“The Wigan Experience”
Says it all,doesn’t it ?. How pathetic it is that this so-called ambitious club,thinks a home win against a club without any history of note,is a high point of the season.

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The first two posters above is exactly what is wrong with this club…. “Fans”….

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“People tend to show their frustration in this day and age, but there’s no one more frustrated than us and the manager when things don’t go well,” he added.

First – you get paid, we pay. Second – we don’t cause the frustration, you and the manager do. But most importantly, we can do sweet fanny adams to change things. You and the manager can. It’s just a shame that at the moment, courtesy of MM possessing the tactical nous of a box jellyfish and the PR skills of Bob Crow, we are expected to pay to endure dross whilst MM thinks that by drawing the second half with one shot when losing 3-0 “at least gave the fans something to cheer about”.

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Hear that Steve Bruce is on the ropes fighting for his job which is where muppet McCarthy should be at Wolverhampton

The reason he is not on the mat like Bruce is that our Owner unlike Sunderland’s, does not wish to get involved, and does not wish to be seen as the bad guy !!!!
The frightening thing is that it may take a Wolves relegation for him to wake up and show some passion.

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Stephen ‘rent-a-mouth’ Ward may be our player of the season apart from Wayne Hennessey but that just about sums up our miserable season so far.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PLAYERS THAT WANT TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

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…ANOTHER SUPER SUNDAY… when was the last one, Eastenders are plotting more…..

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If we could trust Mad Mick to at least get the basics right, like putting defenders at the posts when defending corners, I would feel a bit more confident. As it is, I think we shall have to hope that there are three worse teams than ourselves this season too, which I actually think there is, especially if we could strengthen in the transfer window. The three next home matches are massive!

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I’m sorry but if SW is being picked out as our ‘player of the year’ so far, then this shows what a poor team we really have !
He’s a nice guy who gives his all, but he’s just not good enough – a jack of all trades and master of none.
What other premier team would have him in their first team ??? His true place is as a utility man ‘On The Bench’
Its now time for the whole team to look at their performances, get their heads up and give us something to cheer, otherwise the Championship beckons

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Get a life you lot, we will not be relegated!! Doyle, Fletcher, O’Hara, Guedioura, Hunt, Jarvis. These qulity players won’t let it happen!!!!

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Ward believes we shouldn’t be fighting a relegation battle – I think there’s about 25,000 or so supporters wholly agree with that.
“And there’s only so much the manager can do” – perhaps picking our best side, promoting positivity and attacking play, coaching how to mark the opposition instead of continually standing off might be a start??
I want us to survive and support the team all the way, but we’re deep in the mire. I’ve said previously that our next three home games will shape our season – Sunderland, Stoke and Norwich. It has to be 7 points minimum in my view, particularly given the away fixtures we have……..
Hopefully 2012 wil bring us better luck and a manager and coaching team that actually know what they’re trying to do.

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You know, there’s nothing quite as healthy as letting off a bit of steam on these pages. It’s medicinal and to be encouraged. When it comes to matchday though, it’s time to put aside your grievances and give the team 100% backing. That’s why we’re there, after all.

If things go well…then great, we achieved it together as one. If things go t*ts up, then neither the boss nor the players can hold us responsible. They alone would take responsibility. Again, there’d be no place to hide.

So, give Wardy what he asks, lads. In return, I ask that they -to a man- just for once earn their fat, overinflated salaries and give us long-suffering fans something to finally crow about considering what it costs to watch them.

Sounds like a perfectly fair deal to me.

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Give Wardy a break. At least he is siding with the fans and trying to understand how we feel, same as Kevin Doyle. He could just be like Moxey or the captain and slate us.

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There is now doubt that we have to do something to halt this slide. I’m not sure though that sacking the manager is the only answer. There have been lots of posts championing Martin O’Neil and Mark Hughes but, let’s be serious, these two are not options. O’Neil spent £100m at Villa and then walked out when the money dried up and Hughes publicly stated that he left Fulham because they could not match his ambitions. If they can’t we can’t!
Maybe what we need is for Mick to swallow his pride and admit that he needs assistance. A new face with new ideas on the coaching staff might just do the trick. It would also be a way out for Steve Morgan who, for me, is too close to McCarthy and will do everything to avoid sacking ‘his friend’.

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i see the happy clapping morons are back then were was you saturday and sunday

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We are only as good as our next game and if we continue to play negative , dull football even Sunderland will beat us.

