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Wolves boss angry at ref
Wednesday 12th March 2008, 2:00PM GMT.
Frustrated Mick McCarthy took issue with the spot kick decision that ruined his side’s hopes of a crucial three points towards their play off push.
Wolves were one up and edging the game when Preston striker Chris Brown was sent sprawling by the right lef of Jody Craddock on 59 minutes.
Referee Jonathan Moss had no hesitation in pointing to the spot but, on closer inspection, it looked like a suspect decision with Brown edged out by a fair challenge by Craddock – who protested vociferously afterwards.
McCarthy reckoned the game hinged on that decision and, while he accepted Wolves were caught napping for Simon Whaley’s stunning winning goal, he was adamant that the Preston fightback started with Moss’ decision to give a spot kick.
“It didn’t look like a penalty to me,” he said.
“I try not to look at the world through rose coloured spectacles – if it’s a penalty I’ll say it’s one but on this occasions I didn’t think it was.
“I’ve seen it a number of times and I think it’s a soft one. I have articulated my thoughts to the referee very politely and pleasantly but of course it changed the game.
“They’d had a really good spell just after our goal but I think we’d got away with that a little bit. We’d had a goal spell then as well and we perhaps should have put it away with our chances too.
“Then we defended badly for the second goal – it’s a fabulous finish but our defending isn’t good enough.”
The defeat leaves Wolves mired in mid-table after once again failing to make their opponents pay as they racked up chances in the first ten minutes of the second half.
It left McCarthy ruing Wolves’ lack of killer touch, which he felt would have capped an otherwise acceptable display.
“I thought the performance as a whole was OK. When we scored the goal we were on top and we should have gone on and finished it,” he said.
“Perhaps it’s been the story of our season – missed chances and not scoring enough goals.
“Andy Keogh has come in and scored a good goal and Sylvan has added to us but in general and overall we’ve not had enough goals from every department.”
Wolves had begun with a 4-5-1 formation but switched to 4-4-2 in the second half as they went in search of a much-needed victory at Deepdale.
Dave Edwards suffered a groin strain during the course of the first half, but it was a deliberate decision to go after the three points for Wolves.
“The change in personnel was forced on us but not the change in formation,” added McCarthy.
“Dave Edwards had to come off with a groin injury but I’d decided to change to 4-4-2 to try and win the game.
“Going to two up top gives you more of a strikeforce but coming away from home do you have to be the team that forces the game?
“And we had the best two chances in the first half to be fair.
“I felt that the opportunities they have got are perhaps us giving the ball away.
“The winner came from us giving it away – we had good possession but lost it and the ball ended up in our net.”
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mick, shut you moaning
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meant to be “your” instead of “you”
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Mmm, just wondering if Mick’s favorite tune on his mp3 player is The Winner takes it all by Abba?
Seeing what Messers Venus & Mowbray are doing down the Hawthorns, it should be!
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more excusses
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“Going to two up top gives you more of a strikeforce but coming away from home do you have to be the team that forces the game?”
Well, actually Mick, yes you do if you are 5 points off the play offs with games running out and playing a team who are towards the bottom of the table.
It beggars belief doesn’t it?
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oh ! i was the ref’s fault this time. Its not the ref, its not the pitch, its not thw weather, its not the “nugget” fans, ITS YOU
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acceptable display my foot an acceptable display would of been rewarded with 3 points as it was we didnt get any so its far from acceptable from where i am sitting.
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same old mick….It left McCarthy ruing Wolves’ lack of killer touch…..“Perhaps it’s been the story of our season – missed chances and not scoring enough goals….“The change in personnel was forced on us but not the change in formation,”
its due to team choice,formation,training and the players on the day… i can excuse you the players on the day but you have the choices to substitute them,you choose the formation,you train the players along with your choice of coach,you keep playing your favorites and don’t give certain players a fair chance including the young players who did well last season but you seem to have discarded to one side since….. so mick….make way for mr ince asap please just go
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We seem to be very clumsy in and around the penalty area which leads to so many goals for the opposition. Something to work on in the training ground?
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Another loss with someone else other than management to blame. Maybe if MM bought players from someone else other than the worst Premiership team in history (the Sunderland side MM took down) or anyone with an Ireland cap we may get promotion. Bridgnorth wolves say MICK OUT!
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Another scapegoat.
To cheer everyone up
We have a manager, his name is Mick
The problem we have is that he is quite Thick
He played the wrong players, in the wrong position
By doing that he failed his premiership mission.
He blamed everyone, players, refs and fans
It wasn’t his fault, he thought he was the right man.
