Wolves fans will be wondering what might have been after the Molineux side missed out on a place in the Championship play-offs.
Mick McCarthy’s men won their final home game of the season 1-0 against Plymouth but it was only their 11th victory at Molineux in 23 attempts.
Watford’s draw away at Blackpool was enough to deny Wolves a place in the top six.
Looking back, dropped points after leading against the likes of Watford and Ipswich proved costly.
Seeing their local rivals West Brom take the Championship crown - and in some style - will make disappointment all the more painful for Wolves fans.
They may point to the long absence of Michael Kightly and the lack of goals from the much-anticipated arrival Freddy Eastwood as being other factors in the failure.
Fans have also been debating Mick McCarthy’s position as manager at regular intervals during the season, forcing senior figures at the club to publicly back their man.
Wolves are aiming high - Molineux could be completely rebuilt under ambitious plans to increase its capacity to 40,000.
Owner Steve Morgan wants to make the stadium a more intimidating venue for the opposition and create a hotel as part of the grand scheme.
The Molineux chairman met with chief executive Jez Moxey and architects last week as part of a series of meetings to form plans.
Their short-term plans will be decided once the dust has settled on a season where Wolves promised to build on last season’s play-off finish but ultimately missed out at the final whistle.
But what do you think should be done over the summer to bring success in the 2008-9 season?
Give us your views by filling out the comment form below.
298 Comments
Very disapointing. I can understand people calling for MM’s head , however I really think it would be counter-productive at this stage. Give him another season. If, at this stage next season we are in the same position then he really cannot grumble about getting fired can he?
WHAT USE IS A 40,000 SEATER STADIUM WITH A TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. MR MORGAN YOU PAID 10 QUID FOR THE CLUB NOW START SPENDING BY PAYING UP CONTRACTS FOR MM-TC-JM . WE NEED A NEW MANAGER WITH BRIGHTER IDEAS THAN MM. HE IS NOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF MANAGER FOR THIS FOOTBALL CLUB AND IT IS SO EVIDENT . 25,000 FANS EVERY WEEK CANOT BE WRONG . PAUL INCE WOULD TAKE THESE YOUNGER PLAYERS TO ANOTHER LEVEL.IN YOU STEVE MORGAN WE TRUST BUT YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY BEFORE MUFC GRAB PAUL INCE…..
Sorry Mick time go now!!
At last you’ve stopped winding up the fans about Freddy Eastwood not being played!
Very disappointing end to what’s been a pretty poor season. What’s the point of building a 40000 capacity stadium when the team on the field is well short of being of a standard to grace it. Invest in the team first, stadium later…would give the manager until Christmas…
1 or 2 centre backs.
1 central midfielder
1 striker to replace eastwood “if” we get rid.
DON’T PANIC LADS - NOW IS THE TIME TO GET BEHIND SUPER MICK AND LETS BUILD FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
WE ARE JUST A FEW PLAYERS SHORT OF PROMOTION AND THE KIDS ARE GETTING MORE EXPERIENCE.
REMEMBER ITS A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT
Merlin mick has lost the plot. Even if we’d gone up, I’d have said to get rid of him for the simple reason that we play unattractive football which would not have coped in the Premiership (even with some new players). His style couldn’t hack it with Sunderland in the Premiership.
Lets think more long term and get someone like Ince or Martinez (Swansea) in who will play attractive football and hopefully get us up and stay up.
Mr Morgan - get your wallet out - we need two new centre backs, one new fullback who can play left or right and a quality central midfielder like Kris Commons.
What a pathetic comment from the writer of this article. How the hell could Freddy score goals if he was coming on for the last 5 mins of a game or sat warming the bench. As today showed he is a class act and when he came on he set up the goal for Oli. McCarthy was to stubborn to play this talented lad and has paid the price BIG TIME. McCarthy your time is up, hand in your notice and get a job at Morecombe!!!!
Get rid of the pratt once and 4 all
madness
in what was likely the weakest championship for decades we miss out on the playoffs
and now people want to give mick more time and more money?
get rid of mick and terry now and bring in some proper football coaches, go overseas if you have too
we’ve become conditioned to pathetic excuses and abject performances, so much so that the status quo is preferred to the unknown
this time the players didn’t let us down, the manager did
stick with him if you like, but he’ll be gone in november when we’re still struggling to make headway
MM, this season, too many tactical errors im afraid, poss give him 10 to 15 games next season and see how its going, if no good then mr Morgan admit the truth and get rid.
I understand why people are angry with the manager and stuff but I say give maccarthy one more season. we were sooo close this season and with a few more players we could do it next yer. come on people of wolverhampton, get behind the team for next year and lets win the league.
Great end to the season proves that MM knows what he’s doing and that those calling for his head are, well, WRONG. The boo boys who set out to ruin a promising young team cost us considerably more than the 1 point we needed to get into the playoffs. I hope all REAL Wolves fans give them a heartfelt THANKS for that and that the ticket office doesn’t renew their season tickets.
Now that Kightly and Jarvis are fit and we have a striker who can actually score goals (unlike the overhyped Freddy) we can push on next season. Yes we need to strenghten, especially in defence. Yes, MM made some mistakes. But, continuing the stupidity of the last 20 years by sacking a manager before he’s had a chance to build a real time is obviously NOT the answer.
Come on the Wolves!
MM hasn’t got a clue!! It’s the last game of the season we have to we, therefore we have to score goals, minimum of 3.
So he takes off our second highest scorer to bring on Eastwood instead of going for it with 3 strikers, which he eventually did in the 89th minute.
He has to go, and bring in Big Sam or preferably Ince.
Like the wolf and the 3 little pigs.
Hoofed and puffed and did nothing.
McCarthy has to walk the walk and not just talk the talk! Very poor management of what should be a topflight club.
See ya Boing Boing !
CAPTAIN MORGAN TO SPLASH THE CASH
2 NEW STRIKERS
3 NEW MIDFIELDS
2 NEW CENTRE HALVES
PROMOTION
THANK YOU
What’s needed? A little bit more experience in the team. Look at Man Utd - lots of young players, but giggs, scholes, ferdinand etc as the backbone in the team. Plus young players can learn off them. Then look at arsenal - pure youth. In terms of players:
- Two fast, quality, level headed centre backs
- proper cover for the wings is essential - cost us the season
- high quality central midfielder.
- sell Elliot, Ward
In an ideal world MM would go - not going to happen, so how about some humility next season Mick and lose the ridiculous favouritism and playing players out of position.
Well the time for analysis has begun. peroanlly, I’m still not sure. I still think Morgan will keep Mick. But at the end of the day, the league does not lie and we were just not good enough! Elliot, Ward X2, Kyle, Gibson, Potter etc. all not good enough!
Sorry Mick, but the fans are against ya. I still aint sure…
Absolutely right, timberwolf!
Win, lose or draw today was an irrelevance. You judge by performance over the season.
People get obsessed with the play-offs but it’s a lottery ticket entry into the Premier League.
We should have a team that is in or competing on a weekly basis for the top 2 (as predicted and promised by MM) and we’re well short of that!
Those who blame the injuries we’ve suffered would do well to think of those teams who suffered more….Stoke to name but one! We had a big enough squad - and certainly enough strikers - to cope.
It is, of course, ironic that we missed out on the play-offs by dint of scoring so few goals….a fault we had last season and still haven’t remedied.
Commiserations to the players and the manager - neither of whom can be faulted for trying - but we just don’t have the quality in either department and I just wish MM would have the honesty and humility to admit it!
I forgot Collins, Bothroyd and Freddy! Eastwood fans, what do you see in the bloke?
