Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Wolves 1 Villa 1
Saturday 24th October 2009, 2:45PM BST.
Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake cancelled out a late Gabriel Agbonlahor goal to leave honours deservedly even in the early kick-off after a dour derby at Molineux.
Ebanks-Blake struck his first Premier League goal from the spot in the 83rd minute, after Michael Kightly had been upended by Steve Sidwell.
It was his first goal since a promotion clincher against QPR on April 18 and levelled Agbonahor’s sixth of the season on 79 minutes, when the England striker turned Jody Craddock to fire home from six yards.
Wolves still have just one home win this season, while Villa have now lost just one in 10. The late goals livened up a derby which was dying on his feet.
The home side had the better of the first half, but Villa were having slightly the better of things before they broke the deadlock.
The visitors broke first and could have taken the lead after just 40 seconds.
Agbonlahor latched onto a long kick by keeper Brad Friedel which had been allowed to bounce, but could only fire tamely at Wayne Hennessey at his near post.
Both teams had shouts for a penalty in a stodgy first-half, much of which was played in driving rain.
Wolves’ came in the third minute, when Kevin Doyle was pulled down by his Republic of Ireland team-mate Richard Dunne only for referee Peter Walton to wave claims away.
Villa’s came 20 minutes later, when Christophe Berra was held back by John Carew.
The home side next chance came in the 35th minute when Michael Kightly’s corner hit Doyle on the back, with the ball volleyed off the line by James Milner.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake wasted two chances to break his Premier League duck before the break.
First his overhead kick flew over, after Jody Craddock’s header from Kightly’s corner was returned to the danger area. Then the striker headed wide from a Kightly free kick.
Chances were few and far between in a frustrating second half, with constant stoppages, along with yellow cards for Villa’s John Carew and Stephen Warnock, joining Wolves’ Segundo Castillo into the referee’s notebook.
Villa looked the more likely scorers and Ashley Young broke clear for a shot that flew just a foot wide on 64 minutes. But the game sank into a stalemate, with both teams cancelling each other out until the late drama.
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most boring match ever
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how did the ref not give the penalty against dunne an absolute stone-waller, agbolahor was terrible and ran upto the wolves fans when he scored. Thought we might get the winner late on but villa done well to hang on. Good game,
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Poor game but good point, great to see SEB on the scoresheet, hopefully this is the start of his season.
Defensively we were good but upfront we need to be shooting more
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Stodgy first-half??????
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great result, so villa were gonna thrash wwfc?? . lol
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A few points
1 – we played them off the pitch in the first half and the players must be starting to believe that we have nothing to fear from most teams.
2. Ebanks and Kites will get better and better with more games
3. that’s 2 of the 5 ‘no chance of a point games’ gone still waiting for JIWAL etc to admit they were wrong
4. I stood for 90 mins in the Southbank and lived to tell the tale! amazing
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Dour Derby? Stodgy first half? I must have been somewhere else then. Well, wherever I was, the lads in the gold shirts seemed to play pretty well in the first half. A bit mediocre later on but a fantastic atmosphere in what I had assumed to be the South Bank. Now where on earth was I?
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Typical derby game. However, we were lucky to get on the score sheet. I didn’t think we were going to score if we played all week.
Not sure if SEB is ready for the Premier; only time will tell with more games but, what is our best striking option?
I thought Doyle had an ok game, but not his best. Kightly, in my estimation, is lightweight, although contributed to the penalty.
Craddock was solid except for the turn by Agbonlahor. Castillo and Zuber played well and George was better this week, although tends to lose his player too easily.
Edwards had a strange game and I thought Milijas should have come on at half time.
We need to find more bite in midfield although, for me, Karl Henry was our best outfield player with Hennessey safe and assured.
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Still could be in the relegation zone come Monday, even after than point.
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Dire stuff and if I am honest we never created anything or ever looked like scoring.
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The only thing that is missing now is our finishing – we must learn to shoot more!. Very solid in defence we controlled the midfield but fell short in the final third.
