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Wolves 4 Sheffield Wed 1 – verdict
Saturday 16th August 2008, 5:45PM BST.
Wolves’ man of the moment Chris Iwelumo was unplayable at times as Mick McCarthy’s men started their Molineux Championship programme with a well deserved win against Sheffield Wednesday.
For the third successive game, Wolves were forced to hit back, after going behind to an Etienne Esajas strike in the 15th minute.
That goal was the result of poor defendin,g after the winger cut inside George Elokobi far too easily, before firing inside Wayne Hennessey’s near post.
Wolves, who had already gone close with a Matt Jarvis header palmed away by keeper Lee Grant, hit back strongly. After two half chances for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, the home side levelled through Iwelumo on 28 minutes.
The big striker powered home a downward header, from Kevin Foley’s left footed cross.
Defender Richard Stearman headed over and winger Michael Kightly had an effort tipped over in a dominant first half for Wolves, which ended with honours even.
After the break, Wolves managed to score the goal’s their play deserved. The impressive Matt Jarvis won the 54th minute penalty, driven home by Ebanks-Blake, which opened the strikers account for the season.
Iwelumo struck for the second time three minutes later, after Michael Kightly had hit the post following Ebanks-Blake through ball.
With the game won, Wolves were overflowing with confidence and Jarvis fired wide, before substitute Dave Edwards wrapped things up with a fourth after another through ball from Ebanks-Blake.
Jarvis richly deserved the standing ovation he received from the fans, after he was replaced on 75 minutes by Andy Keogh.
He was one of five changes Manager Mick McCarthy made to the side from Tuesday’s 3-2 extra time win over Accrington Stanley.
The Wolves boss was justified with this impressive display. The only blemish for Wolves was the seventh minute departure of captain Jody Craddock, with what appeared to be an Achilles injury.
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All you wolves fans collins was superb when he came on for craddock
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Over the moon! Please sir can I have some more
Hopefully its lesson learned about Jarvis and that elusive CB will sign soon.
Well done lads
COME ON YOU WOLVES!!
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At last, a positive team selection based on merit. Iwelumo deserves to be ahead of Keogh and Jarvis is way ahead of S Ward. The rest of the team picks itself at the moment. The manager got this right and the result justified his decision. Keep this up Mick and you’ll get the majority of fans back on side. For to long MM’s kept faith with his favourites who put a “shift in” but don’t get results. This is why the fans turned last season. If MM carries on with team selections like Saturday then the results and plaudits will hopefully follow, it’s promotion or bust this year!
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EXCELLENT Performance good positive football but with the injury to craddock the signing of a quality cb (BERRA)? is imperative,com on jez open the chequebook.
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A very good result and a good all-round performance thought the defence still looked fragile and at times Sheffield looked quicker with better technique.
I cannot remember the last time I left a home game feeling so happy. What a difference Matt Jarvis makes on the left wing, this boy really does go, please keep him in the team home and away.
Also Iwelumo makes a real difference up front bring aggression, know how and real scoring ability.
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Finally we have Kightly and Jarvis on the field together and as we were all hoping we look full of goals. Iwelumo is ideal to take advantage of the number of crosses we will get in and frankly I don’t care if we concede more this season as long as this attacking approach continues.
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Well we’re scoring goals you can’t complain about that, but when is the defence gonna sort them selve out. If we can combine goals with good defending we’ll be just fine. Jarvis has won his position back with a top class performance. Chris iwelumo has been mint so far. We’ve defo got competition for places this year with keogh losing his place already and vokes on the bench,and mark davies putting a shift in in the cup and edwards scoring yesterday, so jones and henry have to perform or else they’ll fall to the bench or even further. this season looks to be an exciting one.
GET BEHIND DA LADS!
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Not rocket science is it? Play players on merit & in their normal positions and look what happens.Why o why did McCarthy not operate like this last season?
Still what do us fans know.
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Iwelumo Absolute ((BARGAIN BUY OF THE SEASON)) ANY LEAGUE>>>>.
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Well we’re scoring goals you can’t complain about that, but when is the defence gonna sort them selve out. If we can combine goals with good defending we’ll be just fine. Jarvis has won his position back with a top class performance. Chris iwelumo has been mint so far. We’ve defo got competition for places this year with keogh losing his place already and vokes on the bench,and mark davies putting a shift in in the cup and edwards scoring yesterday, so jones and henry have to perform or else they’ll fall to the bench or even further. this season looks to be an exciting one.Daniel jones was brilliant in da week aswell!
