Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Pain in Spain for pondering boss
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will spend the next four days in Spain pondering a change in tactics to save his side’s wobbling automatic promotion bid.
Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Burnley made it one win in nine games, during which Wolves have failed to keep a clean sheet and suffered three successive away-day reverses.
They are now only three points clear at the top of the Championship with 13 games to go. Their record of 43 goals against is the third highest outside the Championship’s bottom six.
McCarthy, who jetted out to La Manga yesterday for a warm weather training camp in a bid to revitalise his players, reckons it may be time to alter his policy of all-out attack to help repair confidence in his side.
He said: “It’s not my way to go more defensive and try to nick a point, but it might have to be the case. Perhaps I should take responsibility.
“In the last two away games I’ve set up as 4-4-2 with two wingers, wide open with the express intention of winning it, and maybe I have to look at those tactics.
“We’ve played like that all season and we were loved for it when we posted two seven-game winning runs and got to the top of the league. It was fantastic.
“Now we’re not being loved as much at the moment and it’s been difficult for us. Perhaps we’re having a tough time and I should have changed it, so I’ll take the rap for that.
“Away from home I believe we’ve got the players and ammunition to be able to play in the way we have, but we didn’t manage to score which doesn’t happen that often.
“Maybe it’s a case of team selection, tactics, personnel. I’m not sure about going 4-5-1, but I need to just look at the way we do it.”
Wolves are sweating on the fitness of Dave Jones.
McCarthy said: “He had a slight hamstring problem but he’s in my thoughts for the next games.”
If the Wolves boss opts for a more conservative approach on their travels, fans will be looking for the manager to keep on the offensive at Molineux, where they are for their next two games against in-form Cardiff on Sunday and fast-falling Plymouth six days later.
See Also:
Most Commented
sport
Play Fantasy Football
Win a manager of the month award, courtesy of prize sponsor Banks's, by signing up today.
lifestyle
Latest dining reviews
Read the latest reviews by the Express & Star's dining out reviewers before you decide where to eat.
entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases.
Don’t Come back!!!
Report abuse
Been playing wide open that I agree with but with an attacking side?? Ermmm well bet teams are terrifed of our attacking midfield of quashie and henry!!!!! That’s been the problem if kites and mj don’t provide anything then the middle certainly won’t, so when we concede early like we have been of late then the middle ain’t setup to get us back into the game.
I don’t think Edwards is the solution jones is but if he IS injured then who else do we have?? I’d try kites in middle with henry or quashie then put Reid on left wing (remember him Mick?) and jarvis on right!!!!
Or you could try keogh in midfield because you have played him every where else
Report abuse
cmon Mick, try and steady the ship otherwise it will be playoff heart break again, Jones should be in the team if fit as he is the best passer of the ball we have and he gives us that extra edge in the midfield.
Lets keep the faith and not get on the players back on Sunday and hopefully we can turn it around
Report abuse
Have fun in the Sun boys. You deserve it. Don’t worry about us.
Report abuse
‘Perhaps I should take responsibility’
Gee, would you, Mick? If he turns this around, it will be an absolute miracle.
Report abuse
“perhaps i should take responsibility”. Perhaps the greatest quote by Mick ever. He has finally got the idea of what being a football manager is all about. So if things don’t turn around in the next couple of games, what next Mick?
Report abuse
draws are no good! we need to win!
Report abuse
Someone is a LIAR! I have heard people spoke to Dave Jones on Sat and he says he isnt injured!!!! He also says the players have no confidence! So who is telling the truth???
I hope they enjoy thier trip to the sun in Spain while I am at work, earning money to pay for my early bird and go to an away game! You deserve it have fun! Be safe and dont get sun burnt
Report abuse
Dave Jones best be playing if he’s fit, the only game we won was with him and Karl, how it was at the start of the season. Quashie and Henry don’t work together, like the Gerrard and Lampard scenario for England, they’re just not compatible.
How can we be so poor compared to the start of the season!! I’m pulling my hair out here! We’ve got to give all the support we can and pray that we make it this year. Otherwise it’s hit the bottle time.
Report abuse
“maybe I have to look at those tactics”
WHAT TACTICS, ALL THEY DO IS RUN ROUND LIKE HEADLESS CHICKENS ‘PUTTING S SHIFT IN’
JUST DO US A FAVOUR MAD MICK AND RESIGN
Report abuse
Laughable. Taking responsibility is a managers job is it not!!!
Im going to see my boss today to tell him i havnt performed very well in the last 2 months, I wonder if he will send me off to Spain.
Report abuse
Teams have wingers who can add a bit more; do a bit more work, and are a bit more defenisvely robust. Ours are arguably a little light weight?
Report abuse
I hope this is’nt Da Ja Vu happening again after what happened at the back of 2001-2002 season when the players clearly did’nt want it and surrendered a 10 point lead over the Tesco’s.I feel the players have to take the blame just as much as Mccarthy in the resent run of results and show some more ambition and hunger in wanting to get to the promised land,rather than picking up there overpaided wages come the end of the week.
All we can do is get behind the team as we have done so far this season,but once they have crossed that white line the rest is up to them,but i think now it’s time for some change’s.
Report abuse
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING! and your not bigger than the club
Report abuse
Hunger? The players need a sense of direction. leadership, tactics and guidance
Running around telling yourself that you are “hungry” is not going to benefit anyone – If you dont have a sense of purpose and direction
Everyone can see that the centre midfield is sat too far back (almost like having 4 centre half’s) – If we intend playing like that – we need the back four and two centre midfield players to keep possession and build via the full backs and wingers (slow build up to frustrate the opposition)
Currently we have our wingers being “doubled up” on by the opposition wide midfield and fullback – which snuffs out a potential build up to attack – maybe far too eager to attack and play our cards far too early
We are playing a so called 4-4-2 – but in reality its more like a 4-2-4 – If we retain possesion and “frustrate” the opposition – it means that timing is of the essesnce – Not just a “kick and rush” down the flank for most of the game – meaning that Kites and Jarvis are sprinting down either wing and the opposition knows that is about the only real tactic MM adopts
Has MM and Co got the abillity. tactics and nouse to do any other???
We certainly hope so!!!
Report abuse
“perhaps i should take responsibility” There no perhaps about it, you must take responsibility, this is your side now, all these players are yours. You have decided to ignore the academy players and gone for your own. Tactics has been your biggest downfall in your managerial career. Its the way you are, you have no plan b, devoid of ideas. Look how swansea played on saturday, passing game, they looked superb. Wolves on the other hand is a big lump up to Big Chris or Vokes for the knock on’s how 1990’s is that. I love wingers but wingers with intelliegence, knowing when to tuck in and track back so you can let the full backs over lap. Midfield, Henry and Quasimodo go not go together, everyone knows that!!!
BIG BIG GAME against cardiff. A must win!
Report abuse
mick goes on saying we go all out attack but hes playing 2 holding midfielfers with no creativity what so ever. thats great attacking football
Report abuse
Here’s a great way to revitaise the players Mick
RESIGN, I have never heard so much drivel from a manager. What a stubborn idiot that man is. We are now paying for lack of ambition in the transfer market in January (Morgan shoud take the blame for that)and Micks lack of tactical nous and his insistence on playing his favourites.
Report abuse
Some of the comments on this site defy belief. Talk of sacking Mick are pathetic. Do you numptys no anything about football? do you remember the days under McGhee and Hoddle when we achieved nothing and the football was rubbish. We are having a bad patch all REAL fans no that but now is the time to support the team, promotion is still achievalble we are still top of the league. Negativity achieves nothing. Get real and support the team. If you cant do that than stay away and let the REAL fans help the team.
Report abuse
Joke!!! glad we got money to waste on players jetting to Spain rather than buying fresh faces in the Jauray window!!
Report abuse
Great timing… send the players off to Spain the week after we’re told ticket prices are going up next season!!!