Villa having aspirations of playing in Europe – yeah right!
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Anyone who thought Wolves played well must have been wearing rose tinted welders goggles…… SACK McCARTHY THE BUMBLING IDIOT!!!
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Very boring game, Villa not at it today and you Wolves did ok…
Im sure we all agree that game lacked quality with neither team playing each other off field as(6 noisy) states.
Second half i think Villa edged it but draw was fair result.
(Also i think it was a foul on Doyle in the first half but initial contact was outside the area)
Good luck wolves for rest of season!!
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So we are up against Villa with probably the strongest team in the EPL in the air and the game plan looked like high balls (free kicks,Hennessey punts,long throws) into the box and hope for the best. Give us a break Mick. Put the ball on the ground, give Henry a chance to run the game and we’ll beat teams like Villa at home.
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Abso brill result. Look at us compared to last time when we rolled over and died. You cannot expect at this stage, and any better. Any crtiticism is totally wrong
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What a ridiculous comment. Most boring match ever?
You must be a woman who likes the shopping channel. Cannot be male
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well done wolves good result against a team that is looking to break that “top 4″ barrier down. ebanks-blake looking sharper every game. milijas should start next game and jarvis should be starting as well. Edwards was not as good as he has been. Another good game for berra and craddock. In fact thought the whole defence looked better than it has done.
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once again we have been robbed by a ref yes i know he gave us a penalty at last? but the first one was a stonewall peno,now i know we might not have scored it but to at least have the chance which would have given us a 2,1 win would be nice,to me as much as i hate it doyle should have dived to the ground then he would have got it the refs are proving that the only way is to cheat,a pen is a pen if you dive or not if you are fouled in the area dragged back or tackled its a pen?but lets just say welldone to the lads especially craddock he was a rock long may he stay in the team and today has proved we are good enough to stay in the prem no matter what them idiots who come on here saying otherwise and we know who they am,comon wolves make us proud?WE ARE WOLVES,
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Boring? Poor game? I think you must ahve been watching a different game. I thought the first half was excellent and we played very well – definately had the upper hand & should have had a penalty. In the second half they had obviously had an ear pounding at half time & woke their ideas up but apart from a few moments of worry we coped OK with a largely international front 4 in a top 6 team to get a well deserved point. Not many will come back from a goal down against Villa. If you’d told me we’have 2 draws from Everton away & Villa at home I’d have been happy.
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzz Man that was boring!
Good point though. And this can only be good for SEB, very confident penalty.
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A few observations: Zubar looks a good player. With Foley and Stearman both being able to play solidly at right back we’re blessed with an abundance of riches in that position. Compare that to left back, where although he didn’t have a shocker and as hard as he tries, Elokobi is not, as yet, quite up to this level. If we could move for Shorey who can’t get a look in at Villa on loan in Jan it’d be a massive upgrade for me. Well done to the centre backs today, Berra keeps improving and it’s easy to forget that Jody Craddock, as the song goes, “used to be s***e”!
In midfield, Kightly’s quick feet won us the pen, and although he doesn’t look right back to the player he was yet, it’s coming. Anyone that still doesn’t rate Karl Henry shouldn’t be allowed to watch football for their own good. Absolutely outstanding again. Dave Edwards didn’t contribute enough for me, and I’d perhaps give Milijas a start on the left hand side next week. The two lads up front did reasonably well, not Doyle’s best game for us by a long way but he’s a class player. Sylvan getting on the scoresheet is massive, he badly needed that. There are plenty more to come.
Again, we’ve shown we can compete with good sides. Again, we haven’t taken the three points that would be massive. Encouraging performances the past two weeks, but we have to start winning…
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Further to my last post I quote from the BBC web site report on the game:
“Sylvan Ebanks-Blake’s late penalty earned Wolves a deserved point”
“McCarthy may feel Wolves should have come away with three points after creating the best opportunities in a first-half spell of supremacy”
“Villa’s pace, as ever, made them a dangerous proposition on the break but it was Wolves who fashioned the more presentable opportunities in a first 45 minutes played in appalling conditions”
“Wolves showed a pleasing determination to play a passing game,”
“Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill:
“It probably is a fair result. Wolves were the better team in the first half.”
