“There are most certainly three teams worse than us- Blackpool, West Brom and Wigan” (Tim Spiers, December 2010).

Wise words Tim………

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MM is tactically inept, against Fulham he takes off Fletcher and Milijas who can both keep the ball and replaces them with players who can’t. All we did the rest of the game was concede possession and ultimately the equaliser.

He’s out of his depth and heading back to where he should be in the Championship.

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Agree with most of the points made, cannot see fathom why Mick doesnt believe our best current midfield is Guediora, Milijas and Henry.

Although i think as a professional writer your reference to Japan is of bad taste. Would choose relegation over national disastor causing familes and communitites to be ripped apart by death any day of the week.

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Well said Tim!
Back end of the season is no time to experiment. Why does Mick persist in playing players out of position? He must see that it doesn’t work. However if he can get the players playing in their positions AND with fire, commitment and passion then the last 4 games might go for us. Still think we could be saying goodbye to West Ham, Blackpool and Blackburn come the end of season.

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Absolutely bang on, exactly what I have bee saying. MM has quite clearly gone into panic mode when he never needed to. One change needed to be made Fletch for Doyle Sorted!!
As for this obsession in going 4-4-2 it’s ridiculous our defence is not good enough, and for Christ sake get Hammill in and leave Kites to get fit.

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The disaster in Japan as a comparison to the misery of a relegation battle is done in very bad taste!

As for the Wolves and MM – This is a self forefilling prophecy brought about by an arrogant manager and coaching staff who seriously lack in tactical and motivational skills at Premier league level

Regardless of outcome – Wolves will always be a bottom 6 side under the guidance of MM and Co

If Mr Morgan really desires stabillity in the Premiership he needs to invest in a manager that has Premiership abillity – a coaching team to match and a CEO who can attract more investment into a club that can match the club’s ambitions

The fan base has always been there – but fans are not as easily pursuaded by Moxey’s spin

At present Wolves heavily rely on the ‘hardcore’ fan base – But if we really want to grow its time we moved forward

Imv – MM and Co and Moxey are out of their depth in the Premier league – Whatever division we are in !

We hope for far better!

Up the Wolves!

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It all smacks of the players losing faith in the Manager.
Hope not, but can’t see a way out now.

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Some very valid points but as I’ve been speaking to other wolves fans this week who go on a more regular basis than I do. And they have said Mick has lost the plot with his team selections and Subs at the same time. Maybe its time he leaves looking at it i think some players may have lost respect for the manager. Maybe!!!!

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I’ve backed Mick through thick and thin since July 2006 and I still think he’s the right man to lead us forward, WHY He is the most incompetent clueless manager in premiership history,1 defeat away from A WHOLE SEASON OF DEFEATS IN JUST 2 YEARS.Pig headed arrogant thinks he is a great manager.Who the hell would play Ward at left back or even as a striker with ONE GOAL in over 4 and a half years.2 years and he still does not know his best starting eleven,Stoke away centre half at right back,striker left back,centre half in midfield,Yes FOUR CENTE HALVES in the starting eleven and still gets lumped.
No other manager would have survived as long as he has with his record.
Now we read today that he is looking at a full back from PRESTON,GUESS WHAT THEY HAVE JUST BEEN RELEGATED TO LEAGUE 1.More quality additions to the several NUMPTIES he has signed.Whatever league we are in next season and please god let it be the PREMIERSHIP,this nugget must be replaced by a competent experienced knowledgeble manager,and take the other clueless part of the duo Terry Conner with him.

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Perfect. Every bit was spot on!! Well apart from one small bit.

This is exactly how I feel.

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all u say is correct but you r forgetting stephen micks puppet ward brought as centre forward scored 1 goal in 4 yrs and everyone nows who that was against as it as beened rammed down our throats after every game he plays and gave his normally poor performance as fullback and as for the goalie are u forgetting wba /evertons 1st/fulham only thing e caught all game was a cold but dont get me wrong i will there long after this shambles as gone wolves 4 ever

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MM only has himself to blame we have needed a leftback and a quality centre half to play with Stearman all season, Craddock is finished and Berra is shocking……i agree with Tim that after the Villa game the only change he should have made was to replace Doyle with Fletcher………..sack him now

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Having watched the video blogg its hard not to feel sympathy for you and the wolves fans – the pain is clear to see… but as has been pointed out – we remember the arrogance of predicting albion getting relegated even though we were doing well at that time – and the sympathy goesw away a bit.

