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Wolves 2 Coventry 1
Saturday 18th October 2008, 3:35PM BST.
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Freddy Eastwood sets up Michael Mifsud to open the scoring for Coventry, before goals from the returning Michael Kightly and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
16:51: Full-time and three welcome points for Wolves.
16:38: Carlos and David Edwards replace Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Andy Keogh.
16.30: Chris Iwelumo finds the back of the net but the effort is ruled out for offside.
16:25: Mifsud replaced by Clinton Morrison for Coventry.
16:14: Kightly’s shot is deflected into the path of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, who puts into the back of the net.
16:13: Kightly’s header is well saved by Westwood.
16:03: Kightly booked for challenge on Aron Gunnarsson.
16:01: Second-half begins.
15:46: Half-time whistle blows.
15:41: Kightly looks a shade offside when meeting a through ball from Andy Keogh but no flag goes up, so he rounds Westwood and scores the equaliser.
15:32: Michael Doyle clears off the line for Coventry, with Wolves defender Richard Stearman angrily suggesting that he used his hand to clear the ball.
15:27: Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker is forced off temporarily to change his bloodied shirt.
15:26: Ikeme to the rescue again to thwart Mifsud.
15:22: Returning winger Michael Kightly gets a shot at goal but his well thwarted by Coventry goalkeeper Kieron Westwood.
15:12: Collins slips again but Eastwood is foiled at the last.
15:11: A slip up from Neill Collins lets in Leon Best for Coventry, but to the rescue comes goalkeeper Carl Ikeme with a fine save.
15:05: Michael Mifsud opens the scoring for Coventry, after being set up by? Freddy Eastwood.
15:01: Freddy Eastwood booed on his first touch on the ball for Coventry.
15:00: Game kicks off.
14.40: Team news is in from Tim Nash. Watch his video to see the line-ups.
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Ikeme in front of Hennesey,looks like the decision has been made to cash in on Wayne come january,Still no place for Shackell,should have played for sunderland.
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Hennessey on the bench again???? Nothing against Ikeme, but he was great for Wales, what’s going on?
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see freddy starting wonder will he put a shift in today.
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Unless Freddy gets on top of us early, the longer it goes on, the more frustrated he’ll hopefully get… Just feel he may try and force things today. Also, don’t read ANYTHING in to Wayne on the bench again… I do rate Ikeme, and he’s had solid training since the Swans game, Wayne’s been playing for Wales. There’s no way we drop WH now with a view to cashing in on him… what’s the point? People are hardly going to start a bidding war when he’s not playing are they? get real. 3 pts today would be fantastic! come on lads!
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can somebody please tell me why Keogh starts on the wing ahead of Carlos Edwards?!?!?
It especially makes a mockery of the other E & S article in whcih McCarthy states that he thinks Edwards is ready to make an impact – I just don’t understand this bloke!
Good luck Wolves!
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anybody else having problems getting onto the matchlive centre from the Wolves homepage?
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Oh No – hope that’s not an indication of things to come – early goals in the last 2 matches…
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5 minutes, 0-1, oh dear. :(
Come on me babbies!
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We sound like an absolute disgrace! I’m glad I couldn’t make it today now :) Come on Boys!
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Listening on Five Live Extra. Defence are making mistakes all over the shop. Ikeme just kept us in with only eleven minutes on the clock. Good grief.
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Collins is a disaster. What a surprise. Having conceded 3 goals in two games, yet our central defence and goalie is still the same.
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normal service is now resumed at the Mol
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Sounds like Kites is having a ‘bear with a sore head’ day. Having a go at referees *and* his team mates. And Collins just slated on Five Live Extra for being rubbish.
Walsall are 2-0 up.
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Super Ikeme! sounds REALLY solid today..
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Birmingham have just gone a goal down to Burnley…
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Neill Collins just HAS to come out of our side.