Goals win trophies.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE CHAMPIONS! THAT’S WHY WE’RE CHAMPIONS!
Most people have already said it.
Micks fans said to judge him at the end of the season, in a worse league than last year we finished lower.
I will Judge now, Mick goodbye and never come back.
Lets be honest we all agree we didnt deserve promotion this season and that wasnt helped by injuires and off field issues with Freddy etc.
However, lets be honest last season we over achieved. Therefore when looking at what has been the tightest Championship in a long time the team has improved and lets get behind them next season where hopefully the squad will have been strengthened and we can push from this point.
And before all the MM haters start calling for his head stop now - lets get some consitency going. Look at Fergie’s first few seasons at Man Yooo they struggled but now 20 years (there abouts) down the line they are the top team.
Lets build for the future. With the possible expansion to a 40,000 seater stadium we are securing a future where we dont need handouts to get promoted - what is the point to run if you can not walk!!
Lets be strong, support the 3 M’s and lets push for promotion next season as a united team on and off the field!!
This ones for you Steve Morgan,If you want to be a successfull Chairman concentrate on building a team worthy of playing in the Premiership with a Manager like Paul Ince(A PROVEN WINNER)Get Rid of Loser McCarthy or you wont need a 40000 stadium the Fans will walk as they did today.We are fed up of being served up sub standard football week in week out ACT NOW AND GET PAUL INCE you know it makes sense.
GET BEHIND MICK - HE IS THE BEST MANAGER WE HAVE HAD IN YEARS DOWN HERE.
JUST WAIT AND SEE
just heard mick om wm he said the players and managerment were outstanding this season . and they all deserve a holiday before comming back and and carrying on the great work next season . who thinks the same . not me
Keep Mick! He’s built the nucleus of a very good championship side and with a few additions over the summer, I’m confident next season we’ll be very strong and should challenge for automatic. There have been some mistakes made this season - defence should have been strengthened with some younger legs, we need a midfielder in the mould of Ince/Rae, a DECENT striker to play with Ebanks Blake and a winger to provide cover for Kightly.
Judge Mick overall on the following three things: 1/ He’s turned the club around from the utter mess he found when he first arrived.
2/ He gave us one of the best seasons in recent memory, out of nothing and on a shoe-string, in 06/07. 3/ The final third of this season has seen a return to some decent football which gives hope for next season.
I think getting rid of him now would be a big mistake. I’m glad Mr Morgan is in charge to make these decisions rather than the more moronic elements of the Wolves fan base who are without doubt some of the most fickle and stupid in the game.
Time to bring back Paul Ince who should always have been appointed in the first place. Steve Morgan’s plans for the stadium are spot on but we need a better manager than McCarthy if any new investment is not going to be wasted as Sir Jack’s has been.
West Brom and Joke City both going up!! can today get any worse? oh yes it can Mad Mick to stay!! did you hear him on BBC WM what a joke this guy is!!
Dave Jones was the best manager we have had for years.
MICK HAS GOT TO GO. Steve Morgan you said at the start of the season, promotion is a must, and we have finished 7th. No matter how much you want to paint a rosy picture, we are not good enough in arguably the worst championship division in living memory. Awful football served up by MM, he cant go on about injuries to Kites, etc etc, MM is a 1 trick pony or shall I say Phoney! Sack him. Morgan make the call to Paul Ince. Kept Macces up last season , did the double with MK Dons this season. He is going to snapped up otherwise ans we will lose out to a manager who is going places and is ambitious. The name of Paul Ince will bring alot of exposure names, players who will bust a gut for him. A 40,000 would not be big enough if Incey was in charge!
MM OUT, no more talk about giving him another season. He has failed twice now. Not good enough. Football served up this season is woeful. MM critises the fans calling us nuggets. MM critises Freddy in public, MM has his favourites, MM bad decision to send Fanny on loan as he thinks D.Ward was the answer. Midfielders not creative enough. How much evidence does the board need. MM has failed, no promotion, no play offs equals the SACK!
BYE MM AND TAKE TC WITH YOU!
No doubt about it we have gone backwards this year.The Manager buys the players,oversees the training ,picks the team,decides the tactics he said judge him at the end of the season.YOUR SACKED McCarthy
26) Tim how long are we supposed to wait? Mick is the biggest idiot we’ve had here in years
Firstly, I must admit that I’m a Baggies fan; however I agree with U2 Wolf, spending massive amount on a new ground may not be the best thing for the club at the moment. Surly investing in a few new key players and spending whatever is necessary to get the right players and maybe a new manager may be more helpful?
Better luck next year
We’ve been 7th so many times and that hurts. We’ve lacked quality this year and sometimes the tactics have been baffling.
I don’t think senior management will get rid of Mick - he’ll have to fall on his sword - and to be quite frank, the senior management are clueless on how to run a football club.
HAA HAAAAAAAA
champions says you only need 2 goalss
How on earth can anyone here think Mick McCarthy deserves another chance?
Do I need to remind people about all the mistakes he’s made through the season?
Please give me a list of just 5 games this season where the play has been worth watching, just 5…
This guy is not up to it…
BIG SAM OR INCE TO BE NEXT MANAGER.
BYE MICK……
MUPPET MICK OUT NOW MORGAN
I can’t think of a single reason why we should give McCarthy another season. The man is an idiot.
Neither am I going to join the “Ince in now” brigade. he would be off the season after getting us promoted to Milan or similar.
Chris Evans is the man. As a life-long Wolves fan, I am prepared to wait a few seasons for Evans to build a promotion winning side. I’m not prepared to wait another 5 minutes for thick mick to continue dragging the club I love down the garden path. Act now Mr. Morgan, be decisive….
agree with most of the coments MM had allthe time before the season began to build a team all the fans knew we wanted a good center half and he did nothing then when it was to latehe got a decent striker if only he was with us from the start as for a new stadium i agree a decent team first then the prem then a new stadium when we consolidate our place in it
mad mick blew your season by being stubborn and doing a robson ..freedy got the same treatment as earnshaw and it cost us valueble goals.the same for you,,not a clue get rid,,,,,STORMING THE PREM THE MOWBRAY WAY,,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,,OH YES
i loved the chairmans bit at the end “we have suffered a lot of bad luck this season” and “we just have to make sure we go up as champions next season”
sorry steve but when sir jack handed over the club to you, did he hand you the book “chairmans guide to appease fans at end of season”
ive been going for 18 years (im 27 now) and i have heard this speech every season.
am i blaming you…NO! i feel as a chairman who only came to the club in august and on the back of our over achievement last season, you had to back mick mccarthy, and 7m later and about 15 forwards, i think i speak for many that MM as now managed his last game at the Molineux.
i admire your ambition (new stadium,hotel etc) but please listen to the fans who made your £10 look like a possible bargain (providing you can get the wolves right) and install a mr Paul Ince as new boss, let him bring any staff he requires (but leave Bobby Mimms’s job alone) and back him…..
as for MM what an absolute disgrace at the end he left the players to walk around the pitch and not go round himself… was he ashamed or something!!
shows the stature of the man, if there wasnt this freddy thing all season with the fans, eastwood would of played.
if they didnt get on s.ward/elliott’s back they wouldnt of played!!!!
i think mick is one of those managers who loves to wind up the fans, his constant poor tactics, selection of players. i can accept the whole “freddy episode” it was micks way of saying to us “i am boss and i pick the team” but what i cant accpet is lack of a plan b,c when we lost kites/jarvis there was no alternative, no other plan just a case of putting square pegs in round holes.
also the likes of potter,elliott, s.ward,d.ward, olofinjana, kyle are they better than the players we have sent out on loan…. gleeson, little, jones, hughes, bennett etc ermmm no i think not!!!