Here’s a thought – Would wolves fans take a 3-0 loss to us on the 8th if you could win your other games – or would you prefer to beat us 3-0 but still go down ??

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Everyone has to wake up at some time and it appears Tim you have – finally!
McCarthy is the reason why Wolves nave been abysmal for some time.
Yes he managed the team to promotion, so I offer a ‘well done’ for that but 2 subsequent seasons hovering in or around the relegation zone is hardly progress since that promotion -
Any Wolves supporter as manager could have achieved that!
McCarthy has served his time at Molineux and come the seasons end his tenure should be ended.
Steve Morgan has big plans for the ground and probably big plans for the club itself but with McCarthy at the helm the team will be an embarrassment to both those ground improvements and the club’s ambitions.
McCarthy’s PL record is well known and he has done absolutely nothing to change what is a pathetic set of PL statistics, only in fact added to them with even more pathetic PL statistics.
IF Morgan has any bottle, he will forget how ‘nice a man’ McCarthy is and do what is right for the club and the team, get shot and employ a manager who has positive thoughts about both football and players and futhermore how to use the correct tactics when they are called for.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s method of using certain players for certain matches regardless of how famous or how much they cost and not playing favourites in any position that is available would serve McCarthy well but as we are all aware, the man accepts advice from absolutely no one. His ideas are the only ones that matter and as a result, everyone is a ‘numptie’ who does not know a thing about football!
So to conclude my rant.
Whether Wolves stay up or not – and it certainly looks like ‘not’ then McCarthy should be dismissed pronto and a new manager brought in quickly to assess the squad and make the necessary purchases and sales as required.
So who could be in the frame? I saw the name of Chris Hughton mentioned the other day and he could be a good choice but as a long, long shot what about a punt at getting David Moyes from Everton? No chance I hear you say, but if you don’t ask, you don’t get!
2 names to forget at all cost – Sam Allardyce, who would bore the pants off everyone and our old pal Paul Ince who it seems just cannot cut it!

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Reading between the lines there is a suggestion that the squad is just not good enough particularly if injuries occur and the 3 Ms collectively have to take responsibility for that.Throughout the close season and even the January transfer window good players became available and although we probably could not attract all of them I remain confident that we could and should have strengthened the squad.I do not believe Jez Moxey when he says that we struggled to get good players because if that was the case then why expand the ground.The level of complacency is ridiculous when you consider how long we were in the wilderness and a drop down to the Championship will be awful. Just look at Southampton,Leeds and of course Coventry who all have superb facilities and good crowds but are all struggling to get back to the promised land. Not good enough.

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Well said Tim, my sentiments in a nut shell, I am not even going to try to answer the cretins who only have one answer to our plight – SACK THE MANAGER! what a bunch of moronic has beens, I suppose they were amongst the vermin who chanted at Mat Etherington on tuesday that just made Stoke try harder to win – and they call themselves Wolves fans? Wolves fans do not ridicule a player being carried off.

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One other thought…. De Matteo got the sack from Albion for better performances than MM is getting out of the team right now….

Are you watching Morgan

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First off, what has happened to this team in the past 4 games, we have been awful, We all know we can play 10 times better than we have done, as we have already shown it this season. Like i said before though, Doyle gets injured and we play the worst football we have played this season, that is no coincidence.

The players arent performing, and i could understand Mick sticking up for them when we were losing but playing well, but they really need a kick up the back side now, not a shoulder to cry on. As for the team selection, these players have been dreadful for 4 consecutive matches now, and i honestly beleive that Mick should make wholesale changes, especially to the defence, by bringing in some fringe players. Hopefully that could shake things up a little and potentially improve our form, as sticking with them hasnt helped in the slightest. The only other option i can see is actually telling a few home truths to the players, not sticking up for them. Obviously he may well do this already, as we only know what he says to the press, but from what he says to the press, he makes it seem like he could never say a bad word to them.

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You would rather be in japan? What a moronic thing to say. It’s football mate.

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Its only football not rocket science as Tom Ross said last Saturday you need to build from the back and McCarthys had two years to do that,and what did we end up with at Stoke 9 players who came up from the Championship says it all really .

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The comments about Japan are in poor taste, I know where I would sooner be.

That apart I agree with this article completely. In all my years of supporting the Wolves the match on Tuesday was my worst experience as an away fan.

We showed no commitment, fight, passion, leadership, tactical nous, skill or heart. Something I thought that I would never say about the Wolves.

The interview that Mick give was very telling after the game he sounded like he had not got a clue on how he was going to get us out of the mess.