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now out of top 2 collins making mistake after mistake ikeme keeping us in the game bet you same team starts tuesday
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Collins is a shambles… Worst defender we’ve ever had…
He’ll probably score the winning goal…
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we need to take Keogh off and get Carlos Edwards on… Keogh is just too weak and gives away the ball too much…..
Not the start we wanted but keep the faith…
Come on me babies
Kightly yes yes yes
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Yay! 1-1. Thank goodness. Well done Kites!!
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na na na na Michael Kightley
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18 – you obviously haven’t been watching carefully over the last 40 years like I have – Collins isn’t remotely close to being the ‘worst defender’ we’ve ever had.
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David
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come on wolves 1-1 young side thta needs our support.
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Blues losing, come on wolves go on and win and rub some noses in it.
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Oh joy! SEB! Now we’re smiling and they’re singing at the Mol…
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2 – 1 great stuff lads – let’s have some morte.
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David
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Yes the mighty Ebanks Blake were’s
Eastwood now.
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come on me babbies rub the so called supporters who slag off their own young players noses in it.
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and preston have just eqaulised against Reading!
come on Wolves!!!
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Thong Song and Tony all gone quiet over there.
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I’ve supported Wolves for nearly 25yrs & i can’t remember a worst CB than Collins. The blokes a total waste of space in the Championship…
He’d make a good League 1 or 2 CB…
Best Wishes,
Mr The Thong Song…
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Offside? Never!!
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David
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Oooh. Off-side. Darn. Still, Iwelumo did at least hit the back of the net.
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So quiet now from Copenhagen and Malta have you lost contact or just waiting to wallow in the misery again.
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Thong Song stop repeating yourself Davids already told you hes nowhere near the worst CB,38 years iv supported the Wolves and i have watched some poor defenders, Collins is doing ok needs our support, if wwfc win could we be top of the league?
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I’ve never been a boo boy & i hate the fact so many wolves fans are negative… they always have been…
I’m just stating that collins is out of his depth in a very good wolves side…
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Still listening and hoping we can hang on what misery?or have the days of constructive critism gone
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Preston lead – whats happening to Walsall losing now.
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Sleeves!
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Fantastic Preston winning come on the wolves!!
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34 jacko still listening and hoping we can hang on,what misery?or have the days of constructive critiscm gone.
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elliott scores the winner for preston!!! get in there…
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Blues drw 1-1
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31 – let’s start with okoronkwo, shall we?
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david
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Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!
Top of the League. Hard game – our young team have held on, they won on a day when they weren’t able to play freely. Well Done Lads. Keep going.
Supporters? Let’s see some positive comments and no slagging off. We won and we’re on our way. Be positive.
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David
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We are back needed that win it would have knocked the players confidence to have lost again. We need to stop giving a goal away early on though.
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well done wolves – rubbed it in big style.
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phew!!!
well done the Wolves
We are top of the league say we are top of the league!
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Jacko – why should they wallow in misery – Collins is a disaster and if it wasn’t for Ikeme we would have lost. Shackell is much better than Collins – it’s a no-brainer!
Just cos we won doesn’t make Collins a good player!
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49 – let’s get a few things in perspective. If Neil Collins is remotely near as bad as some so-called supporters would like to make out, there is no way, repeat NO WAY we would be top of the league.
No team at this level can ‘carry’ players. Collins is in there on merit and doing a good job.
Get over it! We’re top of the league. Let’s have some fun!!!
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David
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Well that was hard work. We’ve had more luck this season than normal. Coventry will be there or thereabouts I think at the end of the season. Well done the lads. If you are going to go up you have to win games like this when you are below par. Great that Blues drew but the best news is that Reading lost. I think they are the best team in the league and we are now 5 points a head! With luck they’ll sell their best players at Christmas! Hopefully we don’t – Kightly is going to have a few sniffing around come january. What a player, though Mark Bright on the radio thought he was needlessly petulant today.
