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Jez Moxey eyeing a short-term fix for Wolves
Tuesday 14th February 2012, 9:28AM GMT.
Wolves are ready to seek out a 13-game firefighter to prevent their Premier League plans going up in smoke.
The search for Mick McCarthy’s successor began in earnest today with a view to recruiting a man in time to prepare the relegation-threatened team for their next match at Newcastle in 11 days’ time.
And chief executive Jez Moxey admits that part of the Molineux board’s strategy will be to focus on a short-term “keep us up” candidate in the hope they can reach the summer still in the top flight.
Moxey acknowledged that identifying, interviewing and then recruiting the man to take on the long term “Molineux project” may not be possible in the time available.
“You may be right,” said Moxey when presented with the option of a short-term fix to answer Wolves’ immediate crisis.
“That’s definitely an option. It’s part of our thinking. If someone wants to come in and say ‘you know what I fancy this, I reckon I can keep you in the Premier League’ – then we create a short-term situation and they can demonstrate they are worthy of a long-term one.
“We’re not saying absolutely not to that.”
Wolves believe that, with a third of the season still to come and a glut of fixtures against their fellow strugglers, there is time still for the campaign to be retrieved.
Behind the hunt for a ‘Red Adair’ figure lies the need for McCarthy’s successor to accept the club’s operating code which Moxey warns will not include an open chequebook. But he also accepts time is pressing.
“We need to do some work really quickly, make a decision as soon as we can and then act decisively,” he said.
“If that person is in a job then we have to approach the club, get permission to speak him, if all goes well agree compensation and then get on with it. There has to be chemistry and you never really know until you get into it.”
Wolves are cool on an appointment from any overseas coaches. “Whoever he is, has to know who the heck our players are,” said Moxey – while admitting an experienced hand was also a priority. “This job is not a job for a novice, that’s obvious,” he added. “You keep an open mind but winning matches in the Premier League is the most difficult part.”
McCarthy was today linked with the Leeds job.
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Let’s hope McCarthy gets a job at a club with a bit of money to spend so he can buy some the the rubbish (favourites) that he purchased at Wolves!
Only problem is who will match the 4 year contracts on Premier money he’s dished out to Berra, Ward, Henry et al?
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i think they have the person may be a last they will get it right mick was at fault at times but also top brass with funding we were told money in jan but none used with repect the guy from hearts will never cut it
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Moxey, you have to pick the right man first time and not mess about with short term fixes.I personally would like to see Benitez but why not go for Houghton,he`s certainly proved he can do the job.This talk about not going for managers of other clubs is for wimps,other clubs do it why shouldn`t we? Is it money again? if you want to run a successful club I`m sorry but it costs,don`t try and run it as you and the Muppet have tried up to yet,CHEAP IS NOT ON.Also I am a bit worried when names such as Bruce,Keane,Warnock and Ince are mentioned for our club the answer here must be a resounding no,no,no,to all of these.I am a bit wary when Curbishley is mentioned but I think he is better than those already mentioned.
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I’m sorry, but if we get Steve Bruce in then this season will have been an absolute b@lls up. The only candidate that could possibly save us is Alan Curbishley. If he isn’t appointed asap I can only presume Morgan is on the phones to his mate Benitez just to see if he fancies it.
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So why did u sack the bloke that ticked all of the above if u didn’t have someone in mind???
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We need a manager who is used to scrapping out an end of season battle, one who can keep things going in difficult times, one who can influence the players to play for him after adversity, one who has achieved success recently in keeping the club up. Oh yeah – we have just sacked him !! The whole club is now a joke !!
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I can remember when Stan Cullis was sacked (wrongly in my opinion) and they appointed a caretaker manager by the name of Andy Beattie. It did’nt work then and it won’t work now.
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Biggest named manager Wolves are likely to get is Sven. It’s unlikely Benitez would want to risk relegation on his CV when the Madrid job is available in the summer. I hope you guys stay up as the banter between midland fans is top notch. This is just my opinion as an outsider but I think Bruce isn’t as bad as what everyone thinks.
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“We want someone that knows the players, who has the experience and a track record of keeping teams up”. Sounds like Mick McCarthy.
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As much as MM did his best, we have been saying for a long time that change was needed. Pity the board took so long. It is ironic that Jez is always going on about a results driven industry and then lingers on sacking McCarthy- makes no sense.
Thank goodness they have finally made the decision.
Short term deal would be the answer-probably Curbishly for me and then sort something out in the summer dependent on which div we are in.
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I think steve bull & alan curbishley should be brought in as temporary managers. Steve bull to get the fans singing and team spirits up again and curbishley for the tactical side of things.
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Ive heard that we have been linked with Brian McDermott from Reading, one word… NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
This story contridicts itself anyway… Moxey says we will go for a short term fix but then says we will pay compensation for someone in a job! You wouldn’t do that for 13 games.
Im wondering about Walter Smith til the end of the season if hes going down that route!
