Book launch set to celebrate Wolves fan's life

Book launch set to celebrate Wolves fan's life Wolves fans will gather to remember the life of a well-known supporter at the launch of his book about football.

Just days after signing off the printing of Old Gold and Black, Steve Plant died at the age of 63 .

He was organising the book launch and football memorabilia exhibition, including hundreds of match-worn shirts, in Wolverhampton on Sunday 13 October.

Tributes have been paid from across the world and now his close friends are ensuring the sold-out event, which will raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital, still goes ahead.

"I just had to get involved. I can't let him down because he would always have your back," said friend Dave Foster.

The pair sat together at Molineux for many seasons and Mr Foster said the ovation for his best friend at the recent Liverpool game was both "horrible and amazing".

"It just spread around the ground, it was very emotional and when the South Bank sang 'The Wanderers will never die', it was just incredible."

He added: "I have had phone calls and messages from across the world. I have never met these people, but they just wanted to say sorry."

This will be the fourth book penned by Mr Plant, from Stourbridge, and his fundraising efforts have so far raised more than £250,000.

"I first met Steve when he was a plumber," said Mr Foster. "Whenever I went to see a Steve Plant job, his work was the neatest, tidiest work I've ever seen in my life.

"He was very focussed in everything he did, 100% committed, almost to the point of obsessive."

Friend Lawson Slater, who is helping to organise the event, said he still did not think he had processed the fact Mr Plant was no longer here.

"We have got to make sure this exhibition is exactly what he wanted and I know the book is what he wanted because I was with him when he was on the phone and he approved the final version."