Absolutely shocking today- no passion and no ability- sheff utd are an average side that gave us the run around today..and we expect to even compete in the premier leagie? Im afraid this is a typical christmas perforamce from us seen it so many times during the years- also the line up and tactics were all wrong and the final straw was the decision to bring on keogh not vokes when we needed a goal – clueless- get a grip mc carthy before we are out of top two

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A lucky point. Defensive nerves affected the whole team today. Ward had his worst game for a long time. I’m not sure why Jones is not playing at the moment as we could have done with him today. SEB also very quiet today – maybe he had too much Christmas pudding?

Lets hope for three points on Monday.

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We looked tired today, Hennesey kept us in the game but was also at fault for their goal. We had chances, and so did they. It was an open game where either team could have won. But hey ho, still 7 points clear. Bring on Monday, as long as the games tick past and were still top, lets not worry about others, its in our hands.

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Well it looks as though the bubble is ready to burst.

Mick picked a team that looked sound on paper and yet it was lucky to make a draw. Micks substitutions looked suspect, but nobody was playing to their true capability. Why?

A few days ago we had Mick strutting his stuff and boasting about his on-to-ones with all the team. Has that destroyed everybody’s enthusiasm. It could not be nice to be told bluntly that you have no place in Mick’s plans for next season.

Mick is openly boasting about his Premiership prowess, in spite of his Sunderland failure. Who does he think that he is kidding? If Wolves get promotion, then he is number one “on trial” there!

Is it all starting to slowly unwind as Mick does his normal self-destruct?

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why take seb off for andy light foot he is not a striker henry should play like a captain an whats going on with kites if he is injured get it sorted we need a solid center mid and cover on the right in jan hard point won up against 12 man sheffield 12th man the ref.

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why take seb off for andy light foot he is not a striker henry should play like a captain an whats going on with kites if he is injured get it sorted we need a solid center mid and cover on the right in jan hard point won up against 12 man sheffield 12th man the ref

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Mancienne must start. We couldn’t get the ball down and play today, partly because we were constantly lumping it up from defence and winning nothing in the air. Mancienne is more likely to play quality balls along the deck from the back, which is what we needed.

Wardy got found out in a big this afternoon.

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The officials had the most inept game I have ever seen and Wolves must surely register a complaint!

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Whats with all the negativity???? I thought it was a cracking match that was thoroughly entertaining! We ain’t gonna steamroller every flaming team that walks through the door especially as the longer you spend at the top, the bigger the motivation for other teams to come along and have a proper crack at you.

Sheffield had a point to prove and I thought they played very well, still think a point was a far reflection of the balance of play although think both sides could have easily nicked it!

Wardy came up against a very nimble winger in Dyer and it is the first time he has been found wanting but Mancienne soon put paid to that threat and I felt that was game over for them!

Wasn’t keen on the back passes and whilst Hennessey had a cracker I think i’d take the 7 million if it was on the table and use out more than ample cover.

A nippy winger signed in the window that can cover and more over put pressure on Kites and Jarv for a starting place and I think we can wrap this one up!

This is and has been a fantastic season, way beyond my wildest dreams so lets keep our feet on the ground and our expectations realistic. Take each game as it comes and just keep doing the business!!!!

Come on me babbies!

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i had a bad feeling about this game with it being boxing day not normaly a good day for wolves to play on and also with it being sheff utd a tough playing long ball team but no need to worry we got a point,its a step nearer to where we want to be.good luck for the next game lads.WE ARE WOLVES

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I carn’t believe MM stated WARD was ill or is that his excuse for his inability to play at left back, hre is no more a left back than he is a winger or centre forward. His other mate then comes on ie KEOGH and what does he do looses the ball everytime he gets it and does not track back. It is apparent we do not have a decent left back so give the job to HENRY and bring JONES into mid-field.
One bright spot again was FOLLY and if EB has to go off bring VOKES on not KEOGH.
COLLINS instead of MANCINE MM is realy losing the plot.

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we didnt play too well 2day,henry couldnt provide a pass,seb never had the ball,kightly had 3 blokes on him every time he touched the ball!big chris didnt look fit and was ten yards behind all the time,ward couldnt provide a pass or tackle,however…..we didnt lose,and we are 7 points clear!we need to invest in new players though

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Moaning bunch of idiots! We are 7 points clear.

This is why I should never bother looking at these pages, you are all stupid thick moaners.

And no I am not of the ilk that believes we should win every game having been 3 up in ten minutes. Get a grip you muppets!!!!

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Wondered when the idiots would come back – thought it would be longer than this though.

