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Wolves sign goalkeeper Ward
Monday 2nd March 2009, 12:20PM GMT.
Wolves have completed the shock loan signing of veteran Sunderland keeper Darren Ward.
The move has been forced upon the club, with news that Carl Ikeme’s back injury could take longer to heal than the four weeks initially forecast.
Chief executive Jez Moxey confirmed the 34-year-old, who is training with Wolves, has signed sign for the rest of the season.
Ward is signing as insurance cover for first choice Wayne Hennessey and back-up Shane Higgs, himself on loan from Cheltenham for the rest of the season.
The former Nottingham Forest keeper was watched by Wolves chief scout Dave Bowman, when he made his comeback from a long-term back injury for the Black Cats against Middlesbrough on February 18.
Ward, a retired Wales international, hasn’t played at first team level since December 15, 2007, in a 1-1 draw against Villa.
Although only 5ft 11 ins, Ward is vastly experienced, having played 490 League appearances and he was a key figure in Sunderland’s promotion season of 2006-07, his first season at the Stadium of Light.
He made 30 appearances in that Championship season and kept 11 clean sheets.
Manager Mick McCarthy said: “We need a third keeper, because we can’t depend on the fact that Carl is going to be involved as he is not back in training.
“Darren is a good experienced keeper and if we had one struck down with injury or illness, we would have problems.”
Wolves currently have Matt Murray as well as Ikeme on the long-term injured list.
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Let’s hope he’s better than the last Darren Ward we signed !
Yet more Sunderland cast-offs !
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yes but read what it says on the tin commands his box and excellent shot stopper and experience , hennesy watch and learn , up the wolves
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Our season is saved!
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What about the midfield Mick? This signing baffles me. Why another old back up keeper?
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no3 i hope so then perhapes i can enjoy watching a wolves match again
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Lets look after the Sunderland cast offs
SACK MM NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ha ha when reading this article i was thinking about how many comments would be reference the ward/sunderland links, if only he was irish!
TOP OF THE LEAGUE WERE HAVING A LAUGH
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4 because Mad MM is out of his depth
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Some more ex-Sunderland has been!
Where on earth are we going?
Surely anyone with an ounce of football knowledge can see that we have no midfield
why do we have to have this “annual fight against promotion?”
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Someone near to me shouted out on Saturday that MM has no “Plan B” for when things are not working
I have to ask the question does he have a “Plan A?” because we seem to lack any idea
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Mick will probably play him at centre forward.
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How long before we get a quote from mick saying this bloke “puts in a shift” if thats possible for a keeper!
Is it possible to not win another game and go up as champions?
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Perhaps if he is no good in goal he can play at centre half unlike the majority of his crap signings i.e Collins, Ward, Shackell, Berra, Stearman,etc……………………
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I just don’t understand this signing! We have Hennessey in goal and Higgs on the bench!!! Why do we need three goalkeepers, the midfield is shocking!!! What is MM doing – answers on a postcard!
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i am trying to think of any more sunderland players he could sign may be nial quinn hes irish sack the muppet
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forget the goalkeepers you plank, get sumone for midfield beings you’v fell out with david jones. Mick you are a disgrace, jones is our best midfielder but youd rather play quashie. no wonder Mark Davies left with you in charge. GET IT SORTED!! a midfielder and a striker!!
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No more hennesey this season then! probably a good move to be honest
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If he is no good in goal perhaps MM will play him at centre half unlike most of his crap signings seem capable of doing i.e collins, d ward, berra, shackell, stearman etc………
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I think the fact we have not kept a clean sheet in 15 games might have a say in why we have signed a goalkeeper.
We have been crying out for someone to keep command of his area.
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Thank God I dont read message boards? Anymore!
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Great signing as I have been saying for ages, Hennessey is putting too much pressure on us when the ball is in the box, dont do your job properly and someone else will. Get him in for tuesday, get quashie drop henry, get jones in drop edwards, BRING IWELUMO BACK!
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Will we see boh him AND Higgs on the bench against Palace?
