Mick McCarthy believes his injury-hit Wolves squad have proved they have the “character” to emerge from their toughest spell of the season.
Back-to-back defeats have brought Wolves’ season to a crossroads, but McCarthy believes his players will stand up to be counted in the pressurised atmosphere of tomorrow’s game.
Wolves managed to bounce back from back-to-back defeats against Sheffield United and Hull earlier in the season, responding with a run of just one defeat in 13. And McCarthy has every confidence that they can do the same again.
“There is no doubt in my mind that we have the characters in the dressing room to handle this situation,” he said.
“That is not an issue at all, we have great characters and we wouldn’t have got the points on the board that we have done if we didn’t.
“It certainly wasn’t a problem last year and we have much the same characters in there last season.”
McCarthy confirmed that Wolves will start with Jay Bothroyd up front at Loftus Road – with Stephen Elliott his likely partner – as the Molineux men go looking for a response from their worst run of form of the campaign.
“I’m not worried yet. It is about how many points you end up with at the end of the season – every team will have a little dip in form. We have had four or five games where we haven’t been right at it.
“We ground out a couple of wins in that spell, but we are a scalp and when you come against teams that are right at it then you do come unstuck.
“Two defeats on the bounce is not what we wanted and we need to change it because the league is so tight at the top.”
McCarthy has warned his players not to take QPR lightly – despite their lowly league position.
The R’s are managed by a newcomer to English football Luigi Di Canio, who McCarthy believes has them well-drilled. “They have very good players and the win in midweek will give them confidence,” he said. “That will have given them a boost, especially the way Burnley have been going.”
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I’ll be at Loftus Rd tomorrow cheering the lads on.
Tickets available on the day for £22
more likely to howl than to roar
I’d rather stay at home and watch the snooker.
i will be there too. i think its £10 return on the train too if you pre booked.
1 - Were all off into covent garden for a drink before the game should any fans want to meet up.
3 - typical armchair fan….bet your one of the fans who only went to games when we were in the prem…….. moron.
I hope its a roar and not a whimper.
Actions speak louder than words Mick, I’ll believe it when I see it and I certainly don’t believe anything you say after the last 4 months.
Can’t wait for tomorrow, reckon we’ll have about 3000 there with tickets on the day which is not bad. Looking forward to careering round the capital after a few beers and cheering the lads on to victory. Anyone remember last year at Loftus Road and the emergence of a certain Mr. Kightly?
Re Wolvesmod - good for you, sit at home and watch the snooker eh? Call yourself a supporter? Armchair warriors, I’ve had enough of you lot… come on the mighty Wanderers!!!
5 Southbank S5:
Covent Garden is not a 5 min walk from Loftus Rd, you know!
There is an Aussie bar near to Shepherds Bush Underground.
Were are people meeting for a pint before the game
3- enjoy the snooker.
wolves do not need fans like you.
i travel over an hour and a half there and back to get to games, since i moved away
bet the same can’t be said for you
Difficult game this one, beat Burnley in the week so confidence up.
Fancy you to nick the points tho.
Not going to be there but it should be 3pts for us as QPR have awful form at home. Come on Wolves!
I don’t mind meeting up at Covent Garden, it’s only 5 mins from Charing Cross, where the train from Tunbridge Wells gets in!
Mick Mcarthy will be talking this Sunday morning in the company of Chris Kamara about the Korea job and Ireland, See Sky Sports website.
Unless we show total commitment are 1st to the ball, close the opposition down quickly and score goals it will be bad news.
Fingers crossed some of that comes back into our game!!!
IM SICK OF MM EXCUSES
I SAID I WASNT GOING LAST WEEK BUT IVE CHANGED MY MIND AND DECIDED TO GO.
IF WE DONT WIN TOMORROW THEN FOR ME ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE OF MANAGER.
IM SICK AND TIRED OF LISTENING TO THE MOANS AND EXCUSES IF IT DONT GO OUR WAY.
Weekend travel from west Cornwall to smoke very dodgy so wont make the match at Q.P.R., but I wont be watching the snooker I will be glued to my P.C. hanging on to every word on the printer! Need the points from this one lads, need the points. Come on you Wolves.
