same old cart defend thought pong had a poor start chelsea could of stepped up a gear whenever they wanted poor return of points over xmas look at sunderland now grow some morgan and get rid now

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Disappointed today with refereeing. As usual they seem to dislike wolves, Chelsea should have been down to 9 men with lampard and cole producing ridiculous tackles that if were done by wolves would have been straight reds.
The ref also did not seem to follow the rules, as after scoring their first goal 8 chelsea players went off the field of play without permission and so their should have been 8 yellow cards. i wonder if the ref would of followed the rules if it were wolves offending? Probably!

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Good performance from wolves,
Deserved a point.Should a been against 9 men.

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I normally think Peter Walton is a decent ref, but if he had a free view of Lampard’s challenge on Hammill, he should certainly have sent him off. Against 10 men for 70+ minutes, Wolves would most likely have taken something from this match. We badly need some luck and wins now before too long.

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OMG another loss again. i feel sick and embarrassed that i support this tripe. ive already cut the premier league badges of my shirt cus we dont deserve them, ill send em to Morgan cus he aint got the Nad’s to do anything about our dreadful season, call this progress???? your all a bunch of numpty’s.

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yes,I know, but which manager would you have instead who would come here?

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Quite simple – Lampard should not have been on the pitch! 3 match ban for Milijas? Should be 5 at least for Lampard and that tackle

Ashley Cole kicked Doyle in the chest, kicked out at him when he was on the ground, Doyle gets annoyed. Doyle gets booked and nothing for Cole!!!!!!

Somebody somewhere has to sort this refereeing inconsistency out.

Wolves should be proud of the way they played today. We’ll get there.

Best Wishes
David

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At least we did not start 4 4 2, we dont have the defence for it I am afraid

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We might not be so lucky this year, we are definitely in the worst 4 teams this year.
Up the wolves

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Can’t have any complaints about todays result. Let’s be honest and face it, they were better. No two ways about it. Dreadful defending for the goals conceded. I take my hat off to Steven Ward for all his effort and endeavour but he was at fault for the first goal and for the second week running he blew the opportunity to score with his head. Two headers both missed in identical fashion. Full of fight and effort as I say but not good enough to be a telling difference. Like Doyle, Stearman, Berra, need I go on, whole team really except the usual trio of Hennessey, 1/2 a Fletch and Jarvo. Frimpong showed how to make intelligent and telling passes. Hope he can dislodge Henry. Ha….Ha Ha….Ha Ha Ha. Great line up from MM again. No comprendes? Eh Micko? Point winning games running out, where are they coming from? Anybody know?

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Lets look at FACTS not what might have been.
WHY IS HE STILL IN A JOB??
2 points from the last 15.
8 points behind Norwich,
6 points behind Swansea,
20 games 17 points,
last season we were bottom with 18 points from 20 games.
Progress… where??
Mr Morgan, go out and get an up and coming manager, like Brendan Rogers or Paul Lambert, people with a future in the game.
Not sure really why either manager would want to come to Molineux and work with MOXEY though.

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We left the only 2 premiership quality players we`ve got on the bench so can we really complain about a defeat.
Cheers Mick, you are a footballing genius.

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A very poor referee today but he didn’t cost us the game however. A strange team selection today which didn’t work. Nearly got a point but we never showed any pace or urgency until the final 20 minutes.

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Great result today, Chelsea are at there worst they have been for years but still manage to find the winner, thanks lampard!

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Referees don’t like us do they….

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21 points from 20 games last season,this year 17 points from 20 games proof that we have gone backwards.Morgan has missed a golden oppourtunity to move Wolves forward when we should have sacked McCarthy and put Oneil in charge instead McCarthy will take us back to the Championship.

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after a well fought game, rip off by the ref, a man who should have not been on the pitch scores the winning goal!! and yet again the whingers are out in force, get a life!!if you were at the match the guys certainly tried hard Hammil and Frimpong had a good game and Henry put his usual steady game in and yes I did watch the game. A reasonable start to 2012 two places above the relegation zone better than last year and so progress

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New Year, same mistakes by the Manager.

Against Bolton, the strikers had no support, so:

let’s change the team, let’s drop the strikers who had no service, let’s play Forde, Let’s play Hammill on the LW, Let’s play Frimpong but not tell him what he is supposed to be doing, his distribution mirrors the other players,let’s play Edwards, Let’s play Doyle, Let’s not give the home fans our best team Let’s not have a clue what we are doing.

I am all for giving young players an opportunity, but against Chelsea.

About sums up McCarthy today, we had a wonderful opportunity today against Chelsea, but he made a complete mess of it.

He was nearly saved by appalling mistakes by the Ref, but in the second half he managed to make it worse, realising his mistake with Frimpong, and Forde, let’s bring Fletcher on, of course he is partly injured, let’s bring Foley on (our best RB) but play him in midfield let’s leave our other Goal Scorer on the bench, as we may get a Point.

If he wants to play Doyle play him behind the two strikers.

Ward scored a good goal, but was found wanting defensively too often today.

One bright thing for him today was his favourite (Henry) played well second half and did what he was supposed to be doing.

To all the McCarthy believers, your belief is misplaced,we will never get out of this mess until the board has some bottle and sacks him.

We will be relegated with him in charge.

We are not scoring goals, when will the Penny drop? Unfortunately don’t think it will.

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Lads tried hard again but need to get soome points soon. Thought Peter Walton lost control of the game Lampard should have been sent off and how did Cole get away with his challenge and then Doyler got booked. Talking of Doyler he seems to have completely lost his way I just can not see him scoring again which makes leaving Seb and Fletch out even more strange. Goalscorer needed desperately in the window. Keep the faith

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I am mad as hell!!!