Well said Wolvesdave (14) couldn’t agree with you more! We were within a whisker this term and a new gaffer coming in is going to take another season to get his team right! One more season with MM! Couple of good signings in the Kightly, Jarvis, Elokobi, Foley, SEB mould and we’ll have a great year!
Up the Wolves!
staying down the McCarthy way - boring of course !!
There wasn’t a penalty at Blackpool but it was irritating to hear they weren’t even trying to score well before the end of the match and they were just playing out time against 10 men for a draw. Anyway we shouldn’t have had to rely on other results. Not sure of my opinion with respect to management for next year but I think Mick is again putting his foot in his mouth if he says we were outstanding this season. If he does stay we do need a radical overhaul of the squad. What will annoy me most is not if we keep MM but if we keep him & we don’t have a major clear out and buy new players.
TICK TOCK McCarthy times run out you failed to meet the minimum target of The Playoffs YOU ARE A LOSER how about looking at the Table now
He’s got 2 go. Freddy came on (not on bench last week-wahats that all about!!) and makes th egoal with sublime pass plus 2 other passes out of top drawer-why does MAD MICK not see this SEB and Freddy up front from Jan and we’d have gone up.
Go, and take clip board and Moxey with you.
Ince in and th title nekt year with Eastwood as top scorer.
Don’t keep us hangin on MM wouldn’t even join the players in thier lap of ” honour” at end of matcsays it all.
Please mr Morgan sort it now so we have all season to plan for next season.
realistically i’m too gutted to make too much sense right now .as said earlier let’s allow the dust to settle. comments about the need for new centre halves is spot on-the game today needs pace in the middle at the back .seb is the quality we’ve needed all season , -sadly for all his efforts it proved just too late .on early reflection i’m [genuinly] sorry to agree that mick probably isn’t the man.continuity is the golden chalice to success , so i’d rather stick with MM for about ten games next season ,see how that goes ,- then swift action from the chairman if we find ourselves in the same morass as now .-love to you all my fellow wolves , tears now - joy as champions twelve months from now . ?
Mick you’re not good enough !! MM OUT !! And FREDDY EASTWOOD is a CLASS ACT he might not score the goals but he sets them up terrificly and is a terrfic player and can score goals if given the chance !! I think it is time for a change Mr MORGAN !! BIG SAM ALLARYDCE IN A.S.A.P !! FREDDY HAS TO STAY MR MORGAN AND MM HAS TO GO !! FREDDY SHOULD BE TREATED WITH MORE RESPECT AND THE FANS KNOW HE IS A GREAT PLAYER THATS WHY THEY CHANT FOR HIM EVERY GAME !! KEEP FREDDY AND SACK MM AND GET BIG SAM IN … SIMPLE !! FREDDY FREDDY FREDDY !!
what we saw today is typical of what we’ll be seeing next season basically..and if kites, blake and couple of others have poor games (and they were poor today) on a regular basis next season..then we’ll do well to finish in 7th.
technically we have one on the largest squads in the division..but so many of them are only average at best, that a major clear out is needed. and we don’t need to shop in the bargain basement for replacements either. we have plenty of young talent already..what we do need are experienced players at championship level with proven quality and ability.. aged around 26 to 29 with plenty more years left in them.
i would like mcarthy replaced but it aint gonna happen..so..just pray mick sees sense in the summer and builds us a team capable of a genuine promotion push, and forgets his old pals and favorites strategy used this season..look at the table mick..it didn’t work.
clear the deadwood..bring in some quality and let’s give it a rite go next season..who knows we could even be waving to the boggies as we pass them..going down..as we go up.
COME ON LADS DOOM AND GLOOM OVER..THE SEASONS GONE NOW, DONE DUSTED ETC..GET OVER IT AND LET’S CRACK ON IN AUGUST. COME ON WOLVES!!
Mm Out .. not good enough !! Freddy should be playing in the 1st team .. keogh is not even in the one two of freddy !! big sam allarydce in NOW !! I will put in capital letters and as simple as i can for you MR MORGAN !! KEEP FREDDY EASTWOOD !! MICK OUT !! SAM ALLARYDCE IN !! SIMPLE !!
Fredie was a class act for the time he was on to day.If MM allows him to leave wolves, it will be a complete disaster . I also think MM should go . Nice bloke ,but not up for the job, gone backwards on last year.Steve Morgan needs to make a desision.Paul Ince has now proved he is more than able.He is young has new idears and a team motivator,bring him Steve and keep fredie.
hey spare a thought for me guys, im a Wolves fan who lives in Stoke-on-trent, on a day when Baggies and Stoke go up. to add insult to injury my wife is in party mode as she is a Stoke fan, but never mind as mad passionate love is on the agenda later, i had better do it quietly later tho or else i might wake her up.
I say leave it too morgan’ he’s no fool it’s his club let him make the decision’s in the summer believe it or not he knows what the fans want and thats automatic promotion next season.
We had chances infront of goal and failed to put them away–A little bored about the FE debate but he played well when he came on-Great support by the crown howevever one or two should be ashamed with some of the abuse shouted at the back of the BW stand-Lot of kids present and they (Shouter’S) were not regular attenders. My worry is that MM does not have the contacts to bring in new players and did he spend the full seven million he had for players?. Collins has obviously been a favorite but frankly he is not up to the standard we need. He and others need to be shown the door–Where are our youngsters we did a lot better last year with them.Should MM go well I think he will go he clearly does not have overall support from the fans.But please if he goes then get someone in before the season starts-Thank to the South Bank to-day the best all season—All supporters have a good holiday–I will be reading the BLOGG relaxing in Malaga earlier this season thanks to to-days result.
Come on mm, do the right thing and go. You have done your best which was not good enough.I dont think that i can go through another season like this one.You also said that management and players were outstanding this season, what utter rubbish.While your at it take the coach with you.
Morgan Moxey McCarthy You have all failed. Be sure that you remember that. Yet again we have achieved nothing. Think on long and hard, think about what you have said publically this season, think on about your promises, your decisions and your tactics. Think long and think clearly….we are not fools. We expect more and we expect the truth.
I wont attempt to list what we perceive to be the problems but the Eastwood saga and the plans to expand the ground before we get it right on the grass are just two examples of the shambles we appear to be. As I said earlier…..THINK ON
Wolves missed play offs by 1 goal! probably the one Gera scored at your “ground” !
Next year QPR 1st . Sheffield United 2nd! and probably a relegated team, Reading? 3rd. Wolves slipping further towards oblivion! The mighty Morgan to triple his investment so far and buy a new hot dog stand! or a 40,000 seater stadium. your guess as to which is the most likely! Freddy to coventry,Hennesay to Everton. Kightly injured and seb to be so full of burgers that he cant walk! Best of british lads! you’ve had the cash and blown it.and the only thing you have won of any note in the last 30 years is the fourth division title. Bye!
I think Derby, Sheff U, Fulham or Blues/Reading, 3 of the 4 play-off losers, Charlton, Forest, Cardiff and a few others may have other ideas on you winning automatic next season.
Take a look at some of the WBA players who will be discarded now. We need CREATIVITY in midfield. We have the arrow in EB, Keogh and maybe even Freddy but we dob’t have the bow…..
Two defenders of course and a programme of giving the kids a chance to excel. Some investigation into the injuries our players ger. But most important….
Hennesay and Kites and EB to be kept at all costs…,Pay um what they want and smile. beg them for one more year and then if we don’t go up let um go on a free… We will stand no chance again if we lose them - they are quality.
Should McCarthy go is not up to us.
Moxey stated the play offs were the minimum requirement for the season and i have not heard anything different - depsite injuries.
