Just a comment on Mark Davies– You mention disloyalty. I don’t believe he’s been disloayal at all. Fair enough he was a first team regular, but he wasn’t and under this manager, no one gets a chance. The fact that Mad Mick was going to play Potter ahead of recalling Mark Davies says it all. The fact that Mad Mick, when he knew that wolves had major midfield problems didn’t bother going to watch a player winning rave reviews, again says it all.

No, sorry, the blame lies firmly at the door at Mad Mick. He does it all the tine. Apparantly, wolves have a reserve team so I believe, but of course, no wolves fans will ever see any of the players because Mad Mick only plays the players he has ‘seen’ playing.

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Good Blog Mr Lloyd. The Watford game will be very pivotal as if we lose the panic will set in, but if we win and Blues or Reading slip up it will be all cheer again. Even with our shaky run of form I have to say we still look bigger contenders than Blues for Promotion. Collins in my opinion isn’t good enough and I think even if we pay over the top for Berra or Mancienne it could end up being our saviour.

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Its starts here! 11 Wins from promotion!! Lets knock that down to 9 by your next Blog! Get behind the boys and lets push them to the wins!

I think Coventry will have big influence on the promotion race! They play the top 3 all at home!

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ps – Im going to buy our way to promotion! Im betting on Reading and Blues to win each week on my coupon!

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Sign Berra, sign Davenport, then we dont need Mancienne. Yes Mancienne is a very good defender, but looked average against birmingham at home and avergae against QPR away, Stearman was class against the Blues and QPR so why waste 3million on Mancienne when clearly a premiership proven defender like Davenport, and by far Hearts’ best player Berra, would be better.

Kightly needs a few games on the bench to regain his desire and hunger on the pitch.

He needs to play Kyle Reid, because he too is pacey, and works hard and played really well against Middlesborough a Premiership opposition.

I think Neil gets a lot of stick but does make school boy errors. Yes I hold my head in my hands when it happens, but can only feel sorry for him. Because he plays well when he plays, and every so often, he makes a silly little mistake, nobody is perfect, even in the premiership it happens, but for me the mistakes that the other team mates make, doesnt end up costing us games. I like Collins, he is a hardworker, and puts in his shift, if it was me, I’d send him loan if we get Davenport and Berra, get him constant football week in week out, and we might just see an improvement.

And for all the Albion fans out there, next season is our turn in the Premier League. But this time we will show you how its done.

COME ON YOU WOLVES!!!!!!!!!!

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Nathan- I am with you except for you comments on MK-A young player who has never been given a chance under MM-He is not disloyal true supporters would not give that aspect a thourght.
I wish him well.
You could comment on our YA and the players who have been sent packing by MM. At least under previouse managers out “Young Local ” were given a chance.
MM seems to ignore the “A” players. He may see then has cash in the attic to deal on the tranfer market.
Once more in the Tranfer Window Wolves are showing their real colours-Lets see a bit of commitment in the closing days that see a K. Miller like signings that will get us up.

You are postive in your closing para’s thats the way to go I expect us to brush aside Watford and we move again into a positive drive to keep the top spot.

Crazey Dave KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

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Nathan, regarding your comment about the ‘gloom and negativity that seems to be gripping a lot of Wolves fans at present’, some of us have long memories and the mood reflects the numerous times we have looked liked making the ‘promised land’ only to fail dismally at the season’s end!
We are, for once, in pole position to win the Championship and failure to do so will bring out the ‘you’ve let us down again’ banner, which surely no one wants to see ever again?
The latest news has us ‘buying’ Davenport from West Ham, our 3rd signing from them in less than a month should it actually happen. Not my idea of the player we need but time is getting short and we need somebody to shore up that dodgy defence.
As for Davies, well classy he may be but if he didn’t want to repay Wolves for the time & trouble taken and for paying his salary while he was injured, then good riddance, Bolton should be just the perfect club for him!!!
Anyway, heres hoping we now go on a good winning run starting tomorrow and to finally put to bed any lingering doubts about promotion!

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Perhaps nr 5 is not aware that Davies played for 20 minutes in PL the other day?

As rumors go MM was not going to give a chance to Davies to brake into the team this season and Davies wanted to get a chance to play. The wages had nothing to do with it. End of.

Watford are scoring for fun for the moment. They have two central european players in good form and a new CB who seem to be a very good signing. Why didn’t Wolves scouts spot Mike Williamsson?