We are playing one of the top teams and Mick leaves Fletcher, Jarvis, Foley and Hunt on the bench – the guy has lost the plot. Mick – please go to Coventry or some other Championship team and take Stearman, Johnson, Forde and ping-pong with you……

If Mick is a Premiership manager I’m a Dutchman.,.

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Terence “el tel” Venables, paul “guvner” ince, glenn hoddle, de wolf, robbie “skin em” dennison, graeme souness, ray wilkins, alan “the kerb” curbishly, andy “no comment” gray, steve “the” bruce are all golden nuggets who would be available. Who out of you lot would not love to see any number of them at the Molineux? Go on tek yer pick init? Me? I’d love to see Robbie Dennison put his mind to a team selection or two.

If you are a numpty, who would you prefer?

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I thought we were value for a point today and I’d like to see the winning goal again as I was convinced from where I sit that Cole was offside. Lampard was also very lucky to still be on the pitch. The ref was garbage!

The shape of the team was good today and we rarely looked in trouble defensively. Good solid games again from Henry and Berra and Johnson played well also. Frimpong showed some nice touches but will take time to settle in. I was most disappointed with our wide players – Forde was off the pace and looked ‘out of his depth’ whilst Hammill never delivers when given a chance to start.

Gutted to lose at the end but encouraged again by our display

UTW

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I cannot beleive that people like Dion Dublin and other pundits suggest that “It was the correct decision to keep Lampard on”!!!
These so called pundits get replays of an incident 12 times yet still conclude by telling “LIES”!
Yet the very pundits have a go at a referee for getting it wrong when he as no replays!
It was a decision that in most circles would question the integrity of this referee and make you wonder had he bet on “CHELSEA” winning? Make no mistake this was 100% sending off offence.
Has for MICKO and his croonies (NUMPTIES) they need to “GO”!.
Doyle as lone striker? Says it all really!Doyle as been “PANTS” all season just does not look like scoring,his shooting as less power than my 3 year old!!
He brings nothing to the table and restricts the team to aiming for his pigeon chest!
We only create chances when we are behind,I lost count of how many times we gave possesion away, simple 8-9 yards passes were going astray,stray pass was the reason we conceded the 1st goal!
PING-PONG is a good player but “MICKO” is not the man to manage him,as “MICKO” restricts players in their beleif takes away their confidence,instead he puts fear in them,Hamill in the 1st game or two tried to take players on,Micko kept him out of the side and now HAMILL is making no attempt to use his natural game “up and at em”!
Brendan Rogers as got “SWANSEA” to keep more clean sheets in half a season than MICK as managed in 3.5 seasons!!!
Norwich and Swansea play football they pass pass pass and they are doing very well.
Both of these managers would keep “WOLVES” up and make them into a team that atleast create chances and look a danager to the opposition!
No good playing or attacking when you are losing!!!!!!MICKO GET LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What about Nigel Clough? Or Alan “the kerb” Curbishly? He could be the next Alan Pardew.

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Watched Sky sports today and it was mentioned that Frederic Piquionne wasn’t in the starting line up or even on the bench for West Hamm tonight. Then saw in the latest transfer rumours that Wolves are interested in him!!He’s 33 years old for Gods sake, have we no ambition other then to just get some reinforcements on the cheap! Had it been Thierry Henry then fair enough, but Frederic Piquionne, do me a favour.
As for the match well I just can’t be bothered to repeat myself all over again. The one thing I will say though is, surely there must be some way to express our dissatisfaction at the standard of Refereeing to the F.A. We always seem to come off second best when major decisions are made, there has got to be some sort of complaints procedure we can use.

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8 – 24 Very sad if you think how you write.

Poor Team
Poor Team selection
Poor Tactics

Why did he need to make 5 changes??? To rest players is a joke when we have a meaningless fA Cup game next week where results mean nothing to our survival and the “tired players” could be rested then?
Forde may have promise be both he and Edwards were passengers today and too lightweight!!
Stearman – Farm him out NOW!! 10 pasess and no progress then stearman gives it away under no prseeure – result their first goal!!
Only a matter odf time now before we go into the bottom 3 then there we will remain.
The Board only need to ask themselves one question -
Which is the most expensive?
A – Buy some quality for a change and pay the going rate in wages
OR
B – Get relegated and lose £20 mill in TV money?????

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Why of late do my opening sentences, always begin about ‘the Referee’ whilst i dont want to bring myself into ‘disrepute’ with the Refs,you have to say alot of their decisions are dreadful,and are very costly to ‘smaller-clubs’ like Wolves. Milijas gets a Red card,yet Lampard gets a Yellow card, why do so-called ‘big clubs’ always get away with it? Every team in the BPL are scrapping to stay in this league,because its the best,and richest to be in, so all the clubs deserve referee’s to ‘fair and unbiased’ But having said that,were do we go from here,we’ve had another poor run of results 3pts from 15pts is very poor,yes we’ve had a three game unbeaten run, but we need wins,especially at home,yet i cant honestly see were the next win is coming from looking at the fixtures coming up? Look at Sunderland since they’ve changed manager 3 wins out of the last 5 games,with the same players SB had at his disposal. Sometimes a change is wot is needed,to turn a club’s fortunes around.UTW:

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I don’t get it Mick.
Play the best (in form & fit)players to start the game, when we have a grip on it, then start subbing them out. Can’t keep playing catch up in this league.
It’s not strategy, it’s stupidity.

Can’t you get it Mick ?.
All the fans that eat,sleep and live the game can’t all be wrong (numpties as you call us).

We’ve got it Mick.
And there are thousands of us.

