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Wolves blog: The time is now
Friday 16th January 2009, 9:20AM GMT.
Wolves blogger Nathan Lloyd implores manager Mick McCarthy to add the final ingredients in the transfer window for a title winning team.
Woeful, weary and lacklustre – anybody who has seen Wolves over the last month or so would probably use these or similar words to describe how we have played.
With goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and defender Kevin Foley out for the Preston game, a misfit back four and a returning pigmy striker who had a point to prove, I think a lot of Wolves fans feared the worst.
Why did manager Mick McCarthy move our best centre half – Richard Stearman – to right back and then pair Neill Collins and Jason Shackell together in the middle? Collins was at fault for the first goal and Shackell had an absolute nightmare. It was like watching a couple of Chuckle brothers.
Stearman looked uncomfortable at right back, even though he played there last season for Leicester. I doubt the Foxes played a system like Wolves, where the full-backs are encouraging to zip up the flanks at every opportunity.
Matt Jarvis was marshaled out of the game, as was Michael Kightly, who has recently looked nothing like the magician we know he can be.
With Chris Iwelumo admitting that he just isn’t feeling sharp at the moment, the goal threat seems to be resting solely on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake’s shoulders, but he is getting scraps to feed on and can’t do it all himself.
So Stephen Elliott came back to bite us on the backside, and the subsequent loss has seen a lot of fans demanding more than ever that we see more positions filled in the transfer window.
With Lewis Gobern, Darren Potter, Michael Gray, Alex Bailey and Elliott Bennett all out now on loan and Denes Rosa now finally released from his Wolves prison sentence, surely the decks are clear to bring in some real quality for the run in?
With Kightly so obviously lacking form and confidence, perhaps the new lad Kyel Reid, on loan from West Ham, can play on the left and Jarvis can be switched to the right?
I honestly thought that Shackell could slip in to the centre back position and we would all be wowed at what a player he is. But, unless he got stage fright on Saturday, then we certainly need to bring in some quality into this position.
I had a heated discussion with a fellow fan about the merits of Neill Collins whilst queuing for the Preston game.
I think you probably know my stance on Collins, but the fan, lets call him Cyril – he looked like a Cyril – was adamant that Collins was quality and had done nothing wrong to warrant the criticism leveled towards him.
When I tried to argue that faced with any pace on the deck that Collins has the mobility of an oil tanker, this fell on deaf ears. Cyril was quick to point out that Collins scores goals and is good in the air. Thank god it was my turn through the turnstiles.
Forget about getting in strikers during the window. We have two of the top goal scorers in the country who just need better service. Iwelumo has looked a bit jaded the last few games, but he doesn’t become a bad player overnight.
Also, in Sam Vokes and Andy Keogh, we have two understudies and defenitely one who knows where the goal is.
The other understudy doesn’t even acknowledge a traveling Wolves contingent when they are chanting his name! Perhaps the stick that Keogh has had in the past isn’t easy to forget and he feels that unloved, but he can’t actually believe we were singing his praises at St Andrews?
Anyway, a right back, a centre half and a central midfielder. If Mick could get in the right personnel in these positions, I think we stand a decent chance.
You see, I always see my cup as half empty, erring on the dark side of cautious pessimism. I’m finding it hard to stay positive at the moment.
We were completely abject against Preston and perhaps slightly fortuitous to beat Birmingham in the cup. I don’t think the panic button needs to be pressed just yet, but a repeat Preston performance against Bristol City on Saturday wouldn’t exactly help matters.
I know a lot of you will tell me to shut up, that we are still four points clear of Reading and seven ahead of Birmingham, but I still worry about maintaining the charge for the line.
If we can get back to the good football we have played for most of this season, then it won’t matter one iota what the two chasing teams do. But carry on playing the unorganized garbage that we did on Saturday and then our season will only go one way.
I’m sure owner Steve Morgan will know the importance of backing Mick in the transfer window and invest to give us the best chance of success. Failure is not an option.
Have a good weekend.
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i agree – hopefully we can stay 4points at least in front of reading this weekend as i think within the next week they well sell at least 2 of ther best players! defo need a centre midfielder and a centre half and back to the flowing attacking football we will be sound! come on you wolves
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A very negative Blog there nathan.I agree we haven’t been playing well for atleast a month but how can you call tuesday lucky?We outplayed birmingham for large sections of the game and always looked the liklier of the 2 teams to score a goal.I thought we thoroughly deserved the win and played alot better than we have for weeks.I believe big chris needs a rest and sam vokes needs a run in the side.He has looked quality in all his sub appearances and had a brilliant game tuesday night with his holding up of the ball and constant aerial threat.
On a positive note,i read today that Stephen Hunt is going to be allowed 2 leave reading.Great news for us as without him they will not be half as threatening going forward!
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Negative, negative, negative!!! MM knows we need some fresh faces. We outplayed Blues for large periods of the game on Tuesday with Dave Jones and Stearman back in central positions. There were many positives on Tuesday and hopefully the start of another good run.
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Back on the Collins hate wagon again ?
No wonder fans laugh at us when blogs like this are written while we are 4 points clear and top of the league
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Nathan let me offer you some advice. Stay away for the rest of the season. Why have Wolves choked so often in the past, simple, fans like you and added uneccasary pressure. I will cast your minds back 2 seasons ago, 9 pros and losing 4-0 at cardiff we stayed behind and sang ‘love the wanderers we do’ for about 25 minutes after the game. That season we over achieved and mick brought in some gems. I travel a very long way for games home and away and I always get behind the boys. Reading will sell in jan key players aswell, blues are buying everyone they can and the deal to get kris boyd there is not far off the one man city are offering kaka which is crazy as he plays in the scottish league equivalent to our league 1. I keep hearing Mancienne will join permanently but their keeping it quiet to stop other clubs from bidding and I will be interested to see if marvin elliott plays against us aswell. we will win the league and being a wolves fan for so long wouldnt surprise me if we win at reading and bcfc after the shambles on sat. Our young guns are doing well better that the sponsorless boardroom battle tescos down the road!
