Due to our recent efforts at the higher levels I know very little about this lad – but I just hope we aint trying to build a team on lower league players cos we tried this before and it never works….. one or two may step up to the higher levels but too many will be a route to disaster.

We all remember buying these “top strikers” before (Earnie & Ellington) and its too big a step up.

I hope RDM has better targets to bring in.

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ARE WE GOING BACKWARDS? SEEMS THAT WE ARE TO ME??? WERE AFTER A LEAUGE 2 200GRAND STRIKER THAT BLACKPOOL WANT? EXCUSE ME IF IM WRONG BUT SHOULDNT WE BE GOING FOR PREMIERSHIP QUALITY PLAYERS WILLING TO DROP DOWN FOR A YEAR TO GO STRAIGHT BACK UP??? :S

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Yes need a few young players that can make it in this league. As for Greening if the Moneys right and players wants to go he will.(Hope he Stays) If Man City came in he would have gone weeks ago. Boing Boing.

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i think our yo yo seasons are coming to an end we ve lost our continuity we have a soft underbelly to the team, and i think the expectation for cox to impress is going to be difficult. the fans know where we need strengthening , but the people in the position to do it seem unwilling or cant see it.

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I’m beginning to have major worries about the upcoming season.
I went to the game last night at Swindon and I know it was a pre-season friendly but we were dreadful. Swindon were by far the better team, there players were up for it while ours thought they only had to turn up. There is only 10 days to the season starts and for several players last night it was a chance to impress. Our defending was woeful to say the least, everytime Swindon had a corner or set play I thought they were going to score. Out of the defence only Kiely and Zuiverloon came out of the game with any credit. The midfield were strolling around, not one of them and that includes all the ones who came on after half time did anything to convince me they should start against Newcastle. Tex was a shadow of the player he was 2 seasons ago, and he missed a sitter when it was easier to score than miss, but he managed it. Up front Cox showed some good movement and I will give him the benefit of the doubt, but Beattie, he looks overweight and unfit, he could have stayed on 10 mins after the game had finished and he wouldn’t have scored. If Palace want him, give them a few quid to take him because he isn’t good enough to wear the blue and white stripes.
I’m praying that RDM has a plan up his sleeve, but surely with such a short space of time before the season begins, he should be playing what he believes is his strongest 11 now, splitting the team into 2 over 2 nights is not the way to go in my opinion, his first 11 need to be playing together now getting used to the way he wants us to play. He could then play the fringe players in the game the next night and they would get there chance to impress and get fit.
I really hope I am wrong, but if last night is anything to go by, bottom six not top six is what we have to look forward to.
I agree with Luka (2), we should be looking Premiership class players not league 1 or 2.

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we have had a few players form the lower leagues that have done well, Regis and more recently Lee Hughes. Just because they dont come from the Liverpools and Man Utds of this world does not mean that they will fail. All we get from them clubs are generally journey men

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Luka, if only it was that easy!

If we had your attitude, we would never have sgined Graham Dorrans!!!

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3. Luka…to a certain extent I share your concerns, however I also remember players like Astle, Regis, Hughes, Super Bob who did a damn fine job for the Albion & they all came from at that time lesser clubs. I also saw we were looking at Marlon King but knowing from what he did at Forest I personally wouldn’t give him a second thought never mind a contract of employment. The thing is you give a young hungry kid an opportunity to play at a higher level they’ll play their hearts out so as to improve & go even higher whereas a player on his way down may not have the same desires.

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4. NB
Good point about the young and hungry.
LUKA.
We let Kevin Phillips go and he was a success in the CCC and would have been an asset in the Prem.I know. History.
I’m not feeling too positive about the new season. Hope results change that.
We need to start with a convincing win against Newcastle.

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I am not suggesting that these players are not good enough cos I honestly don’t know – and yes there are many examples of players coming through the leagues to do well…. but there ae even more examples of players NOT making it.

You can argue that Earnie & Ellington have made successful careers in football – but both never quite did it with us. Lee Hughes and Cyrille Regis are fantastic examples of it working – but its a different game now and we need a degree of quality to supplement these potential newcomers.

As I say, hopefully RDM has a suprise up his sleeve.

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MATCH AT PORT VALE CALLED OFF DUE TO THE RAIN!!

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And there are also plenty of bad examples of experienced players coming in and doing nothing – Andy townsend springs to mind but there will be loads – so it’s not easy to get it right… which is why RDM has the big bucks.

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10, 12 and 14.
Good points. There are too many dismal Jimmies on here. You can name failures we’ve had from both ends of the scale and by far the most disappointing in my opinion have been the players dropping down from the top division, Mike Phelan anyone?
7 AMS.
Surely you’re missing the point, Sherjil McDonald was brought in to play in the reserves because we had not produced any home grown talent at this age. There was a chance that he would improve enough to join the first team squad, he didn’t but we’ve just made half a million profit on the deal.
Kightly at the Wolves is a good example of what you can get by taking a gamble.