The BBC isn’t known for being Pro Wolves this season (note appalling MoTD highlights so far this sesason) so what is it about the quoptes above that indicates “boring” or “poor game”?
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Agree with noisy ref first half. But we need to finish off teams when we have those good chances, ie blake. We also need ward back in left back spot he offers more going forward. Tell scobby the plod keep away from the south bank its for wolves fans only. lol
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watched match on sky the boys are doin it!!!!!!!
thought they played with purpose and good passin. they took the game to Everton and they did the same to villa. They can compete in this league. seb, kites & doyle class act! castillo & zubar brill. Second half not bad but gave the ball away too easy at times not enough possession more aggression n closing down n the points will be there for the taking. Well done Lads. Up the Woffers!!
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1. half – best this season agianst a top team, we looked the likely scores.. 2. half, well . in the end, a good point – I think we look allright, should be enough ! But I would like MM to give Milijas more time on the pitch … remember how hopeless Vidic seemed at first at MU ?
UTW
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I agree with Tim Wolf, we need to shoot earlier and the strikers need to create their own chances. All too often there is one pass too many. SEB, Doyler and Keogh have all been guilty of failing to take on a defender and create their own luck in matches this season. They would sooner pass it out wide than just have a go. We need to show more killer instinct in that final 3rd.
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poor match.
brad friedel was never even tested exept for the penalty, how can people say that it was a good match?
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even though I got soaked I thought it was a cracking match! I thought the referee apart from the `Doyle` penalty call after a couple of minutes gave us most of the decisions (maybe he had a guilty conscience!), thought the tactics were spot on with everybody up for it including the crowd (at least in the jack harris `wim loud up there`) even after Villa scored the heads didnt drop and they pushed for the goal – apart from the over elaborate forward play in the first half when they should have just `Shot` I thought this was a 1st class performance – cant wait for Stoke!
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Where was Mancienne today ? I personally think we might have seen the last of him,not big enough or strong enough for centre defence,any way big George seems to be coming on now so Micheal might not get a chance at left back either.Thought Zubs looked the real deal.
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Well done boys 1 of the best games i hav seen this season ZUBAR ZUBAR ZUBAR!
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Watched the match after a big night out. Great arm-wrestling contest and a great result. I really like the look of Castillo and Zubar and a great effort from Berra/Craddock. Sorry George there’s a few things you need to know – like positional play, marking, being aware of what’s going on around you and passing! Great to see big Chris on the field.
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Another game another joke performance from inept officials.
Still at least we did get a decision off him in the end, it only took Sidwell to nearly break Kites in half!!!!
If we hadn’t have got anything from this game it would have been a disgrace.
Thought we were OK going forward but much more solid at the back.
Keep going like this & we’ll be OK.
Well done lads
KTF
Wolvesforever
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Seriously, was half of you watching the same game? I thought we were brilliant today! Getting a point against a team who finished in the top six last season is a brilliant result. Defence and Midfield was absolutely class today, a good performance all round from the lads.
UTW!
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At the end of it all,another 2 points dropped at home,if we cannot win at home,how can we win away?this form will not keep us in this league.
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v111a fair coment mate, your the only one who gave fair account of the game, both teams were shit and a draw was defo a fair result
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Boring game?
I live in New York and got to the pub at 7.30 in the mornin to watch it- maybe the Stella went to my head but I thought in the main part, despite a few patches of dull, it was a great game- attacking ‘intent’ and plenty of tackles flying in as you like to see from a derby. I had my doubts about Henry at this level but today his was an unsung hero again with numerous crucial tackles in the middle. I thought Blakey looked half a yard of pace and lacking confidence so lets hope the goal has done him good. We have more than dealt with them. We have given a top 6 team a proper go of it twice in a week. I can only keep taking positives and do not believe for a minute we will go down this season. They are getting stronger, and soon enough a ref will call a decision our way (no one could deny the Kites penalty) and with a touch of luck here and there the wins will come.
