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Stephen Hunt back in training for Wolves
Thursday 2nd September 2010, 11:28AM BST.
Stephen Hunt today gave Wolves a boost after returning to light training ahead of his expected return next month.
The £3m signing, who hasn’t yet kicked a ball in anger for the club, has started running as he edges closer to full fitness after a foot injury.
The news is a timely shot in the arm for Wolves after Michael Kightly suffered a setback and Matt Murray was forced to retire.
But the 29-uear-old stressed it was still early days yet. Speaking to the Express & Star in his first interview since signing, Hunt said: “I’ve been out on the pitch jogging for the first time since being here.
“It was the first time I’d set foot on the green grass and it was only a slow pace, but it all helps.
“It certainly wasn’t anywhere near the pace the boys were playing at against Newcastle!
“But when I’m back in full training, hopefully I can get a full two weeks then and see where I am after that. The next step will be to get a pre-season under my belt.
“Then there’s another international break in October, and hopefully by the time those games come around, I shouldn’t be too far away.
“Hopefully I’ll be ready to play in the first team somewhere around then.
“If it has to be after the international games in October, then so be it because when I come back, I want to be fit for the whole season.”
Hunt added: “I feel there’s light at the end of the tunnel now. I’ve been doing some yoga to help my flexibility, so I’m getting there, slowly. The physios are very good and I’m getting good treatment and progressing nicely.
“I’ve listened to the medical staff and the manager and my foot will tell me how far down the line I am.
“After the internationals in October is looking like a realistic date, although I’m thinking differently!
“But I know how far I can push it and to be jogging is a bonus.”
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Going to be a quality player for us when he is fit.. Hunt and Jarvis bombing down the wings supplying Fletcher / Doyle / Blake up front. I’m quite happy with that.
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Another battler to compete with the likes of Stoke, Bolton and Blackburn. It’s about time we had a squad to play hard and fair, just what we need, let’s hope the refs see it that way!
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can’t wait to see hunt playing wide left with jarvo on the right.. good times at molineux!!! its great 2b a wolves fan right now!!!!
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The target then has to be the next league game after the international break. That’s Kites in the background, well at least he’s standing up!
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Well well well….after all that was said on this forum yesterday here is the proof that those claiming to be in the know are just numptys trying to put a dampner on the wolves’ great start to the season!, i’ll take your appologies now mr simon campbell and wanderer in eire, as i said Hunt is on the way back and will be terorising defenses up and down the country by end of october!up the wolves!!!
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If Kightly is fit enough to hold a man upright, he’s fit enough to play! Start putting the effort in, lad!
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Note: Kites is only standing up as long as Hunt maintains the tension in the string.
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Its great news after such bad news of Matt Murray and Kites?. We all knew the situation when we bought him, but i still think it was a ‘Great Signing’ and buying him whilst injured didnt bother me, the situation was exactly the same with Stuart Downing at Villa, but he’s come back ok and he cost about £11M. So lets hope he’s fit and ready to play by Oct/Nov, has he’s an excellent/skilful player and a typical MM type of player always gives 100% ( puts a shift in ). who not only creates GOALS he scores a fair few too. UTW
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6.that picture was taken a th the end of pre season,when kights and wolves thought he,d b back mid way through september,he had another niggle last week so mick and the lad and the fitness team had to make a descision quickly.feel sorry for kights,get ur fitness up,storm the champion ship fight your way back in with mick happy days all round.come on me babies x
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great news about stephen but dont be surprised to see him in the match squad before that, speaking to him off the plane to dublin last sat night with kevin doyle he hopes to be someway involved for the next home game ???????? thats villa sept 22 ???? we’ll see, his chomping at the bit to get going. fair play to him again no bother with signing and fotos both on and off the plane.
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Who was the nobby earlier this week claiming to have inside info on problems with Hunt’s injury – I’d go and have a word with your informant!!!
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Big bad telford wolf..Prior to pre-season HUNT said he would be ready mid to late sept.