Yep bad game but SU are a good team (I’ll bet anyone they’ll be in the play-offs in May).

One average performance does not mean we’re going to fall down the league though fools.

Stick with it.

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Come on you losers! What a load of whingeing. You do not win a league playing fantastically every time. We are 7 points clear still, the window about to open and Brum and Reaing are hardly consistently winning/ playing brilliantly week in week out. “MM lost the plot” ARgh you make me all sick!!!

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It would be churlish to say ‘I told you so’ to my detracters. So I wont.

I’ll just say I am delighted we managed to avoid defeat thanks to good fortune and our goalie.

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people need to chill out, one poor game does not mean the wheels is falling off. Back MM and the team roll on to Blackpool Wolves till i die.

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Morning sports fans

We gave the ball away too easily in Midfield, Henry had a bad one & Edwards wasn’t much better, those 2 need to retain the ball for us.But sometimes that happens when you play with 2 wingers.

Would liked to see Jones start ysterday.

And I agree with 11 why swap SEB for Keogh who was just awful when he came, never found a Wolves shirt!!!

But overall this was a decent point against a fired up Sheff Utd team who were dead on their feet in the last 15 & we should have nicked the win at the death.

Disagree with MOM Hennessey gave them the goal, yes he had a decent game but Foley was outstanding, both at the back & going forward.

As for the ‘bubble bursting’??? don’t think one goal conceded in 4 games & 10 points to the good, what planet are some of you on, every time we drop any points the merchants of doom come out, all I’ll say is think back 12 mths, we would have been soundly beaten yesterday by a team that come to the Mol & played like that.

Keep the faith

Wolves Forever

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Shocking performance. And it all stemmed from Mick’s lovechildren Ward and Collins. Their right winger had a yard of pace and what happens? He skins Ward every time. Come on then Mick tell us now how great a left back Ward is??? He was a liability and should have been hauled off after 15 minutes not 60. We have a Chelsea player sitting on the bench and we play Ward and Collins ahead of him???

I’m sorry Mick the result and performance yesterday was down to your stupidity. We will never get out of this league with these players in the side.

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if we do get promoted we will certainly have to spen some serious cash to survive or we’ll end up doing a boggies

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Come on people, lighten up a little. Yes we had a bad game – Henry in particular I thought was absolutely shocking. I cannot see why Collins and Wardy are getting so much stick, both me and my lad thought they had decent games. I agree that Mancienne should have started by I whole heartedly support Mick’s policy of not changing a winning side. We are still 7 clear thanks to Reading dropping points at home to Cardiff. These things are gonna happen in this league. Like Mick said, if you would have said we could have 4 points out of Sheff United at the start of the season I would have bitten your hand off. They are a very good side and play the counter attack very well indeed. We played lovely stuff up to when we got the goal and then we started lumping the ball forward playing right in to their hands. They packed the defence then broke quickly after cleaning up probably 90% of our hoofs forward. We are a footballing team and have to do it that way. I am dissapointed but a point is better than nothing. On to the next game and lets get another 3 against Blackpool. If we can do that and with the way this league is going I would estimate another 10 wins and a couple of draws should see us fairly comfortably in the top 2.

35. Grace….my friend, a superb summary if I may say so !!

34. frankpole….agree we need a ball winner in January. At the start of the season the midfield was winning practically everything. They were fighting for the ball. That passion seems to have gone for now so yes it needs a change. Henry in particular was poor.

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Reading some of the cmments on here i’m struggling to understand why MENSA ever had their headquarters in Wolverhampton. For crying out loud we’re top of the league, 7 points clear. We may well not be playing as fluently as we were, but we’re grinding out results, that’s what promotion winning sides do.
Knock the moaning on the head, you’re an embarrassment to the club.

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A point we didn’t deserve against an excellant side on the day,(with useless officials in charge on the pitch!)

7 points clear Blackpool here we come :)

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What the hell do you moaners want? If someone had told me we would be 7 points clear on Boxing day i would have laughed then pointed them to the nearest lunatic asylum. Well we are 7 points clear and still the moaners are having a go, GO AND SUPPORT ANOTHER TEAM! looking forward to the Prem next year, Happy Days

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mick said ward had an illness, and he still played him?????

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I also thought Wolves recent performances have been woeful, similar to last season. We were very lucky to get a point, Hennesey alone won us the point. Only Foley & Mancienne, when he came on, subdued Sheffield as an attacking threat. We were sliced open too many times, Stearman becomes vulnerable with Collins, the understanding is not there. Midfield two were useless, needed the ball out to Jarvis alot more, do not know what is up with Kightly? Quality players find a way of players doubling up to you. Need quality in the middle of the park, and a winger in January, and maybe even a striker, to play alongside vokes, to rest both blakes and iwelumo.