I would go with seeing how the new season goes up to Christmas and then make a decision.
We have a good core to the team:
GK - Hennessey, Murray
Def - Foley, Craddock, Elokobi, Breen + Gray (1 more year maybe?). + Little right back, Jones left back.
Mid - Kightly, Jarvis, Olifinjana, Henry (1 more season!) + Gobern
Fwds - EBBlake, Keogh, Eastwood
The other first teamers can leave for all i care. There is enough there + kids that we should have made the play offs at least.
We do need 2 centre backs, 1 Centre CREATIVE Midfield and a left midfielder/winger - probably a DECENT target man like Kuqi but younger!
But what do i know?
To all you morons on this website who do nothing but slag MM. Go and support another team. Mick mcCarthy is staying and will develop this young talented team towards promotion next year. It takes time to groom a young squad but you lot don’t seem to get it.
This great club will be better of without all the blee..n moaners thast come on this board. As the saying goes, if you can’t stand the heat. Get out of the kitchen. Well, you anti MM bashers. Get out of this club and go and moan somewhere else.
“Seeing their local rivals West Brom take the Championship crown - and in some style - will make disappointment all the more painful for Wolves fans”.
Even I can’t beat that for a line….
Worst football I’ve seen down the Mol for a long long time.ALL MM’s fault.& the one thing that really sticks in my throat is his comments about the fans.He continually openly comments that he doesn’t give a stuff about the fans. Bad move, Mick. Poor manager, poor team selection, poor system of play, poor use of substitutes, poor choice of loan signings. JUST POOR. End of………………
We’ve got through quite a few managers in recent times at Molineux. At times the board fire first then think later, however even though I admire what Mick did last season (less so this season), if we did get rid, there are plenty of potentially good replacements out there (Ince, Allardyce, Ferguson (Darren not Alex)). If things are not good at Christmas and we get rid then, maybe the good options will have gone.
If he does stay, then please don’t sign the likes of Darren Ward who was no better and probably a lot worse than Mark Little who hasn’t had a look in this season. Give the young lads a chance, they didn’t let us down last season, but Mick let them down this. Also can we move away from the ‘Jobs for the boys’ option for anyone associated with Sunderland or Ireland.
Looking forward to success in 2009.Please Wolves, learn from the mistakes of this year.
There’s only one Darren Ferguson
Not one of those who normally posts, but read every day. Have kept my ten penneth out - but, we have missed out on a play off place ON GOAL DIFFERENCE - whilst MM has kept a proven INTERNATIONAL striker either on the bench or at home. If goals were what we required why did he drop a player who scored 4 in 6, Keogh is clearly good, but in the hole behind the two strikers might be better. Wolves have always been succesful when we have had two out and out strikers up front - remember Dougan and Richards - they were successful because they played week in week out together with wingers like Waggy who knew where they wanted the ball - we have the wingers - Jarvis and Kighley, we have the forwards SEB and Eastwood - we need an Emlyn Hughes, Paul Ince or dare I say it Alex Rae in Midfield to drive the youngsters on and raise heads when they begin to drop (which they have at times this season). But most importantly we need three defenders - a pair of centre halves who are not over the hill and too slow and a full back - what a tragedy giving away our best two defenders in years to Everton and Celtic - finances driving the team again (I remember a six million operating loss being cleared by selling Robbie Keane - will we see the same this season with the sale of SEB, Eastwood and our bright young Welsh goal keeper?) Time to take a gamble in the managerial stakes - we’ve done the failed internation managers, Hoddle, Taylor (how could the board bring the man who dropped Bully from the England squad to Molineux?) and now MM. Lets get someone with the will to win, a little flair - Ince has proven a revelation as a manager, if he will accept the apology he is due from the board then lets bring him in - Oh and to those who want Alladyce or Rednapp - it would be just our luck to appoint them just as the corruption investigation looks further into their previous antics - lets keep them away. At least the interest stayed till the last game of the season - but the bitter taste of despair is getting a little monotonous add to that the ire at seeing WBA promoted as champions - the only consolation (if there is one) is that at least its two local teams that have gone up. I wish both Stoke and WBA all the best in the Premiership - there is Derbys’ record to break next season - and maybe , just maybe we can go up as Champions next season, whilst WBA are coming back down!
14 wolvesdave? thanx for the laughs mate, ahahah you’ve cheered me up after that DISGRACEFUL end of the season, when ur favourites to go up automatically, the play offs would have been a let down, but 2 not even make them? i don’t even know how u can say it was a good end to the season. it’s people like you that make mick think he’s wanted. WE WANT McARTHY OUT, SAY WE WANT McARTHY OUT!!
Although a better performance than at Coventry, this was essentially well below what’ needed A team that, overall lacked psychological preparedness. Indeed the performance evoked the conceitedness and complacency of the manager.
The tactics, today, were so predictable. Not quite the hypnosis of Hoddle but, at times…
Quietly seething, that’s me. To boot sampled the basic hopsitality package at Molineux-kid’s portion of chicken strognaoff. As one person at the table remarked-this is like being in prison. Get me out of here, get me out of the Championship!
MM please go quietly and tend an allotment in Barnsley.
I am sorry having witnessed another attritional workmanlike performance of working the channels, without any vision from the centre of midfield it is time for an change. It reminded me of previous MM teams. My mind was made up with regards to MM managerial ability after the managers decision to pick Craddock and Breen as centre halves at Cardiff in the Cup. It was nothing to do with the defenders more to do with the fact that the had both been out for 4-5 months.
May Wolves try to get Ince and have a manager who plays football and recognises more than attrition and workrate. In last seasons team we had a combination of Potter and workrate in midfield now we have workrate and no flair. The only visionary on the pitch today was Eastwood his ability to find space was evident in the only moments of vision.
IF WOLVES HAD MADE THE PLAY OFFs WOULD MICK
HAVE BEEN THE BEST MANAGER EVER ?
missed out on goal difference
shame you didnt play the kind of football
albion have all season
mm plays negative football and its cost you a play off place.
40000 stadium dont make me laugh
you still had tickets on general sale 24 hours before the albion game.
boing boing all the way to the premier league.
so long losers
Yeah lets sell the squad, sack the manager and start again!! It’s not as though we’ve done that before
Change the record WOlves fans. Lack of success repeatedly through different managers points to something other than the management team. Don’t you think?? Any way bring Incey in because he’s been succesfull he won’t be put off by the expectant Wolves fans who demand instant success.
SUPER MICK!!
Back him or sack him, the decision needs to be at least a week or two before training starts again, if we keep our best players (and sell Collins, Elliott etc.) we will need 2 young fast centre backs and a creative midfielder (i.e Halmosi).
Time for Mick to accept defeat. Go with our thanks and best wishes
18 - mart your spot on!
Its a fine line between success and failure. However, the narrow line on missing out for Wolves today is, in fact, a great big chasm. Simply not good enough! Deficiencies at the heart of the defence have not been rectified all season. Mr Morgan, use your cash wisely and invest in a half decent manager!
Everyone needs to accept the fact that McCarthy will be in charge next season. Some will be pleased with this, some will be dismayed but it is the way it is.
For those of you looking forward to seeing the clubs crop of homegrown players establishing themselves as first team players next season I am afraid to say that 2 of them have expressed there wish to move on in the next transfer window, there identities will be revealed within the next 6 weeks
We have not scored enough goals its simple MM should have played Eastwood on a regular basis and we would not have a problem. However because he is stubborn and arrogant he tried to make Keogh a goal scorer and he isn’t look how many chances he misses.
He should go now and take all his mates with him, we can then move forward.
