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Bully sounds a stark warning
Thursday 3rd December 2009, 11:30AM GMT.
Molineux legend Steve Bull today laid the blame for Wolves’ relegation plight firmly at the door of the players.
And the club’s record goalscorer looked ahead to Saturday’s crunch against third-from-bottom Bolton at Molineux with the blunt message: “If we can’t beat them, we shouldn’t be in the Premier League.”
Bull makes his comments in his exclusive Express & Star column and pulls no punches in pointing the finger at the players after watching Sunday’s defeat by Birmingham City.
The result and performance, labelled a ‘shambles’ by Bull, has triggered a wave of criticism largely targeted at boss Mick McCarthy from Wolves fans now fearing for their team’s chances of mounting a survival fight any more successful than their Premier League campaign six years ago.
Bull says he was ‘mystified and frustrated’ by the display, adding: “The English-born players will have been well aware of just how big a derby match is, and the overseas lads just needed to take a quick look at the Premier League table to see how important the game was – but the entire team failed to turn up.
“Attitude and effort are just as important as talent in football, and that was the thing which made me particularly angry, against Birmingham.
“Blues just seemed first to 50-50 balls or the idea of chasing down lost causes, and I couldn’t understand that, because those elements of the game have got nothing to do with skill, but everything to do with desire.”
The fans’ favourite does not believe fans should turn on McCarthy, commenting: “Sunday was desperately poor, and no doubt some fans are now asking questions of Mick McCarthy, but it’s worth remembering that he’s the same manager who took us to the Championship title.”
But, turning to the clash with Bolton, he warns: “I reckon it is easily the biggest day of the season so far, for us. Because, if you can’t beat the likes of Wanderers at home, there’s an argument that you shouldn’t even be in the Premier League.”
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There’s no point saying “If we can’t beat them theres no point being in the Premier League.”
We couldn’t beat Hull or Portsmouth at home!!!!!
It’s the Manager who picks the team Bully!
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Sign bully back up. Get him on the pitch. :)
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True. Let’s hope the players step up to the mark and don’t bottle it again on saturday.
I also think the players are to blame but unfortunately, there are other factors such as team selection and tactics that affect results. As we all know, the manager is ultimately responsible and if we don’t beat Bolton then you could also argue Mick doesn’t deserve to be a manager of a premier league club, his record suggests that!
3 points otherwise I feel the fans will turn and we will struggle to get back out of the bottom three all season.
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As a failed Stafford Rangers manager Im not sure you have any more accurate an opinion as any other season ticket holder at Wolves.
The manager is the one who buys the players and if they are not good enough as a unit for this level of football you cant blame the players for this lack of ability………….
Note to Steve: he is also the same manager that took Sunderland up too!!! Premiership quality comes in the form of management aswell as playing staff and there is a massive gulf!
They do need more motivation granted but ultimately if we go down it isnt a case of the players didnt try hard enough, its more of the case that the manager allowed them to do this or quite simply the players are not good enough. Cannot see how it isnt the managements fault!
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Bully could not agree more.
We have lost the basics Heart & Endevour
NO SHOW NO GO
NO PAIN NO GAIN
PUT UP OR SHUT UP
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Rich – no.3 – go and boil your head.
Rangers cut his budget, and exploited his name for crowds.
Bully is king, talks alot of sense when it comes to Wolves.
Sad fact is, my opinion is that we are going down. And i back Mcarthy, just stop messing with the team and play people in their best positions. Its our best change.
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If McCarthy was given £60 million to spend and he bought all the players that we on this board asked him to (we would have a squad of 150 then by the way!) and THEN we went down would that be his fault? I just think he is a scapegoat whatever happens. Some of the criticism is justified I admit but not all of it. The players have to improve their game, it doesn’t take a manager to tell them to at least show desire as he simply shouldn’t have to!
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You are only good enough if you have the talent. Wolves players at the moment are not talented or good enough to compete in this league. MM picks and buys the players!
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Overall the Blues game was lacking any drive/passion or what ever you wish to call it. The players alone provide that and in this league a lot of games hinge on the fact you limit the opposition to few chances.
However I cannot see how we were going to achieve much against a very well organised and experienced side compared to us with the formation and guys we had on the pitch and thats down to the manager.
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4/ RichWolves
No his record of over 300 goals means he knows more than you will ever know!
What a clown!
