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Wolves 5 Forest 1 – verdict
Saturday 30th August 2008, 5:26PM BST.
Wolves were rampant in attack as they recorded their biggest win under Mick McCarthy.
An attacking force to be reckoned with, they were 4-0 up by the break and completed a 5-1 slaughter of Forest, to continue their unbeaten League start to the season.
David Jones broke the deadlock with an excellent team goal in the 14th minute, his first for the club, before creating the second – an own goal from Forest defender Wes Morgan in the 27th minute.
The irresistible Michael Kightly lashed home to make it 3-0 two minutes before half-time and Chris Iwelumo’s fifth goal of the season made it four within a minute later.
A Richard Stearman own goal in the 54th minute was no more than a consolation for the sorry visitors.
Wolves did not take long in restoring their four goal cushion, with Kightly netting a fifth in the 62nd minute with a composed chipped finish.
The home side took their goal tally to 13 in four games – and nine in two home games. They could have had a hat full.
Kightly hit the bar, with Ebanks-Blake having an effort ruled out in an embarrassingly one-sided first half.
After the hour, the game predictably became more pedestrian. Wolves were able to give wingers Jarvis and Kightly, as well as Ebanks-Blake, a deserved early finish.
The win was Wolves’ biggest since they put six past Gillingham during their promotion season, more than five years ago,
The class of 2008 will be hoping it proves a similar omen.
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Brilliant stuff lads. This is what we have been threatening for ages and now we are starting to show what we can do.
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Wow! If we get the defenders in we are going to be a real force.
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Absolutely brilliant not just scraping wins, scoring plenty of goals could not be better TOP OF THE LEAGUE. COME ON!!!!!!!
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Fantastic result and top of the league, what a start. Lets keep up the pressure on the pitch, keep up the support in the stands and keep the boo boys silenced!
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listened too the match on the internet , we sounded awesome such a great attacking display in the first half , and as expected slowed up a bit after the break , if we can keep it up who knows what can happen this season , just get a couple of defenders and i think we will be sorted .
excellent lads keep it up make us proud
out of darkness cometh light !!!
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Maybe the “Mick out” brigade will have to reconsider after this start to the season! Awesome Wolves, great (and not expensive!) signings and a team on fire!! Find something negative about this then?? Come on you Wolves!!
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Get M.Hill from Preston and A.Gerrard from Walsall ..
and it is the promised land for the wanderers !!
SUPER SUPER MICK !!
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Tonight I’m a Howling Wolf!!!
Fantastic!!!
UP THE WOLVES!!! FOR SURE!!!
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Get a left back & Cntre half in & we’ll be sound as a pound this year. Up the Wolves!!
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Awesome match, particularly 1st half, matched with excellent finishing. It really could have been 10, two goals disallowes, one off the bar and a hatful of chances butI guess I Will accept 5 ! Say We Are Top Of The League…
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JUST LIKE WATCHING BRAZIL………….superb Wolves and we can only get better. This team is the real thing, no pretenders just class oozing through their veigns!!!!!!
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The defence played really well. I can’t remember Collins or Ward doing anything wrong and Stearman is getting better every match – just a bit of bad luck with the own goal.
Henry and Jones were great in midfield.
The attack is something else altogether now. Got to be the best front four in the championship.
Only one of the subs didn’t contribute much and on present form he is out of his depth now.
Fantastic result.
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Bloody fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rubbish!! WE shoud’ve netted 10 in the 1st half!!!
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SUPER MICK
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Like watching Brazil today…could of been 10-1!
Kightley and Jarvis look bang on and Stearman oozed quality. Just another defender before the deadline please then we are rolling to the promised land!
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things are settling down nicely! keep up the great start!
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The first half was the best display of persistent attacking football by Wolves for quite some time. They tore Forest to shreds – they were simply awesome!
Message to all you stay away doubters – get your butts down to the Molineux again quickly!!!!!!!!!!
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Bloody nice,ey.
