West Ham 1 Wolves 3
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 9:36PM GMT.
Super Wolves produced arguably their best Premier League performance as they moved seven points clear of the drop zone with this remarkable win.
Kevin Doyle’s seventh goal of the season on 28, plus Ronald Zubar’s first Premier League strike and one from Matt Jarvis in the space of three minutes either side of the hour mark made top flight football a near certainty at Molineux next season.
Substitute Guillermo Franco lobbed an injury-time reply but it was n more than a consolation, as the visitors deservedly controlled the show.
Wolves also clinched a slice of history with their biggest ever Premier League win, as they went three matches unbeaten.
Mick McCarthy’s side gave everything they had and did everything right, never allowing the Hammers a moment’s peace as they silenced the Upton Park crowd, who were left demanding the head of boss Gianfranco Zola after a fifth successive defeat.
There were any number of Man of the Match contenders for Wolves, but no one played better than Doyle or David Jones, who split the Hammers defence for the second and third goals.
Victory was also a huge triumph for McCarthy, who made the big news prior to kick off by making his first changes for seven games.
McCarthy recalled George Elokobi for Stephen Ward at left-back and Michael Mancienne for Adlene Guedioura in midfield, while West Ham predictably recalled Parker and Carlton Cole.
But it was three more familiar names who combined to give Wolves the first chance of the game in the eighth minute.
Doyle flicked on goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann’s long goal kick into the path of Foley, whose half volley hit the underside of the bar after allowing the ball to come across his body to tighten the angle.
Then Doyle struck in clinical fashion in the 28th minute, latching onto James Tomkins’ mistake to race clear before slotting superbly across goalkeeper Robert Green to give Wolves the lead.
Mancienne made the most of his recall on his return to the capital in an industrious showing in front of the back four for Wolves. But his booking for a late tackle on 29 left him watching his step.
Cole should have done better for the home side three minutes later, curling a first-time effort straight at Hahnemann after Benni McCarthy jostled trying to elude Christophe Berra and the busy Mancienne.
But with Wolves suddenly in the ascendancy and playing all the football, the Hammers were unlucky not to concede a penalty 10 minutes before half-time when Radoslav Kovac dragged down Jones on the edge of the area.
If that was a let-off for the Hammers, the home fans let the team know exactly what they thought of them when Jones’ drive was deflected wide in the 37th minute as a chorus of boos descended on Upton Park.
The home side responded with a superb run by Parker, who sidefooted against the inside of the post, Hahnemann smothering his rebound on the line before Zubar cleared.
Zubar, who was booked for catching Valon Behrami late, suddenly found himself at the other end after racing onto Jones’ slide rule pass to fire an angled drive past Green to make it 2-0 on 58.
And Wolves were in dreamland three minutes later, when Jarvis rifled home the third to end the game as a contest.
Hahnemann made a superb reflex save to deny Franco on 78, then a more routine diving stop to foil Alessandro Diamanti eight minutes later.
But there was no denying Wolves a rich night of glory.
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yessssssssssss ! nearly there. mr. zola should realise that resting 5 players against a top 4 side when you’re playing a fellow relegation struggler….you should rest 10 like SIR Mick did to get the result !!!!!! lmao …come on jiwal, bobwolf etc…. where are you??? losers!!!!!!
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What a win!!! Great performance, Jonah was awesome and great strike by Zubes. I have questioned Mick’s decisions since Xmas but by switching to a cautious 4-5-1 this run has saved our season. Brilliant….We bossed it against a team with a stronger starting 11 for sure. Forget Doncaster, Ipswich and Barnsley next year – Were here to stay.
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Amazing game, Amazing win, Amazing players and Amazing manager. you have got to be proud wolves fan tonight.
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Super super mick……..
Wolves mod – get back t baggie land
Boring Bob – Who’s the muppet now?
Terry Boggie – where are you, you plank?
Real fans, unite, doom merchants stay away, we don’t need you.
Happy clappers……. proper fans and proud!!
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i meant to add “aint enough” after “struggler”…. sorry guys, got a bit excited!!!!!
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Couldn’t get to the game tonight but what a performance! No criticism to anyone but what immense performances from the defence (all of them including George (I never thought he had it in him) Marcus was brilliant again and also Karl. Goal of the season from Matt. Keep it going lads. UTW.
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AWESOME AWESOME RESULT & DISPLAY. DJ in the midfield ran it, every one had a great game, brilliant goals defence tight, brilliant!!!!!!
9 POINTS to be totally safe but I think 7 points might just do it!
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Absolutely brilliant team performance. Was the much better side for long periods and kept cole very quiet. 3 wonderful strikes to boot, 7 points from 9 makes the table look a much healthier place. MOM – Jones, dictated our play and retained possession for the side
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“Kevin Doyle’s seventh goal of the season on 28, plus Ronald Zubar’s first Premier League strike and one from Matt Jarvis in the space of three minutes either side of the hour mark made top flight football a near certainty at Molineux next season”
Chickens counted but not hatched! aaaarrrggghhhh
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Well done the Wolves, you came of age tonight.
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Go you Wolves. From a bleary eyed Wednesbury man in Adelaide.
Are some of you lot up there sure about Mick and his demise???
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SIMPLY TREMENDOUS TONIGHT !
Spot on tactics MM
Spot on performance from the players.
Dave Jones MOM by a mile.
In MM I STILL trust !!
PS….. just think if we played Claret and blue three games away running every week with 7 points from 9, we would be in in contention for the title LOL ( Dont get too carried away ! )
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Forgot to mention how good it was to see Hammers supporters streaming out of the ground after our third goal! Can’t wait to listen to the Moose on Talksport. UTW.
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That was the best complete team performance this season. The confidence they showed made them look more like they were playing for a place in europe than fighting to beat relegation. And all three goals were just sublime. Up the Wolves.
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What a performance that was!
We actually looked every inch a premier league side!
Dave Jones Man of the Match hands down, him n Henry ran the show in Midfield and Doyler was immense up front again!
3 Goals, away from home, 31 points on the board with 7 games to go. I’m, waiting for someone to wake me up!
I reckon 2 more wins should do it, lets hope for another suprise 3 points at home this weekend!
KTF, UTW!
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great performance and result, shame about conceding in the last minute, but the result will be a huge boost to the side. grab another 7-9 points and i feel we will be safe for another season in the top flight!!!!
UTW….
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Awesome performance. dont know what we have to do to get a pen though,
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COME ON ME BABBIES!!!! Superb performance. Simply bosting.
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2 Wins & i think we are safe.
This result should shut up all you moaners & tesco fans!
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Come on you Wolves we are staying up we are staying up.
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About as good as we’ve played this season (especially away from home). We were first to every tackle and worked so much harder than West Ham. Then when we needed a bit of class, Doyle, Jones and Jarvis we’re on hand to provide it. We thoroughly deserved that.
7 points clear of the drop zone now but with a better goal difference than those down there means 8 points clear in effect. 2 more wins and we’re safe.
Will be there on Saturday. If we play as we did tonight, we’ll do Everton.
Keep believing. C’mon me babbies!!!
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the best this season the lads are now showing what they can do and another 3 points nearer safety but lets keep them going everyone cheer them all the way for the remainding games we are wolves they can and will become gods this season
out of darkness cometh light
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Hull and Burnley now have to win three games just to catch us, might have to go out and celebrate
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The best supporters in the land, no different to any other away game in terms of the atmosphere. 4 away wins for the season already! Points from blackburn, sunderland and everton at home. Lets hope that little club up the road come up 6 points for next season on the board already!