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We didn’t allow Villa to get going, and contained the threat of their ‘stars’ very well. Young, Carew, Milner, & Agbonlahor were supposed to tear us apart…and they didn’t.
Craddock, Zubar & Henry all had very commanding performances. Agbonlahor’s goal was very clever, & whether or not he mean’t his first touch it wrong footed Craddock perfectly to set up his goal. It would have turned any defender so no complaints on our defense. But apart from that Villa didn’t create much at all.
But neither did we. Villa have a very solid defense & read the game very well. We never really ran at them or around them, & just tried to pass through them like they weren’t there… which was never going to work. Milijas was just what we needed…a little more accuracy & creativity, and his backheel proved to be that final defense splitting ball that set up Kightly for the penalty. I’d like to see Milijas start in place of Edwards, who was the only player this week I was a bit disappointed in.
All in all, it was a very satisfying point we can build on.
Simon :)
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In truth, a dreadful game to watch. Wolves can take a lot of credit for preventing Villa playing their game- much improved in the back especially on set plays. Zubar,Craddock and Berra impressed. Still not convinced that Elokobai is the answer in the left back position.
However, the lack of creativity going forward is a real concern as the service to the two strikers was almost non-existant. If we had got the penalty for the foul on Doyle it might have been a different match. Is it me or are we getting screwed every week on penalty calls?
Hopefully, Milijas will get his chance to play with Castillo in the midfield- we spent the money on him why not give him his chance?
Hang on fans- it will be a long season BUT WE WILL MAKE IT!!!
COME ON YOU WOLVES!!!
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Thought we did well not brill but well. Final 3rd just lacking but i think Villas defence played well. Think SEB and Doyle will rally click soon. Remember Villa are hoping for top 6 place this year (yer right) and we just want to stay up. Becausen of not taking points in previous games that we maybe should have we expected a win more, but when i saw the fixtures list at the start of the season i would have been more than happy from a point with Everton and Villa. We do ned 3 points from Stoke thou. Shame about that turn on Craddock, more luck than judgement, but he was stil my man of the match. Go on the Wolves.
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I for one enjoyed the game yesterday,Draw was just about a fair result,Wolves had better 1st half Villa shaded the second.6 noisy it is idiots like you who keep bringing up the issues of points.It is mainly because of the introduction of Zubar,Kites,SEB and Jody (that the fans called for)and the resting of Favourites that has seen the side defend more effectively and play more positively.Certainly on the last two performances we appear to have a team that can compete in this Division.Onwards and Upwards.
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Typical derby match.
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Oh Karl Henry …CLASS!!!
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How can these muppets say it was boring,obviously
Armchair supporters. You have to learn we are still getting to grips with this league. An half
term report would say, steady but can do better.
We have got to find better ways of creating chances in the last third, still trying to find
the extra pass square,instead of going for goal. Zubar will become an hero.
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Why do we persist with the long throw-ins, they are not getting us anywhere and we are becoming very one dimensional with them.
Alan
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More than matched Villa who are no doubt a quality side, yes they dominated us in parts but we held our own and showed fantastic character to get a point after conceding so late. 2 points more on the board from these to games than I truly believed we would have. AND WE SHOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER PENO!!! Why does some half to be absolutely halved before we get one? PREM REFS PLEASE HAVE SOME BOTTLE!!
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Zubar is class. He has to play every week. Forget Foley n Stearman, this guy is International class.
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solid performance but when is any body going to have a shot at goal?? need some one to create some
thing from midfield think should give milijas a
run,and still need a left back george did a bit
better but still know where near marker for there
goal. kits,seb,zubar will get better with games
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Zubar is a class act, a man of his size keeping Luke Young in relative control speaks volumes for his ability.
I agree Mijas should start the next game as he has a wonderful long range shot and we need to be shooting from outside the area.
