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| Wolves legend Steve Bull surprises fan at wedding | |
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| A Wolves fan who missed his first home game since 1976 for a family wedding had "a big surprise" when his club's record goal-scorer turned up. | |
| Peter Abbott, from Ipswich, said he was astonished when the League One club arranged for "legend" Steve Bull to be at his stepdaughter's wedding. | |
| On Saturday Mr Abbott skipped his regular 330-mile (530km) round trip to Wolverhampton to go to the wedding. | |
| He said his stepdaughter and her husband were in on the surprise. | He said his stepdaughter and her husband were in on the surprise. |
| Mr Abbott said: "They were doing photos and I was called over and all of a sudden one of the chaps with his back to me turned around and it was Bully. | Mr Abbott said: "They were doing photos and I was called over and all of a sudden one of the chaps with his back to me turned around and it was Bully. |
| "The club arranged for him to be there as a big surprise - he's a legend. | "The club arranged for him to be there as a big surprise - he's a legend. |
| "We talked about the old days and where the club is now - a fan's conversation really." | "We talked about the old days and where the club is now - a fan's conversation really." |
| Bull, who scored 306 goals during his Wolves career which began in 1986, also delivered a signed shirt and the programme from Saturday's match. | |
| 'Pretty frustrating' | 'Pretty frustrating' |
| Mr Abbott, who grew up in east London, first fell for the Wolves in 1970 and the last home match he missed was against Tottenham on 16 March 1976. | Mr Abbott, who grew up in east London, first fell for the Wolves in 1970 and the last home match he missed was against Tottenham on 16 March 1976. |
| He said: "I've never lived nearer than a 300-mile (483km) round trip and Bully said to me 'Wow, how do you do this journey every week?'." | He said: "I've never lived nearer than a 300-mile (483km) round trip and Bully said to me 'Wow, how do you do this journey every week?'." |
| Mr Abbott's stepdaughter Sarah Butler married Jonathan Liddle at Haughley, near Stowmarket in Suffolk, at 14:00 BST on Saturday. | |
| From 15:00 BST, Mr Abbott tried to follow Wolves' match with Coventry, which ended 1-1, as best he could. | |
| Mr Abbott said: "I had a multitude of texts, but the [phone] reception was poor so that was pretty frustrating. | Mr Abbott said: "I had a multitude of texts, but the [phone] reception was poor so that was pretty frustrating. |
| "At the end of the match I had a few minutes on my own and thought, 'Oh, I've missed a match'." | "At the end of the match I had a few minutes on my own and thought, 'Oh, I've missed a match'." |
| But he added that the couple had a "fantastic time" and as far as he was concerned it was the wedding of the year. | But he added that the couple had a "fantastic time" and as far as he was concerned it was the wedding of the year. |
| Wolverhampton's next home match is against Oldham on Tuesday. Mr Abbott said he would be there. | Wolverhampton's next home match is against Oldham on Tuesday. Mr Abbott said he would be there. |