At one stage we had 10 players on the pitch that was playing for Wolves in the Championship hardly a ringing endorsement of the club’s buying strategy.

Too much chopping and changing what had Hammell done wrong in the first place? Why play Guardiola on the wing he is a Central Midfielder. How does tug a shirt Berra get a place in the team? He may have been good a couple of months ago but he is shocking now.

Has Mick lost the players only they no that, but another disjointed performance like this on Sunday and we are going down.

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Oh yeah another gripe. Apart from Hennessey who else has made a telling impact since Mick has been in charge?

I’m not advocating the use of the youth players in a relegation battle but if a couple has been bloodied a bit more ofter over the last couple of seasons. They they may have been able to player more of a part now.

Lets face it Elliot Bennett has proved himself this season albeit at a lower level.

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#36..
Not only defendcers fault but i agree with some changes. We need to hold the ball and get some attacking play, not fall to deep in midfield with the defensive players we play. Get some good midfielders in so the other team will have to defend too and spend less time putting pressure on our defence. Of course the other team gonna score eventually even if you are ferdinand or vidic..

But Foley has to play at rb. lb i dont know, but would like someone with pace..from reserve team?

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I also agree, with most of your comments, but didnt ‘Mick and a few of his players’ say in the E & S, after two heavy, against Newcastle and Everton, well we’ve got a two week break, so we will ‘get back to basics’on our defending etc. Well Mick either your’s or TC coaching is ‘crap’ or perhaps ‘your players’ dont listen, ‘or simply cannot do what you’ve asked of them’? Because on Tuesday night our defence was a shambles except for Hennessey,the whole team didnt look as if they would score if they played all night. They should ‘donate their wages to a local charity’after that disgrace.UTW:

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So our Blogger has finally woken up!

Hurray for that. I’ve been saying all this for two seasons now.

One worrying thing. For those folks who think Mad Mick is a great championship manager, well I don’t.

I think we were lucky to go up when we did. Our form collapsed in December of our promotion year. It was only the fact that Readings and Birminghams did too that got us over the finishing line…..

Mick should have been sacked over a year ago. He wasn’t , now this is the result.

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PETE NUTS

I have to say your surname is most apt, because if you think 6 points against Blackburn and the Albion are guaranteed you are going to be very disappointed me old mate.

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@52 WHB

Congratulations, you are the 1,000,000th person on here to make that joke about my username. You win dinner for two at the Newhampton. Just don’t cash it in when there’s anyone else there, we can spot you a mile off.

You’re right, though – we might not get three points against Blackburn.

PS. I don’t get disappointed. PeteNuts is not wired up that way.

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Bang on, Tim.

However, Mick can pick a winning team. It goes like this:

In goal
Hennessey

Back 4
Zubar/Foley
Stears
Berra
Elokobi

Midships
Henry
O’Hara
Milijas

Wide men
Hammill
Jarvis

Up front
Doyle

That team, from the United match to Villa, inclusive, won 3 drew 2 lost 1, simply a matter of record.

What’s changed? No Doyle, sadly. Action, replace with Fletch, keep it simple, minimise the disruption. No Zubes, no Big George.
Crisis? Hardly. Foley, Ward, Mancienne, available.

Apart from Doyle, the big issue has been tampering with the midfield and the wide right. Why? What problems was the manager trying to solve?

Mick, if you can’t take our word then heed your own advice and get back to basics. Solve problems only when they arise, in other words if it ain’t broke…fix Birmingham on Sunday. Eight of the winning team are still available.

Thank you.

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Really poor taste with reference to Japan. You should be ashamed!!

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I agree that some of Mick’s changes have been baffling and that, the principle you should stick with is: make as few changes as possible. However this can be difficult when players are really below par as, I believe, Foley has been. It’s also the case, as Tim acknowledges, that as fans we never know the whole picture, eg has someone got a niggle, domestic problems etc?. Mick has all this to take into account. It’s far too easy to pontificate from the sidelines when really we have such limited information.

On the other hand, issues such as the balance of the team, playing players out of position, loss of form in an individual player, someone returning from injury too quickly are surely matters for debate.

As a matter of speculation, I have a concern that O’Hara’s inroduction,even though he started well, has somehow caused friction and is perhaps behind his and others’ recent poor performances. If Mick thinks this is the case, then shouldn’t he be dropped, never mind that he is Mick’s latest signing? And don’t we have a full international, Jonny Gorman, who seems to have done well in the reserves, waiting in the wings? If you’re good enough, you’re old enough!

