Wolves and West Brom fans give contrasting predictions for the Black Country Derby

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Wolves and Albion fans spoke to Nathan Judah and Jonny Drury giving their thoughts on the game, the key players and what the score will be on Sunday.

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00:00 When Wolves got pulled over, what were your first thoughts?

00:02 Not again!

00:04 Yeah, it's going to be a good game.

00:09 I don't even know what to say really, they're so expletives really.

00:14 We've got to do it.

00:15 I'm hoping for a draw really.

00:18 I want us to take them out on the Golden Palace.

00:20 If we're going to do it, let's do it at home.

00:22 What does a Black Country derby mean to you?

00:24 Everything.

00:25 Since I've been supporting Albion this height,

00:27 Wolves have always been the game for me.

00:29 What's your best memory of the Black Country derby?

00:32 My best memory is the thumping we gave Nick McCarthy's Wolves 5-1 at Milo Nook.

00:35 Unforgettable.

00:36 When Albion came out, I said to the wife, "Wolves."

00:41 And it was.

00:43 It's been a while.

00:45 Look, obviously they're in the Championship now.

00:47 What are your thoughts on the game itself?

00:49 Do you feel that they should go there and win?

00:52 I feel that we should go there and win, yeah.

00:54 Yeah, definitely.

00:55 I mean, it's going to be an easy game.

01:00 I think they're going to give us a game.

01:02 But, yeah, I think we should edge it, I think.

01:04 What does a Black Country derby mean to you?

01:06 Everything.

01:07 Absolutely everything.

01:09 The passion.

01:11 The winning, obviously.

01:13 It just means absolutely everything.

01:15 And obviously we haven't played them for a long time.

01:17 We're not where we could go anyway.

01:19 This is massive.

01:20 This is absolutely massive.

01:21 Excited, but very nervous.

01:25 Very nervous.

01:26 Yeah, it's not been a great fixture as of late, has it?

01:29 No, no.

01:30 We haven't beat them in ages.

01:32 So it would be nice to beat them for a change.

01:35 I mean, look, Gary Neal's come round.

01:37 He's done a great job.

01:38 Do you feel--are you more confident going into this kind of a game

01:40 than you would be maybe a couple of years ago?

01:42 Yeah, very.

01:43 He's done a great job so far, Gary has.

01:45 So, yeah.

01:46 It's massive.

01:48 Absolutely massive.

01:49 We've seen it loads and loads of times.

01:52 Hopefully we'll do the business.

01:55 What about you, mate?

01:56 Everything.

01:57 I mean, after that 5-1 win, where are the wingies for the hat-tricks?

02:01 So, you know, I can't see us losing it, to be honest with you.

02:05 And what about you?

02:06 What's it mean to you?

02:07 Well, I support them because I've met my partner who supports them.

02:11 He's got to try and take the games, but I earn as much as I can.

02:15 Brilliant.

02:16 It is.

02:17 When Albion Wolves came out with the hat, what were your first thoughts?

02:20 Brilliant.

02:21 Shame it started mulling you, but we'll take a game at the Hawthorns any time.

02:25 How are you feeling ahead of the big game?

02:27 Oh, I think we're going to win it.

02:29 I think we're going to win it.

02:31 I think it'll be a tight game because Albion are playing well.

02:35 But, yeah, we've got to go there and get the win.

02:38 Probably beating Wolves.

02:40 I mean, it means a lot.

02:42 I don't really like them, so beating them would mean a lot.

02:46 I'd feel sick the whole week.

02:48 What's your favourite Black Country derby memory?

02:50 Well, I'm only 15, so I've never been to one,

02:53 but I did like watching them beat them 3-2 in the season when there was no fans.

02:57 Would you expect them to win on the day?

02:59 I know I would love them to at all because no one can get a ticket.

03:02 Obviously, it's a away game.

03:03 That's the heart of me saying I want to see them play.

03:05 You know, last time we had a big game like this, I was barely even born.

03:08 So, yeah, I want us to do it.

03:11 Liquid Day is going to be a bit feisty?

03:13 Oh, yeah, it's going to be definitely feisty, yeah.

