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Wolves alert to Michael Mancienne
Monday 26th July 2010, 11:58AM BST.
Wolves have been put on alert amid reports that £4million target Michael Mancienne has lodged a transfer request at Chelsea.
Boss Mick McCarthy is keen to add Mancienne and St Etienne midfielder Guirane N’Daw to the six arrivals at Molineux this summer, although the club have not initiated the latest twist in developments.
In any case the manager still has to sell players before he can buy and, with no immediate prospect of any sales, the prospect of Mancienne’s return is not as straightforward as it seems.
But Wolves appear to have a head start on any potential suitors, after the former England under-21 international declared Wolves would be his preference.
He said: “I’ve been at Chelsea since I was a kid and I’d love to break into the first team, but it’s hard for any young player knowing how much quality they’ve got.
“I’ve had two seasons on loan at Wolves and had regular games and really enjoyed it.
“Now I want to be settled at one club.”
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Come on Mr Morgan what goods a new stadium if we haven’t got the team Mick wants, another 7 mill wont break the club. GET EM IN.
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I think £4million for someone who wouldn’t be in the first eleven is way way way too much.
I would go for N’Daw to compliment Karl Henry and purchase a forward thinking midfielder like Jamie O’Hara, both combined would probably cost less than Mancienne.
Only concern is that O’Hara may go to West Ham, which is close to his London roots and has his former Portsmouth boss Avram Grant in charge.
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On the other hand we could play Hunt and Jarvis on the wings and play Kightly as the playmaker in the middle.
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If we get Mancienne I think we should make that the end of the summer spending. Maybe a couple of players on loan but only if their good enough.
On a different note just want to say how embarrassing it was to read about the ( so called ) fans fighting in Belgium, dragging our great name into the gutter. If they want to go to another country and fight. Why don’t they join the army. Learn how to become real men while they’re there?
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Agree,Rudolf.
£3 mill max for Mancienne.
He aint gonna get the holding role ahead of Henry.
To much money,for someone on the bench.
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IMO we dont really need either!! not saying we dont need anymore players in because i think we do but although Mancienne is decent i think we could use that sort of money better 4/5m is a bit pricey for an average performer in my opinion! Ndaw is not exactly attracting attention even at 1.5/2m so you have got to ask … how good is he anyway? stoke didnt want him remember!! a ball winning midfielder is a must & someone who can unlock a defence, bit like a milijas but more mobile! OHARA would b good but is he injury prone? hmmm but this is what the scouts are for & i for one dont envy them.
just think its a bit to pricey for someone who is not really going to change a team for the better! anyone agree?
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Get him signed up Jez, rather than messing around with the likes of N’Daw.
We can sell Fletcher to finance the deal.
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Some wolves fans need to wake up really…
why would Ohara want to come to wolves ???
He would rather stay in London then come to Wolverhampton.
Mancienne should come to wolves as we would make a profit out of him easily as he is still young.
Wolves to finish 14th this season hopefully!!
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I know the bench can be a bit cold, but £4m to warm it is a touch expensive. Pehaps we could up the figure to about £6m and buy some quality that will play.
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Bob all power to youself,you are a 5 star windup merchant.Love the way the responces come in after your posts.
Keep it up!
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7 Bobwolf everyone is entitled to there opinion,its just yours are beyond belief. Give Fletcher a chance, if he fails he fails and if he is a hero so be it. some of your comments are negative thinking
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hope we get him. will be a england international in the coming years and for 4 or 5mill is a very good investment imo maybe he is not worth that at his current ability but he will only get better. And i agree with number 4 about the wolves fans in belgium one word disgusting
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If it is true that Wolves have got to sell before any more players can be bought, then I think this saga will run on for weeks.
I would prefer Wolves sign Mancienne rather than N’Daw as he has Premiership experience and comes under the home grown policy.
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I’m not convinced re Mancienne, first touch is very poor, and distribution not much better. Think he’s a willing worker but not sure he’s right for us!
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11. Do not respond to a blatent Albion fan on the whind up, Mancienne is tipped to be an England international and has already been selected in one squad whilst he’s been at Wolves, Albion are trying to sign Djemba-Djemba, it is priceless!
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Not so sure about N`Daw don`t know enough about him,Mancienne? why not? he`s young enough to improve yet but I would certainly go for O`Hara,he can bring experience of the Prem which should assist some of our signings to settle in quickly.As for the idiots who went to fight in Charleroi,please keep away from Molinuex you are not true supporters and we can do without low-life like you using our good name as can any team.UTW.
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Bob Wolf… You are a legend… SOOOOOO funny….
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Well said 4, those cowards are a complete embarrassment to our great club! My only comment or concern would be how known hooligans were allowed to travel to the game? Whilst I appreciate the game would not have been designated I’m sure there could have been some work done with banning orders and such like to prevent travel?
On the mancienne side I think 4m would be a steal, he is still learning and I feel as though there is a real opportunity for us to nurture him on to bigger and better things!
