Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy sick of ‘heroic failures’
Friday 20th January 2012, 2:42PM GMT.
Mick McCarthy shouts his instructions from the touchline
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted he was “sick” of his side being heroic failures.
McCarthy’s side have lost only one of their last six Premier League games, but have drawn five of them to stay out of the drop zone by a point.
Tomorrow’s Molineux clash against Aston Villa gives Wolves the chance to correct their stuttering home form after going four games without a win in front of their own fans, culminating in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Birmingham.
McCarthy said: “Let’s win the game. I am not accepting sub-standard performances – and Wednesday night was. Last Saturday against Tottenham we produced a terrific performance.
“Everyone wants to say Spurs put in 600 passes and we had 200 passes but we were ahead and we had chances to have extended our lead. But let’s win it. I am sick of heroic failures – we need to win.”
Wolves received a boost this afternoon when Dave Edwards joined their three other casualties in declaring themselves fit.
Edwards has shaken off discomfort from his groin complaint to join Kevin Foley, Roger Johnson and Matt Jarvis in coming through training unscathed today.
“All the lads who were carrying knocks have trained and are available,” said McCarthy.
* The referee for tomorrow’s match is now Michael Oliver from Ashington. He replaces Martin Atkinson.
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Come On Wolves, lets drag the Villa into it by beating them. And then the Baggies.
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If this is a statement then no //// sherlock.
There have been games that we have performed well and lost, but its the others where we seem to fail to reach even the basic levels of passing the ball to each other that gets me down.
Lets get at the Villa and hope for the 3 points
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and were sick of the same old excuses
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Mick
They aren’t HEROIC in any shape or form. They are just abject failures.
You aren’t accepting sub-standard performances? You are having a laugh? Did you not go to QPR, Swansea et al?
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WE are sick of you!
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“Failures ” yes , “Heroic” ha ha ha i nearly feel of my chair laughing.
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I too are sick of heroic failures Mick, but the difference is I can do nothing about it.
Whereas, you could and should have bought better players, played them in their natural positions and employed the correct tactics……all at of which you have FAILED.
Yet again you bemoan and blame our position on anything but yourself. The bunch of honest lads that YOU have assembled and that YOU believe are good enough for a midtable finish demonstrates not just a major failing in your judgment……but a SACKABLE failing at that !!
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MICK is sick?? How does he think WE all feel???
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So are the supporters!
We will be lucky to get a point because we can’t score enough goals, we can’t rely on Steven Fletcher’s goals every time to keep us in the Premiership.
Can’t understand why this problem was not addressed in the summer.
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Its the third consecutive season of struggling at the foot of the Premiership table and the new tactic seems to be trying to find scapegoats without coming out with any names for blame. Unfortunately MM is ultimately responsible for the squad and its performances and failure against Villa may prove to be one loss too many. The two senior executives Mr Moxey and Mr Morgan will almost certainly adopt an amazed that this has happened stance but they hold the purse strings and dictate the spend which means that they are to blame for a lack of investment in the team. Its not too late to bring a couple of quality players in and desperate times need desperate measures and time for the management to shape up.
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Here we go again,now Mick is fed up of “heroic”losses.If the supporters air their veiws and in doing so are declared “numpties” then what`s Mick gonna call himself.I`ll tell you,an arrogant ,inept,tactically useless,etc,etc etc .Go NOW MICK,TAKE MOXEY AND CLIPBOARD WITH YOU, and maybe,just maybe,we will have a chance to finish in a reasonable position under a Manager who is competent to lead such a great club into better times.
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Nothing, but nothing heroic about most of the failures this season. WWFC should not be underdogs after 3 years. Afraid this is more space-filling dross. I dread to think what he’ll say on Football Focus when he’s on with the loony Warnock.
What about the news that Adam Hammill may move to Wigan? That would be a good move for him but bad news for WWFC as at least he shows a bit of passion and desire. Yet another one who has been left behind at WWFC who will go on to good things elsewhere?
More shame and derision heaped on WWFC.
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ITS ABOUT TIME THIS BUNCH OF THESE OVERPAID NANCY BOYS STARTED PERFORMING ON THE PITCH
GIVE ME THE SHIRT I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT PASSION IS
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Lets get behind the lads as a win tomorrow will put the wind up those a few points above us.