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A massive result, performance, skill and passion.
Well done to all the team and Manager.
It’s difficult to pick out individuals on such a super night, but I thought Jones was superb, followed by Doyle and Jarvis.
I thought Big George had a solid game and gave us much more at Left Back.
Mancienne sitting infront of the defence gave us a litte more bite, and attacking play.
Malta Wolf, That will do!!!
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Great result, but even better, we look as though we belong !!!!!!!!
Well done all…..
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Great result our luck may have changed and can I say a work like ethic has brought results.. Really great effort and at time some great football….Postings give a positive feeling and glad the away supporters are really at times the 12th man–Great display.. two more wins and we may be safe–Crazey dave.
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ive got a few tears in my eyes cuz were stayin up
these are the odds for relegations now
pompey – 1/500
burnley – 1/7
hull – 4/7
west ham – 3/1
wolves – 6/1
wigan – 8/1
these are the odds to stay up
wigan – 1/16
wolves – 1/10
west ham – 2/7
hull – 6/4
burnley – 9/2
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Fantastic performance! Just brilliant! Proud to be a Wanderer – albeit from the other side of the planet! Up the Wolves! Last time we beat the Hammers at Upton Park, Kate Bush was number one!! BRILLIANT!!!
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Green, Upson, Cole to win the world cup for England – I don’t think so!
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Great win and great performance.Pity about conceding the late goal.Keep up the good work!
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Yes, there are many of us who would love to rub it into BobWolf and co, but let’s all come together for once and just say YES, YES, YES. Thank you Mick and thank you everyone in the Black and Gold tonight.
Fantastic team performance from goal to goal. Yes we made a few mistakes, yes the Hammers could hae scored twice, but we scored 3 (yes 3) fantastic goals, hit the bar, were denied a clear penalty, and for most of the game, made West Ham look vry ordinary. As others have said, tonight, perhaps for the first time this season, the team played like they really believed they belong. What’s more, this is not a happy hunting ground for the Wolves, and after nearly overturning 30 years of frustration at Villa Park at the weekend, we did it here tonight.
Final comment. If we can continue to play like this and keep believing, then Wenger should watch out. Let’s see if he fancies risking resting “a few” players for the Champions League game…
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Still a way to go but great performace and result tonight.
We’ve got it right when it matters and just shows how far we’ve come given that West Ham were streets ahead of us on the opening day of the season.
I await the usual garbage from people who don’t know what they’re talking about (might as well blame Mick for us not winning 4 – 1 eh?).
And we’re scoring goals for fun…
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the lads just get stronger and stronger, at last we look like a prem team!we are wolves
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I’m in 7th heaven tonight. Good team selection and good substitutions by MM. The performance shows that the players are one for all and all for one. All three goals were well taken and there was no doubt about the win when Jarvis put in the third goal.
Both teams hit the woodwork, Wolves the bar and Hammers the upright but Wolves had a clear penalty on Jones denied by the linesman who had no excuse that he did not have a clear view.
The only blot, although it does not make any difference, is the goal conceded in the 92 minute that denied Wolves a clear sheet.
This result shows that it does not matter how much you say about your opponents and how good you think you are as West Ham’s did on one of their forums but what actually happens on the pitch that counts. Brilliant three well taken goals and all from open play as did all the 7 goals against the Clarets were although two were own goals – who cares. But they also count.
Hope to keep the momentum going to climb more up the table so maybe at last the anti-MM brigade will leave him to do the job he’s doing so well for all connected with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!!!!
I didn’t go but I did watch online.
WOW. What a fantastic performance from the lads this one was!!
Jarvo is getting better and better and took his goal so beautifully, I truly believe if we can establish ourselves, this lad could be on the wing for England in 2 or 3 years time.
Doyle showed why he is so highly regarded with a class left foot finish following a brilliant run into the box, after a terrible mistake by the defender.
7 for the season now, catch him if you can Jody lol. SUPER, SUPER KEV, SUPER, SUPER KEV, SUPER, SUPER KEV, SUPER KEVIN DOYLE.
If Zubar scores one better than that in the league this season, I will be utterly amazed. It was an absolute CRACKER, and once agin Jobes was the architect. Sorry Milijas, you are a good player but Jonesy fully deserves his place in the side at the moment and I feel he will take some shifting.
I know I’m biased but I think any of these 3 goals are worthy of the goals of the month list for MOTD.
Special mention MUST be given to Dave Jones in recognition of his BRILLIANT play tonight. He created 2 of the 3 goals with intelligent and patient passing.
Hahnemann too was excellent all night, there was nothing he could do about the consolation goal. It was taken well but WAY too late.
Tonight we FINALLY killed a team off at the time when they harboured hopes of getting back into the game.
That was without doubt the best I’ve seen us play all season. Anyone who says 4-5-1 is negative should be shown the video of that game.
Foley is SO UNLUCKY, but it was his willingness to get in where it hurts that gave the Hammers the wobbles to start with.
Yet again a nailed on penalty not given, luckily it had no real effect on the outcome. However if Parker’s shot had been a goal, we would have been cursing our bad luck again.
Survival is most certainly within our grasp now.
Everton have been playing well lately but they will NOT be looking forward to this game now.
Can I also just say, the refs in this league are shocking at times. Doyle was cynically fouled by the Hammers player and it should have been a yellow card at least, but amazingly nothing was given. That could have put Doyle out for a while and given our season a real setback. Luckily for us though Doyle is made of sterner stuff!
We are FLYING at the moment and if we beat the Toffees and results go well for us on Saturday, we could almost be safe by then.
I feel extremely proud to be a Wolves fan and for me there are NO DOUBTS.
WE ARE STAYING UP, SAY WE ARE STAYING UP.
Keep the faith, we’re almost there now.
Apologies if I’ve gone a little overboard, but after a performance like that one never mind the result, I am filled with euphoria and totally ecstatic. While I was watching the match, the wife said I should be a little quieter so I didn’t wake our kids up. I told her you have got to be joking!!!
Come on you Wolves fans, let’s raise the roof at Molineux on Saturday and give the Toffees a good chewing.
COME ON YOU WOLVES.
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At last a settled team and formation! Super Mick and Super Wolves! We can and WILL stay up! Well done lads! Up the WOlves! Back where we belong at flipping last!
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At last a settled team and formation! Super Mick and Super Wolves! We can and WILL stay up! Well done lads!Back where we belong at flipping last!
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Whoops sorry that should have been “and once again” Jones” not “agin Jobes”
I think I’m typing with too much adrenaline at the moment.
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Been to the game tnite and ive got to say that out of the other 3 wins ive been to this tnite was the best by far. We played with heart passion and pride and when wolves have that we are brilliant to support :-) motm tnite for me was karl henry. He did not give their midfield a moments piece :-) outofdarknesscomethlight. Utw
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Good organisation,work ethic,team spirit and quality finishing.Well done to everybody,but especially the manager.
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At last, a proper win with goals and everything. They’ll make me eat my words yet and I’m happy to admit it. Another three points should do it.
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AWESOME LADS, GREAT WIN, GREAT SPIRIT. LET´S DO EVERTON SATURDAY AND WE CAN RATE WITH THE BEST OF THE REST.
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Technically the best performance by a mile all season. Great performances from everyone on the pitch.
Dont agree with the E&S story that we are a “near certainty” for Prem football next year but if we play like this again then we will be.
