Doyle hope despite Bolton bid
Thursday 25th June 2009, 11:00AM BST.
Wolves owner Steve Morgan hints the club remain confident of signing £6.5million target Kevin Doyle – despite Bolton matching the asking price.
Fulham are believed to have joined Wolves in holding talks with the Reading striker, while Bolton and Sunderland are also interested.
Growing interest in the Republic of Ireland international means the process could become a slow-burner.
But, asked how confident he was of bringing in Doyle, the Wolves owner-chairman’s hopes were high.
He said: “I’m very confident that we’re signing players at the right level and age to come to the club and bring competition for places.
“Kevin Doyle is a quality player and all the players we’re talking to are quality players.
“We’re still hoping to sign two or three. If someone like him becomes available, then we have to be interested.
“We had a number of players lined up for specific positions and we’re having very constructive talks with several players at the moment.
“I’d like to think we’ll make further announcements in the next week or two.”
Wolves have barely touched the £30million investment Morgan has ringfenced as part of his takeover of the club, since swelled by the further £30million of TV money gained by winning promotion.
The 56-year-old multi-millionaire insists the fee for Doyle and others are within budget.
He said: “I wouldn’t say we’re pushing the boat out – the club has a budget that we will work to.
“But we’re determined to bring quality to the club.”
After missing out on several targets – in particular centre-backs, where players such as Sami Hyypia, Aaron Mokoena and Scott Dann have slipped their grasp, Morgan believes boss Mick McCarthy is working through a list of potential signings.
The Molineux supremo said: “We’ve identified a pool of players, because you never get every man you’re looking for.”
Wolves have also denied reports Marseilles defender Ronald Zabur is flying in for talks.
But the chairman is confident the playing squad will have half a dozen new faces when the window closes.
He added: “I think altogether we’re looking to sign around six, with the two already signed.”
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i an not so sure think he may be waiting for everton villa or fulham or come in for him (hope i am wrong) feel these football agent may be using wolves to flush the bigger clubs to bid
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Reserves elsewhere or playing at the Wolves, come on Kevin sign for us!
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Dont get hung out to dry by Doyle (and his agent) Wolves …. we could be hanging around ’till the eve of the season only for him to join Bolton and leave us without an alternative option.
Hard to say but move on ….
Slightly worried but i have faith in MM … realy would like to see a couple of signings before the Oz trip
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we have defo not invested the 30 million we have hardly spent nothink at all and we need to get spending and ha we need another 3 signing and the rest hardly any of the players we have we handle the premiership and ablbion seen that last season they only added a few and look where that got them and look at the players newcastle and boro have and they still come down so i think we need more than 6 morgan the the keeper ya bought in is rubbish and milijas has no experience at this level and i dont reckon doyle is gonna come tbh but he knows down here that he will get played cause apart from seb he would be our best striker
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We are a newly promoted club who do not pay ridiculous money like some so we have certain limitations. However as we have found out in the last 3 years you can pick up some quality from smaller clubs or fringe players from other clubs if we get the 4 below were be somewhere handy:
Kevin Doyle or Jason Scotland
Joe Ledley
Ronald Zubar
Shaun Davies
Loan:
Macheda
Aaron Ramsay
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Competition for places? We need starters man.. get off your crazy juice Morgan!
I think we are losing out on all our targets.. weak show guys!
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i dont think morgan at all hints that he remains confident in signing doyle, this is the same interveiw from yesterday
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I think we have lost out on Doyle now! I hate to say it as i think he would have been great down the molinuex! By all accounts we have agreed with Reading and offered him money that he is happy with but when Fulham come calling who are in the Europa League next year we have very little chance!
We should be encouraged that MM is trying to stregthen the spine of the team, from GK, centre backs, Centre Mids and Forwards, i have confidence in MM and the board and think we will be (a very positve) OK next season :)
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6 players arent enough…. we wont get doyle … zubars aparently not comin 2 talk with us…. were doomed …. were going to be a joke…. spend more offer more in wages so we can actually stay up
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I very much doubt whether we will get him. This probably be a long drawn out process and we only want players that are keen to join one of England’s most successful and famous clubs!