I’m not sure what is worse, a no show by our players on Wednesday or our official blogger who can’t be bothered to go to a home game! What’s all that about? Can he be dropped?
Anyway it’s still in our hands to claw our way up the table so UTW.
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We all know what the problem is championship defence championship midfield QPR are doing what we should be doing strenthing their defence going down me thinks.
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Come on you Wolves! Must win tomorrow.
The team has to be the same as against Tottenham. Please don’t play 4-4-2. We are missing O’Hara’s creativity but at least if Edwards plays, he will get forward and help out Fletcher.
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Your the one who picks the team and tactics every week Mick and can’t get anything right. Your premiership record is a joke and the sooner your gone, the better.
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I’m sick of all the rubbish that comes from you,and your players, Morgan and Moxey, so why not do us all a favour and clear off.
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Just go thicko we want you out,we are sick and tied of you and greaseball
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You pick the team numpty and you signed the players, Im afraid its all down to your bad managment and inept tactics.
The majority of us would of sacked you as soon as we were promoted, you have waisted 44 million and are still playing a championship team.
Do us all a favour Mick and get on the next national express back to Barnsley, thats about your level!!
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You pick the team numpty and you signed the players, Im afraid its all down to your bad managment and inept tactics.
The majority of us would of sacked you as soon as we were promoted, you have waisted 44 million and are still playing a championship team.
Do us all a favour Mick and get on the next coach back to Barnsley, thats about your level!!
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10 changes needed for tomorrow th same side who played Spurs, but what of th lost confidence of th 10 who were dropped for th Blues game, not to mention th 10 who did play. Build break build Mick. Yet now we hav Robbie Keane 2 contend with now. TAXI
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Well this sums it up…… Ive just seen a hackney black cab with the wolves season ticket offer emblasonned all over it with the advertising slogan ‘wolves..passion ,wolves pride’ what a joke …….. No passion from the team,manager,ceo or board ,no pride from the lot of them a disgrace to be associated with wolves after what they are doing to my club, a major shake up is required from the very top downwards, with whats been said over the last few weeks i said would happen months ago,so all the happy clappers ,sue ,sir billy,brummiewolf etc….. Dont say i didnt warn you !
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Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !!
Get out of our club numpy!!
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well it will be a different team tomorrow.. Lets hope they give ot a go and put spme pressure on..we have to watch the pace of agonlahor.. Odds on keano notching a couple tomorro?? As for 4-4-2 personally i think its the natural formation for wolves and is the modern version of traditional wolves wing play..UNFORTUNATELY the players dont seem comfotable and effective at it on a consistent basis.. I think Micks plan was always to have jarvo n kights on the fllanks and then find the right striking partnership..that was scuppered when kights was injured ..prob thats why he brought in hunt n hamill.. But its never really worked and the 4-5-1 is only a stop gap.. Maybe we should go 3-5-2 and get some wing backs..at least we d see some more goals from one side or th other..ha ha..can roberto carlos still run?? Or maybe spurs would let us have bale on loan?? And my name s ronnie allen…
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Vindaloopi.
Is’nt it about time you got off your backide and at least try and find yourself a job as you seem to spend all your time scouring the Wolves pages to spout your rubbish.
I hear that Mcdonalds in your home town West Brom are looking for pot washers. I know you won’t have the experience for a highly skilled job like that but at least give it a try.
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Why can’t we win sometimes, and go to a game where we can relax and enjoy?
Every game turns everyone into wretched nervous wrecks.
It’s not that most of the players don’t give 100 per cent, there’s just a lack of quality when and where it counts.
Everyone knew that the defence particularly lacked quality after last season, so why wasn’t the issue addressed?
Johnson? Ok, fine, good player, but placed amid error-prone defenders and I should think the guy has become a nervous wreck.
Either we haven’t spent enough to stay in the PL or we’ve spent money on players who aren’t good enough.
The fans deserve better than this.