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4 games to go, one point from safety, 2 local derbies – what an exciting time to be a Wolves fan…..

You can do your post mortems at the end of the season but every Wolves fan has a duty to back the manager and team 100% over the next four games.

With a reduce capacity next season it would be great if some of the anti Wolves Numpties that post on here moved their empty support elsewhere.

Never ever give up until you have done everything possible to achieve your goal and at the end of the day if you fall short, take a step back, draw strength on your experience and march forward again.

Success is failure turned inside out.

Wolves have recovered from some very dark days, relegation from the Premiership would be a minor blip in the history of this great club.

Steve Morgan has ambitious plans for the development of Wolves, it is his vision that we become a competitive force in the Premiership, with an infrastructure that will sustain us as a viable entity in the Worlds most competitive football league.

Wolves fans should keep the faith and focus on supporting the team for the next four games.

UTW

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Agree with most Laughingwolf, good team selection there..Hennessey did great against Stoke but has less authoritative than Hahnemann..also makes some uncertain decisions in the air..
Mancienne is a defender, not sure about his pace though. We need to minimize balls from seb larsson who has a very good right foot.

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Absoulutely 100% spot on.. I’ve said it since September the man is CLUELESS.. and all those happy clappers sue,sb, Mick will save us, Bertie etc, who had a pop at me for my own opinion… NOW YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN,
I HATE to say it and I really do but poorthorns told you so!!!!!

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Im somewhat disturbed of all this terms like “happy clapper” or “numpty”..isnt this a forum that we all can have our opinions. Its fine if you want everyone to be happy all the time even when we are doing bad. I have stuck with wolves for many years, through good and bad..and i will until i die.

Though the only thing that disturbs me is the fact that we have so many good players that really dont get the chance to show it on the pitch!

Anyway this is my opinion and im not saying eveyone should agree with me..

UTW

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Playing 5 players who have hardly kicked a ball in anger in the prem in recent times …..in the same game v Stoke – was asking for trouble. Thats exactly what MM did tho – Kightly, Mancienne, Ward Guedioura and Craddock. We really only needed Craddock !! Foley could have slotted into his right back role and Stearman could have gone to the troublesome left back spot. Melijas Hammill Henry O Hara and Jarvis could have manned the mid field – leaving Fletcher up front. Minimum diruption. We can see it – why cant Mick !! Still think we will stay up – but it will be by default. Us picking up a few points and the rest not !!

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I could not have said it better myself. Agree with all that was said in this article and the majority of the others that have posted on this site.

I have also supported Mick when others have critisised but cannot for the life of me understand his recent team selections and tacticts. Out of darkness cometh light, I cannot even see a glimmer at the end on the tunnel. Lose against the Blues and its back to the dark ages. Please Mick listen to what we are all saying, don’t be so stubborn, ditch your favourites and play a team to win rather than try to restrict the opposition and snatch a one-nil result.

I love this club and do not like to see us going backwards.

Come on u Wolves!!!

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Finally you have come round to what many have known for a very long time, hope you have sent a copy to the Wolves Board, that’s why many months ago I named him Tinkerman which says it all, along with the other things he has done wrong, inc spending 40M on non mainly discript players and not playing the ones he bought.

The sad thing is if Morgan had acted, we may not be where we are.

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Whilst I am grateful to mad Mick for promotion as a previos poster said, we more or less fluked going up that season.
He is a very poor manager and he has overstayed his welcome. Time to go.
I also give Tim the benefit if the doubt with the Japan comparison, Inam sure there is no malice meant there.
For my part I am pleased to see the e and s cover the thought of McCarthy going. I am told he swore at the fans at Stoke at the end.Echoes of Turner at Pompey anyone?

I would now like to see the e and s covering this in more depth because Morgan and Moxey should be commenting on mad micks position

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I don’t know how you can say he is the man to lead us forward though, makes no sense after you correct analysis of his Management, we are 2nd from bottom.

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Blimey, things must be bad Maltawolf has come back on the scene, same old garbage, I see.

I have had an omen, Wolves fans, and I think it could well be good news.
Took my dog for his morning walk in the village and he parked his breakfast on the front lawn of a well known local Bluenose with a particularly big mouth.
It’s a sign I tell you !
Get down to Paddy Power immediately and back us to win at St Andrews.

PS Being a responsible dog owner and village elder I naturally cleared it up with the help of a blue and white striped Supermarket bag.

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PETE NUTS

It would appear a lot of your wire’s are crossed , still you obviously have a sense of humour and lord knows you are going to need it.