This game just proves exactly what you need to live in the Prem:
Confidence + technical ability + ability to score goals
Thought my mate George was superb.
Watched the game in the pub with some of the same hammers fans from Day 1 – what a loff
About to celebrate with a vindaloo and a guinness or two..
Charlie
ATLANTA WOLVES
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Where are the whingers now.
I am absoltely chuffed to bits for the MM and the lads.
Come on We believe in you.
We have Everton on Saturday lets be the 12th man and make them they know they have come to the Wolves Den.
WELL DONE
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COME ON!!!!!! brilliant performance guys cant believe it!!! DAVE JONES OMG WHAT A PLAYER!!!! JARVIS OMG WHAT A GAME!!!! NEXT UP EVERTON AND I WILL BE THERE 4 HOURS FROM MARGATE!!
UP THE WOLVES!!!!
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Was in the west ham end trying to contain myself – I thought I was gonna get lynched each time we scored.
A wicked result though. Loved the fact they played ‘Whole lotta love’ by Led Zep over the tannoy immediately after the match. Don’t they realise who our vice-president is? :)
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I was 9 and a half last time we beat the Hammers away.Watched the match with my sons and was so proud to be a wolves fan tonight. The Molineux will be rocking on Saturday and we will be there, mick you have our total support.
In Mick we believe.
P.S Bob Wolf you are the muppet!
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Come on boring bob, Wolvesmod, Terry, where are you and the Mick haters……?
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It’s all gone quiet over there, all together now, it’s all gone quiet over there….
HA hahahahahahahha You are the prize muppets!!!!
Super Mick.
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what a joy it was to be at upton Park tonight. Fans were amazing and we thouroughly deserved the win. The whole team played well and we dominated. Every player was up to the challenge and as a result I am sure we will stay up.
WELL DONE TO ONE AND ALL AND TO MM AND CLIP BOARD, THEY DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT AS WELL.
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I hold my hands up and apologise to David Jones. I said recently that after winning a new contract that he would be a very useful squad player next season, but that midfield was where we needed to strengthen..
He was man of the match tonight, from among some very good performances.
Absolute premier class – Will be the first on McCarthy’s team sheet v Everton!!
31 from 31 – 7 clear with 7 left. Even if Hull and burnley up their game and match our point a game for the rest of the season, they can still only draw level! And we will pick up more points over those 7 games, playing the way we are…
Tonight is the night we know we’ll be O.K….
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No question that this was easily the most convincing performance of the season. The lads played some very good football and bossed the game for long periods. All of the goals were well taken and totally deserved.
Hopefully, MM will continue to play the ball to feet, as we did for most of this match,instead of hoofing it up in the air. The passing, movement and ball control was really pleasing to see and the Hammers had a tough night in front of their fans. The defence was solid and Marcus made some important saves and interceptions at the right time.
My only complaint is why did we slide into that defensive shell with 20 minutes left – the Hammers were there for the taking tonight. Allowing that caution to creep in cost us a clean sheet.
Everton will be a different proposition but, hopefully, our fans will make their life difficult and we can take another three points.
To take two wins and a draw from three consecutive away games is a job well done.
COME ON YOU WOLVES!!!
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I must once again congratulate Mick and the lads.
A superb win, and this keeps us up.!!!!!
Nice change by the skipper. Everyone played their hearts out.
Resilient and determined.
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Well done to the whole team. Particular mention to Hahnemann (no wonder he was angry at the end, he deserved a clean sheet). 3 great goals of quality. Mick really got the team switched on and confident. Only surprise that he didn’t rest Doyle after the 3rd and put EB on to see if he could get his confidence back with a goal. Brilliant.1-3 more points will do it. I think WHam will stay up as well, I hope so. Felt bad for Zola, his team gave up with half hour to go.
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Now ,that was a show ! Was it the Forest game last season when we last saw anything like this ? Let’s face it – the results at Turf Moor and Villa Park were great but the performances were shaky. This was different because this was Premiership quality. Even the opposition players and supporters will admit Wolves were far superior – and you cannot say that about too many games this season.We will look back and say it was the emergence/return of Jones which kept us up. No reason why we can’t get a result on Saturday.
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I’m four thousand miles away but you must have heard me! Fantastic result, always proud to be Wolves but that was special. MM coming of age and the team with him. Need to change the words to that song “……….we love those bar stewards in claret and blue”. UTW
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No 11: My thoughts entirely.
We’ve sharpened our teeth, grow a huge pair and we smell BLOOD!
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worth getting up early and being late for work, bet they wished it had snowed again,even terry connor put his clipboard down
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Tonight the team came of age in the Prem. They’ve played well all season (well most of the season), but never seemed to quite believe that they should be there. I’ve sensed their belief growing over the last few games, and tonight showed not only do they deserve to be in the Prem, but THEY believe, and we believe!!!!! WTID.
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Just arrived back from the game, i’ll sleep like a log tonight! Amazing performance, the best moment of recent years.
Well done to big George, Zubar and Hahnemann for ignoring the stewards and giving your shirts to the crowd anyway. Especially Marcus who battled past them to shake peoples hands.
No complaints about the performance, it was spot on. rode our luck once or twice as even the greats do and a shame about conceding at the end, but the lads deserve nothing but praise tonight. Credit to Mick too for not caving and sticking with the 4-5-1. It was obvious from the start that it was a more effective set up for us and obviously he knew it. Shame on those who doubted him.
Roll on Everton where, regardless of the result, the lads will no doubt deserve another pat on the back come the final whistle.
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A result of epic meanng…Obviously, this edges us further away from the drop-zone, and puts more pressure on our rivals to follow suit. We now are playing with confidence and a fairly static, if not unchanged side, week in and week out, to hone our consistency. And last of all, this helps puts a sock n the mouth of all those panic-ridden, “gotta have my McDonalds in ten seconds flat, or the results even faster,” sack the laconic and dour Mick McCarthy, “we want another cookie cut-out foreign manager” tripe-type supporters! Pull your sock out when you can live in the hub-bub of Premiership football without acting like God’s gift to cynicism! Up the Wolves and their steady-eddy Gaffer!
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Great performance on so many levels, the quality of the Hammers play was brilliant at times and to only concede one was a result, best performance of the season by far. Getting used to performing well now, saw that when I was swearing at not keeping a clean sheet!!! C’mon me babbies……
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You can’t make mistakes and not go un-punished against Premiership opposition.
Tonight we proved we are that Premiership opposition.
Mick is what he is, he has his single minded ways & will forever drive some of us up the wall, but I’ve got to hand it to him…he’s proved once again that he knows what he’s doing.
We looked great tonight. Unbelievable. I’ve never in 30 years for Wolves to go somewhere as difficult as West Ham and not just win, but give them a humiliating lesson in how to play. Well maybe Bully at Newcastle on New Years day.
Its no coincidence that week after week we win the midfield battle leaving opponents bemused, concluding they simply had an off day.
Who honestly thought Mick’s crazy 4-5-1 was going to be anything other than damage limitation? How could it possibly work & produce goals with Doyle on his own!
Yes it took a while with some amazing experimental combinations of players, positions & formations but now I think all will agree… Mick’s well and truly nailed it.
In Mick we trust!