Congratulations South Bank - slow hand clapping whilst a guy is lying seriously injured on the pitch. It is the same footballing brains that say MM is building a team for the future. Get Ince now, though I doubt he will want to come whilst Moxey is still there.
Stoke City, Hull City, Bristol City have all achieved more with far less resources made available to the manager.
Expect a much tougher division next season with some very well financed clubs exiting the Premiership. What an opportunity missed in the poorest Championship for many years.
Poor performances from Wolves throughout a season littered with some incredulous decision making from the manager both on and off the field. Did he really want away to the far east in the summer I wonder? Maybe Steve Morgan and the board won’t stand in his way next time?
Very disappointing after last season’s achievement by the home-grown talent.
The end of the season and the time which the ever decreasing pro MM camp have demanded that the ‘moaners’ keep their powder dry until.
Well we are not going away although the noises coming out of the clubs management do little to give hope that the lessons have been learnt.
In the final analysis we were miles away from the automatic promotion which this worst division in a decade demanded we deliver.
Not even good enough for the play off lottery with chickens coming home to roost from playing an inept striker on the wing for months, picking players out of loyalty rather than form and worse still buying an effective forward who once again today demonstrated the positive difference he brings to the side and then not playing him.
Regretfully the fools that we are we have paid in advance and this gives the management little incentive to change.If millions were not already banked perhaps the message might get through- it has not been god enough and change is needed.
Mr Morgan, please give us optimism to take on our summer holidays rather than the dread of more of the same. A few extra players as has been suggested by some is not the answer, an able leader is the priority PLEASE.
WE GIVE MICK McCARTHY AS LONG AS IT TAKES
HE IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB
Well this season hasnt been the best n tbh it has all been down 2 MM descions. Sening craddock on loan not playing eastwood and not makin signings that wouldimpact the club. We have need a creative midfielder for a long time now and without one playin alongside with olofinjana then we r goin nowhere.The defence aswell. i personally think craddock deserves another year in the team sooo sign 2 new centre halfs soo we have gd enough cover 2 replace them. get rid of collins breen n D ward etc they are not gd enough 2 start. I think he have enough goin 4ward jst hope he keeps eastwood
well fingers crosses 4 next season yeah ! we have 2 believe
Table doesn’t lie too few goals scored (15 where we didn’t score) and too much spent on under achieving strikers (including Eastwood). Bad buys, bad tactics, bad decision making
MM your time is up bye bye
Seventh again!!! We have lost ground on last year. Not only were the results worse but the style of play was too. Mick, your man management is a disaster. look what you did to Freddie this year, echo’s of the Roy Keane debacle when you sent him home from the world cup. its clear if you don’t like them you don’t give them a chance. Surely personality should not come into it. You have clearly lost the plot your a total shambles, Mick Your fired!!!!!!
McCARTHY *MUST* GO NOW!
The day of reckoning has arrived. He wasn’t up to it and he won’t be up to it next season. Come on Mr Morgan, get rid of this serial failure! Everywhere he goes it ends in tears, and I’m crying now!
OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH PAUL INCE!
I have thought long and hard about MM. I want to like him and believe his managemnet skills are up to the job, then I look at the teams above The Wolves and the reality of it all is becomes apparent - He is just not good enough. Are Stoke, Bristol City, Watford and Crystal Palace better than The Wolves? Do they have better resources? Bigger fan base? Better stadiums? Well it seems to me the answer to all the above is NO. So my conclusion is that we need a younger, hungrier manager that can motivate the team to achieve more. Rosa, Eastwood, Little , D.Jones are just 4 names that I feel deserved to have played. Gibson, Breen, Keogh, N.Collins are 4 names who played too many games. All I can hope is that come next season we will see a new face as manager and as the neucleus is definately there. Wolves for Ever, Earl
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
GOING UP AS CHAMPIONS.
MM has done a great job since joining the club, would fans rather have Hoddle back? I agree that the club needs more experience in the squad. What Wolves needed at the begining of the season was a goal scorer, it took till jan to get one, in EB. Hopefully MM will get some cash to spend on the squad, the sale of Eastwood which looks likely will bring some to spend. Mr Morgan has got his head switched on, i was only thinking the other day that the ground was too small for this club, and the place does need to be more intimidating aswell. Leeds had 38k for the match this weekend, if wolves could get near that, it would bring in more money for the club and players. Bring on next season, lets all get behind the Club.
THanks God for that , now we can get rid of Mcarthy!!!
Time is up Michael. Eastwood player manager.
Thank God for that, now we can get rid of Mad Mick!!
IF (and thats a big if) we can get the guv get rid, otherwise who else is there?? Big Sam?? Little Sam??? Better the devil you know.
Main reason for your’e failure(AGAIN)yow lot(i mean fans?)Yo want everything NOW because yo lot think Wolves SHOULD be in the prem.I hope you do sack McCarthy and get Paul(you only sent me off to tell your grand kids!!!)Ince because then yo will be thankful of being in the Champ
Two years ago Jez Moxey publically criticised Glen Hoddle for failing to get us into the play offs after being pre season favourites. So come on Jez lets be consistant ! I was not a Hoddle fan, his conduct towards us was disgraceful but this clown is equally bad. This season has been awful and I now hope Mr Morgan will show consideration towards the fans before we end up doing a Leicester (were they really worse than us ?)
Disapointing end to the season.
Commiserations to the players and fans that gave everything today.
But lets stick together keep all the young lads like Jarvis Hennessey etc and push on ..
Maybe next year will be our year.
lets all be realistic, the baggies went up because they know how to win games at home and score plenty of goals
Our summer signings were pretty crap apart from gray, jan signings once again come good apart from Kyle which still makes me laugh that we get him on loan.
Now after the last 10 games we are looking a very good team as in results, so in a way it would be stupid to get rid of Mick because it means rebuilding again getting rid of 10 players and bringing in another 10. He should be given till mid nov and then see where we are in the league and how well we are playing.
The backroom staff all need to go expesh conner who’s going to be here when hes 90.
Mick will defo sell or loan freddy out next season. Mainly we need A PLAYER with EXPERIENCE like ince and irwin.
Best thing to do is to forget how crap we was for most of this season. Look forward to the new season and who knows look what happens to some teams who just miss-out on play-offs one season and the next they win the league.
At least now that we havn’t gone up we won’t be like derby next season.
Oh yes and one more thing to all the fans who have called us idiots all season for criticising MM.After being advised to b*gger off and support the Albion why don’t you all do the same and support Walsall. Its obviously the standard of football enjoy !
mick is the best man for the job he just needs a new young centre back to go with the young squad wolves are looking good for the future i cant wait for next year
All yu ‘wolves fans’ complainin. all goin on about mick sayin hes crap.if your so bloody good, why dont u manage them?. he got us to the play-offs last year and we nearly got there this year.
We’ve got plenty more chances to get to the prem.
And to be honest with ‘fans’ like you always boo’in em and complainin. How can u expect them to do well?. A football team needs fans behind em. not you useless lot. come on you wolves.
MM Out!!!
Eastwood & SEB to tear up the league next season with Ince in charge!
McCarthy is totally inept.
Game after game- he demands Henno rolls the ball out to Foley,ya think maybe a quick counter-attack,but ya joking!!!
Next move by Foley is to pass onto Jody then
onto Breeny then over to Big George.
We pass so much before we reach the halfway line -the blame for that lies with one man
…..MUPPET McCARTHY.
Go back to Barnsley & don’t return plse.
When we lost to Watford in the first match we got the usual rubbish from Mick about how it was a 46 match season and we should judge him at the end of the season. Okay, I could argue that that defeat alone cost us a play off place, but more importantly if we’d won it the team would have gone into the next few matches with greater confidence and perhaps got a few more points than they did which would have made us contenders for automatic promotion.