Let’s get on with recruiting a centre half and midfielder.
No panic. Offering £6.5m shows that we are here to stay.
UP THE WOLVES!
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only 4 more new arrivals expected?
surely we need a striker, another CM, a winger (ours are injury prone) 2 centre backs and a left back as a minimum
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Drop him and get 2 or 3 quality defenders.
Any team that lets 8 goals in against NORWICH has priories at the other end.
Also Doyle is not a target man which is really what we need to assist SEB.
Finally I don’t like being kept waiting by someone like him.
What he is saying is if anyone else comes in from the Premier I will go there BUT if no one comes in I can always have a season at Wolves.
No thanks.
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Yet another case of E&S mixing and matching stories yet again. Its a completely different interview with Steve Morgan who only says he is an ‘admirer’ of Doyle – there is still nothing of any kind of evidence. My opinion is that he is way overpriced, and sadly even SEB will struggle in the prem, getting 10 goals if he’s lucky and he’s twice the striker Doyle is. We need more creativity for the strikers, remember, without Kightly we’re useless.
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I think we are going to need nore than 4 more?
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What a complete waste of time this article is. Its nothing we dont already know. Yet more lazy journalism from the E&S
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laughingwolf over the last few weeks you’ve named about 150 players you think Wolves should sign
Give it a rest man.
Every single comment you post is the same no matter what article you’re reading.
One Wolf…….are you an expert? How the hell do you know Wolves will be a joke next season? Talk about negative. Jeeze you’ve made me feel so depressed I’m gonna hang myself.
I wish I’d had your crystal testicles when I married my first 2 wifes….I’d have stayed single!!! Oh, the power of foresight
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Common sense comments Nathan (8).
But Fulham are rumoured to be chasing anybody and everybody.
Draw a line in the sand Wolves for agent and Doyle (if they and Reading are happy with the offer) – take it or leave it by this date your plane ticket to Oz is waiting at check-in.
The agent will be more worried about losing out should any deal collapse from Fulham buying someone else – and Doyle remaining at Reading until the New Year window.
Play hard ball Jez –
Doyle would be good but there are other options.
New players missing the Australia trip will be at and disadvantage (especially those coming from abroad) and ultimately Wolves will be at a disadvantage.
STAYING PATIENT
STAYING POSITIVE
STAYING PREMIER
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saw the interview on Sky
quote SM word for word instead of editing to put your own spin on it
just goes to show you cant believe whats in the papers
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(5) I’m sure i read something you wrote yesterday slating the Blues for signing players with no prem experience and yet the majority of the players you have listed there have little to no prem experience. If your gonna slate a team for doing 1 thing why urge your team to do the same. A bit hypocritical me thinks. p.s Even though I’m a Baggies fan I realise the majority of you Wolves fans know what your going on about and understand how your feeling about signing no one of substance yet. But that guy rubs me up the wrong way.
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same old e&s, this was yesterday’s news!! anyway I think we have missed the boat with Doyle because lets face it he would have signed by now and apparently he was shown around the training ground over the weekend gone!! another suggestion is Dean Ashton, yes I know he is injury prone and probably on big wages but apparetnly west ham are willng to sell and if Stoke are being linked with him then surely we should be able to compete with the likes of the potters.
Mick & Jez, I have this feeling that we are penney pinching to much, I agree we shouldn’t be spending madly but we need to start getting the players in sooner rather than later. What will happen come the end of August is that if we want a certain type of player who will h\ave to pay big bucks for him so get the business done now and you may save the money
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I believe that Doyle will sign… but its not going to happen as quickly as some people think it should. We will have negotiations with a number of potential signings happening in the background but its not for public knowledge yet, so people should stop their moaning. Keep up the good work everyone at the Wolves! However I am a little concerned at possibly signing Ronald Zubar after seeing this
http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=ronald+zubar&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#
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Another story with absolutely no substance, old recycled quotes and zero facts
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There’s only one Michael Owen!(on a pay per game basis)!
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Also I believe Doyle and Hunt of Reading will sign for Sunderland simply because of the Quinn factor. Also Alex Ferguson has stated already that he is planning on using Macheda alot more this season and Jason Scotland will join Wigan to link up again with Roberto Martinez…… Not fact but a very high chance of this occuring I believe.