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No 17. From looking at the article he is coming as back up. Where is the sense in that? I thought Higgs was the back up? Are we ever going to sign a quality central midfielder?
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Can we play all three?
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Play either Higgs or Ward because Hennessey is overrated.
I’d prefer Ikeme out of the lot but obviously he’s out due to back injury.
We need to get rid of Quashie if he aint playing and sign another, better Midfield player.
Up the Wolves!
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Why is our owner allowing this to happen?…Mr Morgan, stop pining over Liverpool and concentrate on the club you own please!!
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best signing ive ever seen from a football club.
joke,
what are we playing at,
MM OUT PLEASE
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The only conclusion that the world of accountancy can make, of the signing of sunderland has-beens and never-will bes, is that MM must be on the payroll of Sunderland in charge of cuting payroll costs. Any thoughts?
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Midfield, sort the midfield !!! If we do go up we we will be slaughtered week in week out. Sort the midfield !!!!!!!!!! Isnt Ince out of work ??? we need a leader to rally the team,
come on you wolves
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First Team for tomorrow:
GK
D.Ward
DF
Friend
Berra
Craddock
Foley
MF
Reid/Jarvo
D.Jones
Edwards
Kightly
ST
Vokes
Ebanks-Blake
Subs:
Hennessey
Stearman
S.Ward
Henry
Iwelumo
Need to make some drastic changes if you ask me.
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We still wouldnt keep a clean sheet!
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TOO MUCH NEGATIVITY….In some peoples comments bloody hell wise up and get behind the team and SUPPORT THEM PROPERLY through the good and the bad
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comments 4, 6, 9 and 14…..do your homework, our keeper isnt exactly doing brilliant at the moment, this guy can do a good job, seen him play a few times and he is solid, we need the clean sheets…yes?? hennessy has no confidence and 99 percent of a goalkeeper is confidence….higgs was a little cover til a better 1 came up.
19 and 21, good comments, totally agree.
Mick knows his back 4 have no confidence in hennessy at the mo and that is blatantly obvious to anyone with half a football brain.
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If ever wolves fans needed a lift …the time is now, so what do we get, something we don’t need. We want sirloin steak he gets us beans on toast. We are on the biggest slippery slope I’ve ever seen. They say you can’t turn crap into gold dust, mad mick has done the opposite though…he’s turned gold dust into utter crap.
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34, as a qualified chef and nutritionist, i’ll have you know that beans on toast is the most nutritious dish you can prepare , it contains every vitamin and nutrient your body requires to function, far better than sirloin !!!! some people really ought to research before they comment….there will always be someone willing to correct them!!!
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core take no more, if we was mid-table mm would be sacked. morgan time to speak up and get him out, its your money n club, or are you not bothered either like MM
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gold&black = take off your rose tints specs!
ANOTHER SUNDERLAND REJECT!
We dont need a keeper, does this mean he has no faith in Henns!?
Pathetic management, we are throwing it all away. We need a commanding ball winning midfielder!
WHAT THE ‘ELL IS GOING ON AT WOLVES. MM HAS LOST THE PLOT. ON SATURDAY HE HAS A LOOK OF A BEATEN MAN. NOT A MOTIVATOR AT ALL, BUT A WHINGER!
MM WILL BE SACKED BY END OF SEASON AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN GETTING PROMOTED, ALSO WE BE LEFT WITH PLAYERS LIKE COLLINS ON LONG TERM CONTRACTS WHO IN MY OPINION ARE SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS!
MOXEY & MORGAN you will be held responsibile if we blow this chance. Early birds HA HA HA ‘YER HAVING A LAUGH’
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haha comment 34. (WE WANTED SIRLOIN STEAK AND HE GIVES US BEANS ON TOAST )LOL VERY FUNNY HA i think wolves might get 3 points tommorow night at palace i wish i was going but have college but anyone that is cheer the lads on.
COME ON WOLVES
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Is it 1st of April today 26. your spot on about Morgan!!
