Melvyn James Eves was born on 10 September 1956 and is an English former professional footballer who had a long career playing as a striker and left sided attacker, mostly known for his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
16 Facts About Mel Eves
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Mel Eves eventually made his debut at the age of 21 on 26 November 1977 against Ipswich Town at Molineux in the First Division.
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Mel Eves was interviewed about his Old Gold memories by the club for a "Wolves Scrapbook" edition where he talked through his first club goal.
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Mel Eves, who was commentating on the match atvthe time stated his pride in the Wolves performance that day noting that "Wolves had outplayed United, just as they had 42 years previously".
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Mel Eves formed a partnership with several key players of the era including John Richards who was the club's all time top scorer until Steve Bull surpassed his record.
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That important goal was discussed when Mel Eves was interviewed for Wolves based podcast The Wolfwhistle and he describes it as a lucky overhead kick from the edge of the box that "just sailed into the net" and would come just 7 days after the Manchester United game.
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The cup run would take Wolves to the final where Mel Eves helped Wolves win silverware with Wolves' 1980 League Cup final triumph over then-European Cup holders Nottingham Forest at Wembley where he played the full 90 minutes.
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Mel Eves played his final Wolves match against Watford, 5 May 1984 where he ruptured achilles tendon being replaced with Danny Crainie in the 19th minute.
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Mel Eves undertook an operation in London where he states he received no visitors from the Wolves and when he returned to club on crutches, foot in plaster, he met with new manager Tommy Docherty who offered him a contract at reduced salary.
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Mel Eves left the club having played in a total of 214 games for Wolves scoring 53 goals in all competitions.
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Mel Eves contributes his thoughts on the BBC Radio WM radio commentaries for Wolves games.
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Mel Eves describes himself as being pacey and wiry.
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Mel Eves helped facilitate deals to bring prominent Italians to the football league through his agency including Fabrizio Ravanelli and Benito Carbone.
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Mel Eves scored a hat-trick as an international for Wales too, along with ones in the FA Cup and League Cup.
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Mel Eves is a published author, with his book "The 3 'E's: How to Achieve Optimum Performance" listed as available on Amazon.
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Mel Eves believes the philosophy and coaching of this style helped with the upturn in for of Doncaster Rovers when he was working there.