Remind me, how many England caps do you have?? You Muppet!
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4. I agree it is a management fault but not MM.He will have been given a budget to buy players and even then they have to be convinced to sign.
Forget MM’s time at Sunderland. They spent nothing and were doomed from the start. Wilkinson only managed one win afterwards.
yes we need a rapid improvement but we are not adrift.
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i love wolves but i fear we just are not good enough . i hope i am wrong ,we are very short on skill all we have left is FIGHT .so come on WOLVES FIGHT and we might have a chance
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1. Man City failed to beat Hull at home on Sat. It’s a funny league this season. I find it frustrating sometimes with how inconsistent it is. We need to take responsibility and win our next two home games and have a real go at Man City on the 28th December at home. Beating Bolton will add to their horrendous form and Burnley will be dragged into this relegation battle. Pompey have O’Hara and Dindane returning from their loans in Jan and have a transfer ban so not looking good for them.
I have read this morning that Wolves have agreed a deal to sign Jermaine Beckford in January so leeds get a fee. I feel he will be a good signing he is extremely quick, strong and can finish.
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It is irrelavant who is selected to play in the team. They are all professionals and should be self motivated to play for team. All most supporters ask is that they give 100% on the day.
With 1 or 2 exceptions that seemed to be sadly lacking last Sunday.
If the usual moaners get their way and McCarthy is sacked, what then?
Is there a better manager available who can do any better?
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I have just read the article by Moxey saying this situation is because of injuries i can not explain how furious i am. HE PROMISED we would not do an Albion and PROMISED we would learn from other teams promted and gone straight back down.
This is the biggest insult i think i have ever heard. Facts are we brought 9 players only 1 with prem experience the rest were gambles. The players he mentions Kites, Foley who has been fit for at least 4 weeks and can’t get in the team and SEB are ammazing. Does he think we know nothing. I put a positive spin on the lack of quality purchased at the start of the season on this board to try and maintain spirit. The fact is i said i would have prefered to run with 4 new signings but pay more for them. I also worked out MR MOXEY what we needed and i’m just a fan who watches lot’s of football. YOU HAVE LET THE CLUB AND MOSTLY THE FANS DOWN and now you start comming up with excuses.
Did he ask MM if injuries meant we kept telling our goalie to launch the ball to 2 5ft something centre forwards who were being marked by 2 6ft 4 inch centre halves.
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BULLY. TACTICS OF THE TEAM AND TEAM SELECTION ARE THE MANAGERS RESPONCIBILITY AS YOU WELL KNOW.THOSE TWO SUBJECTS ARE AT THE ROOT OF MOST FANS MOANS AS THERE SEEMS TO BE VERY LITTLE LOGIC TO EITHER OF THEM.I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR LOYALTY AS A FRIEND AND EX PRO (A GREAT ONE AT THAT)BUT THE PAYING PUBLIC HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR AND CURRANT PLAYERS WHEALTH IN DOING SO THEY ARE ENTITLED TO PUT IN THEIR PENNYWORTH
I WISH ANY PLAYER PICKED EVEN IF ITS THE TEA LADY ALL THE VERY BEST FOR SATURDAY MY GOD THEY NEED IT
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Just read Moxeys comments about how much bad luck Mick is having with injuries and thats the reason were second from bottom not the fact that they bought in sub standard players,looks like Mick will be issued with a new lucky Rabbits foot to rub for saturdays game.
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I dont understand why people are suprised that we ar so weak as a team. The writing was on the wall from the start of the season and that is Mick McCarthy cannot manage in the premier league. He is absolutely out of his depth and his signings show that. You have to ask the question why he cant attract any quality players to the club and its not just because of wages its because players know he is clueless.
Unfortunately reading Moxey’s comments confirms he is also blind as well as clueless. Kightly was not one of our best players last and hasnt been for at least 18 months. Finally, I dont want to worry people any further but I have just read that Wolves have bid £3 Million for Rob Hulse from Derby !
NO ! NO ! NO ! Sack M & M now !
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Yes Bully he is the same manager that won the Championship but thats the whole point MM is not showing that he is PREMIER manager class with his tactics, subs and the like. Who else will tell his player to punt the ball up to 5’8″ striker who can’t head the ball ??? Will somebody tell me.
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Rubbish-the squad should be strong enough to compete.They are just not good enough and resonsibility is down to management.