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In one way i agree totally in another i dont, think a lot can be taken from the blues.And not for one minute do i think that MM is completly happy with his squad/team no manager ever is!Even if he says so.I know MM is a lot more critcal in house than in public.Centre mid and centre back and BRING BACK DAVIES!!!!!!
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Negative tripe. Although you stick with the team when it’s winning Nathan, you quickly turn in bad patches. I will not forget your posts last year calling for Mick’s head and slagging off players. And you really expect Andy Keogh to give YOU a round of applause after all the stick you’ve given him in the past? Those in glass houses…
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defo need players,and more than total agree with u on collins seems im not the only one out there,and nathan dont worry i seat by idiots to that think collins is world class,dont no wat game there watching,and as for keogh well i think he is an utter disgrace,with his comments towards fans and so on,wen he has scored 13 or 15 goals then start moaning keogh,but no dowt all u fickle fans will be on here slating me and others about our views but if u want to watch the donkey collins and head less chicken keogh week in week out thats up to u,but both shud not play agen,
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A win for the boys at Bristol tomorrow is a must.
I can see both Welsh sides picking up a point at least tomorrow. Swansea are hard to break down at home and Cardiff can quite conceivably turn the Blues over at St Andrews.
A lead of six or seven points over Reading would calm a few nerves before we go to Reading rather than being just a point ahead with the possibility of Reading going top if they were to beat us.
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Sounds like Mr. Lloyd does not see the cup match as a turning point. A good playing inner midfield with Jones and Henry is the best remedy to get the team up and going.
I think the flu is over and happy days are here again.
(But I do agree that we need some new signings)
UP THE WOLVES!!!
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v bcfc
Hennessey
Foley (if fit)or edwards
Stearman
Collins
Ward
Kites
Jones
Henry
Jarvo
Vokes
Ebanks blake
Bring big chris, kyle reid and keogh on with 20 mins to go inject some pace and physical presence
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Hi Swedewolf
I’m disregarding the cup as it was against half the Blues starting 11.
Ok, perhaps I come across as a bit of a grump, but I just want to see the team playing good football again and yes there were flashes of it against the Blues, but Preston was awful.
Not sure I’ll take laughingwolfs advice, don’t really want to be doing household chores or trapsing round a shopping centre on a Saturday!
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The other understudy doesn’t even acknowledge a traveling Wolves contingent when they are chanting his name! Whats this about????
Is it about Keogh at Half time at St Andrews? If so I think its very professional of him not to acknowledge people singing his name. Half the game is left, there is a job to finish.
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SPOT ON NATHAN AS USUAL.
HAVING SAMPLED THE GOODS IN MANCIENNE & EDWARDS I WONDER HAS ANYONE AT THE CLUB ENQUIRED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING EITHER OF THESE PLAYERS WE ARE SUPPOST TO HAVE £30M IN THE BANK AND WE WOULD GET £30m+ FOR GOING UP WE NEED THE LIKES OF MANCIENNE IF WE ARE TO AVOID A REPEAT OF OUR LAST VISIT TO THE PLAY BOYS TOYS LEAGUE.
YOU CANT HAVE TO MANY GOOD CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYERS IN A TEAM AGAINST SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WOULD AND HOPE TO SURVIVE.
JUST A THOUGHT!
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Just as a matter of interest, have you looked at the first goal again? Collins was only marginally at fault – Kites should have been ready for the quick throw, Stearman should have closed the crosser down rather than stand off, and Ikeme left the biggest gap at the near post you’ve ever seen. Collins wasn’t quite sharp enough, but his contribution to our letting in the goal was the least important of the four.
Please don’t revert to Collins-bashing. There are enough ignoramuses still basing their views of Collins on last year without your giving them more fake food….
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Complete tripe Nathan. So you want to drop Kightly tomorrow then? Utter nonsense. Did you go to the Blues cup game? No, thought not. And why the flippant, negative anecdotes about Collins and Keogh? What purpose is that serving exactly?
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LOKKING FOR A WIN AT BRISTOL TOMORROW NIGHT, LOCAL GAME FOR US AS WE LIVE IN S.W.CORNWALL SO WILL RAISE OUR VOICES FOR WOLVES.
WE NEED BITE IN MIDFIELD )? MARK DAVIS) AND ANOTHER CLASS PLAYER AT THE BACK. NOT EASY TO PICK UP BUT I HOPE MICK HAS PEOPLE IN MIND.
JAMIE, CUBS JAMES AND JENNY
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Nathan – the blues played their strongest team they could (with injuries and loan players returning to clubs) bar 2 or 3 players!
So it could be turning point!
I think laughingwolfs comment was just trying to suggest be positive and get behind the team as look what can happen!
Laughingwolf team thats what mine would be! Jones has to play, I think he made all the difference on Tues. Gives us someone that can pass in midfield and stops us hoffing it up from the back all the time, thats too easy for defenders to deal with. Maybe big Chris needs Jones back in the team also instead of struggling in winning headers from a long ball which 9 times out of 10 is a CB ball
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Havet to say, this blog is measured. A bit heavy on the genres of Cyril and oil tankers, but otherwise fair. Football isn’t really a religion and measured criticism is reasonable.Cannon Collins may be good on corners at one end, yet inept at the other; a squad player who needs congnitive behavioural training before each game.
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Only one thing worse than an idiot is an idiot with a pen – or in this case a contract to write a blog for a regional newspaper.
All we need when Keogh is finally finding some form is for an plank like you to start another witch hunt against him. Nice work!
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Spot on Nathan, this is the problem at WW we have been starved of anything for so long, that most of the Morons will cheer at a home goal.
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“”Also, in Sam Vokes and Andy Keogh, we have two understudies and defenitely one who knows where the goal is.”"
err,
Sam Vokes, granted but Andy Keogh has not got a clue where the goal is! His goals ratio is abysmal!
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Nathan – dropping Kightly for a young lad from West Ham reserves! Come on. I know Kites has dropped from his previously very high standards but he will get that form back. Take a positive pill and get yer head back thinking straight man.
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Dangermouse
Quite accurate, except for the contract bit!
SUPERSTARJWOLVES…. I was referring to Vokes. I’ll never be a Keogh fan. I don’t think we should give him some of the flak he gets at games, but I just don’t believe he will ever be consistent enough to warrant his place in the team.
