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Jarvis injury boost for Wolves
Thursday 18th September 2008, 11:51AM BST.
Winger Matt Jarvis hopes to give Wolves an injury boost by declaring himself fit for Saturday’s mouth watering clash with third placed Preston.
Jarvis missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace with a groin injury sustained in the victory at Charlton last weekend.
The 22-year-old wide man, who has been in top form in Wolves’ best start for 46 years, hopes to be involved at Deepdale, where he would make his 100th League start.
He said: “It’s just a little sore on sprinting and stuff like that. I’ve been getting treatment on it and hopefully it will be alright for the weekend. I didn’t feel it during the game at Charlton but I felt it after I got off the coach and it still felt sore the next day.
“I was disappointed to miss out on Tuesday night because I didn’t want to stop playing – I just want to keep my form going and us to keep winning.
“The lads did very well and got the result, and in the second half they looked comfortable. We’re confident going into every match but still taking every game as it comes so hopefully it just continues that way.
“Because we’re top, everyone is looking to beat us so Preston is going to be a very tough game – especially with the start they’ve had, but we’re looking forward to it.”
Wolves are also hoping to have Chris Iwelumo available after missing the last two matches with a similar problem to Jarvis.
Jarvis believes Iwelumo’s influence is one of the key factors in the club’s success so far.
The winger said: “He can be great for us. He’s already proved that by scoring five goals this season. He’s on fire at the moment and hopefully he can continue what he’s been doing.
“He’s a powerful guy, good in the air but also good with his feet which means we don’t always have to ‘boom’ the ball up top.
“We can pass it through and because he’s good with his feet, we can score goals like that too. He gives us that presence – if the ball is going up to him, defenders are wary of him. Because he’s such a big, strong bloke, he can put his body in there to keep the ball for us.”
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We missed the pair of them on Tuesday, lets hope they are both back for Deepdale
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Great news :) cant wait till get these two back in the team , going preston away, come on you wanderers!!!!
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Good news cause we missed him on tuesday night
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Great news!! he was sorely missed on Tuesday night!!
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quality player, him and big chris back on saturday, a draw a good result but wolves with a 2-0 win.
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Have to say preston will be a tough one for us.
Good to know though that we have quality on the pitch, quality on the bench, quality in the stands……..oh what a joy to be a wolves fan at the moment…..long may we reign!!
I’m going for preston 0 – 3 wolves, with Jarvo, Kites and Ebanks scoring.
Up the Wolves
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yes hope he is fit and plays if so thats 3points in the bag again
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Nice 1 Jarvo.
Another 3 points on Saturday for the boys.
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WOW wot a boost aye boing boing donk
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It’s gonna be a tight game on Saturday. Preston are going like a train at the mo, it should be a “cracker”. Keep the faith.
UP THE WOLVES!!!!
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Great news because jarvis will cause havoc to prestons defence, and with chris back fingers crossed it’s looking good, it will be a tough game because they are on form but i still fancy us to win.
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preston aint got a chance now,waste a time preston turning up,do they know hoe good jarvis is,aye boing boing donk
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hope MM puts you straight back in… keogh has done ok… but we need you on the wing!
COME ON WOLVES!
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can i just remind you that we play sunday not saturday so we will be on match of the day 2,dont forget to tune in folks,aye boing boing donk
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nothing to do with topic – but anyone else having problems logging into Wolves main website???
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Let’s all keep things in perspective, because sooner or later we’re going to get a pasting, or there’ll be a run of 2 or 3 games without a win – THAT’S when the lads will need the support, so all the boo-boys please stay away. Nice to not have you around for a change.
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It’ll be good to get Jarvis back, no disrespect to Keogh, but he ain’t a winger, and the team looks a lot more balanced with Jarvis on the wing
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What about David Jones, any news after he went off on Tuesday Night
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Sorry mate S Ward will play in your position from now on.
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Talking of injuries, does anyone know if Jones will be fit for saturday??
Mind you,Edwards played a blinder when he came on against palace so maybe we could give Jones a bit of a rest.
Nice to have quality in depth!!
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If we have both Jarvis and Iwelumo fit and playing to their potential, and the rest of the regulars fit and fired up we can possibly just shade Preston. Edwards can do just as good a job in midfield as Jones so we wont miss him as much if he’s not fit (and thats not taking anything away from Jones. I predict a draw or a loss without these two guys, a draw or a win with.
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If he is fit, he needs to go straight into the team. We lacked composure & quality on the left on tuesday night. But the big choice is up front. Who to partner SEB. If big chris is fit then I think he needs to start.
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Saturday at Preston will be tough….a good test for the lads. I’d take a draw…would love a WIN.
Let’s stand up to them.