Report abuse
They were going to spain anyway even if they won. I have been watching Wayne of these last few weeks and I am not saying that he is entirely the problem because some blame has to go to our defence but from what I can see when Bobby Mimms was the goal keeping coach Wayne was awesome, but since this new guy has come in Wayne seems to have lost his confidence. I hope we can get back to winning ways I am sure we can and lets hope that Cardiff when they come on Saturday get the back bite, but I am going to grow my nails all this week so I have something to bite onto. GOOD LUCK THE WOLVES
Report abuse
The worrying thing for me is there seems to be no acivity in the loan market.Surely we need to freshen things up with some new players. We have got the top scorer in the league,he needs a reliable partner with pace and power.As I have said on here before I think something serious has happened to the balance of the £30m .Lost in Iceland or New York City I suspect.That is the only logical explanation to the lack of ambition in January’s transfer window.I don’t buy that Mick is happy with the squad.Managers given a chance will always look to strenghen.
Report abuse
It is starting to get shades of 2002 :(
It’s no longer in our own hands and I think it really is the first time this season I’ve decided it’s not going to happen.
As many others have said. Playing Quashie and Henry is simply a no no. The only people who appreciated the signing of Q said it would be good for Henry to have someone competing with him.
If the trip to Spain turns everything around then that’s great. Lets focus on Jarvo, Kights and Reid getting past the defender and getting the crosses *IN* for Vokes, Iwelumo and SEB to feed off.
Lets not throw this away lads!
Report abuse
2. Totally agree, why not try Keogh in the centre if jones isn’t fit, can’t play Quashie & Henry together, maybe this could be the position for Keogh to link up with forwards as an attacking midfielder.
Report abuse
Great, as if going to La Manga is going to make any difference at the moment, everybody has sussed us out now. I think the phrase ‘peaked too soon’ is entirely apt at the moment. I can’t even see us getting through the play offs at this rate.
Report abuse
i too wish them a good few days in the sun , i am so in the dog house for my 7 am till 11 pm valentines day out to burnley to see a display like that , my mate comes up to every game from dover , he didnt get home till nearly 2 am , alright critising the fans … how about an apology for that rubbish on saturday
Report abuse
Ah MM actually mentions the word responsibility, he is TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE for where we are and the mess we are finding ourselves in. Many lesser mortals picked up on it literally months ago why didn’t you McCarthy? Stand s to sense teams will suss 2nd time around.
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”
Albert Einstein
Report abuse
Dear Mick
A few home truths:
1)You can’t blame injuries. For most of the season – Matt Murray apart – you have had a near full squad to pick from.
2)You wasted January. You told us not to panic because there was a whole month to strengthen the team and what did you do? You signed Kyel Reid…who can’t make the bench….Nigel Quashie…who a poor Birmingham side got rid of…and you paid £2.3m for a centre half recommended to you by Billy Macneill, one of the worst managers to grace English football. Oh I forgot, he’s a mate!
3)If you play 4-4-2, you have to have 2 strong and imposing central midfielders who will pick up the extra workload. Dave Jones is a great passer but patently can’t tackle and hasn’t the motor to get up and down the pitch for 90 minutes.
4) Why can’t you still be hungry when clear at the top? Isn’t the Premiership the best motivation to keep working hard and to keep winning? We have to get knocked off the top so we can be hungry enough??
I always said that the true test of your management would be when things get more difficult and I sincerely hope your Spanish break provides the necessary inspiration cos I don’t believe you have what it takes!
Yours Frustratedly
MKM
Report abuse
Craig_Wolves – it was an 11 point lead.
Report abuse
For once Wolves and Baggies fans should be both in total agreement.Our respective clubs both put in poor performances and get treated to 4 days in Spain.I think this afternoon I am going to do some bad things at work and see if my gaffers send me for 4 days to the sun.Its a joke these footballers,i would have had our lot swimming in sandwell park last monday as a punishment to losing to Newscastle but what do they get a nice little break.
Report abuse
It doesnt really matter where the team trains – IF the tactics are not good enough the results will speak for themselves!
MM has now got to “step up to the plate” and work out how to beat the next team and then the team after that!
No room to hide No more excuses – Just study the opposition strengths and weaknesses and get an effective game plan together to beat them – Keep doing that till the end of the season and we should get there!
PS* MM most teams in the Championship know how to deal with our current “kick and rush” down the wings – TRY something different and “mix it up” – Move the centre midfield up and play a genuine 4-4-2 for a change!
Report abuse
Funny as….
Report abuse
Off the subject of dingles in spain….
I love the dvd offer…. note the running time… lol.
* Running Time: 0 mins
* Region: 2
* Main Language: English
* Product Number: 689688
* Movie Label: ILC SPORT
Report abuse
has anyone wondered why wolves have slippped in form ?here is the answer
all of of best players have signed new long term contracts keeping them there for 3-5 more years.this dip in form was the same some 6 years ago when we had a 12 points lead over sandwell town and they over took us.
these players of today have there contracts in the bag ,due to the form we were in up and until xmas.some of the players know if we get in the premiership they will be squad players rather than 1st team choices.as if we were in the premier wolves wood have to spend big time and not make the same mistake as last time.we all know this is the truth but are scared to admit it.players should be told you get us in the premier you get your 10,000 a week 4 year deal.!!!!
Report abuse
seems the norm nowadays if you are u/s at your job you get a big bonius (bankers) and now the great overpaid have an expenses paid holiday in Spain. While the rest flog away to afford next weeks ticket
Report abuse
How sad. All the negative guys are back, waiting to pounce. It is so easy to support a team when they are flying high. Now, when they’re going through a rough time, not through any lack of effort or commitment, people choose to knock them when they are down! We are called supporters, but I don’t see much supporting going on!
When your friends or family are going through a rough time, do you give them a slap and attack them? Or would it not be better to encourage and provide support? I know the players are not our family or friends, but they are normal people that need positivity around them not abuse at the first sign of of trouble.
Report abuse
Talk of sacking the manager, is quite frankly ridiculous. You are the kind of people that give Wolves fans a bad name. Your ignorance overwhelms me with rage.
However I do accept that a change of tactics is required and CRITISISM should head Micks way.
But to sack the man, frankly, pathetic.
Grow up you morons. With people like you in the stands we have no chance, I will give you 10 minutes at 0-0 before the barracking begind from these numpties.
Come on WOLVES we need to FIGHT now more than ever, get behind the lads and shut our own numpties up
Report abuse
im sorry mick but if being top of the league doesn’t make you hungry to stay there then by losing top spot won’t give them more hunger it will fester more doubts in the players minds….we all know wolves need a creative midfielder in the centre of the park do either jones or edwards need to play with henry
Report abuse
I think “honest” Mick has finally stated what most of us knew all along – he has not got the ability to manage this club. After we lose to Cardiff, hopefully someone at the club will act and get in another manager to try and at least get us a play off spot.
Just to get off my chest
MM – We all love his honesty i.e. “the defence was shocking” “we didn’t deserve to win” etc…errr MM you are the manager, you are meant to do something about it not just keep stating the bleeding obvious!!!
Report abuse
Will you lot who keep on moaning give it a rest your so boring we are top of the league what more you want Wolves don’t do easy so lets just get behind the lads for the rest of the season and together we can reach the premier league and overtake sandwell town
Report abuse
Golden Blood you are the numpty. Blindly following a team because you ’support’ them. We all support them but some of us can what are shortcomings are , namely the manager has not got a clue about tactics.
I lay the blame 100% at McCarthys door, not the players. He blindly plays Keogh who is no good, ditto ward, ditto collins ditto henry and now Quashie.
The confidence has been shattered by consistently bad tactics by the manager.
He has to take the blame, not the fans you numpty. And every fan has a right to vent their anger, especially when we’ve been top of the league for most of the season, and our thick manager has blown it.
Report abuse
We were sussed out by Steve Coppell when we played Reading at home. He played 3 in midfield to outnumber our 2, isolated our wingers and attacked Ward at left back throughout the game. Nearly every team since then has adopted those tactics, which unbelievably MM has failed to adapt to.
We have no holding midfielder to protect the back four, in fact even Gerrard & Lampard playing as our 2 midfielders would struggle against 3 opposition players. We may not mean to but on the pitch our shape is 4-2-4 so its no wonder we let goals in, and get over run in midfield. There has to be a change of tactics, which include playing an orthodox left back, and more numbers in midfield. This means changes and not putting Collins or Ward on the bench.