Thats why I said we only have one understudy who looks like he can score.
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23.paigntonwolf
I stick by dropping Kightly. He just hasn’t played well enough to warrant his place in the starting line up and I think we need to try something different.
No player is bullet proof!
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NATHAN YOU CAN’T DISREGARD THE CUP GAME TO JUSTIFY YOUR COMMENTS!
Were you actually at the Blouse game? Doesn’t sound like it to me. Other wise you would have mentioned the magnificent performances from Edwards, Friend, Jones and Vokes, to name but 4. The whole team did well!
We are top, were in the next round of the cup, and MM has stated publically that this transfer window is critical to the season, so let’s give him a chance. In the mean time he has to manage what he has.
Last Saturday the players let MM down, period! They played within themselves and did not look sharp, and all were capable (on paper) of playing where they did across the back 4. We cannot win every game, but we can learn from them, and look what happened. On Tuesday we were awesome!
Why don’t you concentrate on the positives rather than the negatives?
On Tuesday night we were noisier than the home fans and created a great atmosphere, which is replicated by the same true loyal fans at home. Then there are the moaners and groaners who to be honest get on every proper FAN’s nerves.
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I agree on some of your points especially with Collins but forget the fact that for once we had some referee luck, at Blues we were miles better than them and we had one of Wolves youngest ever teams against the likes of experience like Quedrue, Jaidi, Quashie etc.
Reserves like Vokes and Friend did a great job and the makeshift full backs were quality.
We need a challenger to Henry, a centre half and maybe a striker and then job done.
Blues will falter. There signings are not good and tough fixtures to come.
We owe McIndoe one tomorrow. Bristol City 1 Wolves 3.
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Just a couple of points:
We might need better _cover_ for right back, but that’s not the same as our need for _starters_ in central defence and central midfield. Foley has been our best player this season.
‘Abject’ and ‘garbage’ against Preston is a bit OTT. Below par and disappointing, yes – especially after a first 20 minutes in which we were dominant – but if you think that was so dreadful you obviously weren’t there in the mid-80s…
:-)
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Can someone please show Nathan the door, and put an end to these drab blogs! Taxi for Nathan I hear them cry…….
Sorry Nathan, but these blogs should be used to stir debate, all you do is moan at a team top of the league and have done most of the season.
As i said last week when i posted, you just done seem to have let go of last season. For that I think you shouldn’t of carried on the blogs this season as you seem to just “go on” over the same stuff.
But hey, you’ll just ignore these comments like you always do, rather than face them and actually face the facts of a good season.
The 1 major thing i don’t get from you Nathan and a few of the fans that post on here is that it appears you are just waiting for the team to mess it up. You seem to actually want it to crumble away so you can say “see told you so” to everyone. Why would anyone who loves there club want to do that??
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atishoo, atishoo, we all fall down !
panic is spreading like wild fire….from one fan, to the next, to sweeping off the terraces and on to the pitch.
only at wolves could the vast improvement / performance of collins, in one of the best seasons we’ve had in years, be judged on his poor performances of last season.
im not saying the guy’s a wizard, far from it – but he’s nowhere near as bad or responsible for the amount of stuff he’s accused of on here.
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Dissappointing that you seem to be a spokesperson for Wolves fans. I think a massive problem with us is the pessimism. We are overacheiving with the current squad and we now have a real chance to kick on and clinch promotion.
I agree that we need some fresh faces this month especially a centreback. But to constantly disregard and belittle the valuable input that Collins has had this season and to be negative about our biggist goal provider – kightly is discgraceful. Remember Nothan we are not Man United. And as for having a pop at Keogh after his contribution at Birmingham, what a joke – would you rather he missed?
Get a grip Nathan and get behind the team or at least offer some constructive criticism and not your tired dull analogies and insults.
LifeisGood
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Great Blog !
I dont think healthy skepticism should be such an affront to some folk. Keeping your feet on the ground is a fundamental life skill – without it you would still believe in the tooth fairy or Scientology or similar…
You were always gonna get the “ignoratti” knee-jerking their way onto these pages, but blindly spouting “wim fur points ahed” whilst Brum and Reading both seem far more geared up for the final push than us is nothing less than suicidal.
We are going to need those 4 points (actually only 3 if you take Readings GD) for the trips to Medejski and St Andrews – a mulligan if you like – and if we dont find some way of stemming the tide there is a very real possibility we’ll slip to third by Feb.
Kightly, SEB, Wayne and Jarvis all stand poised to walk should we fail to go up so its a case of, premier league or 3 year setback. The stakes have never been higher.
Its not doom and gloom, far from it, its a great position to be in – but lets not kid ourselves and say the job is done – far from it – we need 2 quality defenders, we’ve got a loanee on the wings but I’d still like someone upfront.
come on you jan signings &
COME ON YOU WOLVES !!!
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another useless and pointless blog, when you was on about neill collins and chackell at the back you said it was liek watchign a couple of chuckle brothers? i suppose you mean it was like watching the chuckle brothers instead of a couple of them because otherwise it wouldn’t make sense.
no wonder everyone is negative on here when you have poor negative blogs like this. I suppose you didn’t go to the game tuesday night we looked sharp fit and back to our very best. Remember every team goes through a bad patch and reading will have one soon.
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Too negative. We are not a bad side , just having a bad patch and ALL team have them, Man U included!
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Ref your comment on Collins and oil tankers………. very unfair on the oil tankers of this world. Have you ever seen them turn?
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DEAD RITE NATHAN..SAY IT AS YOU SEE IT LIKE I DO. IGNORE THE HAPPY CLAPPING NUMPTIES..TRUE AND GENUINE FANS CAN OPENLY DEBATE THE NEGATIVES AS WELL AS THE POSITIVES.
UNLIKE THE HAPPY CLAPPERS..WHO ONLY WANT TO SEE POSITIVES (EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE) AND THEY HOPE THE NEGATIVES WILL QUIETLY DISAPPEAR.
A GOOD HEART FELT BLOG FROM A GENUINE SUPPORTER..RESPECT MATE!! ULTIMATELY WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING FOR WOLVES..REGUARDLESS OF DIFFERING OPINIONS ALONG THE WAY..WE ARE WOLVES.