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Get off micks back he is doing a brilliant job in hard circumstances !

ie not enough money being invested in the team our best players being injured (Ohara and foley)
every ref seems to have it in for us or just don’t want to send the big name player of a top four club off .

We should play the next six games against 9 men to even it out as they all reckon it evens out over the season I don’t see it happening for us do you ?

Carry on mick don’t listen to these numpties your sending us the right way and each year up improve the squad with one or two good players which is good considering the money you have at your disposal

And don’t start moaning about frimpong his first game and it was against chelsea reality check
Up the wolves!!!!!

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Gutted,when we scored ,like everyone else,I thought a well earned point was in the bag.Plenty of good performances;Henry,Berra{again],Johnson and for 50 minutes Edwards.Ward should have a look at how tight Cole marked his opponent.That is how a fullback is supposed to defend.Ward must get tighter and stop those crosses.We have the same problem at right back.Let’s hope we get the extra quality we need in the next few weeks.

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OK the ref was naff but he did not cost us the game. Dire defending did. Little, or no creativity in midfield and what an inspired move to bring Foley on? As for micks secret weapon (Edwards)oh dear. Frimpong had a quiet start but will be ok when settled in. Seemed to get frustrated and annoyed with the lack of movement off the ball by his team mates. He will need to get used to that though because it is normal. The totally clueless duo Mick and clipboard need to go quickly if we are to survive. At the moment Bolton and ourselves are the worst two teams. Just hope we beat Birmingham next week. UTW

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One has to ask judging by some of the posts on this thread, never mind on others, HAVE THEY CLOSED AN ASYLUM AND LET ALL THE INMATES OUT? Dear me, go Michael, please go;

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Once again Mick defies intelligence and logic with his team selection.

Why is this chump managing a football team? Let alone a Premiership team!

We got what we deserved… while we look on at what a *REAL* manager can do with Martin O’Neill’s progress at Sunderland.

Where can we go from here? Not a glimmer of hope, just despair at how poor we are!

Up the Wolves! Out of Darkness Cometh Light… but why does it look more like an oncoming train?

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its going to be another nail-biting last day.

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Another example of rules for th London boys, th ref must be followin orders not to send our national team players off. Is that fair, like having a ban reduced, now th new red is yellow. Where will it end.

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Wolves were their own worst enemy’s again today as 16 commented gave the ball away again far to often again and this is a week in week out thing now and came out seconds to most fifty, fifty, tackles,Resorted to playing Doyle up front again on is own something that as not worked all season,[And to be fair that is not how he a played and scored all his goals before coming to Wolves] Tactically inept up front again,Relying on big kicks up field from Hennessey.These are bread and butter stuff that should have been put right now with half a season gone.Simply not good enough again.

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i watched the match and for the clowns saying stearman kept us in the game you havnt got a clue if u watched the game you would know due to him either not being close enough to his man or due to as in the goal him giving the ball away during an impressive keep ball posesion spell from us he couldnt pass the ball five yards to one of our players he passed it to one of theres wich led to the corner and the first goal the others were misstimes control or poor positioning making him have to make a last ditch tackle as with edwards when he run through from a chip through off henry yes he kicked it forward there keeper was stranded and he just managed to head it into his arms given the same chance would they have missed i think not we miss zubar a lot stearman is just not good enough and ppl moaning about pingpong hes trained once poss twice and i thought he did ok he grew into the game give him a chance hammil looked impressive so he will prob be dropped for hunt next game and as for fletcher not being fit what rubbish if a player is 50 50 u start him if then he gets injured u bring him off if u bring him on as sub then he gets injured u have to use yet another sub u looked at our bench and we had most of our prem quality players watching lol on a brighter note i think johnson is getting better and better with every game dont forget hes had to get used to playing with the key stone cops at the back keep the faith we will survive (just)

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I’m not sure what some people who come on here and comment on and why. I went to the game Chelsea never had to get out of 2nd gear. We we’re inept in every department except the keepers. We need to bring in at least 5 decent players. Don’t forget it was Tottenham who saved us last season. SM/JM/MM need to sit down and either bring in these players or SM will have a great big white elephant in a new stand. Stearman/Berra/Johnson/Henry/Edwards/Hammill/
Doyle only Championship at best. Come on Morgan act fast and bring in some decent footballers.

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lampard shudda gone for a scandalous tackle ten times worse than milijas’s and the ref bottled it.cole also shudda seen red,for firstly kicking doyle with no intention to play the ball and then a succession of fouls but yet again we don’t get the decision,could you imagine what would have happened if it was henry puuting in a tackle like lampards?we still need a rightback desperately,why no foley?and stearman is a centre back why does mm persist in playing him at rightback when he is way too slow?

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Is it just me or did everyone complaining about the starting line up not rralise we have just played 3 tough games in 6 days

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RJ – 8 more wins from 18 games after 4 wins from 20? Is he deluded or what?

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Again another ref robs us. No way should fat frank or ashley cole should still be on the pitch… but its a london club =/

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Exile – I swear last year you were on here saying we should have a manager like Owen Coyle or Ian Holloway

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Hello, we are an unestablished premier league side playing Chelsea, at the end of a very busy Christmas period. And we very nearly got a point (and certainly had the chances to have won it – and would have done with a decent ref).

BUT – there HAS to be an improvement in the second half of the season, because a lot of our points have come against weak opposition at home and we’ve now got to play them away..

Either way it’s going to be another season of nail biting – and that is NOT what we were promised!

A LOT more money should have been spent in May – spending it in January just doesn’t make sense!!!

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BSD.

I am not happy.

I am unhappy.

I am angry – O’Neil for Wolves – too late he is doing wonders for Sunderland, it could have been us and it should have been us.

Wolves were robbed, who cares? Excuses, excuses, excuses etc.