His persistence with Elliott and Keogh at the start of the season was a big mistake when neither could score or even hit a barn door. To keep on about them being “different class” was an insult to the other players.
“Resting” Eastwood after the international match when he’d scored something like 5 goals in 4 games was the most stupid decision of the year. If he’d kept playing he’d probably have got 20 by the end of the year. We saw in the last 10 mins today what a good partnership he could form with Ebanks-Blake given the chance.
Sadly, if Mick stays he will probably persist with Keogh. The time has come surely to recognise that he isn’t good enough. He’s too lightweight and he missed yet more good chances today.
We saw yer more poor decisions today. Kightly wasn’t having a good game and Gray should have been brought on half and hour earlier. The way Plymouth packed the defence needed someone big and string in the attack (so that’s Keogh out). Mick brought in Kyle as an “impact” player for just such a situation. He wasn’t even on the bench and we had to rely yet again in the impact of Elliott - about as effective as the impact of a fly on a windscreen.
We fielded the nucleus of a very good team today. With a new central defender to replace Breen (he makes too many crucial mistakes - the free kick against Ipswich was the last in a long line) and a more effective striker than Keogh we have a team that could win the division next year.
Steve Morgan should tell Mad Mick to ” sod off” not us “moaning fans”, I think we’ve deserved to have a moan with the standard of football we’ve had to endure this season!
TIM BUZAGLO YOU PRAT. YOU NEED EDUCATING IN BASIC FOOTBALL.PAUL INCE WOULD LEAD THIS TEAM AND CLUB FORWARD A PROVEN WINNER AND A MAN WHO WOULD DO IT HIS WAY AND NOT THE WAY OF A CHAIRMAN THATS MAYBE WHY HE WILL BY PASS WWFC AND BE MUFC NEXT MANAGER. CARLOS QUERIZ IS GOING TO SPORTING LISBON AND PAUL INCE WILL BE MUFC No2 FOR THE NEST SEASON THEN WILL SUCCEED SIR ALEX . WE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE LET INCE LEAVE TO LET HIM LEAD THESE YOUNG PLAYERS FROM OUR VER SUCCESSFUL YOUTH TEAM. WE NEED 3 GOOD YOUNGER PLAYERS TO MAKE US MORE COMPACT 2 GOOD CENTRE HALVES, A PLAY MAKER/LEADER . WE DO NOT NEED TO SELL…. PLEASE MR MORGAN EMPLOY PAUL INCE AND LET HIM BRING BACK THE GOOD TIMES AND THEN REBUILD THE STADIUM
on a day when the Plymouth goalkeeper would have expected to get peppered with shots he didn’t have one decent one to save. Sideways football is not only boring to watch it achieves absolutely nothing.Awful tactics as chosen by the manager, he has to go.
News Flash
Richard Branson turns down Albion sponsorship
Explaining He didnt want Virgin on a shirt that was going to get shafted every weekend
how about this 2 defenders from cardiff,glen loovens and roger johnson two pretty solid guys who always give 100%… step in asap before somebody else does… WAMPTON WAMPTON…
Is it just me, or has everyone else had enough of mick’s plato impressions. “It’s not the end, it’s the begining”? MM OUT !!! Still saying Big Sam Little Sam combo, or try and give the Guvnor the job he wanted
Ironic we missed out on GD after scoring so few! I can’t understand why MM, himself a centre half can’t understand the need for a decent centre half to pair JC. Our defence isn’t so great - it’s that the central midfield is so defensive, it offers protection to the defence but nothing offensive. We can’t afford to play SGO and KH together, we need a creative central midfielder - more goals!! At least we have a promising strike pairing now to feed off the supply supply (SEB + AK). Last summer MM didn’t do the business on transfers. I think the board need to consider very carefully the next round of requests. I find it worrying Mick gave contracts to NC, SW and bought DP. These players plainly are not good enough. We need to be careful about accumulating an oversized and underpowered squad. Next season will be crucial to holding on to our best players.
24. Rochdale wolf
Your argument fails immediately, because McCarthy is not a Ferguson. He is a very limited Championship manager, who has no hope of competing at Premiership level, as we have seen already. He has one tactic, and when it fails he is lost.
Remove the looser McCarthy now and get us a winner, where is Paul Ince?
What a bunch of moaners. Whenever the going gets tough out come the whingers. Freddie, Incey, booing etc etc. We always do the same and go for the managers throat. We have a young team, we need 2 centre backs, 1 midfield, 1 striker and then stick by them, give them support and and MM another go. If we fail at the 3rd attempt he won’t need the push, he will walk. Trust Morgan. LOYAL WOLVES FAN
Following needs to be done at wolves in the close season.
1. sack mm
2.Terminate jez moxey contract(time for a change in that department.he winds up far too many paying fans.)
3.Appoint Paul ince as a manager.
4.Clear out following players. Breen,Collins,henry,s ward,bothroyd,lowe,o’connor along with loan players gibson and kyle.
5.Buy 2 CH,1 CM,1 CF.
6.Start playing M Little,D jones,M davies & gobern next year.
Do that and i may fork out my hard earned money on renewing my season ticket.
He says that he doesn’t give a stuff what the fans think, and yet there is doubt that he won’t get sacked!
Never, ever, have I had to live with a Wolves manager who insults the fans, draws his £1M a year salary, fails badly, and still expects to be the manager the next year. Many moronic things have happened at Wolves, but surely this is one step too far!
I won’t be here next year if McCarthy is still manager. I did not renew the early-bird, but I will find the money somehow to buy a season ticket if McCarthy goes.
If only Moxey was not picking our managers! The 6th failed manager he has appointed, how many more before somebody realizes that MOXEY is the underlying problem at Wolves. The sad McCarthy failure is just a symptom of the MOXEY disease!
I say get rid of “supermick” keep freddy for a new manager just to see an opinion of a manager that knows quality when he sees it
MICK OUT
FREDDY IN
Just remember to leave your keys on your way out Mick……………
Since McCarthy got the goalscorer he needed (Ebanks-Blake) after his first attempt(Eastwood) was a flop we have looked good and if we had the form we’ve had since we signed Sylvan all season we would definatly be up there. Eastwood still is in my opinion why people chant his name still i don’t know.
Suprisingly Optimistic
Wolves 08/09
Come on me babbies
Stop moaning - be realistic.
Mick McArthy has been fantastic.
Why is everyone so negative?
Next season Wolves can be champions.
Worst year of football for over a decade. No improvement, worse than last year. Football is a results business, and McCarthy has failed dismally in every sense. Nothing to look forward to next season.
I haven’t renewed my season ticket, first time in 30 years!
Unless Morgan gets rid of McCarthy and the rest of the dross that keep us chained in the Championship, I won’t be back again. 55 years I’ve supported the team, man and boy, best in the world, down to the 4th, but now Morgan, Moxey and McCarthy have finally driven me away. I won’t stand this dire rubbish for another match!
BIG SPRING CLEAN, GET US PAUL INCE AND GIVE US A FUTURE!
I got lucky and I didn’t watch the last game! Lucky me!
I think that the time has come to have a BIG cleanout of the dead-wood at Wolves. We pay Premiership overheads to run the club, and we produce terrible football.
Let us get some pride back in the club with a team of WINNERS, get rid of the established Wolves LOOSERS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE GUV’NOR!
What happened?
Mick promised us the automatic playoffs, but he also told us that he didn’t give a t*ss what the fans thought. We even failed to make the playoffs and this serial-failure is still in charge at the Molineux.