If MM can’t get the team up for this game he should resign.

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We are struggling this season for two reasons:-

i) Not signing anywhere near enough players. We have a squad of 24 and 3 of these are out on loan and may not be good enough. Of the other 21 players, there are at least 6 that have injury problems – Craddock, Zubar, SEB, Fletcher, Foley and Edwards!
ii) Of the barebone squad we have left, Mad Mick picks the wrong personnel. For example, players like Hammill and Doherty, should have been played more this season.

People on here who are slagging off Ward and calling him poor, obviously never go to games or are very blinkered. Only Hennessey and Ward have been consistent this season and that is reflected by the various newspaper reporters marks and reflections of games.
Someone has compared Bruce’s situation to Mad Mick’s? Totally different, as Bruce has signed a whole team – O’Shea, Brown, Gardner, Ferguson etc.

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19E11wolf
Please do not mention Martin o’neil or other dinosaur managers.
by all accounts MO would want financial backing way over and above what MM has been given, and that would have to happen within the Transfer window, paying inflated prices for players.
It is not going to happen.
Morgan if he had ambitions on the pitch he would have acted before now.
He just wants to stay up, and sod the fans.

Taxi

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I’ve always been able to see the vigour and verve of all Micks teams at Wolves, and been proud of how their never say die spirit runs through the team. I’ve always had a confidence in Mick and his young squad and stuck by the team no matter how tempting its been to join in with Micks critics.

I can’t say that anymore, I am bewildered at how poor they are so far this season.

The final game against Blackburn woke me up to how vunerable Wolves are.

I would honestly say we are the poorest team in the Premiership judging on 90percent of the performances i’ve seen this season.

My heart sank when i heard O’Neil was favourite to take Bruce’s job if sacked at Sunderland, thats how worried I am.

Im not going to shout ‘Get Mick out’ i will always respect him and praise everything he has done, he deserves a bit of respect or else we would still be watching Championship football for sure.

A witch-hunt solves nothing, but what I will say is, that if we don’t win this weekend, we have will have to do something to save the season or else we are down, end of.

I want to see the boards true intent, they are ultimately the people who run this club and it is their actions that will make Wolves either great, average or indeed a poor team.

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32 BrummieRob

I’m sorry but you are wrong. Ward is all endevour and has little quality.

I actually like him. I’ve seen him many times throw himself in front of a player and his effort I would never ever question.

However as a defender, he’s just not good enough. He gives the opposition too much space and is frequently out of position.

Compared to last year, he’s massively better, but, he’s not premier league quality.

That’s not his fault, that’s MM’s.

As as footnote , I actually think Ward as a defender is now better than all the other defenders we have. That’s not saying much though of course

The biggest problem for Wolves now can be summed up in two words, ‘Mick McCarthy’.

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27 Malta Wolf, you of course are correct on you observations.

We keep getting this drip feed of what needs to happen etc, yes we all know that and it’s good that the players also know.

The problem they and we have is the Manager who doesn’t know what to do about our tactics, selection, substitutions, and how talk to the fans.

His statement after the Chelsea game was “he wouldn’t do anything different” he wanted to give the fans something to cheer about, great what about trying to win games instead of the stupid one up front.

We have exactly the same as last season he has lost the plot, last season he was lucky!

He admonished a player for picking up yellow cards, but surprise, surprise he disagrees with Henry’s, well he should be angry with Henry 5 cards in 13 Games!!! of course he was blameless for everyone.

McCarthy dosen’t know what he is doing, man management is abysmal team selection a joke etc,etc.

The board need to make change quickly, will they probably not.

So it’s in the fans hands or relegation beckons, he really has lost the plot

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Let’s face it nothings gonna happen till relegation is confirmed and the ground’s half empty. Only then will gutless Morgan do something. Cos then he’ll be hit where it hurts… in his wallet.

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Mick has probably run his course and lacks ideas.I have to say that Stephen Ward is the best of a bad bunch. At least he and Hennesey put in 100%. It’s funny how a lot of them go down hill when they get a good contract. Perhaps they should have followed the example of Gary Speed who was always fully committed. RIP Gary. What a waste.
A big test for Mick, if we get thrashed on Sunday it could be the last time he walks into the dugout with M M on his tracksuit top, It could be elsewhere near Paris! Perhaps Oneil can get out Irish contingent going?

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23. The £1.50 on booking fees is waived if you pay cash at the ticket office. The club dont like making it public knowledge as they make less money out of it.

