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Wolves hit by Lafferty blow
Thursday 21st June 2007, 12:05PM BST.
Wolves have suffered another knock-back in their bid to recruit the strikers for next season’s promotion challenge.
Championship rivals Burnley have stressed that Kyle Lafferty, one of three targets on manager Mick McCarthy’s hit list is not for sale after rejecting a formal offer from Molineux.
Details of the bid have not been disclosed, other than it being a straight cash offer, but sources at Turf Moor are talking about an offer in the region of £1m
The setback follows similar resistance from Scunthorpe in Wolves’ efforts to bring in Andy Keogh’s former partner Billy Sharp.
And while the Freddy Eastwood camp remain convinced his transfer from Southend is there for Molineux to secure at a moment of their choosing, efforts to add the two forwards McCarthy wants still have some way to run.
Read the full story in the Express & StarWolves have suffered another knock-back in their bid to recruit the strikers for next season’s promotion challenge.
Championship rivals Burnley have stressed that Kyle Lafferty, one of three targets on manager Mick McCarthy’s hit list is not for sale after rejecting a formal offer from Molineux.
Details of the bid have not been disclosed, other than it being a straight cash offer, but sources at Turf Moor are talking about an offer in the region of £1m
The setback follows similar resistance from Scunthorpe in Wolves’ efforts to bring in Andy Keogh’s former partner Billy Sharp.
And while the Freddy Eastwood camp remain convinced his transfer from Southend is there for Molineux to secure at a moment of their choosing, efforts to add the two forwards McCarthy wants still have some way to run.Burnley chairman Barry Kilby, speaking about the moves for 19-year-old Northern Ireland international Lafferty, said: “Wolves have been back in touch regarding the availability of Kyle.
“I had an initial chat with Jez Moxey last week when they first expressed an interest and we told them he was not for sale.
“Wolves have made an official offer for the player, which we have rejected immediately. Kyle is very much a part of our plans for the future and I reiterate that he is not for sale.”
All of that brought a firm “no comment” from Moxey today as Wolves continue to keep their cards close to their chest following yesterday’s opening move in the summer market, the signing of Gillingham winger Matt Jarvis.
The club remain active in their attempts to prise one of Chelsea’s young talents out of Stamford Bridge, the England Under 19 defender Michael Mancienne.
He spent the season on loan at QPR and played an impressive role in their successful survival fight before returning to his mother club. Mancienne’s first team future at Stamford Bridge is seen as limited.
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it will take somewhere near £2m to prise Kyle Lafferty away from Burnley.
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Forget him, we want Sharp and eastwood, but probably wont get them either with all the delaying, thanks moxey.
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im getting that ‘wolves are going to lose out’ feeling again! and the targets we miss out on ALWAYS come to haunt us!
stop talking in riddles jez! tell us whats happening.
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Forget Lafferty.He is not a proven goalscorer which we need.Mr Moxey needs to earn his money and get Eastwood and Sharp signed up.More and more teams in the Championship appear to have cash to spend.
Burnley now reported to have 10 million to spend??
Teams always appear to get awkward when dealing with Wolves or is it the way we do business??
Wolves fans on the edge of their seats and not even a ball been kicked.
Well done for signing Matt Jarvis.He will be a quality player.
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Guys
just keep the faith, its not as thought other clubs are making signings and we arnt, theres still a good week to seal some great deals in time for the pre season start in july, it will all come good before then
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Could the delays be because the takeover has stalled??????? According to the BBC website the takeover has hit a legal snag, with no new time frame for the takeover to me completed……….. does anyone else get the feeling we are going to be left with egg on our face?
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Lafferty is a donkey. Jesus I hope we don’t land him.
With redards to all this delaying, it takes time to get the best players. It is not like buying a mars bar from the local spar. There are big bucks involved and the deal has to be spot on for all concerned. Just look at the takeover – it takes time to put everything into place.
I don’t want us going back to the days when we were ripped of left right and centre. If JM and/or MM don’t feel it is right then I trust thier judgement.
Everyone has to be patient.
