Almost 3,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers fans travelled to Ipswich Town and returned home with priceless memories of the day their team effectively secured Premier League safety.
Just one supporter left Portman Road with a money-can’t-buy personal souvenir of a memorable afternoon.
Max Harris, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Gnosall, near Stafford, was in the front row of the Cobbold Stand when Jorgen Strand Larsen bundled home the goal that earned Wolves a 2-1 win and 12-point advantage over the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
Seconds later, thanks to midfielder Andre, Max found himself involved in the celebrations with a video on his mobile phone, filmed in part by the Brazil international, that went viral.
@Wolves utfw pic.twitter.com/OuftBlaTKj
— Max Harris (@max_harris739) April 5, 2025
“As we scored, I saw all the players coming over, so I came out of the row and I went down to the front,” the teenager told The Athletic.
“I was on the barrier, all the players ran past us and I’ve got an extended video of them all running by and hugging me. Then all of a sudden you can see Andre look at me and take my phone and do what he did.”
The celebrations did not end at Portman Road either. Hours later, head coach Vitor Pereira appeared to be happily posing for pictures with fans at The Giffard Arms in Wolverhampton city centre — a venue that describes itself as “Wolverhampton’s only dedicated Rock Pub” while Google goes for “a quirky pub with DJs pulling rockers and goths to opulent gothic/fantasy rooms with coffin tables”.
He rocked up at the Giffard last night! pic.twitter.com/kFQHAgC1DZ
— Rob Dicken (@1970RobD) April 6, 2025
For Andre, the impromptu selfie simply added to a cult status that was growing exponentially.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who joined from Fluminense, celebrates successful tackles like goals, dances during celebrations and generally prowls Premier League pitches with a vaguely unhinged look in his eyes.
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And he can play, too. His blossoming central midfield double act with compatriot Joao Gomes has been one of the key features of Pereira’s short but impressive reign and their partnership helped Wolves turn a 1-0 deficit and the prospect of just a six-point advantage over their hosts into victory and that 12-point buffer.
“He’s crazy, Andre, and I love him,” Strand Larsen told reporters. “His great pass started that goal. He’s an amazing player but also a crazy person. He is one of my best friends in the team and such a good guy and he deserves all the credit.”
We are all Andre this afternoon 🐺 #wwfc #IPSWOL pic.twitter.com/QQFhXnmeFM
— Matt Bateman (@MattyShaun) April 5, 2025
Since becoming a regular starter following Pereira’s appointment, Andre has become a key figure tactically and for relations between players and fans.
But he has not done it alone. It was fitting that he and Emmanuel Agbadou, arguably the two individuals whose form under Pereira has done most to turn Wolves’ season around, were the pick of the players again at Portman Road in a team performance that lacked intensity and tempo before half-time but improved considerably afterwards.
Strand Larsen is slowly winning over critics who legitimately questioned his contribution beyond his impressive goalscoring in his debut Premier League season.
Since resting from Norway’s most recent internationals due to a broken hand, last summer’s marquee signing has returned refreshed and energised. His all-round game is now beginning to match his proficiency in front of goal, which has brought four goals in his last three games.
There was not a vast gulf between the teams on Saturday but Wolves had the edge in terms of quality, none more so than substitute Pablo Sarabia, who stepped off the bench to grab a goal and an assist with an ice-cool finish and a clever pass for Strand Larsen.
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The Spaniard has clear physical limitations in the demanding Premier League but he boasts technical skill that few Wolves players can match and, once his departure is confirmed when his contract expires this summer, it will take away a potent option from the bench.
Even the normally undemonstrative Sarabia was prominent in the post-match as fans and players celebrated a job almost completed.
There is an inherent danger in drawing premature conclusions from a short, impressive run of results.
It was a little over a year ago, after all, that Gary O’Neil and his Wolves side appeared to have formed an unbreakable bond with supporters. They had rebuilt from the mess of Julen Lopetegui’s departure, recording memorable doubles against Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, standing toe to toe, twice, with Manchester United and defeating Manchester City at Molineux and West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
A few months later, they had lost to Coventry City in the FA Cup quarter-finals, the league form had fallen off a cliff and the relationship with those in the stands crumbled once more, leading to O’Neil’s sacking in December.
So Pereira will only ever be a few poor results away from his bonds with supporters being strained, while it would take something pretty special for owner Fosun to fully repair its relationship with fans.
But for now, things are on the up. “The atmosphere is starting to slowly get better as we start putting in better performances,” said teenager Max.
Moods at football clubs are fickle beasts. Yet for the short term at least, Wolves’ players and fans are in love with each other again, and Max Harris has the selfie to prove it.
(Top photo: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC/Wolves via Getty Images)
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