Michael Kightly is ready to lift Wolves’ derby hangover by declaring himself fit for a role in Saturday’s clash against Ipswich.
The exciting winger came through his second comeback game before yesterday’s Black Country derby defeat with 70 minutes against Crewe.
His latest outing comes after he played an hour against Oldham reserves last week following ankle surgery on February 29.
Kightly again showed no reaction as he stepped up his comeback in a bid to gatecrash the club’s play-off push.
“I don’t feel I’m ready to start a game yet because I’d blow up after a half, which is no good to the gaffer,” said Kightly.”But I definitely I feel I’m fit enough to be on the bench and play some part. That’s down to the gaffer.
“But if I can get some minutes in the first team, that’s only going to improve my fitness.
“I need that time before I’m ready for a start, so if it’s going to be a couple of substitute appearances first then so be it.
“You can train all you like but reserve games are a different level and then first team games are a different level again.
“I’ll be pleased just to get back involved.”
Kightly insists Wolves’ destiny remains in their own hands despite being three points off the play-offs with only one game in hand over their rivals.
“We’ve still got a game in hand and we’re still in there,” he said. “There are still a few points to play for, and win, lose or draw last night it wasn’t going to be the end of it.
“We’ve still got a good chance of making the play-offs.
“We started this season really well and looked like we could challenge for automatic promotion but we hit the wall.
“Confidence was a bit low and we struggled, but we’ve got through that which shows the character in the squad.”
Kightly is just relieved to be back involved again after virtually four months out injured.
“I feel good,” he said. “I got 70 minutes (yesterday) and my fitness felt a lot better than last week so I’m really happy.
“I was never going to be able to start 100 miles an hour because you end up picking up other injuries.
“I’ve now come through two weeks training and two reserve games so I’m really pleased.”
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Michael WHO?????HAHAHAHAHAH
WHERE’S SOUTHBANK “CAPSLOCK” BARMY ARMY???????????SHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!HAHAHAHAHA
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Suppose they’ve got to write something to try and cheer us up.
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a wolf with a sense of humour, glad we’re rid of the moody ones for a while. to be fair it really isnt much of an uphill struggle for you lot down the road, just have to keep your results going and hope others slip up which WILL happen to one team in the play off’s before the end of the season.
Best of luck….just not too much luck ey?
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Oh, good, just in time for the end of season wake.
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I feel a little better…
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Michael Kightly. I am a bit suprised you have not heard of him, previoulsy linked with Man Utd….
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Nathan whooo
your a fool boy
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I’M ERE MATE DOW WORRY..
AND IF WE HAD KITES LAST NIGHT WE WOULDNT HAVE LOST, NO WAY!!
GLAD YOUR BACK MATE, GOTTA FOCUS ON PLAYOFFS NOW. NO FOCUS ON US WE’LL SNEAK IN AND MAKE PROMOTION YOU WATCH.
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Cheer up everyone we lost 1-o to an average team with average support on a off night.
We will come out tops remember they have to sell their home tickets for a £1 just to fill the ground for the last 2 home games even though they are top.
SAYS IT ALL REALLY!!
Kiwiwolffffffffffffff
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super super KEV super KEVIN PHILIPS
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The sight of Kightly warming the bench on Saturday might just be enough to raise everyones spirits. Last night has gone and there’s nothing we can do about it now - 3 points against Ipswich and we can still make it!
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KITES EASTWOOD MUST START ON SAT OR OUR 6TH PLACE HOPES WILL BE DOWN THE SEWER LIKE THE REST OF OUR CRAP SEASON,EASTWOOD DID SHOW A BIT OF CLASS LAST NIGHT BUT HE NEEDS TO START WILL THAT PRAT DOPEY MICK LISTEN BEFORE IT’S TO LATE,WE STILL LOVE YOU WANDERERS,COME ON LADS LETS WIN OUR LAST 4 GAMES.
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No2 Its only a game of football,get behind your team for the remainder of the games and who know`s you could well be with us,Chin up old chap..Boing Boing
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COV BOGGIE FAIR PLAY TO YA IT IS ONLY A GAME,AND IF WE MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND IT IS A BIG IF,LETS HOPE WE’RE PLAY YA IN THE PREM NEXT SEASON WITH THE VILLA,I CAN’T SAY THE BLUES AS IT SEEMS THERE HEADING DOWN,BUT WELL PLAYED SECOND HALF BOGGIES,SWING AND ROUNDABOUTS AS THE SAYING GOES,STILL UP THE WOLVES.
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Wolves fans…
Ok, so Mickey Gray is no Kightly, but he was our best player last night. When Kites is back, where’s he going to play? You can’t drop Jarvo either
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Yeah - he’s bursting to play now Robbo’s out the way.
You don’t mark kightly - just shout BOO! at him and he disappears.
LCW - didn’t he play in the games last season when we spanked ya ??
If he’s all you got to worry us, then it’s even worse than you think.
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9. Sour grapes or sour Kiwi’s! You lost again to us, its just getting a bit boring now. We need a challenge.
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I dont know what the problem is.
Did us Wolves fans really expect to win?? I would have been pleased with a draw.
The 1st half i thought was quite even, but lets face it, it was boys v men in the 2nd half.
Lets forget about last night and cheer the boys to 4 wins and into the play offs (hoping Crystal Palace drop points).