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On the basis that us, reading and swansea go up and albion, stoke and hull go down this who we should be signing if we can get ourselves up:
Ledley (Cardiff)
Roger Johnson (cardiff)
Olsson (albion)
Delap (stoke)
Eagles (Burnley)
Gabbidon (west ham)
Larsson (blues)
Carsley (Blues)
Huddlestone (spurs)
De Santos (spurs)
Hart (man city)
out:
Collins
Ward
s ward
Henry
Craddock
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35. I will reserve judgement until I have seen Ward play but from what the Sunderland fans have been saying he hasn’t got a clue when it comes to coming out for crosses!
I also don’t think he will play. He will be a pointless back up alongside Higgs! You have to ask the question why is Higgs even here in the first place!
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No 14: of course you need three fit goalkeepers on the books. if, say, hennessey gets injured we need to be able to field a playing keeper AND a sub.
heaven forbid hennessey gets injured tomorrow night would you want us to play at hillsborough on saturday without a goalie on the bench?
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To be fair to the lad hes ok but we don’t need a another goalkeeper the midfield is the problem.
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Gotta be a far sight better than Hennessey, surely!
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My concern is not particularly as to how Birmingham and Reading are allowing us to remain on top of the Championship table, but what is happening at Wolves.
Performances, confidence and results are dire. Our squad of players have shown themselves to be woeful and not up to a challenge. If we got promoted then so many quality players would need to be brought in that Morgan would need all of his personal fortune for transfer fees. As he seems reluctant to speculate I think we can assume that to be a non-starter. If we remain in the Championship then our so called star players will be off, leaving us with another rebuilding programme.
Either way McCarthy will have to go. The man is simply not up to the job.
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Have we not got a youth goalkeeper
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34. Ya right mate but what would you rather have Steven Gerrard (sirloin steak) or norman wisdom (beans on toast)
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A shock signing, from Sunderland, don’t make me laugh!! Somebody with more physical presence in the box was required, at 5′ 11″, he’s short for a goalie. We already have a golakeeper who doesn’t command his box!
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42 that would be O.K. mad MM could play S Ward or Keogh in goal
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It is obvious that Mick has lost the dressing room, and his team selection is now just bizzare.
The time has come to remove this abject failure and appoint somebody who can inspire and get the team playing again.
OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH PAUL INCE!
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I’d rather that Wolves had signed Man.City’s Kaspar Schmeichel!!
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another major signing from the Mad MM circus,
any young player any good at the mol needs to get on to the agents about a move pretty dam quick, this Idiot will make every player connected to the club, a Clown to join his circus.
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37..SUPERSTARDJWOLVES Your another doom and gloom then call yourself a supporter REAL SUPPORTERS support through GOOD and BAD
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Schmeichel would have been a good signing I agree 51.
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51. agreed. been saying that for ages.
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All Mick is doing is making sure we have enough players to fill the top deck of the open top bus at the end of the season. The only trouble is Mick’ll be driving it at this rate.
In a crazy season of a crazy league we’ve got the craziest manager…can’t fail can we?
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42 – Do you think signing a goalkeeper not even for the bench (So says MM on the club website) is a priority when we are going through such terrible run & we have NO midfield?!?!
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Its gone wrong since Reading at home when MM`s preference for 4-2-4, and playing Ward at left back were shown up. Playing 2 wingers is a unaffordable luxury when a) our 2 midfielders struggle against 3 opposition players, and are unable to protect the back four or get forward, and b) why bother playing 2 wingers if you don`t play a target man who can win a header against big defenders, oh and c) what is the point in having Vokes & big Chris on the bench together, they provide the same option & strenghts – surley one should do an hour and then replace the other.
We are hopeless and hapless and why after 12 games can`t the manager try 4-3-3, play a holding midfielder to protect the back four, and use Jarvis with his exceptional pace as the outlet. At least this would give our midfielders a chance. but not to change the tactics when every other team has sussed us out beggars belief and poses more questions about MM and his coaching. Has anyone seen a near post corner this season yet, to be flicked on by one of our players? I was at Sheff Utd and we were winning 3-0, and Kightly was playing midfield – not stuck out isolated on the right, and he made 2 of the goals, through the middle playing football on the deck, oh and excuse me MM in case you forgot big Chris scored 2 fantastic goals that night, and if I`m right Keogh was not on the pitch. MM is very publically digging his own grave, the solution is in his own hands – lets see if he he changes things in London on Tuesday. I doubt it, but I`ll be there to see for myself.
