Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Berra set for Wolves talks
Wolves target Christophe Berra was today travelling to Molineux for talks over a proposed move.
See also: Wolves target Berra’s career to date
The Hearts skipper has been manager Mick McCarthy’s long-term January transfer window target.
It is understood the deal for the central defender will cost around £2 million.
Hearts confirmed that Berra will not be involved in today’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixture against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park.
A club spokesperson said, “Hearts has given Christophe permission to talk to Wolves and he does so with our blessing.”
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Thank god for that!!! Lets hope he isn’t too greedy and can agree personal terms. Wouldn’t mind Davenport as well, Collins can be put on the transfer list then and craddock can go out on loan to get some football.
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Fingers crossed he doesn’t want too much cash! Although I do get the impression he isn’t that type of person and just wants to prove himself. Well I might be wrong….
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i have it on very very VERY good authority, and from a VERY reliable source that £2million deal was actually completed yesterday evening… Dont know who for, but I do know it definitely happened!
FInally we’re paying the money for someone!
3-0 TO WOLVES TODAY! COME ON BOYS!
and heres a thought…. why dont we try to NOT moan about players today!? afterall, we are still top of the league!
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Collins is just not good enough for the top half of the Championship let alone Premiership as a “squad” player let alone in the team
This is a bit like the Steve Corica thing when Mark NcGhoo kept picking him regardless of abillity or form – Does Neil Collins have some info about MM that we dont know about? Or even some choice photos? :-0
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The Usual Suspects
Suggest you read Mattywolves comment and learn! If we don’t go up this year it will be because of idiots like you that get on the players backs and gift goals and points to the opposition. If you don’t like the players and management don’t go – I’m sure you’d be welcome in one of the many empty seats at Walsall!!
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does that mean it will be collins and berra at centre half now ha ha
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Keep them coming it,s getting berra and berra.
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Collins can have a good game but he makes bad errors at the wrong time,can not be trusted the whole match.
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Let’s hope he fits in nicely!
And that he passes the medical.
Hope he plays against Norwich, cause I’ll be at Molineux watching.
UP THE WOLVES!
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no wonder a lot of you get on the players backs with post s like 3 nil today . watford have scored 7 goals in the last 2 games . i m preying for a win but if we get one it will be a good result . not an expected one
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Great news, hope he fits in the team nicely, Wolves to win 3 nil today, ebanks blake (2) Keogh (1)
UP THE WOLVES!!!!
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Is this the missing piece of the puzzle? Or another Tomas Franowski?
About time Morgan got his chequebook out. Now bid £5m for Mancienne and we’re done.
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Just echoing “MattyWolfs” comments if people cannot support the players in particular Neil Collins and manager you dont have to watch its a free country. You get the impression that some of you lot would blame Collins for everything, apparently the main reason for the current economic recession is in fact Neil Collins. Ridiculous comparison I know but I think most of you know where I’m coming from.
Good news about Berra just hope there foreign backers dont scupper the deal, still fancy Mancienne aswell.
One other thought regarding the departure of Mark Davies, rumour has it that QPR bid 2million for Michael Johnson of Man City could see him as Mark Davies’s replacement.
Like I said just a thought
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5 Sorry my frend; Collins is less than average as a centre half which most fans that go to games witness in most games
IF and thats a big IF players have too much time on their hands and read comments on here or any other website – they are never going to hear/ read what they want! These are grown MEN not little schoolboys who need their nappies changing everytime they have a mishap!
NB* Try using the bit between you ears – An opinion that is not just exclusive to me is that Collins is less than average – Not good enough – it affects the midfield to drop deeper to protect him as our own midfield and keeper get the jitters because they dont know whether Collins can cope – Do you think opposing teams dont know that Collins is the weakest link?
I dont boo players at games; & no amount of “getting behind the lads” will give Collins any more abillity – So grow up!
As far as going to watch Walsall – well IF you really want to – dont let anyone stop you!
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Why the torture, why the negativity, we are where we are- top of the league? a position of strength. Lets see where we are after the next 3 games, give these players whoever is in the team over these games our full support and enjoy the fact that Wolverhampton Wanderers are top of the Championship, be positive not negative!