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Well Mr Moxey — quote we are not going to do an Albion and yo-yo we will establish ourselves midtable,,, put your cushy job where your mouth is and take some bloody action, pathetic dishevelled body of players unworthy to wear the gold and black. no motivation from the training field – what are you teaching them cos it certainly not football.
Clearout at least 7 players if we manage to avoid the drop, and a new manager and coach, goalie coach Hanneman… and FGS buy 4 defenders and the wigan striker who should be going cheap…..

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Hi all,

Glad to see such feverish debate, although sadly it’s always a sign that things aren’t going well!

Apologies for any offence cause re the Japan reference. Absolutely no harm was intended.

Tim

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#77

Ok, fair enough, understand what youre saying..dont like to critizise players either but get so frustrated cause we really have a good squad and if we can stay up we have something big in the making..if we go down we will lose so many players i believe..

UTW

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On the footballing points – good points, well made in the majority – and a lot most would agree with.

BUT ….. HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME TIM SPIERS (and the E&S too, for letting certain comments slip through)..

Making reference to a natural disaster and then inferring it is someway comparable to sport.

Yes as football fans we all hurt (wolves fans more than most, a lot of the time) but this is pure unprofessionalism Spiers.

Another article should be posted on here with an apology sooner rather than later

Ignorant and Pathetic !!

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No need to bring the Japanese situation into it just to magnify your point about how upset you are, Tim. It’s bad taste, mate. However, you are not alone in feeling dismayed.

Can’t say I agree with you in having McCarthy at the club next season, irrespective of which division we’re in. Personally, I’ve had enough of his brand of management: Ridiculous adhesion to his favourites; crazy substitutions; bizarre starting XI’s; mouthing off at the very fans who pay his wages, etc. The list goes on, but the bottom line -even to the most diehard McCarthy supporter, surely?- is:

HE AINT UP TO THE JOB. Period.

Whilst Morgan and Moxey bog off on holiday, Wolves are left floundering, punch-drunk from endless tampering caused by a desperate boss who must KNOW he’s way out of his depth. At least when Sir Jack Hayward took off on his world cruises or simply enjoyed quiet rest in the Bahamas, we knew the old chap had earned his break because he put his WHOLE HEART AND SOUL into this wonderful old club -not to mention a huge slice of his personal fortune.

Okay, Sir Jack got things wrong at times; we all know that. However, his mistakes were honest and fuelled only by a passion to see his beloved club resurrected to the halcyon days of the glorious Fifties. So, we understood and ‘forgave’ him his quirky disposition. The great man showed the way…

…but what about Morgan?

We barely ever hear a word unless it concerns ground redevelopment or Redrow. Take a quiet, unassuming role, yes, but at times of crisis I want leadership from the top ranks. Instead, all we’ve heard is that Mick’s the man for the job, fullstop. Worse still, McCarthy was backed months BEFORE anyone had an opportunity to assess the Manager’s second season. Well, I’ve heard the old chestnut about how his poor performance at Sunderland could be explained away by a paltry promotion budget of 6 million quid -but that doesn’t wash anymore. Take a look at the relative ‘jackpot’ he’s had at Molineux in comparison. Yet, still the incompetence persists. No wonder so many of you good people have lost faith in all three MM’s. Just remember that Moxey is only Morgan’s puppet, though. I know he only does as he’s told -much as I’m not overly keen on Jez.

Stick with McCarthy in the Championship and he’s a decent bet to bring us back up within a couple of seasons. That’s the good news. Another spell with him running the show in the Premier League will probably result in more of the same dross we’re already witnessing -with the added problem of the fans turning very nasty. That’s the bad news.

I can’t wait for the season to end, now. My enthusiasm is all but spent, thanks to Mick. When it does end, I’d like to think that Mick McCarthy will do the honourable, decent thing and resign -no questions asked. If he doesn’t, then the split within the fanbase could well damage the club for a very long time.

Morgan, you’ve got a lot of explaining to do, old pal. As many fans have already said, there’s ABSOLUTELY NO WAY you’d allow FAILURE and INCOMPETENCE on this scale this to afflict Redrow, so why are you not only allowing it, but practically encouraging it at Molineux?

The game against the Sandwell Tramps was always going to be a white hot affair. If things continue to go badly wrong in the meantime, that game will go off like a bloody sky rocket. We all know that.

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My sincerest apologies Mr PeteNuts. It unfortunately never occurred to me to spell correctly of use appropriate punctuation on this occasion.

This was due to my concentration focussing primarily on my lunch and secondly on my entry onto this rather fine discussion.

