Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Wolves step up new striker search
Thursday 23rd July 2009, 11:30AM BST.
Wolves have stepped up their efforts to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts next month.
Manager Mick McCarthy remains confident £6.5m club record signing Kevin Doyle will be fit during August after his hernia operation, but with Chris Iwelumo out for three months with a broken foot, he wants his options covered.
The boss said: “We’re looking at trying to strengthen. We’ve not got the biggest squad.
“We’ve still got Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Andy Keogh and Sam Vokes and I’m sure Doyle will be back before the start of the season.
“Doyle will be training in a fortnight, but I’m still looking at whatever’s around.
“It would be nice to do something and we certainly want four strikers fit for the start of the season.
“We’ve got a good squad, but we can’t sign anyone once the transfer window shuts – that’s our lot until Christmas.
“At the end of last season, we had loads of strikers and then suddenly they were falling like flies. We lost Michael Kightly, Chris and Sylvan and we had to loan someone.
“We won’t have that facility available this time.”
McCarthy admits it’s unlikely he will make any immediate inroads.
He added: “We’re getting a lot of players offered, many of whom I don’t know anything about, because we can’t watch everyone around the world.”
The Wolves chief insists the club took a long-term view on Doyle, knowing he may miss the start of the season.
He said; “There was no point him limping on and playing at 85 per cent for six weeks, then him having it (surgery) and taking longer.
“As soon as we knew it was a hernia, it was a case of getting it done and if he had to miss the first week, he misses it.”
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We desperatly need cover up front also we need a midfielder & defender.
S.HUNT 4MILLION?
MANCIENNE LOAN
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ABOUT TIME TOO!
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I wish everyone would stop bickering with each other, moaning at the 3Ms, and using these boards to post over the top comments. Debate for sure!
I re-read the comments from the end of the 2007-08 season, it was pathetic! If you don’t like what’s going on, tough! The vast majority of us think they’re doing a very good job in an incredibly difficult market. I’m impressed they’ve got most of their shopping done and looking to be flexible too. If you’re still feeling negative perhaps you should look at the likes of the noses, hull and burnley, before nagging away.
Keep going 3Ms, right behind the club, UTW!
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It is a little disconcerting that no experienced Premiership players have been signed especially in the midfield area. The Club claims to have money available so what is the problem? To date, the Club has really not spent much money at all.
“Young and hungry” is all well and good but mistakes by inexperienced players will be severely punished at the Premiership level no matter how hard the squad works.
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MARK VIDUKA
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Definitely need another striker as i feel keogh could not cut it in the prem. And vokes ain’t ready.
Also we need a centre back (wouldn’t mind mcmanus) and a tough tackling central midfielder.
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In my opinion we need five more players before the window shuts.
Another winger, ball winning central midfielder as we only currently have Henry, centre back, left back and of course another striker.
We should try and get Duff or Gutierrez from Newcastle or maybe even Victor Moses who can play on the wing or upfront. Someone like Michael Ball would be a decent signing for left back and he is currently on a free. For central midfield maybe Ndiaw and centre back hopefully Mancienne.
Make no mistake further strengthening of the squad is certainly required as opnce the deadline passes we cant even sign players on loan plus we have seven subs this season.
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Mancienne (if Chelsea let him on loan)
S.Hunt (doubt it tho, if Everton, Sunderland etc want him)
Nolan (if he’s prepared to take a 50% pay decrease)
Viduka (wages + fitness)
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We need another premiership striker.If we lost Ebanks and Doyle we’d be in trouble.
Maybe we should try a bid for Kanu,just a thought.
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perhaps wolvesmod and bobwolf can persuade the experienced premier players to come to wwfc , utw
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How’s about Kanu from Portsmouth. Would certainly give us a different dimension.
I’m having nightmares of Doyle and Ebanks both getting injured.
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we will stay up no problem
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Thought I’d Help you out Lizbeth.
MARK VIDUKA *Is fat, lazy, paid far too much and should be banned from coming anywhere near our team and club.
Hope that helps.
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WE NEED A CENTRE HALF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO SIGNIGN PLAYERS WITH PREMIER EXPERIENCE. IF WE DONT GET A SOLID CENTRE BACK IN WITH PREM EXPERIENCE WERE SCREWED
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4. How much money do you expect the club to spend? We have spent nearly £15M on players so far which is more than a majority of the premiership so far. I may agree that we may need more prem experience but to say we have not spent much money is not really an accurate comment IMO
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Eidur Gudjohnsen?
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Lizbeth (5) get a grip!
Viduka is lazy, fat and slow AND well over 30!!!
If you must make recommendations, at least do your homework first instead of suggesting ‘has been’ players!