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cracking performance well done neil collins did everything requierd developing a good partnership with stearman who was excellent ward sometimes wanted to play on wing and forgot he was left back and against some of the better teams we would of been under more pressure foley is mr predictible 8out of 10 only prob with todays defence gifted forest there only goal and i would put it down to young hennessy not commanding his area as good as murray but hey he,s only going to get better javis and kightly in tandem reminded me of what football was meant to be thoroughly enjoyed the game and hope we can stay clear of injuries it could be a good year well done to all the team and long may it continue in mick we trust
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heaven super wolves there should be no negative wolves fans now
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did anyone see that white dove fly across molineux just after the second half got started?
I think it’s a sign….
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Where are all the boo boys, negative numpties and Mick haters?
It’s all gone quiet over there….it’s all gone quiet over there….!
Who’s the muppet now???
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what a brilliant game!it should have been 7-1!we looked in control throughout the game,earnshaw didnt get a look in and our defence played really well!things are looking good.whatever mick is saying to them is working!!the lads were great and the crowd were the same!a brilliant day to remember!!
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Absolutely awesome!!!!
Especially 1st half, the best I can remember since the free scoring days of the old 3rd & 4th division promotion seasons.
Off on hols with abig smile on my face!!!!!!
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Why has it taken Mick the Manager so long to find ‘the formula’ it was obvious from the start of last season we made a big booboo not replacing McIndoe at left wing and using a centre forward in that makeshift role.
Now finally we have Jarvis and Kightly raiding down both wings putting the chances on a plate for our strikers.
It shocks me how stupid Mick has been and how he is allowed to get away with it by Steve Morgan. then again Morgan was buying shares in his housebuilding company Redrow despite the credit crucnh and us heading into the biggest recession since the 1930′s.
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this is the best attacking unit i have ever seen at the wolves quick to pounce hungry and all working for each other. still need two defenders a centre half and a centre half who can fill in at full back
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just brilliant, great attacking football, flying wingers that i don’t think anyone could have dealt with today.
well done lads, well done wolves and i am suprised to say well done mick credit where its due.
play in this positive way as much as possible and we will have a packed molineux and be in an around the top i hope at the end of the season, i know early days but you’ve got my hopes up boys please keep it going.
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What a great display from wolves! I would love to know if Stuart Pearce is keeping his eyes open. Kites on one side jarvis on the other with seb upfront.
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Now we are on the move.Get behind Mick and the boys and GLORY will follow
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to turn on the internet to read this result well, it’s better than xxx
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That first half performance was outstanding! Thanks for a great weekend boys,take confidence from the start,but keep feet on the ground. Loved it though!
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Having been to the game yesterday, I would like to ask all those fans who stated that MM should be fired/sacked what do they have to say now?
The first half performance was full of free flowing, enterprising play with three outstanding goals.Also the majority of the players have been bought in by MM! I would love to see somebody admit they were wrong!
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Fantastic performance credit where credits due well done mick
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Top of the division… well done lads. Keep it up and let’s all go on a great roller-coaster ride together!
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26 Jason, you are an idiot. The only fool with anything negative to say. 5-1 well done all concerned especially MM.
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If Wolves would be on top or not far away from that spot after the coming September fixtures, than I would say Wolves can take one of the two automatic promotion spots. The first 10 matches would give a very clear picture of the final league table.
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Let’s not get carried away yet.
We havn’t played anyone yet, just lower half table teams.
Charlton is our first test. Not sure if i’d want to play ward left back down there.
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Stephen Ward was very good at left back – If we didnt already know he plays as a striker, he didnt look out of place at left back – Well done credit where credits due – Nice one Stephen Ward!
Forest were lucky we didnt score 8 or more – best home performance so far!
With Shackell (centre half/ left back from Naaarwich) and Matt Hill (Left back from Preston) we should have all bases covered – Stephen Ward earned the left back berth against Forest – the lad deserves a run out next game – Cant play left wing, but gave a 10 out of 10 performance Saturday!