Losing is not a option – hey MM your a nice guy but don’t cry, just honestly say you done you’ve done your best and take a long rest and say goodbye or get those magic points!

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Dear Mr. Morgan,
The time has come. You took over this club for a song with the promise you would invest in us. It’s time to prove it! We want a team before a stadium any day, so invest now! Keep us up. The clock is ticking and the final say is down to you. If we go down at the end of the season, then on your head be it!!

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Do the posters on here that claim we are improving actually attend the Molineux?
Players cannot pass tackle defend or finish
Error strew second rate fottball from a team that is lacking in football nouse
I am not going to single out individuals as that is counterproductive as is the name calling that abounds on here.
The referee today was dreadful but had no bearing on the result
We are with out a doubt the worst team in this league
Any one who posts the trite support for Mcarthey and this pathetic coaching team is I am afraid deluding themselves I wonder whether they are Wolves fans or enjoy poking fun at the genuine Wolves supporter who has to suffer this embarassment

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Not a bad performance in parts, but not good. There is a real lack of creativity and whenever we break from defense the players seem to stop and hesitate, look sideways and/or backwards for the next pass. This breaks the attack down rapidly and allows defenders to position up. I thought Atwell was bad, but the first half performance of this referee was quite simply the worst ever. Agreed that Lampard should not have been on the pitch and as for Cole, after kicking Doyle (no atempt to play the ball), he appeared to try and stamp on Doyle (but missed) so followed up with a sly kick at him and connected. Doyle then gets booked for throwing the ball at Cole – unbelievable! Yes, Stearman did some saving things, but he is not a full back. Mick – please play Foley in his correct position from next week and leave him there. Hammill got a start – must have bought MM a nice pressie over Christmas. Finally, what a team selection? Before you clappers start saying it was tactical genius and it NEARLY worked. It was actually stupid and tactically inept. But then again what else can we expect week in week out.

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I only saw the highlights on MOTD but once Lampard stayed on, the ref had lost it. He also should have sent off Cole. The pair of them were a disgrace to the England team and it’s the sameold, sameold with Refs and the ‘Big’ teams. You certainly can’t blame MicMac for that! He was very diplomatic in his interview at the end.

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Noisy, you are like a broken record you numpty.
Just get the clown out ASAP and yes I WOULD sooner have Holloway in preference to NO IDEA MICK everyday.
In fact it’s getting that desperate, with no sign of hope in the future, I’d have ANYBODY that goes in a forward motion and tries to win games and ENTERTAIN.
We are worse off than last season in terms of points, so please tell me where in your befuddled we are improving?
Stupid person.

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Watched the game, we have no control and just seem to rely on the limited possession we manage to get before giving the ball away.

The table does not lie, there is now a 6 point gap building between us and the other “possible strugglers”.

I think that Hennesey will be a Man U player in the next two weeks – good luck to him if it happens.

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After reading the first 96 posts on here I wish to particularly congratulate #35 Flying Winger (consistently correct), #40 Mattj – a significant addition would have been O’Neil!!!!!, #42 Wembley 74 – brilliant post, #65 NorwayWolf – spot on, #70 Crowfish (consistently correct), #68 Wolves4Ever – an excellent letter which should be mailed immediately to the 3M’s for a response. Alo.ng with many others these posters sum up the frustrations and feelings

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English Exile – You are also like a broken record – if you don’t want to support the Wolves go away and take your negative Numpty mates with you.

Happy Clapping is the way forward….

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Forgive me for being thick and ignorant Mick, you might be frustrated but what about the fans who support the club? Just remind me who picks the team and determines the tactics and who is it that recruits the players? Oh, that would be you wouldn’t it, so perhaps it’s time to say thanks and goodbye, or at least it would be if you had the integrity to do so? Time to take the decision to quit I think.

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Battled well without justice from the referee and the inevitable looks likely. We don’t seem capable of winning home games and our poor record all season will cost us. Watching the game against Bolton and the excellent performance of Mark Davies I wonder why we allowed him to go so cheaply and wished that we still had him. I also noticed what a good player Charlie Mulgrew is at Celtic and wonder why he was ignored by MM when he was at Wolves. Perhaps we have a problem recognising talent. Looking to the future perhaps we should hang onto Andy Keogh we may need him in the Championship next season.

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#34 Noisy – I know! I’m begining to think I went to a different game?!?! Maybe I just look at life differently and see the bright side? who knows…. but I think Wolves played great and the defence was a lot more solid.

Remember we were on an unbeaten run! yes all draws but still unbeaten and we lost it to Chelsea! who I think were solid at the back.

The fans were brilliant on Chelseas and the refs back all through the game! atmosphere was good! If only Berra’s last header went in. We deserved a point and should have got it! but the luck always falls on the big teams.

I thought Fletch had a knock which is why he was left out? and came on as an impact sub. I thought Hammil should have replaced Hunt a while ago and now he had his chance. Foley is coming back into the team. So I don’t have a problem with the team selection. good for Forde to have a run out again! Whats your problem?

English Exile – just save your money and don’t go to the games. I just can’t beleive how people can come on here and slag off their team and list individual players faults… how can you call yourself supporters?

Ian Holloway… are you serious!!!! He’s a worse manager this years Niel Wornock… chip on shoulder always thinks they are hard done by!! can’t stand Warnock after his interview on MOTD last night.

I don’t think we will be relegatd this season, unfortunatly it will be closer than I would have liked. Hope we can get some new players in soon.

In Mick We Trust!!

