Jay Spearing rejects Wolves move
Wednesday 27th July 2011, 1:00PM BST.
Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing has rejected the chance to join Wolves on loan.
The 22-year-old was offered to the club on a season-long agreement with a logjam of central midfielders available at Anfield.
But Spearing has opted to stay and fight for his place under manager Kenny Dalglish, despite the arrivals of Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson plus the return to fitness of Steven Gerrard.
McCarthy is considering his options and has also been offered Manchester City’s Michael Johnson.
But Spearing today decided to stay put.
He said: “The first I heard about the Wolves stuff was in the papers and it’s not something that’s been discussed.
“I’m just getting on with giving everything for this club. I’ve got more competition to fight against now but that doesn’t bother me.
“Hopefully, I can now kick on even with the signings.”
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Good luck against Celtic, finish off what Malmo started last night!
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Good we did not want you in the first place when are the express and star going to stop picking players for us.
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Cheers thats very charitable of you…. or do you hate Celtic that much !! lol
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He might change his mind come January.
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how did he turn us down then if he never jnew about it, typical e and s. Would be happy with johnson though on season long loan
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if he dont want to come he dont want to come lets just see how gud he really is and see if he can get into liverpools 1st team……..
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Good, we don’t want a team made up of the 7 dwarves…
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@ 1 we only need one half…
I think you’ll find Malmo beat Rangers last night not Celtic .
Fail!
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Decent player, but not as good as O’ Hara, Hitzelsperger or Johnson. He would not be my choice ahead of any of them. What chance has he of being Kenny Dalgleish’s first choice over Gerrardm Adam or Jordan Henderson. If he wants to sit on the bench at Liverpool, let him. His loss, not ours.
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Fair enough scouser,
Good luck polishing the bench at Anfield next season.
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Good…Lets get someone in who can do the job, as always taking a chance with these young loan players…
Quality please…
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to be fair he hasnt rejected coming to Wolves by these statements……………. Why have you printed this?? He merely says there is no discussions and he only heard about it in the papers. He then says he hopes to kick on this season……….That then begs the question have you completely made this up from the start?? How can he have rejected us if he never had the options as he states!!!
Dreadful stuff e+s.
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Good happy he don’t wanna come average player in a average team n malmo beat rangers
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We must all try to mend our broken hearts as best we can.
To put it another way – he’s no better than that which we already have.
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Didnt want him anyway but does go to show his ambition quite happy to play in the reserves and possibly a carling cup sub apperance or 2. Let him rot at Liverpool and then be sold to a Championship club
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watch for a defeat tonight 0-2
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Not a real loss, rather have Johnson or Hitzlsperger… Anything to get Karl out the middle! But we still NEED a left back and could do with a centre back. Come on the 3 M’s lets show tesco next season! UTW!
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Is any1 else gutted about missing out on Paul Konchesky and Craig Gardner? I mean if lecister can pay Pauls wages why couldnt we? and Craig I reckon we should of broke the wage bank for him, better than henry and blues top goal scorer…. Jay would of been good time to move on though.. Really don’t know where a left back is going to come from esp now warnock is back in the picture at Villa…
Up the Wolves.
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So he was asked to play for the mighty Wolves? only by papertalk! as ever in silly season players get linked with various clubs just because some journo thinks that player will not get a look in with his current club. I am not saying the player in question is not worthy of playing in the premier league, just mearly having a go at journos that make things up then fans believing what has been written. Has the News of the world saga not taught you guys anything???
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This article just proves what a nonsense story it was that E&S printed, and even repeated in this article that Spearing “had been offered to Wolves”. The man himself says, “The first I heard about the Wolves stuff was in the papers and it’s not something that’s been discussed.”
Come on E&S, I know it’s slow during the summer, but at least try and keep what remains of your dignity intact and stop just inventing news for the sake of having something to put on here.
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Well to be honest the kid is living in dream land if he thinks he has got a chance of being picked over, Gerrard, Adam, Lucas, Henderson & Meireles.
Personally I think we need a big strong centre midfielder to play alongside O’Hara, but I still believe left back is the position we should be addressing before anything else.
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Number 17…. ‘ Anything to get Karl out of the middle’.
Where have you been the last 5 years. He came to wolves for peanuts, for the majority of the time we paid hime peanuts, and he has been nothing but commited to the cause from day 1. Please have a little respect for someone who has truly come to represent what this club is about. I would rather have Karl Henry in the team than a foreign player who has been in 3-4 different strips in the last few years. He wasn’t named in a provisional England squad for nothing.
Karl, don’t listen to this fool. Work hard and keep improving. You’ve been a great role model for this club.
D
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Totally agree with 12-Rich5Wolves he hasn’t rejected anything by these comments, you cant reject something that hasn’t been offered to him in person. the other comments are just comments that any footballer will give you, fighting for a place at the club he is contracted to as he hasn’t been offered any sort of deal elsewhere.
