Marc Albrighton was excellent on his debut but tired after about an hour, we lost a little bit of impetus. After Atkinson left for Manchester United, Ronnie Allen guided Albion to semi-finals in both domestic cups.

I knew what that meant – I was in the side, but I simply had to perform. He didn’t need to spell it out to me – I’d played twice, I’d played badly, and this was going to be my third strike. The various ‘meeters and greeters’ will almost certainly include the likes of Cyrille Regis or John Kaye as the debate over whether the 1968 vintage had the appearance, depth, character or complexity of the ‘78 batch. Sadly, there is no chance of Robertson being spared, now Wolves will once more come face-to-face with the non-league outfit who tormented them over the course of 270 minutes a little over 34 years ago. Within two weeks I was thinking 'what on earth have I done?' The players that were there couldn't have got in Bromsgrove's side.

Steve Bull

Steve Bull, Andy Mutch, Andy Thompson, Floyd Streete and Robbie Dennison all joined the club and Wolves made their way up the table into the play-offs. Next thing I know Brian Little phones me up and he said why not come to the Wolves as player-coach?

On the bus he'd say 'come on you little Scottish so and so sit beside me'; he'd be playing cards and I'd be his banker. Don’t get Chorley,” he says. “I was sitting at home pleading at the TV: ‘Please, don’t get Chorley’.

Ron Atkinson

I told my wife it was 50 years ago and she turned round and said she was seven then because she’s 10 years younger than me,” he joked. “I just said ‘don’t’. Steve Bull scored a whopping 52 goals that season and next year the team topped Division Three as champions too.