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Yes, I partly agree. The manager picks the team but as soon as they step foot on the field attitude, passion, commitment and the desire to win is up to the players. One thing you can’t fault MM for is his lack of passion. Furthermore these attributes should also be inspired by a motivational captain; we appear to have none of the above.
Bully, even though folks will always question weather you would have been successful at this level no one will ever question your commitment and desire every time you stepped out onto the field. Something that seems to be sadly missing in today’s team.
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we are not a prem team well we could be if they started playing better the team needs improvement MM needs money to buy better players or sumthing but if he dont we have got to face it now we are going down !
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im sorry bully but your comments are a disgrace
yes over 300 goals for the club but its out of order slagging off mcCarthy
wheres your loyalty ?
for a player who NEVER played top flight football what do you know after a failed attempt at manager at stafford rangers
sprry but this time you have over stepped the mark fueling fans up to get mm sacked
all this is going to do is get the fans on the players backs from kick off
if you cant be positive bully then stay away !
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There is so much truth in Steve words,lets all remember that when he MM,picks his team he picks them on how they have trained all week and how sharp they look at the point when he picks them But when they step over that white line on the day of the game there is nothing he can do.Its all up to the players no matter how much MM or any one shouts from the side lines its all down to the players to perform the same as a boxer when he gets into the ring.
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The problem I feel is that we have tried to copy Stoke and there style, we do not have a team of 6″ pluses, we made the pitch width shorter which has resulted in our wingers having less room to be effective as last season, I fear the worse but hope for the best
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Fans are too easily swayed by recency bias.
People are forgetting that the same team that is not performing now is pretty much the same one that turned in very good performances against West Ham, Hull, Fulham, Wigan, Stoke and Everton.
People forget that at thet time we were surprised how well we matched teams then. We were positive and optimistic.
Yes the Blues game was abysmal and us conceding early goals every game is costing us. We need to sort out a couple of selection issues and get some confidence back.
Our best movement and most creative attacking has been with Keogh in the team. Try him again alongside Doyle. Bring in Milijas who changed the game on Sunday, and is the only player who managed to get the ball to feet to either of our forwards.
If we play two small men, we are making a commitment to play football. So either do that and get the ball on the deck, or if we’re going to lump it, be honest about it and play Maierhofer.
Long ball to Doyle and SEB is useless.
Let’s get back to basics.
Let’s get behind the team.
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Open your eyes Mr Bull, Birmingham made our lads look pathetic on sunday, nothing to do with trying harder, we are a collection of 3rd raters, we will struggle to beat Bolton, in fact I can tell you know, they are not a bad team, and will show us up for what we really are on Saturday.
The Manager, McCarthy is total rubbish, and has no idea on how to lead and motivate the players, as for the CEO Moxey, blaming Wolves and McCarthy’s position on injured players is a complete joke.
All teams have injuries, and such a feble excuse dos not wash with the Supporters, neither do your blogs, which seem to be written in accordance with the managements wishes.
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Does Moxey actually thik he’s helping by making pathetic comments like this??? I think Morgan should send hm to Cannock College to do a basic intro course in PR! every time something comes out of his mouth its an utter joke!
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The bottom line for our current league position can be seen from the following stats connected with the home games against West Ham Utd, Hull City, Portsmouth and Birmingham City: p) 4 w) 0 d) 1 l) 3 f)1 a) 5 = points 1. 1 point and 1 goal in those 4 home games tells its own story and sadly suggests to me that, unless something drastic happens, we are on our way back to the CCC. I fear the worst on Saturday if we go a goal down and the crowd turns. Still, we can always taunt Gary Megson if we get bored !! We are Wolves!
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We seem to have an issue scoring goals at the momment.Bully stop doing silly colums for a silly paper,and get your boots on and coach these young strikers on how to score GOALS!!!!!Doen’t that make sense?
Wolves till i die
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Some truth in what Bully says and after watching the Brum game more than once (yes I’m sad) I did not see the Captain screaming at the players for not chasing down the ball and making it hard for Brum. Watch it over and you will see that they are all reluctant to chase and make life hard, with their skill level they have to do this. To use MM’s language they did not out a shift in and this is what really disappointed me. Losing I can take but not as a bunch of wimps. Kightly was the exception and he was just plain unlucky. SEB looks lost at this level, commentators say he lacks service but his movement is terrible. Doyle is class and needs a big man to play off. All good teams have a playmaker and we don’t, Milijas must play from the go and only come off when we are defending a lead (highly unlikely). The Brum goal was ‘created’, no luck involved, we are just hoping for a bit of luck and it will never come in this league. Back to basics MM, play players in their natural positions and accept that a skillful player is a must and does not have to run himslef stupid, let the rest do that.