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Well I’m speechless & soooooooo sooooo happy for all Wolves Fans all over the world. My son emailed from Auckland to me here is Aussie to tell me the result..(he being a big Villa Fan) but I won’t hold that against him. Normally he is a bearer of bad tidings but not this time. That result is so immense it would have to be the pinnacle of our season. Are we out of yet…no not by a long shot but we are certainly in a more healthy position. I take my hat of to Mick cos when asked how many points will be needed, quite rightly his response was “more than 3 more teams”. Good solid answer Mick. You haven’t always been my favourite person this season, but you have gelled this 11 you have now into a really good unit. David Jones, Matty Jarvis are like new signings. Where did you find this fantastic rich vein of form from. A big thank you to all the boys who where the shirt & to the backroom staff. Keep the momentum going….the result should knock the stuffing out of Hull, Burnley & West Ham. Actually there is always an EPL team in decline that gets sucked into relegation & it would appear West Ham are that such. Maybe Sheff Utd are looking forward to playing them next season. Anyway boys….I’d be happy with a point against in form Everton, but 3 would be better from in form Wolves on Saturday. As I said Immense, Immense, Immense….
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I was off playing golf this morning when the match was on live. Had to keep calling the trouble and strife to find out the latest score. I played pretty ordinary golf but was totally elated at the on-going scoreline. What a win, made my day. I knew we would survive -despite the dope in charge.
Happy, happy day. I’m off to celebrate. Bring on the Gunners, we’ll have them as well.
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Was it just me or when the third went in i turned round to my mate and said…”Oh my god were good” I had suspicions of this, but who would have knew. I been to 12 games this season, seen 2 goals. But tonight my god. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!! Dave Jones and Jarvis for England. Zubar for France. George for the Jungle. C’mon me Babbies. Kevin Doyle is the next best thing to Fernando Torres!! Haha, i love how doom and gloom us lot are but as soon as it comes good we love it. My mate text me saying “Europe” haha. Onwards and upwards!! GET IN THERE!!
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“Square pegs in round holes”
“Championship standard players”
“Useless negative tactics”
“Sack muppet Mick”
ALL OF YOU LOT STAY AWAY FROM MOLINEUX FOR GOOD. WE DON’T WANT YOU THERE. WELL DONE MICK. THINK YOU MAY HAVE SHUT THEM UP.
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FANTASTIC, what a game, WELL DONE TO ALL,nearly there ,Doyle in fantastic form as where all the team
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Best performance by far this season.
Great result.2 really super goals from Zubar and Jarvis shame could not keep clean sheet.
Almost safe now might be a really good Easter.
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26,John Spain. 7:45am Glorious Sunshine,Happiness all around.
Yes mate as you say that will do.
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Great result and one that has been round the corner for a long while.
Also great to see that the anti MM’s are being shown that they are and always have been wrong!!
Severn more games and playing like that there is at least another 8 or 9 points…..confidence breeds confidence!
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Well done to the lads and probably the best performance by Wolves in the Premier league
Doyle was superb again but Zubars goal if it was scored by Michael Owen et el the pundits would have been talking about Premier quality etc etc
The teams movement and work rate was superb and MM and the coaching staff deserve the praise for the hard work they have put in
Wolves looked Premier quality all over the park and MM and TC looked as happy as the fans as the goals went in
Whilst I am not a MM fan and have given him criticism when it was deserved fair play to him – the last few games MM and co finally seem to be getting it right (thank the Lord)and without getting carried away – we will need better investment for next season and cant afford to bring in so many players who hardly get a game this season and also to keep too many that really should be playing regular football in the Championship
Up the Wolves!
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Superb result well done All the players and I have to say MM.
I said he was out of his depth in this league but I hope he has proved me wrong.
3 top class finishes and superb goalkeeping. But for once we dominated against a lower side team.
The team played with confidence and composure, DJ had yet onthoer excellent game and KH seems a far more confident player alongside him.
For all of Big Georges inexperiance I still think hes a more natural left back than Ward and his positioning and link up play with Jarvo in both the last two games has been better by far.
6 more point needed would be great to continue this run against Everton.
Come On the Wolves
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Well Ladies & Gentleman, last night Wolves became a bona fide Premiership/top flight club again. I must say it has been a long journey from the dark dark days of the Bhatti era in the 1980s and being marooned in the division from hell in the 1990s. At last we have a team that is as good as the team from the late 1970s. For Bradshaw, Hibbitt,Carr, Richards and Gray read Hahnemann, Henry, Craddock, Jones, Doyle & Jarvis!!!! We are truly back in business!!!!!!!!
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First of all, a great result last night and I take my hat off to Mick McCarthy. I have criticised him on many occasions for his tactics, team selection, defensive play etc but you know he has learned a lot from this season and now he is reaping the rewards.
I was one of those who believed playing 4-5-1 was too defensive and restricted us to breakaways plus we just did not have the players to play that way – obviously I was wrong!
The players have adapted to the system well, yes it has taken time but now they are familiar with it, they are using it to their advantage PLUS taking shots from everywhere is also paying off. Last night according to the stats, we had only 4 shots on target BUT scored from 3 of them – that’s the way lads!
Many said that McCarthy was not a Premier League manager, I thought so too and at times it seemed true but now, I am sure many if not all are questioning that comment, big time -
(* 8 PL victories for the man now this season).
In my opinion the major factor of late has been keeping a settled side and not making the numerous changes for each match which made cohesion between the players very difficult.
Mick has now stopped messing around and has played virtually the same 11 for the past 7 games. The odd piece of tinkering here and there is always necessary and last night’s match proved once and for all that the team structure is right, the tactics are right and the committment and desire is right – All this should mean Wolves will again be playing PL football next season!
We cannot get over confident though for the relegation issue is not done with yet. We are still some points short of safety but 2 or 3 matches with results similar to the games against the claret and blue clubs will see us nicely out of trouble.
The likes of West Ham, Hull and Burnley are now going to have to battle to see which of them has the courage and committment to get out of trouble and it is a nice feeling to be able to look at the table and see 3 other clubs sweating it out for survival while we look down from above.
This weekend’s game will hopefully see the same 11 pitting their wits against the Toffees and if we can turn them over, another 3 points would allow us to relax a little more and enjoy the end of the season with much less pressure and that would be very welcome.
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Absolutely spot on! 3-1 flattered the Hammers. It’s given me an extra spring in my step too!
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I am dleighted for all of the players and the fans after this terrific win but, most of all, I am delighted for Mick McCarthy.
He has taken all sorts of stick this season because we have struggled in th league – most newly promoted teams do.
Mick has been the saviour of Wolves after so many terrible managers have wasted our money and produced weak, non-fighting teams. I thought we were heading for relegation after Hoddle dropped us at the last minute but Mick has come in and saved us from relegation, got us promoted to the Premiership and, hopefully will keep us there.
Mick has now got to be considered as one of the greatest managers that we have ever had – roll on Saturday.
Mick McCarthy for a knighthood
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WHAT A PERFORMANCE EVERYONE IN THE TEAM PLAYED FOR EACH OTHER AND WEST HAM DIDNT GET A LOOK IN WE HAD TO SUFFER AGAIN FROM A POOR REF THOUGH .AND I THINK JONES IS THE BEST MIDFIELD PLAYER IN THE PREMIERSHIP FORGET GERRARD .LAMPARD AND BARRY .
COME ON YE WOLVES HAMMMER EVERTON SATERDAY PLEASE.
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At last he dropped Stephen Ward and played George Elokobi. I thought big George was outstanding. His positional sense was spot on, he was strong and he distributed the ball fantastically. The problem I have with Mad Mick is it takes weeks to see a problem in the team.
The left hand side of the team looked strong with George there. As soon as Wardy came on we looked vunerable down the left again.