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Are you lot above really wolves fans? Cos you’re definately not supporters. Slagging off the man who has given us the most success we have had in recent times – pathetic
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wow the anti mick birgade is out in force this afternoon n @15 qpr will go bus 80 grand for a player who hasnt kicked a ball this season hmm n taywo from milan hmm i wonder why he’s gone there its all about the money dont mistake me for a happy clapper i as much as anyone want mick to go but in another way i want him to prove he can keep us up n then quit in the summer new center half n new goal scoring forward n we should just about stay up
ill be there saterday behind the lads come you wolves
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Mick we are sick of you now had enough of your excuses and take your mate Jez with you we have missed out on 2 quality managers in O’Neil and Hughes since Morgan has stuck by you yet again least McClaren has got another job now you know what we are like for ex England managers and i bet we go back to playing 451 2morrow instead of playing 2 up top when we are at home and need the 3 points Fletch cant do it all please Mick do us a favour and go
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Personally, I am sick of McCarthy. But he still hangs about our club, dragging it evermore downward.
Can’t the idiot see that HE is the problem here?
Wolves forever, McCarthy NEVER!
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This is laughable and just can’t go on.
Why is this idiot still in charge of our team?
For goodness sake Morgan act now before you completetly run out of credibility. Sir Jack Hayward must be regretting putting the fortunes of our great club in your hands
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Ive heard it all now………
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I can’t see MM being sacked until it’s too late but as everyone says we don’t score enough goals so why oh why wont he give Vokes a few regular games with Fletcher just to see how good he can be. For me he’s far better than SEB and currently way better than Doyle.
I suspect MM will end up selling Hammill and Vokes and replace them with 2 more Scottish or Icelandic nobodies. Vokes MUST play against Villa.
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Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !! Mcarthy out !!
Get on the next bus back to Barnsley where you belong, that about your level numpty!!
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In any other profession MM would have been dismissed by now. The home performances against QPR, most of the Newcastle match, Swansea and don’t forget, we should have been 0-2 against Wigan before we got lucky, plus the missed penalty by Sunderland, Stoke and Norwich were below standard. I don’t recall heroic failures, just poor starts, defending, tactics and substitutions.
I’m fed up with Mick’s excuses. An unlucky manager is losing manager. I love the honesty post interview but it is time for all to move on.
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Change the record Mick, we’re sick of your CRASS statements, stupidity and ineptitude. Mox & Morgs can’t protect you forever, lose against villa and you’ll be in big trouble mate!!
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you would have thought this northern salt of the earth bloke would have quit by now acknowledging he is useless at the same time ,instead it looks like he is waiting for a pay off before he walks typical money grabber in footy ,i would say you have had enough money now sod off before you ruin any more of our players and by the way hammill has more skill on one toe than hunt has in his whole body not that its huntys fault its just been coached out of him and a lot others,i have a number for ya mm its ….
0121 goo n do one !!!
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Perhaps the article omitted to mention that most of the 200 passes were to the opposition.
If anything sums up why Mick McCarthy is no longer fit to ne the Wolves manager then it is statements like this. The man is so out of touch with modern football it is untrue.
But then what do i know…………
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Tell me something new Mick!Two and a half seasons on and we haven’t moved forward.Still some things at Wolves never changes.ie.Living on a shoestring/bargain basement mentality and expecting the fans to pay the big money through the turnstiles.AS i’ve stated before,the real problem lies at the top.
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19 posta and 17 all slating mcarthy, and not one of them complained the day mcarthy was appointed. sad, pathetic, losers.
utw.
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#14 – Gordon Bennett
“I’m not sure what is worse, a no show by our players on Wednesday or our official blogger who can’t be bothered to go to a home game! What’s all that about? Can he be dropped?”
My thoughts exactly!!
Lets forget about Brum? Im glad we are out means less games and more rest between PL games and less chance of Fletch getting injured!!
It’s gone a little quiet on the transfer news for us… Im starting to get antsy!!
Hope we win tomorrow! 2 – 0 I think. They will try hard to keep the clean sheet. The first team has been playing well latley same effort as Spurs game please.
Hurry back O’Hara were missing you!!!!!!
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Where are the Hero’s then Mick? I also include you in that question.
Is it little wonder we a the laughing stock of the Midlands with comments like that!
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Mick no body can argue that you havnt done a bad job but in my opinion
think you have taken us as far as you can and there are no heroes in this
side and im afraid the only failures are you and clipboard
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Sunday pub football at best.