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50 David, Wolves are back on top because Ikeme played fantastically well,Collins had a nightmare and might benefit from a rest whilst having a look at Shackell,also people have an opinion and are not So-Called supporters just because they do not agree with yours.at the end of the day we all want the same for Wolves
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Why does mick stick with his best friends keogh and collins? Fair play neil has been playing well but he keeps getting found out. Nows the time to drop them both whilst we’ve got good replacements in shackell and carlos. Stop being so stubborn mick!
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With the way Ikeme played today he fully justified his inclusion. Ok, Hennessey is a great keeper, but Ikeme shouldnt have been dropped after the Bristol City game, and i think Mick realises that.
Rumour is Arsenal want Hennessey in January. If they make a very good offer i can see us selling him. If we do, id be disappointed, but Ikeme has looked solid in the two home games he has played this season, and you cannot fault his display today.
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I do not know how many of those commenting on here today actually ever see a game. I have been to day and would make the following observations.
We probably how the points to Ikeme he had a fine game and to me looks every bit as good as Hennessey and he gives me more confidence when the high balls come into the 6 yards box.
Collins did start very shaky to day and looked as if it was going to be one of those days during the first 20 minutes. He certainly is not however one of our worst ever defenders and he does have some excellent games. His main problem is that he makes grave errors of judgement on too many occasions.
Kightley is a very exciting player, but is becoming petulant and maybe a bit big for his boots. He needs to be brought to book before he ruins his own potential.
Cheers
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A perfact example of points over performance. A bit scrappy but we dug in, riding our luck from time to time yet still grabbing the points. There were few sublime performances, apart from Ikeme, but good enough.
The sarcastic cheers for Keogh’s substitution dampened it for me however, pointless and idiotic but hey, these “fans” know best I guess! Chin up son, its a squad game.
We Are Top Of The League !!!
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Well done me babbies. Back at the top maybe the whiners here will be shut up but looks like a win isn’t enough anymore.
Well done Mick.
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SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE, SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!
I went to the game and it was a nervous start. Probably the dodgyest start iv seen so far this season but understandable after recent games. Im not into bashing our players but we struggled on the left with Keogh,S.Ward and Collins, most of the coventry attack came from tht side. But im not bashing these guys, we won and thts all tht matters until our best players are all fit again…. The coaches see these players day in day out, so they must know why they play Collins Koegh and Ward before other players.
COME ON WOLVES
I w
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SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE, SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!
I went to the game and it was a nervous start. Probably the dodgyest start iv seen so far this season but understandable after recent games. Im not into bashing our players but we struggled on the left with Keogh,S.Ward and Collins, most of the coventry attack came from tht side. But im not bashing these guys, we won and thts all tht matters until our best players are all fit again…. The coaches see these players day in day out, so they must know why they play Collins Koegh and Ward before other players.
COME ON WOLVES
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“Come on you WOLVES”
We are top of the league,
Say we are top of the league!
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“So quiet now from Copenhagen and Malta have you lost contact or just waiting to wallow in the misery again”
Actually I had to leave for a birthday party, so missed the last part of the game.
I just pointed to the fact that our defence hasnt been the best in the past few games and that Shackell is probably a better choice than Collins. Cant see how thats wallowing in the misery. I do hope that we win, as I always do, but oh I forgot that some fans like you see every opinion about the team which doesnt contain “Super Mick all the way” as being negative.
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How can you knock Collins when you are not even at the match? Can you see him playing over the radio? Get a life. (And a ticket) People knocking players last season cost us games and points.
Top of the league, and it’s still not good enough. Some imbeciles still have to knock young players, even though they are not at games to see how they are playing. Collins has done well this season, and is a young man still learning his trade. He will continue improving,
Oh, by the way, Carlos Edwards had been on international duty with Trindad, and only got back yesterday. As a result Mick felt it best not to start him. What would Mick know though? He is only the manager that has assembled a young team that has taken us to the top of the Championship.
