Dave Edwards: Wolves out for revenge with league record as the prize
It can't be often that someone goes to a party seeking revenge.
But Dave Edwards insists that's Wolves' motivation as they bid to become the best third-tier team in history at a carnival-like Molineux tomorrow.
Carlisle, along with Coventry, are the only teams Kenny Jackett's League One champions haven't beaten this season.
Way back on Bonfire Night, the Cumbrians produced a stirring second-half comeback at Brunton Park to claim a 2-2 draw after Wolves threatened to blow them away in the first half-hour.
But the eventual outcome was more to do with an alarming tail-off by the visitors after they led 2-0, sparking a reaction as close to anger as has been seen from calm head coach Kenny Jackett.
Since then, Wolves have marched to the title and need victory tomorrow to set a new points total for the division, while Graham Kavanagh's side require snookers to stay up.
But that freezing night up the M6 still rankles with the players.
"We said before the Coventry game that we'd beaten every team in the division apart from them and Carlisle," said Edwards, an unused substitute at Brunton Park. "Unfortunately we didn't beat Coventry but we feel like we owe Carlisle one. That will be our main aim – to get the win so we've broken another record.
"We want to give the fans something to be optimistic about going into next season and to do it in style. There will be a full house and hopefully we can defend a bit better and still score some goals."
The trophy will be lifted after the game and another 30,000 crowd is expected, with home areas sold out and Carlisle fans taking around 1,200 of their 1,700 allocation.