Best I have seen wolves play for a long time. FANTASTIC result, credit to everyone at the club.
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I’m forever bursting bubbles, pretty bubbles in despair,they fly so high,stuffed at home on sky,hammers premier dreams just fade and die.
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superb stuff, i was late for work to but well worth the rocket off the boss. Give me more, NZ might be all Rugby, But at least im all wolves. superb,brill and cant wait for next instalment all be it at 2.00am. We are not heading for the fizzy pop league!!
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Awe-inspiring stuff. We completely steamrollered them. Hahnemann, outstanding, Doyle ran them ragged, Jones is like a new player and how long before somebody tries to come in for Jarvis. Zubar, Elokobi, both superb, everyone else did what they had to do, but what made the night was about 2’000 of us constantly drowning out 25’000 of them. Best bits apart from the goals had to be when they scored and, after a fraction of a second of their remaining fans cheering, our lot going ballistic celebrating their goal and totally drowning them out again! I hope they put that on Match Of The Day tonight!
Only complaint was the stupid, heavy-handed actions of their stewards (surprise) trying to prevent Marcus trying to walk to the crowd to hand his shirt to one specific fan – not even throwing it. Afterwards, I overheard four of the stewards discussing it and one of them said that the best way to deal with a situation like that was to… and then he mimed a headbutt. Way to go, West Ham.
One last thought: what are they feeding George? He’s starting to look like Thing from The Fantastic Four!
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i have found a lucky mascot in my husband. he hasnt worn his wolves shirt for a while and wore it for the first time against burnley and we won he wore it against villa and drew and again against west ham and we won up the wolves we am staying up in mm we believe
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The result and performance cannot be understated. This will be a demoralising result to not only West Ham, but to Hull and Burnley.
The team played like a team full of confidence.
Although there is still unfinished business to be done, I believe we will now be safe from relagation.
Can’t wait till Saturday.
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Wow! Well done guys!
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Superb win, and some excellent finishes! Confidence levels are getting high just at the right time. The only way is up! Come on You Wolves!!!!!
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37) A very good assessment… the bloggers could not have done better. Jarvis could definitely be a future England player.
We are nearly safe and then we need to get rid of the dead wood and recruit some top names. The only one I liked the look of from West Ham was Scott Parker. He would be a good signing!
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AT LAST BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT.
CAN NOT COMPLAIN WHY NO ONE LISTENS
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Should be ten points clear, at least, if McCarthy has got his tactics right.
Its the players that won against the Hammers not the Manager.
Well done to them all. But I can’t help feeling there had to be a game where we would score more than one. Good finishing for a change!
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Well done Wanderers, looking forward to two real derbies next season, bring it on !
UP THE BAGGIES
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Well done Wulfies on staying up because despite what Mick says, none of the four teams at the bottom are going to get more points than you will get.
You actually looked like a PL team last night. I don’t want to get involved in the MM debate but I’ll just say I hope some of you will be magnanamous enough to loan your handkerchiefs to the ones with all that egg on their face.
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Strange how the dropping of Ward coincides with our best performance of the season.
And to all the ‘muppets’ – I take it you were all at the game last night like Bob Wolf was?? Thought not – idiots!!
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Went to the game. Brilliant atmosphere in the Wolves end. We got into them from the start and Foley was unlucky not to score. Dave Jones was different class. We played as a team brimming with confidence and ripped the Hammers apart. The stewards need a serious talking to. They were way over the top in preventing Hahnemann giving his shirt away and could have caused trouble. What did they think he was going to do. Well done Mick. Proof that your formation/tactics are working and a definite raised two fingers to the doubters and idiots that spout off on here.
Note for PL – when other teams rest players its squad rotation. For Wolves its a fine (albeit suspended).
I’M FOREVER BURSTING BUBBLES!!
THAT’S WHY WERE PREMIER LEAGUE
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watching the game on sky, fantastic, amazing great team spirit and we looked the part, mm as some of said is stubborn and single-minded, but its working
i was shot down in flames for saying give him a chance just 7 weeks ago and im still waiting for the whiners to knock the formation that will never see us score goals, henry for being a crab, zubar for being second rate, jones for being a bit part man u reject, jarvis for being a championship player,i could go on but i wont because this game was great and its proved all those non believers wrong…where are they now?
let me tell you the secret…we had a new dog and every time he jumped up on my lap we scored….but dont expect this to happen every game (we should of bought a yorkie because this bloody slobbering mastiff is to bloody heavy for 3 goals every game)
well done the lads, the board and the manager for believing in what we have!
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90. We have scored more than 1 in the last 3 games you muppet, back to Sandwell please!
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I am still really annoyed with the idiot that stamped on the back of Jones leg in the penalty area and Dolyle in the second half, that kind of play can really do damage to a player….totally intensional….retrespective punishment should apply for that kind of foul play….not even a yellow card, wake up ref..
Now I’ve got that off my chest what a fantastico(as Zola may say) game. Credit all around. I think Mick the whole team will want to strive on now to get as many points as we can….the higher we are up the league the more attractive option for incoming players we are likely to be(not to mention the ££££). Keep it going everyone…totally chuffed.
UTMW
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Still on cloud nine! Work cannot bring me down today! Absolutley fantastic definatley our best performance of the season. Although we really should have had TWO penalties but hey ho we can save them til we play the gooners. JARVIS AND JONES FOR SOUTH AFRICA 2010!!! (Just a shame Doyle isn’t English.)
Wolves v West Brom. First Game, Match of the Day 2010/11. Lets show these scousers and mancs what a real derby game is!
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richwolf64 and bob wolf, you’re both right, its all because of Ward not playing !
Its always about you isn’t it you planks. No congrats to the team or the manager, just a bitter, reflective “I told you so”.
This result means a lot more to those who’ve been positive and supportive all season than it does to the arrogant negative likes of you two.
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Great comment ALex Rae’s Butler.
But let’d forget about the oddballs on here; what a great day to be a Wolfer. Great performance, great result. Let’s show our appreciation and our support for 90+ mins on Saturday.
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Best performance of the season.
Keep up the improvement, pick the right starting 11 and we’ll be fine. Excuse me Mick, isn’t George actually the best left back at the club?
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A special night, and my congratulations to the whole team and Mick. Confidence is high and the team are playing well, but we are not there yet. More of the same will get us there though. What brings me great pleasure is to see so many of our CCC boys in the team.
Just like last season the team are hitting form when it really matters, and finishing the season on a high improves the prospect of bringing in quality if we stay up.
As an aside to the knockers, why is it MM’s fault when we lose, and all down to the players when we win. The players and manager are in this together, they lose together and they win together.
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Square pegs, round holes etc..
No premiership quality etc..
4-4-2 etc..
Tactically inept etc..
Going down etc..
Paul Ince, Alan Curbishley etc..
Can’t score goals etc..
Mad Mick out etc..
Clipboard Connor etc..
Flippin’ Moxley (sic) etc..
Ssssssssshhhhhhhhh!
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Best game of the season for so many reasons. Makes all the effort worth while.
BobWolf – the fact you go to games doesn’t mean you’re not a muppet. YOU ARE a muppet because of your negativity, everyone is entitled to their opinion but be man enough to admit you’re wrong and MM is going to keep us in this league on a comparatively small budget with basically a championship squad.
That’s some achievement.
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First Well done the team, this to include the management!
My thoughts for what they are worth, run along the lines of, if West Ham are
THE ACADEMY of FOOTBALL then they should come to Wolves for Tutors.
A point a game now should see us well safe.