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No 47 Mate–positive outlook have a nice one ” Er Kid” We are seven points clear–Lets be Positive keep the dream alive–Happy NY to everybody hope to be at Blackpool-Provided I am near a Loo–Only Joking –COME ON YOU WOLVES–Crazey Dave

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Everyone who is saying “7 points clear, what are we moaning about” is missing the point that with a more sensible starting line up and more sensible substitutions we could have been 9 points clear!

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25! Well said.
You started and the rest follws. Waht a bunch of moaners! Complains,complains and complains.

Get a grip!!!!!!!

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Every team that plays us now is treating it as their Cup Final and playing at their max. We have to realise this quickly if we want automatic promotion.

Adding to the squad with one or two impact players this Jan is essential given our league position. One or two players are starting to look a bit tired – perhaps giving SEB a one game rest might do him the world of good.

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Top of table and fans moan I just dont get football supporters nowadays,every clubs seem to have them.If you can pick points up when you play thats got to be agood sighn.

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Wiseguy thinks our bubble is bursting.. because out of two matches with sheffield united we’ve gained 4 points, one loss in 9 games, conceded only 1 goal in the past 3..Compared with the baggies statistics for this season I’d say the bubble was well and truly still floating, hop over to your own forum and express your bitterness where it’s deserved.

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Why is it, according to the ‘non-moaners,’ no one can moan on this forum. It would be very boring listening to the ‘non moaners’ talking about………….WHAT? What would they talk about? The ‘non moaners’ are just moaners talking about moaners. ‘Non moaners’, stop talking about moaners and start talking, then maybe we can see what you talk about before we fall asleep. Happy moaning everyone.

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#2 WiseGuy

I bet you were waiting outside Next at 3am,deserate to save 50p on a baseball cap.
Which you will wear back to front no doubt.

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1 draw and the whingers come out the closet again!

There is only 1 problem with this club, the so called fans who criticise at every chance they can! too many fans waiting for it to crumble rather than believing in what the team can do!

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have watched many sheff utd teams at wolves over the years and even when bully was banging them in they had brian dean etc doing the same for them. most matches against them at that time seem to end in draws. they are an extremely hard physical team to beat and in view of the poor officials i think we did well to get a point. more specifically SEB was not at his best and although i agree with some of the comments on keoghs weakness’ enthusiasm is not one of them and when he came on at least there was some endeavour and urgency which led to chances for vokes and kightley. biggest problem for me is edwards he is a gifted touch player but lots of his passes fall short of target and let them back at the defence we need jones against the teams with
hard men

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It is nice to be top as for moaners a lot have got brains and can see what is going on within the team and if they can why can,t mick it aint exactly rocket science sure players have off days like us all but keogh would you lot keep him for the prem?he is out of his depth at this level now remember bully guys remember mutchy the hunger for goals look at keogh that hunger aint there aint moanin thats how it is we need hungry players especially in this second half of season!!!!!!!

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Number 24 SBBA,
we let in one goal in four games and you say the defence is a joke,I despair of supporters with your attitude,mind you, you’re from the South Bank!!!!!!!!!

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Well said Top Wolf (60) nice to see some supporting coments coming in for the lads!

I just don’t get this negativity….honestly I am sitting here shaking my head wondering why all the doom and gloom?! We are in dreamland!!!!!!

Get behind the lads!!!

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As a season ticket holder and obviously watching every week, im getting slightly concerened at how we have been playing over the last few weeks, compared to how we were playing in the summer we look a different team, obviously in the summer the legs were fresher but at the moment were looking very nervy and we can’t seem to get a grip of any game and get the ball on the deck, at the moment the midfield is non existent, sometimes it’s embarrasing to watch. Im not having a moan because the table doesnt lie so we are doing something right, but Mick i have to question some of your decision making, against Sheffield United you pull off Blakey (fair doo’s) but replace him with the most in-efficent player in the squad why not replace him with Voksey?? at leat he’l have a pop!! and then you take off our most creative player in Jarvis!! C’mon Mick you have been doing well all year dont ruin it, it’s obvious you have your favorites but use your loaf!!! Mancciene is a different class we have to start with our strongest team that doesnt include Neill Collins or Dave Edwards, Fingers crossed for Blackpool if were serious about promotion then we have to win this one! One more thing…..the referee on Boxing Day has to be the worst ref ive seen down here all year what a disgrace im sure i saw a red and white strip under his black jersey!! Surely Wolves have to complain to the FA! Up the Wolves!!