Henry and Craddock were outstanding, I’m eating my words over Craddock.
Edwards lost the ball far too often in midfield and looked the player most out of his depth.
Big Chris looked good when he came on and his physical prescence will be an ideal foil for Doyle.
HARK NOW HEAR THE SOUTH BANK SING A NEW KING BORN TODAY, HIS NAME IS STEVIE BULL AND HE’S BETTRE THAN ANDY GRAY
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12… what the hell are you on?? are you that deluded to expect us to be challenging for the top 4 ?? 4th from bottom come May by 1 goal will do me thank you!! dont know if the fingernails would survive that though!!
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I’m genuinely astounded, I’ve been on a couple of Villa websites this morning & they are whinging about the officials, coz, in their opinion they got a couple of throw in’s wrong!!
Still, at least it rained on them, give something else to moan about.
What would do if they had to endure what we have had to put up with???
It seems we have earn 2 pens a game to get one!!!!!
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happy with a point i wish we would shoot more mijas must start next week worried about getting single points rather than 3 i just wish the players believe we can compete at this level many regards to all the supporters
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Agree with other comments. Defence has improved but the strike force has no idea in the box. Too much passing and faffing about. When is someone going to have the bottle to shoot at goal?
The first half was good to watch in midfield with good Premiership – type crisp passing. The second half degenerated yet again into Championship “hoof and hope” nonsense which meant that the opposition was always coming back at them.
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As Tommy Trinder used to say “You Lucky People” Crab as much as you like about the penalty you had turned down (and it was a penalty) you can never again, bleat about how the Refs are against you.
I had no idea, that Villa would be coming up against a back four of Sumo Wrestlers, Kent Walton would have been proud of em, they were better Wrestlers than Jackie Pallo & Mick McManus. Without being too physical, your defence got away with at least 1 Penalty 4 bookings and one sending off, I have never seen so much holding a tugging in on match.
Still you got away with it and I have to admit, you were worthy of your point, that said, not only did you come up against Villa on an off day, your penalty could have gone either way, Sidwell did get the ball and it could just have easily gone against you.
However, good luck for the rest of the season, but no more bleating about referees please, you got away with murder on this occasion.
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Only boring if you are a neutral. Die-hard Wolves’ fans would have lived and breathed every kick. I drove my 150 miles home feeling quite contented – the lads are coping at this level much better than the team did last time around.
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Mick,
You building a good team. They played very well yesterday. Mid field was great, just need to shoot earilier. Prehaps a bit of Stan Cullis way shoot from the half-way line.
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BORING GAME??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Number 21. is one of few fans on here that speaks complete truth/sense. I made a point of keeping an eye on Henry and he was absolute class. There was none of his usual stray passes and his ‘tidying up’ was 2nd to none. Zubar looks class as well; powerful, pace, touch…the whole package me thinks.
Craddock is under-rated at the mo too.
As for comments about keeping the ball on the ground; well i could count the amount of long balls played on one hand so you don’t no what you’re talking about.
Great support at the match. UTW
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We got out of jail in this game, yes we deserved a point and played well in the first half but we need punish teams when we are on top, saying that this Villa defence is one of the best in the league. However did our lads test Brad Friedel enough? Personally I don’t think we did, and when Villa took the lead I thought that was that but we finally got a penalty one of two only given in this match. Sylvan blasted it home which will do him a load of good for his confidence, really I should be delighted with this point but as the game went on our Birmingham neighbours looked there for the taking even in the second half it was us dropping off the pace and not Villa stepping up a gear. The guy sitting next to me in Bully stand said we played better in the rain than in the sunshine, bring back the rain he said.
Still 2 points from two teams who should be around the top six come the end of the season is very good, a point from Stoke or after the belief the players can take from this game we should be looking too win at the Britannia Stadium. After Arsenal and Chelsea we have Birmingham and Bolton at home back to back we must I think take 6 points from those 2 games.
Like two fans have already said above, the lads need too shoot more.