NB* To ALL Happy Clappers – MM made some bad mistakes last season and was rightfully lambasted by supporters and “loyal” paying fans for it! It doesnt make fans “boo boys” because they dont just sit there and accept a poor performance – MM has now put it right and stopped playing Keogh (when he came on had a very early chance but chose not to shoot with the goal infront of him?) – the lad looks good but isnt a clinical finisher (No signs of his promised 20 goals this season for the “real fans eh?”) and making S Ward play left wing/ midfield. So does that mean that we are boo boys -just because we say what we see???
Full marks to MM and the boys – great performances so far – but Happy Clappers get things into perspective – because people say what’s on their minds doesnt make them boo boys ffs
UP THE WOLVES!!!
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26. Jason – lol mate!! Got away with what? He bought them all in (spending next to nothing) you fool and now we’re going to win the league. By my book that’s EXCELLENT management whichever way you look at it!
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33. Mike Buckmaster
Too bloody right, I’ve never said McCarthy needs the boot, just that he’s made a few stupid descisions.
But yesterday, I was at the match, and I know WHY he’s called super Mick.
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First Half – ABSOLUTE IRRESISTIBLE.
Super Display from all all at the club.
So,nice to see all at the club moving in the same direction.
Pleasure to watch so much attacking football at pace.
Best display I have witnessed in years.
KEEP GROWLING AT EM’ MICK!!!!!
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Im not a S Ward fan but i sit by our left back in the south bank, so i get a good view and ward was pretty solid at left back yesterday so fair play to the lad. UP THE OLD GOLD AND BLACK
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TREMENDOUS !
Best 45 mins we have seen in years, total domination, it was Men V Boys, another left back and a center half and we should be set for a decent season.
BIGUP.. Karl Henry and Dave Jones !
HOWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!
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thick mick’s gold black army
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Credit where credit is due for a truely superb performance yesterday but doesn’t it show how wrong McCarthy got it last season?
This type of football with NATURAL wingers is what us 50+’s were brought up on.Long may it continue.
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29 – Not just Pearce, but Capello should be keeping his eyes open :-)
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kites should be in the main england team!
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No South Bank Wolves? What a surprise!
Remember Iwelumo, south bank? That “awful” striker? And how “we’re going no where this season?”
Ha! You’re a disgrace
Super Mick McCarthy!
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Rampant is a sexey word–Yes that performance was better than–I think—-Crazey Dave
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A great result the team are full of goals and will take some stopping this season, A few more additions to the squad and i can see some records being broken?
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WELL WHAT CAN I SAY.. MICK AND THE BOYS ARE STARTING TO DELIVER THE GOODS..AND BEING THE MAN I AM.. AFTER MONTHS OF NEGITIVITY (JUSTIFIED) THEY DESERVE ALL THE PRAISE THAT WILL BE HEAPED UPON THEM.
MICK..YOUR PROVING ME WRONG..AND I GLADY OFFER YOU MY APPOLOGY FOR THE DOUBTS I HAD ABOUT YOU. KEEP IT MATE AND WE’LL SUPPORT YOU 100%.
IF WE MAINTAIN THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT AND DESIRE..I REALLY FEEL WE COULD GO UP..BUT!!!! THERE WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER OPPOSITION THAN FORREST WAITING IN THE WINGS. BUT YOU CAN ONLY BEAT WHAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU.. AND SO FAR WE SEEM TO DEAL WITH IT QUITE EASILY.
COME ON WOLVES..SUPER MICK MCARTHY (O.M.G) DID I JUST SAY THAT..LMAO
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unbelievable jeff!!! bring on the brummies
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dare i say we looked top notch?? kites and jarvis were unplayable…top notch boys !!! youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu wolves
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26 Go back to the Baggies where you belong. If you do not know the answer to your questions, you do not have the intelligence to merit a reasonable response!
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bloody hell we’re top of the league,wow i think i’ll get a nose bleed at this height,just wished it was the end of may,keep it up lads great football,and kites summarized it up lovely we’re hungry he said nice one,
UP THE WOLVES.
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Yeah, excellent result but let’s keep the feet firmly on the sod. only four games gone and a mighty different tune to that which was being sung same time last season.