One man for the job i believe… Out of work manager… Knows the club well… used to working with about a £3.65p transfer budget… bit of a yes man… comical in post match interviews… his name… Mick McCarthy!!!
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We now need a quick but sustainable solution, a newmanager with his own coaching staff.
Poyet would be a good choice, hes worked under some class acts and can get us playing football again.
Feel sorry for MM dragged us back from the brink and gave us some great times, the players should be ashamed of themselves for last Sunday.
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How about ian holloway, he could be the man to give the players a kick up the ass and get them fired up for the last 13 games, may get sum self believe in them!!
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Curbishley will come if you offer him the end of the season and the promise of an extension if he keeps us up………… Cant see him coming under any other deal as he wants to remain in the Premiership.
Warnock or Bruce?? Hmmm my suspcions are Warnock would be more favourite for the job, and I would prefer him on a short term deal over Bruce by a mile.
We will have to wait and see and Im sure speculation will be massive in the next few days. I believe if Curbishley comes in, although a tough ask, Wolves will have a great chance of staying up.
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What we would like to see is you on your way alongwith Clipboard. Not signing the likes of Distin, Gardner and Demba Ba is down to finance and not what MM wanted as recruits.
Mad Mick had to go after the Albion debacle but many others should hang their heads in shame. All the best for the future and Leeds will be a good place to go!
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Mick should have gone in January it was written in stone at the time that we would struggle big tim to win games.
Moxey had viewed our games from September after our bright start it started to go badly wrong,it was just not the results but the performances were of a side struggling.
Mick was on the decline from the season before,he had done what he could and reached the peaks of his power.
It is a hugh “SIN” for Moxey to have not recognisied the obvious!!!MOXEY as to go also his decision making is awful,Moxey is not able to read a situation until it “SLAPS” him in the face.
Mick was kept due to the unity of the players,players can be united on the pitch but it was obvious from R.Johnson’s appointment as captain was going to rock and test that unity.K.Henry should have remained club captain especially as mick came out said he is the 1st name on the sheet.
One thing with Karl is he bleeds WOLVES.
I wrote at the time that Mick would live to regret this decision.I also beleive R.Johnson was given assurances prior to him agreeing that he would be Captain.Another mistake as he was holding us to ransom a man who had declined to come to us on a prior occassion!!
Rule broken right their you never bring someone who as “REJECTED” you already.
Our defence as looked worse than any period in MICKS reign this season.
Point is MOXEY wake up and realise prevention is better than cure!!!!
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Curb’s and Wilkins is the future !!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry Moxey lets see if I have this right…after all of the drama and heartache over the last few months you and the Liverpool want to be still have no intention to think lorng term, or even slightly flash the chequebook in the hope we get anyone even halfway capable???
You are a joke! Again its all short term with you, from loan players to champion ship transfer budgets! Be a lonely dinner I suspect in the new stand and disco complex next season for you!
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Why on earth would this club want rejects like Bruce or Warnock, they’ve just both been sacked from clubs going in the same direction as us. Look what has happened at Sunderland… new manager, same players, incredible turnaround. QPR have bought to try and get themselves out of the mire, Morgan looks like he wants Curbishley, the poll of fans looks like they want Curbishley, make it happen NOW Moxey, this guy builds teams that play in the right way too. There are good players at our club, they just need to regain some confidence, play in their correct positions, leave out MM favourites and I am sure the results will come. Look at the other teams who came up Swansea and Norwich, both try to play the right way, keeping the ball, pass it to a man in the same coloured shirt, which always helps, and NON of this hoofball that we have resorted to again.
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IF Wolves board ala Moxey etc had ‘no-one’ in mind then Moxey deserves to clear his desk as the basic principle of any business is to hold on to what you have until you have a suitable replacement
A short term fix sounds about right for Moxey – Connor as a coach – Our Goalkeeping Coach – Who? Tony Daley as Fitness coach It all smacks of short term – cheap – quick instant – Junk food – What we needed is Medium to long term stabillity – Job done Jez – What exactly are you doing to warrant your large salary and annual bonuses???
Jez Moxey imv has more spin than ANY Politician and/or expensive Washing Machine
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Moxey will go for the cheapest possible option. That’s why he urged Morgan to stick with Mick – ie until after both the summer and January transfer windows so they wouldn’t have to give a new manager any money. He’ll hope now we can scrape by, just survive and his bonus will be as big as ever!
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You need to appoint for the long – term because it’ll unsettle the players if they stay up knowing that the manager will leave because he has achieved keeping the club up. Only one man in my eyes is perfect for the wolves job and that is Alan Curbishley. Farwell Mick you’ve been good at wolves but after the last day of last season it was only a matter of time if the results didn’t improve. They didn’t. no doubt he’ll bring an opposing club back to the molineux and he’ll recieve a superb reception.
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Curbs for me is the best candidate, although I dont know how being out of management for so long will have affected him.
I dont want Warnock.
Steve bruce in the short term could possibly keep us up, but I dont think he would be too succesful in the long term.