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I still beleive WOLVES will survive as 34 POINTS should be enough.
However MICKO will try is hardest to get us relegated.
MICKO is a good man but he is a bread and butter Manager,Micko needs someone to sit down with him and help clear his HEAD!.
How can a manager play DOYLE up front on his own,when the one player who is completely out of form is “DOYLE” and play him for a player that is flying!?
Ok Fletcher was not fit or tired then why not play SEB? SEB does the same chasing around but still looks to score.
Mick’s decision making is dreadful,When we were losing week in week out Mick continued with the same players and never looked to change things around,yet we get three draws and play an ageing Chelsea side who were beaten by a poor VILLA team he changes things around!!!Numpties like Sir.Billy and Noisy must also be thinking how an earth can King Micko pick DOYLE ahead of Fletcher?
Oh well life goes on and my interest in football remains as I will be wishing and praying that Bolton and wigan get “0″ points.
Nearly all this season I have spent time wanting these teams to lose so we can stay out of the bottom “3″ and they have not let me down more of the same PLEASE…….

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Like a few of those above I truly despair at the lack of understanding of some posters. Just a few examples:

Why change the system to 451? Well we were playing Chelsea, we pretty much always play 451 against the top sides, we played it at Arsenal and did well. I know you all think Chelsea are suddenly a bad side but they are still 4th today.

Does he know his best team? Well do you think its 1970? Who plays the same team every week? Find a team for me that has played 4 games in 10 days and used the same starting line up.

Why did he rest Fletcher and Jarvis? They weren’t rested, they were knackered, Jarvis obviously had no more than 45 mins in his legs and it was judged he could do more damage coming on. Fletcher played 20 mins at Bolton where he was really struggling I doubt if we wanted to use him at all really.

99 – Exile – I was particularly impressed with the entertainment offered by Blackpool last season. 10 men bombing forward and leaving the back door wide open lead to relegation and now they are outside the Champ play-off zone. If that’s what you want then good luck – still a bit of personal abuse is always a good substitute for a logical argument.

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The result maybe dissappointing but there were some good aspects in the game from a Wolves perspective.

I thought Henry was our best outfield player. He gets a lot of critisism on this website, but of late he has performed as well as any in midfield. Berra was our best defender, again someone who gets a lot of critisism on here.

The spirit in the side showed through right to the end. If only Doyle had scored in the last minute the mood leaving the ground would have been more positive. But at the end of the day we were beaten by a top 6 team – nothing to be ashamed about.

Not surprised that McCarthy changed the team, although I was expecting Guedioura to play instead of Forde. Next week against B’ham I expect there will be even more changes. It will be an opportunity for players like Foley, Guedioura to get match fit. Maybe another outing for Frimpong, assuming Arsenal allow him to play, and a chance for Eggert Johnson.

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Ref decision very poor! Lampard should have been sent off. Ours lad Chelsea and good game I feel.. But again very silly mistakes!!!!

Hennesey worries me as I can see him going in the next few weeks as he is class!!

OK so if we got rid of MM who we gonna put in his place???

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People are moaning about the 5 changes but we have played 3 games in 6 days!!!! Fletcher picked up knocks in both of the last two matches too. Besides, it was 0-0 when we brought on Jarvis and Fletcher was on the field well before we went 2-1 down. Hence, I think we lost due to a combination of some stupid errors and tiredness (and the ref didn’t help either). The only other team to play 3 games in such a short space of time was Arsenal and they lost too.

Im not making excuses as I think that some of the defending was very poor and Stearman was at fault for both goals – i.e. gave the ball away that led to the corner for their first and was nowhere to be seen when Cole crossed in for the winner.

However, there are some positives I feel such as –
- Henry is playing quality at the moment
- Berra and Johnson are definitely improving
- Frimpong could be very useful (I know he didn’t play great but he hasn’t even trained with the others yet, and he knows how to tackle!)
- For our next League game we may have a full strength team!
- And finally, the officials can’t get any worse!!!!

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message to 117 albrightondek

you thought henry had a good game but let the team and fans down by not tracking back letting lampard run into the box for the winner thats henrys job and berra turning is back on the shot for there first goal he should be throwing his body everything to block the shot the two players you mentioned are not even championship quality get a grip

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As an unbiased Baggie can I say another amazing display of ‘neutral’ refereeing, unbelievable decisions. Anybody really surprised?

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There are two major issues here.

1. We won’t win games if we can’t keep a clean sheet. Conceding two goals per game will get us relegated.
2. I have never known such poor decisions from officials then to backed by the FA. There could be a whole DVD to the amount bad decisions this year. Off the top of my head Nemad’s sending off and not sending off Song beforehand, Lampard and Cole from yesterday not going, Newcastle at home, Sunderland at Home (Larson dive, Although justice was done)Liverpool away etc I could go on.

It has now got to the point where I’m considering for the first time not going again after this season. I still love my club and always will but why take myself and boys to a game which is unfairly biased to the other team or run by incompetent or even worse corrupt organisations who don’t seem to answer to anyone.

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I said it from the start of the season we needed to look at the back four, it’s ok in your first season to stick with the type of players we had but 2nd season in no real change only zubar came in and now 3rd season in johnson added Our two best defenders you could say, zubar injured now and johnson in and out of form.

My point is other teams get to know your strengths and weakness’es especially in the premiership Overall our market moves for defensive players are Very Very poor being the position mick mcarthy played, jokingly apart i think he cant bear the thougth of any one better than himself!
My only other point on the team is why Kightly is not back here playing for us i’ll never know!

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MM picked a team that came within 3 minutes of drawing with a club that spent over £150M on players in the last twelve months.

Get real we are playing to stay up and will be for a few more seasons yet.

If you can’t face supporting a struggling Premiership club Wolves are not the club for you…..

Happy Clapping makes the suffering enjoyable!

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Well said #131 – SBQ….