His players put in a shift but couldn’t attack
Please Mr Mogan can you give him the sack
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Mick, both you and the players are simply not good enough by a country mile!
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well that’s ok then mick, glad you cleared that up for us.
great bloke who tells it like it is, can’t understand why so many people want him out.
MUPPET!!!!!!!!!!
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BLah Blah Blah Bleat Bleat Bleat McCarthy.Its very simple you are a rubbish manager who makes bizarre team selections whilst engaging even more bizarre tactics. The longer you stay the longer its going to take for a new manager to sort out your mess. Do us all a favour and go TAXI FOR MCCARTHY
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We havent got enough goals merlin so you buy 7 forwards and just play with one upfront…..fool
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Wow! See how much has changed?
Correct me if I’m mistaken, but a year ago yesterday, I believe we beat the boggies 1-0!
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On the subject of Micks mp3 playlist,I wonder if this IS his Top 10:-
Manfred Mann Ha Ha Said The Clown
Steve Gibbons The Joker
Roy Orbison Crying
Manhattans Hurt
Green Day Wake me up when September ends
New Seekers You won’t find another fool like me
Johnny Nash Tears on my pillow
Johnny hates Jazz Shattered Dreams
Robbie Williams Let me entertain you
The Tremeloes Silence is Golden
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The contrast between this guy and Mowbray at Albion is amazing. Could we pleeeaase have a manager
with a bit of intelligence. McCarthy is so limited it’s painful to watch.
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like it N11 wolveswolves!
i think we wolves fans do need cheering up….
not going to say anything negative…
and there is definately nothing positive to say :)
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Always someones fault but never yours mick.
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we have a negative goals ratio doesnt that say it all MM can’t coach em how to defend or even score. Sack him after the last game . Get Ince before the England set up get him. We will finish 11th what another waste of a season. Act soon SM please
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“McCarthy reckoned the game hinged on that decision”
I reckon as do most Wolves fans the season has hinged on McCarthy’s decisions
Take a reality check Thicko, and then do one
Great poem 11.wolveswolves, can you think of a tune to go with it for the next match?
9.wolfski…Not gonna be fixed on the training ground, gonna be fixed by sacking Muppet Thick, Moxey and O’connor. Oh and possibly the medical staff and fitness coaches
Total overhaul needed, going nowhere with these idiots running our club
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I am going to feel sorry for his wife, she will kop it soon,
He has blamed
the players
the fans,
the media
the ref
it be the wife next. Good Luck Mrs McCarthy
MM OUT YOU MUPPET!
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Excuses, excuses
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same old excuses.
same old ****
you may aswell Bookmark this page and use it for every game we lose or draw.
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What about the other 89 minutes we could have scored and once again we give the ball away for another goal.
I get depressed hearing this dribble, must think he’s Alex Ferguson nearly every manager has something or someone else to blame.
Fat lady’s getting louder by the day.
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SUPERSTARDJWOLVES:
I just wonder if he as a dog he takes the occasional kick at?
Mind you, knowing Mick, he’d probably miss & kick the coffee table or something!
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17. Plus The Clash – Should I stay or should I go and Career Oportunities…The Stranglers – Hanging Around and Go Buddy Go…The Damned – I just can’t be happy today…The Beatles – Help…The Stranglers – I Hate You…Sex Pistols – Liar…Muse – Overdue…Sex Pistols – Pretyy Vacant…The Vibrators – Public enemy No 1…Human League – The Sound of the crowd…The Beat – Tears of a clown…The Damned – You take my money
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It’s unbelievable really, but we can still do it – look at the table! This league is just mad. Keep the faith!
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Been rubbish all season, it’s your fault and Moxey for hiring another idiot. Hope we dont have to endure this much longer.
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I forgot the ref made us play 4-5-1 in the first half and has not been picking eastwood all season. Man am i stupid!!!
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I wish we could do the double in style like the mighty baggies!
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‘Heaven knows I’m miserable now’. If we have Paul Ince as manager by May then we can change the record to ‘Here comes the sun’
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“Turn off the lights,the party is over”
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Do you remember when our former sposor’s name DORITOS meant Division One Rubbish In Tatty Orange Shirts? Now we are CHampionship Also-rans Under Crappy Eire Reject, or CHAUCER for short!
Sometimes it is right to vent disatisfaction with the way “our club” and “our team” are being run. That time has come. The targets should not be the players, it is the Manager and the Chief Executive who should
be in no doubt of the fans feelings come our next home game. This season has seen us go so far backwards it is a disgrace, and somebody must be held accountable.