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22 ….They have to fill in pages so anything will do.
We all have to be hopeful and patient. Bit sick of the signings at Blues though.
I’m not going to look here anymore until there are signings.
Mick will get it right. Three M’s forever..
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Re post 21– My god that video scares the life out of me!!! Has he really been scouted by our top man!! jeez perish the thought of him joining.
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Cabby who gave me a lift home from Wimbledon yesterday says Doyle is the real mcoy. Pace, courage, determination, strengh, oh and scores goals. THAT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME SO SIGN HIM UP!
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Obviously it’s in the hands of Doyle’s agent who is touting him around to any Prem. rival with half an interest in signing him. Personally I think our chances of signing him are remote, I don’t think we can compete with the salaries of all these established other teams yet. I hope we have alternative targets such as Ross McCormack who has indicated his desire to play in the top flight. He knows how to find the net and would cost less than Doyle and has more improving to do than him.
Regarding Matt Mills, from what I’ve seen of him he actually looks more accomplished than Roger Johnson on the ball and I would sign him up straight away for £3 million and not mess around any more (or risk losing him to the Blues again).
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Any of those U.S.A. players available?
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Re-iterate what i said yesterday, Is this a pr stunt now that Season tickets are on general sale.
6 Aree 100% not competition that is required in certain areas LB/CB/CENTMIDFIELD ETC but players of genuine premiership quality who can slot straight in and improve our prospects of avoiding a swift return to the championship.
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One thing is absolutely certain:
We NEED at least five TOP players to stay in.So pay up Wolves.
On another note has anyone read the Michael Owen dossier that has been circulated .His fitness is gone into in detail and there are testimonials from three leading specialists who say that he is as good as new and injury free.GO GET HIM WOLVES!!!!!
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Looks like another player is going to slip through our fingers as Moxey is too tight. Morgan got this club for nothing and doesn’t want to spend.
Huge hike in season ticket prices and what do we get in return – a 37 year old liability and a drink driver who won’t get a work permit!!
Moxey really knows his stuff!!
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1. Fulham aint bigger than Wolves dimlo!
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32 Bob Wolf.
Can I tempt you to come and support the Baggies. We have some fine young up and coming moaners as well as some older experienced ones but none of them hold a candle to you. You are a real pro, every silver lining has a black cloud in your world. How about it?
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I’d take Owen any day!
Nice to see your back Bob,
When is Morgan going to take his head out of the clouds and ‘speculate to accumulate’.
Unless we start investing in good enough players for the premiership then we will come right back down.
Some of the players we have will be fine, others will need time,but we have to mae an impact from game 1 – West Ham.
If we buy right,
3points top of te league,
If we dont then a long struggling season!
Up the Wolves!
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How many times do the E&S want to peddle out the same story???
Look guys, you don’t know any more about it than us, so stop recycling interviews that have already been reported on and do some actual journalism!!
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Starting to get worried, Blues are showing much more ambition than us Joe Hart or Hanneman (no brainer), Roger Johnson great player I can see us spending less than £10m,lets start flashing the cash Moxey and Morgan or we’re going to repeat the last premier development
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21 & 26.. Zubar Video.. The translation into English I believe is ‘The unluckiest defender in the world! I saw it last night! I guess all defenders struggle now and again but if you get all his mistakes on one you tube vid it can look a bit bad! That said..there were some howlers.
Personally I think these transfer dealings are going to be really tricky.. I know we need to speculate but its not only about transfer fees and personal terms.. but its what else a club can offer.. if thats european football then I can see how Doyle may want to see whats on the table at Fulham. Bolton, Sunderland..more established. Saying that though..I think Wolves could be a great move too. Establishing ourselves in the premier is not going to happen overnight. It could be a slow building process!
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Its June 25th.
67.5 days left of the window.
Judge them then.
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watched the video on Zubar terrifying looks like someone the albion would have signed last season
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“We’re still hoping to sign two or three…”
and
“I think altogether we’re looking to sign around six, with the two already signed.”