Report abuse
I’m so bored of watching and listening to everything Wolves. Seeing our points slip away ready for Reading and Brum to get on top. Mick looks in interviews now as he did when he got relegated with sunderland, he’s confused and dont know what to do to rectify it, i suggest he should have a look at these forums from time to time cause amongst all the dross and animosity there are some good points.
Dont get me wrong i sometimes come on here after 3 dropped points and have a rant but i think its past ranting now.
I did have a season ticket for 5 years then i had the hardest choice of my life, shall i join the army or shall i stay in my job in walsall and keep my Wolves season ticket. 8 years later i’d rather do back to back tours of Iraq and Afganistan than go to the Molineux.
Report abuse
(19) back the team
happy clappers like you are the problem, when most of us wanted mcgee gone or hoddle you where probably on message boards doing the same then. So we have learnt, if it isn’t working and the manager won’t change it then change him. I would love to have confidence but i have eyes and what have been watching is plain awfull, recently we have had one win againts watford and to be honest watford for the most part out passed us in the game and had more chances. Infact we always seem to look second best. Sorry I can’t happy clap that. INCE in before it’s to late.
Report abuse
38 are you some kind of lunatic, look at the last 9 games, no new players no new ideas, what should we do in your world give the idiot a 10 year contract. The man is out of his depth, I never liked him even when he was the Manager of my country, we have never recorvered is is total garbage, no quality player will sign for him with his Shift in attitude, football has moved on, Mad MM has not.
Report abuse
And here’s todays lesson, about crowd support.
If you get behind your team children then there is more chance that they will play a bit better. If you barrack and boo them, there is more chance they will play worse.
Here’s a little rhyme to help you remember…
If you want your team to play there best,
Clap them, sing louder than the rest.
If you want your team to play worse,
Swear and boo and mock and curse.
Just a reminder, don’t forget to come along to next weeks lesson which is called “The dangers of throwing yourself off a cliff”
Report abuse
While I couldn’t sleep last night – yes, I am that sad and feel that passionately about my club – I was trying to work out why we are so bad? to be honest, even when we were winning earleir in the season we weren’t playing well, we were just scoring goals against poor opposition, now the goals have stopped – quelle surprise – we are losing games.
Henessey – great shot stopper – but who is coaching him? he does not command his area OR dictate to or organise his defence.
Ward – not a left back, pure and simple. poor positional sense but thats not his fault – he should never play that position! Is Hill really that bad that he cant get in the team? and if he is that bad, why did the scouting team and the manager agree to sign him?{read same for Darren Ward, Jason Shackell, George Friend – now we can start to question the managers buying decisions and the scouts who watch these players}
Stearman – still not sure about him, again you have to question the coaching, he gets turned far too often for me.
Berra – early days yet but previous experience of afore mentioned Ward, Shackell, Hill etc should we be concerned?
Midfield Mix – we can play as many wingers as you like but if they aren’t getting quality balls from the centre it aint gonna work. The distribution from midfield is too sideways in my opinion. Perhaps we need to tuck Kightly and Jarvis in and let them create their own opportunities to run at people?
Forwards – dont care who we play up there, same goes for the wingers, if you ain’t giving them the ball in the right areas or in the right way, the ain’t gonna score.
Report abuse
The reason the formation of 4 4 2 is not working now is because we have two defensive midfielders in the middle of the park! MM had the chance to get a a tough tackling midfielder in January to play alongside Jones but chose to get Quashie to go alongside the awful Henry! He chose to drop Big Chris because he hadn’t scored for 5 games – strikers go through barren runs but don’t change for change sake. Steve Coppell has not dropped Doyle 2 in 11! He has chosen to keep changing the center half partnership! He needs to accept responsibility and stop whinging at the press!!!
Report abuse
33 and 34 – good to see you retain your sense of humour when your own team has been bottom of the table all season. Now that really is funny as………
Report abuse
Now I’m no MM fan but talk of sacking him at this stage is ridiculous! Yes we’re going thru our worst patch of the season but did anyone realistically expect us to bulldoze our way through the division this season? Save judgement until the end of the season…. it could be that a lot of people calling for MM’s head could suddenly decide he is the messiah
Report abuse
so if Cardiff beat Sunday which is very likely whats the excuse then Mick the players have got jet lag,Mick all the fans were saying we needed to strengthen the squad in Jan for that final push,but yr so blind you couldnt see it.Maybe too many players know if we dont go up they will be off to premiership clubs next season and will pick up bigger wages with them,so why would they care in Wolves make it.
Report abuse
It coming to crunch time now. But there is no need to panic we are still top of the division and I think on merit.
It we can maintain our push and keep up with Readings results I think we will still get promoted.
Sacking MM is the most ridiculous thing I heard. I ‘m not a big MM fan but he’s done fantastic so far.My main critisism of his teams is a lack of quality and creativity particularly in midfield and in a game against burnley where we were completely outplayed but only 1 nil down, one bit of skill or creative pass could of got us a draw and off the hook.
We also lack a few old heads and i remember under DJ when we got promoted after starting badly it was the likes of ince,irwin,butler who got us up.
Report abuse
Only sensible comments so far are from 19! As a wolves fan that doesn’t get to that many games (but listen to the rest) I couldn’t believe the attitude of a lot of wolves in the stands at turf moor compared to at preston earlier in the season. One guy behind me was calling wolves player very abusive things on their first touch in the first minute (an it wasn’t even quashie). These fans should be ashamed. Yes we are having a bad time right now but most wolves fans are assuming the worst is going to happen. When will wolves fans realise the importance us fans have in how our teams results. We have a big part to play here to help the team out of it rather than push them deeper. Even if you want Mick out, it’s not going to happen this season. If you genuinely want wolves to be promoted this season show some backbone and get behind the team and only encourage.
Report abuse
I hope they all get diarrea.
Report abuse
Your having a laugh – new contract for Keogh?
He is patently not good enough (as shown against Norwich in particular) and IF we ever get to the Prem he will CERTAINLY NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH.
This shows no ambition and Keogh (amamngst others) should have been off loaded in January and improvements bought in in central midfield and striker. Keogh and cash for Fryatt would have been a start.
Report abuse
45 – History Repeating itself.
I suppose Im what many of the anti MCarthy types would ignorantly call a Happy Clapper. Ive supported the manager the entire season, and think he’s done a fantastic job. Recent decisions have been somewhat suspect. I think until the turn of the Year, Stephen Ward had played fantastically. But he know needs a rest. I understood signing Quashie – If it was to provide competition for Henry – but playimng them together ?? No no no.
However – how you can compare McCarthy to Hoddle or McGhee I do not know. Both those managers took a club in a relatively strong positon and shook it until it crumbled beneath them with dreadful signings and horrific styles of play.
Sure McCarthy has signed one or two bad eggs, but he’s taken a club from 15 squad players and relegation candidates, to serious promotion challengers.
He was given three years, and that three years is up end of this season, so lets see what he’s made of.
Report abuse
47 so thats it, the fans are to blame.
51 you need to go to the games home and away and you will see that we are crap.
Report abuse
I don’t like chopping and changing managers but if we were in the bottom half of the league and had our current record McCarthy would be out. Chelsea have shown that you don’t have to be bottom to need a change.
Theres still time to win the league but action is needed fast. How about Darren Fergusson as a replacement for MM?
Report abuse
A very poor performance on Saturday. I like the look of Berra and Edwards made a difference.
We need to change the team majorly and I would look at 3-5-2 formation like this:-
Higgs; Stearman Berra Friend; Foley Gleeson Jones Edwards Jarvis; Ebanks-Blake Vokes
Subs: Hennessey, Ward, Henry, Keogh, Iwelumo
Report abuse
What the hell are there doing in Spain there should be over here in the rain and wind sorting things out on the training grounds after then 2 away games getting fed up with the way the club is treating us fans you can stick your early bird up your ass.
Report abuse
A new song for us.
We are WOBBLERS we are WOBBLERS
I said
We are WOBBLERS we are WOBBLERS
Report abuse
‘Just do us a favour Mad Mick and resign!’
