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Wolves bought the freehold in 1923 for £5,607 (£303,338.70 in 2018 prices [13]) and soon set about constructing a major grandstand on the Waterloo Road side (designed by Archibald Leitch). In 1932, the club also built a new stand on the Molineux Street side and followed this by adding a roof to the South Bank two years later.
The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.
Wolves were renowned both for the club's domestic success and for the staging of high-profile "floodlit friendlies" against other top club sides from around the world. [18] Wolves had become one of the first club sides in Britain to invest in floodlighting in 1953 at a cost of £10,000 [19] (£281,308.64 at 2019 prices [20]).
About 60,000 fans watched Wolves' victory against on Honved Budapest in December 1954.
Unpacking exactly what transpired to scuttle the completion of the sale of the Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez might take a while, and could be a matter for lawyers.
Wolves went through a bad spell in the 1980s. The Molineux Street stand, built in 1932, was demolished, along with 71 terraced houses on Molineux Street, in 1979, and a new stand built at a cost of £1½ million ready for the 1979–80 season.
Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have secured a minority investor in the Minnesota Timberwolves as they try to finalize their deal to take majority ownership of the team and WNBA counterpart Minnesota ...
On 9 May, Wolves announced they would return to the US for the first time in 43 years, as part of the inaugural Stateside Cup pre-season tournament, against West Ham United and Crystal Palace. [67] A third friendly in the US was later confirmed against RB Leipzig. [68] On 21 June, a home friendly versus Rayo Vallecano was confirmed. [69]