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“not taken chances – not scored enough goals”…..I’m sure Mr Eastwood may have something to say
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Grumpity grump
Grump
Grump
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ANOTHER BELOW PAR PERFORMANCE, IS MM THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW THAT POTTER AND HENRY CAN’T PLAY TOGETHER IN FACT HAVE WE EVER WON WHEN HE PICKS BOTH.
MR MORGAN PLEASE ASK HIM AND HIS STAFF TO LEAVE OR SACK THEM TO BRING BACK SOME GOOD TIMES TO OUT TEAM. ALSO TELL HIM TO TSKE HIS SUNDERLAND REJECTS.
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”it was either the ref’s fault or the hot dog seller, MM couldn’t make his mind up so he tossed a coin….decided on the ref when the coin disappeared..(probably into Morgans pocket!)
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This is the first time I’ve visited this site
this season,I’ll wipe my feet on the way out!
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hes brilliant in he mad mick what a comic,should be on the stage sweeping up,numpty,DOING THE DOUBLE THE MOWBRAY WAY ,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OH YES.
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LET’S BE HONEST WOLVES FANS. It’s been a poor season, very disjointed and injury hit. Mick has often blamed people publicly and has naturally been picked-up on it, however, this seems like a fair assessment of the game. The penalty was a shocking decision and it did turn the game. The second goal, although a good strike, came as a result of the worst piece of defending I’ve seen from us all season. The lad was in acres of space and was allowed to pick his spot. Fair enough, we’re all disappointed but let’s be sensible and think things through before commenting.
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BLAME ANYONE ELSE APART FROM HIMSELF!!!!!
Disgrace.
Get him out now before he does any more damage.
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quality counts:
It wasn’t the Hot Dog sellers fault.
He’d heard that Hartson was coming to the game & over-ordered his stock!
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How can you blame this season on injuries? We’ve had one big injury in Kightly. 2 if you include Breen, and maybe 3 if you include Jarvis.
We’ve still got 17 strikers, enough midfielders, one who trains with Rooney & Ronaldo, yet can’t get in the team, a premiership goalkeeper, and at one time had the best defensive record in the division.
So do NOT blame this season on a couple of injuries.
At the end of the day, Mick made a ridiculous decision to let Craddock out on loan to Stoke, who look to be going up, or if not, are in a better position than we’ll ever be in with this clown in charge.
How many Wolves managers would of lasted this long?
Currently 11th in this **** league, with the likes of Burnley & Hull above us?
Give me a break, it’s a disgrace, end of.
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Wolves fans….
2006-2007…*Mick McCarthy is a god
*In Mick McCarthy we trust
2007-2008…*”Mick McCarthy out!!
hahahahaha you dingles make me laugh!!(fickle or what???)
BOING BOING!!!
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I heard a fat lady warming up on the North Bank car park in the early hours of this morning!
Season’s over folks – the reality is that it has been since Kightly got injured.
Taxi for MM, JM and several overpaid talentless players – better be a 12 seater!!!
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Another 3 points,another 5 goals on our goal difference-the Wolves keep marching on under super Mick…..
Oh no, i was dreaming-i’m so sorry.
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Is there a doctor in the house? I’ve just renewed my Early Bird and I need some serious counselling! Perhaps it’s a herding instinct. Don’t make me sit on my own next year gang. Someone else will be coming won’t they?
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Kent Wolf, one you missed mate, it sums up the season…..
That don’t impress me much!!!!
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Kent Wolf
How about “Wake me up before you Go Go” of Cleine Dion’s “Taking Chances”, hmmm! well perhaps not.
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‘I decided to switch to 4-4-2 to try and win the game’
i assume this means that he was playing for a draw before with 4-5-1.
We don’t have the luxury of playing out bore draws at this point of the season, we need points.
jarvis and keogh on the bench too. what a muppet.
Mad Mick, time to go.
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The whole things a total mess !
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It will soon be over now. His persecution complex has maxed out, there is no one else to blame. He has abused the fans, ridiculed the players, has contempt for referees, has the tactical awareness of a hamster, his fellow managers sussed out his blinkered tactics months ago and his only saving grace is Moxey. But even Moxey has to fill the stadium in the cosy safe world of the Championshit so he will bow to pressure and sack MM soon, then he will convince Mr. Morgan to appoint another has been who’s bank account is full of compensation funds from previous sackings, has the ambition of a maggot and the wheel will go around again. Dave Jones frightened Moxey to death! He had to go because he might just have got us up again and Jez would be dealing with real agents and talking real money, of course he proved he is incapable of being Chief Executive of a Prem club so he knows if we go up he is out. So we are left with an owner who would love to sell and buy into Liverpool, a MD/CEO/FatController who must keep us down to keep his job and a Manager who has run out of excuses. The players are all fine by me, not their fault at all and are picking up good money and not more than one will make it in the Prem so expect nothing but spin from them, Wolves go up they off to Colchester. So my dreams of Ince leading us to the promised land are just dreams. Next time we play the baggies is whenever they happen to come back down. Off to see my therapist.
ps: What really makes this cynic so sad is that the vast majority of Wolves fans believe the garbage they are fed because they want to believe, they want to escape the drudgery that is the Championship.