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forget this guy £1 MILL no thanks just because it wolves, we would get nothing back from him when he fails to perform, is this the guy who got more yellow cards than goals in 2006/2007.Just get the two hit men and pay what needs to be paid this is your last chance Jez because if Morgan dont get what he wants your OUT
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It would be tipikal of Wolves to miss out on Sharpe and Eastwood because Jez is too busy argueing about a few hundred grand all the time. He just wants a big bonus to but more pies!!!11!! lolz!
Lafferty’s no way good enough – we need young and hungry players wiv heard of to win the league.
Pull ur finger out Moxley!! :-)
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Agree with Tez it will take near £2M to prise Lafferty away, id much prefer Billy Sharp + Freddie Eastwood… Its very simple Mr Moxey all thats required of you is to pick up the phone and match Norwich’s bid the rest will take care of itself. Norwich or Wolves??? Its a No-Brainer in all honesty.
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I’m sure I read somewhere that Eastwood was to sign in matter of days? Ah yes, that’s right, the Guess and Star.
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I fail to see why this is a blow? Burnley have said all along he’s not for sale – remember, Eastwood and Sharp were not for sale either… except they are, aren’t they?
Please print some REAL news for once, instead of regurgitated, sensationalist claptrap…
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Are all Wolves fans from Ledbury numpties?
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Suprise suprise, We are doing ourselves out of a deal to bring a goalscorer to the club, because of a few extra quid! all the add ons reportedly wanted are peanuts if sharp or eastwood help get us to the prem. “Signings are on the Way” i think we have herd that every pre season since i can remember then we do sign a person nobody has herd of for £20 and they wonder why we are sceptical.
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shame he’s not coming, look’s a great prospect. look on youtube for the goal he scored v luton sheer class! better long term prospect than sharp I think, in fact I wished everyone would stop going on about sharp, he won’t score nowhere near as many in this division, and is not nor ever will be premiership quality! of course if he does come i’ll take that back lol
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wolvo jay
Same every year season tickets have to be sold
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Time to stop mucking about. If we don’t clinch Eastwood or Sharp there are no other classy young strikers in this price range. We must get at least one of them and preferably both. £3.5m or so for them both would be good business and an absolute steal if it leads to promotion. Lafferty has promise but very raw and not a goalscorer. Go the extra mile Moxey and get the best not second or third best ie a crocked Elliott, Lafferty etc
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I’d just like to say that if you lot don’t stop taking the mickey, I’m going to post elsewhere and tell my friends not to post here either…
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I sometimes despair of Wolves fans. Sharp and Eastwood WANT to come to Wolves. We are the players first choice. It remains a matter of:
1) Not getting into a bidding war with another club
2) Meeting the minimum that will lever these guys away from Scunthorpe and Southend
There is no point going in and paying over the odds when you know that you’re the first choice and that you can play a waiting game.
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Why do we always settle for second best its always the same. paul devon exactly what i thought. Moxey should become a politician with all the spin he creates.
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its all the same all talk but no action in the market. we have brought jevins in from gillingham but we need eastwood and sharp if we am gion up and a center back and a left back.
wolves 2 i die.
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Moxey sign Eastwood and Sharp or go………
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Hurry up mr moxey and bring in sharp . will be laughin stock if norwich out muscle us for him.
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We must agree with Wivey Wolf – Print some real news please when there is a real story – Burnley have said that Lafferty’s not for sale – so what NEXT!
All this pant wetting is getting tediously boring! Moxey has already stated that the transfer targets will not be affected by the “takeover” deal!
Up the Wolves!!!
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Posts 9 and 14 above intimate that we should have heard of potential signings….well hands up who’d heard of Kightly before we signed him. That also goes for Henry, McIndoe,Collins,Potter etc,all of whom most Wolves fans had either never heard or knew very little about.
I honestly don’t understand all the panic….the transfer season is hardly in full swing and many players are still on holiday.
Chill out and stuff the negativity !