Still hoping to sign two or three? Two or three?! Jeez! We need to strengthen right through the first team in every outfield position. Imagine going in to our first game with SEB and Kights both crocked and only having a few new players in the squad – We would be slaughtered week in week out.
Let’s get positive, sign some big players and make sure we stay up. If we don’t have at least 6 quality new signings before kick-off then this summer must surely be put down as a wasted opportunity.
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am i wrong or did all the reports earlier in the week suggest that Doyle was just a biro away from signing on the dotted line. and now we are told that he may go somewhere else.
dont wanna be all doom and gloom but the blues seem to be spending money left right and centre and doing it in a big way and bring in international players, so far we have got 2 and spend nothing.
we have all been told to not get too excited and look at the bigger picture. the bigger picture is the season is just round the corner and when the fixtures were realised MM was playing golf in portugal.
when are we gonna sign some names to give us hope to stay up?
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Lets sign a few Aussie players while we are over there…which may be in the back of Wolves management’s mind.
I hear that that ‘mongrel’ Kevin Muscat is still going around, also Bosnich and Popovic, the ex Palace defender, or, maybe we could get one more season out of the somewhat colourful Harry Kewell, and maybe we can secure ‘El Tel’ with his experience with the Aussie players to assist Mick next season.
Can anyone explain to me why we are going to Australia for a two match exhibition against outfits I am advised are the standard of our 2nd division…….then again, maybe signing ‘Muscat’ while we are there will ensure that no other premiership club will out bid us for this stylish ‘hit man’
Mick.Moxey & Morgan will be planning their strategy over a pineapple juice or three on the beaches of Surfers paradise in a few weeks,
Aussie- Aussie- Aussie,,,OI- OI- OI………..
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r said: … surely we need a striker, another CM, a winger (ours are injury prone) 2 centre backs and a left back as a minimum …
A LEFT BACK? ARE YOU HAVING A LAUGH? ARE 4 LEFT BACKS NOT ENOUGH???
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The Real Bully hoo,
At least Bob wolf has an opinion, and it seems to be shared by the majority of people on here!
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steve morgan – liverpool
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michael owen – liverpool
=
both at wolves ;)
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45 wid
Let me know when you and Bob name the wedding day – I’LL make sure I miss it.
Not even Eastenders is as depressing as you two!
A right couple of ‘Mizzukks’
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39 I am not one to panic BUT! We need a good start and there are only 7 weeks left to the start of the season and possibly more relevantly only 4 days left until the start of preseason training. It’s no good signing players in August and expecting them to gel instantly. 3 weeks max from now we need a full squad – MINIMUM 1 centre half, 1 centre forward and 1 winger
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Hope capt.Morgan doe try and build is ouses as chep as he’s tryin to build a premiership side. remember the three little pigs?! He wants to start an deliver his promises or a big bad wolf might just cum an blow his an Moxey’s ouse down!!!
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tellitlikeitis…
You’ve been happy clapping all year – I suppose you want Collins and Ward to be marking Gerrard and Torres?? Muppet.
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Surely this players fitness status as to be a worry if he signs-He spent most of last season out and when fit did not impress-I agree with 12 we need two experienced defenders…All this talk of not paying money out.. We are in the prem again please lets not have a disaster like last promotion–We have to dig deep and get players in surley—– I agree with 12–nail on the head.. Craze dave
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Oh Dear – were off again – the pace some of you want us to spend money in so unbeleivable. I bet many of you are not the first at the Bar to buy your round. So calm it ! -there are a lot of negociations to go through _ i do not wish to see us spending stupid money (not only transfer fees but wages and agent fees) and then to see us come crashing down finacial wise.I steve morgan we have a good business man – My Miss’s always says “Dont buy the First thing you see – wait until you view and assess them All” I suppose like many of the Players pre season there all in their Villas’ or on Holiday until next week – we’ll all see an improvement in the negociations then.
The way some of you are viewing next season is strange – the next thing we’ll here is that “Wolfie and Wendy” are not up to premership quality !