Up The Wolves
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I’m so very proud.
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Been doing it all seaon in the face of the Bob Wolfs and Wolvesmods of the world. I said we will survive and we will, I think finish as high as 13th.
Congrats to the players and MM, give him another contract straight away, I like my manager to love the team he coaches and to be strong in the face of fair weather supporters.
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Bob Wolf you are one grade A Muppet, insulting fans who actually are congratulating the team and Rob H, what was the point of your comment, I would love how you two seem to be the only fans that cant enjoy your team winning. or is it really that you wanted us to loose just so you could get a new manager. Prats
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@ iwastherein68
Looking forward to the two derbies? Which two? Your home and away matches against Derby County…?
Ha ha! Only kidding! Cheers mate! Let’s all have a morning disco!
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SUPER, SUPER MICK, SUPER MICK MCCARTHY!!! :D
fantastic display – every single player stood up and was counted! wasnt it great to see the hammers fans blowing bubbles on the way out of the ground with half an hour left!
heres to a great run in and a few more peformances like last night!
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Brilliant – watched it on the net in Oz and wewere fantastic. The goals were clinical. Something has clicked for the team. Well done Mick and the boys.
Now I was saying on these pages back before xmas that we should look at playing 4-5-1. However I did also say that I didn’t think that Mick had it in him to deliver a side that can play 4-5-1 properly. The last few games he has proved me wrong. It’s a great system and can be adapted when needed during a match. Remember we still have Edwards to come back in.
Doyle has got to be the best striker in Gold n Black since Bully???
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Last night Wolves became a premiership team.
We’ve fought all season and gradually improved game on game until last nights performance which leaves me smiling from ear to ear.
Well done Mick and well done the team. I can’t wait for Saturday!
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Quote from Daily Mail. After saying that Scott Parker was at the heart of everything good for West Ham. “In Captain Karl Henry Wolves have their own Parker, a player capable of breaking down play and redistributing the ball with consummate ease.” So pleased to see our skipper getting the recognition he deserves, and has deserved for a long time.
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May be 1/2 way around the world but true Wolves though and though! The best result and performance all season.
Can’t wait to rub that in and strut at work tomorrow!
Well done lads!!
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Well done lads, bravo Mick
been playing like that most the season without the end result
nice to see the moaners are now staying off here, wont probably here from them now till the closed season and we dip into the transfer market again and buy some young talent and not Ronney or Ronaldo or Kaka like most of em think we should sign. then we would do a Portsmouth and become extinct.
keep it going lads see you saturday 3pm dont be late lol
cum on me babies
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What a fantastic performance watched it in the pub and the place was electric even though we were miles away Im surprised you didnt here us!!! WELL DONE LADS AND MICK AND TEAM… Lets keep the pressure on and the good football coming. (Bob wolf you are an Idiot why do you bother)
Up The Wolves
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Three-mendous performance. Fantastic result, fantastic finishes.
Everyone is saying 6 points and we are safe, although I think we are safe now and we will only need only 4 points to assure that and we should be fine getting them.
On out current form and with the game we have I am confident we would get at least 4 points from them putting us on 35 points total. Thus 11 points difference to Hull and Burnley.
They would have to win 4 games to eclipse our total and is this really likely when Hull, Burley hand West Ham have only won 4-6 out of 30 odd games never mind 7-8.
Not only this, we’ve a fall boy in West Ham between us and the teams at bottom, and we’re in the pack with Wigan and Bolton etc – who’s to say they will accrue less points than us in the remainder of games.
….I’m off to count some chickens!
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So proud of the team last night, we looked like a premiership outfit.I have criticised MM in the past but he has been proved right and me wrong in the tactics used and the players chosen.
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The most complete Midfield performance I have seen from us since the days of Carr, Hibbitt and Daniel
Jones and Henry in particular were awesome. How Jones wasnt awarded Man of the Match is beyond me.
Congrats and thanks to all for a game and a performance that will live long in the memory
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What a result would have to be our best performance of the season apart from a couple of good chances the Hammers had they never really threatened and the game I feel was sealed when Zubar scored.
Glad we are starting to shot from range these days instead of trying to walk it in and this result is only going to increase our already soaring confidence, much of the same against Everton and the Mol will be rocking.Onwards and upwards.
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Super Mick has taught Zola a valuable coaching/management lesson after last night’s match.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO REST PLAYERS FOR AN UP AND COMING RELEGATION BATTLE, MAKE SURE IT’S 10 PLAYERS, NOT 2 OR 3.
LOL, LOL, LOL,
Up the Wolves
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Brilliant! Absolutely fantastic!
My biggest worry now? Will Wolves be able to hang on to Doyler at the end of the season? Offers are going to come in thick and fast.
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SUPER performance.Dave Jones MAN OF THE MATCH by a mile really looking the the real deal.
I still dont agree about k doyle he needs to score more.Mancienne is very reckless in his play its a concern.Henry great effort defensively but needs to express himself more going forward.
I am not a mm fan but I will continue to be behind him.
Great result virtually insuring safety,I really hope the owner backs mm in the transfer market and they get rid of some of the players that are not playing and buy quality and not quantity.
As much has I am not a fan of mm I must say the man as shown great strenghth and courage and motivational skills to be keeping us up without the help of the board.
Good luck mm I take my hat off to you.
Love the wolves forever.
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I hope Mick’s prediction of 32 points being safe is true with us on 31 with games left.
A stunning performance. Good to see Doyle score after hard work. Understand Meirscoffer (our big tall boy on loan) is still on the bench at Bristol and wearing himself a decent crease in the wood.
I trust he can eat humble pie and come back to a Premiership side next season.
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Can’t wait to lose on Saturday as I am missing having to defend Mick from the moaners!! He He ! Please just let him get on with his job in future lads and be positive IF you are really Wolves fans? The man has done a GREAT job and thats the be all and end all of it.
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Even Mick McCarthy staunchest haters,can not deny that he is proving to be a WOlves legend.
When will they believe. Carry on leading your miserable life. I am delighted.
SUPER MICK true Wolves legend.
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really chuffed for MM for the critism he has taken but he, and most of the greatest fans in the country, have remained positive with the perforamnces on the whole being great. i look forward to an even better season in the premiership next year. Get another goal scorer (Ebanks – Blake on loan to get some confidence) and we will start to establish ourselves as a premier team. We showed real premeirship quality in having few chances but putting theem away and hitting the bar – that is what the premiership is about and we seem to have adapted and the futue looks orange.
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Last night was one the nights to remember for a wolves fan since the seventies…I truly enjoyed watching our boys playing the way they did, especially Doyle,Zubar,Jarvis, Foley and Hahnemann. Hope that this result will ensure that for this season we would have done enough to stay in the Premier league to prove all those doubters and so called ‘fans’ wrong. Up you Wolves !!!!!!!!!!
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93) It’s irrelevant whether you were at the game… you are a negative Wolves fan and no one would miss you if you did not go again.
Jog on!
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Right…..
I’ve counted my eggs…. they’ve all hatched… and are fully grown chickens….
so….. who are we going to buy in the summer… on our quest for european qualification?
In all seriousness, a fantastic result, that i would never have thought possible 2 months ago…. credit due to the club (players, management, backroom staff, etc)
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99 Alex Rae … You either can’t read or you are stupid, probably both. But, I didnt slag the team off at all. I said the word FANTASTIC… maybe, its a bit long for you to understand, so to make it simpler… GREAT ! hows that?