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18 – i disagree staerman isnt a crap signing have you been to any games this season? + berra’s played about 4 games & your on his back!!!
would like a midfielder next mick – m tongue(stoke),n bailey(charlton), t huddelstone(dreaming)
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typical Wolves fans,slating Hennesey and Henry,probably the same fans that were praising them at the start of the season,i do believe that Stearman and Berra need time to develop and there is no future in Craddock,haven`t won a game since he has been back
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gold&black
With respect I support wolves through thick and thin, I just think this season is littered with bizarre leadership from MM and where you think the main problem lies in midfield, no creativity but DJ cant get a game, Quasimodo has gone awol, and we sign a goalie….?
I just think we are going about this promotion bid in a weird and strange way!
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no15 Golden Blood,you don’t think a guy at 5ft 11 inchs is going to command his area ,do you?
Hennesey didn’t have much to do,but I thought he did ok on Saturday,and I am sure one day he will make a Premier player.We are playing badly but let us not pick on another of our own kids.The fans didn’t give Keith Andrews a chance and he is now doing well in the Prem.
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Oh no not another Ward. We shall soon have more wards than New Cross Hospital.
What the hell is going on Mick. Oh you don’t know. Thought not
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hes a good goalie he is,i remember he played against us in the 70s.
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Away from home I’d go 4-3-3.
Hennessey
Foley
Stearman
Bera
Friend (Ward needs a rest) or D Jones, remember him!!!
Edwards
Quashie
D Jones (our best midfielder this season)
Kightly
Ebanks-Blake
Jarvis
Subs: D Ward, Iwelumo, Vokes, Henry, Hill, Craddock
They need a shake up, 1 win in 11 is absolutely shocking and a disgrace for a team who are top of the league. If we don’t go up this year it’ll be worse than the 2002 collapse!
A must win tomorrow. We won 2-0 last season at Palace (Gray and Kyle) so surely we can win there again! If we can win half of the games we got left and draw a few, I think we’ll still go up! I still we should let Mick leave though and get a premiership quality manager instead!
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Must mean that Ikeme is crocked for the rest of the season.
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message for jez moxey sack Muppet mick NOW and save money because if we do go up he will want new contract and you will have to sack him any way by november and pay out a lot more. you know it make sense. plus you are only interested balancing the books not us supporters. at leased we may have a chance with out him.
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i see this as a positive signing tbh, if i remember rightly, he was sunderlands first choice keeper the season they went up and then they bought gordon for around 9 mill? which is unfair on the lad. he’s an experienced keeper which is what we need, yes hennessey is talented, no doubt about that, but the nerves are perhaps gettin to him at this end of the season, which is where mistakes are made, good singing from mick if you ask me.
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Why are you all getting so worked up……..this is the midfield re-inforcements we have been asking for!!!!!
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we need more positive negativity
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58. Newton..you’re absolutely spot on mate with everything you’ve said there. Iwelumo & Vokes both on the bench is a waste of a sub (if you bring both of them on you can only do so for the last 2 minutes and lump it). SEB should never be taken off unless injured.
Kightly is a no.10…that’s where he will end up playing. He sees a killer pass, is two footed and likes a pot at goal. He should be central.
The centre midfield is completely shackled (excuse the pun). Our only tactic has been to release the wide men who are doubled up on…so you go long or cross from deep, which doesn’t suit us even with Vokes Or Big Chris up front.
I would change tactics and formation (what tactics?) for a couple of games…hey we can only continue a losing run can’t we? I’ve heard of “never change a winning side”. Well logic says change a losing side then.
If all else fails, we might as well go gung ho!