We have a young squad and adding the likes of Viduka to it is just laughable!!!
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Got to agree with you there Lizbeth Viduka is definitely worth a punt. He has the experience as well and if both wingers are flying and firing balls in then he would fit the job description.
All in all we have quite a few additions and it is exciting to see how they fit in.
Looking at an europa finish all the way
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S.Hunt are you mad, all they say about him at reading is how useless he has been, i have got a few reading mates and uni and when i asked about him it was a long list of why he is crap.
o and before someone has a go at me for being young and then not understanding football blah blah blah, i am 20 in august and this will be my 18th season with a season ticket so i aint no part time bandwagoner with no understanding of the game, i live and breathe football
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5 – Libeth
What about TONY YEBOAH or ALAN SHEARER?
Joker
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No. 3. Well said, wish there were more views like this!
By the way, will anyone stop mentioning Mark Viduka? Far too slow! Far too old and on far too much money! It’s a well known fact that any game watched on Match of the Day last season that featured Newcastle, you can see clearly that the man has not raised a sweat in about fifteen seasons! He puts no effort in and yes he does get the occasional poachers goal, but that’s no where near enough.
He couldn’t (didn’t want) pull it out and slog for Newcastle, when they really needed players of experience to rise up and show the way, why on earth do people think he could do it for us?
He doesn’t chase back, he has no pace and certainly no stamina.
Mark Viduka? Give me a break.
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Benjani from Man City on loan or Viduka depending on wages. I would love to see Joey Barton here we need some experience and bite in the middle. I know he is a daft but if he was nt he would be out of league. If we could manage him he is real proven quality
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3. I will support the club and never boo but if you think this is the best stategy then i am unsure of your football history.
We were told by Moxey that they had done an in depth analysis on why promoted teams dont stay up after being promoted and he made the statement that we would not make those mistakes.
I therefore challenge you that this was more spin, we have signed some decent players and if i were going into a championship season i would be very excited but we are not. 99% of the squad has no premier experience so we do not know how they will perform but my argument is history tells us that you buy cheap you end up being relegated. Where is the stategy Stoke purchased 4 experienced premiership performers last year, the Albion purchased zero.
I also want them to succeed but i can only look at the signings and say fringe players for the premier.
This is not negative it’s factual
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5. You certainly rate the Aussies don’t you?
But in this case I would have to agree.
Viduka would do a great job but we don’t sign players who demand wages above 20 grand a week it would seem.
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4. just because we have the money, doesnt mean we can buy who ever we like. Even the likes of manchester united and chelsea get turned down, so a team that has just gotten promoted is going to have a tough time. Mick has took a risk and if it pays off, we can have a decent young squad available to us, and if it doesnt, at least we wont have a bunch of money grabbing players on their last legs.
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15- we needed to spend that much just to compete with clubs in bottom half of prem, so to be better than them we need to spend another 15mil on a cb cm and cf. #16 ye m8 dream on!!!
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Agree with earlier shout of trying to get Benjani on a short loan. Not to sure about Kanu don’t rate him at all.
Good shout about Hunt from Reading, ok he looks like he’ll Tarmac your drive but he’s some player, think he would be a great signing for us.
Anyone else got any striker suggestions? There’s not many who jump out at you is there?
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Lets get things in perspective a little, talk of signing 5 more players is ridiculous. As Reading, Hull etc have shown it is not about the individuals you have but the sum that they produce as a team. There were teams queueing up to go down last season. Mick wants one more striker as cover. So we are not going to pay silly money of transfer fee or wages. One more target man maybe as SEB and Doyle are not giants. But lets get the right people in not mercenaries. SOOOOOO excited about start of season, CMON ME BABIES
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Christian Veri?
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Please Mark Vidontka. He doesn’t have 90 mins in him and will want far more than we will pay (fotunately).
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People keep saying on here about players with Premiership experience and yet when they come up with names they are either dross, mercenaries or out of our reach. Look at players like Darren Bent, Spurs want to recoup their £15 million. Viduka – no way!!
The only solution is look abroad in my opinion.
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No way is Viduka the answer , comes into the dont care , get me wages no matter what brigade .
As recent success has proved , hopefully those days have gone up the Wolves .
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I now have to live in Middlesbrough for my sins and think they have the man who would be ideal for us Tuncay Sanli he never stops running and he is looking for a move and they would like him off the books not sure about his wages though
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I think a good move would to loan a Arsenal Youngster or that “vella” they had in the carling cup.The one that destroyed sheff united by chipping paddy kenney.
what you rekon????
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Well said 3!
Does anyone think that the 3Ms don’t know what our team needs?