Sure, that makes sense. Still top of the league, and of course that would magically make everything okay. I can’t get my head round some of the moronic comments on here. Are you actually Wolves fans?
Report abuse
McCarthy you may have played 442 but it didn’t happen on the pitch, no attempts on goal in 90 minutes it may has well have been 451, if you’re going to defend better go an loan some defenders, Mancienne was the best player to put on a Wolves shirt in years.
Take a view and base every thing on him if Moxey will let you have the money, you gave us hope by bringing him to Wolves and now we expect nothing less, up the quality or consider changing Wolves into a social club. Handicappers never beat group one progeny at level weights.
Surprisingly enough every time I put Moxey into my spell check its asking me to change it to Money even my computer knows what the problem is.
Report abuse
Mick Out, along with Jez, Morgan, Collins, Ward, Keogh and Loyal Cannock Wolf.
Report abuse
why oh why are we slateing mick so hes admitted that he may need to change his tatics those who slate are hypocrites yes we are below par in our performances i go home and away and agree with the below par but stop slateing mick and the boys so as it gives off negative vibes
Report abuse
58 Ton, absolutely not, the fans aint to blame. But if we can make 1% difference for the run in, this might be the difference between success and failure.
There’s no way I’m spending the summer wishing I’d given it large at the next few games.
It will do my head in if Blues or Reading or the Taffs out support us and nick in.
Who’s to blame? Does it matter? The inquest will be at the end of the season and MM will be down the road if he fails now and rightly so IMO (but I don’t want him to fail)
Report abuse
I take it Jones was injured in the friendly against Hereford last week as he played the full 90 minutes I seem to remember!
Report abuse
The midfield is the problem we could all see this, it is staggering that mick has finaly realised things aren’t working out, i wouldn’t be sorry if he went it’s clear there is no confidence in the team. I have accepted the playoffs at best, hope i’m wrong, can you all see us beating cardiff??
Report abuse
Brummierobwolves I like the idea of your team but if McCarthy picks that team against Cardiff I’ll wear a skirt to the next game!
Report abuse
Whats going on!!! Our lot turn that rubbish out against Newcastle and get rewarded with a “warm weather traing camp” your lot do the same against Burnley and they are doing the same!!!!! has the world gone mad.
Report abuse
Gleeson will never be played by MM, he has also got rid of all 1st and 2nd year pro’s as they have not enough experience for the premiership ???. Most of his signings are not good enough for the Premiership and neither is he. Typical stubborn and arrogant behaviour from a poor manager. Sack him now
Report abuse
#19 it is you who is the numpty. You continue to clap away and be happy at 1 win in what equates to a fifth of the season. You are as deluded as that manager of ours who belives that he has set up our team as too attacking by playing 2 defensive central midfielders!
To you, Macarthy and the rest of the happy clappers….. WAKE UP!!!!!
Report abuse
Why is that for the likes of people like 19 that just because you criticise the manager or certain players you are somehow less of a supporter. I live in London,go to most games so a home match is a 300 mile round trip, why can’t I voice my opinion. I want Wolves to be successful more than anything but in my opinion too many mistakes are being made by a very average manager and some very average players. If you are satisfied with mediocrity and failure so be it but I am not
Report abuse
19 People like you are whats wrong with this club,we have been getting behind the players for twenty five years,and they have give us nothing,now we have paid for them to have a break in Spain,at a time we are counting the pennies…and 25,,2 was being sarcastic about playing Keogh in the middle.
Report abuse
Watching Swansea on Saturday was like a breath of fresh air. Can we not adopt a 4-5-1 like them? We would retain our flying wingers, but with Edwards and Jones to aid Henry. SEB up top in a Jason Scotland role?
Trouble is, such changes take time, and with MM only acknowledging that he needs to change this now, we ain’t got much time left!
I’d be more confident of something like 4-5-1, or a 3-5-2 as no.60 says, but do any of the fans really believe Terry ‘Clipboard’ Connor can deliver such changes? I don’t.
Report abuse
65 you are spot on mate.What annoys me is that you didnt to be a tactical genius to see where the problem was.I also get a feeling that teams have finally sussed us out,know that if things arent working we have no plan B to fall back on.The players look tired and MM seems foolishly reluctant to introduce fresh young players to replace them .where have all our academy players gone?
Report abuse
Could you see Sir Jack let then go on a jolly to Spain after 1 win in 9 think not.
Report abuse
75 – North Bank Muppett – I doubt very mucxh that you’ve ever got behind a Wolves team, except when they’re on a winning run.
Report abuse
lisa (number 66) Go back to the kitchen and stop talking rubbish…. The majority of people who go to games unlike you dave maiden (Number 54) knew that this slump in form would occur.We have been shocking since november ,McCarthy is simply too thick to stop the slump, as he hasnt a plan B and no wonder with the IQ of a rotten turnip thats been shoved up Moxeys rear end.We will be in the championship again next season with more of muppets friends from sunderland and Ireland joining us for more torture
Report abuse
any team that has a manager who is good at tactics ie swansea, doncaster,qpr & reading..plays systems that m&m cannot work out !!
two midfielders who cannot distribute the ball to “the wings”..and m&m states that we were attacking @ burnley..Who is he kidding ?
i suggest daglish & ince..one who knows all about tacktics and one who knows about motivation !! come on morgan…sort it out !!
Report abuse
Mr muck it up McCarthy say’s. Wolves might be hungrier IF they get knocked off the Top.
Mick I should rephrase that to WHEN. Have you not seen the table recently? NO THOUGHT NOT.
Report abuse
I have always questioned MM’s tactical ability. I think our current squad is good enough to go up, but the team has obviously lost confidence. MM is being found out, he can’t even sort out the defence, when he himself was a centre half. I look forward to seeing what his ‘Plan B’ is.
If he fails this season then we must find a replacement. He is a half decent Championship manager but Premiership quality, l don’t think so.
Report abuse
This has got to be a joke come on guys what was the team talk after the match.
Dont worry lads heads up oh buy the way the fans are paying for us to go away for few days to get a bit sun wolves Fc your are taking the P–s
Report abuse
I spoke to him on Sat at the match and he says he isnt injured! Someone explain that!
Report abuse
I don’t know why MM is being knocked about the four day training camp in Spain. The players surely need a break from the dreary weather at the moment. There they can train properly – in the sun I hope so – relax and gel more together as a group.
If the weather in La Manga is as wonderful as it is today in Malta – not a cloud in the blue skies – then it would surely be well worth it.
Teams like Juventus and Milan have come to Malta by the turn of the year in recent times and they enjoyed working here without the interference of the bad weather.
So come on please let the boys recharge their batteries in Sunny Spain with my wishes and those of other Wolves supporters here in Malta would surely have been for them to come here. They would not be let down with the facilities I am sure.
Another thing going on in the last few days is that the teams behind Wolves have games in hand and they are going to catch or overtake them. But who is to say that they are going to win them all?
If Wolves beat Cardiff on Sunday it will surely be that the latter are out of the question. What the other teams are doing are mind games to try and put pressure on Wolves.
So come on let’s stay behind the boys for a final push to the Promised Land!
Report abuse
Drop Quahsie Modo!
Report abuse
theres just no pleasing some people, the team will turn it around, but with a bit of help frome the fans, I still find it hard to believe theres so much criticism of the club at the moment. part and parcel of the game these days, i suppose. ho hum.
Report abuse
Whether Jones was injured or not Quashie and Henry should not have played together on Saturday. Either Edwards or Gleeson should have played if not both of them. They couldn’t have done any worse than Henry and Quashie surely?
I take it Jones’s injury must have occured after the friendly game last week when he played the full 90 minutes.
Report abuse
It’s easy to support a winning team, it’s when the going gets tough when fans are most needed!
Report abuse
(((WOLVES FANS)))
**** PLEASE READ THIS ****
We have 13 Games left to go, and regardless of how POOR were playing, and whether KEOGH, COLLINS blah blah should be in the team, or whether or not MICK has lost it and if they desrve a holiday……
….. WE ARE STILL TOP ! just about, with 13 games left, the lads are away and when there back, Physically and mentally REFRESHED..