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Good blog, I agree about Davies too. Loyalty?? Whats that these days………..

I have to agree with you also that there is a lot of doom and gloom at the moment when we are in fact top of the bunch. I have to admit though it hasnt felt like we are anywhere near the top for quite a while but the fact is promotion is still there for the taking. I do believe though that if we sign a decent centre back, or 2!!, we will go up, if we dont I honestly feel we will not make it……… Watford and Norwich have to be beaten. After the last 5 games these 2 are vital!!!

Anyway, up the Wolves, I hate the fact we are struggling with 3 days left to sign a defender when we all knew this ages ago, but ill be there cheering them on regardless of the doom merchants intentions.

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wolverhampton wanderers will be promoted , this season , reading or brum will finish 2nd , i seem to remember a certain alex ferguson in his first season at old trafford , nearly getting sacked because he apparantly didnt know what he was doing , and the old trafford faithfull!! knew better and wanted to pick the team for him. since those TWO dodgy seasons he seems to have improved as a manager, COME ON YOU WOLVES

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AK I agree is light weight and never convinces me in front of goal, if he played behind the front 2 then that I think is his preferred position which would mean sacfricing a winger.
Collins, no need to start me off again apart from saying if Wolves do not sign a solid quick centre half then the board have NO AMBITION!
Mark Davies…. MM went on record to say he has a talent and is someone who would like in his side, then sends him on loan to get fit and then wolves sell him. Sorry but if Potter and Quashie is better then him whilst he is only 20! well Wolves are mugs for letting him go. I would like to say he will be picked in the england squad is a few years time!

Apart from 2 loan signing there has not been a money buy from Wolves,,,, WHY NOT??? Last years we bought in players when we were poorer in the division places, now we are top, struggling for results and MM, MOXEY & MORGAN have not shown me any level of ambition and sign players and it always seems to take an age to get players in!

I wait on hope we sign this Berra bloke. He must be better than that Clown Collins who belongs to Billy Smart Circus!

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22 collins great wolf

Well maybe we would get better results if MM stopped playing collins!

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I am sick and tired of some of our fans. Collins has made some vital errors but also scored some vital goals. I agree if berra and macienne come in he will be on the bench, but aside from his mistake he didnt let kevin doyle have a sniff. But Collins a great weapon off the bench as nobody attacks set pieces like he does. Stearman and Foley could easily play in the prem. We are top of the league against the odds and our chairman and cheif exec are working hard behind the scenes learning from the costly mistakes of the opast in letting our targets be known so other clubs with more financial clout move in. When commenting or booing at the games take this into consideration or stay away:

.Blues are reading have parachute payments
. Blues and reading have bigger transfer budgets
.Blues and Reading have bigger wage budgets
(also include sheff utd and derby along with charlton etc in that)
. We have the 2nd youngest squad in the division
. when mick took over he had 12 pros to work with (He has done a fantastic job)

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am i the only one that doesnt want wolves to deal with hearts over this berra player . We ve put our cards on the table through desparation..to be messed about on what could turn out to be an embarrasment . Some fans of the SPL say he s ok . completely unproven at our level at a cost that was looking to spiral to 3 million . i watched charlie mulgrew playing on the tv the other day , i wish him well but he looked ok playing at that level bubutt with all respect he was no where near good enough for us . if mancienne was dead in the water then the news of callum davenport will do for me although i think there could have been an oppertunity missed at bolton with danny shittu seamingly sitting on the bench all the time . a swap for davies maybe . ?any way .. davenport would be an ok signing but wolves should take the same stance that they took when they got messed about by mcclean and pull the plug !

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why dident mick appeal against collins red card,we cant afford to lose him.

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24.wolvo , asylum??? ask the mackems what exactly?? how mm laid the foundations for where they are now, and if the board actually call you and ask for your opinion and vast knowledge of the game im sure you’ll tell them who exactly will replace mm as manager .and if they cant make thier minds up im sure you can help , by the way its now called a psychiatric unit .

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With regards to the Davies situation both mick and mark are partly to blame Davies should have been called back at the end of his initial loan and put into our squad raedy for selection would have probably played before contract talks started .Mick Fault!
Davies contract rejection and transfer request after two years of support -disloyal.Davies Fault!
Just hope we get a centre half into today!