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teem 4 2mor
henassy
foley
cradock
stearmen
ward
reid
quaslie
d johns
m jarvis
s vokes
s e b
kightly needs a kick up the ass and needs to know he can b droped. dEdwards is the worst passer of the ball iv ever seen in my life and cant defend djohns in the teem please . and vokes had only had 1 start and was droped the next game give the boy 2 or 3 games. we can do this cmon wolves
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I wish we only had your problems at Milan and were top of the league! Unfortunately we have a very very old squad and are not top of the league and run the risk of not qualifying for the champions league for the second season running! However we don’t berate our manager and players instead we support and encourage them to the bitter end.
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Oh dear…. the peasants are revolting!
What message does this send ou to Hennesey?
What message does this send out to Higgs?
It is no coincidence that Henneseys form dipped after the departure of Mimms as coach.
Rumourville says could work with arrogant MM.
No wonder our bright youth team are all despondant after shinin brightly 18 onths ago and getting us to the playoffs, now they are cast offs , replaced with Ward, Collins, Quashie, Reid and others!
This is really turning into a farce, you couldn’t script this better.
Player after player signed by MM under perform but retain their place, better players play and do well but get dropped – MM is losing it!
I do not necessarily want him to go BUT if and I say if we do by the skin of our teeth go up – Can you see him pitting his whits against th likes of Ferguson, Redknapp, Venga oh my!
This man is ripping the heart out of our club – all of the wonderfull work put in by Chris Evans ( who couldn’t work with MM ) has been tossed away, we are going backwards in terms of youth development!
HELP!!
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gold and black,is right too many moaners and weve got our fair share.
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19) I totally agree. Hennessey’s poor form cannot be defended anymore and likewise Karl Henry.
We need to be positive because as bad as we have been, the others are following suit. In all fairness to Blues they were a bit unlucky but they have another 6 pointer on Wednesday v Bristol City.
Somehow we must get a win at Palace and I will be there alongwith 1200-1500 diehards. I suggest wholesale changes – Higgs/Ward in goal, Friend at left back, Jones central midfield and Iwelumo/Vokes up front. The players they are replacing need a rest and have gone a bit stale.
I had to laugh at the weekend as Leon Clarke scored two and one was a left foot cracker. You watch Gray, Potter and Clarke turn it on against us on Saturday.
UP THE WOLVES. STILL GOING UP BY DEFAULT!!!
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Oh my god….
Ive just read that article again and he hasn’t played since December 07???
What the hell is MM doing to this club?
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Nice one mick,
Sunderland ofcast again,im shocked he isn’t irish for a change.
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60.
Won 3-1 against Watford when Craddock returned
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What is there to worry about when everybody else keeps losing?
At least Henry is gone for 2 games. We may actually pass the ball forward.
Have we ever had a midfielder who runs with the ball forward taking players on?
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Derby put 3 past him in his ‘trial’ game last week so little confidence of him adding strength to the defence options. That said he did have Friend and Little (both full backs) playing as central defenders during that game so the bizarre team selections spread !
A question– if we had got one win in our first 11 games this season would we still have MM at the helm ?, i think not
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Here we go again, I agree with number 60. I am sick of allths hennessey haters. Get behind the lad instead of slating him. He is a good keeper, but I completely agree that he has had a dip in form since mimmsy has gone. Instead of slatting him before he has even touched the ball( this I have seen at various matches such as cov and reading) let’s support the lad or else we are going to lose such a talent for the future. And let’s remember, he can’t be that bad or else he would have lost his wales place to myhill. I hope the lad finds a club where the fans support him and nurture him instead of putting him down.
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Hennessey was udnerstudy To Kasper Schemeical at Man City’s youth back in the day so shurley Kasper is a better keeper then Hennessey considerin he isn’t the tallest but We should play this Ward he can’t be no worse then Hennessey his convidence has been completely shattered
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wolves4eva yes your right, keep forgetting you work for wolves and know about all these people who can not work with MM…
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Have Sunderland got any spare midfielders and are we going to wear Red and White stripes next season.