Paul Ince struggled with his last stint in the premier league, but hes a fighter and I have no doubt he will be back. I just feel we need a little more experience than he has to offer.
Can Benitez manage a club without money. I personally dont think so, and it would just be another situation like the avram grant one, where he looked a decent manager when he managing world class players, but is found wanting when managing on a budget.
I think we have the right players to keep us up as long as we have the right tactics, which i feel Mick struggled with particularly towards the end. Just looking at the match on sunday, Its clear that Mick sent out his team to counter WBA’s tactics rather than to benefit our own. 3 strikers on the pitch was a decent team selection, but the defensive style we played was never going to benefit his team selection.
Our passing and movement is poor, so hopefully whoever comes in will bring some decent coaches with them to help improve such simple fundamentals in which we were clearly lacking.
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I still think Alan Curbishley can do a brilliant Job for wolves And he has experiance in keeping club in top fleight and he has done it with charlton and west ham. If not him then I would go for Steve bruce can also save wolves from the drop too.
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Laurel and Hardy come to mind, Mr. Moxey. Remember the catch phrase?
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For me there is only one saviour…Curbishley! The rest are all recent failures or risks, whereas Curbishley has never failed a club and saved West Ham in a similar situation! Get him in ASAP!!!!!! SOS!!!!!!
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No.2 ‘steve bull wolf’
WHAT?????
Can you provide a translation please
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SAY NO TO BRUCE OR WARNOCK.
THEY ARE NOT AN IMPROVEMENT ON MICK.
GET IN CURBISHLEY, HOUGHTON, SOLSKJIER, OR POYET.
NO TO POTATO HEAD OR WORNC***
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19 reallist we dont have the right players to keep us up they are rubbish.
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It makes me laugh when Moxey open his gob!
This man should go as well! The fact that the players we were linked with Gardnener Demba ba etc and the fact that Moxey says it will not be an open cheque book clearly states the mind set at Molinuex! When, and only when that man leaves and we have a change of mentality in the board room (a bunch of crash test dummies)will we progress as we should have done last season.
When a new manager comes in he brings with him HIS experience, knowledge and tactics which HAVE to be better and above what the last one did. If they are after another ‘YES’ man who will be told by Moxey to do it on the cheap then get Mcarthy back.
Other than that the news spouted again from Moxey does not inspire me one bit.
Again, YOU REAP WHAT YOU SEW!
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16 – BRW, Agree with your sentiments about others hanging their heads. I do believe MM had to go, thought so for a long time, but to say he was badly served by some is an understatement. However, he did have his favourites so it may be one or two who have warmed the subs bench but can play a bit, may get a chance while others are shown the door.
I sincerely believe that Clipboard and a whole load of playing driftwood (all doing well out of the club) need rooting out. Then perhaps there may be a little more money available for better players.
Change is always difficult, it will never suit everyone, but it often does offer opportunities and hopefully some will see it that way and grasp any chances they are given. That includes the new manager whether stopgap or otherwise.
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Dear Jeff Moxley
MCCarthy > Bruce.
MCCarthy > Warnock.
End of.
No point sacking Mick just to replace him with a similar ‘old school’ manager since Mick is still probably the best of the bunch.
We need to bring in the new methods, new coaching and a new outlook that will allow our ‘sustainable’ model to work and flourish.
So lets grasp the nettle and look for the up and coming manager who can do for us what Rodgers and Lambert have done for Swansea and Naaarrgggge).
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Wolves Mick & Old Wolf i have sympathy for MM and wish him all the best for the future and if he comes back i will be clapping in respect but face the facts. He has achieved all he can remember we stayed up last year thanks to Spurs and lost the most important game of the season. This year we have been awful and for all the complaints about budget he still struggled to buy players who could make a difference, 3 years on and the side who lost the weekend was more or less our championship winning side. That to me was his issue take Andrew Surman never got a run in the team now playing week in week out for a side who have spent a fraction of what money he had. Tactically he should have brought in an experienced coach to look at changing things which could have helped.
This should have happened before xmas i agree and is now panic but i still think the change might motivate a very dejected looking team.
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Who’s to say Bruce or Curbs want a short term deal. Sounds like what we do at work to test out Temps. They both have track records in the Prem, so might think they are above needing to prove themselves. If that’s the case, I can see Warnock coming in. He is the only one with something to prove in the prem.
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Just one thought before i crack on with some work…
Tears at training ground and players are all gutted that MM has left- Note to yourselves boys… You may just have caused this with your inept performances and baffling no shows!
And you might all love mick but… Whoever your next gaffer is, it aint gonna be easy for him… Support him and buy into his philosphy because as the window is slammed shut he is going to need all of you…
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Cannot believe the amount of posts saying we sacked the bloke we now need ! Mick has done a good job but has now gone, end of story. Lets get over it and appoint a quality manager for now and the long term.
Not Warnock, too much like MM.Not Benitez, would want too much money. Bruce ,maybe !