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I’d still say that Bolton are a good side and for me the games against Hull, Portsmouth and Blues were lesser teams. Blues finished second to us last year and we couldn’t “lay a finger on them”. What does that tell you? Drew to Hull when they were still in thier bad spell. The only way we will stay up is if we not only perform like we did against Fulham every game but also score the majority of our chances. Otherwise it’s back to the fizzy pop league.
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I agree with a lot that Bully says but that Muppet Moxey is a joke.At the start of the season it was said that money would be spent on the right players and that we are not going into the premiereship just to make the numbers up.Moxey say don`t blame McCarthy for the position we are in because its not him to blame but injuries to certain players.Moxey,it is him to blame for trying to do things on the cheap,for crap team selection and rubbish tactics.When you go into a higher division you HAVE TO buy players with that class of football experience,Birmingham did and look how it`s paying off for them.Look back on McCarthy`s record at Sunderland doesn`t that tell you anything Moxey or did he have injuries there as well.Look what he`s doing now,he`s only just decided that Hennessey needs a rest,he hardly gives the Hoff a game,and what has he dne to Mancienne? I don`t think he`s become a bad player overnight but he has hit a spot of poor form which,again,Mick doesn`t seem to have the capability to coach out of him.In January Moxey, you need to spend and spend well and I am sure you could do that with a competent Manager and not the muppet we have.Get rid of him before it`s too late.
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I attend every home game and have been disapointed with the pre match entertainment which is supposed to wind the Home crowd up,I dont know who is responsible but back in 03/04 we had great songs being played prior to kick off and past videos of Wolves glory days but now NOTHING .Why cant we have the Liquidator and a bit of Elvis.
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6 – I actually went to watch Rangers on several occassions and they were dreadful!!!!!!
I didnt say Bully didnt make sense I said the average season ticket holder can have just an equal opinion.
The fact is Wolves may go down because, as in your statement, the tactics and personnel are messed with too much.
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dublinwoves – a good player doesnt always make a good manager you muppet!!!!!!
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what rubbish comes from Jez Moxey blaming injuries for our current position.Has he considered the poor buys in the summer,narrowing of the pitch leaving us no room to play our natural game,players playing out of position,simply bad tactics etc etc.No he only worries how much money is in the bank and what his bonus is going to be.Give us a break JOB DONE JEZ and get rid of MM before its to late and get a manager in to sign some real quality players out of the 60 million promised
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Moxey will never admit to making mistakes,he never has so why should he start now.But the mistakes were made in the Summer transfer window.Previously the lean and hungry strategy had worked well with the signings of Kightly,SEB and Foley etc. They thought they could do it again hence the quote from Moxey that it is a myth that you have to spend big to be ambitious. But we now all know that it is far more difficult in the Prem and we are devoid of the required quality.Why don’t you just come out once Mr Moxey and admit it?
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We have no passion because none of these players have come through the ranks and don’t have the wolves blood in there veins, unlike when bully played, derby’s were about passion. home grown players have that fight it’s breed into them.
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I have to confess to wondering what Mick is thinking sometimes, but in my view he’s earned the right to manage at this level, as SEB, Kightly, Keogh, Henry et al have earned the right to play at this level.
Get behind the team, but Mick the lads understand 4-4-2, why did we have Surman playing off SEB at Chelsea? THat’s not 4-4-2.
I don’t mind getting drubbed if we have had a real go at it, but I don’t think banging long balls up to SEB is the answer, and that’s all we’ve done for the past 2 games.
Now, I’m relatively certain that Mick hasn’t told them to do that!!!!
The players have to take a large slice of accountability for the recent performances. I agree with the King.
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23) Kiddy wolf. Now read the article again.
I don’t agree with some of the stuff Bully has trotted out, but, there is no way he is ‘slagging off McCarthy’ or ‘fueling the fans up to get him the sack’.