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Over for a week – went to the Blues game and going tomorrow..
My view is we were lucky v Blues – game was 50/50 but they should have had the pen – worse still we’d have had to play 45 minutes with 10 men…
Lets not forget our reserve side played their reserve side..they were missing Phillips/McFadden/Larsson – thats 3 good Prem players plus 5 new signings one of who a kid called Keith Fahey is BELIEVE me THE biggest THING TO COME OUT OF IRELAND SINCE ROBBIE KEANE!…
I do think we need SEB/CI/Kightly/Jarvis FULLY FIT – every game…
We DESPERATELY need to replace Mancienne – or get him back and we 100% need WH in GOAL EVERY GAME…
It will go right to the wire…my fear is Blues/Reading win tomorrow b4 we play and Blues then beat Blackpool – rearranged game – whilst we are playing Boro…
I dont fancy them being level with us and signing the players they have done!!….
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33. neill collins and chackell, OH YES..WE’RE REALLY GONNA TAKE ANY NOTICE OF YOU ARN’T WE?
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you can see it now, reading 3 points behind and the following day they have us at home, we need some belief in the camp, fans as well as the team, an injection of new faces would do us the world of good, central defender, strong midfielder and a kick up the a**e for ilweumo, kightly, ,collins,henry and sylvan would do any harm, just to show they aint premier league yet.
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Nathan….. it appears to me you do not like pressure, not a civil servant are you? Take a chill if we go up, great, if we dont, just go to the match enjoy your pint enjoy the banter and relax.
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Sorry but I thought Collins was too slow in thinking and action to help stop two of the goals – the performance was unsurprising, considering that not one defensive player was playing in the same position as they did at Blackpool.
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FOR THE HANDFULL OF POSTERS ABOVE ME..COULD YOU TAKE YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF PLEASE.
OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL THINK I WAS WRITING THAT GARBAGE..LMAO
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I realise that things may have changed since the Preston game but as it was my first game for 2 years ( It’s a bit hard to get to the games when you live in OZ!). I can sum the performance at Molineux, both on and off the pitch as…. woeful! Fair enough there had been a few changes but there was no desire for the majority of the 90 mins. It is the first time I have seen the majority of the players in the flesh so judging them on 1 game is very harsh but only Stephen Ward had a reasonable game. As far as poor performances go a special metion goes to Ikeme – cost 2 goals ( did not cover his nearpost for the first and was motionless for the second) Karl Henry, Neil Collins, Matt Jarvis – kicked the ball out or to a white shirt, Kightly – left his shooting boots at home big Chris and MM. The way the game was going changes should have been made prior to Preston’s 3rd goal. I almost forgot – the fans were poor too. When I was a season ticket holder the fans used to get behind the team more often than not during games like that. There you go I’ve had my say. Just for a laugh should Wolves win on Sat how about going mental like the Man City fans did when they reached 60 points and knew they would be safe from relegation. Enjoy the rest of the season.
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Nice blog Nathan and for me you are not being negative but being realistic!
No team is that good they do not have bad patches and we are no exception, so a few new players would not go amiss.
I believe we need a midfield general, someone who can control the centre position with authority plus an agile, quick central defender who is not afraid to shout instructions to his colleagues.
As for strikers, maybe we are ok here but Keogh for me will always be a provider not a striker, so if the right striker became available at the right price, it would be ‘goodbye Andy, thanks a lot’!
There is no need to panic just because we have taken only 2 points from 9 recently but what is worrying is if that trend was to continue, heads would go down, confidence would ebb away and our league position could be in danger.
Bringing in extra recruits now would put us in good stead for the run-in BUT they must be the right ones not just anyone to swell the numbers!
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I can’t agree with your view on Kightly – play him and he’ll get through it. I totally agree on the Collins issue though – he is and always will be a liability. We all saw the difference Mancienne made – I think his ability to pass the ball out of defence as well as defend has been overlooked. Collins hoofs more long balls than any other defender I’ve seen over the years. Very dissapointed with Shackell on Saturday – he looked worse than Collins – I personally think a decent centreback is the priority in this transfer window.
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36 that is the problem with some our fans, 1 goal for keogh and now hw is a star to them
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Southbank, now there’s a person who has changed his opinion this season more times than people change there underwear!
Anyway, can you define to me what a “happy clapper” is?? Just interested to know your thoughts on this.
And….what does this make you and the rest of you so called “genuine, intellectual, tell it as it is” fans??
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Let us wait and see what mr morgans interests are.
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I know that no player should be bullet proof but Kites is still doing ok, just not hitting the standard we know he can. A good few of our goals in the last month have come from a Kites assist. Dropping him for an “unknown” makes no sense to me. Having Reid now puts more pressure on Kites to perform but he should still be in the starting XI.
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One or two good points, but typical of the general negativity that prevails among a significant minority at Molineux.
As for no. 8 Raffo, cant stop laughing! Are you being deliberatly ironic with the phrase “..dont worry i seat by idiots to that think collins is world class..”. No thought not! :)
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Nath
A bit negative for you, mate, I hope you have not had a mask on all season & are really like the majority on here, clueless.
Have to disagree with a number of points.
Preston, we were not out played, we just defended like an under 7′s side ALL of the back 5 were woeful & I agree especially Collins & Ikeme, Collins you could blame in part for all 3 goals & Ikeme in part for the 1st & 3rd.
Kightly, I agree he hasn’t been himself for about a month, but he ain’t a robot you can’t play supremely well, as he has been doing at this level all the time, but he has still been working hard for the team & never hides.
FA cup game, Blues put out their strongest team, not too different to the team that play us at the Mol, the fact that they have signed half the country on loan aint our fault, we did play a weakened team & won well, away at a team that DID want to go through to the next round. Also KIGHTLY’s work for our 2 goals was back to his very best. This was a great response by the team to what happened Saturday, what more can they do???
Very harsh on Shackell too football is about partnerships & this lad has not been given a chance I would like to see him given a run of games playing next to Stearman, my understanding is that is what he was bought to do.Some one said on here earlier in the week that the whole back 4 had changed from the Blackpool game, how can we expect consistent perfomances if that keeps happening, we need to get back to basics & the results will flow.