What has gone wrong? Is anybody in charge? Has Moxey finally made Wolves totally dysfunctional?
you’d have thought McCarthy would’ve shown the fans (wait for it)…a bit of RESPECT. Considering that 90% of the season has been a proper pig’s ear, that’s the least the loyal supporters deserve.
Too much trouble, Mick? Or too ashamed/embarrassed/too big for your boots?
I’ve always known that our BRILLIANT FANBASE get taken for mugs by Wolves -and here’s yet another little example of the sheer scorn directed towards us.
Mick, you get handsomely paid to orchestrate and watch that cr@p…..everyone else pays for the ‘privilege’.
Give McCarthy until the end of October and if Wolves aren’t in the top six then, sack him and bring in a new boss.
I hear some fans calling for a new manager that tries to play passing attractive football…
Remember hoddle anyone ?
Mick will be here next season.
1.We need another season of experience/improvement for our promising youth.
2. We need 3 or 4 additions to the squad
3. Our fair share of luck with injuries to key players.
We will be stronger and there or thereabouts.
Be patient, look at the bigger picture and support the boys peeps, cos there aint no quick fix.
The futures bright
I’m right cross with the way this season has gone.
The manager had no plan and just made it up as he went along.
Not good enough for a team that is going somewhere! Obviously, McCarthy has to be sacked immediately, as I doubt that he will have the decency to resign. His personal arrogance is so bad, that he expects supporters to leave the club if they don’t agree with him! He has openly said that the supporters are a load of t*ssers.
This serial-failure has to be got rid of *NOW*. Come on Morgan, show us some leadership!
can people stop saying mick mccarthy out please hes the only manager that can possibly do this with our team. rome wasnt built in a day was it and neither shood wolves premiership chances be either. things like this take time not all rushed. if we wood of got promoted this season or last season then we wood of delayed our youngsters of gettin proper experience. and can people also stop talking about getin ince and martinez as manager. why whould they leave thier clubs if they have just got them promoted.
i think we shood buy 2 centre backs maybe a young premiership and christophe berra of hearts. a winger to add to theeuqation like kris commons. also maybe a centre midfielder likeee joe ledley he will b very good for us or jason puncheon from barnet.andrew surman may consider a move aswell due to the lack of hope for southampton in the championship next season.brian howard and wes hoohalan will b good buys for midfield 2. also mayb a striker if we get rid of eastwood and i wood say the striker shood be very strong and tall mayb as tall as kyle but younger to make our team young like aaron mclean hu mite be consider joining as he is a gr8 friend of kites.
Oh dear oh dear oh dear,another failure and whats this rubbish about a new ground,lets get it right on the pitch first,we lost out on goal difference that unacceptable.Why are we letting big sam sit on his backside,get him in now with Paul Ince,give them the 40 million to build a team not a stadium,so come on Mr Morgan have you got the guts to sort this lot out,time will tell.
I’ll be here next season, like I always am.
But I must say that this is the most un-enjoyable season that I ever experienced. Even under the Bhatties there was more fun than watching this dire McCarthy type of football.
This is football, without the ball! Just running for its own sake. Put in a shift. Don’t do pansy things like scoring goals!
This is supposed to be the beautiful game. McCarthy has created his own ugly version, which I hope that I don’t have to watch again next season.
The worst scoring record in the Championship says it all! Mr Morgan, please remove this failure.
Mick you got wrong again as you have done all season You fell out with Eastwood and you are not GOD This was your last chance YOU should have played Eastwood in a game you must win Eastwood would have got you more than the goal we wanted IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASTWOOD SEB AND KEOGH AND YOU KNOW IT YOU ARE PIG HEADED AND I SAY AGAIN YOU ARE NOT GOD It will be the same again next season MORGAN FOR GODS SAKE SACK HIM NOW OR FACE THE FANS First it was we will go up then it was the play offs then it was its not the end if we dont go up IT SHOULD BE THE END FOR MAD MICK BUT IT WILL NOT BE PLEASE MORGAN DO WHAT ALL THE FANS WANT SACK HIM WHO THINS HE IS GOD AND BRING IN OUR GOD INCE
Did anybody see eastwood today, he’s not that good, yet you all sing his name. Of course he’s in the welsh side they have no one else. He’s just a big sulky kid who’s ripped a great proud club apart
VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Based on what I have read (that’s the only way I can get my info) on this and other websites, it seems we didn’t have the wherewithal when our destiny was in our own hands after the WBA match.
During those last 4 games we can, in hindsight of course, point to a few destiny changing moments, namely:-
1. Mick’s decision to change to a defensive midfield when winning 3-0 against Cardiff instead of pushing on to score more precious goals. Several bloggers commented on this at the time.
2. The biggest moment was Ipswich’s last minute equaliser 4 days later.
3. Schmeichel’s last minute save at Coventry to deny us a win.
4. The disgusting result against Plymouth today where in 90 minutes we only had one shot on target and that was the goal. The pressure WAS on us (despite Mick’s comments to the contrary). At start of play we needed to score 3 goals as long as Watford didn’t win, only 2 goals if they lost, and we were sorely lacking in ability to achieve this on the day. ONE shot on target is a terrible result in any game but it is a crime in such a crucial game.
We can also look back to other last minute goals and a couple of missed penalties earlier in the season but in the final analysis we just didn’t have the bottle.
Sometime ago I posted a blog predicting Wolves would end up with 71 points. If only I was right but I was very close (no cigar). Having slagged the Wolves for their performance today, I would still like to add my thanks to the team and the manager for trying even though they both didn’t have the wherewithal to make it.
Now there is only transfer news to look forward to. I for one am happy to admit that at this moment I would gladly swap places with the Baggies but never be happy to be a WBA supporter.
SICK AS A PARROT! Roll on August.
we will get it right next season so have faith in mm im also a big beliver in what goes around comes around so dont worry wolves fans our time will come again. then we can laugh and mock sandwell town as there luck is just about to run out belive me it will be another twenty years before there luck changes again.so keep the faith wolves fans the only way is up for us next season and by the way have you ever wonderd if it is that we have a sucessfull trophy laden history that sandwell resent us golden boys so much ehh lol lol lol up the wolves.
sandwell town wont be so happy next season becuase they will have one of the most disapointing seasons of there trophy bare little history when they get thumped week in week out, lets all hope they can even beat derbys record im looking forward to listening to upset boggie suporters next season and as wolves go up the boggies will go down and down through the divisions cant wait ahh ahh ahh.
Morgan - Listen Wolves Fans …. WE WANT INCEY FOR MANAGER ! Make the change now ! McCarthy has FAILED!
poor poor boggies with there tesco carrier bogs are going stright down ahh ahh good old melton mowbray ahh ahh .
good old melton mowbray
Big Sam! Give me a break. Need to get rid of breen, elliot, gibson, potter, kyle, both the wards. keep eastwood though. saw bothroyd on the tv today. not impressed
I noticed this quote from the manager on the BBC website:
“It’s a devastating day for all of us. Too many times this season we haven’t done it, we haven’t scored and the table doesn’t lie. Our character needs to be looked at, the overall team and squad. The fans have known it but we’ve let everyone down. We have to hold our hands up, we were the ones with the responsibility and couldn’t deal with it.”
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Nope, that wasn’t McDim. It was Leicester boss Ian Holloway. But which one can face the truth more?
McCarthy OUT
Incey IN
Lets not wait for pre-season matches just to blow it again.
Sort it out now.
