Destiny Train

Last Updated: 13 February 2023

The One That Could Lead To Wembley…

… if we want to be generous about the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Now before we get sniffy about the competition, shall we remind ourselves about the FA Trophy. If you’re aiming to get promoted to the Football League and striving for an attracting FA Cup Third Round tie in January, …

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The One Where Bondz N’Gala Scores

And now for something completely different… the FA Cup. The pluckiest non-league teams have been decided and now is the time for us Football League types to come to the party. It could have been Stourbridge, it could have been Biggleswade – yep, it could have even been Barnet. But …

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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 41

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 41: After making our return from the windy heights of Wolverhampton Wanderers, it is time for another ALOOT. Host Steve Watkins is joined by Mark Hollis and Dean Thompson – standard – and guest Keith Bell. Naturally, we begin by discussing the recent …

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Dancing With Wolves

If you needed to be reminded of the gap that exists between the Haves and the Have Nots in League One, this weekend’s game will help you out. On the pitch, there is just a fine line between sticking the ball in the goal and, well, not doing that. But …

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Keep The Wolves At Bay…

Wolverhampton. Well, you can’t complain that the League One Holiday Brochure (2013-14 Season) isn’t treating us this year. Walsall, Crewe, Tranmere – all very prestigious locations in their own right, but none of ’em hold a candle to the cradle of the Black Country. On this latest Grand Day Out, …

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Trick Or Treat?

If there is such a thing as a god of marketing (and we very much doubt there is), then it has shown grace and favour towards us by ensuring the fixture computer splurged out Crawley Town at home the weekend before Halloween. You know what that means by now – …

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It’s All About Crewe

A midweek league fixture? Well, this is a welcome treat in a season where our League One business has been exclusively done on Saturdays so far. That weekend business isn’t quite paying out in points just yet, so we may as well start moonlighting on Tuesday nights – we haven’t …

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Movin’ On Up

Have we turned the corner? Is the Destiny Train back on the right track? We are no more than 24 hours from finding out. We travel to Walsall this weekend for the chance to make it three wins in three games and continue the momentum built up with our victories …

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It’s Not How You Start…

… it is how you finish. We’re told this often enough during our football club-supporting lives and it often gets proved to be the case when you take into consideration the full length of a season. It is easy to peer at our league results this season and feel inclined …

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Let’s Go Round Again

The first British male to win Wimbledon in nearly 80 years; the marauding Lions making the Aussies look stupid in their own backyard; Chris Froome aiming to make it two in two for the Brits in Le Tour; and England attempting to tighten their grasp on the Ashes – this …

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