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Always so negative guys. We even moan before we sign anyone.
come on me babies
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wolfy in disguise, bob wolf does have an opinion, and 99% of the time its negative, and your assumption that most people on here agree with him is simply not true otherwise the samaritan helpline would be inundated. so if i were you i’d take up real bullyhoos offer and join him and jiwal,wolvesmod,and the other manic depressives you’ll be in excellent company i’m sure, as for wwfc and new signings, everybody relax we,ve got till sept 1st so chill.
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Just looked at the premiership table and we’re bottom already, just behind Wigan and West Ham. Sort it out Jez
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50 day, 23 hours and counting until kick-off. In the last 38 days (thinking back to day -88) we have signed two players, an old goalkeeper and a midfielder who may not get his permit to work in the UK. Can’t wait for the next 38 days!
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Let’s spend 50K a week on over inflated egos and then ask Morgan to sell the club back to the Bhatti brothers. Sounds like a good long term plan to me!
In Mick we trust!
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50 well said Bob some of the happy clappers think that Ward and Collins are good, bloody god help us next year will are going to get hammered.
The 3 Ms thats muppets are as bad as each other.
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Sign Michael Owen!
Having him in a Wolves shirt would certainly raise our profile…imagine all the immediate media interest he’d generate. I like Doyle too, but signing him is hardly front page news.
Owen’s wages may be excessive but surely they’d be more than paid for by his off field commercial value. We could actually pay him 500K a month for the season and he’d still be cheaper than signing Doyle…who has no commercial value.
Now that we are a premiership club Wolves will have the opportunity to sell themselves more. Owen would probably sell more shirts worldwide than the rest of the squad put together. Here in the USA Premiership soccer is big & easily accessible. Fans love to follow big name players, and prove their lifelong loyalty through buying every bit of merchendise they can get their hands on. Owen’s brochure claim’s he is the 2nd most famous English player in the world, after Beckham…and here they love that kind of stuff.
On the pitch Owen’s not as good as he was but is still easily good enough for the Premiership. Give him chances and he’ll put plenty of them away. Surely his experience would be a great asset on & off the pitch too. Who would your money be on for scoring a ‘keep us in the Premiership goal’ at Old Trafford…Owen or Fortune? Or Keogh!
Anyway, I know he’s good… I just read it in his own 32 page brochure. I’m now a believer!
‘the athlete; the ambassador; the icon’.
Simon :)
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bobwolf what did you say about wolves not getting promoted ? now whos the muppet lol, happyclapper and premiership proud
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Doomed!
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think i’ve wasted a great deal of money to watch fewer games next year and the many drubbings to come! thanks moxey and co for showing no ambition just like last time. Beginning to feel much frustration and anger towards the inept running of a club i’ve been supporting since the late 1960′s. Quite clearly just a job for you Mr Moxey as it was a toy for the Hayward sons and now merely a hobby for Mr Morgan (the Liverpool fan remember everybody?).
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Is it true Sportingbet.com have made Wolves favourites for the drop next season?
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I see that Blues have just signed Johnson for £5 million who we should have gone for.
I’m sorry but I am becoming sick and tired of hearing big talk from the incumbents at our club and little action.
Our squad as it stands will get slaughtered in the Premiership and is nowhere good enough.Imagine if Ebanks Blake was to get injured? Keogh and Iwelumo upfront in the Premiership I’m sorry would be a joke! Yes we did great last season but even then our defence was shocking. Lets have less dithering and see some action please Mr Moxey and Morgan. We do not want a repeat of the shambles of 2003!
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Look, all we can do is sit back and be patient. It’s up to the player now, and im sure we’ll get the players we need.
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If wolves want to stay in the premier you are easily lookin at least 49 million to spend. We need another two centre backs another midfielder a winger andanother two strikers. Keogh get rid of and vokes put out on loan. Wolves need to bring in obafemi martins, mancienne, carlos vela (on loan), tosic (on loan). We need players like this and mick should at players in this status. He shouldn’t just be lookin at players around europe but also south america like what blues are dong. Until this happens you can kiss bye bye before its even started.
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BW – now you’re being stupid as well as miserable.
When was the last time Collins played in the first team? – But don’t let that stop you bringing the old 45′s out and playing them over and over and over again…….