03:16 Yeah, I suppose the 5-1 at Molineux, there's so many because we've hammered them so many times.

03:20 There's too many to choose from, isn't there, really?

03:22 I'd probably say, yeah, it's got to be the Molineux one.

03:24 The 5-1 was just a day that lived long in the memory, wasn't it?

03:27 Yeah, I mean, look, and they're in a good spot, aren't they, Wolves,

03:29 under Gary O'Neill, he's got them going again.

03:31 You feel that they're a lot more confident than maybe what you might have thought of,

03:34 you know, a couple of years ago?

03:35 Oh, I think so, and I think we've turned it around.

03:38 If you go back to where we were a year ago, we've completely turned it around.

03:42 We're playing really well.

03:44 We need Neto.

03:45 Neto on form, you know, we're not going to have Wang back for the cup match,

03:51 but having Neto back, Lamina, who I think he's had a fantastic bye,

03:56 and Kunya, who's really played well.

03:59 So, yeah, so very confident.

04:01 And what's your best Black Country derby memory from down the years?

04:04 Absolutely, the 5-1.

04:05 5-1, got me a 5-1, didn't he?

04:07 Yeah, I don't want to be inaccurate.

04:09 Yeah, absolutely.

04:10 And just, I'll go from the left, what's your prediction for next week's score

04:13 and who's going to get on the score sheet for Albin?

04:15 Because there's going to be a scorer, isn't there?

04:16 There is.

04:17 Okay, I would say I'm going to go 2-1 Albin.

04:22 I'm not overly confident, but hoping for a winner.

04:26 Quietly confident?

04:27 Yeah.

04:28 Who do you think are going to be the key people on the day, key players for Wolves?

04:31 Kunya, Neto, they're doing really well at the moment.

04:34 And Lamina, and Dawson, obviously Dawson, brilliant signing.

04:39 And finally, what's the score prediction for me next week

04:42 and who's going to get on the score sheet?

04:44 We'll go 1-0 down and then we'll come back to win 2-1, and Dike and Asante.

04:48 Key players on the day for Wolves, what would you say?

04:50 It's going to be Kunya, I think, and Neto, if he's there, he's back to full fitness now.

04:54 Let's see what he can do and run around on.

04:56 Prediction?

04:57 3-1 to us.

04:59 And what's your score prediction for next week

05:01 and who's going to get on the score sheet for Albin?

05:03 Next week, well, I think Carlos is in a no-win situation.

05:05 If we go full-strength to get injuries, he's wrong,

05:07 and if we go under-strength, he's wrong.

05:09 But, all the same, I'm confident because they're going to give it their all,

05:12 they know what it means, I'm going to go 1-0 win,

05:14 and do you know what, I think Fellowes is going to bang on it.

05:16 Who are the key players, do you reckon, for Wolves on the day?

05:19 For us on the day, I don't know, Kunya, obviously, big, strong forward running.

05:27 Probably Dawson at the back as well, I think we need something solid at the back.

05:31 Big game for him going back to the All Blacks.

05:33 Yeah, yeah, definitely.

05:35 Final prediction?

05:37 I'm going for 2-1 Wolves.

05:39 I'm going to Sante to score a brace,

05:43 and Fellowes, if he starts, he'll score.

05:47 If he doesn't start, I think maybe Swift or Bartley will get a header from a long throw from Fern.

05:54 What's the score going to be?

05:57 Three, I think it'll be 2-1 Wolves and we'll score a third in the last five minutes.

06:04 What about you?

06:06 I think it's going to be Wallace and Sante.

06:09 It's going to be a bit tasty, isn't it?

06:11 It is, I wish I was there, I wish we could go, but you know, TV.

06:15 Prediction?

06:17 2-0.

06:19 And what's your prediction for the game next week?

06:22 I'm going 2-1 West Brom.

06:24 Scorers?

06:25 I think Derek Dekay will get one, and I'm going Jem Wallace.

06:29 And that atmosphere is going to be a little bit tasty, isn't it?

06:32 Yeah, hopefully, yeah.

06:34 What's your prediction for the day?

06:36 Hoping for two bomb walls to win.

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