How about Curbishley wiyh Ince as number 2.
Or if you want a punt, try Freedman.
One thing for certain, Clipboard has to go to !
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Please, please not ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ Bruce!!
But whoever is brought in they must clear the bench of all the inept coaching staff who are as much to blame as McCarthy.
As for my choice, the only one I can see is Curbishley and maybe bring in Wilkins as No2.
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Rafa has already stated he is not interested in coming to us & why would he be? He obviously want’s european football. The same as O’Neil would jot come to us because he wants a big cheque book to sign players on big wages like Bridge & Wolves have their wage structure they will not break.
Curbishley is the only one I can see us getting who I would want. If we get Bruce I will NOT renew my season ticket next year.
I still blame Morgan for all this and his failure to invest more that what we paid for Johnson in the summer. Mick new our problems you can see thay by his loan signings. Bassong has pace which we lack in defence & Frimpong had a cutting pass to create a chance which we also lacked. So the only reason we did not sign 2 players with those qualities can be Morgan not getting his hand in his pocket.
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Would love to see Gus Poyet, with Ray Wilkins as his numbers 2, these 2 would have wolves playing the right way and would keep us up
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It’s got to be SVEN, McCLAREN or CAPELLO as we just love ex-England managers!
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Sensible choice to get someone in short term (bit like loaning a player really). 13 Games should be enough to see whether or not the new guy has got what it takes. If not then at least it won’t be an expensive mistake, because sacking him would cost lots of money.
In fact if its only going to be short term the board could do a lot worse by appointing somebody other than Craddock, Jody I’m sure commands the respect of the players, and knows his way around the club. As for all the players comments about them being gutted, well they are the ones to blame for MM’s sacking, nobody else. MM trusted them and they let him down (especially those who played Sunday) badly, so much so that he lost his job. The players have been underperforming for the last 20 odd games they must have know it, despite all their “we’ll be alright assurances” in the E & S. The writing was on the wall, and they were the only ones who could change the ending, but they failed dismally.
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OGS! Bring Fergie’s “Silent Assassin” from out of the fijords of the great white north! Have a feelIng about his character and we will rue the day we did not try to see what he’s about. How cheap is a round trip ticket from Molde to Wolvo?
Further, reliable sources have said SA’s current #2, and also Phil Neville have stated he is potentially Sir Alex’s favorite protégée. Moxey and Morgan, please consider thinking out of the box for once.
This guy, Ole, was born humble and a bred to be only a winner. He’s young and yet has respect of many his senior. He WILL attract good and better players. Nobody in the opposition knows his managerial style or tactics; he’ll shake up and freshen our own brackish players’ pool.
Get OGS in, now, before you li e to regret it someday. Fly under the radar and get this Viking boy over here, pronto!
UTMW
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We will all have our favourites to replace Mick. I am disappointed we let Mick go. Let’s be very clear – the players SHOULD be gutted – the reason he was sacked is that the players had let him down. A large number of players have simply not performed consistently at the level to which they are capable. We can all have fun naming these players but it is these guys who got Mick the sack and put us where we are. I hope we here an apology from the players for the WBA capitulation and I hope the players take responsibility for hauling us out of this mess. Who can we name as a stand out performer this year, someone who has done better than last season? – only Hennessey and Fletcher come to mind. Mick took the flak for their poor performances. Time now for the players to show some guts, guile, determination and refusal to lose. In the short term the team needs some pruning.We will now find out what our team is made of. This is a huge gamble to press the panic button now. Who knows what impact a new Manager will hace on a team full of McCarthy-bought players. We appear to have few leaders in the side. Time to stand up and be counted! Time for us fans to rally round and support the boys or its Championship football next season for us.
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Darren Ferguson !!!! Think about it.
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I also hear his team talks, yes, however spoken in Norwegian, are epic, quiet and demurring as everyone seems to appreciate his exterior image. He is known as a “player’s manager,” yet fully respected.
Okay, I now am more than sounding like a broken record, I know! Give this wonder boy a chance, and go for OLE! At least ask him to interview!
UTMW!
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Curbishly is the only man for the job in this current position and, if reports are true, he is interested. Get him in now and hopefully he can bring in one or two of his own team too, although I doubt the purse strings wil allow that! He’s been out of management for a while but still a regular pundit on premier league tv and certainly knows what he is on about, especially where formation and tactics are concerned, something that has sadly been lacking. MM did well with what he had available but has taken the team as far as he can go, just look at his prem lge record. 13 games to survive, bring in AC.
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If it is a short term deal – has to be Billy Davies. Plays good football, young and as manager has a higher win to lose ratio.
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Never mind a money on a new manager lets have four new defenders to play with Jody Craddock.
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Let’s cut this emotional claptrap.
Mick deserved to go. We were thrashed by Albion and thrashed by Liverpool. We haven’t won enough games under him, the defence is a shambles, the midfield is a shambles, there’s no youth coming through at all , the list goes on..
