Wolves could be set for a major boost after Michael Kightly pencilled himself in for his comeback next week.
The winger, who returned to training this week, hopes to train with the first team on Monday and if he comes through with no reaction to his ankle injury, aims to play for the second string at Oldham on Wednesday.
“I’m hoping to train on Monday with the full squad with a view to playing in the reserves on Wednesday,” said Kightly.
“I’ve got to be patient – if it takes two weeks, it takes two weeks and if it takes a month, it takes a month. I’ll come back when I’m ready.
“I wouldn’t say I’m ready to go. But as far as the ankle is concerned, it’s never felt better.
“And for me to be kicking balls the way I was in training on Thuraday and yesterday – I think I’ve done everything now to prove I’m fit enough to train.
“I’ve got today and tomorrow off to try to let the wound heal, then it’s it’s alright I can train with the first team on Monday.
“There was no reaction. There’s still a bit of fluid leaking out which we’ve got to keep on top of, but the wounds looks good.
“I knew as soon as I had the operation that it was much better because before there were certain movements I could do to make the pain come on, but now there’s none.”
Boss Mick McCarthy remains cautious about Kightly returning this season however.
He said: “The physios are delighted with the way his rehab is going, but I’m not going to put any time limit on it.
“When players start coming back (from injury), they’re very bullish as soon as they start feeling anything like being fit.
“That’s when they require the physio, doctor and manager to have common sense.
“He’s feeling good because he’s outside training with the physios, but then he’s got to work with Tony Daley (fitness coach), then he’s got to get involved with the team and only then will you find out whether you can play.
“If he’s back, let’s enjoy it, if not then we’ll have him back for next season.”
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Told you all yesterday!
For God`s sake keep him away from sick note Tony and his motley crew, then maybe we will see him back for the albion game.
Lets hope to God he doesn’t break down again but with Tony Daley as fitness coach who knows!
As much as you all have indepth knowledge of Tony Daley and his quality as a fitness coach and his apparent wish to sabotage everything Wolverhampton Wanderers related.
We never had any injuries before Tony did we?
Lescott and Murray never missed you Prem season.
Absolutely fantastic news! If he could be back for the Albion game, OH YES! How ironic that his first proper game back, would be against the opposition where he got injured. PLEASE GOD, BLESS OUR KIGHTLY’s ANKLES AND KEEP HIM SAFE FROM CRAP PHYSIOS! AHMEN
COME ON WOLVES AND PLAY UP POMPEY!!!
JUST HOPE everythings ok with kights this could not come at a better time! great news.
for gods sake dont play him
vs albion
anyone else see robinson crippling him? id rather make sure he FULLY fit and wait end season than too have him get injured again
Come on me Babbies give me something to be happy about!!
Kites take it easy
Top news! As long as he is ready for the Baggies game , I will be very satisfied. Just the idea of another Kites vs. Robinson encounter will whet the apetite for hopefully yet another fantastic derby match!
Everything seems to be coming good at exactly the right moment.
Thats great news. Well timed to let WBA know that Kightly will be ready to tear them apart a week on Tuesday!
I don’t worry that Robinson will target him because he won’t get near him. And after a while he’ll probably get frustrated and get himself sent off for a lunge.
This break has come at the perfect time for us. We can get Edwards and Kightly back fully fit and rest players so they’re ready for the photo finish.
Come on you Wolves
Rarely have I seen such rubbish posted on this site!
Kightly has weeping ‘wounds’. Exactly when was the operation? What happens to the freshly healed wounds when there is real contact by Robinson type defenders? Remember it was Robinson who went for him over a year ago at the Mol and it was Robinson who did Kightly this season! Listen to what McCarthy says. He won’t risk him - especially having brought him back too early in the winter!
And what exactly are the reasons for some people taking the Mickey and stating that Tony Daley is not a very good physio?
if kightly is almost ready..just give him a few reserve games between now and the end of the season. bring him back for the play off first leg, it now appears the current team are good enough to keep us in the top 6, so keep kites for the business end when we will really need him the most.
He’s a lovely boy!!
C’mon Wolves
Crap headline E&S, Mick has the most sensible comments in this piece and not the player or the press
No comments from Terry or Worcester! Oh I forgot they are at Wembley. Anyone know the score?
Pssssssssssss. The sound of the hot air coming out of a deflated carrier bag, thanks to a Nwanko!!! Say no more. Where was it they were going? To do what? Arise Sir Harry. One disaster down - one to come. I’ve heard so much twaddle from a bunch of has beens, now that reality has arrived I’M loving it. Not so Happy Baggie now?
Albion season bout to come to a crashing end.
Out the FA cup. Slippery slide in the league missing out on promotion.
Welcome back Kites, lets hope Thick Mick doesn’t rush you back this time..
LETS ONLY HAVE HIM BACK IF HE IS 100% FIT, HE IS THE BEST OF THE BUNCH AT THE MOMENT AND IS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE…..BEST OF LUCK KITES…
JAMIE LANYON REDRUTH CORNWALL
Comeee On You Wolvesss!
Take It Easy Kites.