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Did you go to the game (50) we are top of the league but Keogh was a passenger again,,he was on the left wing,,right wing,,left back,,doing nothing he is in our side because he runs around,and his boss puts that above skill…and Ihope we havnt got Carlos Edwards to warm the bench,,he should have played instead of Keogh…
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Surprising how all the fools who don’t go the games are moaning.
Either support the club or don’t bother pretending to be fans.
Idiots
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Who cares if SEB was offside for his goal? Iwelumo’s goal was incorrectly dissalowed for offside. Evens its self out. Wolves won fair and square. Top of league fair and square.
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44, Okoronkwo was an amazing center back! What the hell are you talkin about
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Collins howlers happened right in front of me in the North Bank-we could have been 3-0 down against a better team thanks to him – but to his credit he got better as the match wore on, I would still replace him with Shackell.
Still top of the league so can’t complain.
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agree with you david about collins, but i just feel when he does cock up, it proves costly. good back up player but would like to see shacks partnering stearman. up the wolves
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I would like to nail my colours to the mast,,as i have said a few times in the past Keogh is not good enough,,but iff you went to the game (59) i dont see how you can find fault with young Wardy,,since going to left back he has done the buisness,,Keogh a blond skinny Addy Akinbia (sorry) runs forever but no skill,,and as for the excuse of leaving Carlos Edwards out because he was on international duty,,there was an awfull lot of footballers playing at the weekend who had been on international duty..
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59, i go to the match have a season ticket and im telling you if you think collins and keogh deserve to wear a wolves shirt you are a joke, they wouldnt even get in my sunday league team honest they are a shambles,its like we have 8 players out there they just do nuffin to the team and make so many mistakes its unreal,the team is there to get to the promise land but if he keeps playing them too terrible players we am goin nowere
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sorry 62 i mean
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69, just a couple of points.
Ade Akinbiyi scored 16 goals in 39 games for Wolves, and we sold him for a good profit. He might have been crap at Leicester, but he was fine for us.
I agree that we’d be better off with Carlos Edwards on the pitch (and Keogh on the bench), but Carlos played his international in Trinidad at 1am (UK time) on Thursday morning, and I believe he only got back to the UK on Friday morning. You’ll note that both Hennessey and Dave Edwards started on the bench, too – so Mick is consistent.
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What a painful dislpay.
I was going to go on here and berate Collins and keogh (and most of the squad to be honest) only to find, the enlightened few, have done it for me.
I didnt hear anyone booing but if mick wants me to sit and watch that dross he;s got another thing coming. Wolves fans will not sit idly by whilst he starts with his square pegs round holes strategies again. Did you not learn from last season mick ?
Were it not for heroics by Ward and Ikeme at the back, and touch of clas by Michael (we are not worthy) Kightly we’d be licking our wounds today.
Come on Mick, stop slating the fans (as per usual) that was terrible, get Edwards back in the starting line up, and please do something with that defence 3 games in a row they’ve conceded in the first 5 mins
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SEB, its time to hit form my good man !
PPS
Coleman can can feck off. Sure, our 2nd was debatable, but the 3rd was ABSOLUTELY LEGIT…
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70 Raffo. Spot on.
I cant believ one slightly below par performance and Wayne is benched… but that PERENNAIL UNDERACHEIEVER Keogh keeps his place every time
Mick – you ay fooling anyone!
give it up
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Who was Reo Coker playing for? apparently he changed his bloodied shirt at 15:27.
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Comment 73….
SEB scored mate, so whats your point?
To fans who dont go to games for whatever reason, stop having a pop at certain players. Granted listening on the radio is ok but you must realise you get a better prespective of a match if you go to the game. Collins was average, AK was average but if watched Manure yesterday Berba was average,, so what I am saying is that players cant be world class every time they play football. If the team keeps winning it might tell you that the team performance on a whole is going well. Its a team game not Collins & AK plus 9!
Also we are top. SO STOP YER MOANING!
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OH COME ON 76,
We all know Seb is brilliant, but this season his tally has mostly come from tap ins at point blank and pens… i dont think he has yet found the magic of last season. When he does we’ll be deadly !