In case you were wondering my lunch is composed of a glazed ox cheek with purple potato and oyster caviar washed down with a bottle of Bollinger, Grande Cuvee 1997.

Do they serve these delights in the establishment known as Newhampton or should I adapt my tastes to faggots and chips with a pint of bank’s original.

Good Day Mr. PeteNuts x

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I agree completely with 90. Judge Jeffries.
Hang your head in shame for the flippant remarks about Japan, you should be reprimanded for those comments.

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I’ll have apint of what 41′s drinking!

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no 92 I can’t wait for the season to end, now. My enthusiasm is all but spent, thanks to Mick
Well sling your hook then you are not welcome on here never have been, so clear off and get your caps lock fixed and stop giving me earache

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Graham Taylor has earmarked us for the drop! We’re saved!

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Whatever happens let’s just all get behind the boys this Sunday as if results go our way and we get a positive result we could well be outside the bottom 3 by Sunday evening. Tuesday has gone draw a line under it and let’s out sing the Brummies.

Whether we stay up or not many of our fans feel a change is needed to progress but I am not so sure, I think Mick needs a huge wake up call regarding players who are not good enough (Ward, Elokobi, Vokes, Berra, Hennessey etc)and these players along with a few fringe players need to be moved on and replaced with QUALITY.

If Mick were to be replaced who would be your suggestions? Holloway? Allardyce? Lambert? Gus Poyet? My personal choice would be Chris Hughton if this were to happen.

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Couldnt agree more with this article apart from the bit were he says no matter what league we are in mick should be in charge. If we go down mick should go and we can have a fresh start and clear out the dead wood in the club. My team for sunday would be 4/5/1

Hennessey
FOLEY!!!!! RB
Mancienne LB
Stearman cb
craddock cb
jarvis LM
Hammill RM
Milijas cm
o hara cm ( has to improve though)
henry cm
Fletcher Cf

At some stage of the game i would bring on guedieoura, ebanks blake and kightly.

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92) Ye Olde South Bank
I wouldn’t knock what you’ve written, there’s a lot of sound points and it’s clearly written from the heart, BUT, the fat lady hasn’t sung yet and I just think it’s a bit early for an autopsy.
I said yesterday and a number of people have said similar today. MM seems to have panicked and made too many (and the wrong)changes.
We still have it well within our grasp to get out of this mess. Whichever way it goes, questions have to be answered about this season.
Meanwhile I’m with 80)Farmer Ted and his dog. I’ve put a few shillings on us to win at Blues. We are due one
(Love the Tesco bag reference, FT).

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I am sick and tired of players airing their views in the E&S ,last week it was Henry who said we were going to give Fulham a footballing lesson now its Berra trapping off,they should keep their mouths shut and do the talking on the pitch with results.

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While I tend to agree with what has been said here, we don’t have the benefit of seeing what is going on on the training field.

Guediora, to my mind, has done little to justify a place in the side since his return. The whole right wing thing is bizarre – Foley generally has played well at right back and is a proven attacking option. Hunt scores goals but was overlooked; Hammill looks like he is due a goal but has similarly been overlooked of late.

Sunday is crunch time. A defeat a Blues will send us down, as emotionally I don’t think the team can recover.

Blues for me were shocking at Molineux and are a worse side than Wolves, but results and points are what speak in this league and our relative lack of them makes it hard to substantiate this view.

Let’s get back to the basis of the team that was winning matches only a few weeks ago and make Sunday our cup final.

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(Petenuts)
Six points from Albion and Blackburn, and nicking something from Blues(presumably you mean a draw),will only give us 40 points. So it looks like it has to be either 41 or 43.

Did you forget we had to play the Mackems ??

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@89 Petenuts

So you say your predictions are serious?

Prior to the last Black Country derby,I seem to recall your forecast was a 6-1 wolves victory-good guess,but no coconut that time(just a consolation peanut).

I’ve never been to this ‘Newhampton’,but it appears that you’re a regular there,so I phoned to book a table,and asked if it would be possible to order your favourite meal.

Unfortunately,they couldn’t help me-apparently,whenever they have a fresh delivery of ‘humble pie’,you end up having to eat the lot.

Bon appetit on 8th of May.

p.s.- your predictions are worse than your humour.

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Ah! It is my computer…sorry.
On another issue….do any other readers grow tired of the recorded utterances of Wolves players following defeats and during the week before a game? They always seem to be about: what we must or mustn’t do; what we will do or won’t do….infact with apologies to Monty Python, they seem to be about “the bleeding obvious”. As Mick says ” If we play as badly as that again we will go down”…doh.