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Well done jarvis! keep up the good work so we can see you back on saturday along with big chris so we can beat preston and stay top!!!
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Very good news on both counts (Jervis and Iwelumo). However let’s make sure that they really are fit otherwise you know what will happen !! The absence of these two on Tuesday showed so we need them fighting fit for as much of the season as possible. NO RISKS TO BE TAKEN PLEASE !! It was nice to see however that despite injuries on Tuesday we were able to scrap for a win. Last season a game like this would have been a copper bottomed draw and the fans would have been moaning about the team and the manager.
Saturday’s game will be a real test. If we can come away from there with our unbeaten run intact I will be more than happy.
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Good news!! I thought we missed them both tuesday,they give us an extra threat along with Kites and Ebanks Blake a proper four pronged attack as opposed to last year with normally only one of that four on the pitch at one time!!hope we have good luck with injuries this year that could make all the differrence.
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To qoute the article …He said: “It’s just a little sore on sprinting and stuff like that. I’ve been getting treatment on it and hopefully it will be alright for the weekend. I didn’t feel it during the game at Charlton but I felt it after I got off the coach and it still felt sore the next day.”
So at what point in that quote does he say he will be fit!!
All he has said is he is hoping to be fit!
E & S GET IT RIGHT!
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I think the younger players find it easier to play away from Molineux so i’m confident we’ll get the the right result. Jarvis and Kightly create so much confusion when they swop wings, we missed him on Tues night.
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As Wolves maintained its momentum, it will spell a better performance than last season. But the test of the support is when the chips are down.
It will not be easy maintaining the form throughout the season but with undying support from the fans,management,coaching and medical staff we will indeed see better days for Wolves.
Up the Wolves!!!!!
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16,losechester, i agree with yow mate,infact you,l get a few pastings aye boing boing donk
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If we play like we did on Tuesday night at Preston and with the same team,then we will lose.
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27,glasseye, yes they will cuz there will be nobody there to boo um if they make a bad pass aye boing boing donk
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terryEASYWINbaggie, you do live up to the stereo typical albion fan, sound very thick, bet u are also a scruff, will be good to pass u as we go up and u come down, aye boing boing,
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So glad to see we have a young, strong squad full of future british stars. Also glad that we aint packed our team full of unpronouncable,2nd rate, panic-bought foreigners. Strength in depth and the will to fight for the points if needed – all hail the Gold & Black.
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Yes I think we will lose too, we have beaten teams who are mostly, at this stage in the bottom half of the league, I think we will soon be back to mid-table!
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Not to run down the achievements of the season so far but this will be the first real test of our promotion credentials.
A win would be fantastic but I’d take a point now if offered.
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well terence at least you won’t get lost it’s almost the same place – 2 brummie teams together. hardly surprising you get a few pastings too seeing as you’re a complete waste of space. still i hope you bore the villa fans to sleep like ou do us…….. oh i forgot you can’t cos this is your homepage & you don’t know how to get off it
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terryeasywinbaggie get a life mate you know we are a bigger club then you you are jealous kightley and jarvis would walk in your side
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to all yow dingles who want me blocked, take a look at the message boards today,cuz i aint bin on theres only bin 30,truth is without me they are boring, so say sorry to terry and ask me nicely to keep posting,and i might think about it,aye boing boing donk
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I don’t think they’re paying any attention to you terryEasyWinbaggie….Just thought you should know lest you look even more of a fool.
1-1 draw Saturday i think and i’ll be more than happy with that. Come on you Wolves.
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They must both play if 100% fit, nad please MM accept that Ward is not a full back he is always being caught out of position hence Collins having to cover. The goal could have been avoided if Collins had played it out but he was the rock in the defence. Keogh may have scored the goal but he is too light weight and couldn’t hot a barn door. If we have a problem again we should play Jones Henry and Edwards.I think Edwards should start every game with either Henry or Jones being his partner.
We should have no problems beating Preston
3-1. I haven’t seen a team in our division who will beat us we will have the league sown up by the end of January 09.
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GOOD morning wont be top tomorra dingles,aye boing boing donk
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i know a good pub in preston that allow away fans in,shud be alrite for yow lot cuz its got a snug room,aye boing boing donk
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15,maltloaf,the sites bin cancelled due to lack of responce,you can always try http://www.wbapremier league.co aye boing boing donk
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35, even though statswise your right, you’re actually not very wise are you? What sort of comment is that? and how often recently have we been mid table?
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I would take a point too ! A tough fixture for any team in this div.
COME ON JARVO
COME OM YOU WOLVES !
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35. Can only beat what is put in front of you mate.
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47,yes your rite,wen was infront of us we beat ya,aye boing boing donk sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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best start since 1962, been a long wait
anyone recall that season, I seem to remember that Alan Hinton played a big role in the good start
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