Sorry ,pal but it’s either lay off the Kidderminster bitter or go to Specsavers
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Bully MM has had 51 games in the premiership and only won 4, he’s a championship manager at best and will never hack it at this level, the fat greaser and the inept SM should already know this if they do know anything about football
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Against Chelsea we started with 3 at the back Suicidal,Against Blues 4 Centre halves a right footed left back and a left footed right back,again suicidal,With 3 parts of the season gone MM still does not know his best team.When is Moxey going to wake up to the fact it is not bad luck with injuries,but unbelievable team selections that is costing us week in week out,If Moxey wants to retain MM so be it but surely the introduction of a Director of Football or An Experienced right hand man as Stoke have done might help MM in identifying and solving the problems.Which ever way you look at it MMs record in premiership Management is not good and at present no immediate improvement appears in sight.
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This seems to be the only place to comment on Moxey’s injuries. That has got to be the weakest of weak excuses I’ve ever heard. As everyone is…I’m enraged by nerve of this guy.
Dave Jones had shocking injuries to the start of his Premiership campaign, and was given no money to replace them. Matt Murray, Lescott, George Ndah who were all out for the season.
Mick McCarthy has a few 90% fit players, who’ve missed a couple of games, and when fit can’t get into the side. There’s a huge difference between match fit & injured.
Every Wolves side theres ever been has had a significant injury list, as does every team were playing against now.
Chelsea probably have the most injuries of all, & look how they are struggling. Lol.
What I’d like to know…is if so many of last seasons players are slightly injured, how is it that our new signings can’t get in the side to replace them.
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I agree with Bully the lads have got to get their act together and play as they know they can. They must start putting their chances away outside the box inside the box it doesn’t matter we need to get scoring again. As for all you fans that keep getting on MM back I personally think that some of you fans should be Manager and see whether you would cope with the stresses and strains, if you can’t cope with the stresses and strains as a fan then what chance have we got. Before anyone gets on my back about this, it is an opinion. It is all right for us fans to sit at our computers and write how we feel but I am 100% sure that the lads,MM all feel the same way. It will come right. The fans were incredible at Chelsea (and I was there) even though we were losing so come on lets all put Birmingham behind us and get behind the lads and MM on Saturday.
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Ok wev’e had the best part of the week slagging off the three M’s,and I agree with most thats been written.NOW lets get down to Saturday.McCarthy needs to pick a team to WIN and that needs some radical thinking on his behalf.Its obvious that Morgan is not going to sack him till the end of the season and that he is not going to make any major signings in January so IMO we need to invest in a Goalkeeper trainer to work with Wayne.Next we need to strengthen the spine of the team and that means a strong ball winner playing in front of the two central defenders.I would play Stearman there which would then leave a free role for Milijas to be the playmaker.Also play Henry alongside him.The back four should be Foley Zubar Craddock and Ward.Wide right Jarvis and the two up top Doyle and the Hoff.Give it a go McCarthy it looks balanced to me [it cant be any worse than your selections up to now.]
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God how we miss Bully covering all areas of the pitch and generally scoring goals for fun and giving 110% which none of our current crop of players do.
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This statement from Moxey says it all:
“”Mick felt what we had would suffice”
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Sorry bully but i dont agree the manager has brought in new 9 new players, only doyle & holford have played regular so you have got to blame the manager.
I would rather us have spent the money on 3 or 4 quality players than the rubbish we have brought!
Im still behind you mick as i blame moxey for not signing good players due to the wage structure.
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47 – I agree would be great to have players who covered as much ground as Bully.
As far as I can see Doyle is the only player with any real Premier quality. Milijas may have if he can click with the team but he doesnt play enough.
I hate playing Bolton……….always have.
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I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at Moxey’s excuse that injuries and one or two players not stepping up to the plate are the reasons that we are in the relegation zone. The problem is that hardly any of the players have stepped up to the plate including the injured ones when they have played. Unfortunately, just like last time we were promoted, the management at the club totally underestimated the gap between the Premiership and the Championship and assumed that an unlikely number of the players would adapt quickly.
As for it being difficult to persuade Premiership players to come to us, my belief, until the club says otherwise, is that we were offering low wages by Prem standards (Scott Dann is an example) and the chances of signing the right players in the summer was next to none. The chances of signing them in January, with relegation looming, is even lower.
What I want to know is who at the club, Morgan or Moxey, decided what would be level of wages we would offer, because I think that he is the one who killed our season before it started.