It looks as if Mick is trying to recreate the past – Sunderland is dead and buried !
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I went Saturday, our midfield was next to useless, Henry is clearly out of his depth, we have no creative midfielder, if MM can’t put fall outs to one side (and his brush with Keane suggests he can’t) how are we ever going to improve, yes men are yes men because they’re in the team, god forbid you have a different opinion, whats wrong with being p****d off because you’re not in the team, especially if the guys with the shirt arn’t performing? get a grip Mick, show some dignity, put jones at least in the squad!!
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Until MM can get over his players having different opinions, or falling out with him (and the Keane episode suggests he won’t) he will never pick our best team, yes men are yes men because they’re in the team. There are players on the outside, better than we have in the team, Jones for example, I can’t believe that Henry is going to play himself out of this bad patch, he just isn’t good enough, Hennessy lacks confidence and our attack lacks height, Steerman has started believing his own press, he’s a decent player but he needs to learn his trade, and accept that he isn’t quite there yet, Kights looked to be getting stuck in on Saturday, but I can’t help thinking he’s played out of position, Berra is playing badly, because he’s in a bad team, no coincidence a fact, MM needs a plan B (a plan A would have been good on Saturday) we are too one dimensional, we don’t/can’t vary our game when needed
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Darren Ward is a very good kepper who was man of the match for Wales against the Czech Rep in a friendly and he only played one half. Loads of Welsh boys at Wolves now
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I get wound up like all of you…..
For anyone who is interested I have looked at some stats on our so called good and bad players!
These are based on players starting the game – not subs
D Jones p-23,w-16,d-4,l-3,pts52 average 2.26
without DJ p-12,w-3,d-3,l-6,pts12 average 1
Now does that suggest we are better or worse without Jones? remember only based on players starting the game.
Here are some others
Hennesey p22,w10,d6,l6,pts36 average 1.64
Ikeme p12,w9,d0,l3,pts27 average 2.25
Henry p34,w19,d7,l8,pts64 average 1.88
Edwards p13,w5,d3,l5,pts18 average 1.2
Quashie p3,w0,d0,l3,pts0 average 0.00
Kightly p33,w19,d7,l8,pts63 average 1.91
Jarvis p16,w6,d6,l5,pts23 average 1.44
SEB p31,w16,d7,l8,pts55 average 1.77
Keough p15,w8,d4,l3,pts28 average 1.87
Iwelumo p19,w12,d4,l3,pts40 average 2.11
Vokes p2,w1,d0,l1,pts3 average 1.5
Collins p19,w11,d2,l6,pts35 average 1.84
Stearman p31,w17,d6,l8,pts57 average 1.84
Berra p4,w0,d1,l3,pts1 average 0.25
Mancienne p8,w5,d2,l1,pts17 average 2.13
This doesn’t tell you the impact a player made coming off the bench, but t does show some interesting facts!!
enjoy
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i think MAD MICK is trying to turn back time by keep on buying or loaning sunderland rejects he thinks wolves still play in white and red shirts ,when we first played,i would not mind at least the players played and won they played for there shirt and pride .thie down turn started when mimms left the club you only got to watch the warm ups and at half time the way that the goalie warms up nowhere near mimms.mad mick trys to keep everything hush hush but it always back fires and ends up having to have whats left in the tranferwindow every one goes else where if mm does stuff it up yu can bet that moxey will,mm goes on about how young the players are they are not the youngest look at the gunners last season ,its about time mick took his rose tited glasses off play the players in there right positons and play every match to win and get the job done this season when they have got the points only then he can start to mess with the team.we need some old heads in the squad like gray,but again he has let him go.the team should watch the match that they havebeen in then they will see what every loyal fan will see and have been screaming about.still hope we can do it
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stop playing your favourites mick, your letting your heart rule your head,if players are not good enough then dont play them, we havnt had a settled side all year,oh and one more thing dont knock wolves fans they have payed yours and everyone elses wages we have the right to voice our opinions……
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Well done McClown.. we need a Bentley, you give us a Trabant. Clear off , you are embarrassing us…AGAIN!!! GO NOW!!!