Until I read this section I was really looking forward to the new season, now I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve, who’s just seen Father Christmas taken out by a Scud missile.

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What’s the thoughts on Marlon King?

I think he’d do a good job, but I just DO NOT like the guy. We’ve had enough bad press from strikers with Hughesy and Bednar, could do without another one causing us grief by beating up women in nightclubs or stealing cars etc!

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It’s me again. I think I ought to get a hobby.
24 Danny.
I think I agree with you. It’s easy to knock Marlon King but I think in the CCC he would get a load of goals, he didn’t look too bad in the Prem last year. Thank God to read someone being positive for a change. It was getting like the Wolves page on here.

20 Ned.
Yes it is better with the number on but only in the same way that Laughing Wolf makes more sense if you read his posts backwards. I suppose I’ll get used to it but iy’s not good.

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I’m really really worried about our future to be honest. We’ve got an inexperienced manager trying to sign inexperienced players and I can see only one way for us to go and that isn’t up. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up around mid table this season and then completely falter the following season and end up like Leicester, Southampton etc.

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Jodie, I think Wolves have a lot less to worry about than the Albion at the moment, trying to pursuade your players to stay is rather a big one!

This guy obviously has potential and it can work from the lower leagues if they are young and willing enough to improve and be coached. Look At Foley, Stearman, Elokobi, Jarvis, Jones, Kightly, Ebanks Blake, Vokes, Keogh it can be done. You have to be patient but it is defiantely worth waiting for.

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I can’t see what the dingles have got to brood about regarding signings. I haven’t seen many inspirational ones happening in sunny Wolverhampton. BTW I wish Terry Wills hadn’t told me yesterday that Luke Moore was on 23K a week last year. Thanks Terry , you spoiled my tea last night.

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Fortune played about 10 games for us Doyle had 2 seasons and is alot younger. Anyway he left us and went to celtic with Mowbray so I am not sure why you are sticking up for him?!

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Boinger – are you Shadrag’s new alias since he was again rumbled as bluenwhitestripes?

It seems to me as though you like sticking up for the Wulfies and make similar points to my beloved Shadrag………love you xxxxx

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Boinger

Both of your posts seem very pro-Wolves and you seem agitated at the suggestion that Fortune may be as good a player as Doyle. Am I being cynical, or are you another wulfie in a very transparent disguise?!

My point, if you didn’t get it the first time, was that people in general can be judgemental about potential signings. Dorrans for us, and Kightly for you, being two cases in point. I’m not suggesting Doyle won’t be a good signing, just that a lot of people were very one-eyed in their comparable assessment of both players.

As Bully rightly points out, there are examples of good and bad at each end of the scale.

By the way Bully, your scud missile post lifted the gloom.

Would anybody swap our squad with the other teams around us? No. We’ll be fine. COME ON YOU BAGGIES!!

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Why all the negativity? the Swindon game was first loss of pre season. Also apart from Robinson nobody has left our club from last season? If we do keep our players this season we have a better team than when we went up last time in my opinion. We have a better defence and midfield. However, we may lack a striker. we ent gonna sign prem class because we’re not in the prem so players like cox ruben ried etc are the alternatives. Doyle came from ireland and that is a gr8 league ent it …………………

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Hi Guys, I am new to this site. I am not really into all the anti-wolves and hatred between the clubs although I am a baggie. I think if you give your honest opinion on this site and it is not 100% positive then you are accused of being a dingle! One year ago I had gave the wolves a friendly bit of stick as we were the club going somewhere but a year is along time in football and now we are in their shadow. I think we purchased poorly. Valero, Carson, Donk and Simpson were huge disappointmnts and Olsson and Zuivy were good at very rare moments. We have to re-build quickly as if we do not go UP this season we will definately lose our better players. I have a feeling Ipswich with Roy Keane at thehelm will be a good side along with Sheff Utd, Newcastle and QPR. I have wrote letter to Jeremy Peace regarding the Bednar situation also and I do not want to pay to watch a player who involves himself with the law.

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Mat Spink-
I totally agree with you spinkster!
Why all the negativity?
Its basically the same players as last season,
although I`d have to question you on this
squad been better than our title winning team.
GERA,PHILLIPS,ROBINSON,GREENING?,HOEFKENS.
The one thing Iam worried about is the lack
of experience in the current set up although iam still convinced we have enough quality to
get our selfs promoted.

MY ALBION TEAM FOR NEWCASTLE GAME:

DEAN KIELY.

GIANNI ZUIVERLOON,ABDOULAYE MEITE,JONAS OLSSON,
MAREK CECH.

GRAHAM DORRANS,BORJA VALERO,ROBERT KOREN,
CHRIS BRUNT.

SIMON COX,LUKE MOORE.

SUBS:
SCOTT CARSON,SHELTON MARTIS,YOUSSOUF MULUMBU,
FELIPE TEIXEIRA,LATEEF ELFORD-ALLIYU.