Cant wait to see Jarvis and Kightly on the 2 wings.
Following the Baggies to the Prem.
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S*U*P*E*R, I agree Gray was our best player.
But i’d still play Kites and Jarvo on the wings and i’d play Gray left back as George is terrible, he gave to many balls away yesterday.
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9. They have been giving 3000 tickets per home match to schools for free since Christmas.
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so WE’RE an average team?
last time i checked mid table rubbish were average
top of the league teams aren’t
sham all dingles are jealous
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I was very impressed with the Baggies last night and it’s clear to see why they are where they are. I hope they go up so they’re out of our bloody way.
Well done West Brom.
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i would love to see kites back, but is there any point risking him for the next couple of games? we should have a squad good enough to get into the playoffs..
then he can come back stronger next season.. just a thought.
We can still make the playoffs folks, the fat lady isn’t singing just yet…
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You lot make me sick, from what you are saying you are a 1 man team, I say keep playing Collins and get s ward back in your team, then you can be sure that you stay in the Championship, must say Eastwood still looks good to me when he came on last night, however most of the rest Buy cheap get cheap.
In MM we Baggies Trust.
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23. Yes but she is gargling her water.
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no 15 play gray at leftback his proper position springs to mind wonder if micks thought of that
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LOAL-CANNOCK-WOLF, you said SEB would tear our defence up he is 1 player and now you say MK in your team and you would of won —mate let me tell you it takes a TEAM to beat a team ,so not unless seb could tackle our midfield win the ball run halfway the pitch and then score you can’t say any 1 player could make that much differance ,the midfield is where you lost it and if there is no-service then there is no-goals mate
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BOING BOING, your boring long ball rubbish was no match for our pure passing game, we should have beat you 4 or 5 nil! Hope you come up too, 6 easy points next season. Sadly I don’t think you will make the play offs, your just too poor and clearly only mid-table quality!
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baggyboys34.Yes average.You are about to be promoted from a poor championship division with the least points ever accumulated!But well done all the same.
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not agen boing boing
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Lot of sour grapes mixed in with the custard come on guys accept defeat , be gracious losers.
Remember its not all about winning its about taking part. Yeah right
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4 or 5 nil? Bit of an exaggeration.. a draw would have been a fair reflection as we were the better team first half and you were the better team second half.
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Cat May Mew But Dog Will Have His Day !! W Shakespeare - Wolves Fan.
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!!!!!!!!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN THE PREM NEXT SEASON!!!!IF YOU DONT GO UP THEN YOUR TEAM WILL BE GONE!!!!!!! THEY WANT TO PLAY FOR A GOOD TEAM NO WBA. WISEGUY 28- I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKNING ABOUT
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come on kights ,lets see you work these last matches and get us up there
well done wolves last nigt you worked hard and after all super kev is getting a old man now so were will the boingers be without him
come on babies
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its no disgrace to loose to us,we are the baggiz after all, boing boing
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Wolves fans, i can’t belive no one has mentioned this… doesn’t anybody else think that elokobi is a centre back?? the weakest parts of his game are passing and crossing and strengths are pace, tackling and heading! him and jody in at the centre would be immense (and i’ve heard George prefers to play in the centre too!). Get Gray back at left back, say bye bye to Collins (a brainless defender) and have Kights and Jarvs swapping around on either wing where they see fit…
was dissapointed with the service SEB had last night, we dont play it into his feet often enough, but we can still make the playoffs (Palace have to go to both Hull and Watford) as long as we BEAT Ipswich on saturday.
Cmon lads, get behind the boys no matter what.
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Don’t give up. Charlton have to play Watford and Hull away and Ipswich have Hull at home. We can do it. Come on we can do it. Come on you Wanderers.
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You’ll all be on the Kightly train in another 8 games, next stop, PREMIERSHIP…..
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premiership wolves
pot kettle black?
kightly-gone
SEB-gone
Eastwood-vamouse
henessey-cheerio!
oh and sandwell dingle were about to be promoted with the least points ever accumulated?? so if we finish top the next team has less points therefore dont they have the least points?
dumba$$
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After last night Wolves lost 12 Wba lost eleven seems were light years apart.NOT.
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More truthful headline would be:
‘Kightly back to put himself in the shop window for summer move’.
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if SUPER KEVS so super why aint you resigned him??
and how come prem teams like everton aren`t watching your games to pick up your young talent???……
name one west brom youth player`s who`s made it big in the last 5 years???…..
WOLVES YOUTH FOR EVER!!
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As normal, boggies win and all the the creeps come out of the shadows to mutter their shambolic ramblings. Yes you won, just! Yes you are top of the league, a league that you should’ve cake walked but might stumble to…..
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Everton like to pick up players on the cheap.
33. ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ W Shakespeare, glory hunter, went to live in London and support Arsenal (they were a big team back then.)
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43. The Real Bully
Willy S. lived souf (south) of the river, so more likely to be a QPR supporter, unless he had pretensions of better things and visited Chelsea!
Just watch QPR next season, they are now the richest club in the World if you look at the owners wealth, they make Chelsea look like peasants!
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Kites just wants a shop window to get him away from this dysfunctional club and into the Premiership, where we all know he belongs.
Don’t blame the lad, he only has a few years to make it big, and we are not his way forward, we are just a stepping stone for him.
Me Gran said I should have been a poet!
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