Does anyone think the 3 Ms are not trying to recruit?
Does anyone think that disclosing key information concerning who we are looking at will help the club? It helps the curb the fans frustration but inside information damages the club if it is released prior to signing the player.
This is a difficult market and after last season, I have confidence in the 3Ms!
Keep the faith!
Up the Wolves!!!
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what about VELA from arsenal
he was good in the carling cup for them!
We could maybe loan another arsenal youth like albion did with simpson!
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I now have to live in Middlesbrough for my sins and think they have the ideal player for us TUNCAY SANLI he never stops running and chips in with a fair amount of goals i know he wants away and Southgate has said he dosnt think he will be there by the start of the season not sure about wages though
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Tuncay Sanli wants away and never stops running
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Peter Crouch!
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JOEY BARTON you must be joking him hes violant and hes about as good as my grand dad and hes dead!
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According to some, we need to sign 11 more players – what do you think we would do with the Championship winning squad, sell them all off?
Be sensible most of you. We all know we need strengthening but signing 6, 7 or more players is stupid, it is not going to happen!
As for suggesting we need another left back – how many more do we need, we must have at least 6 already!
As I said in an earlier post, get real and use some sensibility when posting messages about potential signings.
Mick McCarthy & co. are not going to blow umpteen millions on has-beens over 30yo nor will they sign players just for the sake of it.
They will only sign players who are committed to the old gold and black and to the future of the club, which means players who have been around the block umpteen times can forget any chance of coming to Molineux – just ask Mick!
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Sorry everyone didnt think my posts were getting through but now you have all three
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Bennie McCarthy.
Big Sam doesnt get on with him and he scores loads.
Get the cheque book out Moxey.
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3,The vast majority of us think they’re doing a very good job in an incredibly difficult market.Not very good at maths are you,most posts i have read are calling out for the premiership experience we so desperatly need to give us a fighting chance of surviving in this league.I re-read the comments from the end of the 2007-08 season, it was pathetic.So unless we all agree with your views it is Pathetic,What are you some world football genius who knows better than everybodyelse.In your own words (The Vast Majority of people) who post are Genuine Wolves Supporters with ONE GOAL in mind premiership survival and then pushing on to win major honours FA CUP ETC.
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Did anybody go last night and was Zubar as poor throughout as he looked for the two goals ? On the last one he was outpaced and then he just gave up.Collins has his critics but he never gives up even in friendlies.To me it is crucial that you have a competent cental defence.Peope praise Burnley for their football style but the key to their succes last season was their 2 central defenders.We must find a partnership that can live with the best otherwise we shall have problema all season. When we signed Zuber Jez Moxey was quoted as saying the management think they have been very smart in their transfer dealings.Is it smart to pay £2.5M on a player who fails to hack it in the Prem or to pay £5m for someone who can?
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caicedo from man city
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We are doomed already all these false promises yet again! where is the prem experianced players?
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We do need another left back – hill and ward are not up to standard and can we rely on big george for the season who knows?
defo worth a shout at ball from man city if hes free. What about Hammann for the ball winning CM to provide competition?
AS for CF we need to look abroad in my eyes but i personally think Vokes will be awesome this year coming off the bench.
UTW
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Vennegoor of Hesselink, on a free any 30 and used to score roughley 1 in 2 for Celtic, an Iwelumo type striker with international experience with Holland definatley worth us looking at IMO
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Where is the Premiership quality, some of the players coming in may prove to be good. The signings look very much like the Albion made last season, although they made more, so far. Looks like the 3 m’s are making the same mistakes
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Ched evans I recon we could get on loan! Or maybe even Benjani on loan which would be a great capture, Also mancienne on loan and reo coker! I personnally think think keogh is going to be vital this as prem teams play from the back and don’t just hoof the ball up field, so we’ll need someone like keogh who won’t give deffenders any time on the ball and will chace everything down!
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I know you cant read a lot into pre season friendlies but…. the performance at Vale last night was shocking!!! I was one of the 279 along with my 11 year old daughter treated to nothing but stodge. Yes Jarvo and Edwards played well as to did Kightly when he came on. As for Zubar and Elokobi well, all I can say is that Owen, Rooney, Drogba and Torres must be quaking in there boots about facing these players LOL. They were absolute pants. Zubar was consistantly slipping and his positional play against 2nd division reservists was shocking. Elokobi was running up and down the left flank like a headless chicken and giving the ball away. MM you need to work with these guys before the season starts or bring in Mancienne quick. Next year we are not facing championship strikers but the best strikers in the world.
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Why the …. would Tuncay want to come to Wolves???