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Heres one for you
‘WOLVES FANS ANGRY AT MUPPET MICK’
Bore off you arrogant baffoon!!!!
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It would be helpful if Mick came out and clearly stated why he doesn’t feel that the youngsters he tried last year and who showed great promise, aren’t being given a few games now? That would clear up a lot of the whingers on this site. If we had players injured he might be forced into giving them a chance, well, they aren’t injured but jesus! they sure aren’t playing well. In fact they are playing like they are injured so give the guys a chance, then if they can’t do it, then we’ll all know where we are! But it’s demoralising seeing us throw away game after game, chance after chance, then listening to our ‘influential leader’ Breen saying we’ve let everyone down … again! You can’t keep saying ‘We’re really up for this one, we know what we have to do’ then following that with, ‘We’ve let everyone down again!’
Time after time, they’re all losing their credibilty and Mick is steadfastly steering the ship onto the rocks.
He must come out and tell us all why he wants to persevere with a continuously underperforming team whilst shipping ‘Dead keen’, ‘Really want to do it for Wolves’ players out to other teams when they could be performing for us and making a name for themselves in the old gold.
*sigh*
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As another season is laid to rest let us place the blame squarely where it belongs. With the fans. We get what we deserve nothing else. We are prepared to put up with an owner and management team that think the Championship is good enough for Wolverhampton and we should shut up and be oh so grateful that people like Jez and Mick lower themselves to be here, even the owner shows no interest and wears a red and white scarf. Even our Blogger Nathan has found it so difficult to get into the ring and throw a punch or two. As long as we accept second rate then that is what we will get. Revolutions happen when people rise up and say enough. Anybody had enough yet?
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Yawn!!
Same old correspondents, same old negative rubbish!!
You lot make me sick, you’re a disgrace to the shirt. I am ashamed to call myself a Wolves fan.
I’m off to support Bully down at Stafford.
Ooh, Bully, Bully!!
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what a moronic set of comments by so called wolves fans- this is the same 4-5-1 that has got us 2 away wins recently. and what gives people on here the right to abuse mick with comments like “thick” if thats the level of your views why bother even posting a message – im sure your mother would have told you – if you havent got anything decent to say – dont say anything!
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APPARENTLY THE FAULT LIES WITH DAVID PLATT. NO NO NOT THE FOOTBALLER THE ONE WHO,S IN CORRIE
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DudzieWolf,i know you you know me when will the time come for MM to flee. We’ve had enough of the same old garb could do this could do that, should do this should do that. I tell you what could be done and that is get rid of MM & JM and all the pensioners on the field, what should be done is let our young guns do us proud like last year. I don’t believe MM and JM have the decency to do the right thing and resign. All season we’ve seen our performance deteriorate and MM excuses are feeble and far to late. But there is one thing i know, MM is with us to the end of the season come what may it was written in the buy out clause i’m sure of that. So MM does not care about WOLVES he knows he’s fine till the seasons end, for me that can’t come to soon cause it will rid us of MM. Get rid of JM is a must also.
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same old, same old… get Mowbary now! lol he would start eastwood and bet we wouldn’t be on -2 g/d at the mo…muppett
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mick you cant keep coming out with these excuses blaming the world and his dog.when you get up in the morning look in the mirror and repeat after me.its my fault i pick the players i play them out of position and there all players that i have bought and they aint good enough and im a failure as a manager thats it im going to see mr morgan and hand in my resignation the fantastic fans of this magnificent club deserve better i will resign?
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it was my fault, honestly. I wore the same lucky pants as I did for Barnsley away. And I tied my boots up in the wrong order yesterday, my fault I tell ya, blame me, go on, it’s all my fault
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It’s very easy to blame anything but yourself when things go pear shaped. I’ve not knocked MM at all, as I believed it was just a very long blip in an otherwise fairly successful career. But as with other managers before him, he can’t take the pressure.
It seems the safe bet with the track record of success wasn’t such a wise choice after all.
My gut feeling at the time of appointment was that the board should have showed a bit of bottle and gone for Paul Ince. I wish they had now as it seems there will soon be another casualty of the managerial Molineux merry go round.
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Same old, same old.
So we changed the manager.
Same old, same old.
