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Boss backs Morgan to succeed
Thursday 28th June 2007, 3:00PM BST.
Boss Mick McCarthy says his initial contact with new owner Steve Morgan has convinced him the Liverpool business magnate can bring success to the club.
McCarthy met the Wolves owner-in-waiting the day after the news was announced in May and has been in regular contact since.
And he feels the Liverpool business magnate is a man he can do business with.
“I have met him and Steve seems a really good guy. He’s been succesful in everything he’s done and you can be damn sure he’ll want to be succesful at Wolves too,” he said.
“Everything about him has been very positive and it can only be a good thing for us as a football club.”
Legal delays have prevented the new owner from being officially unveiled, but the hold-ups have had no impact on McCarthy’s recruitment efforts. In fact, news of Morgan’s impending involvment has helped clear the uncertainty, according to McCarthy.
“I’m sure the timing wasn’t accidental. It had been ticking along and I think it was announced at the end of the season so that the uncertainty was over.
“The wait for it to be resolved has had no impact on us in the transfer market. I don’t know anything about the delay, but it has had no affect at all.”
Wolves are again waiting on a decision from Billy Sharp after the striker completed the whistle-stop tour of his Championship suitors with a visit to Molineux yesterday.
Wolves are still hopeful of concluding a deal for the 21-year-old striker.
Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday have also spoken to the forward, but the Canaries are the only team to have stumped up the £2million asking price.
McCarthy has been revealed as having one of the safest posts in the Championship.Online bookies bet365 have opened trading on the annual sack race and only Stoke boss Tony Pulis is at longer odds than the Molineux chief.
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It looks like we have our answer: Sharp is signing for Sheff Utd. No matter, I have faith in MM to bring in the right players. The hysteria surrounding Sharp’s signature has been remarkable. How many people clammering for JM to pay over the odds have actually seen Sharp play?
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Sharp is going to United.
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Why has Tony Pulis got a safer post!? Mick did more from a lesser position last year. Anyway, it would be a mistake to sack him, time and time again he has shown he can make a good Championship team.
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Well Sharp has signed for Sheffield Utd so unfortunately we will have to find another goal scorer which wont be easy………… Gutted.
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lost out on sharp his off to sheffieeld united everything has been agreed it all jus needs to be signed , our slow timing and messing around for the past 2 weeks has cost us dearly absolute gutted the best up and comer lost, moxey needs to learn that goal scorers cost money and are worth their weight in gold, get it together b4 we lose out on every1!!!!!!!!!
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SHARP IS SIGNING FOR THE BLADES. MOXEY OUT!
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It doesn’t matter who owns the club, it’s what we do on the pitch that matters.
And McCarthy is a legend around here, his post is safer than Pulis’
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First order of business Mr Morgan…..SACK MOXEY !!!!!
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I reakon Billy Sharpe was stalling things and taking his time on a decision in hope that Sheff Utd would come in for him. They have, and he is signing for his boyhood team. Any fan would do the same. Im totally gutted, but Eastwood’s still available. Just need to offer what Southend want in order to get a 20 goal a season player which we haven’t had since DEAN STURRIDGE!!!
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we need to sign eastwood now or somebody else will snap him up
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Hey Morgan, put your vast amount of cash where your mouth is! Lost out on one of the best players outside the premiership. Lip service is great…bet Jez buys him drinks at the bar..while his lawyer sorts out the tip!
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Its Morgan who decides what money you can spend – and he wouldn’t release £2M for a goal scorer that all your fans wanted… and I thought Peace was tight.Not looking so good now is it guys.
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Its unbelievable that people are calling for Moxeys head just because Sharp has chosen to join his boyhood team – What chance had anyone got when the lad had the pull of playing for his boyhood team? We’re NOT Moxey fans BUT we dont believe that anyone else stood ANY chance once Sheff Utd came calling – simple as!
Have no fear Wolves fans we WILL get in a decent couple of strikers and other players that MM wants AND if Moxey does not deliver what Morgan expects WE believe that Morgan will make his feelings clear and IF required get his own MAN in! Just a minor glich NEXT!
Up the Wolves!!!
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SACK MOXEY.Are you ppl having a giggle.Bunch of muppetts.JM wont pay over the odds.So what.BS wasnt even proven at this level.FE However is proven and wants go come to Wolves.BS supported sheff utd as a boy….It going to be a dream to play for um….. Great Work Moxey.. Keep it up….
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It’s nothing to do with our timing at all, Robogold, nor to do with Moxey’s incompetence. He’s a Blade at heart, that’s all.