Keep the faith
Wolves forever
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Nathan are you really a “W” fan or a plant to stir out comments ? -
One of our bloggers suggests you stay away for the rest of the season and some of your comments mate are simply insulting.
Why MM chose to play the team against Preston only he knows but lets face it he turned it around in the Cup Game.
We had a good start to the season and swept all before us except Reading. Teams set in and grinde out results- Manager’s assess our strenghths and from the Cradiff game onwards it was clear that our “Young Guns” were being muscled out of games–See the QPR game and Blackpool game all there to see on Sky if you are not an away-fan.
Preston game showed what agression was, they came to the “Asda Dome” and used their strenghts- playing people in experimental position was not the time-
We lost it completley-To slate Shakell is unfair and to put him in at that time was unfair on him particularly has he had not been given a good run by MM.
I will not go in to the Collins saga that is well documented on these Bloggs-Yes we need to get other players in but I have to say I think GOBBERN and Jones should stay and be used in the squad.
We are top of the Championship-It looks as if players will come in- we have to trust in MM, he is mad – yes- but we are there at the moment.
Please keep your negative views to yourself-We are all aware what we pay to go to the games we make our choices – I am a Wolves Fan with the FAITH as most on here are-
If you are a reporter be factual and fair and you will not go far wrong–
—We done at BRUM lads great win in difficult circs – luck came with us and it should hold if we are positive and brave—Crazey Dave.
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Very negative blog! Are you an Albion fan is disguise?
I think most Wolves fans appreciate how well Wolves have played this season, and how can we not expect the odd blip throughout the season! I’m sure either Blue or Reading would happily swap position with us at this stage of the season.
Not a great time to be bad mouthing the team, but a time to be getting behind them.
Keep the faith… and please no more blogs, Nathan!
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It’s harsh on Shackell who has hardly played for the first team and then he’s expected to work wonders in a square peg back four! He hasn’t had a chance let’s face it. I think he could still play a good part for us though obviously if we can get someone better at the right price we should. Still can’t see Mancienne becoming permanent but Chelski might just loan him back to us.
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Maybe Keogh didn’t acknowledge the fans because he’s read your column.
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Frankly, IMO Keogh had every right not to acknowledge the fans. He’s been treated appaulingly and it is up to the fans to make amends.
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Well done the staff at Wolves, the team building (long term plan, dosent happen overnight) is going well, with,like most say, a few new faces and we will be there.
I’m sure MM has noticed this aswell and has a few things in the pipeline.
Not many of the first team were known to anyone on here when MM took over and now the big boys are after them, so keep it up MM, get the right guys in and i’ll cheer you on at Old Trafford next season.
Cmon me babiees……………..
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Sorry Nathan
I have to agree with those who have stated that this is one of a number of very negative Blogs you’ve written. As we all know, it’s easy to sing when you’re winning, and all too easy to get on the manager’s back and single out a few players for criticism, instead of getting behind the team as a whole. After all, we win together and we lose together surely, don’t we?
Most of your Blogs are great, but I think on days when you are feeling despondent it would be better to really think about what you’re writing before you actually do so.
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Spot on Nathan,everything you said was correct,the problem on here is a lot of fans cant see the wood for the trees,they dont seem to grasp the fact that you can be a true wolves fan and critisise even iff its warranted.The only point I have to dissagree on is half Blues starting 11,,Blues had a team of names out,who knows Blues starting 11..We beat them and they cried about a penalty,and help from the reff,the reff has even described it as one of the low points of his career..What a load of utter rubbish,stuff happens look at our Preston game,first we were given a goal by their keeper,later denied a certain penalty (I WAS CLOSER THAN THE LINESMAN)those two incidents hardly got a mention,I think Micks comment was we didnt deserve anything.It seems par for the course,I remember Steve Bruce did a lot of whinging when he was Birmingham manager..As a final thought I hope Tuesday night didnt get Keogh a start for tomorrow,,the fans who say he has earned his place,what have Big Chriss and Sylvan earned..??
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50 Grace..Totally agree with all your points but what i am disappointed in is our lack of movement in transfer market.We’ve cleared the decks so to say of a fair few players and thought we could expect a couple of bigger signings..no offence to the new boy as i know very little about him but time will tell..Someone mentioned above we need to sign a right back,remind me dont we have an outstanding young player called Mark Little knocking around somewhere?? so hardly need to sign a right back…This is our best chance in years and we should be re-enforcing the promotion push with exta quality…we shall see what develops.
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fool stop this. try to take the good points out of it. it is the kick up the backside they need. theres no way any side can go thoudgh a season like we have started just look at liverpool a point away at stoke come get real one defeat an your off again wake up and get behind the lads.
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56 stay in cheltenham, we pay that prats wages, if he dont want our money then p*** off to some 1/2 Division club if they want him. Kids who play in west park on a sunday would score more goals than him.
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DUBLIN..I WOULD EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT A HAPPY CLAPPER IS..BUT UNTIL YOU’VE MASTERED TYING YOUR SHOE LACES UNAIDED..I DON’T THINK THERE WOULD BE MUCH POINT MATE.
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“the time has been now” for approximately 2 years I reckon. We are scared of grasping the nettlel, always ahve been , always will be.We think we are a big club, yet, at the end of teh day, we shy away from the deals that could really take us forward.If we had any ambition we would have signed Manciene by now.Shackell, Hill , Collins…simply not good enough.Strengthen , or its play off defeat time in May.
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As a long time reader and occasional poster on these pages, I’ve come to the conclusion that Nathan doesn’t have his own opinion on the Wolves.
He seems to read the message boards and takes the view of the vocal majority – hence the rants last season when all around him was doom and gloom, the positive blogs pre-Christmas and now the negative opinions again now that the paranoid postings are on the increase.
Please, stop this Nathan and give us your true opinion, or give up the blog to someone else who takes no notice of the fickle nature of most contributors to these pages.
Let go of the need to please SBBA, raffo and the like, realise that we’re still top (where we’ve been virtually all season) and accept that we’re going to lose games when certain players don’t perform to their full potential. After all, even teams like Chelsea and Liverpool sometimes don’t get it right…
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Southbank, was a simple question to see what you think one was?? Otherwise you can generalise everyone as a “happy clapper”
anyway matey, as i said before I sit in the southbank, want a pint before a game?? ill show you my laces gladly if you feel brave enough?
