Boss Mick McCarthy today hailed the double signing swoop which he hopes will help add the missing spark to his Wolves team.
Wolves have already completed of signing of Plymouth striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - and the 21-year-old goes straight into McCarthy’s plans for tomorrows Molineux clash with Crystal Palace.
And the club were also tying up a deal for Luton’s former Shrewsbury midfielder David Edward for £675,000 which is likely to be completed in the next 24 hours.
Both fit the “young and hungry” profile which continues to be the core requirement of the McCarthy era and the manager is relishing the impact the two players can make.
“Having managed teams that have played against Sylvan, I always thought he was a threat,” said McCarthy.
“He scores goals, he’s a box player, strong and quick - and he is scoring goals at the moment and is fit for consideration tomorrow.
“David we have been aware of since he played for Shrewsbury where I quite liked him when I saw him playing out wide.
“He’s been doing well with Luton and the performance that we all saw against Liverpool last week backed up the scouting reports that we had.
“It was an opportunity to take him, sad for Luton because of their predicament but to our advantage”.
The arrival of Ebanks-Blake brings to five the total of senior strikers now on the Molineux payroll - and that is not including flexible front man Stephen Ward.
But the newcomer’s appearance does not come hand-in-hand with a plan to sell any of them - although McCarthy acknowledges keeping everyone happy will be difficult.
“It creates a challenge for each and everyone of them - but I haven’t brought him in with a plan to sell somebody else,” added McCarthy.
“The challenge is there for each to get in their side, to be at their best and to score goals. The best ones will play.”
Ebanks-Blake has got his career back in motion after leaving Manchester United 17 months ago for £200,000.
Plymouth boss Paul Sturrock was prepared to make him the highest paid player in the club’s history but admitted: “He was so determined to join Wolves he would not even discuss a new deal with us.”
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Great news on the lad, lets get behind the team and start to climb this table knocking out all the so called teams at the top. Wolves now can at least score goals, and goals win matches…we all know that?
“Blakey, Blakey, Blakey, Blakey !”
Lets hope we are all singing this tomorrow when he scores. At the end of the day no just anyone gets a run in at the reds (man U) he be good, hence his tally for this season
Got our tickets for 2moro’s game!
Might even get blake one the back of my shirt
Now Edwards hasn’t signer before 12pm, ive heard that that means he cant play tomorrow? Is that right?
Come on the Wolves!
Gunna be a hard game 2moro - not looking forward to the long journey home…
What is the deadline for signing a player in time for him to play on saturday?
Interesting who will he play up front? Bothroyd and Elliot?
Such a good player. More signings of this quality and Mad Mick must surely once again become Super Mick in the eyes of the doubters.
Bring on Palace.
This could be two great signings for the Wolves. Young and hungry again. Can I apologise on behalf of Mick that he could not supply you negative types with more ammunition, but he has run out of favourites, ex-Sunderland and Irish players for the moment. He has promised though, that he will strive to look further afield if things work out well with Welsh and ex-Man Utd players. Mind you, there won’t be too much difficulty for you. There will ALWAYS be something you can whinge about.
Hope these signings kick start the rest of your season SEB is a very lively striker and should do well.
Will be interested to see who lines up in mid field to provide that vital “missing link” between defence and forwards.
Should make for an interesting rest of season
great news
just shame thick mick played kightly vs cambridge and got him injured again he will defiantly be missed tommorow
rather go out cup then risk kightly
LOOKING FORWARD TO A CHANGE OF TUNE FROM CERTAIN WOLVES ‘FANS’ AFTER THESE SIGNINGS, RELISHING IN FACT, THE UP COMING COMMENTS. LET’S HAVE THEM THEN
The two signings appear to be good business, With SEB he has the pedigree as he started at Man U
I like the look of Edwards judging by his desplay against Liverpool in he cup.
I see we have been linked with Cris Commons of Forest again, A creative midfielder who scores goals, I like everyone else would like to see Mark Davies and Steven Gleeson given a go but if we can get Commons I would be happy.
