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Barnes wants Molineux pair
Wednesday 8th October 2008, 11:30AM BST.
Wolves duo Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Karl Henry have been targeted by Jamaica coach John Barnes for international calls.
The two could qualify for the Caribbean island’s national side through their parentage as Barnes sets about recruiting British-based players.
Ebanks-Blake is currently with the England under-21s, but the rules governing international appearances would still give the striker the opportunity to choose Jamaica for senior caps.
Birmingham City’s on-loan Arsenal man Quincy Owusu-Abeyie played for the Dutch age-group teams all the way up to Under-21 level before opting to switch to Ghana, the homeland of his parents, for senior level.
And Henry, who has been producing the best football of his career as Wolves’ midfield leader this season, has yet to play any type of international football.
Both players are being sounded out about the proposition which comes from a manager ever likely to turn to his long experience of English football to strengthen a squad which has under-achieved in modern times.
The idea is likely to be more attractive to Henry as Ebanks-Blake, who is still only 22, may yet harbour hopes of one day challenging for England senior honours.
Manager Mick McCarthy will have mixed feelings about the potential for representative football for Henry, one of his favourite Molineux players, at a time when he already has 11 men spread out across the globe for international duty.
McCarthy is more concerned they return fit and well after his resources have been strained by injuries.
That took the manager to Blackburn yesterday to watch a series of his fringe players and comeback duo Matt Murray and Mark Davies in the 1-1 draw.
“It was great to see Matt out there again getting an hour and the same for Mark Davies,” said McCarthy.
“Sylvan has joined up with England under-21s and they are taking a look at him and seem hopeful he might be able to be involved.”
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henry yes ebanks no
ebanks is a futre england player and it would be foolish to give up that opertuity. i think murry should go for the nigeria offer he had 2 and a 1/2 yars ago.
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If Murray was fit for a few seasons he would be an England player.
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Matt Murray is the best English goalkeeper when fit. Why would he play for Nigeria?
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BARNS’Y YOU ARE WELCOME TO TAKE MUPPET MICK AS YOUR ASSISTANT IF YOU LIKE
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4 what ever manager we had here you would hate your just someone that will never ever be pleased
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4. grow up you fool.
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4 – can the Albion fans please stick to their own pages and stop trying to wind up the wolves fans
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Re 4 – no, get your facts straight – YOU hate McCarthy, not WE. Speak for yourself you complete twonk..
My God, you get all sorts posting on this board…
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No4 You are the muppet – when you think of the carp that MM inherited we now have team of young international players who have provided us with the best start in modern memory. Changing managers doesn’t bring results stick with mick get behind him and criticise at the end of the season if he has failed
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9. MM inherited a carp? I knew there was something fishy going on under Hoddle’s reign !! :o)
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9. Got to admit, I’d prefer a young hungry team than a single carp!!! Although what happens if Wolves don’t get back to form…there’ll be calls for that very same carp to be given a game lol!
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Wednesday Quiz
has McCarthy signed a foreigner (not uk or irish)
i can only think of loans edwards (T&T) and Finkler (But did Hoddle get him in on loan before he left)?
keep the faith
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No. 4 – Shut up you moron!!
If Carl Henry has a chance of international football he should grab it with both hands. He has the ability, why not?
UP THE WOLVES!!!
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How atrange! I only posted yesterday abiut a call up for Henry and low and behold………… Get MAD Mick out and me in! He He! In Mick We Trust!
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12 – George Elokobi is another, but can’t think of any more
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4. There is only one muppet on this page. Do you have a mirror….
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There have been a few mentions of Carp on here today.Personally I like Carp, they’re great. Did you know Carp are from the Cyprinidae family and there are several different types of Carp, one of which is Cirrhinus Molitovella (The Mud Carp)? And if you ran over one in a Steam Roller you would most probably squash it. Honest.
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Has a Carp ever played internationally ?
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Mugsy, You’re no mug. Agree entirely but being a big fish fan (in a small pond) I’m sure I’d remember a Carp being signed.
Perhaps you mistook Craddock for a Haddock?
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17. Or was it in fact not a Cirrhinus Molitovella. Maybe it was in fact Carl Henry – the mud Skipper!
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18 No but a Fish played for South Africa!!
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I also read that Iwelumo is talking about his 14 year journey to the Scotland team. It sounds like he was on the same train as myself to Edinburgh recently!!!!