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Very good point all things considered but was hopeful beforehand of nicking a win against a good but inconsistent team. Plenty of optimism as regards survival but we need much more of a killer instinct. Three very difficult games coming up: Stoke away next, probably the ugliest, most physical team in the league but one of the most effective. For God’s sake let’s beat Stoke as I am surrounded by their fans and we all know our two following fixtures!!!
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i hope you lot dont complain about the refs agen after that penalty he give ya.hey boing boing down
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get a life wolves fans moaning about our play,we looked like the team in 6th place not villa,we had at least 70% of the play,we need a great winger to feed the front men,if we did we would’ve been 2 up at half time,we played lads keeps proding away we’ll get there up the wolves.
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hope there isent to mant boring games like that this season,we was lucky to get that pen,good dive kites.
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No8 Napton Wolf. Agree with everything you say.
I am also of the the opinion that Ebanks Blake is at best a good championship striker, however he does not think quick enough to make it in the Premier.
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Mick will have to consider picking Milijas to start for our home games. His was the bit of invention that led to our goal. The game was very compressed – the Molineux pitch size has a bearing on that – so we need someone who can “pick the lock”. The time has come to stand down Elokobi for the time being. Unfortunately George was again drawn out of position for the Villa goal. He is the weak link in the defence at the moment.
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I thought we did really well against theVilla. Before the match fans were saying we aint going to get anything from this game and some fans said that about Everton. Stop being nervous we doing all-right we are getting there. I agree about playing the ball on the floor I dont like to see it being booted up the pitch either and we have got to start taking some chances from outside the box. UP THE WOLVES
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I think all these people who are saying it was boring are doing so from the comfort of there armchair and not from the southbank! UTW
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Just cannot believe the criticism here.
Those who said it was boring, just could not have been at the game.
First half we were the far superior team.
Overall I thought we shaded it and deserved to win.
Defence did well, Henry was excellent and we have really found a player in Castillo – he is rock solid, I think our best player.
On a negative note……why are there away fans in the Steve Bull upper????
West Ham fans were there on opening day and a section of Villa fans there this weekend. The club needs to sort this out immediately.
But I gave them a real piece of my mind when SEB got the equalizer……….’ave it!!!!
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The service that we get from the E&S over the weekend is pathetic!
Step up or others will step into the vacuum you leave us sports fans!
UP THE WOLVES!
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Yes, I admit I was wrong, and we battled hard. Must have been the insomniacs cure for the neutral. So, as much as I was wrong, the other results have dictated we are one place of relegation, and the lack of quality on the whole means we cannot turn draws into 3 pointers.This will cost us dear at the end of the season. YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR HOME GAMES !! I’m glad SEB scored, and I hope it does wonders for his confidence, I think he is just not up to it at this level.Likewise, Edwards, Kightly and Henry. Poor game, good point…. but we will be in the bottom 3 after next Saturday.
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At the end of the day,it was a point gained.Craddock was turned too easily by agbonlahor,but i feel we deserved something out of the game.
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Really enjoyed the game! Not many clear cut chances but thought it was quite entertaining all the same
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Has anyone ever kicked the ball harder than SEB’s penalty. It was such a powerful kick. The keeper would have ended up in the net if he’d have got near it. Villa were holding on at the end.
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9 points from 10 games doesn’t exactly strike me as avoiding relegation material. West Ham have a game in hand and then we will be in the bottom 3.
I am amazed at the amount of people who think were doing ok because we scrape a point here and there. Kick McCarthy out before its to late.
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Points from these Neutral games, Well done Sylvan.
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Thought we played well in most areas but once around the edge of the area some guys have got to start growing a pair and having a shot. I have been disappointed with the standard of reffing but also with the lack of starts/appearances for Milijas. He seems the only one with a decent chance of putting decent free kicks in. Kightlys efforts were woeful along with his corners. Elokobi is still a massive worry and we are going to get destroyed in games with his lack of awareness as to where is man is. In the Everton game he was totally unware as to where the guy was and then threw up his hand like a petulant teenager after the goal went in. Sorry George but you are not good enough at this level. Think Doyle and SEB will click they both work hard. All in all robbed again but until football moves into the 21st century and introduces the video ref then blatant peanalties will be missed, dubious goals given or not and cheating diving actors will get away with their fahsion of foreign style play.