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Do you think if we asked nicely that Everton would play in Claret and Blue on Saturday ? People have been looking at me as though I’m insane !! – I’m just sat here with a silly grin on my face !! It still hasn’t quite sunk in what last night might mean to us but what a night it was !!
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Great performance. Although after the Villa match I expected us to win, I didn’t think it would be so comfortably! Sad to see that Hammers fans were leaving in their droves with stiill half hour left! Lets hope we can keep this up against Everton cos I reckon we will get something from them if we do! Only Arsenal causes concern now!
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What a great performance i watched the game in the pub and i was so proud of what the lads and Mick had done for us WELL DONE TO ALL WHO WENT YOU ROCKED UPON PARK! UTW!
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First time my son had been to a live ground and watched them win. E11 is next door to upton park and the locals were not happy.
A great win, a great performance and deadly finishing. Would have been nice to have a clean sheet though…
I am so pleased that like so many many others I kept the faith in Mick. He has led us to the promised land and he is now very likely to keep us there.
In four years we have come from half a squad to being competitive in the Premiership.
I think we need 36 to be sure but wouldn’t it be great to get to that magical 40….
The 3M’s rule supreme……….
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Oh yes….The Wolves fans were brilliant last night. I was proud to be there and part of them. No really offensive language, massive and energetic support and it was great that some of the players ignored the officials and threw their shirts into the crowd.
A great great night.
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80 – He kept big George on when he bought Wardy on. But i do think George is a better left back than Wrd, simply because he stands his ground instead of backtracking into his own box.
90 – What a fool you are. Lets say your theory is right, if its the players that won it against west ham, its obviously the players that lost it in all the other games, therefore why should we be 10 points clear. Mick’s done a fantastic job this season and was never going to get wolves winning every game, his only job was to keep us up, and its looking more and more likely that he will, which deserves a congratulations from every true wolves supporter wanting to see there club back at the top.
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Dont think Ive been so impressed with a performance since we knocked newcastle out the fa cup all those years ago…
The commitment and team spirit is at an incredible level and you have to praise each and every single Wolves player out there and warhorse Mick for motivating these guys into superhuman efforts game after game…
Really Proud Ad Mant.
We are Wolves !
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Well done lads great team performance, this is another kick up the ass for all the MM haters inc Rob H.
Onwards and Upwards.
We are Wolves……………
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-watched the game in a pub with fellow wolves, it felt surreal when Jarvis netted the third. We were in Wonderland. Best game by a mile this season and a night to remember. We looked really confident as a team and great performances all over. Henry was superb, maybe not as eyecatching as Jones/Jarvis/Doyle but he was my MOTM.
Credit to Mad Mick – I’ve doubted his team-selection, tactics all the way but finally we look settled and as we belong in PL
and I will eat my slice of humble pie.
It seems that every player still has a role to play this season – who would have thought Big George to come back in the team and make such an impact !? His distribution still lacks but who cares – today we are all just smiling.
Only thing that bothers me is the subs made. I was hoping for Milijas instead of Ward and SEB instead of Doyle to install some confidence in these two who we might need running come april. Ah well.. never mind – this was just so great. Best feeling since I was in Derby in last spring !!
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11 heroes went out last night, was at the game and it was our best performance by far. playing well against Man utd, and getting results at burnley and Villa I think led to this performance. The pressure of the game got to west ham and they didnt turn up. We imposed ourselves on them front the start, and I know its easy to say now but at half time i thought to myself if west ham dont pick up we could get 2or 3 here, and to my suprise we did. what is good was the confidence of the finishing, all 3 goals were well struck and gave englands no 1 goalie green, no chance.
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That performance built on the previous. I saw it coming.
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The best Wolves performance at Premier League level bar none.
Wolves move the ball well & were devastating in front of goal. It all seemed to come together at Upton Park & we did not need to rely on a bit of luck.
They are beginning to look quite comfortable at this level now.
2 more wins should end relegation fears.
Well done lads.
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And to all the ‘muppets’ – I take it you were all at the game last night like Bob Wolf was?? Thought not – idiots!!
nice one bob nothing like dignity is there, was i at the game ..no why not because i cant afford it i would rather spend my hard earned money on my kids, would i of went if i could afford it ..yes but like many in a time of recession we cant, but im glad you went and spent your money, i am shocked though as you must have money to burn as the team results manager and board are not what you want!!! so explain why you keep spending your hard saved paper round money on a team you have no respect for, ran by a manager and board you despise?
i spend my money on things i love … so who on the hole is the idiot now?
its time to play the music, It’s time to dress up right
It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight.
im off to blow my teams trumpet… i will leave you to close the show blowing gonzo’s
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What a great game. Stayed up until 2am Atlanta time to watch the game on Fox Soccer station. We actually played like a real, determined team tonight. Have the Wolves finally clicked? Two more wins or one win and two ties should keep us up. Come on you lads, keep it up. We’re with you all the way…
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Great performance last night.
I think another 2 wins will definately keep us up.
Marcus Hahnemann made some more important saves, Ever single player deserves praise from last nights performance.
Was nice to see Halford get on aswell for a bit!!
When I saw that Guedioura wasnt starting i wasnt too happy, but Mancienne played well.
WE ARE STAYING UP.
WE ARE WOLVES.
IN MICK WE TRUST!
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Darren Lewis, the sports reporter at the Daily Mirror, says that our first goal was “totally against the run of play.”
Erm… How, exactly…?
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Magnificent performance last night.This should be the springboard for safety this year.Good to see a lot more flexibility with Matt Jarvis switching wings as needed – he’s now believing in his own ability at this level.MM brought George back to the defence and we looked more balanced.He finally dropped Ward in a fatherly way with his subtle move to midfield then substitution on Saturday.It’s put a lot of fans out of their misery.(Stay) Up the Wolves !!
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I had a feeling at half time that 5 – 0 was on the cards, so I was only sixty per cent right.
Mr. David Jones is the reason this team is firing on all cylinders. He is an absolute menace as far as any opposition is concerned.
Damned emotional watching on Sky last night. I am not ashamed to say that I was almost in tears.
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#143 ean33.
I’m right with you on the not able to go to the matches situation mate.
Message for the “Bet you didn’t go” brigade.
I was a regular season ticket holder for 6 years in what was the John Ireland stand (Steve Bull stand now I think) and I went to away games very often too (At Derby and Bully’s hat trick was one of the best, what a day!!!)
However, once I got married and had a mortgage to pay and 2 children to support which meant the wife had to give up work then something had to give.
So with huge sadness I stopped going to the matches, I could no longer afford it as my family was more important. I don’t like going to a game every now and then, if I go I want to go every week. Anything less is just not the same for me.
The last live game I saw was the home game against Forest last season (fantastic match) because my workmate had a spare season ticket for me to use. It was his father in laws’ but he was on holiday. After all it was free so I didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth did I?
This does NOT make me and others like me any less a Wolves fan than anyone who goes regularly, it also does NOT mean I have no place for commenting on matches I watch. The internet or Sky are very good for helping me watch the team I love and will always love, fair enough live at the ground is the best by far but it’s better than missing out completely and doesn’t cost me extra other than what I’m already paying for (Broadband, T.V.) MOTD is great to watch but they edit matches SO MUCH you don’t always get to see something that happened if it’s not deemed worthy of their air time.
Fair play to anyone who goes all the time, I would love to still be going now (and take my kids) but it just isn’t possible financially. Like I said though, it DOESN’T make people like us any less of a fan. I’m hopeful that maybe in the future I may go again with my kids too, but it won’t be yet that’s for sure.
