Wolves going for gold with Molineux facelift and return of classic kit
Wolves are set to revert to a 1950s-style classic old gold kit for their big return to the Premier League – as Molineux undergoes a six-figure facelift.
And it’s believed the new away kit will see a return to the club’s traditional white as Wolves and new kit providers Adidas go retro for the highly anticipated top flight campaign next season.
Preparations are well under way for Wolves’ first Premier League season for six years.
Building work has been ongoing since the end of the season with scaffolding outside the Billy Wright stand entrance.
The club has to comply with Premier League regulations and is revamping its changing rooms, manager’s office, referees and kit rooms, while a press conference room is being installed and floodlights brightened to conform with Sky’s state-of-the-art HD replays.
Cables are being laid around the ground to meet Sky Sports’ demands.
Work has also started at the corner of the Sir Jack Hayward and Steve Bull stands in preparation for a £250,000 statue of former owner Sir Jack being unveiled this month.
The new kits will be unveiled in the coming weeks once another big money deal with a mystery shirt sponsor is finalised.
Wolves paid off controversial shirt sponsor The Money Shop to end a three-year agreement a year earlier this year.
Molineux chiefs recently penned a multi-million pound four-year contract with German sporting giants Adidas.
The home and away shirts have already been produced and are being kept under wraps.
The home kit will hark back to the old gold of the 1950s and swinging Sixties and Wolves’ glory days, marking a departure from the deeper gold colour of recent decades.
And it’s thought the away kit will be white. It has been black, light blue and fluorescent green in the past three years.
Players Diogo Jota, Conor Coady, Danny Batth and John Ruddy recently visited the Adidas Northern Europe headquarters in Stockport for a sneak preview of the kit.
Coady said: “The lads and I have sampled the new kits – they look good and feel even better.
"We’re looking forward to wearing them in such a historic campaign next season.
"We’ll be facing some of the world’s toughest opponents next season and a partnership with a top manufacturer will help us feel like we belong.”
Wolves have also launched new national rate phone numbers, which will see all calls to the club charged at the same rate as an 01902 number saving supporters money.
The ticket office is now 0371 222 1877 and the main switchboard 0371 222 2220.