GET BEHIND DA LADS!
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Cum On!!!!!!!!!!
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ave it 4-1 !!
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i’m really optimistic really think this cud be our year
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iwelumo – excellent signing
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All Hail King Iwelumo !! If this result is a result of playing badly for half an hour then I think I might just be able to bear it !! Bring on the Tractor Boys at Portman Road !!
Looks like MM is gonna have to go in to the market for a Centre Back – maybe two with the news that Craddocks injury looks like an achilles.
Six goals for and three against – it was a long time ago that I remember we had a plus three goal difference !! Come on me babbies !! The future is Gold & Black.
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Great win but lets keep our feet on the ground! Credit where credit is due to MM, he has come in for plenty of flack recently and I think this performance and this side are testament to him as a manager! Lets get 100% behind the club, the manager and the players this year, I really do feel as though the fans make the difference!
Come on me babbies!!!!
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Imagination-flare-teamanship-Good team selection-Happy Chappy—-Great Result–Lets keep the dream alive—-Crazey Dave
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so why did ward play at plymouth? is nutty mm the only person who thought that was a good idea?
still do not understand why davis cannot even get on the bench. the best footballer at the club in my opinion.
also as far as i know mm is the only person who rates collins.
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Iwelumo played a blinder just what we needed a forward who wants and gets the ball when its played to him some lovely lay offs. Him and SEB should be the best partnership in the division. Must say best performance seen for some time mind you didn’t like the first 15/20 mins thought we were nervy at the back. If we are going to move on still need a quality/experinced centre back who can challenge Craddock and Stearman as first choice and need to ensure first choices remain fit.
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As A target man Iwelumo is the best centre forward I have seen up here since Derek Dougan in his heydays
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Excellent team effort.
Keep chewing at em’ – Mad Mick.
Attackers-Playing to our target man Iwelumo right down the middle wasgreat to watch- not like CCC;CrapCarlCort playing right/left wing with Tomo the Pole down the centre.SEB still not exploded this season,but god help our oppenents when he does especially with 8ft Chris winning every aerial ball put forward.
Matty/Kites – will rip teams to pieces with pace,trickery & workrate of these pair was massive.
Midfield-settling well Karl/Jonah & compliment each other well.Edwards,Davies are real good back-up.
Defence-still treading water & look extremely vunerable when teams run at us.
But,no worse than SheffWed defence looked in last hour of the game yesterday.
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Excellent performance but we got to start keeping clean sheets,come on Wolves
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At last our two class wingers on together! Plus forwards who can put it away! WOW!
OK Mick, now just get the defence sorted and I’m onside!
Simple really, play the best players in the right positions…
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Great result. No doubt there are still some defensive issues and maybe something required in midfield for us to take the division by storm but with the wingers and forwards in this form, if we let in three I’m pretty sure we’d score four.
there’s a suggestion in some of the posts that Mick was forced by circumstance into this formation. Lets not forget that all of the impact players were in fact MM signings.
Well done everyone.
Where have all the whingers gone?
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Don’t we all feel like the cat who got the cream? Not many teams will be able to withstand our two wingers and a forward who will get his head on the ball and another who only knows how to shoot. Things look good which means good old Ipswich will probably stuff us…..(only joking)
I think keogh is a good player to have as a sub while the battle for the midfield positions is clearly going to hot up.
I was so proud of the boys on sat even though Wednesday might have had two before we scored.
Oh well…Moses Mick WILL lead us to the promised land.
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I was in the Steve Bull upper and a brill result,still bit worried about our centre backs,Jarvo and Kites is the way forward.Up the wolvesa.
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Top Draw CI and SEB are becoming a lethal combination, with the ammo coming in off the wings, 3 games averaging 3 a game, TOP BANANA!!
COME ON MI BABIES!!!!
Strange how them lot from the Poorthorns have nothing to say today. They think a 1-0 loss to the Gunners was a good result, in that case they will be happy all season as they will be pleased week in and week out with a loss HE HE HE!!! Premier League YOUR HAVING A LAUGH!!!!
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i dont care if we let in 3 goals a game as long as we score 4, thats what its all about. Dare i say it, but could we have found a 40 goal a season partnership?????
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At last we play attacking football because MM leaves out Keogh and Ward, Best player on view was Folly, his poise and reading of the game is fantastic always picks out a Wolves player when distributing the ball from defence.