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Ahh, Its a slow day in work-land.
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I live down South and have not seen Wolves play live for a while. My question is “is Ebanks Blake quick enough a) for premier league and b) for england?”
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Take it Garry BREAM never got a cap?
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i believe we have a salmon signed.
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Was Sylvan injured on Saturday,or was that another pork pie to us ticket buyers…I am sure I read that he was injured so couldnt play saturday,,super Mick said the two week break would give him time to recover,,now hes saying he hopes hes involved in the international,, quick recovery or what..
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And don’t forget Iwelumo – just read that he is the son of a Nigerian Sturgeon – oh wait a minute it actually says surgeon!
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Ive only been away for 10 days, weve have lost 2 games after winning 7 in a row and already we have people calling for MM’s head and for him to go… Last season I gave MM some stick which was truly deserved with the way we were playing but come on guys give him a break whats your problem I dont think some of you are wolves fans just got nothing better to do than slate the team when there doing well or even when things dont go to plan… Your pathetic you really are were all entitled to make comment and constructive criticism but saying mick out and we hate mick??!!! GET A GRIP!!!!!
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10 EranuWulf. You have won joke of the week!. But please no carpin’ on about it.
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27 MM didn’t say he hoped SEB was involved in the international. He said “they seem hopeful…”
It’s great to see Wolves players in international squads and it’s sure to boost their confidence and morale. The only way for players not to get injured is for them never to play for club or country.
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my wife asked me why do teams when play in cup games pick 2nd string players esp against lower league teams.then u get beat.good point i sez.then the fans should get a refund cuz you travel a fair few miles to see the first team then watch the 2nd team she sez you should get your money back. think she was on about the league cup game. she has a point though lets have your vews on this.
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(1) It was Carl Ikeme who had the Nigerian call not Murray.
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Just got back from a hard day’s trawling. Quality fish gags folks,keep em coming. aarrr! Up The Wolves
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12.
J. Johnson was american, and if your including loan signings, im pretty sure that Budtz he signed in goal was foreign. all i can think of though.
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Budtz is Danish, so yes he certainly was foreign. McCarthy should look more abroad as we do have some quality players around at cheap money. But maybe he has bad memories from his Millwall days where the signing of two Russian Internationals(Kulkov and Juran) meant that Millwall got relegated and into huge debt, not least because of the Russians giant pay cheque.
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Oh my cod ! dont forget Gary Bream, eddie Clam ! (tenuous, i know) in all seriousness, im very tired of some of the anti-mick and doom and gloom commenters on here, i wish they would either get behind the team and management or bog off and support some 1 else and leave us in peace, do you all agree that we dont need their sort spoiling a good start to the season?
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37. nigewolf
This board is available to all points of view, not just yours.
What if I posted that all commenters supporting Mick should go away and post somewhere else? You would be incensed, rightly so.
People who have supported Wolves all their lives dislike Mick’s management style, tactical approach, and his disrespect for the fans. They have an equal right to express their opinions as you.
Personally, I am giving Mick a chance, and I’ll make my own judgement when the season becomes clear, but nobody else will make that judgement for me.
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Bill 18.
I just remembered.. Tolin Codd
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Not to mention John Pilchards and Kevin Coley…
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i am am wolves fan but if you think we are going anywhere near the premier league with clueless mick in charge you are clearly as deluded as muppet mick is himself.after some of the pr disasters that came from his mouth last season no wolves fan should ever accept him as our boss !.the man is an arrogant,naeive fool and whilst he is at our club we will continue to be divided as a whole.the sooner fans waken up to this fools dictatorship the better,then yes we as midlanders can look forward to our football and hopfully with abit of success along the way,untill he’s gone all we will ever do is yo yo up and down the championship with his one dimensional football.no good manager can survive on plan a,and thats all clueless mick has PLAN A.but you will find out when were ccc 09/10
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Wolves at the moment have a team of champions…they are not a champion team , and unless they recruit someone to assist Mick the muppet, they will never hold their own if promoted next season with the likes of Arsenal- Man.U or Chelsea…they would not even survive against the Albion outfit.
Wolves have a great deal of individual talent, and we need someone to mold them into a fully professional team.
I hear ‘El Tel’ is on the market looking for a new challenge…why not as assistant to MM…it would be dynamite.
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