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And until you actually go to a game Southbank, i suggest you pipe down and stop using daddies computer!!
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Crickey. For the first time, I can’t disagree with anything you said. Maybe you are coming round to my way of thinking, mmm, that must be it!
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I’m sorry Nathan but if SOUTHBANK BARMY ARMY agrees with you then it pretty much proves that most people think that you are a bit of a fool!
ROFL/LMAO/IMHO/etc etc
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We all know that the overriding sentiment has to be – “we cannot afford to let this great position we are in slip out of our grasp” We will probably not get a better chance to go up again and must not waste it. This is why MM has to strengthen, this is why SM has to support him – and to be honest this is what the fans need to continue to believe. I for one think all three will happen !! Come on Wolves !!
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DUBLIN..OOH YOUR HARD MATE..LMAO AT YOU!!
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PENFOLD SAID..I’m sorry Nathan but if SOUTHBANK BARMY ARMY agrees with you then it pretty much proves that most people think that you are a bit of a fool!
WHO’S MOST PEOPLE?.. YOUR USER NAME SHOWS YOUR MATURITY LEVEL, SO PROBABLY JUST YOU!!.
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We desperatley need a new blogger this ones just not up to scratch.
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DUBLIN..SINCE WHEN HAVE THEY STARTED MAKING SLIPPERS WITH LACES.
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Nathan
I was at the training ground yesterday & i asked Mick if, after the constant abuse he recieves over team selection / substitutions etc, whether he now felt justified & felt personal satisfaction sitting top of the league.
In his answer Mick was quick to acknowledge that most of the booing last seson was because he wasn’t putting on Freddy Eastwood. He was also honest enough to say that the booing directed at certain players did affect the team as a whole.
The best example he gave of a player who received a lot of stick was Stephen Elliott who maybe didn’t get many opportunities at Molineux but didn’t become a bad player overnight, a point he proved last week on his return.
Come on Nathan & the rest of the boo-boys. Mick is in charge, you cannot change team selection so let’s all get behind whoever is picked to play & encourage them to get us past the finishing line.
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Finaly some says something sensible well done shropwolf
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37) I think you are giving Blues a bit too much praise. You ask most of their fans and they have been poor this season. As for the new signings – Bowyer so what, Bouazza never did much at Charlton, Fahey – one for the future but will never be anywhere near Keane’s standard and a non-league player. Look at their back 4 and an over the hill goalie and reliance on Phillips.
MM, Moxey and Morgan are no fools we will never get a better chance than now and I am sure there will be other signings and we have enough in our locker to get the 7 wins out of 19 games!
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76) Miscalculated there. I apologise as I was thinking of the Tesco’s paltry total last season. Win 10 and we are up.
More than capable. WOLVES ARE GOING UP!
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but theres always the on eplayer thats just not up 2 scratch last season it was keogn and elliot and mayb more i dnom . but this season it eeps changig but its only small conplaints so we are improving as fans lol
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The Defence would benefit from continuity. Even if we have injuries we should replace the person in the position with the best possible player but do not shuffle everything around so that chaos takes over.Against Birmingham and Preston Neil Collins was very poor.Jason Shackell is a good defender but needs games and an established partner.Well done Jones against B’ham.We do need another midfielder though.
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Simple really Southbank, lets have a chat at the Boro game in a weeks time?? your going now arent you?
and slippers, lol, ok you REALLY know what your on about dont you??
Anyway, still didnt answer my question. What is a happy clapper???? Just so i know if the big ugly bird 2 rows infront is one with all her ooo’s and ahhhh’s at the young lads in the team!
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Negative, where negative is due yes
but this blog seems a little unwarranted, ok the team are having a blip but MM recognises this and isn’t panicking, I trust him to sort it out, he’s the one, after all, who guided us to our current position.
As for dropping Kites, as he’s lacking confidence and form, is just madness surely? We expect him to be loyal to us, lets be loyal to him as a team and fans. Hopefully we’d all agree that on his game he’s a quality player. Give him the chance to play through this bad spell and come out the other end.
As for Keogh not clapping the fans, I agree with others, he should be concentrating on playing well and being consistent, rather than taking accolades.
Generally far too negative a blog for me, when a teams down they need the fans cheering them on, inspiring them, we have the players, they’ve done the business in the first half now all we need is the same again in the second.
Come on you Wolves were right behind you.
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Nathan, I hope your hanging your head in shame, you have two of the most idiotic posters on here congratulating you on your blog. Surely you must realise that your girl like rant at the team, sounds like the whinging of a spoilt child not getting what he wants.
Nathan, you admitted not so long back to being fickle, this is a result of poor judgment and not being able to see past what is immediatley in front of you, so I suppose I should pity you, but your blogs continue to wind up the moorons on here who feel the need to spout of their offensive unintelligent views. Just yet another case of irresponsible journalism
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Nathan I couldnt agree more.The cup result should not disguise the fact that in the league over the last few games we have been poor. We will never have a better opportunity to attract some quality players,but I fear the powers that be at Wolves have not got the bottle or ambition to spend money on the players we need.It is clear we need another centre half and a midfield player,and another centre forward would help as well.Our main rivals at Blues are prepared to back their manager with serious cash.
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22. You are so stupid it’s untrue
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God this man is an idiot. I really, really hope he stays away from the Molineux.
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Right I’ve cheered up and the world is fine again. I promise next week, even with if we don’t win tomorrow, to be a little bit more positive. Foley’s good, does that help?
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Good Start Nathan….. so is Ebanks Blake…. can we name a 3rd good player? lol
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Stearman, Vokes, Kightly, Jarvis, Hennessey, Henry, Jones… we are a good side, I just perhaps haven’t explained myself very well today!
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Come on guys give nathan a little space here he has the right to put his point over as mutch as you. ok we disagree with some ov his comments but he has got 8o odd responces nice one nathan.
were you realy at the blues game and can anyone
vouch at seeing nathan there?