Only other comment cannot play Henry and Jones together one or the other both same type of player need Edwards of Davies more creative and support the forwards.
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So far so good, lets see what happens when we play a team thats likely to be in the top 8.
Remember our record last season?
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Life after Big Seyi-George ain’t that bad !!!
To be honest the ball seems to flow better now
through our midfield .
Just hope we go on to spend some of that 3 million on a young commanding centre half.
Great ambition george has going to stoke !!!!
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Ok right – so this week we are worldbeaters and are going up. Last week we were sh1te and going nowhere. What is it to be next week lads???
Will you lot ever get a sense of perspective???
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Much better and the defence always plays better without Jody on the pitch! Only downside was Keogh coming on out of position just to keep him happy. Jarvis is quality.
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Going forward we looked superb, the sort of fast attacking play that really hurts teams.
I’d also like to make the comment that for all the criticism that he received pre season, Neil Collins actually looked like a centre half on saturday!
Good to see all the fans behind the team as well, second half atmosphere was brilliant!
Keep it up Wolves, looks like a good season ahead!
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Great result. Had £100 on Wolves to win at 4-5
Nice £80. Keep it up lads.
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Great result and especially after a poor start and early disruption to the defence, I thought Collins did ok but to be fair he won’t play against Deon “gone for a” Burton and fat Leon every week, so a Centre Half is still a priority,probably more so now Jody’s injured.
I was a lot more concerned about David Jones, he continually lost the ball when in possession, can’t trap a bag of cement and IMO the game passed him by on Saturday, I have to agree with 29 I think Jones & Henry are too similar, get Davies or Edwards in.
That said, you can’t fault the result or the attacking style of play, long may it continue.
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Right bunch of numptys on these pages, all calling for Mick’s head when we were 1:0 down.
Stick to your armchairs and keep yourself away from a keyboard.
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Keep that up guys and you’ll soon be joining us in the prem, I’d luv ya to do it.
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a good sound win against a team without their two best players (sodje and tudgay) and who lost their striker due to injury. Plenty of attacking football but we haven’t been tested against a quality side yet (accrington stanley don’t count). confident start to season but I’m reserving my judgement until we get a decent CB.
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wz a gr8 game, dodgey first 45, but 2nd half wz brilliant and aattackin. altho nowcraddock is out, this wud reinforce the fact mccarthy needs 2 buy a centre bak. how bouts gerrard or davenport?
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Great performance Saturday, nice to see us scoring a few goals.
I was worried for the first twenty minutes or so when they pulled us around at the back and if they’d had a bit more composure we could’ve been in trouble – new CB a must now although to be fair Collins played well.
Only other negative point if I’m being picky is that we should’ve scored a few more!
Up the Wolves!
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What about Gerrard from Walsall as a good young center back? I always feel we should have brought Dann and Fox from the saddlers last season?
Worth a go at £1 mil or so?
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i don’t think it’s at all fair that keogh’s being left out. a player of his standard shouldn’t be a sub; he sets up a lot of the goals we score and i don’t think he gets the recognition he deserves. it’s great that kightly’s recovered from his injury and his partnership with jarvo is becoming unstoppable! come on boys! xo
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I don’t think it’s fair that Keogh’s being used mainly as a sub. He’s an amazing player and sets up a lot of Wolves’ goals yet he rarely gets the recognition he deserves. I’m glad that Kightly’s recovered though and his partnership with Jarvo is fast becoming unstoppable! Come on boys! xo
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Great performance Saturday, nice to see us scoring a few goals.
I was worried for the first twenty minutes or so when they pulled us around at the back and if they’d had a bit more composure we could’ve been in trouble – new CB a must now although to be fair Collins played well.
Only other negative point if I’m being picky is that we should’ve scored a few more!
Up the Wolves!
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Hej Dan ( no 42 ),
I agree about Anthony Gerrard, the Saddelers fans I know, expected him to go before either Dann or Fox, he had a good game up against SEB in the recent friendly.
As for Sat 4 . 1 win, it really was a good 2nd half performance, and quite a revelation to play with 2 pacey wingers and two decent front men ( long may it continue ). If we can keep up the pace and agression up front and on the wings, we should be well set for this season, lets hope Dave Jones can add some “guile” in Midfield, because not every team that comes to Molineux is going to try to play such “open” football as the Owls did !
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