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76. don’t think potter will be able to play against us as he’s only on loan but gray and leon clarke are playing well and will have a point to prove (i fear for us saturday)we need 3 points at palace tomorrow as they have a few injuries,last week blues should of hammered em (missed 3 sitters)if we don’t win this one the players will all totally lose confidence (if they haven’t already)we’re not gonna get many more chances than we’ve already been given,the chasing pack are closing in and sooner or later blues and reading are gonna start winning games too.we need to cut out the ridiculous mistakes we are making in defence and start playing through the midfield this means we need a ball player (d.jones)we need to stop lumping the ball, bypassing the midfield as we did saturday and get the ball on the deck as i know we can play good passing football as we were earlier in the season, not long ball lumped from the back up to 2 small forwards (keogh and seb)if this was micks plan he should of bought ewolumu on sooner against plymouth.my team would be,gk hennessey. df friend collins berra foley.mf quashie d.jones kightly jarvis(if fit)or ward.st iwelumo and seb. just think the team needs shaking up as too many players taking their shirt for granted and have not been up to high standards they set earlier in the season.if kites doesn’t perform first half replace him with reid,kites was terrible saturday only saw him beat one player he need talk about going off to play in the prem he’ll be lucky to stay at wolves with his poor recent performances.
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jesus wept listen to yourselves guys 3 points tomorrow chill out…
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Understandably alot of fans are really annoyed at the moment BUT its about time we all stopped this “knee jerk” reactions and took several deep breaths
No amount of screaming at MM, the players, the club or each other is going to make any difference whatsoever
MM said that the fans got behind the team and deserved far better than we got – the players heads are goodness knows where?
The players jointly have a responsibillity to do more than “put in a shift” – just as much as MM and staff have a responsibillity to give leadership and show the way
The “jolly” to Spain had little effect in my view and perhaps a “change” in tactics/ short sharp shock/ discipline etc would have been far more valuable than a rest!
Perhaps its time the sports psychologist at the club earned his corn and got to work on the players mindsets
A total block on any further players or staff ready made interviews in the press/ media and a total focus on the next game and the next etc
Yes other teams in the mix failed aswell BUT we need to put our own house inorder first before its too late!
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PERHAPS WE’RE GONNA PLAY HENNESSY, HIGGS AND THIS GUY ALL AT THE SAME TIME. AND MAYBE WE COULD HAVE IKEME AND MURRAY LYING ACROSS THE GOAL LINE BEHIND THEM. THAT SHOULD DO IT! .. 3 HORIZONTAL KEEPERS, & 2 VERTICAL. LMAO.
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palace 0 wwfc 2
sheff w 1 wwfc2
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wolves4eva said: Mar 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm Oh dear…. the peasants are revolting!
What message does this send ou to Hennesey?
What message does this send out to Higgs?
It is no coincidence that Henneseys form dipped after the departure of Mimms as coach.
Rumourville says could work with arrogant MM.
No wonder our bright youth team are all despondant after shinin brightly 18 onths ago and getting us to the playoffs, now they are cast offs , replaced with Ward, Collins, Quashie, Reid and others!
This is really turning into a farce, you couldn’t script this better.
Player after player signed by MM under perform but retain their place, better players play and do well but get dropped – MM is losing it!
I do not necessarily want him to go BUT if and I say if we do by the skin of our teeth go up – Can you see him pitting his whits against th likes of Ferguson, Redknapp, Venga oh my!
This man is ripping the heart out of our club – all of the wonderfull work put in by Chris Evans ( who couldn’t work with MM ) has been tossed away, we are going backwards in terms of youth development!
Whilst I have also “heard” similar rumours – BUT in the absence of any concrete proof I can only say are “rumours”
As for the youth academy; Mr Thelwell was being interviewed on Radio WM last night and he gave a very good account of himself – and it appears that our youth are in very good hands – (9 full time staff involved and yes MM does get to see them in action)
Yes Chris Evans did alot for the youth academy but that is now history – so we should move on
There are always two sides to every coin; MM may not be my personal choice of manager for our great club BUT he is the manager at the moment and all we can do is hope that he can sort it out and quickly
UP THE WOLVES!