Last ditch efforts to stop an onslaught of our goal means that we were riding our luck, its not moaning, it called STATING THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS
I also commended MK, Edwards and Ikeme on good games, so how bout this, you are entitled to your comments, and I am bloody well entitled to mine.
Many more performances like that and we’ll start plummetting, so lest we delude ourselves, clearly Keogh needs to be dropped in favour of Edwards (and hopefully Jarvis soon) and something needs to be done about our def, I wish I knew what.
I GO TO GAMES I LISTEN ON RADIO I WATCH REPLAYS ON TELLY AND I WILL SAY WHAT I BLOODY WELL WANT TO SAY.
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You are a muppet! Last season we had strikers who could not score tap in. So if SEB did tap ins all season and got us promoted I be happy! Yes have your say but for GAWD SAKE we are top, stop being so negative especially when you say did we learn from last season. Mick has learnt, hence he bought in the summer god rid of inept players and…..
wait for it….
WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE! I suggest we all sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!
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Ad Mant, I agree with you that you are entitled to your opinion. So is everyone else though. (Including 77, who you are having a go at.)
You have to take a look at what has happened with Carlos Edwards though, and see why he didn’t start on Saturday. He had flown to Trinidad to join up with his team-mates, and then flew on to Central America for a match, then back to Trinidad. He arrived back into the UK at 01:00 hrs Saturday morning. I dread to think how many time-zones he travelled through, or what delays he had at various airports to get home. That must be tiring on anyone’s body.
We have a daughter that lives in San Diego, California, and we miss her dreadfully. As a result we visit her whenever we can. The travel there takes a minimum of 11 hours to Los Angeles, and then at least a three hour car drive. We can fly via various US East Coast airports, and then fly on to San Diego, thus saving the car drive. That though adds on delays at various airports. When I get back from visiting her I am no good to man nor beast for several days. (one trip with an eight hour time difference.) Believe me, Carlos Edwards could not have played a full ninety minutes on Saturday at any level of fitness. Mick did the right thing in Starting Keogh. However, he should start Carlos Edwards against Norwich.
Collins will have to start against Norwich. You cannot expect Shackell to have his first start for Wolves at his old club with a home crowd that will boo his every touch, and cheer his every slight mistake. It is too much to expect of him.
Just my opinion.
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sick of hearing the excuse for the garbage keogh that he is ‘out of position’
what is his position because he damn sure isnt a striker. no pace, no quality on the ball and he couldnt finish his dinner. . . it seems that anywhere on the pitch is out of position for our WEAKEST link because he constantly shifts position as he is being carried, and still Mick will accomodate him as and when is possible,
had enough of this last year when his tame performances kept a certain entertaining number 23 out of the side. . .
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a muppet cos i disagree with you… pah, typical response.
if we play like we did on sat we will be beat, and often. Ikeme was just supreme between the posts, and with point blank shots you have to rely a lot on luck too.
Ofcourse we are thrilled to be where we are in the league, but you cant help feel its a bit of a false economy when luck is largely the reason we emerged league leaders on Sat. And I dont call it negative so much as cautious. Sheesh.
If we play well, I applaud the team, and similarly you cant expect myself or any of the Wolves faithful to jump up and down when the team is underperforming. I will say again, neither myself, nor anyone sitting around me was booing Keogh.
Brerton, perhaps CE was too fatigued to start, my reaction was probably because im still weary of MMs favouritism. Keogh is great to have on the bench, but, when they are all fit, I dont think he could displace anyone on the wing or upfront.
Peace.
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It’s no wonder Wolves fans are ridiculed nationally. I’m reading through some of the comments on here and soem of you are a disgrace. Yes you have every right to voice your opinions but for God’s sake you’re top of the league!!!!! You lost two games and suddenly Magic Mick went back to being Muppet Mick and your season was over….I’d be embarrassed and humiliated to call myself a Wolves fan at the moment. Fickle. Fickle. Fickle.
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