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absolutely outstanding! so proud of the lads, they worked their socks off. our constant attack is fantastic. keep it up wolves and it will all pay off in the end.
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52. sbba….well said my friend, and I’m proud of you !! Agree with you about there being tougher teams ahead but they say winning is a habit no-one likes to lose !! So let’s hope this fantastic bunch have got that winning feeling and do not want to let it go !! I haven’t seen a performance like that at the Mol for 40 years and I’ll tell you what …. I want more of the same please !!
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WOW WHAT A GAME!!
Every Time we went forward I thought we were gonna score and if you count the two disalowed goals, thats seven times in the back of the net!!
It took us a month to do that last season!!
And by the way the crossbar is still rattling after Kights shot
Well what can you say it really was men against boys and it was just embarrasing to watch Jarvis go past there fullback, it was like watching schoolkids where the one kid just kicks the ball forward and runs after it.
Awesome Wolves, Well done Mick, keep it up
TOP, TOP, TOP, TOP, TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!
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SUPER, SUPER MICK
SUPER, SUPER MICK
SUPER, SUPER MICK
SUPER MICK MCCARTHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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Only 2 things to say:
1 – Fantastic result and performance
2 – (26) Jason – you sir, are an arse!
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What a great start of the season! Last season was a disappointment but i never thought at any moment that sacking Mick would have helped! There’s only one Super Mick!
Lets hope the lads keep up the magic and stay focused! Lets all keep pushing forwards, we have difficult games comin up!!
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The first half performance was the best for a long long time and the sheer pace of Wolves game blew Forest away. If Wolves do not get more than their fair share of injuries then they must go close to automatic promotion.
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Was there on saturday, Collins was solid as a rock, in fact the whole team deserved man of the match; we won pretty much every ball, we had pace, enthusiasm, intelligence; and to those few idiots drawing negatives out of a huge positive by saying things like “doesn’t it just show how wrong McCarthy got it last season”.. When your squad is limited by injuries like we had last season you have no choice but to grind out results like we did.
Let’s just pray it doesn’t happen to us again this time.. Also, it takes alot of balls to play Stephen Ward at left back – he didnt look out of place and deserved credit for dealing with Forest’s attacks down the right so well. People need to remember that McCarthy made these signings, and his man management skills are shining through in the enthusiasm of the squad..and he’s doing it all whilst balancing the books, no doubt to allow us greater financial strength to stay up once we get promoted. The important thing to remember is that McCarthy is playing the long-term game, and it looks like its just starting to pay off. All I can say is thank God he’s made it this far, and maybe finally now the boo boys will see some sense and get behind the team, because this season really is boom or bust for the wanderers.
Oh and on a side note I saw stuart pearce at half time in the executive box, so expect a few U21 call ups soon..!
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Blimey, southbank barmy army actually praising MM. That is a surprise. All we need now is that hermit muppetout to own up that he too has been wrong and impatient with Mick and the lads. MM has said all along it would take about 3 years to achieve promotion. This IS his 3rd year.
Patience is a virtue….so they say.
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I didn’t buy an early bird or season ticket beacuase I believed that Mick’s limitation’s had been exposed, and I couldn’t waste my life watching the dire rubbish he fed up to us last season.
I live for the Wolves, and after this start I will be down there every home game to enjoy the experience of Wolves top of the division.
Just keep it going, it’s my dream to be back in the top league permanently.
AWAY YOU WOLVES!
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Great result,great start!There’s a long way to go yet!
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That first half was simply top quality football.
I felt privileged to watch it, it shows what this young wolves team are capable of.
With a bit of luck with injuries, the rub of the green and a settled team we will be right up there in the mix this season.
Be patient, support the kids and enjoy!!
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52. good on ya mate. it takes a man to admit he’s wrong. Do me a favour though eh. Go on the molineux way site and have a word with a few of the numpties on there.
Great result Saturday, well worth staying up ’till 2 am to listen on the radio. Top of the league and lovin’ it.
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Awesom result lads!! Well done! And all those people that are saying, it’s only Forrest. They earned a draw against reading on the opening day of the season and were probably better then them, which makes our result even better. Up the Wolves!!!