9 - I know but its not long on the tube and its always nice to take in the festive spirit around cov garden, just like last year. I must admit, fair play to those who arrange the fixtures list…..two years on the trot a day out in London at Christmas.
Just hope the results as good as last year!!
Last week I predicted we would be battered by Burnley.
I predict we will get spanked by QPR.
If that comes to pass, the Morgan axe will fall on Mad Mick in hours not days.
out of darkness cometh light
19:
What time you getting to Covent Garden?
17 STOURPORT WOLF:
Take a chill pill & stop typeing in caps!
Just supposing you were to get your way.You spit your dummy out & McCarthy gets the sack.Who you going to replace him with, Jimmy Krankie? Fandabidozy!
Let’s see what he does with Morgan’s millions when the window open……always assuming Moxey loosens the purse strings!
yes MM has plenty to crow about, defeated by Morecombe and the Irish juniors, scraped past lowly teams and now its a bottom of the division team.
babb, nah can’t see Morgan sacking MM, why would he? gave him no money to invest in players and refused to spen his money on anything.
This is exactly how Morgan wants it to be. Stay in the championship league and sell the team on at the end of the season. So far I can see the 10 quid being handed over. What a deal for a team. Surely must be worth 20 quid by now, but only if he gets smart and sacks Moxey. Make it look more like a proper enterprise.
We are simply showing up, kicking the ball around and getting into the showers. Nothing glamorous about this lot. Boring football being played by low league players.
Wolves to win 0- 2, as this will be the first game i can attend this season.
Try the Havelock near to Shepards Bush (Brook Green) A much nicer pub though more expensive.
Mick is not going to be sacked and we are not going to be battered tomorrow.
Nice to know the tickets will only be £22
I’ll be there happily counting our goals and our three points….
Either way it’s always a great day out and we have tended to do well at QPR. We drew with Fulham there when in the premiership. Lots of good pubs on the way to the ground.
up camden town after the match to celebrate 3 points. all welcome
We hope its NOT more talk from MM the Guru & that he doesnt have to regret opening his mouth AGAIN!!!
NB* MM 1 goal per game average will not get you promotion!!! No matter how much us fans cheer the lads on!!!
18 BLACKCOUNTRYMAN
IM GLAD YOUR HAPPY WITH THE RUBBISH WE ARE PLAYING AT THE MOMENT.
THE REASON IM SHOUTING IS TO GET IT IN YOUR THICK HEAD MM HAS TAKEN THE CLUB AS FAR AS HE CAN HES NOT A MANAGER WHO SPENDS MILLIONS SO BEFORE HE GOES AND WASTES IT GET SOMEONE IN WHO CAN SPEND IT WISELY.
HOPE ITS SUNK IN NOW NUMPTY
28 STOURPORT WOLF:
You really need medication! With all this stress your going to give yourself a heart attack or ulcers.
BLAKCOUNTRYMAN GO BACK ON TO THE OTHER SITE WHERE YOU BELONG !!!!
What really disappoints me is seeing the transformation that has taken place at clubs with apparently far less potential than Wolves: look at Portsmouth, Bolton, Fulham, Reading etc. With the right investment and management the same thing could have happened to Wolves years ago yet in all honesty there hasn’t been a good team at Molineux for a generation. A fine ground and other facilities, good support and huge potential for more but rarely anything more than a respectable Championship side and sometimes, even the most ardent supporter must admit, total rubbish.
A team that hopes to bridge the chasm between the Championship and the Premiership mostly needs to be much better than the rest: Reading were, as were Sunderland, but even Sunderland are struggling. What are Wolves doing? … panting to stay in touch with Watford and Bristol City!!
I think the giant has been sleeping far too long. You regular supporters will remember some fleeting successes but this club ought to be in the top half of the Premiership most of the time not trying to scrape a draw against Colchester.
no.1 22 pound you could have spent that on something better of value,or given it to charity you would have felt better for it never mind dopey mick will get us banging the goals in over christmas?more chance santa being a muslim.