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Good point but we are still in the relegation battle and will be all season. If we can get above the likes of Birmingham and Burnley then we will be in a much better position with Hull and Portsmouth both still struggling.
We need a win at Stoke now to show we belong at this level as they are a poor battling team.
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Dour Game?
Were you even there? We played them off the park
in the first half, and the second was much more even, but still a good game never the less.
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We are fighting relegation already!
The job is beyond one-trick Mick.
OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH JUST ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE OTHER THAN MICK!
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ok but when will any body take a shot do not think we had 1,and george lost his marker for goal
as he did last week,we have stearman,manienne,
foley when fit all much better than george seemes
he the new love child. best team mm and milijas
need a run now.
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Good team performance.Karl Henry looks comfortable in the Prem . Lack of goals is the real worry.
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An excellent performance I thought, we looked great in the first half, but may be ran out of steam a little in the second.
Problem at the moment is that Castillo & Henry give us a fantastic base to compete with teams, however they dont give us the cutting edge to make that possesion count. Henry was out of this world, and Castillo steady, but until we can start opening teams up we may struggle to put them away – fitting Milijas in to the side is a big issue.
Still, a fantastic effort from the boys.
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Terrys back just come out from his pit WOLVES ARE STAYING UP XX.
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Good results over the last two games. Shame the Blues and Bolton won, but most useful result was Burnley losing. We should finish above them Pompey and Hull, but we need to start picking up wins.
We are playing good football, competing, battling when we have to but too often we lack ideas in the final third. Two good results but we are back down to 17th, with Stoke, Arsenal and Chelsea to come.
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JIWAL – well done. Henry was outstanding and with him and Castillo in midfield we were virtually playing 4-2-4 first half. Edwards is not a left winger but gives the team energy. SEB might not do too much but score winning goals in games this season but him and Doyle ran themselves into the ground defending from the front. A point at home to Villa is a point gained in my book, as will be a point away at Stoke. Let’s not start calling games ‘must win’ with 28 left to go. OK we might go into bottom 3 soon, but Burnley will drop once they get a few injuries and suspensions as they have no squad depth. Keep the Faith
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We had a penalty not given and the one that was given was nailed on.
Sometimes i dont know what game some of you are watching. A win wouldnt have been lucky! Well played Wolves.
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I enjoyed it immensely. Not sure what many fans expect when we play top six teams. We have to ‘spoil’ the game and not let them play. Wolves got it spot on and Villa looked ordinary after beating Chelsea last week when they looked awesome. We are weak up front but hopefully SEB will get fitter and I quite fancy Doyle and Chris together as Chris wins lots in the air and holds the ball up well. Bring on Stoke, we can win this one.
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im suwer you,l win at home before sesun finishis you mite draw non leege teem in cup,just hope it aint chorley aye boing boing down
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lets get on the phone to coventry and get freddie back,he would put at least one chance away.
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Oldburyite “You are a deluded little Villa fan” Get a life, you got lucky and Sidwell getting the ball ha ha ha “Your have gone to specsvaers!”
Terry Baggie, welcome to the baords we missed your infantile quips. Oh where are you in the league…?
Next week, A MUST WIN GAME against Stoke!!! Seriously guys we got to win that game because in November we have got 3 tough tough games, Arsenal at home, Chelsea away then Blues at home. A flight of fancy would see us pick up 4 points in november but 1st things 1st we must beat stoke and we owe them a good beating too. I agree with fellow posters, we need to shoot more!
ps,
HUMBLE PIE TIME. Karl Henry was immense!
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How good is Zubar?!?! Amazing. I can’t believe we got him for £2.5m or whatever it was. Also Henry was outstanding on Saturday, looks like he might be stepping up to the Prem and earning that £25k pay rise after all!