Yes, I’m grateful he got us up, thanks Mick, but that’s where it ends. He’s a football manager,a very well paid manager, and a championship level one, that’s the truth of the matter.
Now, can we save our season? I seriously doubt it as the squad that the next manager inherits is largely very poor. And we can all thank Mick for that.
Berra, Edwards, Ward, Henry, Foley, Blake all regulars and all championship players.
I would recall Doherty and plonk him at right back, get Zubar alongside Bassong, go and hunt around the youth set up for a left back and at least then we might start to look as if we have a defence as under Mick we never had one.
Hammil has to come back on the right wing and let’s put one of the youngsters up front with Fletch with Doyle playing attaching midfield.
At least now, we can try something different ( well , as soon as clipboard goes!).
Thanks for the promotion Mick but sorry, my memories are soured by the last two years of largely rubbish football and some truely naive and dreadful tactics.
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my only concern is that if Curbishley is appointed he has not got a No 2. Will that mean clipboard will yet again manage to keep his position. I really hope not. We need a complete change. To my knowledge clipboard has somehow managed to work with 4 managers who have been appointed without their own trusted No.2.
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If not Ole, I would plump for another up and coming star, such as Huddersfield’s Lee Clarke.
UTMW!
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If we are going for the caretaker role and have someone who knows the players well then put Bully or Craddock in charge.
Seems Moxey is regretting ignoring the fans after all this time and should have done what they wanted and got someone else in whilst managers like O’Neil were available and before the transfer window closed.
It’s all too little to late. I think survival lies in the players now and not who we bring in. Problem is the players we need to help us survive are the ones likely to go if we go down anyway so they might not be up for it.
Our premiership signings will go. Fletch, Doyle, Hunt, Johnson, Zubar and Mijias. Then were going to struggle to keep Jarvis and Hennessey and without Mick his old favourites of Ward, Henry and Kightly wont want to stay either.
At least Hammill might make the bench now though.
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Some of the names being touted in the media are ridiculous, some are actually a downgrade from MM.
I mean Bruce….Bruce? You might as well go down the local park on a sunday morning, to an u12s game, and whichever team is winning; go up to the dad manager and go “here you go mate, we’ll have you”, becasue he would do a better job than Bruce. I dispair at the thought of who we are actualy gonna hire.
Rafa the gaffa would only work under a ‘blank chequebook’ chairman.
Chris Hughton – not going to come is he? be realistic. why leave a team that is likely to be playing prem footy to join a team that is likely to be playing champ’ship?
Warnock – oh for goodness sake…..?!
Don’t go with unproven managers like ince – all they will prove is how inexperienced they are, at the cost of our prem leauge status.
Curbishley seems the pick of the bunch, but with 4 years out of the game, is still a risk.
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Although I have previously made my views on MM as a manager very clear he was a thoroughly decent man and I wish him well.
One disturbing issue is that he is said to have wanted Demba Ba, Cabaye and Craig Gardener but wages (not fees) were the stumbling block. Where would we be today with that trio?
“Pay peanuts, get monkeys” isn’t just a glib cliche and although many think all players are overpaid it’s a free market. If Wolves board are determined to stick to their “sensible pay structure” then they will never attract enough quality to be a truly successful club at Premiership level.
They should be honest, admit that and console themselves with their prudence whilst staring at the empty white elephant new stand instead of blaming Pub TV.
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It will all be done on the cheap. As Moxey says the new manager will have to keep to the clubs operating code. That means let’s order some more peanuts to feed the monkeys, cuz that’s all we can afford. As for short term manager, that is totally counter productive. We are probably going down to the fizzy pop league so get a manager in who can look at the playing staff, so he can either get rid or get in New players.
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Please,not Curbishley! Another mediocre manger who will make mediocre signings and toe the line with the board because he is grateful to be back in a job. If he is so good and so driven why has he not been in a job for 4 yrs, why has no other premiership club taken him on? We need drive and motivation in the next manager to get the team up for the challenge of survival, tho it’s seems Morgans Wolves are more about cost effectiveness rather than quality, doing things on the cheap will ultimately cost more in the long term! That’s why we’re are in the situation in the first place….
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Please Please do not make the mistake of picking a manager frrom the media/bookies wish list. Think about it Mr Morgan we need a young up and coming manager like Hughton or Adkins or Poyet. look what Lambert and Rodgers have done this season, no dinosaurs please give us loyal fans something to cheer for! COME ON YOU WOLVES
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OK Mick had his faults and lots of them but lets not spare an amount of venom for the over paid ,gutless,wasters who played on Sunday. Mick was loyal to all of them and that disgrace on Sunday just about sums up the modern day footballer. Do you really think they were bothered as they climbed into their top of the range motors and drove to their large houses with their model wives. Not a chance and as for clipboard he really is the Teflon Don. No more flag waving, no more badge kissing, no more pre match preditions, no more we are gutted Mick got sacked, just shut up and do what you are extremely well paid for because most of us on Sunday would given our right arm to pull on our beloved golden shirt.