One other point lets give the new signings a chance and start to be a bit more positive about the club.
Some the rantings on here are nasty, vicious and unhelpful. Lets make Molineux loud and proud tomorrow and sent Neil Warnock back to London With nothing.
WOLVES FOREVER!
Just the type of players we need to kick start our season,up the Wolves.
good singing.he can take penos as well! he wont score goals if u dont create any chances 4 him!will be good 2 see him in a wolves shirt 2 morrow thou! edwards is signing soon aswell hu plays on the wing. not sure which wing, think it is left.
whats happened with this latvian target man we had on trial?
big sam 4 wolves job.
up the wolves see ya 2morrow when we get bk 2 winning ways!
Is that what Stephen Ward is — a flexible front man — I did wonder !
Spanishwolf, the clue in your name “may” suggest you live in spain and perhaps dont see wolves often enough. Fans have a divided opinion on MM, and his style of play but ALL WOLVES FANS are behind the club. My so called rants are not personal, I think that MM is a one trick pony and is guilty of defending his so called favourites and not giving a boost to the likes of Freddie who needs a arm around his shoulder rather than having a go at him in the press!
On a positive spin at least he is addressing the problem areas of goalscorer. I just wish he drops Elliott & Ward who are in my OPINION are not good enough in this team…. WOEFUL.
ANOTHER STRIKER !
Do we really need a striker ? All strikers thrive on SERVICE……. no service = no goals ………
PRIORITY = Get someone in central midfield, who can create chances, I think we were “rumbled” big time this season, all our opponents know we only have service from our wide players. ( S Ward apart ! )
FAO We8Wba.
Kightly was injured in training you clown. It was not because Mick played him against Cambridge.
It really is amazing how all some people can offer is negativity. It is a shame we cannot transfer “fans” during January too.
On a jokey note, how,s about we sign Stan Butler as his strike partner, if he plays crap Blakey can utter his immortal phrase I,ll have you Butler or likewise the other way round if we win, ere Blakey you aint alf made my day….!on a lighter note after tomorrows game against Cockney Palace there will be a whip round for each supporter to give 1p to help thick mick on his way back to Ireland
SUPERSTANDARDWOLVES, agree with your comment about Elliot and Ward do you reckon we could flog em both back to Sunderland?
GOOD SIGNINGS.HOWEVER, YOU CAN’T BLAME THE FANS FOR MOANING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES AND RESULTS…WE’RE 10th IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.NEWCASTLE HAVE JUST SACKED THEIR MANAGER FOR BEING 11th IN PREM.DON’T THINK WE’LL DO IT THIS SEASON,BUT WILL GO UP IN STYLE NEXT SEASON…PATIENCE PLEASE.
GOOD SIGNINGS, BIG LAD WILL NEED GOOD SERVICE, WE HAVE BEEN LACKING THIS, WITH KITES OUT WE NEED SOMEONE TO KNOCK BALLS INTO THE AREA FROM WIDE POSITIONS. I AM SURE MY LAD COULD DELIVER A FEW GOOD ONES IN AND HE IS ONLY 13, KEEP THEM PRACTISING MICK.
HOPE FREDDY CAN PICK UP THE BITS, WOULD HELP HIS CONFIDENCE NO END.
BEST OF LUCK LADS….SEE YOU IN PERSON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
JAMIE LANYON PARK CORNWALL CUBS JAMES AND JENNY
Ebanks-Blake is a great buy… but so was Eastwood. I hope they both manage to find (and keep) form for us.
Looking forward to seeing what Edwards can do, he seems to have a lot of positive reports floating round about him.
I’m sure we are still to see the best of Eastwood and Jarvis (he’s looked promising at times since his late start to the season) and Kightly seems to be well on the mend, so maybe we can do the same as as last year and kick on from now until the end of the season. I’d still like to see more quality cover for the back four (we’ve struggled without Craddock) and midfield but I’m still convinced our season is far from over. There aren’t that many points between us and the baggies!