Up The Wolves!
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53./77. oh dear oh dear, how embarrased must you be feeling to be proved wrong again, lol. wwfc to survive comfortably, utw. roll on stoke
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I Carnt believe all the moaners coming on here saying ‘dire’ and ‘boring’.What do you expect??? All these premiership teams have YEARS of premier league team building and hundreds of millions of pounds over the years on us.What do you expect it to be like? The aim is to not get beat,pick up points and just stay in this league no matter what.If we can do that this season then maybe we can look to improve each season after. I Thought it was an excellent battling performance.For the second match running our defence has seen off a top premier league striker in Saha and Carrew and Martin Oneil had to change his formation at half time cuz his midfield couldnt cope! Gabby was lucky with his goal. I Hate to say it but Karl Henry was excellent-best game ive seen him have for Wolves and obviously Castillo is helping him in midfield-he too was excellent.Zuber,Berra and Cradock were brilliant.Big George im not sure about,he gave the ball away a lot and his throws were awful. Someone on here said Kightly was ‘lightweight’-WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT???-Kightly was brilliant and was a threat all afternoon and he’ll get better every week.SEB still doesnt look 100% fit and i thought him and Doyle were guilty of NOT shooting enough-in fact i carnt remember anyone having a shot??? Doyle i like but he seems to come too deep which leaves us short up front when we break.Edwards had a poor game i thought and should of come off sooner. It was a good point against a very good Villa team,unfortunately after the rest of the results over the weekend it doesnt look as good now.Stoke next week we must get something out of.I’d play The Hoff with either Doyle of SEB as its going to be a battle.
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Fantastic first half, took some strain in the second but overall – WELL DONE LADS.
any idea why Jarvis didnt get a go?
We are Wolves…
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The only place where I’ve seen any doubts about the Kites penalty shout is here. The radio, MOTD, the newspapers – even Martin O’Neill for god’s sake – noone questioned it. So, although we’ve nothing much to complain about – the Doyle shout being balanced by one for Agbonlahor – we weren’t done any favours, either. A draw was a fair result.
Castillo and Henry sharing the defensive midfield role looks really solid, and I think Milijas and Kightly will eventually be a strong creative partnership.
The only position where we’re not looking OK is Left Back – but you’d still want Big George in a battle, and let’s face it, that’s what it’s going to be next week…
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53,
Sidwell got the ball????
Watch the replay again sonshine, either that or take off the claret tinted specs!!!
You lot should have been a goal & a player down after a couple of minutes & while you had the better of the 2nd half & scored first, I think we all know the ref let you off the hook.
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bobwolf dissappears with his inane calls for ince in and eastwood appears with bring back freddie from coventry !!!!! where he has scored how many goals??. lol thought the circus was at west park.
utw stoke 1 wwfc 2
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2 points from none predicted so not too bad but we do need to start getting the odd win,..as we seem to be falling into the “just do enough not to loose” mentality. Sorry to say ive watched their goal several times and big George did not once look to his left in all the build up, and as with the Everton goal didnt know the player was there til it was too late! come on MM you are slowly changing things and it is working, but changing the left back has to be top priority.
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Oldburyshite-what planet are you on-Sidwell got the ball-he took kites half way up his legs and chopped him down and was lucky to stay on the pitch villa would have and should have been down to 9 men-I don’t think you are a villa fan-I think more of a sad little crappie fan who are used to watching choppers (re: Robinson who made Muscat look like a saint)as for crappie walsall-go back under your rock you silly little boy, you wouldn’t know football if it smacked you in the gob, 3rd from top and dropping and doing it the er whats his name again? way!
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61- are you in the same “boy’s” team has oldburyite and crappie walsall-good dive by kites? you really are a deluded t–t, that’s 2 good points won in the last 2 weeks against teams looking for the top six when everybody said we would get nowt (last time we didn’t)you three ain’t got sour grapes-you are just sour.
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