Sigh
You’re more boring than these endless threads on Doyle joining us.
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id av a punt on leroy lita instead and FORGET DOYLE spend the 6.5 mill on a QUALITY DEFENDER!!! AND WEL HAVE A CHANCE!!
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ID SIGN UP LEROY LITA FOR NOWT, AND SPEND THE 6.5 MILL ON AQUALITY DEFENDER INSTEAD?
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while brum are signing every mediocre player going, what are our lot doing ? sitting on their thumbs. they really need 2 get their finger out n start signing good players. we had all this spin last time and we ended up premiership whipping boys. hope the refs get better eyes come next season n all.
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Reckon if we miss out on Doyle (which looks like we might have) how about a cheeky bid for Dean Ashton?Perfect guy to hold the ball up for SEB,what u think guys???
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God…i never realised how many Wolves fans play football manager and think that transfers happen in about 5 minutes…
Shocking…and also, damn embarassing.
IHF
UTW!
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Why does it take so long for wolves to finalise a deal? When blues identify a target they close the deal before other clubs become interested.We are simply not showing enough when negotiating contracts with these players,and for all the posters coming on this board and telling people to be patient, will you still be saying this when were being beat 4 or 5 every week because we did not show enough ambition in the transfer market? i think not.Some of us remember what a balls up our last prem campaign was, and dont want it to happen again.
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Please be patient everyone. Blues have gone out and spent mega bucks, but would people on here be happy if the club had spent £20 million on what the Blues have brought in so far. Mr. Morgan is not a fool.
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We are a newly promoted club who do not pay ridiculous money like some so we have certain limitations. I believe that we have the nucleus of a side that can finish in the top half if we can add a few more quality players in. The 4 or 5 below would do.
Pele
Van Basten
Ronaldo (either one, or even better, both)
Cruyff
loan signings :-
Torres
Rooney
Terry
Barry
laughingwolf you have been gazumped.
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Well Johnson has signed for the Blues then. He says he’s pleased to have signed for a ‘massive’ club (lol). I’m sure we don’t need any comedians on board. As much as I despise Stoke even though I live there they are a bigger club than Blues hands down!! He must be on a good salary like Dann!! As I have said before Mills from Doncaster looks a far more promising prospect but we need to move PDQ for £3 million or risk losing him to the St Andrews mob again!!!
Apologies peeps for the apparent irrelevance of my piece but I replied earlier to the Doyle situation (no. 28).
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Hmmm, Dean Ashton still young and hopefully hungy at 25 and a cracking player to boot…when fit. We have learnt the lessons fron Daley, De Wolf, Froggatt etc. now though haven’t we? A viable alternative to Doyle along with Ross McCormack?
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67 – He does have a point though. As it is now, Collins would be 4th choice defender, and knowing that Craddock probably wouldnt cut it in the Premier at his age, and knowing that at some stage Stearman, or Berra will be out with suspension, or injury, it does leave the path for Collins to step right back in, wide open.
He was out of his depth in the Championship, and I dont want to think about what would happen if he were ever to wear a Wolves shirt against the likes of Torres.
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9… you total pillock, teams like newcastle threw all kinds of money at all and sundry and got relegated and now they will be in financial trouble with no quality to get out of , arguably , the hardest championship in ages. Some of you need a reality check, survival is the NUMBER 1 priority this season…end of, then consolidation, get a football brain some of you!!!
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we need a target man up top with SEB, id of said djibril cisse on loan..bit late now i suppose :L
still, the signings will come
keep the faith
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44 – We may have 4 but i think we are lacking in quality. Ward was carried bye the rest of the team throughout, Hill is a Championship player, Friend – unproven at even championship level yet but potentially the best of the 4, and Elokobi who surely is just a joke figure at best and despite his determination and commitment simply not a footballer
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I think everyone needs to calm down – a lot of Clubs have yet to dump their unwanted players. It has to be assumed that Wolves management is talking to players who know they will be moving on or want to move on.
It also makes sense to put some bird seed out to deflect the press from seizing on what the Club is really after in their negotiations.
The financial decisons surrounding purchase of players is also changing. Man U reportedly will not buy players over 25 years of age- for good reason. They have to build value and yield a profit if they move on. Too many Clubs are on the edge financially – Wolves do not need that.