COME ON WOLVES ANOTHER 3PTS AT BRISTOL
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Getting Dan Fox from Cov for £250,000….Great deal
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15- spot on, collins has by no stretch of the imagination been bad this season, hes still young in terms of a central defender and is improving game by game, his error count is now relatively low, it wasnt him who was pushed aside time after time against jerome tuesday or who dived in knee high to try and give a penalty away.
give the guy a break hs improving and will do more with our support, not all central defenders are lightning fast in fact there is a handful who are and as long as we have the safety net of stearmans pace collins will be fine,
as 15 said kightly and steaman allowed that quick throw in against preston and ikeme wont be happy with his positioning.
finally, keogh, he was hailed as our best player the season before last so as you say about iwelumo , he hasnt become a bad player over night, and who can blame him for not clapping the fans, he dosent have to regain our confidence it should be us trying to regain his the treatment he has recieved.
i dont doubt you care about the club nathan but that is so negative i think im going to turn to drink to forget what a mess we are in.
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87. See what I mean about swaying with the popular opinion Nathan? Your job resident blogger is to voice YOUR opinion and to stick to it. Please don’t use your opportunity to publish a weekly article as a means to placate the vocal masses (whether they are being positive or negative). Have belief in your own thoughts, argue the toss with people who disagree with it and stir up proper debate.
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Ok yes the Blog was so negative – after Tuesdays
result the team looked confident – Why. Pressure off and whilst we had a couple of lucky escapes i thought we were well in command. In the first half our goal was not that threatened and we were comfortable- Keough Voakes Collins played well- Kites played better than previous weeks – was it because the Moaners/Idiots were not in existence.
Bristol tomorrow will be tough – we might have dissapointments again – but at least we’re in there battleing so get behind the team and leave the negagtivity behind – Reading and Birmingham will not win all their remaining Matches – so it’s up to us to get behind our team and go forward
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This surely must be an imposter…….whats your thoughts on Neill Collins? :D
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Nathan is an apt blogger for the E&S. A fickle, negative moaner who actually knows very little about the game. Mick is managing a side that is sitting on top of a very tough league. Why do ‘Nathan’ types think that the solution to losing any game is to find new players. Modern football is about more than that. It’s also about tactics, shape, work ethic. That is why Chelsea have yet to reach the heights of say man utd. Mick is a great coach and talent spotter and some people should just shut up and trust him.
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Also one of the only people to really support Nathan is called ‘Wossa’ and lives in Tenerife (see post 14). Think that says it all really…
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SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE AN UTTER JOKE…ANYONE WHO DARES SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE SHOULD SUPPORT ANOTHER CLUB? ETC AND ANYONE WHO DARES CRITICISE ANDY”CANT HIT A BARN DOOR”KEOGH IS OUT OF ORDER?THE CUP IS UNIMPORTANT THIS SEASON,LETS SEE IF KEOGH CAN AVOID HITTING THE CORNER FLAG WITH HIS SHOTS IN A LEAGUE GAME THAT MATTERS AND WE WERE DISMAL AGAINST PRESTON AS WE HAVE BEEN FOR MANY WEEKS.GET OFF YOUR BACKSIDES AND GO TO GAMES BEFORE POSTING RUBBISH SITTING AT HOME CRITICISING NATHAN ,HIS VIEWS ARE FAIR..WATCHING THE NUMBERS CHANGING ON TELETEXT GUYS DOESNT MEAN YOU CAN COMMENT ON HOW GOOD PLAYERS ARE…..KEOGH IS WHAT HE IS ,YOU CANT POLISH A TURD.
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There is actually quite alot of positive stuff on here, I still hear a bit of doom & gloom around amongst Wolves fans but its changed alot with our new young and hungry policy.
Don’t Blues just remind you off the way Wolves used to be? I was at the game Tuesday and I was so proud to be a Wolves fan!!
Our fans were witty, funny and very vocal. There fans were quiet and nervous with one song.
Our team worked really hard and had energy and will to win theres contained over the hill Premiership players on big wages who didn’t seem to have much will to win.
It really was a wonderful night because I reckon 5 of there players wages total more than our squad and staff put together. Remember when that was us!!!! Now stop moaning and enjoy the season!!!!!
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Good blog Nathan
I dont find you negative at all. You love Wolves, and worry about certain issues, that does need to be sorted.
Regarding Collins – if he is so good, why on earth has he only been called up for Scotland once (Scotland B).
Oh wait, I forgot – about 10 players are in front up him in line to be called up, including players such as 37-year old David Weir, Falkirk captain Darren Barr, 35-year old Christian Dailly.
George Burley doesnt rate him. Neither did Roy Keane at Sunderland. He was a star at Dumbarton(!) then sold for 25k to Sunderland, never to establish himself in the team, being loaned out to Sheffield Utd, who couldnt use him either, yet McCarthy think he is the greatest player to date, and decides to pay Sunderland 6 times the money they paid Dumbarton, despite Collins having only played 18 games for them.
Then after an average first season, where he didnt show any signs of developing into a player worthy of a Wolves shirt, McCarthy decides to award him with a 4 year contract, even though his current deal had two year left.
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bloody hell-some of you lot are like a bunch of kids, I bet all the other clubs fans are laughing their socks off at you lot having a pop at each, we are “TOP” Of the league and you lot are having a go at each other-dublin wolf-treat sba’s comments with the contempt that they deserve- if you disagree with him everybody is a happy clapper (what does that mean)all of my 56 years (I am 60)and 39 as a sth must mean I am one as well-because I don’t agree with him either.
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Well Nathan you have certainly ruffled some feathers.But like you seem to do, you can’t beat saying it how it is.I must be from the same mould as you because i agree 100% with this blog and would go as far to say it is your best one yet.It is spot on and i hope you continue to call it as you see it and don’t let the happy brigade change your passionate blogs.The truth is always painful and lets see how many people are shouting at you when it turns out you were right.
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Nathan-The general opinion id “That you have lost it mate” take a chill pill and try to do better next time.
The “true fans sometime can assess the team better than the manager” Quote Sir Alex “Sky interview”——-We are top of the Championship lets hope we stay there—Lady-luck rides with us – and for gods sake people lets not insult one another–Now is the time for unity as we go forward into the Prem—That my dream–Keep the Faith.