I URGE EVERY WOLVES FAN TO GET BEHIND THEM AND SUPPORT REGARDLESS HOW POOR WE PLAY, IF WE ARE TO GIVE THEM THE BEST SHOT OF GOIN UP, LONG ONE IT MAY BE, BUT LETS DO OUR BIT, THEN CALL FOR HEADS AT…
****the END of the season****
who bleeds gold and black like me ?
who’s going to do this with me ?
ME ! for a start. who else ?
CARDIFF next, show them who the BEST fans in the world are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report abuse
82,i agree thatis one off the worst comments to come out of a managers mouth all season,can anyone imagine Sir Alex saying that i think not.Im not MM nocker but things are looking increasingly desperate!
Im off to spain for four days to get my head together!!!!!oh i cant afford because i go to every bloody wolves game must want my head read!!
We are Wolves
Report abuse
Costa del wolf
Stirring stuff…… OK, Wolves fans who comment on here are passionate, yearning the side to do well, we all support the club, but I for one does not support this muppet of a manager. But I bleed Old Gold n Black!
Report abuse
MM has his own confidence problem i listen to him on the TV and in quotes and it’s always somebody will complain i suppose people will moan now were going to Spain he really winds me up. We should not get rid now we must see the season out but the fact we have been crying out for at least 1 quality central midfielder maybe 2 defies my logic. We have been playing long ball tactics into the channels and trying to build from there. Even Norwich showed us how to pass the ball and look at Swanseas performance the weekend Paul Walsh said on sky on Saturday we were 1 dimensional we have been all season. If you can’t keep the ball you put the defence under more pressure. I have seen most games this season and i think we’ve been sussed i also think Jarvis is lightweight which doesn’t help. Maybe move Kightley into the middle with Henry.
Report abuse
Say we get promoted, just for instance, then what!!!!
WE will be the laughing stock, you know that, so do all Wolves fans,idont know what to say. Briddie
COME ON WOLVES
Report abuse
Nunber 35 ,
Well put i have believed this 4 yrs also i hope the squad read these comments,i wonder if we would get a reaction on the field ?????
Report abuse
no91 above stop shouting, also shut up please. brid.
Report abuse
when 4-4-2 was working…..great…don’t tinker, now it isn’t, it was obvious teams were going to wise up to tactics. lets see what MM has really got in his head tactically. I suggest 5-3-2, 3 cb’s 3 hard working mf’s and the 2 wingers, it has to be worth a go, anythiing is better than this!!!!
Report abuse
93.) SUPERSTARDJWOLVES
I to have my doughts on weather mick is the right man for the job, would do things alot differnt if i was in power…
.NOT sell Mark davies,
.stick with a back four,
.not play to defensive midfielders in middle,
.did everything to of BOUGHT Manciene when he wanted to stay here,
.spent on quality in the window,
. Bring Ince in !
BUT thats not in MY power, nor is it any fan, what IS in my power is to BE POSITIVE and GET BEHIND MY TEAM for 13 matches !!!!!!!!!!
And thats what i will do, and if every wolves fan did the same i think maybe, just maybe it will rud off on players and MAYBE even stuborn mick
Report abuse
heres an idea…
theres alot of people complaining, and i can totally understand why, its so frustrating at the moment, so lets try this…
- we are moaning that the manager needs to stand up and “manage” better.
- we are moaning that the players need to stand up and “play” better.
maybe, we as supporters need to stand up and “support” better.
unfortunately, we do a hell lot of moaning, again, i understand why, but we complain that the team and management arent doing their jobs properly… but, are we?!
UP THE WOLVES! DESTROY CARDIFF THIS WEEKEND! AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CHEER THE BOYS THROUGH THICK AND THIN!
Report abuse
44 ski this is westi your sounding a little bitter mate. Iwould take the mol anyday
Report abuse
Bad performance on saturday, but we will still make it bcause the squad MM has gathered the best we’ve had for 20 years. It will be a struggle because the team is young. The team is young because the club has been in decline since 1980. We have been a joke with joke supporters who squeal like schoolgirls when things go wrong. This manager is trying to grow talent that we couldn’t afford in its prime. Like any young side though its had a blip. Who was the manager that got them to the top of the division. People like Savagewolf live in a dream world thinking we should still be playing Honved or Spartak every mid week and have won the league with the record points we were on schedule for.
Report abuse
80 – saveagewolf. Believe it or not mate I have seen the decline coming and that we’ve been poor for longer that the last 9 games by some way, I’m as frustrated as the next fan, but still at this point in the season with 13 games left, and still in a great position the best think any wolves fan can do is get behind the team! We’re more likely to change this form and get promoted if we do. Moaning, criticising and slating Mick, Quashie, Collins, Moxey, Morgan etc will not change anything for the good right now. When the seasons over and IF we are not up then shout as loud as you want-I might join you but right now get behind the team and help rather than hinder!
Report abuse
staffswolf – Your team are top of the league, please think before posting stupid comments….
Report abuse
102 yes quality Ward Keogh Collins Quashie Est
Report abuse
100
we support year in year out, the fact is the manager and his team aren’t doing there job
you happy clapper
Report abuse
get off micks back hes the best manager we have ever had
Report abuse
2002 CHOKED.
2009 CHOKING.
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE…AT LEAST ALBION ARENT THE ONES CHASING YOU THIS TIME !
MIND YOU,SUPER KEVIN PHILLIPS DOES PLAY FOR BLUES !
HI HO WE ARE CHOKING,EVERYWHERE WE GO,WE’RE CHOKING !
Report abuse
no bottle and poor tactics = relegation form!
Report abuse
three days on Barmouth beach is more appropriate Mr McCarthy…………
Report abuse
well said 100 . if we all stick together we can beat cardif and turn things around.WE ARE WOLVES
Report abuse
I bet Dave Jones (Cardiff) can’t wait until Sunday to really rub it in!
Report abuse
102
“MM has gathered the best we’ve had for 20 years”
YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS
Report abuse
SUPERSTARDJWOLVES said: Feb 16th, 2009 at 2:45 pm Costa del wolf
Stirring stuff…… OK, Wolves fans who comment on here are passionate, yearning the side to do well, we all support the club… But I bleed Old Gold n Black!
Please! PLEASE! No negatives on Sunday!
It really is up to us the fans for this one; just one win and everything changes!
Report abuse
we could try passing the ball to feet for new tactics! how many times do our back 4 get rid of the responsibility by laying it off to hennessy to kick 60 yards, they are the outfield players so why dont they pass it themselves,
i wonder if we would get kightly in the game more if he was playing in and around out centre forward, i dont think he would be very easy to mark and we could play reid and jarvis too
Report abuse
Well here we go again – I’ve seen all the home matches thi season and some of the away ones. We are hopelessly “Classless” since Mancienne went back to Chelsea – we have struggled. Why ?
it’s because we are Championship Qulaity – Not Premiership.Beacuse of MM’s Tactics I’m sorry but i feel we will loose out again and again. Every Big Match we loose – Tell me folks why?
There is a Big need to have a creative Mid Fielder in the team – so where is David Jones. Ward and Keogh are subject to quality performances so where is Micks’ thinking. Hennesey is having a Recent Nighmare Season – What Happened to Ikeami I wonder. I feel so sorry for the players who are having a Good Season so Far – Stearman – Kites – SEB – Foley I’ll tell you we’ll lose all of them if we will not get promoted.
Listen Mick – All of the Fans aren’t stupid – get away from your Stubbon Streak and Listen for Once – Roy Keane when he walked away from the 2002 World Cup stated that Mick was a Crap Player and a Crap Manager.Well time will prove the Latter !!!
Report abuse
all ull get boys is a big eeeee baaaaahhhhhh gum at least the lads tried its maaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fault.
Report abuse
95.) 97.) Brigtit and moany
NO, i wont shut up i will shout and sing and support my top of the league WOLVES !!!!!!!
comments like yours
“Say we get promoted, just for instance, then what!!!!
WE will be the laughing stock, you know that, so do all Wolves fans,idont know what to say.”
Try saying something good about your team, unless you just albion fans trying to get on our nerves !