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35 – I should ring child protection! You have completely missed the point of being a football fan AND you are passing this on to your son. Go and support Man U – he will!

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On the subject of Wolves players supposedly ‘mouthing off to the press’, we have to understand that the media guys ask a question and then report a doctored version of the answer as a statement.

eg.

Reporter: “Well Karl Henry you’re playing Barcelona this weekend – Can they be beaten”?

K Henry: “If we play to our absolute maximum, don’t make any mistakes, have loads of luck and hope Barcelona have an off day then who knows”.

Reporter: “Thank you Karl”.

E&S Headline: Henry says “We’ll beat Barca”.

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MM stated more than once, at the start of our third season in the top flight, that he was happy with his squad. And yet once again we appear to be facing the likelihood of another prolonged battle against relegation. The table doesn’t lie and our teams’s appalling record this season needs some explaining. I have been pondering three possibilities…

1) If our squad really IS good enough for the job then MM has to explain why he fails to get them playing to their ability.

2) If the squad are simply NOT good enough overall then MM has to take the can for his over-estimation of their abilities (ie poor judgement in buying/keeping them)

3) If MM secretly knew the squad was not good enough but kept quiet because there was no more money available to him in July/August and he didn’t want to undermine the current squad’s confidence, then the situation is far worse than I feared.

I have been a solid supporter of MM until this season, but I no longer have faith in is judgement, or his ability to take the club forward.

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I hope Mick McCarthy is down the job centre next Monday.We will go nowhere as long as he is in charge..I would say Wardy has been our best player so far this season,but to play him in four positions last Saturday was an out and out joke,,super mick has not got a clue..Team for Sunday, Hennesey,Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward..go for broke Mick.play Wardy up front on his own,just pray Hennesey dont get injured,,iff Wardy has to go in goals we are in big trouble.

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50 Kevin – well done – first thing that’s made me laugh in about 3 weeks (apart from the things I laugh at rather than with)

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How long before Morgan sells up?

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Have been Ward’s harshest critic in the past but him ( at left back ) & Hennessey are the only two players who deserve any credit so far this season .
Ps Bring ‘me’ two new front teeth & new Manager for Christmas please Santa .
UTW

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You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear

and we’ve got half a team of sow’s ears and Ward you are one of them

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47 malta spot on
But you must remember that silly billy and friends, just love failure, and Ward is a failure as a prem footballer.
Silly Billy and co are holding the general meeting next week, in the local phone box.

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To all those who think that Sunderland will be a pushover BEWARE!!! Watching their game last weekend they should have won by four or five,the easy chances they missed were criminal.Now I don’t see us creating chances at all.One day they will all go in,I hope that it won’t be so on Sunday!!!

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57 (terry’s all gold and black) mate you are spot on.I cant believe people are coming on here saying he has done a good job.He inherited a debt free club,got to the premiership having spent little,I bet he cant believe his luck.As for the £30,000,000 he had to put in ,the question I would like answered ,is whether any of that money has actually been spent. Having seen how little has been invested this season ,it is obvious he is more interested in real estate than the team.Sir Jack ,for all his failings ,was a Wolves fan and passionate about our club,which I am sorry to say cannot be said for Mr Morgan

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Too tired too old, skint and devoid of interest. Could be the Wolves or aspects of being talked about here. But no it’s me, I quit…………………….Flatlined out.

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Please do it soon Mr Morgan, I’m getting as frustrated as your clubs fans are.

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50 KEVIN
i thought we were playing Sunderland this weekend! does this mean if we are playing BARCA it will be a band A game?

Sir Billy,
are you really Steve Morgan?

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@ Kevin – Spot on. You express my views exactly.

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Sir Billy- whilst of late, I consider you generally a beacon of Good Sense amidst some of the more hysterical comments on here, I can’t agree with your (apparent) assertion that Morgan’s money alone sustains the Club.
TV revenue, Molineux as a facility, the cheap tat that is marketed as ‘quality’ merchandise (and slavishly brought by We Who Should Know Better);and not forgetting the small matter of those of us who shell out for Season/Matchday tickets- surely all that contributes something to the coffers as well?
Or perhaps I’m just in danger of becoming one of the many ‘numpties’ who feel we’re being taken for granted?

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Never have been a Ward fan but will say he’s been a better player this season than before. Having said that I go along with all the others who say if he’s a player of the year contender, it says nothing for the rest except Hennessey and Millijas, who should never have joined this club in the first place. MM has ruined this guys international career as he’s ruining every other player we have.