No doubt he will read the comments on here and decided he wouldn’t want to come anyway with such negative comments (even if he is offered something officially)
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Great did’nt want ya pal. Johnson yes if he can stay injury free.
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Well better to stay there and be honest than waste our time and he obviously is not interested so lets move on with players who are hungry and are 100% behind the Wolves.
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A sprat to catch a mackerel We all know who Liverpool are after now, dont we, yes thats right they are targeting our Stephen Ward.
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Cant believe people think Hitzlsperger is the answer to our midfield issues. It would just increase them dont need a selfish player we need a strong defensivly minded CM that can pass. For example Hargreaves although we could never afford the wages but someone in his mould.
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Come what may, I’m just grateful I’m a Wolves’ fan. We have known bad times but we have come through (thanks again, Sir Jack) – when you see what is going on at Blues, you’ve got to have sympathy for their supporters. Talk about starting all over again ……..
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Let him go to Leeds in January, where he will be gauranteed a game in the championship. He will soon get bored of breathing down the back of Kenny’s hair. We will have better if Johnson comes. UTW
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Dont blame the boy.
Dalglish is known for giving younsters a chance, and also he wouldnt be able to get Henrys spot in the team anyway.
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What I have seen of Spearing is very poor and he would not add any value to us. I agree that in January when he has played maybe 20 mins for Liverpool he will be in the Champioship on loan.
We need a LB!
UTW!
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good glad he aint coming i think the hitz his going to fulham think ridgewell his coming instead
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What next Express & Star, “Yeti seen in Wolverhampton subway linked to Wolves move”.
The Jay Spearing story is about as accurate as this.
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Lets get ridgwell in now he will do a good job for us
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8) Yes I know, I took it has read that you would release that I was referring to Scottish clubs getting beat, as, the majority (99% or greater I would guess) of us know teams don’t play two nights running, obviously I didn’t take Big Bad into account when writing it, sorry, so I have typed this really slowly just for you.
double fail, and then some!
To the rest of you, do it for England!
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Liverpool have a glut of midfielders,Enjoy reserve team football and the empty stadiums that go with it Spearing.
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you all wanted him the other day. what’s the matter, not expensive enough?
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If he doesn’t want to come then so be it, we only want people at our club who want to play for us. However, I have said before and I’ll say it again, midfield is not our most pressing need – left back followed by central defence is. Go for Bassong and Warnock now and with luck regarding injuries Mick’s top ten desire could well become a reality.
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just a growth stunted hacker, lets move on..
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I can’t see the bit in the article where he says he rejected us????
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Johnson for Captain, Henry to Huddersfield. Bring back Batth. Time to make the academy prove it was worth all Sir Jacks investment.
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53wonoh – i knew what you meant.
WE ARE WOLVES!!!
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This guy must be very stupid. There´s no way he will improve as a player if he´s only a rarely used substitute this season. My guess is that he will go out on loan later this season, when he finally realizes the truth.
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16 Angry wolf – blimey spot on with the result tonight and just one word (or name) – Mulgrew!!!!!!
WE ARE WOLVES!!!
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Nice one ;-)
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Good dont rate him that much no better than what we already have and not the type of midfielder we need rite now still thing we missed out by not going for Reo Cocker the players i would like us to go for Danny Rose Spurs loan for the left back spot Bassong Spurs centre back between 3 to 5 million the german hammer on a free for centre midfield or even Mark Noble from West Ham and Sturridge from Chelsea on loan well we can hope up the Wolves
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Where do these names keep coming from?
Who starts these rumours about below average players coming to Molineux?
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I’ve heard Ridgewell is signing for you guys today, just to say I’m gutted. He has been magnificent for us even though we got him from the vile! He is equally as good at left back or centre half. You guys will love him, he’s 100 percent all the way and good for nicking the odd goal and making assists. He’ll also help Johnson who looked dodgy without damn and the ridge next to him.
Another bad week to be a bluenose, especially with our world class keeper going to the baggies for next to nothing.
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Im anoyed we ar goin for players lik this! Im glad hes rejcted us. Nasri as one year left on his contact lits jst put in a bid for him now
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33 – Waggies Left Peg, don’t forget that’ll be closely followed by “Yeti’s career in pictures” !
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@50 – Spot on, Kentish Wolf. It is a very annoying trait.
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Prediction for 2011/12 season – Wolves squad remains the same as today, possibly a midfield addition on loan.Left back will be Big George the Wolverhampton bouncer.
Roger Johnson will improve our back four (could hardly make it worse) and will be partnered by Berra.We will finish 15-17th again on virtue of there being 3 promoted teams worse than us in the league,somehow this will be called progress.The addition of a decent left back, could see us pushing for dare I say mid table…
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I believe that its odds on that the following players have drawn the short straw with Mick, and will be moving on, either out or on loan
Sam Volkes
Richard Stearman
George Elekobie
Carl Henry
The Hoff
Andy Keogh
Ebanks Blake
The following players to move on later this year, or sold on.
Hennersey
Doyle
Zubar
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