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Marlon backed by Wolves boss
Friday 10th April 2009, 11:18AM BST.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is confident Marlon Harewood can come good in time to boost the team’s flagging strikeforce.
Harewood endured a testing debut in the 2-0 defeat against Birmingham on Monday night, when he was also shipped out to the wing.
But the 29-year-old on-loan Villa forward was expected to take centre stage in more ways than one, as he prepared for his Molineux bow against Southampton with 40-goal strikeforce Chris Iwelumo and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake missing through injury.
Harewood admitted he felt his return to Championship action was a ‘wake-up call’ and, with just five games left, McCarthy is confident the former West Ham powerhouse can find his form quickly.
The manager said: “I have no doubts about him firing, no problem. In training, he’s been terrific and has impressed everyone.
“I think it was just a shock to the system, a case of ‘welcome back to the Championship’ and Birmingham versus Wolves was a real homecoming.
“Maybe his games have been more as a substitute than starting. But I still don’t think he performed any better or worse than anyone else on the pitch. It wasn’t an easy start for him.
“If you look at the games he’s played, he’s probably played in the UEFA Cup and came on as a substitute.
“There’s nothing wrong with him fitness-wise, he’s fine, but sometimes you get a bit of a jolt.
“Maybe playing in the Premier League for so long you forget what the Championship is like – how bloody tough and competitive it is.
“The Premier League is the be-all and end-all, yet when Premier League teams come up against Championship teams you see the difference – Burnley have had a few good results against top flight opposition, it’s difficult to play in.
“So maybe it was a bit of an eye-opener.”
McCarthy is without his three top scorers with winger Michael Kightly, but is confident he has the squad to cope.
The manager added: “We’ve got a good squad of players and if we miss them, we’re alright, that’s the main thing.”
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Yes MM We will be alright IF YOU PLAY PLAYERS IN THEIR OWN NATURAL POSISTION.Not Harewood on wing Ward Left back etc.Now we will see just how good a manager you are.Promotion you are a hero but Fail and you should never manage a football club again.Three home games out of Five remaining games,IT IS ALL IN OUR OWN HANDS.
DONT LET US DOWN THIS TIME happy easter.
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Just do the business this afternoon and all the rubbish on Monday night will be forgiven!!!!
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The five remaining ‘wars’ begin today – that’s how we must treat them! By the way Mick, the name is V-O-K-E-S alongside Marlon, got that?
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we WILL GO UP…… 2 more wins should do it !!!!
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McCarthy has got more excuses than Carters got liver pills!!
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my team for today – hennessey, foley, craddock, berra, ward, harewood, henry, jones, jarvis/reid, vokes, keogh. come on lads
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1.HIGGS
2. FOLEY
3. FRIEND
4. STEARMAN
5. CRADDOCK
6. JARVIS
7. EDWARDS
8.HENRY
9. EB
10. HAREWOOD
11. VOKES
SUBS.
12. JONES
13. GLEESON
14. ANO
15. ANO
LEAVE HENNESSEY OUT COMPLETLY AND SELL HIM END OF SEASON
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this should be the team for 2day
hennessy
foley craddock berra hill
jarvis edwards d.jones reid
keogh vokes
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No more square pegs in round holes !
Saints at home is now a pivitol match – just get it right Mick
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Think the hare will cum good 2day (finger’s crossed)
But who will he be up front with????????????
………….UP THE WOLVES………….
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vokes and harewood up front jarvis on right friends on the left and that will be 3 points in the bag
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You ain’t going to do it, you won’t win today and tomorrow you will be second. Watch out for Sheffield United boys, here they come.
Boing boing with blown it again……
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good luck wolves. 2-0 win
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Oh my god where did the boggie come from (12)? Have heard diddly squat from them all season on these pages until we lose a match and then they come crawling out of their little holes to make childish little comments! Get a life you idiot!
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weaverwolf…What planet are you from?
To throw Higgs in now would be suicide, playing Friend out of postion is retarded and Ebanks-Blake is injured. Only 4 subs and two you can’t even name. Playtime is over.
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14 wolf72
Sunshine, if I was a boggie I think it would be Malaga Blue and White Stripes.
No my little boy Malagablue is a Blues supporter who tells it how it is and doesn’t wear gold and black tinted glasses.
I will say it again just for your simple mind.
You are NOT going to win today and you know it. We will win tomorrow and you know what that means don’t you?
You obviously don’t read these pages very often because I told you before the match on Monday that you were not good enough and you wouldn’t beat the Blues.
You have blown it big time and just for you I will repeat what I said on these pages the other day.
You probably have enough points now to make the play offs but you haven’t got the BOTTLE to win them.
(Boing Boing) is just to remind you who you will be playing next season wolf72.
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12. ain’t goin anywhere but do think sheff utd will finish second wiv us winning it lol
…………… UP THE WOLVES……………
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good team selection today, looks a balanced and attack minded side. 2- 0 me thinks. come on me babies
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You boys not going to the match then………….
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Tony’s gone down he’s left his mobile here and taken the charger with him,he’s going a bit simple just lately.
COME ON WOLVES WELL DONE SAMMY
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wwfc champions 2009
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16. WOLVES not good enough lol we ave been top 4 wot 6 MONTH’S wiv u guy’s tryin 2 get a stiff but we’l the wolves pride of the midland’s your just a place in the midland’s LOL
……… UP THE WOLVES……….
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No 12.
Now go and sit in a corner you dunce. Lets see if you can react to the wins by us and the blades today.I think you are under pressure now and probably may squeeze a point.
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19 and your next comment is????? dirty blues forever. Go find some woods to sleep in
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Hmmmm Malaga blue, how does that humble pie taste? Wouldn’t it be funny if you lost tomorrow and with sheff utd in second on goal diff. Oh dear. All that mouthing off and look what happened. Get back to your pinacalada by the pool mate. Wolves are top of the league.
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