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I am sure I missed out a few more,but Jarvis should be added to the above list.

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Ward believes the players must do better for McCarthy, rather than the other way round: “There’s only so much the gaffer can do, and it’s when we cross that white line we need to be better and pick up more points than we’ve done recently”. Yes you do need to pick up more points duh! BUT the manager could do better. For a start, he could play players who should be playing (e.g., Hammill, Vokes) rather than his favourites. Second, he could play players in their correct positions. Third, he could stop tinkering around and make minimal changes (i.e., 1 instead of 4 last week). Fourth, he could stop moving people around during matches (for example you (Ward) played in four different positions last week). Fifth, he could employ better tactics. Sixth, he could manage his substitutions better (and make them earlier). Oh and seventh, he could make way for change!

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48 – I’ll try to take that feedback in the spirit in which I hope it was intended. But if you want to debate the role of the ‘supporter’ I think that’s an interesting topic for discussion. The traditional football supporter turned up to cheer on their peers. It was a reciprocal arrangement and the investment was primarily emotional. At some point the TV execs and marketing men recognised there was a captive audience with so much emotional investment in a product that they were just waiting to be fleeced. They spotted a market with seemingly limitless price elasticity. Based on the ‘product’ currently on offer, we’ve exceeded my price ceiling. I doubt it’s just mine. I reckon we’re witnessing the last days of ‘elite’ football for the masses, which will end up being ‘World Series Soccer’ on late night pay-per-view. Whilst they’re refurbishing the (no doubt soon to be renamed) Molineux they might as well put a huge pane of glass on the front of each stand and turn the whole stadium into one almighty over-priced box of corporate hospitality. I think the AFC Wimbledon model is the future. Their club was stolen from them and they started again from scratch and not for the glory but for the love of the game and to fight for a prize they might actually be able to win and be able to take some pride in. I take no pride in paying over my hard-earned cash to subsidise the salaries of over-paid also rans who are trying and failing to compete with loss-making ventures bank-rolled by billionnaires. I take no pleasure whatsoever in watching us whimper to defeat with loads of endeavour, very little talent and barely so much as a shot on target. So no danger of us defecting to the top of the Premier League but maybe to the non-league. Blimey. Apparently I needed to get that off my chest. UTW.

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We are flirting around the familiar relegation zone yet again. The reality is that the team is constantly punching above their weight, desperately treading water in a fast-paced, competitive league where everyone/everything is bigger, faster, stronger, more expensive, more flair…

What are the ambitions of Morgan? He’s expanding the stadium capacity which suggests that he’s taking the long term view of surviving in the Premier League. Yet, there is no real statement of intent to strengthen the team and reform it to a Premier League calibre side. Instead, the same players who came through from the Championship and the so-called record signings who were plucked from other relegated teams are the backbone of the team. Yes, these players are to be commended for their hard work, endeavour and graft, but with the manager’s philosophy of compromising quality for substance, the team will always struggle and mistakes will tend to be magnified and costly.

Last year, heroic performances against Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool were the key to keeping us up as we struggled against teams around us.

This year, those heroic performances will not be replicated. On the flip side, we worryingly continue to struggle to beat the teams around us.

Let us recognise that each player is giving the maximum of his ability every week, even when results are poor. To this end, they really need the full support of the fans. This is currently the team we have to work with and it’s not their fault that the club hasn’t done enough to strengthen them and add more quality. We are actually lucky to be in the Premier League for the 3rd consecutive season despite all the limitations and lack of resources/investment. These lads who give blood, sweat and tears out on the pitch need the extra push and motivation from the fans for this is where they would rather be and this is where we want them to be, performing at the highest level.

As for Morgan, I remember clearly his red face as if he’d been to hell and back when we made the great escape from the dreaded relegation end of last season. I thought then: surely you don’t want to go through that again?

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Finally people are waking up to Morgans true intentions when buying the club!

I said it from day one he was only in it to make a quick profit!

He is quick enough to make speeches on the pitch in front of an ecstatic/happy crowd but when the going gets tough he is nowhere to be seen. His lapdog moxey is completely out of touch with the real world and his lack of respect towards the fans is inexcusable!

I for one will never set foot in the mol again while they are at the club and personally should we find our selves witnessing another awful performance on sunday and find ourselves 2+ down I suggest the fans have a mass walk out…surely they will get the message then!