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I MUST SAY I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH MY 2 ASSISTS. THINK I MAY PUT RETIREMENT ON HOLD. MM CAN PLAY ME IN THE HOLE BEHIND THE FRONT 2 AND SAVE £1M
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why is it taking so long to get these players sorted out suerly weve got the cash penny pinching again! SPEND SOME CASH
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can’t do jack without the money… back to where the team was last year… loan and kids again…
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it’s simple. stop believing everything you read in this rag, switch off teletext, leave the messageboards alone, get a life and enjoy the summer (?). There’s nothing you can do unless you stump up the £30million yourself, so stop crying about potential signings- it’s like living through the late 90′s again.
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Oh dear your going to miss out on all of them , even Eastwood is having talks at Watford today , Sharp is as good as wearing the yellow and green and Burnley wont sell Lafferty . Great being rich isnt it .
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this is moxey penny pinchin . its not as though its his money. if hes not carefull he will lose us both players. so get on with it moxey get sharp and eastwood
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100 percent Wolf is a cool dude, he gets my vote every time. Sharp, well, he could use a glass of cold water methinks. Trust in the 3 M’s, it’ll come right in the end. Egg on the face? It’ll be golden won’t it?
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Lafferty is 19,by the time he’s Eastwood or Sharpes age in 3 or 4 years he will be a better player.MARK MY WORDS!!!!!!!!!
UP THE WOLVES and PATIENCE!!!!
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well said boredwolf…. im off too greece in a few weeks be glad to get away from WOLVES TRANSFER SPECULATION! who’s next?????
lets all leave them to it and watch the wolves fly next season, we dont need sharp n eastwood we can make do with keogh n bothroyd! just give them time to gel.
im bored of this speculation and worrying!
no doubt ill be on this site 2mrw tho!!! oops!
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Sorry, boredwolf missed your comment, you’re a cool wolf too.
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DON’T PANICK! MM WILL GET WHO HE NEEDS AND WILL TURN WOLVES INTO A FORCE TO BE FEARED THIS SEASON.
IT COULD BE WERSE GUYS WE COULD BE LIKE THE PLAY OFF FINAL LOOSERS SMETHWICK UTD FROM THE POORTHORNES AND HAVE ALL OUR PLAYERS WALKING BECAUSE THEY ALL THINK THEY ARE TO GOOD TO PLAY FOR WBA. THEY WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN ANYTHING SO THEY CAN FORGET THE PREM. AT LEATS WHEN WE GO TO A PLAY OFF FINAL WE COME BACK WITH THE SILVER! DO YOU LOT WANT TO BORROW MY PLAY OFF FINAL DVD TO SEE HOW ITS DONE HA HA HA! I WOULD SAY SEE YOU IN THE PLAY OFFS NEXT SEASON BUT YOUR NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO GET AS MANY POINTS AS US NOW! PREM! YOUR HAVING A LAUGH BAGGIES! COME ON YOU MIGHTY WOLVES! MM BARMY ARMY!!
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100% Wolf is dead right.
Add to that it would be a great idea if JM kept us up to date with all the negotiations… as long as we all promise not to discuss it with the press, any other football clubs or their Agents.
Everybody promise???
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Am I the only Wolves fan who thinks sorting the defence is should be the main prioroty ? Lescott carried the back 4 for the previous 2 seasons and without him we looked like conceeding goals in every game and we will not win promotion with a defence like that. The old men at the back have to go !
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The takeover deal ALWAYS looked ‘too good to be true’Hayward hasn’t become a millionaire by giving millions away.Steve will be coming in with his hands tied by Hayward’and he wont be having it.Hence the stalling of the Sharp and Eastwood deals NO MONEY IN THE CLUB WAKE UP YOU WOLVES FANS HE DID YOU ALL DOWN WHEN WE GOT TO THE PREM LAST TIME REMEMBER!!!
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Why are there so many pant-wetters and baggies posting on here?
I enjoyed last season more than any I can remember because the club and the team have come back to their roots. We did spend some cash but the benefits of hard work and honesty are there for all to see. If Freddy Eastwood wants to come to the Wolves great, but only if we get value. Why would Billy Sharpe not talk to Norwich when he already lives up that way an £2 million is on the table? Please lets not mess this up again by splashing the cash on more fat Bob Taylors.
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