SO YOOOOUU SHUUUUT UUUUUP !!!
Please read my comment 91.) again and get it into your head that, we need to SUPPORT them not abuse them !
Report abuse
One thing that really annoys me at the moment is this statement from people “STOP MOANING WE ARE TOP THE LEAGUE”
So are all these people happy being top the league all season to not go up within the last few games????? I think not.
There is NO POINT being top or top 2 NOW, if you are not in top 2 at end.
Fact is we havent played well since start of Decemember (I have missed 3 games in that time so know what Im talking about!) I gave them the first month of bad performances, second I started worrying, but now Im livid. I spend alot of money to go see them and tell it as it is!
Fact is we are only top because the GREAT start we had! But since end of december people have seen we have struggled and needed to do something about it! Some poeple and ignore this because they are happy being top in Feb! Well sorry to tell you, but season ends in May not FEB!
Report abuse
Come On wolvs still top!!! Just need to pull your fingers out… So what if there abroad training most other footy teams do…..
Report abuse
The plain facts are that our best players ie SEB, Kites, are now playing for a transfer to a top prem club at the end of the season.They dont want to jeapordise it by going where it hurts and getting injured.Even if we get promoted, will they want to struggle with the Wolves?. or play with better players with the likes of Everton at the top end of the league.It will be time for them to move on and earn some big money.
Report abuse
on saturday m.m played six defenders,including the g.keeper that was two thirds of the team in their own half.HEis now thinking of taking one of the wingers out and putting another player in to defend.no wonder we have the least posession these last few games.it means the opposition can’t help but take control of the midfield.unlessyouput two constructive mid firlders in thr balance of the side is destroyed.at the moment the players cofidence is gone because the team is disjointed.i think m.m has now lost it,at times he’s talking rubbish.oldwolf
Report abuse
Not sure why everyone is singling out Quashie,he may not be the best player in the world but he isnt the worst,he is and should only be cover and competition for Henry.It is MM fault or tactical ineptitude that keeps picking him with Henry and not for Henry!
We are Wolves
Report abuse
Is this a discussion board?
Are we fans not allowed to say and ask and moan and cheer when we want??
What right do the happy clappers have to say others can not moan when they are moaning about the moaners?
Double standards I think!!
Do I like MM? My answer is no! But I wouldnt like him if he got us to the premiership! Why? because of what he says about us fans over the last two seasons (numptys is the word I remember him using)
Would I sack him right now? NO
But he has to manager the team to get us up and stop being stubborn
There is NO i repeat NO wolves supporter on here who wants to see us fail!! and eveyone of us will cheer and support the team to the end of the world even if we like to moan! but thats our right and not yours to say we cant!!
I will support Wolves next season whatever division we are in just like the rest of the fans on here!
Come on beat Cardiff the weekend
Report abuse
Championship with Baggies next season? No problem!!
Report abuse
So Mr McCarthy now feels he may need to take responsibility for recent results.
I suggest he is responsible for rewarding mediocrity by handing long term contracts to the likes of Ward, Keogh and Collins.
The departure of Mark Davies, the type of skilful player he despises, was also down to McCarthy. This decision will prove to the worst the club have made in many years.
He is further responsible for a lack of tactical awareness that will result in another wasted season.
Report abuse
I am absolutely gob smacked, attacking football!!!! Quashie and henry in midfield and he says that’s attacking football. Poor vokes finally gets his chance and thanks to our so called attacking football hardly gets one ball played through to him. I’m disgusted with the running of our beloved club at the moment. Morgan agrees to spend 30 million, so why the hell haven’t we taken the oppertunity in January to consolidate our position at the top of the league and build for a season in the promised land next year, just more bargain basement rubbish who will end up not playing then being loaned out as usual. There seems to be no desire to progress. Oh well championship again next year it is then. I hate to be negative but it’s near impossible to be anything else at the moment. For christ’s sake please prove me wrong!!
Report abuse
Ok MM……award your under performers with a holiday.
This takes the biscuit, reminds me of persitant offenders getting reward holidays.
What the hell is going on at our club? Are our board really this stupid and can not see what is or isn’t happening.
Scenario -
MM – Hello Mr Morgan, we didn’t play well because we need a new centre half!
SM – Ok mad mick, but i’ve just given you 2.3 million for Berra
MM – Ah yes but collins isn’t any good and we need cover
SM – But you have Stearman he cost nearly £1 million
MM – Yes Mr Morgan but he isn’t good enough
SM – Well what about Shackell
MM – But he has gone home to norwich, he missed Deliahs cooking
SM – But mad mick, you were a centre half surely you know a good centre half when you see one?
MM – No mr morgan, not really, I wasn’t a very good centre half!!
SM – No mad mick, and your not a very good manager either!!!!
keep smiling
Report abuse
All Paul Ince IS UNPROVEN…Super Mick McCarthy. Have faith. To quash the rumour re: Mark Davies…He WANTED to leave and ASKED for a transfer…I shall be renewin my early bird
Report abuse
W£ould be interested when Henry and Keough and collins put there shift in how many tto know how maqimes do they achieve the basics which is pass to your own team. Put Quasie with jones or edwards with either would sort midfield. Defence looks so bad because midfield put them under continious pressue by losing possesion!!!
Report abuse
Would be interested to know when Collins, Henry and Keogh put their shift in how many times they achieve the basics which is pass to your team mates. Put quasie jones and or edwards and you would see the difference. The defence looks so bad because the midfield continiously put them under pressure when they lose possesion. Unfortunately the spine of the team is weak
Report abuse
no. 91 and 100- I agree totally, the rest of the supporters in the league must think that were stupid, turning up every week just to complain!!???? We have just 13 games left, the lads are having time to recharge their batteries and change their tactics and HOPEFULLY get back to the winning ways they had at the start of the season.To all of the moaners- Do all of the other REAL fans a favour, those of us who are embarassed by your constant moaning that we should be winning every game, like its some sort of birth right, and support the team for the last 13 games WIN, LOSE OR DRAW, and then take out your frustrations at the end of the season. Support the lads and you may just motivate them to a win. Because we all know that you’ll be the first ones backing them all when they win promotion!! I have all the confidence in the lads abilities and MM decision making and believe that he will make the right tactical and team selection choices in the next 4 days, COME ON WOLVES, LETS KNOCK THE BLUEBIRDS ON THEIR ARSES AND HAVE ONE MORE 7 GAME WINNING STREAK..
Report abuse
Welcome to sunny Spain! It is cold, raining and windy – just like home!
Report abuse
happy clappers are not satisfied with mediocrity , they just happen to be positive in thier attitudes and therefore thier lives,to all the doom and gloom merchants , we are still goin up , !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report abuse
Maybe 4-5-1 would work away from home.With Henry playing as anchorman role Jones and Edwards pushing up from midfield, and with Quashie left back (at Molineux)!
Just a thought Mick, you could change it if it didn’t work.
Report abuse
the midfield’s been the problem for ages ….fingers have been pointed at individuals up front & in defense …but the truth is …we’ve no one to create or protect in the middle of the pitch ….there just too slow …we did have one footballer ….but he was sold to Bolton …never even given a chance !!
Report abuse
I personally don’t come on this board because the likes of muppetout and his cronies are constantly criticising Mick and some of the team. Whether you like it or not, he is our manager and he stated quite catagorically that he needed 3 years to get this team to where it would be capable of mounting a serious push for promotion.
We ar top of the league and in with a shout of finally reaching our goal. To continue the abuse is unacceptable in my opinion. It would be better to wait until the end of the season before posting negative remarks should they be justified.
Correct grammatical sentencing wouldn’t go amiss either.
Report abuse
Costa del wolf-Is that you Smithy out there in Fuengirola–Mate if we are to win this leaugue we need to play well-how can you shout for a team that is now turning in poor performaces-
Dublin Wolf where are you mate “Miserable Dave” here I am waiting from one of you Magic Bloggs-
I like many other fail to see why MM is so intent on tinkerring every game-Fail to understand his coaching ethhics and priniciple– This has got to be the worst display by a defence that I have seen week after week after week–Same old mistakes–Tinkerring that is not working and I have to say not a lot of co-hession————Come on MM get a settled defence we do not want them running around like action men–Do the basics-
While you are out in the Costas go to see “Costa Del Wolf” MM and explain the logic of your coaching methods–Because mate they are not working–
So at the Moment if we continue to drft we might make the play-offs and might end up paying Moxey’s increased prices for the same old drivel—-I cannot see the light at the moment MM make me and others EAT OUR WORDS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE_- Crazey Dave.