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It is a worry, that we have not signed more players with premiership experience. As MM says the squad is not the biggest. Who will we have on the bench who can come on and change a game, I doubt Keogh & Vokes can do it in this league !
We need another good proven striker !
I am also not too sure that Ward will be the answer in a new central mid field role either, we need some more experience
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A striker for cover?
There’s only 1 of any value anywhere in the Premiership which fits that description and thats Phillips – get the trolley around Tesco.
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Some of the nemaes on here are laughable
Viduka
Bent
Barton
The guy form boro
Lets all be realistic especially to the prat who thinks we are going to the europa league, stop talking RUBBISH!
We will be lucky to stay up, why because the league is by far tougher than 6 yrs ago. Our side does need a blend of experience but who realistically can we go for????
For what its worth and this is no rumour but FACT, Moxey was seen 4 weeks ago with an agent and Diop from Fulham in a hotel off junction 13 M6. Now I am not one to keep your hopes up but Fulham are buying players and as soon as they get a midfielder from tottenham “not naming names” then they will release Diop.
Mancienne is no secret that we are after him. Reason why we aint got him yet is because of the Terry situation
So please people, CHILL OUT!
One last point, strikers will be hard to come by but there is one stroker I would love for wolves to get is Benjani. He wont get a game at city so it be good if he came to us on loan.
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I know a lot cannot be read into pre season friendlies but last night’s performance at Vale was an absolute disgrace. I and my 11 year old daughter made up the 279 Wolves fans and were treated to what can only be described as stodge. Yes Jarvo and Edwards played well as to did Kightly when introduced but Zubar and Elokobi were…..well, pants. Owen, Rooney, Drogba and Torres must be quaking in fear about facing these two next season LOL. Zubar was consistantly slipping and his positional play against 2nd division reservists was shocking. Elokobi was running up and down the left flank like a headless chicken giving the ball away (ala Sunday morning park play). MM you need to work with these guys before the season starts or bring in Mancienne!!! as we are not facing championship strikers next year but some of the best the world has to offer…..Ronaldo versus Elokobi???…..Thank god he went to Real Madrid!!!!
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Lots of more or less reasonable suggestions beeing made here. Based on what, IMO, the current squad lacks or needs for back-up (including prem experience), here’s some fuel to the fire:
Striker: Tuncay or B McCarthy (or perhaps John Carew, if the Ms are prepared to spend serious money).
Defence: Mancienne and/or R Dunne.
Midfield – tricky one: Reo-Coker (even though a lot on here don’t rate him) or Neville.
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Wat about caicedo from man city maybe on loan they’ve got enuff strikers
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Jermaine Beckford
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You can tell school’s out for the Summer because there are some really childish comments on here.
Our signings so far have been excellent considering the players in our target market (were people expecting to see Ronaldo in a Wolves shirt?) and there are still more to come.
The 3 Ms have stuck to their word so far and spent what appears to be wisely. Time will tell how wisely. Do people want to see us spending close to £10mil on unproven Mexican players like the Blouses?
We’ll get the striker in, the defence hasn’t finished being built yet and I’m sure we’ll get another midfielder in as well. But I’m not worried, the guys who got us up deserve their chance too.
Chins up, keep the faith. These are exciting times, can’t believe how any Wolves fan can be on a downer at the moment. Lets hope like last season the boys prove all the doubters wrong.
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“Him up north” you are dreaming if you think we can attract Tuncay!
Waste of time making suggestions of players who will never want to join us, nor will we pay even close to their wage demands.
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I love the fact some of you on here are saying if we dont sign a premiership experienced defender we will go down……Sure it would be nice but I was one of 300 people who saw Zubar play last night and I think you will find him turning out to be a very accomplished player indeed. Not perfect last night but the pick of the bunch certainly!!
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thulewolf,
Which neville are you referring to?
The only 2 i can think of are brothers and play in defence?
please enlighten me.
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SEB with Landon Donovan from the LA Galaxy USA what a perfect attack.
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some people need to lighten up a little bit.
John Carew? Bent? Tuncay? Benni McCarthy?
I don’t know who you all think we are. But if you’ve forgotten, we are Wolverhampton Wanderers. Controlled by Jez Moxey. For whom are pushing out the boat to sell more Season Tickets.
See website for further details.
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Caicedo or Bojinov or Vela
Please not Viduka
Tuncay would be brilliant ……. but not realistic
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56) I mentioned Bent to show what clubs want for players in the Premiership.
As for the Premiership being stronger absolute garbage. Apart from the big 4 and now you can through Man City in the equation, a very poor Premiership last season. Villa got into Europe, yet have won only 2 games in 2009. Fulham are not European class but have qualified. Spurs on their day can be good but the rest are mediocre and we are well capable of taking points off them, especially at home!