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If Mancienne goes on the transfer list it may well bring a few more clubs into the arena, but, after two years with us surely we hold at least one ace card. Disagree with 1) Spider. I appreciate your eagerness mate, but, the club MUST stick to it’s spending budget, the consequences for overspending are well known. We clearly need to sell first, (unless those naughty boys (MMM) have got a bit put by !)
On a lighter note….
Why don’t we gazump Albion for Djemba-Djemba? You gotta laugh, after all the nonsense they’ve posted on our site about signing “relegation fodder” and “parking the bus” their second major signing may well be Reckless Eric.
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Number 12 – What about the innocent fans that had been threatened with knives by the locals all weekend, long before the trouble happened? You said Wolves fans in Belgium which means ALL fans there. Think you need to put Some
The locals wanted to hurt any English people over there so dont tar all the people that went to the game with same brush
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Some of you need a dose of reality. £4m is not chicken feed and talk of upping it to get a £6m player(without even suggesting who or where from) is beyond the realms of fantasy, indeed both are more than most of us will ever earn in our lifetimes so stop being so silly.
N’Daw is hopeless, a carbon copy of Segundo Castillo, no thanks. Mancienne is worth the transfer fee as he would be a saleable asset and would develop into Henry’s successor/replacement.
Ignore the Albion fan, he and his ilk are jealous that Wolves are spending more on squad players than Albion’s first name on the team sheet.
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Sorry Guys he escaped again.
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i hope we do sign macienne than ndaw only because macienne is proven at this level n’daw isn’t.what ever the price is for macienne we should pay it.he is a future england regular if not captain.
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I think I’d prefer this N’Daw to Mancienne, we’ve not had a strong willed midfielder really since Incey.
I’d like to see them both come in, we only really need a defensive midfielder – I really do think our squad is good enough for a mid table finish.
The chemistry is really good between the players as we haven’t added too many new faces and only seem to be getting rid of dead wood.
This is gonna be a good season for us, UTW!!
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Henry’s successor??? Too much for someone to be on the bench??? Not as good as Henry???
Mancienne is different class to Henry, do you people actually go to matches? and if so do you watch the game?? Honestly i despair sometimes. I know opinions will often be different – but if you know anything about football – this one is not even a contest!
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Amazing how people can express an opinion on the trouble sat and weren’t even there!
For the record, Wolves were attacked at knife point at every opportunity, Police waded in with dogs and batons…
People who weren’t there need to keep their mouths shut..
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Soggy Wolf = muppet
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25) ManchesterWolf. How very pompous. “If we know anything about football” indeed ! Do you sit at the top of the South bank so you can talk down to more people ?
When Mancienne can maintain the level of consistency that Karl Henry produces week in week out then maybe he’ll command a regular slot.
I rate Mancienne and hope we sign him, but, he had some worrying dips in form last year and in The Championship. His distribution in particular must improve.
He’s young and will get better…and also learn a lot from working alongside Henry.
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we all should sing michael mancienne name at first game of season to influence the player and to put pressure on the chelsea flower show
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Rudolf,
And if Henry gets injured??
We are in the big league now, there are plenty of players in this league who cost alot more than £4m who are sitting on the bench waiting for there chance.
£4m for Mancienne is good business whether he is on the bench or not.
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No way is he worth 4 million people keep going on saying get him signed up but everyone knows for a fact he is not as good as henry or dave jones so were going to be paying 4 million for someone to sit on a bench that just comes on as a sub every now and then? were only paying the 4 million cause he is from chelsea if he was anywhere else he would be 2 million at most so the lad has a bit of pace so what he has no height no strengh for 4 million we could get a lot better player i no emile heskey has lost it a bit now but not even heskey is worth 4 million so why is mancienne ? whats wrong with going in for nigel reo coker ? villa only want 2/3 million for him and he would be lots better than mancienne he is so highly over rated and last season he did nothing to keep us up did he start every single game no did he stand out more than anyone else no what a waste of money!
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Michael Mancienne would be a great addition to the team, as he already knows most of the players and also gets on well with MM.
I also think we should sign Guirane N’Daw as it wont hurt to have a lot of options in midifled.
Team to start vs Stoke has got to be:
Ikeme
Van Damme
Berra
Craddock
Zubar
Jarvis
Guedioura
Henry
Halford
Doyle
Fletcher
Subs:
Hennessey
Stearman
Mouyokolo
Jones
Edwards
Vokes
Ebanks-Blake
WE ARE WOLVES!!
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20) and 26) I totally agree. People are commenting off the back of a one sided report/article. I went to Belgium and there were many stories of innocent Wolves fans being threatened by Belgians and Turks!
Mancienne is worth signing but is certainly not there yet for centre half and would not be first choice above Henry!
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Eastwood, If the consequences of over spending are well known,why are we about to spend millins on 3 new stands ? The consequences are well known for spending heavily on new stadiums,ask Southampton,Derby,Leicester.Forest,Reading,Hull etc.It is a question of footballers or bricks.And when the bricks are ordered next year the budget for footballers for the next 5 years will get lower and lower.
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I saw the game at the Emirates last season when we were unlucky to lose in the 94th minute, and Mancienne was head and shoulders above everyone else on the field that day.