Then we changed the owner.
Same old, same old.
Who should we try changing next?
Maybe be should try changing him too!
Same old, same old.
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ok to be fair to mick it wasnt a penalty it just goes to show what a pillack the ref was for falling for it
BUT it shouldnt be an excuse we should have plenty of talent to bounce back but we havent .yet again he persists on playing elliot on the rigth and keeps on protecting the defence we had nothing going up front
in the first half the second half was ok for about 10 mins. we need something to happen and fast because
like i said we are going know where because i am really running out of steam with the wolves .i think i
mite find a girlfriend it will be more fun so single ladys of the black country drop me a line and u
never know we mite have a happy story for the express and star
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WE NEED TO ORGANISE A PROTEST AT OUR NEXT HOME GAME OR THIS IS JUST GOING TO GO ON AND ON AND ON…
WHOS UP FOR STRAIGHT AFTER THE QPR GAME OUTSIDE THE BILLY WRIGHT??
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Mick McCarthy has announced plans for a big shin-dig at the Stadium of Light before this Saturday’s match with Wigan. The game marks McCarthy’s 38th premiership match in charge – equivalent to a full season of top flight football.
Awful
For the 37 Premiership games he’s been in charge so far, McCarthy’s record doesn’t really lend too much cause for celebration: won two, drawn four, lost 31 with a goal difference of minus 48 and a points tally of ten.
Sunderland look set to beat the record for the least successful season in the premiership; currently 19 points – a record already held by Sunderland. That team managed to get those 19 points before McCarthy joined for the remaining nine games of the 2002/03 season.
Terrible
But McCarthy feels a celebration is just what’s needed to turn his club’s fortunes around. He’s already booked the hall and the DJ and has invited players and fans to join in.
“Yeah it’ll be right classy”, he explained. “Sausage rolls, pork pies, one of those hedgehog things made with cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks – none of your rubbish.”
Hopeless
When pressed about his dire performance in charge, Mick went on the defensive: with predictably hopeless results. “It’s very easy to focus on the negatives”, he told intrepid Onion Bag reporter Larry Gak. “There are positives we can take out of this season.” Such as? “Erm, well – no one’s been horribly maimed by escaped tigers. There’s one.”
An uncomfortable silence fell between the two. Our reporter felt it the best opportunity to wrap up the interview and leave. “Off already?” Mick remarked. “Well, I’ll see you next week. It’ll be great. Bring some mates too – more the merrier. Don’t go – I’m so lonely.”
D’oh!
Breaking News: Just as the Onion Bag went to press (annoyingly), Sunderland sacked Mick McCarthy. In a statement, Chairman Bob Murray was full of regrets. “I wish to apologise to the staff of The Onion Bag for manking up their index page with our, not altogether surprising, decision to sack our manager. Needless to say, Mick’s anniversary celebrations are cancelled.” McCarthy was philosophical about the news “Looks like the party’s over” he said
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Whatever happens this season we should still support the lads and see where it leaves us at the end of the season.
If we do our bit for the club, Then we can’t shoulder any of the blame. Getting rid of MM now would NOT help our chances, and seeing as though Ince is on course to get MK Dons promoted I doubt he’d leave just yet.
Just support the lads, and wait and see where we end up in the table.
10 games left thats 30 points up for grabs, and you know how this league can fluctuate.
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its NEVER MICKS FAULT
is it
when you last heard him come out n say were s**t?
he comes out and says never pen this week, last week. just admit it mick you being outclassed by younger managers
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66. Change our Chief Exec, no one else.
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Is it true that in the picture above of Mick, he is shouting “who has stolen my hand puppet”??
Shouldnt he be concentrating on the game??
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So, lets put all this into context shall we?
it aint M&M’s fault, it aint the players fault, it aint the grounds fault, it aint the weathers fault and it aint the fact that the ball is round either. The Captain says they’ve let us down and its their fault and the manager has slagged the internet nuggets off for having a differing opinion to his. The McCarthy supporters have slagged all the anti Mccarthy supporters off. So I guess its all the anti McCarthy supporters fault then?
So why don’t all the pro McCarthy go to the next home game and the anti MM supporters stay away? We might just then see who the hell is in the minority here but that won’t solve whose right and wrong.
For all those mick loving fans who hate all those who want him out I say simply this, if you don’t like free speech and different viewpoints Bugger off to China and see how you like not being able to have an opinion of your own at all.
Thank you and good afternoon
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I am amazed. We have gone to great lengths to sign up 7 strikers, and 3 out the last 4 games we have played 1 up front. We need to throw caution to the wind if we want the playoffs. MM is the worst tactician we have ever had, EVER!
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