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peter crouch
kenwyn jones
we need a good tall strong goalscorring striker
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GOOD GOD- we ain’t even kicked a ball in anger in the prem yet and the doom and gloom merchants are at it again – the three Ms don’t know what they are doing-false promises blah,blah, you said it all last season and what happened – WE WON PROMOTION HAS CHAMPIONS! do you lot never learn, leave it to the people who are payed to deliver, all the moaning in the world won’t change a thing – in MM we trust, as the commercial says – calm down, calm down?
We are wolves………………..
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Marlon Harewood
Simples!
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. No lessons learnt I see. Mediocre signings with very little experience. The one decent signing you tried to make turned you down, that lad McCarthy is destined for the top and apart from keeping you up would have earned you a fortune when you sold him on.
Sadly you will be watching a pile of no hopers putting a shift in each week, all to no avail.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
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People say we need Prem experience on one hand and then mention the following :
Duff – Relagated with Newcastle.
Nolan – Relegated with Newcastle.
Viduka – Relegated with Newcastle.
Joey Barton – Relegated with Newcastle.
Is this the Prem experience we want??
PAH !
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I am currently unemployed, have been to upteen interviews since Febuary, and I am fed up of hearing the words ”inexperienced” for this role.
The only way to gain experience is by giving that person or persons, ie this current Wolves team; a chance to prove the doubters, how wrong they are.
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no 38. good call – Tuncay Sanli
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Benjani Man City,Mancienne and Cattermole,job done.
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18….if both wingers r flyin vaduka would still be on the half way line
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74… couldnt agree more. Our team deserves a chance at playing in the premiership, and i suspect their will be one or two suprise packeages, whilst playing in the prem. I think keogh will be one of theose suprise packages. All he needs to do is improve his shooting and he could be an excellent backup to our current strikers. Our young squad is only going to improve, birminghams on the other hand…?
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Wolves have only made 1 signing this summer that has turned a few heads in the Prem and thats Doyle.
It’s about time we had a couple of ‘names’ in the squad.
We all presumed high profile signings would be made so we could at least compete in this league, non have been made to-date.
I am not having a go but some people really do need a reality check, we are going to struggle there are no two-ways about it unless the 3Ms put there money where their mouth is.
Nothing of quality will be willing to sign in the January window, so if it is not done in the next 2 weeks dont iron them triangles on your shirt sleeves to well, they will have to be peeled off come next May!!
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If mick buys another striker, lets hope its not a budget signing, and that they actually get the wallet out like they did with Doyle, another quality front man only means competition for places, which can’t be a bad thing, i know we have Keogh, a good utility player, but he just does not put enough in the net. Voke’s will get there, but is not the finished article yet, and is not ready for a staring role.
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72 – Have you even seen us play?? Have you seen Zubar or Milijas?? Kightly and Jarvis, Blake and Doyle?? If you think we are going down then look at Birminghams squad, and Burnley, even Hull and Portsmouth…….we cant all go down. Concern yourself with your own end of season plumet to mediocrity rather than other teams plights if I were you.
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72 Harry Villa. What are you talking about? a bunch of no hopers and no decent signings. Is that why milijas has was linked with villa several times as a replacement for barry as well as being linked with several other top european teams oh and haven’t you been linked with doyle for the last 2 years and had a 7mil bid rejected for him about a year ago! If your going to comment on our board talk sence at least!!
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4.maltawolves; so do you think that it isn’t a majority of fans thinking a good job has been done so far?
I was addressing those negative commentators, whatever number that is. I feel their comments are too strong. Perhaps I am being too hopeful, in that I could only believe there would be a few thinking the job hasn’t been good enough. Like I said, when you compare it to those teams in a similar market, our management are way ahead and top of the class! I believe we will stay up because of their hard work. We also need the fans to support them as well as the team. It’s sad that these boards seem to express the polarised views and opinions, the one’s that are over the top both ways, when what we all need is to be realistic in our debates. Let’s not hit the panic buttons yet please.
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I would have thought another striker would have been on the list anyway, as it could all be over come Xmas if we dont have enough strength in the squad, ive got my season ticket as I always will but I dont think we have brought in or spent anywhere near enough to stay up.
And on a personal note, Wolves are now offering £40 cashback for anyone recommending a friend for a season ticket,…maybe if they hadnt been greedy in the 1st place and put prices up in the middle of a deep recession we would have already sold them all,…we are the only club I know to who have increased prices completely across the board, absolute disgrace!.
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Amr Zaki,if we can smuggle him out of Turkey.