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Max
I’m sure what happens on here stays on here!
see you after the Everton game in your black tights and Max Wall wig.
Nowhere has been mentioned yet but W’ton city centre was one idea,I’m sure nobody will mind us singing in the Hogs Head.
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Clearly dark days at the moment,but an away win against Birmingham on Sunday would do away with around eighty percent of the doom and gloom idiots that are on here soley to moan about a situation that they cannot possibly do anything about! Top tip for the average idiot;check a relegation odds checker on the net;you’ll see that there are three teams other than Wolves that are more favoured for the drop by all the bookies.I just hope that some of you will have the good grace to admit that you were wrong when we stay up! Up yours! and more importantly up the Wolves!

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In reality,whether McCarthy is a good, bad or indifferent manager is neither here or there. The real culprits in this shameful debacle are Morgan and Moxey.

Any Executive Officer who does not take action over a poor performer is just as culpable as the poor performer. The man should have been dismissed months ago. The fact that he was not sacked means that they were also incompetent or they didn’t care. Either way the club is in the same disgraceful position as we are all accustomed to.

A sports correspondent writing in the “i” paper yesterday made reference to what I was writing last week when he wrote (paraphrasing) “A club who initiated playing in Europe will have to content itself with lesser challenges in the Championship”

What a state of affairs for such a great club!

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I stopped posting on here some time ago as it just seemed a mad merry go round and changes of opinion.

I thought I would get behind Mick 100% and see if it was me the mad Numpty talking out of place!!

From what Ive seen our our beloved Wolves lately and some of the dire tactical choices, then perhaps I wasn’t so mad after all!!

Mick maybe you are a Numpty after all, dont get me wrong I think you are straight talking nice guy, but Premiership Manager your not!!

My team for what its worth for the next few games would be.

Hennesy

Hunt LB
Stears
Craddock
Foley

Jarvis LW
O’Hara
Milijas
Hammil

Fletcher
Vokes

If the tactic that is being used at present of hoofing the long ball ball up to Fletcher from the Goal kick and the defenders then you have to have somebody playing off of him.

Also with two wingers who can cross dangerously at least you would have some height in the box.

Hunt at LB would at least give us an overlap with jarvis and he is got to be better than any other option we have currently got.

Beyond that put Ishmail and Gorman on the bench and let them prove what they can bring.

On a plus point I can see us getting a result against either the blues or the baggies and a point against Blackburn.

Will 4 points be enough????

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I can relate to tims article especially after the performances over the last 4 games where the battling team spirit and hard graft has been clearly missing and his frustration with our performances is clear to see.
Yes Mick has made mistakes and I said after the stoke/fulham games that kites should be on loan,Jarvis should have been rested and he took big gambles playing guedioura, craddock, and ohara who are coming back after being out a long time and have been well of the pace.

However i am not looking past the next 4 games and despite costly errors we are still in the mix. i do think based on form we deserve to be where we are but Mick has one final chance to get it right.
I’ve no idea which team will play against brum but Mick please dont get conned by picking who runs around the most in training. We need players that can perform and remain composed under the intense pressure of a local derby and relegation dogfight.

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Tim – this was a good blog until you brought in the Japanese disaster – bad taste mate. But the real discussion is our shambolic football team & the meddling that MM has done over the last 4 games …

Is Adam Hammil the new Michael McIndoe? What have you said Adam that has cost you your place in the squad let alone the team?

I think MM has now most definitely lost the dressing room despite all the BS we keep hearing about how together we are – the Baggies players went to their Chairman to say they had no confidence in RDM. What did he do he changed it immediately – memo to Steve Morgan – PICK THE PHONE UP TO JP DOWN THE ROAD & ASK HIM HOW IT IS DONE…

On a brighter note I have been racking my brains out in how MM selects the team & its formation, well I would like to help you this week with a line up against the Blues that you have yet to try.

Ward (he has played everywhere else try here)

Hunt (Left footed should feel at home)
SEB (he looks like George)
Fletcher (Left footed should feel at home)
Milijas

Henry (just for a laugh)
Foley
Mancienne
Kightly

Hennessey (could be another Ward)
Elikobi (he looks like SEB)

I think with this formation we should see a lot of GOALS – not by us though, but worth a try don’t you think??

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97 (Wall Heath Baggie)- No way am I advocating violence, please be 100% assured of that. I’m a genuine, bone fide fan of many years’ standing, not a thug.