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14. If you don’t understand this signing then you don’t understand a football squad. If WH gets injured then we would only have one keeper and nobody for the bench. Quite simple. A sensible move.
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Are you all wolves fans or west brom fans, Get behined the team and manager.Yes wev’e had a bad run but still top and have not failed yet Come on the Wolves
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Not bothered about Hennessey being dropped he has been poor. An experienced head is a wise decision. I am going to put my neck on the line and say bring back collins tonight alongside craddock who have played together, my team would be:
Ward
Foley
Craddock
Collins
Stearman
Kightly
Jones
Quashie
Jarvis
Iwelumo
Ebanks blake
Enough cover from Quashie for the defence and enough creativity to win the game. Collins is better away from home.
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99.) Sensible move ?
Yeah of course it is !
He’s a sunderland reject !
who’s 34 and 5ft 11 so he’ll be able to command the box just like hennesey !
But what really sold it to mick is that his great great grandad is IRISH ! hahahaha
yeah good idea to get a 3rd keeper in, but really couldnt we have gone for some one like JOE HART who’s not going to get a looking at Man city ????????
I really thought it was a joke when i heard this first but i should of known better.
cant see us tacking any WINS this week, but im kinda getting used to it now, so might be easier to cope with now…
Mick out, or we’ll struggle for a playoff place, its only a matter of time before his Irish LUCK runs out and we start falling down.
INCE OR CURBS IN !! NOW !!!BEFORE ITS TOO LATE
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99.) good move ?
Yeah of course it is !
He’s a SUNDERLAND REJECT, his names WARD
He’s 5ft 11 so he’ll command the area the same as hennesy giving the defender total confidence
but what really sold it for Mick is that his great great great grandads dog is IRISH ! haha
I mean really, coudnt we have gone for a keeper like JOE HART who’s not going to get a lookin at Man city ???
MICK OUT !!! INCE OR CUBS IN !!!
No wins this week but we all gettin used to it now ay we ?
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attics, computers, mom and dads house – nuff said
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103. Please, please stay in Spain mate.
Don’t add to the idiot fans at Molineux, namely in the South Bank where I sit.
Shame on you…
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99 – See my comment 57! How is it going to improve the current form!!!
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98) Great Post.
i cant remember a regime that so divided us fans, all we can hope is that some semblance of sanity returns before its too late.
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6/4 Palace tonight. Easy money again.
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Micks argument is that we need cover if Hennessey or Higgs get injured. Well, they are not yet, and if they did get injured, he could bring up academy player Woolley and put him on the bench. The chance of our third choice keeper getting a game is not that big anyway is it?
By the back in his Millwall days Mick brough in 5 goalies. Young Danish goalie Nielsen who was of them, describes in his autobiography how all keepers where wondering what was going on.
At training, only two of them could be used during practice matches (Mick didnt fancy goalkeeper training back in those days, as he thought it was useless) meaning that 3 of them where just standing by the goalposts waiting!!!
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no.71 you talked a lot of sense.Iagreed with every word you said particularly about kightley
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Sorry all you supporters but Mick does not think that the predicament Wolves are in is NOT A DISASTER.
However he does say, and I quote from BBC Ceefax.”If my wife leaves me thats a DISASTER”
He’s here for life then.God help us.
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Ward was a decent keeper and probably still is – I also feel that an experienced keeper may be more of a good influence on Hennessy and Ikeme to have around
Would also have liked an experienced midfield man on loan – who can slow things down when needed
UP THE WOLVES!!!
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What a nightmare season we are having – oh to be Top of the league, with a young dynamic team like……… Oh – hang on…….
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kent wilf said: Mar 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 pm we need more positive negativity
ABSOLUTE CLASS – LOL ;-)
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All the people saying we have got Higgs. He can be recalled anytime. Good thinking has Ikeme been ruled with another injury.
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