Rant Over
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Curbs in. Paul Ince number 2! Has to be the dream ticket!!!!!!!
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Just heard the early bird is now on offer to anyone not just ST holders… Guess Moxey is worrying about sales now, it won’t work. The only way to boost sales is higher a good replacement and not take a step sideways or backwards with some of the names mentioned.
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Neil Warnock as manager till the end of the season. I think he’ll give us just the kind of leadership we need at the moment, he’s a great battler and WILL keep us up!
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NO NO TO BRUCE/WARNOCK JUST THE SAME AS MUPPET.CURBISLEYS WORTH A TRY BUT ALL A BIT LATE. should of gone last may. morgan not that
worried about us fans or wolver with regards football,if we go down hen/jarvis/fletch that
20m plus so it ok for him ,he only here for the money.
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A lot of people on here are saying it’s too little too late but not too late to whip up a bit of interest in Early Bird is it Moxey!
Bet the CEO and his spin doctors think they are being very clever with this latest PR masterstroke!
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For me Ian Holloway should be the man they get to take over. I think he is the only candidate who could galvanise the players, lift thier spirits and give them some confidence back that they will need IF we are to get out of this mess…
Most of the players had a big affection for mick and are no doubt very low at this moment in time and some dull, lackluster personailty like Curbs just isnt going to work in my opinion…
I belive Holloway would be chomping at the bit for an opportunity to manage a club like ours ( no disrespect to Blackpool but we are a bigger club ) and have another crack at the prem which he deserves. Blackpool played some cracking football at times last season and hes got them going again with little funding and losing his better players this season. If we was to go down aswell he already has a promotion on his cv and i think hes a good long term option to wolves to build on. Fair enough he can be abit wacky at times but he speaks the truth with always alot of sense to go with it. Hes also big buddies with Wilkins so something could happen there possibly…
But this is wolves and nothing goes to plan so no doubt the scouse owner has some managerial dreamteam of John Barnes and Sammy Lee at the ready….
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Well whoever we get (and I hope it’s Curbs) needs to recall EVERY Wolves player that is out on loan (Shame we can’t get Guedioura back) so every player gets a fair and equal chance to prove themselves.
Elokobi, Ikeme, Vokes,Mouyokolo, Batth, Griffiths, Doherty, Hemmings, Reckford, and Mendez-Laing. Start packing, you’ve got another shot at it.
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Ince would be a great number 2. Would he be satisfied as an assistant though?
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50 – Your first two paragraphs pretty much reflect my own feelings, mate. There really is too much “emotional claptrap” clouding the issue. Mick lived on the club’s and fans’ gratitude for promotion for far too long. That’s why we’ve gone backwards. Morgan’s even more to blame than Mick for allowing this nonsense to persist for so long. However, I wish Mick well in his next job and thank him for his efforts.
Personally, I’m not convinced we’ll survive no matter who we bring in. It’s asking a lot from any boss. Ideally, MM would’ve seen the season out but Sunday’s result made it impossible.
We’ll better placed to make a rational decision once the season’s over and we know what’s what. A temporary fix is maybe the best option. However, when you see exciting, up-and-coming young bosses like Clark, Hughton, Rogers and Lambert, you can’t help but admire their work and fancy a bit of it yourself. That’s the kind of boss to take us forward. Good luck in your selection process, Moxey. Just keep the likes of Warnock and that joker McLaren away from Molineux, please.
As for our players, well, save your crocodile tears, boys. You had many chances to prove yourself and help save Mick’s skin. Sure, Mick had his faults, but having utter faith in you lot wasn’t one of them. Unfortunately, it was misplaced faith. Next time out, just quit the talkin’ and do the walkin’.
You owe us, big time.
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It will never come out properly (Mick is too decent a man to reveal all) but my feelings towards the other two Ms are pretty hostile right now. They are culpable as well. Incidentally, if Mick does end up at Leeds, TC might fancy a return to his old club.
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Still think bully would be better call than ince though. Bull is a legend in anyone’s eyes and just what all the fans need.
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Who is the most aggresive premier player in recent years?
Who takes no s**t from anyone?
Who always demands the utmost respect from everyone?
Who would drive the players to do their absolute utmost to stay in the premier league?
ROY KEANE
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Amazed nobody has mentioned Gianfranco Zola yet. Kept West Ham up against the odds a couple of years ago, replaced with Herman Munster and before you know it they are a Championship side.
He’s out of work, knows English football, has a different approach to the game from McCarthy and is arguably even more popular and personable than Mick.
I agree with some others that Bruce is not as bad as many make out. My personal preference would be Alan Curbishley, then Zola then perhaps Adkins or Clark. You can keep Colin, never kept a side up, does nothing but walk the FA tightrope with his comments (would snap your hand off for Keith Curle as a coach though). Sven will suck the club dry before staggering drunkenly out the doors at the end of the season; Benitez hasn’t got the bottle for a relegation fight; Holloway got Blackpool relegated and couldn’t do anything with the players we have, IMHO.