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We all need to get serious… Why would the names being branded around be intersted in coming and playing for Wolves where they are going to have to scrap every minute of every game… The one I do agree with is possibly Benjani, but it would depend on what the bloke is like… He seemed to give his all when he wasn’t scoring when he first went to Man C… Just have faith in the 3 M’s… If we haven’t signed any Premiership Quality/ Experience by the end of next Month, then is the time to worry!!! NOT UNTIL THEN…
We R WOLVES
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72. Is an albion fan under different colours, numpty.
Pompey are selling Crouch, Distin, Campbell Shaun Davies, Glen Johnson, they will go down. Blues are worse than us,Hull have signed nobody, Burnley have signed average championship players, Stoke will have been worked out, Wigan have lost Valancia and their manager. I think we will be safe.
Now is the time to be shrewd, we need a striker but dont want to put the club under financial pressure- Benjani on loan (man city subsidising half his wages) we need a quality central midfielder Michael Johnson (nearly moved to newcastle -young and hungry!) Tottenham have a massive squad and are now starting to move in the transfer market Alan Hutton – loan or Gareth Bale.
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72) I would worry about yourselves. Relegation form in 2009. Your best player gone alongwith your second best and you have signed an injured winger.
Jog on holte ender in the skyie!!!
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we do need another stiker like benjani on loan would be good
and another left back because hill and ward are not good enough.
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For those of you still screaming for us to buy Premiership players, just remember that in our first visit to the Premiership in 2003/4 we had plenty of them- Ince, Newton, Blake, Iverson, Irwin, Kennedy etc etc. So other people’s cast-offs aren’t always the answer. As long as McCarthy concentrates on signing GOOD players, perhaps we’ll have a chance.
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I don’t think the majority of you would be pleased who ever we signed or how ever well we do. It just get depressing reading what a lot of you write, you must lead really sad lives, I feel sorry for you!
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Senderos is available from Arsenal. Mancienne could still be available or on loan, Dunne is available. Greening is worth a shout as is Guiterrez from the Geordies. I think the 3M’s have to accept that they will have to up the wages if they want some quality. Quality is available for reasonable transfer fees, it’s teh wages that scuppers our chances.
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eto’o go on moxey get ur cheque book out….may as well add another striker to the stupid shortlist everyones wrote on here…get a grip everyone, we are a team JUST been promoted, why would crouch,bent,benjani,jones etc etc want to play for a side that has JUST been promoted? don’t be suprised if we have to go to the championship or abroad for another striker
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Dean Ashton!!! Well worth a shout on loan!!!!!!
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No.79..i do agree with you but maybe with more high profile players the more other teams will know about them..maybe with the squad we’ve got we could suprise a few people just like reading did that year..who knows..just an idea like..up the wolves
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94 – A great shout but I would be happy with 5 mil deal to bring him in permanently. Mancienne on loan is a must. I think we do need 1 or 2 premirship heads but quality is more important.
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BRUMMIEWOLVES SAID
As for the Premiership being stronger absolute garbage. Apart from the big 4 and now you can through Man City in the equation, a very poor Premiership last season. Villa got into Europe, yet have won only 2 games in 2009. Fulham are not European class but have qualified. Spurs on their day can be good but the rest are mediocre and we are well capable of taking points off them, especially at home!
If you are going to comment on what I said then at least talk some sence BrummiwWolves
The premiership is alot harder than last time we were there. You are obviously sucked on the idea that Newcastle & boro getting relegated will make our task in staying up easier. Then you are a bigger fool then ever.
The premier is by far a bigger fish to fry then last time, if you remember we went down on goal difference, 33 points along with leicester and leeds which tells me if we had the rub of the green then who knows. But since then teams are by far more established so we should be thinking of trying to stay up, rather than the notion that the top 4, plus everton, villa, mancity and spurs and the rest as you say is poor is to me complete arrogance from your part and further more, you will realise that the pace of the premiership is by far fanatic then the last time. Hull and Stoke stayed up because they were good enough to stay up. END OF!
So next time talk sence!
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Bring back Bully!!!
Up the Wolves – keep the faith
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In 3 years , MM has still not sorted out the central defense despite costly “mistakes”. All the better Prem teams are solid at the back . The best managers use this as their base to build a team but we seem to be doing the opposite.Stearman is my one hope but not at right back.
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What about Super Robbie Keane?? Out of favour at Spurs. Lost his Mojo after going to Liverpool but if they would let him go on loan?
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All this we will get murdered in the Prem is more than a little premature. West Brom where dire last season but a couple of more points and one or two more results going in their favour would have seen them survive. Apart from the top four there is not to much to fear
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What about these few candidates who have the potential to provide support up front and fight for places.Nolan,Baros,Postiga and what about Kenny Miller.