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BAGGIE IN LANGLEY, It’s a pity you didn’t break your neck. Mick is doing his best for WOLVES, unfortunateley the players aren’t, If only they could learn to pass the ball they would probably do a Spurs 600 passes and get no where. C’mon you WOLVES, 3-0 tomorrow.
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My New Year’s Resolutions, by Mick McCarthy.
1. Consider not being delighted with dreadful performances / results.
2. Play people in their natural positions?
3. Training ground: revisit basics, eg passing, corners over first defender (not over everyone), retain possesion from throw in, etc.
4. Spend more than 5 mins per week on team selection / tactics (NB might make it easier on match days).
5. Stop abusing fans (unprofessional / counter productive).
6. Get over this Karl Henry thing.
7. Reign in wise cracking – people might be laughing AT me, not with me.
8. Tell players to stop kicking ball back to Wayno, straight from kick off, every single time. No other team does it – it’s rubbish.
9. Get rid of George Elokobi, bless him.
10. Ask Chairman for new luxury home near training ground?
If unable to do some / all of above, leave.
If only…
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‘When’ was the last time we won a game and ‘who’ was it against again? If Fletch doesn’t score then no one does. Get Maynard in now, before QPR or the Boggies sign him and stop our usual messing about!
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You are so far from the truth “MICKO” if it hit you in the face you would not know!
All I know is that are results should no way be as bad as they are!!!!
We play the odd good game generally speaking we seem to be clueless in most departments,as for you saying “200″ passes I dont think so!!!!Get out of the club or get out of this trance you seem to be in thinking we are playing great and deserving more!
We played well against Man City ,Spurs and Newcastle and had our moments yes only moments against Swansea and norwich.Oh we did ok at Bolton.
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Did you really say this MM-I think not BUT-
Please PLAY YOUR BEST TEAM every game home or away stop messing players about and get some class into the defence- Come on MM stop trying our patience its on an edge-
Keep the Faith– Villa is a must win game–
Crazy Dave
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The only reason we stayed up last season is because doyle got injured. Fletcher was our top goal scorer an mick never played him. Doyles injury forced mick to play fletcher an his goals kept us up. FACT. That’s how good of a manager he is keepin your top goalscorer on the bench when we struggle for goals. Absolute muppet and a joke of a manager
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More drivel from so called supporters/fans.
Stop repeating yourselves- Mick is right about under performing- how can the same players that beat Man Utd/City, Chelsea, Liverpool then play poorly against West Ham, Wigan etc last season. Ditto this season- Arsenal/Spurs= how frustrated do you think Mick is!!!
Look at Sunderland- O’Neil in- same players as Bruce- different results- players have to take some responsibility.
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Tick Tock Mick. you are on borrowed time.
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Mick needs this win. Despite reassurances, of a sort, from SM – the recent happenings at Sunderland and QPR will be making the owner twitchy, especially if those two teams now begin to move up the league
and we don’t. Hope we win, especially as it’s Villa. UTW.
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You have changedyour tune Mick. The pressure must surely be on this is the lot you have always called an honest bunch of players
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Please walk Mick and take all the back room staff with you. Also what is with Scotland!! Have we got a season pass for the national express to Glasgow!!! Who are these players?
A season the promised so much has been a disaster, the atmosphere tomorrow will be ugly if the ville score first. It must be win or the sack.
SAVE OUR WOLVES
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Heroic Failure, sounds more like MM in the premiership !
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LOST 2 OF THE LAST SIX ACTUALLY;
SPURS; DRAWN
CHELSEA; LOST
BOLTON; DRAWN
ARSENAL; DRAWN
NORWICH; DRAWN
STOKE; LOST
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McCarthy, why are the players taking all the blame for your inabilities???
You were an average defender in your day and that is reflected in your tactics and your team selection.
Football moves on but you haven’t.
The way forwards is FORWARD.
Not pass back, back, back, then give it to the keeper to boot up field.
No other Premier team uses this tactic,but most do in the championship.
Your problem is you concentrate on not giving a goal away and once we do, then, game plan gone.
SO GO NOW PLEASE BEFORE YOU ARE PUSHED.
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I do not know which I prefer.