What a fantastic day for Wolves! We still sixth, Baggies out of cup and Kites back!
its all gone quiet in sandwell bad losers man, haaaaaaaaaaaaa ayy ooooooooo pompey come on the wolves
‘I HAD A DREAM’and it’s all coming true, BRING EM’ON.
I do not see any need to upset the team as is stands, but what a sub for Gray when he has run his socks off and thedefence is tired.
Full fitness by the super sub route.
fantastic news
Welcome back Kites. I really look forward to seeing him back. The use of a proper winger will alter the team.
Three months without the option of a proper winger is ridiculous.
If there is fluid leaking from the wound HE IS NOT READY - DON’T RISK HIM.
Don’t rush him, we don’t necessarily need him for Tesco match.
Good luck Kites!
LOOK OUT FOR NEW COMEDY ON BBC.the fall and fall of albion,sterring adrian chiles and frank skinner a real tear jerker.POMPEY FOR THE CUP..
Dingles, it seems the highlight of your day was watching baggies at Wembley yesterday! Idiots. I was there and we played Pompy off the park, unlucky handball and were out! So to all you thick, oh so thick dingles, I am proud of my team and still cheered them at the end! Even the Pompy fans said at the end, we were the better team. I am now convinced we will go up automatic! Boing boing!
YES I LUV HIM
HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE BAK
BT IF HES NOT 100%
THERES NO POINT RISKING HIM.
If we can get Freddy and Kites in the first team ASAP we will win at Wembley. With Keogh and Gray we’re doomed to fail.
Had a wry smile on my face when i read Phillips whinging on about cheats in football.I still remember the Southampton game away a few seasons back, when he “brushed” against Denis Irwin, well outside the box, yet managed to throw,dive and roll himself into the area to con the ref into giving a pen. Then got up to make his usual offensive gestures to the opposition fans. He might be a proven goalscorer but that doesnt stop him from being an objectionable human being. Remember KP what goes round comes round.
Keep the faith.
Out of darkness.
Did you see Carson playing for Villa on MOTD. He flapped at every cross that came near him. Not in the same class as a fully fit Murray or a still learning Hennessy. If we have to sell one lets make sure we get what they are worth.
Keep the faith.
Out of darkness.
i am supprised that there are any comments on here from wolves fans, we seem to be more bothered about whats going on up the road.
you cant tell me you didn’t think they played well yesterday?
we are starting to look like we are in awe of them, lets keep comments on our own board!
23. Wiseguy….. wise ?? I don’t think so !! Get a life mate. I tried to comment on the ‘other side ‘ just now and I don’t think the E&S will allow me to post. I wanted to say that I think you were robbed… it was a definite hand ball and Pompey were extremely lucky. In your post you go on to insult every Wolves fan …. der….why ?? Was being beaten too much for you so that you had to lash out somewhere ?? I suppose the Wolves were responsible !!! Just grow up mate and learn to accept that these things happen.
A quick note for Terry….Baggie whatever name you’re going under at the moment. I was going to post last Friday that you were heading for a fall with all your confidence ut …. no … I thought I’d wait until after the match and say where are you now mate ? Put your fishing rods away for the time being ?? Speak to you soon mate.
A more friendly note for Happy and Bomber if you’re out there. Hard luck mates you were definitely robbed with that Pompey goal. Let’s just hope that both of us can get in to the promised land by the end of the season.
I forgot to add that I hope to God Kites is really fit ‘cos if he aint he could do real bad damage to that ankle. We want him 100% fit for next season.
8 Something to be happy about?
What about 4 away wins in a row and 6th in a poor season! THe problem is the Molineux moaners on the players backs, like the idiots that booed Andy Keogh.
4 out of the last 6 at home should be good but we need to support the players not pile in the pressure. Kites coming back could be a boost, but maybe for the playoffs not the regular season.
Support the Wolves
What a rubbish headline and basically pointless article. I’d love to have him back as much as anyone else but surely a weeping wound means that its still not healed? The team has done well enough without him so why not give them a chance and when kites is actually fully fit bring him back slowly, the team has changed since he’s been gone and we no longer rely on the guy, whens hes back to his best then let him back and improve the squad but common sense needs to prevail on this one.
lovely! back just in time for robbo to do him again.
how many shots did west brom hav on target yesterday? an u played em off the park? well id quite happily let u play us off the park if ya cant even hav a shot on target!
CMON U WOLVES!!
23. But you lost again! Not such a happy hunting ground is it. Still at least you left early to avoid the traffic.
Lets hope you do go up automatic as i wouldn’t fancy your chances in the play-offs.
A great day for us despite not playing. We could easily have dropped two or three places but we are still 6th. If we can win at Bristol who are still top, we would be seven points behind with two games in hand. Anything is possible if you believe.
kitez against bristol cmon
ROBBOS GUNNA GET YA ROBBOS GUNNA GET YA BOING BOING GOING TO MOLL TO WHIP YA
41, TRACEY I LOVE YOU XXXX
Cant wait for robbo to put him in the stand!!
37, No I don’t blame Wolves fans for us losing, I just think it’s funny how it’s the highlight of your season!! We still have promotion to look forward to! Boing boing….
Don’t like the use of the word “wound” sever times………….