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50 RichWolf64, 68YOSB,
You both make very good points, I said at the start of this season we should draw a line under last season and give him full support this season, for the first few games I thought we had cracked it, we played some excellent football, then it all went wrong and he reverted to last seasons failed tactics which nearly took us down.
So I am afraid this has been comimg for a long time.
Football is a business and players / managers get paid and keep jobs for results, which in our case have been sadly lacking.
The worst thing he did in my opinion was offering 4 year contracts to his favourites, for poor performances, however these were also signed off by the 2M’s who are supposed to be shrewd business people.
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Curbs wouldn’t be so much a risk being out for a couple of years, on football side of things Daglish is doing alright a part from his out of touch with society problem and some signings he may be regretting. So when compared to the time difference I think Curbs would a good one, what he did for Charlton could be us in the long term.
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Curbishley is the only candidate.
Charlton were trying to establish themselves as a mid table club as well as build a new ground, sounds familiar!?
Well Curbishley worked wonders for Charlton at this level, finding players like Bent, Euell, Powell and Matty Holland etc.
Charlton never recovered after he left.
In addition, considering our training facilities and youth development, we have not seen one youngster come through and make a footprint on the Wolves 1st team in over 5 years.This is Curbishleys strong point, e
he was great at bleeding in the youth development at Charlton and could do the same for us.
My third reason is he joined West Ham in a similar position to ours and kept them up!
Its a no brainer, get Curbishley and lets re-build with him.
It would also be nice to get someone like Ray Wilkins in to assist him.
For me that would be progress.
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50 & 68 Good posts,
a lot of my thoughts in there too. No sentiments required for the sacking, those are exclusively reserved for the club we love!
I fancy Curbishley could do the end of season job and he just might keep us up too. And f he couldn’t he’d still be my choice to get us back up and quick too. Nobody else come near his abilities on a shoe string budget. Just because he’s been out of a job doesn’t mean he isn’t still the talent he was when he had one. What do some of you think, that he’s been reading novels or sun bathing his time away?
He’d be certain to cut a lot of the dead wood adrift too. Too bad for Morgan that he won’t get much of a return on the fees paid and contracts absurdly awarded to below par signings. As a business man, that’ll sting his pocket (hopefully).
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Yes No.18 would love to see Curbs and Ray Wilkins. Good luck to Mick as well.
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I don’t suppose this will get posted.If the club seriously expects the majority of fans to understand the ‘long term Molineux project’,it would help if they tell us what happened to the £9m profit made two seasons ago,was this money retained by the club or distributed to the owner.The same applies to profits made last season soon to be announced ,and projected profits for this season.What does it profit a football club if they get beat 5-1 at home by their neighbours.
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Im of the opinion that the best fit for Wolves would be Chris Hughton he ticks all the boxes as far as Moxey and Morgan are concerned he has produced minor miracles with hardly any money a very good coach who knows how to get the best from players because the biggest problem at Wolves is the coaching and tactics,he is truly a nice guy I had lunch with him several times when he was a Spurs player many years ago and was impressed with his intelligence.Alan Curbishly would also be a very good candidate with an excellent track record the only negative would be hes been out of the game for 3years.
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73 – Agreed. Those big contacts always amazed me, too, TFW. A reward for mediocrity indeed. As you said, you can’t help but question the business sense of Mick’s (ex) superiors. If the yardstick of ‘success’ is in the value of our current players, how many of our squad would be cherry picked by PL clubs, if we go down? Three?
Our plight is a combination of all 3M’s making huge clangers at crucial times. True, Mick is inadequate at this level, but Moxey is a renowned penny-pincher (his oft-used word is “prudence”, of course). Add to the mix Morgan’s warped priorities…then chuck in a liberal sprinkling of cheapo buys “for the future” (Eggert Jonsson being the latest)…oh, and don’t forget an Assistant Manager who arrived at the Wolves before Elvis even cut his first disc. Hell, who’s really surprised at the chaos we’re in? It aint all down to McCarthy, as I said. Aint that right, Steve?
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Curbishley almost got charlton champions league football, if it wasnt for chelsea pouching Scott parker away from them and they ended up 5th in the prem, so all you curb haters know your facts first before you start slagging an experienced prem manager with a proven track record. The rest of the names being mentioned are a joke. If curb don’t get the job I won’t be renewing my ticket. We have the chance of getting a top prem manager, proven and respectable. Bruce is a traitor and would jump bout at the sniff of a chequebook.
Would like to see Matt murry involved in last 13 games aswell as bully. Doyle needs some serious one on one to start finding the net again.
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The Rangers manager may be available very soon!
He has European experience and is used to a winning team.