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Key points;
1. The ref was not corrupt, just wrong.
2. Bias to London clubs? Grow up.
3. Effort & running do not equal or replace skill and quality. Even from highlights WW were out of their depth for most of the game.
4. When will Morgan finally have something to say?

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I agree about the formation but very surprised about Jarvis and Fletcher being dropped, but this is Mick and really I shouldn’t be surprised at the choices he made, sadly it turned out to be too much of task for young Forde playing against Ashley Cole. We as fans have wanted Hammill to be given a chance and he did, well okay his set pieces were good and the only area of the game he had an impact in. As for the Lampard possible sending off, yes Milijas got sent off for lot less but I do think it was and only a yellow card.

This wasn’t as good of Chelsea team we had beaten last season in my opinion, its a Chelsea side in transtion. Defensively they were struggling with our set pieces and so it was a huge disappointment not to get a point out of it after working so hard to get back into the game. I think also the belief of a certain journalist’s idea of this being the best Wolves in 30 years might now be on the wane, this Wolves team is not as good as last season but still they can survive but only by their skin-of-their-teeth again. well that might be more in hope on my part, if we are going to survive we are going to need some away points because the home form is deteriorating and fast.

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“NOSEY” (sic), why is your always right? Everyone has the right to their opinion,the vast majority on here seem to understand the fact that it’s probably too late to save WWFC from relegation, but until it happens, no one will say so, BUT I WILL; Johnson said 8 wins to stay up, as I pointed out on another thread, it will be 4 wins from 20, so 8 from 18 seems a tad optimistic, I hazarded a guess that Johnson already accepts the inevitable and may even have his agent has been primed for some action if not in Jan, then June; Expect Fletch to go to Sunderland or Villa, Hennessy and suddenly on form Jarvis likely ‘rats from a sinking ship’ candidates too boot; I do find it offensive for MM, a man on a £1m+ salary, with a £100,000 company car, fantastic benefits, so well-off he will never have to work again, for the second time this season has said ” I feel like harming myself” and implied worse, just because he is no good at the job; Mick, there are millions of people out there with real problems and mental health issues, don’t make light of that to get sympathy, you Muppet!

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RichWolf64 – as usual you are only interested in making comments that seek to undermine Wolverhampton Wanderers.

To expand on your argument I am prepared to concide that the £50M spent on Torres may have been wasted so please therefore change £150M to £100M spent in the last 12 months.

Numpty – Chelsea are the biggest spending club in the Premiership, Champions League last 16, currently 4th in the Premiership and double winners 2 seasons ago.

Wolves exceded expectations by nearly snatching a draw – if, like me, you came away from Molineux feeling disappointed it was because the team gave 100% and deserved a draw.

Try looking on the positive, I have challenged you before to post something positive about the Wolves but as usual you would rather spew out negative bile.

Call yourselves a Wolves fan? what is it that you actually LIKE about the club?? Why do you bother going to matches??

UTW

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Oh dear, its the same old stuff! Bad ref decisions apart (and they have been diabolicle of late) we are still making schoolboy mistakes in defence and Mick cant seem to find his best side. As i’ve said so many times before we are several players short of mid table security. Mick please resign, you are a decent straight up guy, but now out of your depth. Mr Morgan get Mark Hughes now and give him a decent amount of money to spend or i fear it will be too late!!! we cannot keep doing things on the cheap! Please put this great old club back where we should be.

Come on me Babbies

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139 WW

You wrote
“NOSEY” (sic), why is (it) your (sic) always right?

Would you care to enlighten me as to what I wrote that you disagreed with? I’d be fascinated.

PS JtH used to call be Nosey, hope you’re proud of the company.

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2 wins in over 4 months…….yes read it again….TWO WINS IN OVER FOUR MONTHS.

And still some of you on here defend this idiot manager. UNBELIEVABLE !!

We are down, gone.

It was always going to be a tough 2nd half of the season, especially at home and we really should be upper mid table now having banked points to give us the necessary buffer for the afore-mentioned tough run in. Failure to take points at home against any of the 3 promoted sides says it all.

Clueless manager, spineless CEO……they are taking this club DOWN…. and some STILL can’t see it !!!!!

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Mr Moxey and Mr Morgan have worked a miracle here .They have turned an ambitious club into one who have a large trench of supporters who not only accept mediocrity positively embrace it

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Well thats now two goals or more conceded for the 50th yes FIFTIETH time in Micks reign as Wolves premiership manager.Easy to see where the problem lies.Manger who steadfastly stands by pretty average footballers.Why play a centrehalf at right back when a previous player of the year a Natural RB sits on the bench.Ward is totally out of his depth at left back,stands 5 yards of the opponent runs alongside (no attempt to tackle)then piroettes as the ball is crossed.
Hennesey has kept us out of the bottom 3 but for how much longer can he perform heroics with the shambles in front of him.

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SBQ – sir billy quiet

Ref your comments – post 141

richwolf64 – he is clearly stating that he does not watch wolves though madmick tinted glasses and only has the clubs interests at heart. He sees that critisism is when understood and taken on board can be constructive. Sometimes if people continually say “you are the best, we are the best” the people in question become complacent.

Numpty – Chelsea are the biggest spending club in the Premiership, Champions League last 16, currently 4th in the Premiership and double winners 2 seasons ago – Guess what WOLVES are the 6th highest nett spenders in the EPL in the last 3 years – By your comparison we should be sitting in 6th place in the EPL…..sorry Where are we in the table??

Wolves exceded expectations by nearly snatching a draw – if, like me, you came away from Molineux feeling disappointed it was because the team gave 100% and deserved a draw – WHAT??? So lets write off 30 matches as we are not expected to win but the 8 games against the bottom 4 we will win or should do? This is YOUR problem – I am not bothered who the opposition is, we should aim to WIN, yes WIN every game otherwise as in your case defeat is acceptable, maybe that is why you like madmick so much, you are both used to and accept losing so easily!