He is well worth a £4m investment even as a squad player, he may only play 15 – 20 games but one things for sure he wont let you down and always gives 100%
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£5 million at the most for Mancienne and if any club wants to pay more their welcome to him. Would have been great to have O’Hara but looks like we have spent up! Surely we can bring one or two more in without having to sell FIRST providing we do so? We’re not that hard up are we?
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Mick has openly said we need to sell before we can buy.
Wheres the £4mill coming from,cant see many takers for the ones he wants shut of.
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sign him up hes a class player one for the future aswell, allways gives 100%, dont know who the N’Daw is sounds a gamble to me.
mancienne could prove good business few years down the road, sure man city would spend stupid amounts of money on him if he progress’s.
plus the state of the england team and the disaster world cup, you never know he might find a way into the england team oneday.
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Can’t believe some of the comments that come from Wolves fans and (I’m assuming) season ticket holders. Mancienne is, and will be class. People seem to forget his age, lack of first team football and that he was playing out of his preferred position for us, which I think he did brilliantly. He tackles well, heads everything like Craddock, and has pace, flair and composure. He would get in the team!
Why do people seem to prefer this N’daw? No one even knows who he is. Also, why should we not improve the stadium? Wolves fans (and away fans) have said for years that you are too far away from the pitch. If we spend the money on the stadium (which we obviously believe we can do) the fans will be moved closer to the pitch and the away fans will get a corner instead of moving (and disrupting) between the south bank (most influential) and the WHOLE lower Steve Bull. This will create a better atmosphere, a better atmosphere will benefit players and fans, helped players will play better, players playing well will win more games, winning games will win more money, encourage more fans and better players…oh and so will having a better stadium…you can ad lib your own cycle of positivity regarding a new stadium now I’ve shown you how! :)
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37./ I don’t think it’s a question of having the money though, I think it has more to do with this 25 man rule.
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no39 cuedini/Eastwood, The merits of a new stadium are obvious.It is the funding that is the issue and the effect on future budgets for footballers.Personally I go for the football.All the clubs that I listed above thought they could finance new stadiums,but in each case their team building plans have suffered.If we are having problems funding the purchase of Mancienne,the problem will only get worse once the bills come in for the new stands.
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No 14 Mancienne very poor first touch – you must be joking. He’s got real class, quality control and pace. A definite future England international. He needs to get stronger for our Premier League – but he’s young and that will happen rapidly over next two yeare.
If we can negotiate a price, sign him up and forget N’Daw and O’Hara
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Whats everyone raving about O’Hara for? We have two excellent attacking central midfielders both with sweet left foots in Milijas and David Jones. O’Hara is not needed!
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A message to post 39.. I dont think fans being closer to the pitch will improve player performance!
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Firstly every one comments about Manciennes height. Billy Wright was one of the shortest CH on record. I know he played in a much different era however the guy must have had springs in his boots…..he was terrific. Michael could be the same.
Secondly, I think we were a bit exposed at the back on Saturday with only Craddock & Berra as our CB’s. Think we need another CB. Steve Whatshisname is still injured, Zubar seems to be our RB, Elokobi is not a CH….could be time for Danny Bathh to step up.
Thirdly…its great to have such great pre-season with 3 wins & scoring goals, lets not get carried away though it’s EPL points that will make the difference. So although winning is habitual we need to kick off our season with some solid performances & points. These 3 wins are meaningless.
Finally to the game on Saturday, I know I was not there (live in Aussie now) & hearing some fans saying they were caught up in it without being involved, unfortunately this is how it was back in the late 60′s & 70′s etc & I thought these days were long gone. Innocent bystanders get caught up in mindless thugs games. I really though the “subway army” was dead & buried. To those fans who went to Belgium & behaved I say thanks, to those who went to fight on arrangement I say keep out of FOOTBALL & keep out of our great club. As na earlier post said “if you wanna fight joine the forces & go to Afganistan”
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Would rather Mancienne & O’Hara but not forgetting we have to sell first. We have an abundance of average players to shift first
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It’s going to be fascinating. With all 25 rule the Prem will be rushing to get players off there books. Championship teams will get some good players on good deals (maybe only paying half the wages). I think we will struggle to shift our dead wood that easily. For me we have to sign him as he is an excellent player in front of the back 4 and there will be times when he and Henry will play. Plus, he will be an England player soon, he is absolute quality.
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Chris Hoggard.
Chris,I think it’s time we stopped kicking this one around. Steve Morgan is no fool, he has a vision, which is adaptable as Wolves progress (or otherwise !) over the next five years. The board will balance the various streams of income against the outgoings. I would be very surprised if there were not an ever increasing transfer warchest over the coming years to cover all eventualities.
Long term, if successful, the new stadium will reap greater rewards.
let’s agree to differ.
….and to the Welsh Wolf (44) who doesn’t think moving the pitch closer to the fans will improve player performance. How wrong can you be !
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Eastwood, You are just plugging the party line.I am sure the owners at Reading,Derby,Forest,Leicester,Southampton etc were not exactly fools,but the clubs all hit financial problems following heavy spending on their grounds.It is a genuine concern.I would still like to see more quality footballers before we order all those bricks.
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