We are Wolves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Express and atar Wednesday Wolves will know by TOMORROW if their bid for Berra was accepted.Friday lunchtime still no new signings.Sky reports Wolves to sign Davenport 3 million.SAnother pie in the sky report.I fear that we will sign nobody MM will praise his a squad and our dreams will slowly fade away again.Moxey will come out and offer an earlybird special with more spin garbage whilst paying himself a nice hefty bonus.

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19,thats ferguson and man u, this mick and wolves,i think your getting carried away,

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27) It looks like the Berra deal is off. Once Wolves went in with a £2 million bid they have tried to start a dutch auction. I think other sides are not willing to up the ante as he is unproven and frankly not worth the £3 million they want.
Let’s go elsewhere but let’s be quick. Hopefully Craddock or Shackell have a good couple of games and it leaves Collins on the bench anyway. I have nothing against the player’s commitment and he puts his head in but the pace reminds me of some of our great centre backs of the past – Zelem, Herbert, Eli and Hindmarch!

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Oh Dear!

Mick is quoted as saying “The difference between this and the last two January windows is that it’s now harder to improve the squad”

By this is Mick admitting that he is finding it hard to find a centre half better than Collins.

I would suggest nipping down to Walsall and signing up a centre half from there. I have never seen Walsall’s centre half’s play but I’m sure it would improve us over Collins.

Bad bad management is this…unless Mick is playing the press again maybe? I hope Mick doesn’t find himself in a hotspot….Alwwwight

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why is everyone having a go at collins,why hasent anybody mentioned kites performances over the last few games he hasent looked intrested,maybe its because he hasent been the talk of the transfer window.

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UNRESERVED APPOLOGIES, NATHAN, TO YOU AND THE FANS. I admit culpability and take full responsibility for what transpired at Reading.
Commenting on your blog last week, I said we only had 6 ‘throwaway’ games remaining. How could I forsee the Scottish lump would take it literally!
We now need to win 70% of our remaining games and only 5 ‘spares’. But, between the two Reading games our win ratio is less than 55%.
Surely everyone can see we must greatly improve our ability to win games. At its base equation that means conceeding fewer whilst scoring more,
Unfortunately, the goals have dried up. When we signed Iwelumo I warned (on this site) he was an early season striker and we would get nothing from him from December. It’s time to move him on like everyone else has.
What about a replacement?
Well, for me, Vokes looks like the one striker we have who could cut it in the prem..
But there is an alternative.
This time last year (again on here) I suggested that, since Collins is a potent goal threat in both penalty areas, we should eliminate the wrong ‘un and convert him to centre forward. We could do worse than try that … it has worked for us in the past.

Lets face it :
1…If he must head the ball whilst facing a goal I’d rather it was someone else’s.
2…Kightly seems to find his head with unerring and frequent accuracy. He can’t find anyone else right now.
3 Who knows, Calamity Collins might just turn into Cult Hero Collins.

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COLLINS IS GREAT- Another albion fan.

Even if we didnt sign anyone we will still win this league, reading signed dan harding on loan because Hunt is off.

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45. good comment I remember Neil Emblem went upfront and was a real handful, scored some good goals too.

I think the win ratio is wrong and if ours is 55% between the reading games then reading and blues must be as bad if not worse? We can lose 5 games and still go up, reading and blues will lose more.

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43. I fully agree. It seems that Kightly is only interested in having spats with the opposition, rather than proving himself on the pitch again. You are only as good as your last game and his performances of late have not been good enough. If we could get decent money for him I would definitely sell and buy Jonathan Walters from Ipswich.

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LaughingWolf, Agreed they are doing at least as badly as we are.
My point is. We are hoping the shortcomings of others will keep us in the top 2.

We should be taking things by the scruff of the neck and doing it ourselves.

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51.Seven goals 14 yes fourteen assists how the hell can you advocate selling star players.The debate is all about Buying extra quality to supplement the Good players we have.Collins Keogh and some of the fringe players need to be offloaded and replaced with better but certainly not Kites,Jarvis.SEB,Vokes etc.