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got to agree with everyone the officials were apalling and i think iwellumo must have been having an affair with the refs wife cus he got nothing out of him, apart from morgans elbow in the penalty area (or was i the only one who saw that?) every time he challenged for the ball free kick to s.u. something should be done, totally inept from all 3 officials having said that good point well earned against a side with some good quality players with prem league experience.

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Not many fans seem to give Sheff Utd any credit for pressing Wolves in this game – they kept it wide and that short guy on the wing gave Ward a torrid time – Mancienne seemed to have a “busy” time with him aswell – Quite an open game with both sides missing chances – Yes Wayne Hennessey “spilled” the ball that led to Sheff Utd’s goal BUT we are not going to “walk over” every team in this league and have no devine right to just “turn up” and win
On the other hand, young Wayne made some terrific saves that kept us in the game
Kites was not as effective on the wing, we sat too deep alot during the game and Sheff Utd pressed us very well (as for N Collins – he scored and didnt look out of place in the game) – young Steven Ward was given a hard time by Dyer (short winger/ wide man) who played well for Sheff Utd – but the lad (S Ward) has done very well in other games so hey why dont we cut him some slack? (Even Mancienne and Kites found it difficult against the lad as his abillity, height and speed would have made it difficult for any players in this league)

What really matters is how we “bounce back” in the next set of games; This game is over, we got a point lets move on – NEXT!

Happy New Year to One & ALL

UP THE WOLVES!

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I have to disagree with the negative comments and the over reaction by some.
We were well below par against the blades i admit, but we still earned a valuable point.
We wont win every game and we wont play our best every game.
Its a fact of life and i cant believe anyone could think otherwise.

The lads have been superb in the main, have been the best team in the league and have a 7 point lead over the next best teams.

We are on course for promotion…..whats your beef?

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AGREE WITH SOUTHBANK BARMEY ARMY WE ARE BEING MADE TO LOOK AVERAGE, OUR TWO STRIKERS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT BY OTHER TEAMS, UNLESS SOMETHING RADICAL HAPPENS AT THE SELECTION TABLE, WE WILL LOSE AT BLACKPOOL…AND THAT WOULD MAKE ALL THE MUPPETS WHO ARE TELLING US NOT TO WORRY, TO SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.

THROW A FEW NEW FACES UP FRONT, DROP EBANKS AND CHRIS FOR THIS MATCH, AND LET THE OTHER BOYS WORK BLACKPOOL OUT THEMSELVES.

UNLESS YOU MAKE SEVERAL CHANGES FOR TODAYS GAME
MICK, AND I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A FEW SURPRISES FOR THE SUPPORTERS, WOLVES WILL LOSE ON A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF RECENT GAMES.

DROP EBANKS AND CHRIS WHO HAVE NOT PUT IN FOR WEEKS

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The Wolves forwards have stopped scoring under direct instructions from manager Mick McCarthy.

The hope is that this will stop scouts from Premiership clubs from recommending that their clubs put in bids for them.

This is a cunning plan that could only have emulated from a Yorkshire man.

You heard it here first!

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MCARTHY’S WILL COST US THIS SEASON WITH HIS TEAM SELECTIONS AND TACTICS !.HE’S ALREADY AFFECTED SEB’S CONFIDENCE BY KEEP SUBBING HIM FOR THE USELESS KEOGH,IF WE ARE TO GO UP WE NEED TO SHIP OUT KEOGH,COLLINS,WARD AND COLLINS FOR STARTERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH SOME QUALITY.

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# Ronjon said: Dec 28th, 2008 at 4:05 pm Your comment is awaiting moderation.

The main reason for passing back to the keeper is when a player is hard pressed in clearing his line. The number of times the ball was passed back to Hennessey was a defeatist attitude. Why? simply because no player got into position to receive the ball & there was no option other than to pass back. Only 3 players have the ability to think ahead & the best out of those 3 is Mancienne.

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Let’s look at it positively.We played poorly and didn’t deserve anything but got a point.Let’s hope there are not too many more poor performances.

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65 Well said. Watching a game and making comments about what went wrong and what could have been done better doesn’t make you “fickle” or a “so called fan” or “waiting for the bubble to burst”. It means you think we could have done better. As for “we can’t expect to win every match”, well we can expect to, but in reality we know we won’t and after games like the Reading one we accept we were beaten by the better team on the day. But on Saturday we could have won.

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