There are many who post comments on this board and to mention a few, quality counts, Dingle Dan, Welsh John, Derby Wolf, wolvesnuf….I could go on and on with people (not fans of Wolves) who, week in and week out do nothing but criticize MM and the team. Steve Morgan wants us up there within 4 years and we will achieve this. We have the most promising young squad of players ever at Molineux and they will inevitably get better. The trouble is, that you lot want instant success. That’s not going to happen. Players will go in the summer and only MM and his back up team know who those will be. We have the likes of mark dvies, Dan Jones, Mark Little and many more kids coming through the ranks and will be more than capaable of filling in next season when the injuries start to happen. We are going to strengthen the squad in the summer and I’m sure that will be for our shoddy defence. having said that we have kept 19 clean sheets this season. Our trouble was that we didn’t score enough prior to SEB’s arrival. We can now look forward to a 20+ goal a season striker, coupled with Keogh and maybe even Eastwood. Last season was a bit of a fluke. Our current squad will learn from their mistakes (let’s not forget they are a young squad) and push on next season. We will do it providing we all pull together.
MM is here to stay whether you lot like it or not. So if you cannot accept that fact then go on and support another team. We at Wolves do not want you.
To all Wolves Fans. This is a genuine comment I am not taking the Pee. I was hoping that you would make the playoffs and join us in the Prem. You were so close just a couple of goals short. Don’t blame MM he is building you a good team, have faith in your Manager and Team next season and we will see you in the Prem in 2009 all the best and good luck. Ps thats if we are still up there, and I haven’t been drinking just about to have one though.
Lack of goals from eastwood, would have been useful if he had actually had a chance to play more often ! Today he was excellent when he came on.
Generally the season was a great dissappointment - why MM with his team selection, tactics and favourites ! We should have won this league at a canter. I have watched many managers at Molineux starting with Ronnie Allen, good ones, bad ones some indifferent but this guy takes the proverbial biscuit. The arrogance of the guy is astounding !
Stadium
What’s this about building a more ‘intimidating’ stadium? What’s going to be intimidating about a half empty stadium? Our season hung by a thread going into the Cardiff game, and we got 20,000 through the door.
You tend to find the most intimidating grounds are those tight packed ones in the lower leagues. I am not even sure how you go about designing one of these. A half empty stadium ringing of boo’s. Sounds like pleasant place to visit as an away team.
McCarthy.
I didnt think he was the best choice for the job but he had my support from the day he got it. I have never sat at a game booing or calling for his head, but the season is over and it is time they made a decision.
The injuries have hurt us, but every club deals with injuries. Compare our squad with those of Bristol, Hull, Stoke. There’s more quality at the Wolves than these 3 put together but who is in the play-offs.
You can’t spend that much money with so much quality at your disposal and justify finishing 7th.
Looking forward to going to QPR,Palace & Charlton again next season!
Lets see Mr Morgan put his money where is mouth is & sign the players we need to actually get promoted.
Can he use his Scouse influence & get us Risse & Hypia on the cheap?
Old yes,but still effective.
Morgan wants to make the stadium a more intimidating place? He’s obviously not been there as an away fan watching old men, women and kids being belted by Wolves fans. A decent manager and team should probably be higher up his list of things to get.
Mick…Its time to look at the table.
TIM U R A MUPPET!
Well I wish we had made the play-offs atleast. But you Wolves lets get behind the PLAYERS, MANAGER and STAFF - we are getting the experiance a few extra to strengthen.
Rember the last owners through a lot of money around, the result, none there when it was needed for the Premiership.
Thank you Fat Lady for that rousing rendition of “ALMOST THERE”
Over 26,000 witnessed another huff & puff Mad Muppet Moron Mick team put a shift in!
I Bet there`ll be a lot fewer if this clown remains in charge next season.
Once again Wayne was the busier keeper, Keogh lacked control, skill,strength & awareness, SEB was poor & looks overrated, Kightly tried but should have been replaced at half-time as he was knackered, Matty Jarvis was Brill, as were the defence in general & two O`s in particular..Henry did his holding role well but needs back-up.
BUT WAIT
MMMM turns to the subs & surprise,surprise mistakes Freddy for Elliot!!!
TRANSFORMATION !!! Wolves aquire skill,vision & a class act–A shot on target, penetrating passes and a super assist resulting in a GOAL!
Micky Gray adds more gravitas but ultimatly it`s too little(no pun intended)too late!
So what if???
Freddy had been given a fair run & played behind the front two perhaps!
Kights hadn`t been crocked for most of the year,
MMMM occasionally sat in the stands to get a wider perspective (and saved his team & staff some earache)!
The team was picked on form instead of favouritism & bias!
the promising youngsters from last year were used more often
So where does that leave WW FC?
Whilst not normally screaming for change willy,nilly; I strongly feel MMMM has lost the plot & has taken us as far has he can in an upwards direction!
A new approach is called for at the MOL & whils`t it may be slightly risky I feel PAUL INCE would be an ideal successor to MMMM.
Bring on Swansea,Forest & Carlisle…who needs Chelsea, Man.U & the `Pool!!!
UP THE WOLVES!
right…..
after the dissopintment we need to get over it asap, move on, its done with and look to future!
we have a 3weeks now advantage over 3teams in the playoffs for next season.
we need to draw up potential signings NOW! and get deals in the bag early
to start with i would cross the midlands and pinch 2 players of the foxes and make the most of there unfortnate relegation by offering
2m for mattock and hume combined! both players are good enough in this league especially mattock who england under21 left back
makes sense if michael grays legs are going and we have elokobi as cover then
WOLVES JUST GO AND SIGN MATTOCK BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES!!!!!!!!
as a wolves fan i see this as a blessing in disguise… in the unlikely event they had made the playoff and gone through, Wolves just don’t have the depth of talent for the top league. they’d surely go the way of Derby. take the summer to rebuild and deepen the squad and we’ll have a chance to promote and stay up next season.
I no longer trust Micks judgment.
Who sent the best centre half at the club (Craddock) out on loan at the start of the season? - Mick.
Who bought tripe like Darren Ward, Neil Collins, George Elokobi, Steve Elliot, et al and stubbornly continued to play them when they were clearly not good enough? - Mick
Who bought a great player like Eastwood, then refused to play him? - Mick
Who left a midfielder scoring goals for fun in the reserves (Rosa) and never even gave the guy a chance from the bench in the first team? - Mick
A radio presenter today said that Jarvis and Kightly had been Mick’s plan A, but where was plan B? I’ll tell you where plan B was, plan B was shunted out on loan at Northampton, Bury and Stockport all season. Young, home grown players who did so well for us last season who have been denied a chance this season. Who by? - Mick.
We will not be promoted next season. And even if by some miracle we were we’d have no chance in the Premiership under Mick.
We had 19 years outside the top flight and when we finally got there the team were sold short by the then owner. Do we have to wait another 19 years before we get there again? None of us are getting any younger and a lot of us will be dead by then! And the board demands patience from the fans!! A three year plan they say! Did Gary Megson need a three year plan to transform Tesco City from a bunch of no hopers into automatic promotion material? Did Roy Keane with Sunderland? Did Paul Jewell with Wigan (and Bradford)? Did Steve Coppell with Reading? Did Brian Little with Leicester? Did Tony Pullis with Stoke? The list is endless!!
This club is finished. It’s washed up, it’s dead. I’ve been a supporter for 32 years, a season ticket holder for 8 years and my daughter with me for 6 years, but we have not renewed for next year, nor do we intend to.
Jex Moxey & Co, yes, blame the fans if you want to. It’s all our fault for turning up week in week out, year after year, after year, after year, parting with huge wodges of cash we can’t afford in the hope that this year will be the year that this club lives up to it’s potential, only to be disappointed again. And just to make matters worse we have our nearest and dearest from t