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southbank barmy army

Fantastic point well made about Berra if he was as good as they say… Celtic or Rangers would have signed him…

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Changing the subject for a minute from Collins-it seems to me that when Kightly first came he played as a winger taking people on on the outside like jarvis does. When did we last see him doing that? He likes to cut inside now and plays clever one twos with SEB. He has more assists to his name than anyone.
I thought Reid had a decent game the other day so why not play him on the wing and let Kites play second striker. Or give Vokes a proper run. Uwelumo is a liability at the moment as he gives a foul every time he touches the ball. AK is just not doing it.
I don’t think we are full of doom and gloom but the writing has been on the wall for 6 to 8 weeks that not everything is ok with the team and we need to strengthen and freshen up. Lets hope Monday produces something good for us.

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Never ever buy anything or any footballer from Scotland. Kenny Miller is an example.

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Nathan I agree entirely about Keogh and Collins. Triers they may be, but they lack the class to get us out of this league. Mark Davies, however must, I feel, have crossed MM,and once crossed there is no way back!!How else do you explain the lack of first starts he has had? Especially when he was playing so well at leicester,and has now gone to a premiership club. Give them an extra shout from me during the next two home games.Stu and Dave’s dad.

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I very doubt Davies is on triple money at Bolton to what the lad was offered here at Wolves; just because we hear the term ‘good money’ doesn’t means 20 grand plus. No one at wolves is going to be on that kind money and Bolton aren’t going to be paying that to an unknown player at Premier League level.

And if you were Davies, Nathan would you put up with what was happening to the player. He played well for Leicester, proved his fitness and came back too find Potter leaving only to see another defensive type midfielder arriving. He left for football-reasons that’s my view.

Also, people are holding on to the ‘top of league’ status a bit too much. We are not as good some believe and never have been. We are not exactly playing like Swansea City, Reading or Burnley, would wolves scored 3 goals against Tottenham?

Of course, I do hope we that win promotion but if some fans think we are a prem team in waiting then a culture shock is only around the corner if we do and hopefully get promoted. Onwards and upwards.

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43 – agree with your comments fully

45 – you’re right . It has worked before. Even back in the 60s when Dougie Woodfield was converted to centre-forward in an injury crisis.

Collins gets blamed when he makes mistakes that other players get away with. As I’ve stated in another thread, averaged out over the season, in their respective positions, Collins is ahead of Kightly in performance terms. That may make uncomfortable reading for some fans but Kightly has let us down on a number of occasions this season and has been directly responsible for a number of goals against us with his wayward and careless passing. Do I still think he’s a good player? Of course he is – but not a great one yet.

Please let’s keep persepective on the individual players’ performances

People criticise Mick for picking Neil Collins and Stephen Ward and are very isnulting of them, calling them – amongst other things ‘Mick’s favourites’ The same people don’t criticise Mick for picking Kightly and Foley but aren’t they therefore ‘Mick’s favourites’ as well? Please be even-handed.

Now is the time to support the team and the club. We are top of the league and have had a bad spell. Show me any club anywhere in any league that doesn’t.

Calls to sack the manager of a team top of the league are making our club a laughing stock. Let’s get nehind the club. PLEASE??????

Best Wishes
David

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The Mark Davies story has a familiar ring

1. We want to keep a player (or cash in on him) – sign a three or four year contract during the summer but certainly at least 10 months before the contract expires. Make him feel wanted.
2. Not sure whether we want to keep him because he’s been injured a lot, or isn’t scoring, or not a cert for the team. Don’t offer a contract until you discover he’s ok and someone else wants him. ie don’t make him feel wanted. Sound familiar (Keith Andrews, Kenny Miller….). Then announce “Of course we want him and have offered a fantastic contract” but neglect to say when i.e. too late. Player reads the runes and knows he has to go because the club’s loyalty to the player has been clearly stated.
This isn’t Mick – it’s been consistent since Moxey has been at the club.

Good luck Mark, not that you need it.

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Comment 64.,,, You changed your name again….` you mug!

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LETS MOVE ON FROM MARK DAVIES I KNOW MARK AND HE HAD AMBIYION.

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60wolvo ,wolves 3 watford 1 (conceded again,collins not playin , who you gonna blame now , lol ,you work in sunderland and have got a few mates? and your point is? mm is not my brother if he were , id try to pick his team for him as well,and on your point about what did mm do for sunderland erm let me think won div by a mile scored 100 plus goals a few years ago , and when he got sacked a season later because the board refused to invest in team and they got relegated , the supporters got thier wishes and got roy keane , and how many trophies did he win?

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73 Whats ambiyion? or do you mean ambition?

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