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I totally agree. After Sunday players need to be dropped and replaced with the likes of Foley – if fit – Zubar, Ward, Castillo, Milijas and the Hoff. Some of these players might not be crowd favourites but they could not do any worse.
Bolton are poor and we need to show the effort we put in at Everton, Stoke second half and against the Villa.
Stand up and be counted or end up on the scrap pile come January!
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Bully Out, Mutch/Goodman In.
Moxey Out, Lord Alan Sugar In.
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How Moxey has the cheek to blame our current position on injuries is beyond me. Every team in the land has to cope with injuries.
It’s his failings in the summer and his refusal to break a Championship wage structure that have resulted in a way below par team.
Admit when you’re in the wrong Moxey. Oh, that’s right you never have been have you? That’s why you’ve had 2 huge bonuses for promotions yet failed miserably both times.
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Mad Monk/ rich5wolves:
The wage structure is holding us back, there’s no doubt about it. Its nothing more than a self fulfilling prophecy of post relegation survival.
Moxey & Morgan claim there’s more to signing players than just money. Then explain how we missed out on Scott Dan & probably countless others on Mick’s wish list. For the sake of say 300k extra on wages we missed out on a player Mick obviously wanted. We’d have spent a total of 18.3M instead of 18M with a better chance of staying up. Now I don’t know much about Scott Dan & whether he’d have made a difference…but I do know that Morgan & Moxey’s wage policy certainly didn’t help us.
Right now its looking like Blues will stay up & we won’t. The difference is they showed ambition to prospective players and we didn’t, unless of cause it was the glamour of being Championship runners up behind us that got them the players they wanted. Why weren’t they viewed as promoted relegation fodder as we were. Obviously the difference is they let their money do the talking. The bitterest part is that they didn’t really have the money…and we did. Not only that we had a pledge to spend it…and then didn’t. And we also got in first before Blues were even promoted, and weeks before Burnley joined in.
Yes we did do well to get Doyle, & its not that the others are bad signings…it that they are merely worth only what we paid for them. Doyle is 5 times better than the others cause he cost 5 times more than the others which is why its clear he’s the only one that makes the grade.
So not having learned from the lack of spending from 2003…despite all the hype of how we were not going to repeat the mistakes, are set to repeat that same lack of ambition again in January.
So now because of our penny pinching we are stuck at the wrong end of a relegation battle, and news flash…it going to take more money & wages than ever to get real Premiership players to come to us now.
And we all know we have it, so Morgan, why don’t you grow a pair and spend it.
…& yes, I hate Bolton too. I’m still bitter about John McGinley’s punch right in front of us…and Ireland feel they’ve been hard done by!
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Morgan having sleepless nights, my heart bleeds for him!!! Sack McCarthy and Moxey and get some proper football people in and things might improve.
This club becomes a bigger joke everyday.
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Our problems stem from the TOP yet again,we are only in the prem too make money and run.Who else would pay £3.20 for a can of Banks’s Bitter!!!!. Also when you need the fans, who would split the SOUTH BANK up!! MOXEY why too make money.If Morgan owned liverpool would he split the kop up and give the away team a boost,i think not. It gave portsmouth the lift they need for there first win of the season! I see these questions never get asked at the fans parliment nights.We also have Tony Daly as fitness coach! hows that work he was never fit when he played for us.Last but not least Terry Connor how many managers have used him in one form or another,he just is not good enough to coach our players,no wonder we are clueless.
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On the next story Moxey says this:“Even Dave Jones – who if you look at the statistics when he played, we were extremely successful last season – has only played once this time as a substitute at Wigan.
“Coupled with one or two players perhaps not stepping up the plate as we expected, then it’s easy to understand why we are where we are”.
Why the “even” Dave Jones bit? He was one of our best players last season and the poor results in the middle of the season occured when he wasn’t playing. We started picking up points again when he came back into the side. I would have liked to have seen him playing ahead of any of this season’s midfield players.
Wonder if the players not stepping up to the plate know who they are? If not, it’s a great motivating statement!!
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Rumoured to be after Rob Hulse (3m) & Jermaine (6m)Beckford. Hulse v Beckford, it would have to be Beckford.
There looks to be cash plus player (Vokes) on the table. Not sure about that one Mick, I thought Sam was our future. The club would be better leaving Sam there for a season & offering CI plus cash for Beckford. Get the deed done now Moxey, also a Midfielder with bite to support Milijas & Castillo.