Keep the faith people – COME ON YOU WOLVES!!!
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78 CW
No. he doesn’t have a point, because he never actually makes one beyond slagging off Ward , Collins and anyone who disagrees with him – which in his own little world makes them Muppets, Happy Clappers or both.
You on the other hand have made a reasoned point and am happy to discuss.You are correct in what you say, but given that he (Collins)hasn’t featured since Reading away, I would say that he either needs to improve greatly on last year to feature, or We will be bringing in players who will be higher in the pecking order.
My own view is that he is nowhere near Prem class on his performances last year, and he has faults which will be exploited even more in this league. He is still relatively young however and may improve ( but probably not to Prem standard)His biggest asset is the way he attacks the aerial ball in both boxes, but on the floor – forget it and for a player who is obviously committed, I feel that he doesn’t put the extra effort in to block shots etc.
The main point – we don’t know yet who we will start with in August and beyond, so slagging players off ewho may not even feature is rather pointless.
Lets wait and see.
Hi Ho Wolverhampton !
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83 – Fair play mate:)
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83 – He isn’t Championship class, let alone Prem class.
I agree with whoever says we need to get rid of the dead wood and the likes of Collins and Ward who are nothing more than ordinary.
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birmingham have signed 6 players if you include carr there looking a force… wolves have signed a serbian thats had his work permit denied and a past it keeper… and i dont usuallly worry … but if its the case of all of those clubs after doyle we havnt got a chance… birmingham look to mean business and they arent scared to splash the cash because they want to stay up.. wolves want to spend as little as possible as usual… JM out please. Morgan said were only going to sign another 3 or 4 players… its radiculous wolves are gonna be a joke for another premier league campaign
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wake me up if and when we have a player funny other sides seen to go for and get players i know time warp 2003- 2004
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Why are everyone panicking? Birmingham have signed absolute tosh in Carr, Hart is a good shot stopper but awful at controlling his box and Hughes identified that straight away. The south american has never played in Europe. Roger Johnson and Scott Dann have never played higher than the championship and again there was no point us signing them as they are no better than what we have although they would of been useful squad players they are too slow. I am not panicking at all, we will sign quality. Blues are too old and Burnley not good enough, Stoke, Hull, Pompey etc will struggle not to mention Wigan
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86. the work permit hearing has’nt happened yet?? the goalkeeper is not past it as they dont reach thier peak till 39/40 , as for birmingham spending lots of money and looking a force? very funny, prediction for season 09/10. relegated blues,burnley,bolton/fulham , wwfc to finish 15th,
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88, I am not panicking at all, we will sign quality.Should start panicking if i were you.Smith and Surman Qualty,you certainly live up to your name,Your avin a laugh
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Why do you even care about who birmingham sign?
The transfer window isn’t even open yet!
Put your trust in super Mic.
Is there a need for Doyle? we allready have a striker to partner blake, KEOGH. :p
So he didn’t score many goals but I think we will see a change in the premier with keogh I feel it suits his style of play more.
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91 – you refer to the transfers completed by Birmingham and then in the next line say the transfer window isn’t open. Does that make any sense to you?!
The following is from the FA Premier League:
“The first Transfer Window in any year shall commence at midnight on the last day of the season and shall end on 31 August next if a Working Day, if not, on the first Working Day thereafter, at a time to be determined by the Board.
The second Transfer Window in any year shall commence at midnight on 31st December and shall end on the 31st January next if a Working Day or, if not, on the first Working Day thereafter, at a time to be determined by the board.”
July 1st is the date you can begin to register players, it has nothing to do with when you can actually start making offers and offers can be accepted.
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91- why do we even care whi brum sign? I will tell u why because they are doing the right things. Getting good quality players and getting players from the right places and splashing cash. Something that wolves aren’t doing. Blues will finish probs near the top of the bottom of the table. Wolves on the other hand mite as well stay where they are at the moment without a ball being kicked. Bottom. If you ask me its a absolute joke because mcarthy never has and never will be premier class with his mind and his stupid arrogant attitude.
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