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Y IS MOXEY STILL GETTING THE BLAME???HE AINT THAT BAD, HE HAS DONE US A LOT OF GOOD BUSINESS. U SOUTHBANK LOT ARE JUST BITTER!GOOD THINGS ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN AND U LOT STILL MOANING ABOUT MOVING SEATS LAST SEASON! U HAVE GOTTA MOVE ON WITH THE CLUB!
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!
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The fans have been conned again.The Wolves made it clear in May that the two main targets for the coming season were Billy Sharp and Freddy Eastwood and the fans bought season tickets on the back of this.Shame on you Jez
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Everyone’s talking positive which is good but if we dont clinch key signings like Eastwood soon we will be struggling to improve on last year.
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can i say the wolves supporter who wants moxey out is just the sort of supporter we dont need!!
go and support sandwell town and do us all a favour
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These silly comments about sacking Jez Moxey are infantile.Jez has proved to be an excellent negotiator in the passed e.g.Akinbi and Camara.If you get into an auction you must stick by your price not drift with the crowd.
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Like post on other thread good luck( not too much) he has gone to the teamhe supports. Dont panic MM will get it sorted and stop slagging off Moxey, his does a difficult job very well,it isn’t his fault Sharp supports the blades.
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I would have given my right arm to play for Wolves so good luck to Billy Sharpe. Plenty more stikers out there and Eastwood is proven at this level. Cannot wait for the season to start. Stop moaning and move on please.
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It is disappointing to lose Billy Sharpe to the Blades but Mick McCarthy and Jez Moxey are right to place their own valuation on players and not be sucked into paying silly money – there are plenty of fish in the sea. Steve Morgan is obviously no fool and I believe the current strategy of recruiting ambitious young players is right. Look back to Beckham, Scholes, Giggs, Butt and the Nevilles. Alle they wanted to do was play for Utd. We need to persevere with players who want to wear the old gold.
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Grow up and get off Moxeys back.
Plenty good players out there and its a team game.Did u ever see Sharp play?
Believe me its in Wolves interest that he did not sign for us.
Move on and get behind the lads.
Kiwi…
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THE SLEEPING GIANT CAUGHT ASLEEP AGAIN! WHEN WILL IT END? IT’s TIME FOR HIM TO WAKE UP AND WALK. I THINK YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN.
GUTTED.
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You cant blame Moxey for BS signing for Sheff Utd. Its the team he supports so what do you expect. The only way we might have got him is to pay ridiculous wages and that would go completely against the clubs ethos at the moment.
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Its Morgan, not Moxey who decides what money you can spend – it’s his money after all. So either £2M is out of your price range or Morgan ignored MM – who DID want Sharp. Not looking great is it.
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Its a sign all the boo boys are out again, think the world revolves around wolves getting anyone if some people actually sat down and realised the transfer window doesnt open until the 1st July, and tht Billy Sharp sed because of this he would take time and talk to all clubs they would realise tht its all Billys desicion and not the wolves who had chased it more than u no. Wolves and Proud jus ashame theres still a few idiots around the Mol. Thts our problem not the board.
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Its just a reverse of Sharps move from Sheff U to Scunthorpe. I guess a case of better the devil you know by returning to your old club.
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# Happy_Baggie said: Jun 28th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Its Morgan who decides what money you can spend – and he wouldn’t release £2M for a goal scorer that all your fans wanted… and I thought Peace was tight.Not looking so good now is it guys.
Perhaps , perhaps not , but things are far far rosier at The Mol than down at the sinking ship Tescos! Ha ha
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this message goes out to all the negative supporters…..we dont need people like you. MM has done an excellent job, why shud we pay over the odds for players and then they come here and get injured most of the time…have faith in MM…he knw who he wants…and he’ll get them…and if dont get all the players we want…we’ll still be in a btter position then last season….support ur team and hav faith…otherwise go and supports the baggies, who are buyin evrybody that will make u happy. remember 1 man dont make a team….a team consist of everyone….agree everyone??
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There are plenty of others out there. We dont need Sharp.Rely on Merlins ability to spot them at an early age. He’s proved he can. To “Happy Baggie”,all I can say is actions speak louder than words and our lads want to play for us, not like Curtis!!! Make my day, put in an offer for Moxey, you’re daft enough.
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i will keep saying this …..
WARDY WILL COME GOOD
eastwood would be a nice goalscoring addition for keogh and ward … which we need !!!!!!
I havent seen lafferty but what i hear isnt he overkill with both keogh and ward????
Surely eastwood or healy are a priority as a proven scorer now sharpe is gone and hawley is at preston (my personal choice) !!!!
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