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COLLINS – RUBBISH (SELL HIM)
SHACKELL – DECENT
STEARMAN – QUALITY
CRADDOCK – SLOW BUT PUTS A TACKLE IN
D.WARD – NEEDS MATCH PRACTICE
AND IF WE GET
BERRA – TOP QUALITY (BUY HIM FOR 2 MILLION + COLLINS)
DAVENPORT – QUALITY NEED HIM
Good to see WH back to form come on wolves
Vokes and Ebanks Up top
MESSAGE TO ALL GO AND VOTE FOR EBANKS GOAL ON SOCCER AM MITRE GOAL OF YEAR!!!!!!
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Good business.
Now move on.
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Whatever player puts on the shirt will always get my 100% support on the day.However it is a fiercely competitive often ruthless business and we must always be looking to improve in every position.There should be no sacred cows whatsoever-not Kightly or SEB or anyone, but at the same time there shouldnt be scapegoats either.Players do deserve reasonable time to show what they can do during which they should get our 100% support but if they are not delivering they should be replaced and someone else given the chance.It is a sort of evolutionary exercise.
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i dont know why everyone is slating collins. i mean yes hes not good enough for our team. but hes better than shackell.
FOLEY BERRA STEARMAN WARD!!!
p.s ELOKOBIIIIIIIIIII
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Maybe if we lost today and Reading won, thus making us SECOND, is the only way to stop people saying ‘Why worry, we are top of the league’ because it’s plainly obvious.. This isn’t a 9 point gap anymore, one loss and our top position we have maintained for so long is GONE.
I agree, get behind the lads, the manager, but it’s a little hard when one persons constant mistakes (Yes I DO mean Neil Collins) are costing us so greatly. I along with every other Wolves player (I should hope) am strongly relying on us signing Berra at the least.. And am still praying that we can somehow get Mancienne back..But I am very doubtful of that..
While I don’t think Neil Collins is the ONLY weak player.. Iwelumo, Kightly, even SEB, are not up to their usual standards and haven’t been for a while, and i’m not sure removing a ‘weak link’ will be enough to motivate 10 other players on the pitch. I can only hope that a new signing (In the VERY short space of the transfer window left) will be enough to give us a confidence boost…We DO have one of if not the best team in the championship.. The way we have played throughout the season goes to prove we have more than enough capability within the players we have now, we just need to pull through this ‘bad stint’ because I have every faith that we WILL still gain automatic promotion, and I still believe we can do it top of the league.
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i think what people don’t realise is that collins dosn’t make these mistakes on purpose he gives his all mm is to blame for picking him week in week out 12 months ago mm said lee collins was the next young talent off the producation line he signed for port vale last week. what worries me is that he doesn’t give home grown talent a chance.
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Heard a rumour that we are talking to Chelsea about Cole.
Apparently they want a fiver a bag.
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Tamworth Wolf – you are an idiot. How you can continue to defend Collins is beyond me. The man has made mistake after mistake, and in the biggest game of the season scores an own goal and gets sent off. What more can the man do to harm our promotion chances?
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Great news hopeful Debut Tuesday then again lets see how Shacks performs today.Should give Players and Fans a like a good boost.3 points really needed today.Good Luck from all the Malta wolves Supporters.
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Don’t our local premiership strugglers have a problem at CB ?
I have the answer to their prayers.
Neil Collins.
They can have him for 50p and a packet of wine gums.
But only if they ask niceley,
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I think he’ll be the best defender we’ve signed since George Berry
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:) Great News!
See you lot at the match!
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I hold my hands up and say i was wrong i was saying berra would not play in the championship i hope this happens it would be fantastic for the wolves up the wolves 2-0 to the lads today
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5 wolfmanjack
I am pretty sure it’s Collins who has been gifting goals and points to the opposition – not the fans!! 3000 Wolves fans at Reading were not booing him after 51 seconds and chanting “Go on Neill you can lob Hennessy from there” or “Go on Neill give the lino some jip and get yourself sent off”!!!!!
You are so blind it is untrue!
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Great! Lets hope he does us a job.
Now can you all stop knocking Collins, what people tend to forget is he has scored 10 goals for Wolves.
Which is an excellent point for those Managers looking for that last minute bargain buy!!
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I agree with No.3 get behind the team we all should be taking the positives from the season so far. I used to be a season ticket holder on the South Bank, but live away now, and the constant negative whinging was always present. Reading will probably end top but we are much better than Birmingham they are terrible. The fans backing could be the difference lets not be like the barracking Blues fans. Onwards and upwards
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Sounds very good from some people and not so good from others. He should sign if he dosen’t agree personal terms it’ll be because he’s being greedy, like Boyd for Blues. Lets hope he’s level headed though.
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