Try looking on the positive, I have challenged you before to post something positive about the Wolves but as usual you would rather spew out negative bile – Again “negative bile” why is it negative bile? if people were unable to question decisions made by people in position of authority – would that not be a dictatorship? Maybe that is what you and your wonderful leader madmick want?, an unquestionable empire where results are unimportant, where we have a team of “nearly men” – players who nearly got a point or nearly won a game. I am very positive and I see a very bright future if we act now and remove our very “negative” manager.

Call yourselves a Wolves fan? what is it that you actually LIKE about the club?? Why do you bother going to matches?? Well wow, what a statement, as now you are claiming to be THE ONLY TRUE WOLVES FAN, that is a big pedestal to put yourself on, be careful you dont fall off. Your post may not be aimed at me directly BUT I am becoming very bored with your drivel, whilst it is great to claim undying loyalty to your leader it is also dangerous to alienate yourself in such a way. YES I am a wolves fan, yes I have seen wolves in all 4 divisions, yes I even been to away matches to watch wolves. I have seen managers come and go – Some in my opinion prematurely, some well overdue (back to madmick) I like many things about “MY” club, the main one being it is in my blood, I didn’t have a choice, wolves is my club….my dads club and his dads club. Wolves colours are the best colours of any football club in the world. I love the history of wolves, floodlit friendlies, england captains, players and I love molineux, my ground being kept in my town, the place of my birth in fact within 500yds of where I was born.

So, please do not pass off your comments as the only comments acceptable. I do not like our manager – WHY because our style of football, tactics, ability to activly change a game during play is non existent.

I like many others on here are fed up, and like many others are able to see beyond madmicks smokescreen of if’s but’s and maybe’s

Like many others we only have wolves at heart but our thoughts are opposite to your thoughts. Sometimes change is for the better, it is known as progression

wolves til i die

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148 Exile – OK let’s try to have a sensible discussion on where we are at.

1 – I don’t think things are perfect, far from it. I try to be positive in my posts and this comes mostly from a belief that positivity is a more useful way forward. Clearly constructive criticism is useful, but so many (I’ll spare you the list) on here NEVER post anything positive, or even constructive (see vindaloopi for frequent examples). It is also partly an historical position from defending Mick against continual criticism as he was busy getting us promoted and keeping us up.

2 – Without huge research I can suggest that approximately half the teams in the league ladder are higher than they were a year ago and half lower. We are basically the same. This is not great and I had 50 points in mind for this season but it is not a disaster (yet). I (and I expect you) spent 20 years watching our team desperately striving to drag itself out of the ‘division from hell’ please don’t think I’m in any hurry to return there.

3 – We all like to be entertained, but the principle job of a football team is to get points. I did not envy Blackpool fans last year when they played entertaining football all the way to relegation.

4 – Disappointments this season are RJ’s poor early season form, he has improved recently but has not been the defensive linchpin I confess I anticipated. The failure of KD to really form a partnership with SF. The failure to get two good midfielders who can allow us to play 2 out and out wingers. MM has made a few bad decisions with playing SW in the centre at Bolton the most glaring recent example. Some of the reffing has been beyond belief.

5 – Positives this season, SW is an ever improving LB. SF has been in outstanding form (lets be honest without him we would be doomed). CB is a much improved CB (!) Hennessey is at the absolute top of his game (especially in the last few weeks) and looks much more confident.

No you tell me – how far apart are we really?

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I am so frustrated with our charitable defending which has been our achillies heel all season.
We concede two goals a game and we are not improving.
Most of these goals are preventable and are caused by
lapses in concentration
losing possession of the ball
ball watching

Mick – havnt you seen enough over the last 2 seasons?
Out of every 5 games we play the likes of berra,stearman and ward have 2 good games and 3 bad ones where they let in silly goals.
This cannot continue, Mick needs to bring Craddock back or get in another experience central defender.
Having said all that if johnson and ward had taken their chances we would have got something

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Ok , I know Lampard should not have been on the pitch at the end . However , can those that say Henry played well please watch the goal and tell me who should have picked up Lampard’s run ???????

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Just to comment on Steve Morgan and Jez Moxeys dedication to sticking with the manager – I think that they have been proved right by Sunderland’s shocking performances since they changed their manager. Sticking with the manager at Wolves has proved a priceless decision. Since sticking with thick Mick, have you fellow fans noticed our accent up the table? It’s about time you lot recognised that spending money on the ground is more important to us fans than getting a decent manager and investing in the team.
What most impresses me is the regular contact Mr Morgan has with the supporters, he’s a real chairman who relates to the club and the fans, and I don’t think he leaves the dirty work to Jez Moxey. The fans on Monday sat in a fancy new stand watching crap on the pitch. Thanks Steve. Come back Jack.

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#148 English Exile – I was entertained at the chelsea game… It was a good night out! Yeah the fans made it good but it still was entertaining!

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153 – (Wolves4eva) What an extremely passionate post…an excellent read. Pretty much the same goes for me, bud. I’m Wolvo born and bred; I’m proud of my home City; my family are all Wolves mad; I introduced my own kids to the Wanderers at a very early age (taking them to Molineux whilst we were in the old 4th Division) and my grandkids are being similarly raised in Gold & Black. So, nobody should doubt my -or your- passion for this great club. As you say, it’s in the blood.