Report abuse
I ment to say we shall be in crisis next week and what will you do MM ” Recall Shakell from Norwich-Go on its Ground Hog Time”
Crazey Dave
Report abuse
mick while your out there go to benidorm and try and sign sticky vicky she’ll be great in goal but i would’nt like to see were the ball goes.
Report abuse
Sorry but last time I looked we were still top of the league I thought. I wonder how many of you will be singing MM’s praises at the end of the season when we’re promoted. Give it a rest and get behind MM and the team.
Report abuse
There is an old saying “Less is more”. MM needs to memorize it!!! Frankly, his recent statements to the press have been confusing and totally inept
Report abuse
we’re playing all out attacking football! never heard such rubbish,with two holding central midfielders and no threat from the middle at all,double up on kites and jarvis and all we end up doing is hitting long balls from the back,the ball isn’t being played through midfield,when it is quashie and henry give the ball away.is d.jones fit?i think so must of had a fall out with mick.if he is injured though why not try kites in attacking midfield role and jarvis and reid on flanks or maybe keough in midfield with either quashie or henry holding (NOT BOTH MICK IT DON’T WORK EVEN THOUGH YOUR TOO PIG HEADED TO ADMIT YOU’RE WRONG)think also ward needs resting and g.friend bringing in looks a good player when i watched him against blouse(doesn’t seem to be getting a look inat the moment)
Report abuse
gossip that has come from out of the club ,someone very close to squad in dressing room wolves turn down a 6,000,000 bid for hennessey from spurs at 4pm on transfer day only rejected the offer due to only having one hour to find a keeper with ikeme and murray injured ,this is a fact not fiction!put this on the back page express and star!! as fans should know the real truth from the club
Report abuse
38. Golden Blood
How pathetic!
You can’t accept the fact that McCarthy cannot succeed in the higher echelons of football, but you insist that we should suffer his futile attempts to succeed. We will not have this abuse inflicted on us any longer! WE ARE WOLVES!
Begone foul fiend! (Shakespeare, the Brummie lad)
Only happy clappers believe that Mick can manage at this level, and can’t understand that we don’t want to watch the dros withs that this serial failure provides us.
We want winning, free flowing football, if we can’t get that then we want winning football!
The sooner Mick just owns up to the fact that he isn’t up to it and hands over to somebody new, the better. Otherwise Mick will drag us through months of agony and we will end up hating him forever.
Just be a real man, admit failure, and walk.
Report abuse
100. matty_wolves
When we have our botties spanked by Cardiff, will you be man enough to stand up and admit that your support of McCarthy was misguided? I doubt it!
OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH PAUL INCE!
Report abuse
90. Eddie Wolf
Wow! A real-life, surviving brain donor!
Report abuse
19.wot you gonna do score the goals for the team?this is more than a blip 9 games without a win spells something much more than that.you sitting there happy clapping ain’t gonna help either.ive been a season ticket holder for 14 years and the football we are playing at present is garbage,can’t defend properly, gifting opposition goals 1-0 flattered us saturday shudda been 4 or more.but yes i will be behind the team on sunday as always but all fans are entitled to their views if you don’t like it you stay away!happy clapping muppet
Report abuse
56. wembley66
You’re totally right. If, as McCarthy claims there are managers who admire that pathetic specimen called Keough, then sell him. Get the dosh. Don’t inflict his girlie antics on us any more!
We used to have forwards that you could respect… this specimen is not in the respect league!
Report abuse
61.well said son agree with ur comms totally the club are muggin us off again,credit crunch and fat greedy jez decides to increase ticket prices (has he not noticed crowds dropping,people out of work)when we’re already paying £105 more for a season ticket than wba and villa who are in the premier league and we’re expected to pay more for this dross no way jose.
Report abuse
3 points on sunday boys or even a draw. Teams always go through a bad phase. We can get through this. Lots of bickering on this site and it doesnt help. Keep the faith
Report abuse
No pride No passion,But still suport them through thick and thin,One of the biggest jokes in the squad is Karl Henry,supposed Cap’t,he should have gone a long time ago,Mark Davies was the answer but thought he was to big for the club wanting stupid wages after such a long time out injured,so best thing to get rid,make Berra Cap’t,drop Jarvis for Reid,Stearman needs a kick up the arse and so does Hennesey.Go all out and get Mancienne back.Time to stop moaning,COME ON YOU WOLVES.
Report abuse
Top of the league and the real season is just
starting.Not bad really.
“Go for it Wolves”
Report abuse
Mick and the boys fly out to Spain to reward themselves for what, precisely? Embarrassing themselves AND us?
Can you imagine what the likes of tough nuts, ‘Sir’ Stan Cullis or Bill McGarry would’ve made of this joke? They’d bust a blood vessel!
I can imagine what Brian Clough would’ve said, had it been his team flopping, but it aint for publication. No, Brian would probably have sent this bunch down the Nottinghamshire coal pits to make them appreciate what real life’s all about. In fact, he did that to his Forest team!
Talk about cossetted little dears. An absolute DISGRACE, especially at a time when the rest of us are pulling our belts in.
Another public gaffe made by Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Mind you, they’re getting pretty good at it, given the recent ABSURD season ticket price increase.
Report abuse
154 Agreed – Moxey would say that Wolves have not raised their season ticket prices for a while BUT he conveniently forgets that our prices are one of the most expensive in this league already!
Hasnt he heard that alot of football clubs are reducing prices NOT putting them up? The stark reality is Does he really give a monkeys?
Finally – ALL this talk about “backing the team” blah blah – What difference is it going to make if the players are aimlessly running around like headless chickens?
The vast majority of Wolves fans at matches DO back the team – and it doesnt make ANY difference if the players have no decent tactics, leadership or cutting edge ON the field of play!
154 With regards to Old Big Head Cloughie – Agreed again – But our lot would be crying that its not fair blah blah & that they cant be treated like that!
We are lacking leadership, discipline and better tactics – too many mamby pambies in the squad being pampered by MM and crew
NB* What does Keogh and crew think about real men in the British forces do when live bullets are whizzing around their heads – they certainly dont go sulking to their commanding officer do they? Or for that matter get a freebie holiday!
Discipline – organised better tactics and better leadership on and off the field of play! Thats what it takes! So c’mon MM stop gobbing off the excuses and do what you get paid very very well for! Sort it and sort it NOW!
Report abuse
15. I couldn’t agree more.
We have been measured and found wanting, so far as tactics go. Other teams have done their homework on us and now play to snuff out the wide attack – 4-2-4 is a good way of putting it.
The slow build-up play is a great idea – get the opposition to commit players by trying to take the ball from us then we should be able to use the undoubted pace and skill we have in our wide players to explode from midfield.
We really need the type of player(s) in midfield that are capable and confident in their ability to hold the ball up and when called upon are able to distribute the ball accurately and with pace.
Maybe the centre forwards could drop back occasionally to midfield, flooding the area with players – problem is, this needs strikers with pace and guile and ours hve plenty of skill and guile but frequently not the pace.
Oh for a Ronaldo or a Giggs style player!
Enjoy the break guys, come back refreshed and let’s see if we can’t finish what we’ve started!
Report abuse
137 “Correct grammatical sentencing wouldn’t go amiss either”
WHAT’S “AR” MEAN, YOU IDIOT
Report abuse
137 “Correct grammatical sentencing wouldn’t go amiss either”
Whats ‘catagorically’ mean,thanks
Report abuse
100.) mattywolf…. true fan !
120.) timwolf…… true fan !
129.) chesln hay wolf …. true fan!
132.) mattyman…… true fan !
134.) truewolves…. true fan !
153.) carolinawolf… true fan !
supporting your club for 13 games… pricless !