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Celtic 0 DM 1.
Hard luck Tone. That’s it season over. Let’s hope your boat doesn’t sink in the Celtic v Rangers Boat Race, although as they’re even more hard up than you, you should be okay.
Am I bitter? you bet I am. After the support we gave him and he slapped us in the face with his broken promises. Man of straw.
Come on you Gers. With you all the way, win the lot.

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I’d say our defence is better this time round. And our midfield although we lost gera, morrison mulumbu dorrans etc are all players who will play a big part so i’d say even without gera our midfield is better. However, i agree we need a forward or two to be stronger in that department. Cox may do well but is unproven. And without bednar and miller we look weak up front. Thinking of players who could do well for us i’d say mayb bid for beckford if no prem side go for him and we have money he is available and would come to us as its a step up from leeds.

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seems im not the only one who punched the air when dinamo scored,aye boing boing come on you ruskies

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45,dont worry geoff seems we might be replacing him with marlon king aye boing boing hello hello hello

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47- Koren, Valero, Dorrans and Brunt? They might play football, but (and I hate to say this) put them together and we’ll get kicked off the park!!

45- Welcome Geoff, I don’t know if your remark about being accused of being a dingle was in relation to everyone’s response to poster 30, boinger, but that is laughingwolf, he has history of changing his name, unfortunately his style never changes with it!!

I take your point re: Bednar, but unfortunately, I don’t think he’s the only footballer out there who partakes in such activities, he’s just the only one silly enough to get caught.

In addition, he’s got a Championship record of 15 goals in 22 games, as much as I agree we can’t condone his actions or be seen to, would we be shooting ourselves in the foot if we cancelled his contract? Money talks, and I think the suspension he’s currently serving may be the full extent of his punishment. I also suspect he’ll be heavily tested in future.

One final thought, every time Bednar has pulled on a Baggies shirt, he’s ran his socks off and shown commitment any of his no.9 predecessors would be proud of, is this enough to allow him a second chance?

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56 Happy.
Don’t forget he’s already won the Wembley Cup. Although they didn’t have to play Barca did they?

57 Warren.
Totally agree. When that fullback, his name slips my mind, failed a drugs test we sacked him. Another club came in and picked up a free player. It’s okay taking the moral high ground but not if it means accepting the league’s low ground. Sack Bednar and someone, probably one of our rivals will pick up a good player for nothing. By the way, Roman’s not actually failed a drugs test.

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anyone else seen mowbrays comments after celtic defeat? priceless.

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I was having a go at the doom and gloom merchants on here yesterday. I’ve just taken a reality check. Been over for a look at the Wolves site, the ‘Kitely injured article.’ I would reccomend anyone with a sense of humour to take the time to have a glance at the responses. Very reminiscent of the passengers on an Italian Airline who’ve just been told that the engines have packed up, the wings have fallen off, there’s a fire in the hold and the pilot has swine flu. DON’T PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bully – you thinking of Shane Nicholson?

As you say, he’s not actually failed a drugs test. If he had, then I would definitely say get rid of him. However, from what I’ve seen / read / heard, it’s just stupidity that’s got him in this position and trying to be the big man around town, by buying this for his ‘mates’.

Get him back in training ASAP and back up front to get the goals to send us straight back up.

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63,trbh,ive had a look,have you seen LW post headlined ‘an albion fan trying to be clever’aye boing boing ya got to laff ay ya

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65. I dont care, if he is associating himself with those substances I do not want to see him play in a blue and white shirt again.He should be put on the transfer list. My letter to JP is strong and I expect a valid response. He is paid a great deal of money (by us)to play football full-time and he re-pays us by pulling a stunt like that.

We were a disaster against Walsall the other night and the defending was comical and was not much better at swindon. I think Kiely needs to start and we need at least 2-3 new defenders along with a strong midfielder (Mulumbu not the answer) Luke Moore will go quiet as the weather gets cold and Beattie looked fat to me at swindon. Come on RDM wake up and see we need players!

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69 Geoff.
If I’m wrong I’m sorry but apart from the lack of spelling mistakes and correct punctuation you sound remarkably like our friend Shadrag.

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69,the other night?i went against walsall im sure it was afternoon,aye boing boing nice try

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I dont get why people think Bednar should not be allowed to return after what he did.
He will be much needed, and last time we was in the championship he was phenominal. He managed to be one of the top scorers whilst having to share game time with Phillips & Miller.

Not saying what he did was right but I hate to say it… but a lot of players do that kind of thing, its nothing rare these days. Its just Bednar was daft enough to do it just before training when he tested positive and got caught out. If u want to kick out every player that dabbles in that kind of thing, there would be very few left. The premiership would struggle to get a 5 a side league going.

Give Bednar a 2nd chance

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75 Danno.
He didn’t fail a drugs test, there is nothing to say that he actually took any drugs. He is guilty of being a bit of a Wally.

76.
Shadrag. The real VLB doesn’t post his name in caps. Also he would not have been able to resist addind Saturday’s team. You really are a pudding and must try harder. But we still love you.

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