I’ve got all the respect in the world for fellow fans that hold contrasting views (they’re to be welcomed), but like you, I take issue when some fans seemingly THINK they hold the higher moral ground and resort to patronising comments such as, “Go follow some other club” simply because they don’t like what they hear. Well, to such people I say GROW UP, whoever you are, and accept that your view is NOT -and never has been- the ‘correct’ one. There’s no such thing, nor do Wolves value you any more than any other paying fan. You’re just a face in the crowd like everyone else, so quit the holier-than-thou crap. Football isn’t an exact science that can be whittled down to mere ‘rights’ or ‘wrongs’. It’s about fluctuating opinion based on current (and past) circumstances. Speak for yourself only at all times. Live and let live -hopefully with a bit of grace and tolerance towards others while you’re at it. Do those things and maybe we’d all see far fewer insults flying around on here. Honestly, it’s like a kid’s playground, at times.

As you specifically aimed your comments at SBQ, allow me to say this: I may not always agree with everything he says, but I don’t doubt -not even for a moment- his love of our club. Why, I often find myself agreeing with him, in certain respects. The same applies to other regular (but often outspoken) posters such as Richwolf64, Noisy, 100%Wolf, Perthwolf, The Flying Winger, Johnwolf, etc. There are some very contrasting posters among that little lot, but it’s nearly always a worthwhile read because I know they care about my club, just as I (and you) do.

Nice to see we’re carrying on in 2012 where we left off before Xmas, folks. Never boring on here, is it? HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone ;-)

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Another good win by free scoring Sunderland. Amazing how the same players can be totally different with a new manager. O’Neill says the team feel they can beat anybody.

Now Mr Morgan, have you got the guts to do it?

Are you really interested in a mid-table finish or is it just survival that interests you?

Are you satisfied with Muppet and Clipboard’s performance?

Do you really exist or is your silence indicative that a Mr morgan is a figment of our imagination?

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YOSB-agree with alot you say, it is all about opinions, mine may differ to yours on occasions but i think we both have Wolves at heart! I also agree with you about people telling some to go and support someone else(although at times I can understand why they say it) It’s not the fact that some slag everything off about my beloved team, it’s that they NEVER give any praise at all which does my head in!
You did let yourself down a bit when you got friendly with Streako(the worst of the lot)or should I say one of the worst,I cringe when I see his or her name!

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(156) Chris. If your talk with Mr. Swain is the truth then you’ve just confirmed one of my long held opinions on the Moxey-Morgan-McCarthy relationship. I know we are all on the outside looking in and we try to put 2&2 together & come up with 4 regarding certain situations at our club. But i have said for a long time that Moxey&Morgan are comfortable with Mick because he isn’t banging on their door every 5 mins demanding this or that. I mean really demanding if you know what i mean. Money, Players etc. How quickly the tea urn boils at Compton. O’Neill and his like are very demanding managers to work with. In your ear all the time. Never satisfied with 2nd best. They don’t want a fiery, demanding, outspoken, driven manager. They want a poodle. And Mick has been around a long time. He’s not stupid. He knows that for him Wolves is as good as it gets. He aint never gonna manage the big boys! It went badly for him at Sunderland and he aint gonna rock the boat at Wolves when he needs the support of his gaffers. If he leaves Wolves its a fast track back to a Championship club so he aint gonna push them too hard is he? After all how many inept ex Wolves managers have gone on to be successful elsewhere? None! I think the real reason the Manager stumbles from one mistake to the next, continually failing to solve simple problems within his team says more about Moxey&Morgan than it does about McCarthy. I hope i’m wrong but we’ll never see an inspirational charismatic manager in charge at Molineux. And thats why we’ll never regain our past glories. Oh and by the way don’t want to keep going on about it but did you know O’Neill has won as many matches in 6 as McCarthy has in over half a season!! Honestly you couldn’t make it up!

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68 – (100%Wolf) Agreed, bud. That ‘list’ of insults you gave merely negates their (often valid) points. A great pity.

169 – Hello, Sue. I don’t see it as “letting myself down” for the simple reason that Streako is perfectly entitled to his opinion, period. Besides, my thanking Streako for wishing me a “good” Christmas is hardly a crime, pet, lol! Sure, we had our differences a few weeks ago, but Streako was big enough to apologise and I accepted -and you move on with life and don’t hold grudges, right? So, Streako’s no exception to my sense of fair play. Honestly, it’s only football, not a matter of life or death, lol! It’s a New Year, Sue, so that reminds me…

Hey, Streako, where are you, chap? It’s a bit quiet on here, bud! Ha ha! ;-)

170 -(Noisy) In fairness, I take your points. No, I don’t think you’re deliberately ‘abusive’ and no, you don’t strike me as unreasonable. And yes, I do appreciate that it’s difficult not to respond with fire at times. There again, I guess it’s just par for the course for most regular posters on here, mate. Just keep your dignity at all times and allow others to make fools of themselves. Trust me, most sensible readers will know the difference, Noisy. You’re a very good poster, my friend, even if we do have differences of opinion from time to time. Still, variety is the spice of life, they say -and there’s plenty where Wolves are concerned!

171 – (Wembley 74) An excellent post that pretty much reflects my own feelings.

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YOSB-A Happy New Year to you, always enjoy your comments! sometimes a little long winded and far to intelligent for me! i hope I don’t bear a grudge don’t think i do.It’s just i get riled by some on here.I know I’ll make it my new years resolution to let it pass over me, it might last a week or two and then i’ll be back my usual self.

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YOSB – get me and Walter Wall to make friends as well and you may be up for the Nobel

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Streako-Happy New Year to you,as suggested by YOSB,abd also to RichWolf and Flying Winger,peace to all…..

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164 – Sucka, I mean Tucka, do you remember Jamie O’Hara? I wish we were above Spurs, but NOT.

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WE CAN BEAT TOTTENHAM

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