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As I have mentioned on a number of occasions recently in these forums. WE NEED ANOTHER QUALITY STRIKER AS BACKUP TO PLAY OFF SEB AND TO COVER INJURIES. I think what has happened just demonstrates that is the case!! We also need another goal scoring quality midfielder (JOE LEDLEY) please!! We could well do with MM from Chelsea no doubt at all. But we do need cover for the wings (PLEASE COME IN MR DUFF).. :-)
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RUUD VAN NISTLEROOY!
COULD GET HIM FOR 3 MILLION ! (HES WORTH ABOUT 23!!)
with a player of his quality who cares about the wages if u cud get him for that cheap!
BARGAIN RITE THEIR!!!!!!!
nd if nt Rudd vann nistle rooy
maybeee tuncay or beckford?
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down we go
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23 Spirite Wolf) Thank you for putting the record straight.
bloody tired of dimwits clapping along like kids on a school outing without a care in the world for where the bus is taking them… then having the nerve to snipe at the pragmatists who dare question whether the bus is roadworthy enough for the journey.
We havent bought in the prem experience we were promised and have no backup should our “first choicers” get crocked (a la kightly, seb, ahem iwelumo, doyle… .
Every fan wants us to be in the best possible shape to tackle the toughest premiership season to date… the signings certainly havent been bad thus far, we just simply need more of them.
It isnt negativity its fact.
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Why don’t we beat the Blades to Ched Evans? Everybody else always seems to know of our targets so lets us do a bit of pinching from under other clubs noses. Also we could have a word with Jonesey at Cardiff to try and beat Hull to Ledley and McCormack. We may not win them all but we have to try. By the way Zubar was head and shoulders above everyone else at Vale Park last night, just wish we could get Mancienne alongside him – for God’s sake Man City just accept John Terry wants to stay loyal to Chelsea and leave him alone (or better still bid £30 miilion for Jo Lescott and we could be on to a nice little earner as Arfur Daley used to say).
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You can suggest all you like but you know it will be Darryl Murphy. Sunderland.
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Here’s one for the mix.
Kris Boyd from Rangers, proven goalscorer wants to get away and only 25.
Thoughts
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After reading these messageboards for a few weeks, all I can say is GOD I am sick of the Premiership!
Spend a fortune and everyone STILL shouts for more.. And the best you can hope for is a finish not too far outside the top ten!
Thank god we won something silver last season…
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i surjest first and formost we get rid of connor and get a good coach who would get the players to try and have shots from outside the box!!!!the other evening at walsall there keeper didnot have to make a save no shots apart from keogh efforts which almost hit the corner flags .morgan has gotto walk in and say that we have got to do what it takes to get the players in and get them on the pitch to jel quickly because we have had a good draw and must win has maney has we can,just look at hull
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I’d have a pop at Ched Evans from City, fits the bill perfectly!!!!
And I hope you’re right Mr DJ about Diop, that would be a great signing.
108 hopr you’re wrong!
KTF
Wolves forever
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This 40 quid introduce a friend says it all really. We haven’t spent anywhere near enough to stop in this league. Are we trying to do it on the cheap again…yes I think we are, only difference this time is the price of players is inflated. 10 mill a few years ago would be 30 mill now, at least. The main thing that worrys me is the defence, where are these prem experienced players. This to me (unless something materalises in the next 2 weeks) is a massive gamble by Wolves. Look at what we have now and god forbid if we did go down, what would we have left…please dont go on about he and his unlcle has signed a new 4 yaer contract…they mean nothing.
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Kenny miller, milan baros, kitson, mecheda ( loan) , benjani, zamora, maybe give zele Ismail a chance
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Where is the experienced Prem player that Morgan said he had admired for some time and that we would sign
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104, Kindwolf – Van Nistelrooy at a million would indeed be a hell of a signing but his weekly salary would be #100,000, yes that’s right 100 grand per week!
Do you have that much to pay him because it is for certain Wolves do not and will not!
Stupid prat!
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We have the solution right under our noses – NEIL COLLINS!
He can score goals from 2 yards out and would only let in a few that far up the field?
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Keep Cool everybody-Say what you mean yes-13 & 30 I agree. Please wait I am sure MM will get it covererd–Keep the faith–Crazey Dave
Waiting and hoping–YES
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We need a leftback as none of our current ones are up to standard. Elekobi is raw and will get ripped apart this season. Also we need a central midfielder who can replace/compete with karl henry. I think we should go for benjani on loan just until iwelumo is fit and hopefully Mancienne too. I am confident that MM will deliver though, i just hope he has learned from his last spell in the premiership, we have the money to spend so no excuses this time.