So yes I’m an “armchair” fan (I hate that term) but it’s the only real way I can watch my beloved Wolves almost every match, so that’s what I do. I don’t want to sound like a sad case (but probably do). I just want to support my club anyway I can.
Next time the idiots who thoughtlessly post stuff like “I bet you were not even there etc.” Just remember, YES YOU’RE RIGHT, I WASN’T!!! I and many others would LOVE to have done so but I certainly can’t at the moment so DON’T rub it in please.
Up The Wolves.
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Great win from the boys but thick mick will hold them back, sack him now and get ready for the next season in the premship, keegan pleaese
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Great result and good to see Wolves fans across the globe getting behind our team. Fair does to all the Oz and Kiwi’s getting up in the middle of the night to watch the match. I was lucky enough to go to the Liverpool game back in January. But now its back to early mornings in front of the TV/PC!
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Bully Fan
The ‘I bet you weren’t even there’ comments are usually aimed at ‘fans’ who post negative comments on here – Mad Mick – Get him out etc etc.
This infuriates people who do go games as it doesn’t match the true fans mood or the mood at the game. You’re obviously very passionate about the Wolves.
I think it would be far better to have a logging in system like other message boards were members are ranked etc. That way true fans (whether they go or not) could have a proper discussion without the stupid, inflammtory comments.
Come on the Wolves.
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150 LondonWolf – a prime example
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150; God! There’s got to be one hasn’t there!
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London Wolves. 150.
You are a funny person. Keegan better than Mick McCarthy. Ha ha ha lol.
Read the article in the times and see how respected our great manager is.
Learn to appreciate what you have got. Because we will not have him forever.
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if we stay up we do need some better players. Money will be tight again as no one wants to be next Portsmouth.
The Korean, Lee Chung Yong at Bolton is looking useful and wouldnt cost the earth. We need more skill and guile in the team to open teams up. He certainly opened us up a few weeks ago when we played Bolton.
Chris Eagles at Burnley would be another one that would suit our payscales.
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A fantastic performance, three excellent finishes and man of the match David Jones he run the show for wolves and two excellent through balls in the second half. The tabloids may not be offering much credit where it’s due, but certainly broadsheet papers are. The Times described Matt Jarvis as excellent, he’s been one of the underrated performers in my eyes this season, I remember the E & S columnists John Lalley put a lot blame at Jarvis’s feet in a difficult early period of the season. The view was that Matt wasn’t producing a good enough final ball, that might of been a fair point at the time but the lad was constantly putting crosses in, some were good with nobody in the box and he was improving, throughout the season he’s got better, his set-pieces have been better and from playing with the class of Kevin Doyle he has become better in making runs for players like David Jones who fed the winger, one touch to take it away from the West Ham defender and a cracking finish. It’s interesting that, I think, if this was Michael Kightly the praise would be so much higher from the local media, like the radio stations, BBC WM’s Paul Franks wrote him off in early part that said he was making a judgement from the same group of fans who phone that station, no disrespect to those fans but the media do judge fan bases far too much on the ones, like me and others who either write their views on message-boards or phone radio show phone-ins.
I’ve had my rants, particularly after losing to Birmingham at Molineux, I’ve had doubts, but now with 7 points from 3 away games, 16 points away from home, scored more than Liverpool away, what a return, ideal confidence for the game against Everton. I don’t think I have watched such a buoyant, positive and confident performance this season. It certainly came as a huge surprise to Andy Gray.
Now, Kevin Doyle has had some stick from a very few, the odd few, in the last home game one fan sitting behind criticised Doyle for not been a goal scorer, err, well his finish was top quality and there’s no way Blake would of scored that goal this season. Doyle hasn’t had enough chances to get goals this season, if we can improve the creative quality for next season I have no doubt he’ll be scoring 10 to 15 goals possibly more, thankfully we got him, worth every penny and that’s kind of talent we need more of, not a Tommy Smith that’s for sure.
In saying that can they afford it, there a lot assumptions in the media that we will be able to attract better quality next season, I might put here if we stay up, I don’t want to cracking open a golden egg too soon, but the team surely can’t screw it up now. Look at Hull’s struggles to get the players they originally wanted in the summer, just because we might survive doesn’t mean we can still get the better players, then can we hold off the big clubs from taking Doyle away, hopefully yes, but if there is anyone who needs to be shown ambition in the summer its Kevin Doyle.
Anyway, what an evening for Wolves and Saturday can’t come soon enough, should be cracker. Final note: we should also had a penalty, the same foul that was given as free-kick in the second half, and the ref was right behind the foul on David Jones.
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#152 and 153 Tim Wolf.
Yes I agree with you completely there, I think there should be a rating system so some of the planks who deride their apparantly favourite team could be ranked as you say, maybe then we might have a more adult discussion instead of a school-yard style with name calling etc.(my god)
I agree that on the whole those comments are aimed at who you said, but it doesn’t harm to make them realise (hopefully) they are sometimes insulting fans like me (amongst others) who don’t go but still are a MAJOR supporter of the team nontheless.
You’ve described me perfectly too. Without blowing my own trumpet too much, I am a very passionate Wolves fan and always will be.
On Monday I was having a bit of banter with my Villa fan workmate about the match. He came out with a beauty, he said Villa had GIVEN us a goal!! I said that if Milner hadn’t scored an o.g. then Jones would have put it in anyway!
I then said to him that going on his logic, if we HAD won then would he have said that Villa gave us the game? THAT shut him up, typical Villa fan.
Yes it’s fans like #150 who should find another team to support as it’s obvious they aren’t happy with this one (Keegan the chocolate teapot, you’re having a laugh aren’t you?), I am happy with it though!
For me the club I support which was too long in the football wilderness, now at last we are back where we truly belong and looking like we do also. Some fans want it all imo, you have to stop and remember this is only our second first season in the Prem and we have gone one better than last time.
Mccarthy has turned this club around since he arrived and it’s so nice to have another season (more hopefully) in this league to look forward to (surely now we have?)compared to yet another false dawn, out of the play- offs in the lower league and same again next season etc. Why can’t we save the abuse and detailed character assassinations for when they do apply, say if we were 12 points adrift at the bottom at xmas for example?
Keeping the faith as I have done from the start of the season (although it was tested a little).
We are Wolves.
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#155 Golden Blood.
Spot on.
I’m fairly sure that had we not got ourselves in the position we are now then things would surely have changed for the Championship.
Some fans may scoff at one player on this list (No prizes for guessing who) but imo before the season kicked off we would have already lost Doyle, Henry, Jarvis, Guedioura at the least to Prem clubs. Players like Henry do the work that goes unnoticed sometimes and seemingly unappreciated too (by some fans anyway).
Fair enough, he is NOT Modric etc. But what he does do is break up play very effectively. With more game time in this league and a few quality additions he WILL start to pick passes to create an attack, but THIS season he has been stopping a lot of good players take us apart as they are very capable of doing.
Let’s all just enjoy the rest of this season now because barring a miracle and a catastrophic loss of pride from our players, we will still be here next season.
Come On You Wolves.
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You’ve said it all….a great night…we had so much more desire than West Ham. Well done all.
Different from a night in the sixties at Upton Park when we were trounced and Stan Cullis sacked soon after…I remember running on to the pitch after the game and slapping Ron Flowers on the back.. they didn’t have idiot officious stewards in those days!
Now let’s lick the toffees!!
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Well done boys. U played Great :D
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