What great news about Kites(read the Headline), not too soon tho. I want him back 100%, a couple of reserve outings should do the trick and then have him back on the bench for the Ipswich game hopefully. Give Gray the first 2/3rds then 30 mins for Kites, that should ween him back at the right pace. Things are looking a lot lot better now. Just need a Stoke - Palace draw tonight, Blackpool doing the Faggies tomorrow night we beating Bristol Wales on Saturday and that should set us up nicely for the last five games. Four of which will be at home. So lets just all get behind them for that final push
very civilised comments about ‘robbo’ injuring him again. What an urbane bunch of intellectuals they are in Sandwell. Paul Robinson makes up for his complete lack of talent by becoming nothing more than an unevolved thug. Up The wolves.
tracewba71 said: Apr 6th, 2008 at 7:35 pm lovely! back just in time for robbo to do him again.
people like you, remind me why in the end i so much wanted pompey to crush you and see you crying at wemberly again! do you need a tissue love???
41 TRACY,i hope he dont put him in the stand where we are he might land on me,boing boing robbo is the king
preminition-
he gets fit, he plays well in the reserves, he comes on as a sub against wba and he wins the game single handed!
COME ON YOU WOLVES!!!
If the wounds still weeping he is still weeks away from full fitness so as much as I’d love to see him play I think we should accept his abscence till next season.
As for you sicko Albion lot who want to see Kights getting injured you’re a disgrace to all Albion fans. How would you like it if you were hit by a bus and a crowd stood around you clapping and cheering for you to bleed to death……probably not allowed out of the care home though so wouldn’t get near a bus
56,COLLY,well we got no chance of being hit by the wolves open to top bus,it will never come out the garage boing boing
56,eastwood looks like hes already bin hit by one,
boing boing
Basically Pompey were very poor, especially first half, must be very difficult for them to get too excited because of the poor opposition. Pompey looked half asleep and made WBA look good, having said that it is goals that win games and WBA just looked ordinary in the box. To lose at Wembley twice in a season is really going to hurt.
57.. unless you have something interesting to say ZIP IT YOU MORON..
TerryWhateveFaggie…Haven’t you ran outta tissues yet, I suspect you will at the end of the season. The only open top bus you’ll see is the London Tour bus, but you may already have seen this on Sat…Bang Bang
37 FLINTOFF,WAS GOING TO PUT SUMMET ELSE BUT THEY WUDENT LET ME, WELL ANYWAY IM HERE PROUD AS PUNCH AND TOMORRA I WILL BE IN BLACKPOOL BOING BOING OH WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
terryproudboggie,what planet ya living on open top bus you sold yours last season as new on E-BAY,plus you won’t need one this season as your heading on a spiral down turn no cup no europe no hope ,still it’s looking bright at the golden palace,maybe a black country team will play in the prem up the wolves.
terryproudbaggie. Your spelling is rubbish.
thought the Baggies strike force looked blunt against premiership defence,the gap is massive.Philips looked deceiving,hes a lot slower than what he looks.
65 pip, who put the ball in the dingles net,who put the ball in the dingles net who put the ball in the dingles net super kevin phillips super super kev boing boing
LOVE!!! i dont need any tissues, im proud of my team. NOT JUST A FARE WEATHER FAN!! can you remind me the last time you played at WEMBERLY!cant remember that far back.
41,47.TRACEY+TERRYBOGGY. WELL TERRY THOUGHT YOU WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING SOMEONE LAND ON YOUR LAP,YOU SOUND A BIT DESPERATE THE WAY YOUR TRYING IT ON WITH TRACEY THE HAIRDRESSER SAD MAN!AND TRACEY, HOPE ROBINSON GETS HIS ANKLE BROKE, AFTER ALL HE DESERVES IT AFTER THE CHALLENGES HE’S PUT IN ON KIGHTLY THE LAST 2 MATCHES. DIRTY PLAYER WITH VERY LITTLE SKILL SUPPOSE HE HAS TO RESORT TO THAT TO STOP HIM,IT’S THE ONLY WAY HE CAN STOP HIM.KITES TO SCORE THE WINNER TUESDAY 1-0 TO THE MIGHTY WOLVES
56.TERRYBOGGY WHAT’S AN OPEN TO TOP BUS YOU THICK ALBION STEPTOE. THINK YOU MEAN OPEN TOP BUS.SOMETHING YOU LOT WON’T BE NEEDING CUS U LOSE EVERY TIME YOU GET THERE BUNCH OF BAGGY LOSERS
67. TRACE LAST TIME WE PLAYED IN A FINAL WAS AT CARDIFF NOT WEMBLEY YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR LOT WERE RELEGATED AND WE ACTUALLY WON NOT LIKE YOU BOTTLERS 2 TIME LOSERS (IF U CAN REMEMBER BACK THAT FAR 4 YEARS)OH YES AND FARE IS SOMETHING YOU PAY ON THE BUS, FAIR IS THE PHRASE YOU WOULD USE WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER GOT TO EDUCATE YOU SANDWELL STEPTOES.
70. yea and what happened the year after? surprised you know what bus fare is, you tatters!