Wolves to lose today and as a result McCarthy gets sacked
OR
Wolves to win and Morgan keeps him in as manager.
What is noticeable is the lack of action in the transfer market to date.
What I read into this is….. it all depends on today’s result.
If we win then Morgan will release funds.
If we lose or draw then McCarthy will be sacked and a new manager will be in place. If this is to happen it must be that Morgan has someone lined up and talks have taken place as transfer time is running out.
Pure conjecture I know but surely to goodness things have to happen and quick.
Then again I am as confused as most of us as to current events.
Just another ‘confused.com’
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So tired of mm comments. If anyone has seen wolves play this season there has been very little heroics. Football has been garbage, players conyinually underperform, tactics are inept and motivation- what motivation?
All around us teams are strengthening, what are we doing, absolutely naff all except moaning how difficult transfer market is. Wake up wolves admit you dont want to play with the big boys and you are happy languishing in the second tier. Never felt less enthusiastic about the medium term future of the club. Yes budgets are important as well as financial stability but no ambition on or off the field makes for a very dull product
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lets get one thing straight. mick did not keep us up last season, the fact that kevin doyle got injured at the end of the season kept us up. fletcher was our top goalscorer and mick insisted on keeping him on the bench until doyles injury forced him to start fletch with his goals keeping us up. FACT. thats just one example of him sticking with his favourites, only last season we were lucky!!!
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‘Failures’ yes, ‘Heroic’ a big NO ! The big-gobbed idiot is spinning again; I notice he is putting the focus on the fans again, effectively saying, if the fans are unhappy and express their unhappiness ( as at the Swansea game), the subsequent poor display/loss/ draw will be solely their fault, ( nowt to do with me gov !),it’s classic MM; If by some miracle a win is achieved, it will by ‘Mick’s’ genius !!!!
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Another day another comment, why is he still here?
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Wasn’t our last win against Manager-less Sunderland ? Whoopee do, he almost lost that one as well;Beowolf, your point is? I see 1 win in 10, I see 4 wins in 22,sure fire relegation form; Why the need to defend MM’s ‘record’, he’s way out of his depth, he knows it, you lot know it, MoXEY/Morgan know it; My budgie knows it, for crying out load, every man/woman and their dogs know it; After today’s certain 0-0 bore-fest; What will be keeping him in a job?His good-looks? Les1877, i’ll have what ur drinking!
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Look in the mirror Mick, thanks for getting us promoted, thanks for keeping us last season.
Now please resign while the transfer window is sill open.
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golden wonder what a happy clapping morron you are you should get a job in mc donalds cos they take idiots like you ,no wonder we are in the state we are in go and support the steptoes.
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well sorry mick but youve took us as far as you can bottom three tonight very upset as all our fans we must now have a new manager and a fresh start before the transfer window shuts who knows we may just stay up goodbye and good luck in your next job
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Who moderates this forum and why do positive posts keep disappearing leaving just the negative stuff. The same thing happens when you comment on Martin Swain’s obviously WBA bias.
Half the problem arises from MS’s articles stirring up discontent. When will they whingers learn that he does it to divert attent away from the problems in Handsworth?
I suspect that at least half of the regular whingers are tesco’s just taking the mickey
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Edwina,
I was correcting the writer of the article we are commenting on who writes:
“McCarthy’s side have lost only one of their last six Premier League games, but have drawn five of them to stay out of the drop zone by a point.”
I was pointing out that it was only 4 points taken out of 18 points, that now however is 4 from 21 points.
Mick will see us relegated.
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Yogi wolf.
There is no room for sentiment in football. He is absolutely clueless and talks complete nonsense. He abused the fans and invites them for fights. How Stan Cullis and Billy Wright must shudder at this uncouth Imbecile who is dragging our club into disrepute and shame.
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statos boring – look, everyone is entitled to an opinion, the fact that more people are stating their opinion as not wanting madmick proves to me that more people want madmick out than want him in!!!
If there are 20 “for madmick” posts out of 200 and the rest are “against madmick” posts what does it tell you?
We see different things my friend, my glass is half full and I will drink the rest to calm my disgust to what madmick is doing to our club – tactics, signings, playing players not fit to wear the shirt!
The only way forward is for change, because change will once again bring unity.
wolves til i die
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