definitely the best side in the first half although Birmingham did finish quite strongly.

Half-time came and it was no goals but you couldn’t tell which team was fourth from the top of the Premier and which was fourth from the bottom!

Within minutes of the start of the second half we were a goal down! A beautiful through ball from Dugarry (why does he have to fall down everytime he is tackled?) and a clinical finish from Forssell and we were behind. At this point I became a bit worried as Birmingham do have an excellent defensive record and we aren’t exactly bursting with goals at the moment. However, the Wolves kept their shape and really went for it. The crowd got behind the lads and all of a sudden it seemed that the pressure might just pay off. Let’s be honest, after the Leicester match anything is possible. All of the play was now in the Birmingham half and they began to defend deeper and deeper. Eventually the goal came. Oh boy – what a relief; what a mess! A corner on the right from Rae then a series of mis-kicks and the ball finished at the feet of Iversson who managed to squeeze it in at the far post. It was no more than the Wolves deserved. In fact they could and should have won it in the last minute. A lovely cut back by Camara and Iversson no more than 6/7 yards out should have sidefooted into the net; instead he mis-cued and the chance was lost. Then the referee blew the whistle and the game was over.

Glad of a point? – yes is the simple answer but on reflection it could have been 3. I felt that a lot of positive points came from this match however in that Iversson had his best game so far and Kennedy played for 90- minutes (although not match fit). We still have Cameron to come back but above all, this team doesn’t know when it is beaten.