154.) Things is mate “the vast majority” isnt enuff ! We all need to be singing off the same sheet to the same song for 13 games !!!!!!!!!!
Thing is the “Minority moaners” get on the players backs for an early goal, a bad pass it slowly creeps round the ground then all the YOUNG players wana do is get the ball away from them soon as they got it.
DOES THIS HELP WOLVES IN ANYWAY AT ALL ?
NO.
Like i said before on my early posts 91.) 99.)
Theres many, many things id do different if i was manager or it way in my power to do so, but its not,
Only thing i can do is cheer them over the finnish line.
Once its over, IF we havnt acheived then i will admit not to being a HAPPY CLAPPER” but too being A REAL WOLVES FAN ! someone who would and has followed them in the 4th 3rd division.
But also i’ll get my tourch and pitch fork ready to join the mob too ! hahaha
COSTA DEL WOLF…… TRUE FAN !
Report abuse
4-1-3-2 would be a change of tactics. Henry as a holding player, playing kites n Jarvis in a 3 alongside Jones. Abit more fluidity and gives the opposition something to think about. But hey what do I know.
Report abuse
159. Here here mate. This lot should have been at Lincoln on a raint Tuesday night with about 700 there and then they could make the comments they make. Get behind them!
160. Its an interesting set up that COULD work
Thanks for the sensible posts you two and anyone else that has made posts other than “dow cum bak from Spain!”, “Mick out”, “Muppet” and all of the usual stuff that gets spouted on her!
Report abuse
I am sick of this. We need to DROP Henry deperately and play Jones alongside Quashie. Eeven try kites in the middle with quashie and Reid and Jarvo on the wings away from home we can go 3 5 2 with or 3-4-1-2 mick is very one dimensional and very much lacking the tactical knowledge of a good manager like to see Martinez in asap.
Report abuse
161 whats gives you the rite to be the happy clappers champ, I was told that my 2 tours of Afganistan was about freedom of speech, and I think you now know that you happy clappers are a minority, when are you going to wake up and see MM has no ideas, he is out of his depth. Did you see the interview on the championship the guy has lost the plot.
Report abuse
163) I think that using the war in Afghanistan(Good on you by the way. Glad you came back safe) is a little bit over the top when discussing football mate. All I want is for people to appreciate that Mick McCarthy got us to the top in the first place so he CAN’T be that bad can he? The table doesn’t lie. His tactics worked until Xmas so perhaps its the players that have lapsed.
Report abuse
Specifically regarding the trip to Spain – I don’t have a problem with this, the team aren’t playing well, things aren’t right. Why not try to address this is, that’s what happens in business, if teams don’t work management make efforts to resolve issues. Sometimes getting away from the day to day restraints helps people relax, communicate and work through issues they have. The way some people have described it here sounds like they’ll be running around the hotel in the middle of the night, off their faces, wielding fie extinguishers.
The truth will be far different and I believe this will have a positive effect on the team.
What would you rather – the club do nothing?
Report abuse
look I am a season ticket holder of too many years to remember but MM has to wake up to reality
of his decisions
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”
Albert Einstein
Report abuse
All you guys calling for Paul Ince. With Mr Moxey still in prime postion and holding all the cards you will still be whistling up your own orifices for a long time. He hates the bloke, always has always will. FACT.
Report abuse
166) And in fairness that Einstein quote has made me start thinking about Micks sanity now! he he ! I just think we HAVE to stay positive and things will turn around again
Report abuse
We have no choice
Report abuse
164 young kids younger than your Heros Keogh Collins and the great S Ward, get on with things, even under pressure, and the reason i used the Afgani war was because as a marine and tax payer you and me are paying for it, just like all the guys who pay to watch the crap MM and co put out, however would love the money they are on, and the trips to spain FOC.
Report abuse
170) I hear exactly what you are saying but I am not sure why? I AGREE that these players are under no pressure compared to people at war….thats why I am saying using that war in any comparison seems a bit over the top. It also highlights the fact that worrying SO much about Wolves when there are FAR more important things to worry about is a bit extreme. Some people on here are extreme though I suppose! By the way I have a friend just got back from Iraq (transport)and had a mate in the Marines for many years. He actually came out of the forces as there was so little going on at the time, other than the troubles in Ireland. Anyway it goes without saying we are proud of you all mate.
Report abuse
Mind you if you read Kightly in the latest E&S article they will all be walking at the end of the season if we don’t go up !
http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/02/17/kightlys-failure-fears-for-squad/
Report abuse
171 I dont do it for people to be proud i do it because it is my job,and i do my best every day,
and if I dont perform i get in trouble, or Injured, shame some other crowd dont have that princible.
Report abuse
I was at Burnley on Saturday and I have to say that in all my 40+ years as a Wolves fan I’ve never felt so disgusted with some of our own fans.
To boo the players off at HALF TIME when you’re only 1-0 down is disgraceful and the people responsible should be ashamed of themselves.
We did play poorly and I agree with everybody that has said Quashie and Henry shouldn’t play together but booing doesn’t help anybody and it never will.
MM won’t drop Henry because he made him captain and that would mean admitting a mistake something that MM will never do.
I am as baffled by MM’s selections as the next man but the booing of players is NOT the answer it’s counter-productive and achieves nothing.
As others have said, too many people have got short memories and I for one don’t want to go back to the Lincoln’s of this world but let’s get a bit of perspective here.
Let’s cheer the lads on for the next 13 games and see where we end up, the club may well sack MM if we don’t go up but they certainly aren’t going to do it while we’re top of the league regardless of how badly we’re playing currently.
Out of Darkness Cometh Light.
Report abuse
174. So what if Henry is Captain! I am afraid he is an average championship midfielder with limited ability in my opinion and should not be playing for or captaining Wolverhampton Wanderers! I accept he is a Wolves man through and through but so what! We are supposed to be going for automatic promotion and we have one decent central midfielder in David Jones the rest are simply nowhere near good enough and never will be!
Report abuse
175, I don’t disagree with you, if you care to read my post, I was merely pointing out that MM won’t drop Henry because HE made him captain.
I didn’t mention whether or not I thought he should be either in the team OR captain, and for the record I don’t think he should be either, as for being a Wolves man through and through!!
a, What’s that got to do with anything?
b, Just because you happen to be born in Wolverhampton or surrouning areas it doesn’t make you a Wolves man necessarily, Mark Davies proves that.
Report abuse
Karl Henry should be playing for Stafford Rangers or Telford end of.
Report abuse
FFS Karl Henry may not be a “world class” player BUT the guy only does what MM asks
Two holding midfield players are going to struggle if they are up against a solid 4-4-2 – as they are sitting far too deep and are inviting other teams to “come and have a go” in most games
Why do we have 2 centre midfield players sitting far too deep – Is that the dictated tactics or the players???
Report abuse
liz simpson – u are an idiot
Report abuse
Just checked – still top of the league…..
Report abuse
I fought in two world wars to protect freedom of speech so if you don’t turn up at Molineux and boo Muppet Mick from the first whistle then you’re a traitor to your country. Or something.
Report abuse
tbh, all those askin for mick to leave, u all are idiots. WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE BY THREE POINTS! mick has made some brilliant signings, he even managed to nab berra with premier league clubs interested. i mean come on! get real
Report abuse
180 Did you also say that when we were 3rd in the league last season? Yes?
Not been watching many games lately to notice what has happened in the last 9 games?
Are you MM in disguise? & Do you only look at the league tables in May?
Report abuse
161.Truth. Lincoln away in the rain. Is that when we were already relegated to the 4th division, 1986ish?
I was there! Getting soaked with all the other Wolves fans. 3 sides were covered…but not our side terrace. Well us and a couple of Lincoln fans that braved the monsoon so they could taunt the Wolves fans from their side of the fence.
Don’t remember much of the game but I do remember the funniest thing before the match. When the 3 of us got off the train, (only 3 because of 10 hours of train changes), a ‘mob’ of around 20 Lincoln fans were waiting outside the station. The police advised us to run at them. They then rattled off a shameful list of everyone they’d run away from, including a single Colchester fan.
Ah, those were the days. I proudly used to boo just as loudly then as I do now ;)
Simon :)
Report abuse