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What a great result and a awesome display of football, scoring goals for fun the Mcarthy way of course.
just one more thing what’s happened to happybaggie and terrywecantscoreagoalbaggie. gone abit quite.
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72. Learn to spell your managers name you fool.
Please please continue to get carried away….
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65
i was also there Saturday and if you had read what I said properly “Credit where credit’s due” and “Long may it continue” then I hardly think that constitutes negativety do you?
Last season has gone and everyone knows mistakes were made so lets all now look forward to an exciting and goal laden season and who knows even promotion at the end of it.
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no.26 jason your an idiot. morgan built the company from scratch and sold it before the recession the bloke is a real shrewd businessman and you dont know what your talking about. another sad albion fan is disguise. We are top of the league, we have hill shackell and gerrard in for talks today!
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52: Blimey, he has seen what the so called happy clappers have seen for a long time.
Yes there was reason to crtisise last season, but Mick was not critisised he was lambasted for everything he said and did. It was becoming a little tedious.
I totally think (52) your appology is justified, and fair play to you for having the balls to admit you were wrong. It takes a big man.
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Ok so I was negative a bit last season but had but if you cant take constuctive critisim then you shouldnt come on here!!! I went on Saturday first game back after having the ball and chain put on me (Married) and I hope what I see continues ok so we may have some tough games along the way but with the way the team is gelling togetjer and moral seems to be good lets keep it going….. COME ON THE WOLVES
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Really proud of the lads Sat,even guys I dont rate were superb. I have been critical of the club on this site in the past but everything is forgotten when they play like that.
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kightly played brilliant and so did jarvis and so did everyone else. I just hope that we get automatic promotion and the albion get renegated.
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Everybody should realize that the Realists and the Happy Clappers are united in one thing, their love of the Wolves!
Of course we are all happy to see the team doing well, it would be perverse to do otherwise.
The only reservation is that we are 3 games into the season, and let’s just hope that we can continue in the same manner with no more round holes and square pegs!
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I have nothing against constructive critisism. But some of the stuff on here was far from critisism.
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I said we are top of the league said we are top of the league! come on lads! Does anyone know anything about shackell
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Brilliant! You could hear Kites shot smack the back of the net from all over the ground! Waggy with Hancock’s power……..
Bye the way, I have offered him to the ‘Pool for £8m and he WILL play premiership next year!
P.S. No more negatives please guys because we are on tyhe way!
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Ha Ha – some of you lot have the memory of a goldfish and are a bunch of simpletons. you will be slagging MM off in your usual non constructive manner next time we only win 1-0 or aren’t 15 points clear by Xmas.
“If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those 2 impostors just the same, etc”
Come on MM and Wolves – keep it up.
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‘One way traffic in the first half‘;
‘45 minutes of smash and grab raiding’;
‘Every Wolves player gave 110%’;
‘This 45 minutes was the grand-daddy of them all‘;
‘Wolves blitzed the Forest defence for 45 minutes‘;
‘Jones’ debut goal was different class’;
‘Pick that one out’, says Kightly after his 25 yard blockbuster’;
‘Half-time whistle ready to blow and Kights and Iwelo pile on
the agony with 2 goals in 2 minutes’;
‘Nobody could lay a glove on Jarvis’;
‘Jarvis’s goal winning pass was right on the money’;
‘Iwelumo showed a great touch for a big player with his snappy strike’;
‘Kightly chipped in his second just for fun’;
‘Jones and Henry won everything in midfield’;
‘Converted striker Ward was an awesome revelation as left- wing-back’;
‘Collins came of age in this match and answered the Boo-Boys’;
‘Stearman steered and navigated his back-line like a rock’;
‘Kightly’s going to feel that one (late tackle from Chambers) on Monday‘;
‘If Iwelumo’s last minute header had gone in it would have been 6’;
‘We’re not getting carried away; it’s a marathon not a sprint’;
‘The fans left ‘over the moon’ and ‘still pinching themselves‘;
‘Forest fans were left as sick as parrots’.
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