He will be ready but it wont be till end of NOVEMBER..I can tell you this for nothing save’s you buying the express..His long term prospects are good also.
I a no journalist or fortune teller just a truthful WOLVES fan.
Not here to take dig’s at fellow WOLVES fans just to give my opinions (not always correct)and make factual statements,not hairy fairy storeies.
Yes and the photo you see above is not even last week’s or last MONTHS.
Time will reveal all.
For now like always I will get behind WOLVES and will do forever.
I just dont take hairy fairy stories that are designed to just fill PAPERS.
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The picture is from pre-season when the lads were in re-hab together, great news about hunt though, cant wait to see him in the old gold n black! UTW
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this is good news for all wolves fans,can’t wait to see him in action for us.
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Interesting to see how Hunt will fit in.
The model we used in the Championship was 2 flying wingers and 2 up front. For the second half of last season it was 1 flying winger and 1 up front.
I’d guess that most of the time Mick won’t go with the Championship model, and he’ll want at least 3 in the middle.
That’ll leave just 3 places for Jarvo, Hunt, Doyle, Fletcher and SEB.
We might only see Jarvo and Hunt playing together in a 4-5-1.
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why it it THAT wanderer in eire has to put RANDOM words in capital letters ALL the time ? WE can here you without the CAPS.
Is it just me, or does Kites look like he wants to let go of the string ????
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Back just in time for Chelsea, City, United and Arsenal, not forgetting Bolton. With that pre-season under your belt Stevie you should be ready to face …..Blackpool.
Good Luck mate, fingers crossed we will see you in the gold and black soon.
coyw
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Don’t rush it and blow it.
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good news on the hunt saga, while over at the smethwick town desperation has set in as thier many fans realise they will not be good enough to avoid relegation, so they spend thier time making snide remarks on our page, jack the hat and sir terry baggie anyone?.
utw
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I did not know that this forum was used by the club doctors or physios??? You are absolute buffoons, hazarding a guess on when he might play. Mid-September? End of November?
It will be good to see Hunt, when he is fit and ready. The facts are that we are managing well enough without him and there will be tinkering in forthcoming games to accomodate the likes of Mancienne against better standard opposition. Let’s focus on the many plusses. The defence have been solid enough, Henry has been brilliant, Jarvis will make the England squad if he keeps up his levels of performance and Van Damme looks a good signing and SEB is back. Finally, we have Zubar, Mouyokolo, Hunt and Fletcher to come back!
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Thank you for explaining that the picture was taken in pre-season, everybody, but
I
WAS
JOKING
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I
DIDN’T
THINK
I’D
NEED
TO
EXPLAIN
IT.
Oh well. I’ve learned that lesson.
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Grey wolf, I seem to remember you are a bit of an odds man.What are the odds that Hunt fails to make 90 minutes in any one game between now and 31 Dec.Rather than spoilt for choice up front we look very limited if,God forbide,Jarvis gets injured.The way we are tackling other sides are going to be ready for us and targetting Jarvis is a strong possibility.Let us not forget Fletcher’sinjury was probably a bit of retribution.
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This is seriously good news.
If we can continue our good form and maintain at least a point a game, then it will be extra boost to have Hunt available by the end of October.
Who knows, the Europa league place may for next season may well be a possibillty.
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Cant wait to see him tear them boggies apart
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Brummie Rob, You are right there have been a number of positives and we have made a decent start points wise.But you cannot deny there are also concerns.20 minutes before we mounted a decent attack last Saturday and we were lucky not to be two down by then.Only one shot on target all afternoon.Everton could have been out of sight by half time.We played well against Stoke but the Jones injury probably changed the game just after he had hit the post after running through our defence.I think we have an exceptional manager in Mick McCarthy,but we are relying on him getting players to play above themselves plus excellent organisation and team spirit.As someone else posted recently you can usually only depend on a manager’s ability to get blood out of a stone for so long.
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