Alan
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need to make sure that you don’t go backwards now, like megson for us mac has built a base for your club to move forward,.,short fix won’t work no good havin someone come in do a great escape then leave ya high n dry.names are being thrown up as the new boss some am ok but not really what is needed up at wolves,.i have a couple of names that would do a good job of keeping you guys up cause after all the bull of the rivalry truth be known i want it how it used to be in top flight,us you coventry derby notts forrest the blues put the midlands in the limelight any way my list is……..big sam
steve bruce
derrick mcinnes
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Frankly I dont think it matters who we bring in.Morgan and Moxey give the impression they think everyone else is to blame except themselves.Morgan couldnt even come back and sack Mick himself. That says everything you need to know about our owner.It is obvious a WWFC manager will not be given the necessary funds to establish the club in the premiership on a long term basis. You have heard it from Moxey’s own lips : ” more of the same”So I can only conclude,long term, they are content to be a yo yo club ,and at the same time making little or no progress in any of the cup competitions. Truly depressing
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If available and enticeable, take Big Sam (true Wolvo supporter). 2nd choice Chris Hughton. If any of these not possible, fire clipboard Connor and bring in Alan Curbishley and Ray Wilkins as his assistant. Please, these are the only alternatives that make any sense and could save us. UTMW
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I have just read the article re new captain but same course.I honestly think our Chief Executive is either in denial or totally underestimates the views of many,I would say most,Wolves fans.We feel let down.I think I was the first on here to say ‘footballers not bricks’.And I was heavily criticised on this forum by some.But now it is a common view that teambuilding should have come before ground redevelopment.The general chat that I have experienced in and out of the ground is that more should have been done last summer in the transfer market.Fans also question why unlike other clubs are we so poor at signing players from abroad.Like it or not there is a genuine distrust at the motives for the Compton redevelopment,and I would like to know what has happened to the profits made from our time in the Premier.The people at the top may want to steer the same course,but they need to be more open,if they going to keep the customers on board.
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Have heard a rumour that now Micks gone,the remaining 2 MM’s have aplan to soar up the league,they’re going to hire the “Goodyear Blimp”, reckon they know its the only thing to keep us up.
Only one capable of making a difference is Chris Hughton,cracking job at Blues with very limited cash,was also dragging the Toon out of doldrums before being sacked by a glorified market trader.
39 points left to play for this season,lets get at least 25 to at least stand a chance,& lets hope whoever is the new boss will try & put the emphasis on getting the points playing football,& not with a bunch who run around putting a shift in but not creating anything. Could go on all night about, what needs to change,but they rarely listen to the fans opinions.
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Speaking as an outsider,are Wolves players worse than those at Norwich and Swansea? I dont think so. They seem to lack motivation for one thing. Rancor is right though about Steve Bruce. Bruce has admitted that tactics are not his forte, and his tenure at clubs follow a predictable pattern; an improvement in results at first, followed by more patchy performances, followed by losing football punctuated by the odd good result. The truth is that he always eventually gets the bullet. The smart choice would be Alan Curbishley.
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Hilarious some of the names that have been mentioned on here over the last couple of days.
Andy Gray? What about Richard Keys as his assistant. Trouble making Tesco’s me think.
Alan Curbishley is the most obvious candidate out there at the moment and whatever Moxey says pick the right manager for this team not just the one who you think will fit your criteria.
That has always struck me about Jez.
He dislikes anyone who won’t buy into his way of thinking and is the puppet for Steve Morgan.
Balance the books is a sensible train of thought in business but sometimes you have to take a risk in life to achieve what your goals are going to be.
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Looking at Alan Curbishley objectively, three maybe four years out of managament is a long time. If he has ambition, has he applied for numerous jobs and got “knocked back” ? Or, if he lacks ambition, preferring to pick up easy money as a T.V. pundit during his “wilderness years”, do we want that type of laid back character at the Molineux ? For me he has always had a kind of snooty, disdainful air about him that suggests that he couldnt be paid enough to manage north of Watford.
Contrast him with Chris Hughton who took on the Newcastle job when it was tantamount to coaching the Christians versus the Lions, sacked unfairly after doing a great job , and then took on Blues after a firesale of their best players. You can only admire where he has taken them this season – on a shoestring budget! Steve, Jez, open the chequebook and grab this intelligent guy before the Republic of Ireland do in August
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WEST CORK, why would Hughton want to come to Wolves when the chances of Brum being in the Prem next season are looking very good?
Curbs has the credentials in my book.
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isnt what normally happens is that everybody throws names around and then we go a get somebody completly random for about 50p??
if thats the case….. how about Michael Barrymore!!
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Given that Moxey has already sacked the one manager perfectly qualified to keep us up and he now saying that they are considering a short term appointment (ie unemployed = no compensation) I think that the best available is Alan Curbishley.
Both Bruce and Warnock have been sacked this season because they were doing worse than MM and if Warnock is appointed as manager I will not visit Molineux again until he leaves. I wouldn’t care if he did keep us up, he comes with too much baggage and don’t forget he was just about the only man who would sign Joey Barton
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As an Albion fan its not really any of my concern as to who Wo1ve5 appoint,nor do i care as long as you stay up,and Blues come up,as it would be best for Midlands football.
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