It will be interesting to see how the new lad settles in if we start booing and chanting against Mick tomorrow. Come on, lets support our team as we did last season against Southampton. Win or lose they need the help of the twelfth man at Molineux.
I dont think SEB is 100% MM target as he is not the type of player to put in a shift. Dont matter if you have talent if you dont put in a shift you dont play ask freddy. good signing though. wonder who MM will play. i think elliot as a sign to the fans to say i am the boss because of last week. hope not though.
Minus the penalties he’s scored that’s only 6. Ok its 2 more than any wolves player but it ain’t nothing to rave about. Let’s see what happens tomorrow and the next few matches before we get too carried away.
I am really pleased about the singing but I felt the same way when we brought Keogh , Eastwood & Elliot. It goes back to the issue of service from the midfield and flanks. We need a pacy winger who can beat people and someone who can score from midfield.We need to get stuck into Palace early tomorrow, theyre a young team who are full of energy and teamwork (like we were last season).
8.
How’s it Micks fault that kightly got injured ?
I hope Ebanks Blake plays with Keogh.
So much enthusiasm, yet, haven’t we been here many times before?
This team is in dreadful shape and the addition of E-Blake will do little to change things at this stage. All you people who have rushed out to buy tickets for tomorrows game will be back on here tomorrow evening screaming for a refund.
Hope I am wrong, will believe it when I see it.
Nanananananananana Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Ebanks-Blake, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake!
To the tune of Give it Up by KC and the Sunshine Band.
Ward, Bothroyd, Keogh, Elliott, Eastwood. 5 strikers all bought to the club by Mick. Only one of the five in the chaotic period at the start of last season. So the fact he’s had to go out and buy another tells you something.
You’re all assuming he’ll start with SEB tomorrow. And if he does will he give him sufficient games to settle in.
Why do we need to buy another midfielder when we haven’t given Rosa, Davies, Gleeson, Gobern etc a look in all season. I presume the latter 3 aren’t young and hungry then. Fact : there isn’t any creativity in central midfield or left wing when Ward plays. But for God sake give these players a chance. Then we can get rid if they prove not to be good enough rather than pay them a weekly wage for doing diddly squat. Is this why Evans left. Because he could see all his hard work being wasted and ignored.
The fact I’m still moaning proves I’m not FICKLE.
Good signings could be us and Wolves for Automatic
He will probably be treated as well as Eastwood!
Start 5 games in a row and score 4
then will be
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then will be
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then will be
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So who think Eastwood had a fair run!! Hope you dont dent this great players confidence!
wouldn’t it be nice to see a positive reaction once from some of the so called Wolves fans !!!!!!!!!
or is it a case of negative people are never disappointed syndrome ???
Good luck to SEB and indeed the rest of the team. I have been as fed up as many other supporters with some of the dull and uninspired football on offer this season. However, let’s hope these new signings will give the team fresh impetus. I believe Wolves need to win 13 of the last 20 games to qualify for the play offs. Starting tomorrow !
We need to play jarvis and gray in midflield ( as wingers) strikers need service
Route to goal :
Goal kick , picked up by midlflield, pass to jarvis/gray…………..bang BLAKEY SCORES !!
I take back my gripe with mick, the mention of little sammy lee, have scared me, plus these signings plus the other romoured signings look extremely positive.
Come on mick prove our earlier moans wrong
These 2 signing hopefully with Edwards coming onboard should give us a massive boost.
I dont know anything about these players and their ability, but this will be a big step up for them with the level of expectancy at molineux.
lets give them some time to settle.
Dunno what MM is sayin but one or two of our strikers will have to go with the limited games they will now play. hopefully this will see the end of boothroyd who has had his chance and has not produced.