Here endeth the BLOGG and the Lesson–I hope
Crazey dave
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Was it only 2 or 3 years ago when I used to set off on my 120 mile drive home after a match to hear fans ringing in to the post match radio phone ins enthusing about players running their socks off for the club?? We had just come out of the Hoddle era and work rate was low, as were expectations. We had bought a few kids who burst a gut for the club and we loved them for it. One was called Andy Keogh. How short our memories are.
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Well, I used to have a certain amount of respect for your opinions but this blog is just terrible…so much negativity and the fact that you spend most of the time ripping into players like Collins and Keogh who run their hearts out for our club, if you’d rather a “can’t be bothered talentless nobody” back here go down the road to Coventry
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Brilliant! I love it. Its great to see Wolves fans discussing the club’s issues with real passion. I don’t mind one jot being called an idiot or being told to stay away from the club I have supported all my life, if it means that fans are having a proper tear up!
Where I’ve written a blog in the past and skirted over the issues, some have accused me of being a happy clapper. I know players like Keogh and Collins do give there all for the club, that isn’t in question. But so what? If they don’t cut the mustard, then I’d rather they didn’t play.
I just don’t want our fantastic first half of this season to go down the toilet because Mick starts returning to some of last season’s mistakes. Is that so wrong?
I think we can go up and improve on our efforts from 6 years ago. It’s now a 3 horse race for those top two spots and Birmingham are looking the least likely at the moment to get there. With a some fresh legs through the door, I’m more than confident we will make it.
Fantastic response to the blog and I thank you all for commenting. Now lets go and thrash Bristol!
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Passion no it certainly isn’t
It is more E&S staff members and multiple posters posting the same drivel dividing the fans yet again what a fine media outlet the E&S is isn’t it ?
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Can’t a man speak his mind?
Shoot Nathan in the head for having an opinion.
How dare he critisise what Mick is doing. HAPPY CLAPPING IDIOTS!
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He needs to definately get a 2 midfielders another centre half and another striker. Also get rid of Keogh dave edwards and dave jones.These players I can’t see them bein premiership class.If MM doesn’t do these things I think we will be lookin at playoffs and bye bye to MM.
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What the hell is a happy clapper???
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One Neill Collins… there’s only one Neill Collins….
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Mick McCarthay meet Nathan Llyod, Nathan please repeat this blog verbatum. At Bristol our defensive faults were there for everyone to see. Reading will go up, if we want the other place we have to strengthen the squad. Collins is a player you want to love but he makes fatal mistakes. Midfield is ordinary so lets get the players in and push for promotion. Over to you Mick
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nathans blog looks close to the truth now after the bristol game.collins,oh dear.old wolf
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Nathan- We did not thrash Bristol but a great thourght–The wind and rain did–”Do you agree that NC should be played a Centre Forward”—-See you at the Cup game mate only Joking—————————-Crazey Dave
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Nathan shopuld say what he thinks, not what some of you fans want to hear. Football’s all about opinions and he’s giving his. Isn’t he entitled to? Here’s mine, for good measure:
Wolves are NOT the finished article, despite our excellent season. No team is ever ‘complete’ -improvement is the neverending Holy Grail for every manager, which is why every club buys and sells.
Collins is NOT up to the required standard. Hardworking and solid in the air, yes…but hopelessly skinned by anything faster than a tortoise. It’s not criticism for the sake of it; it’s just a fact of footballing life. The odd, vital goal he scores is unfortunately undone by his regular moments of madness. Fact.
Wolves need a quality midfielder, a right-back and another centre-half if Shackel’s going to remain unused. We’re leaking goals at an alarming rate -that’s SEVEN in THREE league games, so things aren’t right, are they?
Anyone content with merely “keeping the faith” (another name for turning a blind eye) will wonder where it all went wrong IF Wolves don’t act quickly in the transefer market. You all saw how pumped-up Sheff Utd, Blackpool, Preston and, now, Bristol City were? Are you SURE the current squad can cope?
Personally, I don’t want to wait to find out the answer…better strengthen before the rot sets any further in.
And no, this ISN’T a vote of no confidence in our young lads. It’s an observation that the stress of a long, hard season is beginning to show itself. They’d probably welcome extra soldiers in the trenches beside them.
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Happy Clappers are a house studio project from the UK, featuring Chris Scott, Graeme Ripley, Martin Knotts and Mark Topham with Sandra Edwards on vocals.
They scored two hits on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, first in 1996 with “Can’t Help It” (which went to number two) and “I Believe” (as Chris Cox Vs. Happy Clappers), which went all the way to number one in 2003.
“I Believe” was a top 10 hit in England in 1995, but was never released in the U.S. until Cox picked up the track and remixed it. “I Believe” had actually been released four times in the UK prior to the Chris Cox remix, peaking at numbers 21, 7 and 28 between 1995 and 1997. The initial release in 1994 did not yield mainstream chart success.
Other UK hits: “Hold On” (number 27 in 1995), “I Cant Help It” (number 18 in 1996) and Never Again (number 49 in 1996).
Figuratively speaking, I interpret “Happy Clapper” has evolved to mean: Someone of limited vision who overly optimistically looks on the bright side of life” I’m going to check Urban Dictionary and will be right back!
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a happy clapper is seriously religious person, most often used in connection with reference to a re-born or new-born christian.
can also be used as a describtion of someone naive or easy to please.
- “what happened to mike? he don’t come round to our club no more.”
- “well, he don’t go out doin sinful things no more. he’s a happy clapper now.”
- “what? oh man. amen!”
or
“you think i ‘m stupid? do i look like a happy clapper to you?!”
This second definition is the one both “Southbank Barmy Army and, in post 106, Nathan refers to.
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For what its worth, I’m a lifelong Wolves fan living in Oz, I saw the first few games of this season live, and all the televised games, which are also shown in Oz.
Regarding Collins, he’s a good Championship squad player, reminds me a little of Butler, but when compared with a true “Rising Star” such as Mancienne, you can see the gulf in class. I fear Collins would be found wanting in the Prem. Hope we can sign Mancienne, although can’t see Chelsea releasing him. He’s good enough to captain England one day (or am I being a Happy Clapoper?)
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