My comment merely referred to the strong possibility that, if Wolves lose both their crucial games to Blues and WBA, then I’d not be surprised to see similar disgraceful scenes outside Molineux to those we witnessed only a season or two ago. I don’t want that -nobody in their right mind would- but it’s a potentially high risk scenario that, even now, the Police will be very well aware of. However, let me also assure everyone on here that I’m not (repeat NOT) implying that our boss would be to blame should such a situation develop. Thought I’d better get that crystal clear lest my words are misinterpreted by someone, whether by accident or design.

108 – (Cuddly Dudley)- Thank you for recognising that I’m merely speaking from the heart. We all hold valid opinions on our beloved Wolves, therefore nobody has to agree with my personal views -I certainly don’t expect them to. I only ever say it as I truthfully see it, as is my prerogative. It’s just a shame that some immature fans on here obviously aren’t yet adult enough to digest and accept differing views to their own without descending into childish mud-slinging. How pathetically sad. Laughable, though.

It may not yet be time to hold an official inquest as such (as you correctly say), but I’ve seen plenty enough by now to have formed my own opinion on the merits -or otherwise- of Michael McCarthy. Whether we ultimately survive or fall will make no real difference to that opinion because I fear Mick has outstayed his usefulness…and I want continued progress, not stagnation. It’s nothing personal because, in many other ways, I like and respect the guy. He’s just not my cup of tea anymore -and Wolves’ fortunes will always come first for me, not the Manager’s welfare, nor indeed, that of any single player. Those lot just come and go on a regular basis. We don’t because we’re in it for life. Once a Wolf, always a Wolf.

However, I’ve always tried to back the team from start to finish on each and every matchday that I’ve ever attended. That won’t change a single jot. I save any grievances I may have for here (and at the pub) -but never at the ground. I’d say that was fairer than fair, wouldn’t you?

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131 maltawolves, I agree with you, it is a shame when fans like Farmer Ted have a pop at fans whose comments seem to reflect the performance of the Manager and Team, he once told me I needed to be taken to a game to understand it, after I said that Berra was to slow had poor positioning, played more like a rugby player and was responsible for many goals being scored down the central channel into the box.

Alsoit was McCarthy’s fault for tinkering with the team.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Of course I like everyone else wants positive results from our remaining games, but that is in McCarthy’s hands

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@116 Cantellowhatnot

Actually, my prediction of 6-1 was an aggregate for the two fixtures over the course of the full season, so when we stick five past you at a canter it will still technically be correct.

A West Brom fan trying to criticise me over my humour? What next, a duck telling a donkey, “sorry mate, but you’re braying all wrong”? Why, the very notion!

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@136 Petenuts

I must apologise-

as you believe your ‘humour’ is superior to ours,and you predict a 5-0 wolves win this time,I seem to have missed out a couple of things that we have come to associate some of you guys with-

namely arrogance,and the ability to live in a fantasy world.

I see I was wrong about you not being funny-

you’re actually hilarious!(unintentionally).

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92.We don’t need trouble at our ground when our next door neighbours WBA pay us a visit, May I kindly suggest you stay indoors also lock yourself in a playpen similar to that of mourhino, also keep your feral comments to yourself WE DONT NEED AGRO ..OK
WOLVES ALWAYS WOLVES

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This is a farce, MM should have gone months ago and to skirt around the issue is nonesense.
His buys alone deserve the chop never mind our performances and league position.
Hate to say it but look at van damme,moulokolo,berra,elokobi,hunt against shorey,scharner,molumbo,reid,odemwingie as just an example. One set of buys is a bunch of over rated championship players at best compared to prem quality or well reserched foreigners who are now worth about 15 times their purchase price.
And then throw in MM versus Roy Hodgson. A bumbling baffoon next to a footballing brain.
If the baggies can take a bold cut throat decison at a crucial time of the season then surely so could we have.
Too late now but MM must go regardless of the divison we`re in next year.

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139
nobody in their right mind would plough millions into a club these days unless they are a fan or on some ego trip.im sure afew americans would disagree with you.morgan is a massive lfc fan who was knocked back.making his money as a housebuilder(redrow homes),maybe his development plans of the custard bowl are to get the bulldozers in,build some nice affordable starter homes and ground share at bescot.not quite milan though

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145 above comment!! So your a paperboy then.

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Do I think we will get relegated? were we poor today? are we missing doyle? should we have had a penalty? you tell me, cos from where i was standing i just saw 11 players putting a good shift in.
Just go now, you idiot.

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