15 - you are correct
but do you think 35mins run around to pick up the team by scruf of their necks and get them through the finishing line wouldnt taken anything out of him?
yes it happend in training, but im sure the unessary run out probably did more harm than good
28 - stay off the Sherry mate.
GOALS! GOALS! GOALS!
anybody who knows football knows that the creative midfielder at luton is bell.we have bought the water carrier not the footballer.typical mm. effort over ability. get nowhere till we sack him and moxey.
It’s the gold and black moaning clan
Shut up and watch Super Mick has a plan
Please Mick prove the moaners wrong and make sure they stand in the middle of the pitch wearing their sarongs.
Gone are the days of Steve Bull
Along come the people speaking bull
The Irish connection and Blake will sure serve up a beautiful Cake.
We will be chanting Super Mick.
And not giving him STICK!
WWFC a true fan……
Wanders !!!!!
Lets give the manager time and the new players a bit of breathing space, not just the next few matches, get behind the team.
Just a thought on the strikers - info from official wolves site
S Ward P Sub Goals %
06-07 11 10 3 27
07-08 23 4 0 0
J Bothroyd
06-07 21 14 9 43
07-08 13 7 3 23
A Keough
07-08 13 7 3 14
S Elliott
06-07 15 9 5 33
07-08 11 7 4 36
F Eastwood
06-07 48 1 16 33
07-08 12 11 4 33
M Kightly
06-07 44 0 19 43
07-08 18 2 4 22
S Ebanks Blake
06-07 33 12 10 30
07-08 23 6 13 56
It shws if you can read it that this season goals to games ratio Elliott is our best striker
Figures only based on games started but includegoals from sub appearances
Best of Luck sylvan, hope you get a game!
i hope these players do give us the spark and lift we all need. but i felt the same when we got eastwood and jarvis.
i do hope edwards will help and create chances for our strikers to score?
can seb and eastwood work as front two with keogh maybe the link between midfield and the strikers because he’s not a no9.
come on wolves give us something to cheer about
How easily some people get carried away, lets wait and see if these two signings (or singings according to billy bull) make any difference. They are potentially good young players but so are Ward, keogh, jarvis, Gibson, Potter Eastwood and Elliott. God knows we need something to liven up this season but how many times have we been down this road before.
What I was trying to say but it didn’t print
Best strikers at club based on goals per game played this season
1. S Elliott - pl 11 goals 4 36%
2. F Eastwood - pl 12 goals 4 33%
3. J Bothroyd - Pl 13 goals 3 23%
4. M Kightly - pl 18 goals 4 22%
5. A Keough - pl 21 goals 3 14%
6. S Ward - pl 23 goals 0 0%
new man
1. S E B - pl 23 goals 13 56%
So perhaps Elliott isn’t as bad as we all think after all?
I live in near Luton and believe me Bell is classed as a good player but Edwards as a wide man is said to be quality.
great great signing. all we need now is some experienced people from the premiership. permanent or loan. like leicester have got matty oakley what a great centre midfield. also i think that maybe stelios from bolton may do well on the wing with kightly. and maybe to help us get rid of useless elliot so he cant play again(thank god) and that will help fund us for some good quality players not a donkey like elliot.
wolves4eva the trnsfer deadline is 5pm
It will be a hard game tomorrow but i think we will win 3-1
Ebanks-Blake (2)
Eastwood
i wood go for this formation against palace to help ebanks and eastwood score goals…..
Hennessey
Foley 2 centre backs Gray
Henry Gibson Bothroyd
Keogh
Ebanks-Blake Eastwood
Good luck Sylvan you will need it! The Wolves fans are as fickle as Newcastles.
They say a week is a long time in Politics.
In the past week, we’ve had sack Moxey, sack Mad Mick, get Big Sam in.
All of a sudden we’ve signed ( I even spelt it properly,9 Tamworth Wolf)a couple of players & things are looking up.
Rome wasn’t built in a day & the new signings will need time to settle.But I along with a majority of people on here, hope they hit the ground running & provide the impetus we need to get us back to the Promised Land!