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Stevie baby. What is the matter with Super Saturdays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or any other days you might “PLAY” LoL on?
I instead of continually serving up the the relegation DROSS you do all the time.

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I think MM is here for the foreseeable future. Despite his shortcomings I feel sure he wanted greater strengthening of the side (than just Johnson) at the close of play last year, but the finances were not available for one reason or another.
In which case if the other M’s are more culpable than he is for the parlous state of the playing squad, it makes it difficult for the board to get rid of the least guilty of the trio.
I just wish MM would adopt a footballing approach and not ‘hoof and chase’. If we are to go down these may be the last Prem games for Wolves for many a day, and better memories than those we have at the moment would be the way to go. As things are the team (and tactics) are those of a set of neoliths tumbling around an art gallery.

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Championship club,Championship players and a championship manager punching well above their weight.Thats only interested in property development,open your eyes and smell the coffee, the only way we are going is down.We have not got one quality player in our team…Lets suppose we win on sunday without kelvin in our side ! Then does numpty dumpty select him for the following week,! probabvly will do, thats how stupid the numpty is.Last season without Kelvin playing we gained a lot of points and played better football until kelvin returned then went down hill…KELVIN you are the weakest link…

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Neck Out Bigtime – Hennesey (GK). Recall Scott Malone (LB) specialist, call up Matt Doherty (RB) specialist, Johnson & Zubar (CB’s), O’Hara, Millias & Forde (Midfield) Doyle, Fletcher, Vokes ( Recall) upfront – can’t be any worse surely!!

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Hhhmmm…we’ve got fans split on Stephen Ward, Mick McCarthy and, now it seems, Steve Morgan, too. I doubt we fans could agree on anything, collectively.

Where Morgan’s concerned, posts of recent weeks makes for interesting reading. Some feel he’s a just a builder at heart so is only here to ‘make a quick buck’ when the chance arises. However, others feel he’s building firm foundations for the future (in every sense) and is therefore obviously committed to Wolves. In fairness, I see merit in both arguments -and that’s probably why I feel so damned undecided about Morgan, at times!

Common sense dictates that Molineux’s expansion and the new training ground facilities (both costing multi-millions)are indicative of a guy with grand, long-term vision and intent. On the other hand, he seemingly has a blind spot where McCarthy’s performance as Manager is concerned. Mick’s leadership will almost certainly take us down (unless we get really lucky for a second time), yet Morgan publicly shows not one ounce of concern. Surely that’s at odds for an owner intent on ‘progress’? It isn’t good PR, for sure. Steve’s silence is deafening, especially so considering that he didn’t miss the opportunity to grab a microphone after the Blackburn game. He wasn’t so shy then, even if he is now. Question is, for how much longer will he hold his silence? Flop against Sunderland and he really should make his feelings known.

I caught a bit of Moxey talking on radio, last week. He said that Wolves aimed to be in the Premier League for “The medium and long-term”. No mention of ‘short term’ (unless, in fairness to Jez, the full interview said otherwise). Perhaps relegation is an acceptable option, then? If so, that’s a highly risky policy. Mind you, it would confirm Mick as Manager for the next 25 years -but we already knew that ;-)

So, deep at heart, I’m undecided about Steve Morgan and where Wolves are heading. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt for the moment though, partly because I want to believe that he really has converted from Red to Gold & Black blood and loves this club as I do. Fancy new stands are great, but it’s on-field where it matters most. Get that right and the rest will follow. As it is, you can’t help but feel we’re getting things back-to-front when the only new face is Johnson.

Sir Jack wore his heart on his sleeve and said exactly what he felt -there was never a dull moment, bless him! I just wish Morgan had a bit more ‘connection’ with the Wolves public, just like old Jack did. It’s not helping Steve’s image in the fans’ eyes -it’s hindering it. I’m surprised such a smart businessman hasn’t yet worked that out.

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I suspect a large proportion of the complainers on this page were saying similar things five years ago, then four years ago, then three years ago, then two years ago, and will continue to say them in the future.

They were wrong then, they will be wrong this season, they will be wrong next season !

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maltawolf, appreciate your reply, personally agree with you that mcarthy is not premier league level manager,

but unless morgan or another investor is prepared to put in 40 million for new premier league quality players,no manager of any quality will come to wwfc. sad but true. utw

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So Steve Bruce has been sacked by Sunderland, talk about taking decisive action before the rot really sets in – that’s what should have happened at Wolves 2 seasons ago, yet even now, McCarthy keeps his job. There’s no justice.

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