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had to laugh at edwards comments about getting back to basics, can it get anymore basic than passing sidewards backwards then back to the keeper to launch forward ?
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With an estimated 60 million quid for promoted clubs why are wages and transfer fees an issue?
Mr Moxey your young and hungry policy does not cut it in the prem!!!
You need proven premier league quality to help those young and hungry players learn how to compete in this division!
I feel we have just missed a massive opportunity to take those young players on to the next level by not bringing in some old heads who have been there and done it to steady the ship through our rocky re-entry into the top flight!
Surely the club should have learned their lesson and thrown the kitchen sink at securing the right players, no matter how much the initial outlay as it would been returned ten fold by staying there. NO FORESIGHT!
Players like campbell,viduka,vassell are a few off the top of my head ,ok you may not agree with the names but my point is there were plenty of experienced PREMIER LEAGUE players out there so why did we go for unproven players and why does MM not know his best eleven is even though we had much longer to prepare this time…
We have exposed some major flaws in our desire to be a top flight club from the board down!
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Morgan, watch some DVD’s of the games, thats hould cure your insomnia
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Alan Sugar….great shout
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Morgan is having sleepless nights. If he had any clue about football after watching Sundays game he would have spoken to Mr Moxey and Mr McCarthy and asked a few questions. One being how come the manager picks so few of the new signings he is so happy with.
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Beckford wont come to us. And Rob Hulse…. £3M they having a laugh! He was rubbish at baggies!
If by any miracle we have got up to close to 20points by the time the transfer window re-opens then WOLVES will have to hit the ground running and get players who are willing to scrap and snarl to get 3 points. Wheater would be a great addition to the team, But we need a ball winning midfielder who can pass the ball. And I do wish MM would strip Henry of the captaincy, he is no where near a leader of men!
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LOOKS LIKE SEASON TICKET HOLDERS BEEN SHORT CHANGED AGAIN, FICKLE SPRINGS TO MIND AGAIN, WHEN WILL U EVER LEARN REMEMBER 6 YEARS AGO.
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23 kiddy wolf are u actually a wolves fan? u must be a kid as u obviously know nothing about bully,he sacrificed bigger and better things to stay at wolves and try to get us promoted. his goals to games ratio for england was also very good and i think pulling on an england shirt would be considered top flight,i think he is far better suited to comment on wolves than you and has more than earned the right to slag the team off for a pathetic embarrasing display.have you actually read the article? he blamed the players not MM u divvy.GO AND SUPPORT YOUR HOME TOWN TEAM THE HARRIERS!no true wolves fan would ever slate bully for giving his opinion.you are the disgrace with your foolish comments not him.i think his comments were aimed at giving the players a much needed kick up the backside,put the hoff on against noblot lets see what he can do,ive seen him in training and he is not getting games cos he doesnt get stuck in enough in training on a 5 a side pitch,we did not buy him for that we brought him to get on the end of balls and send them goalward,he cant do that from the sidelines MM.get the liquidater back and put some fire back in our bellies for sat,PC wolves is boring moxey,whats the point of being a wolves fan if we cant poke fun at the a****n!!!! we got little else to sing about at the moment!as an old south bank boy i find the atmosphere is stale enough without telling us what we can and cant sing,next you will be telling us its our fault we cant win a game!
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Bully – absolutely spot on, Son. Your grit, effort and determination is part of what elevated you to “Molineux Legend” status, and is what “bonds” a player and fans. That is why your thoughts, opinions and observations about our club mean so much to Wolves fans. The current set up at the club just seems “detached” from the fans at all levels – Players, Management and Boardroom – and it is refreshing to hear someone as close to the Club as you are, actually come out and comment openly and honestly about the current state of affairs, and to echo our frustrations. Keep it up, Bully, you’ve got more chance of being listened to than we have. But that’s not saying much.
One life, one club. Come on you Wolves.
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67 – ashmore wolves. Well said, mate. Every word.
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This current team is much worse than Dave Jones’ team of 2003/4.
Can you really seeing us beat Man utd at home ?
I think not.
Think Alex Rae and Paul Ince
not Karl Henry and Dave Edwards
who would you prefer in midfield ?
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I see Beckford is being touted about for 6mill in the Jan window they have got to be joking a player with league 1 experience being drafted into the Premier League its another waste of money and complete insanity.
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