It would be more fickle of we MM detractors to suddenly start revising our opinion just because he signed SEB and Edwards.
I spoke to 2 Plymouth season ticket holders yesterday and opinion was sharply divided as to SEB’s departure. For him to leave so quickly and to a club below his own does not give total confidence that if things don’t work out for him and/or the club, he’ll hang around for long. Is there a trigger clause in his contract with us?!
Secondly, it is the style of play, approach, odd team selection and man management that we have criticised and that doesn’t go away just because he’s signed 2 potentially good players. On a human level, I hope it does work and I’m proved wrong - good luck to MM and the new players - but the concerns we so-called “fickle fans” have stem from over half a season of under-achievement,dross and the haphazard strategy to try and put things right.
Give us a team that is set up to attack and entertain as well as keep a clean sheet and “putting in a shift” and we’ll get behind it whoever the Manager is….and I’ll wear the sarong if it makes you feel better!
52 Molly Knew Mick:
If MM & this squad get us to the play off finals at Wembley, we can ALL wear Sarongs!
53 Mary Christmas:
I’d wear a Sarong & a THONG, if we get to Wembley & that would NOT be a pretty sight…lol!
Play a couple of games and score and then Mick will drop him like he did Eastwood
Im pleased Morgan is splashing the cash but can someone please put me out of my misery. Can someone confirm SEB in no relation to the useless Blake we once had!!! hahaha
Good luck to The Wolves, lets get behing them & get a win tomorrow!!
lets see if the molineux jinx hits this striker aswell or will the misfits start to play he the latter
2 excellant signings,both only 21 years old.Blake especially looks a snip.Well done Mick and the board,but remember that strikers thrive on service
56 remember Blake scoring past the Geordies? not useless then was he?
48 - how confidence grows with new signings
you suggesting wolves score 3 goals in one game?? send him to mental home now people lol
i think il go sneaky 1-0 win, get back in to the old habit n all off that
I’d go for this formation tomorrow:
Hennessey
Foley Ward Collins Grey
Keogh Gibson Henry Edwards
Eastwood SEB
yay we have finally signed players who are not irish and have never played for sunderland
negative,negative,negative-do you so called “wolves fans” EVER GO TO A MATCH, if you do then do us all a favour and STAY AWAY!Pleeeeeeeeeese.
Drop and sell Elliot and Steven (useless) Ward
In reply to 56 the original blake wasnt that bad. He could hold the ball up and quite good in the air for a small{height that is}fella, bit like Don Goodman. Not seen much of Ebanks so hard to say but looks good. Not going 2moro but hope everyone gets behind the team as all last years hard work could go to waste. To score first would be a bonus as the fickle fans may turn. I to would like to see Davies and Gobern play but they are not match fit - maybe send them out on loan. As for all of the people stating to play Gleeson aswell it was not so long ago that people were saying dont play him because of the irsih contingent connection. Wish he would give a few more of the kids a go but maybe he is going for experience. I think we have missed Breen and craddock this season. Think if what i have heard that Ebanks Blake can be played off, Freddy can come on and score as still think he has big future at Molineux and i sincerley think MM does aswell. Wolves fans get behind team 2moro and rest of season and evaluate at end of season.
lets all be positive
I see mcarthy describes him as a box player, like a Mr eastwood was (at southend).
Should be fun when he is made to run around the pitch like a mad man, resulting in his goals drying up as he will never be in the box.
Wonder how long it will be before the muppet man destroys the confidence of these 2 new signings like he has the rest of the team? Poor sods don,t know what they,ve let themselves in for!!!
ALL YOU SUPPORTS
SHOULD MAKE COMMENTS ABOVE THE PLAYERS AFTER THEY PLAY WITH WOLVES
WE AS SUPPORTERS ARE SO BLOODY FICKLE WE DON’T EVEN GIVE A BLOKE A CHANCE TO SETTLE IN.