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How about Alfonso Alves from Middlesborough?
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The whole thing looks bad, its a mess, this should be a great time for us, yet its not. Looking like 3 or 4 nil every week, we dont want that again, there must have been some kind of transfer plan. The club need to explain the direction they are going, not where they would like to be !
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Know someone in the ticket office who has told me Danny Welbeck was at the ground for talks today
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Striker options:
Robbie keane . On loan would be a dream! Or Benjani on loan from city?
Joey gudJohnson from barca for £6m?
We missed out on Jason Scotland which is a shame!
Howabout Steve sidwell @ villa or Jo ledley to. Offering the attack from midfield
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The season is almost here, I except we will not have the strongest team, but yet it is still the wolves, support them, they are your team.
If you want to call me a happy clapper, so be it.
You are not in the position to buy $20mil players.
For that you are going to have to stay in the prem for a number of years, build up your finances.
Unless you want the club broke, down in the second division AGAIN.
Except what is happening, and just get out and support the lads.
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Andy Keogh is the best striker I’ve seen at wolves, he single handily took wolves into the premiership
wolves could do with selling ebanks-blake, to raise money for a new style defender, just a thought but lets try and get David May, i heard he is looking for a new club, and he has bags of experience if I’m honest. also MANCIENNE is getting on abit now, so i wouldn’t like to risk that signing.
Keogh needs to start every game if we are going to have a chance of survival. I went to one game last year and I thought that the team needs a complete clear out, Thomaz Frankowski would fit the bill, Hoddle was right bringing him to Molineux but the fans as always got on his back, him and Keogh upfront guarantee goals every season.
We can do it Boys, Have Faith
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So many moaners on here, do you all just sit on ya pc waiting for a new article for you to moan and bitch about. get a grip. we are the team that finished 7 points ahead of the rest last season, but then again you all probs moaned that that wasnt good enough. I wonder how many of you lot went last season?
o and 114 we wouldnt want ismalle you idiot, he is injured AGAIN, i suggest you do your homework before just blurting out random names.
WANDERERS TILL I DIE
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97) I stand by statement. Sides like Fulham achieved about 7th, yet are no great shakes. West Ham who were in the top half are nothing special either.
We can quite easily get 40 points like Stoke did last season. ENOUGH SAID!
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How can you say the likes of Fulham and West Ham are “nothing special” ? What are you talking about? They play Premiership football week in, week out. Every player is an International.
Just because we’ve won the Championship, all of a sudden we are better and bigger than these mid table teams? I don’t think so!
Look where Albion finished after winning the Championship! Get a reality check yeah!?
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Brummie Rob, You were right last season and I hope you are right for the one coming up.I just wish Mick would sort out central defence.
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Wolvesmod… for once I agree with you. Only a fool will say that the likes of fulham and est ham are nothing special. We got west ham at home 1st game of the season. It will be tough and only then we will know how hard this league is going to be.
Saying that I be deleighted if we finished 17th, scrapped staying up by goal difference, that will be an achievement, I’ll take that now!
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WE NEED!!
Another quality striker – Maybe Zamora
Another quality Midfielder – Joe Ledley
Another quality Winger – Damien Duff
More defence options loan – MM
If we could sort these things out the job would be done until Xmas. At least we would be able to rotate and cover injuries.. :-)
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How about beckham? He wants to come back to england, Defo worth a try?
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i saw on sky sports news that ross mccormack has handed in a transfer request, i think would be great asset for wolves and fits the young hungry and has scored for fun at motherwell and cardiff.
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Just discovered that Ross McCormack’s agent is Willie McKay… Oh My god leave well well alone!!! Dean Ashton is apparently surplus to requirements at West Ham. He is a tremendous player when fit and provides the physical presence alongside SEB or Doyle up front, has experience at the top level. Go get him quick Mick before the others move in…now theres an incentive the first game of the season!!!
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Aliadiere!!! I will say it again Aliadiere!!! Remember the fantastic job he did for us when he came on loan? All Wolves fans were raving and were hoping he could be a permanant player in gold & black!!! Middlesborough relegated….c’mon Mick give em a call!!!
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Oh Dear 2-0 to the mighty Bristol City, ok its a friendly, but we played a decent strength side surely we should have turned them over, and its does not bode well for our defence does it .
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It’s the defence that needs sorting…AND QUICKLY!! after 2 dire results at Vale and Bristol, blind Freddie can see where are problems lie.Lord help us on 15th August
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125 SPEAK SENSE. WELL SAID YOUNG MAN..
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