Steve Bull expects Wolves fans to praise Town boss Graham Turner
Wolves legend Steve Bull today insisted Graham Turner deserves the huge welcome he will receive from visiting fans at Greenhous Meadow tomorrow.
The Shrewsbury boss faces Wolves for the first time competitively since he left Molineux in March 1994.
Turner spent seven-and-a-half years in charge at Molineux during which he led the club from the brink of oblivion in the Fourth Division to promotion contenders for the Premier League.
That record earned the 65-year-old a place in the club's Hall of Fame and he will be the first of that select band of gold and black legends to face Wolves.
Turner's most famous signing was Bull, the symbol of that fondly-remembered march through the divisions.
And Wolves' 306-goal record scorer believes the applause for Turner will be entirely justified.
"One thing I can guarantee about the game is the reception Graham Turner will get," said Bull, 48.
"I reckon it will be one of the best any opposition manager can have received from our supporters such is the credit my old gaffer is given at Molineux for playing such a big role in pulling the club round.
"The stories are well known now – the rats in the dressing room, the team at the bottom of the league, a car park for a training pitch and at times not enough money to pay the milk bill.
That's how desperate it was.
"Graham built a special bond with my old team from his time.
"It was always a disappointment to me that we couldn't take that final step into the Premier League under Graham."
'Bully' admitted Turner's place in launching his career after snapping up him from Albion for a bargain £64,000 in November 1986.
"I certainly accept he was good for me – I owe him so much for giving me the chance to go and make my own mark in the game," he said.
"It's amazing to think Wolves will be in opposition with a member of the club's Hall of Fame."
Turner's enthusiasm for football seems boundless but Bull revealed a fierce will to win still burns brightly in the Town boss.
"Everybody knows what a nice fella' he is and what good company he is – but there's a fierce competitor in there and must still be for Graham to be putting himself through the mill at 65.
"He was doing the 'hairdryer' treatment long before Fergie, but always because he was driven to achieve things and win games.
"That's what he wanted off his players, that same fire, and that's what Wolves will be facing tomorrow."
