Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Wolves in fresh round of manager talks
Saturday 18th February 2012, 11:04AM GMT.
Wolves will conduct a second wave of interviews this weekend in order to leave no stone unturned in the hunt for Mick McCarthy’s successor.
The three front-runners in the eyes of the bookies have now all spoken with club officials about the vacancy – but Wolves’ list of contenders reaches beyond Alan Curbishley, Steve Bruce and Neil Warnock.
The race took another intriguing twist this afternoon when Bruce, who has been second-favourite overnight behind Curbishley, saw his odds shorten dramatically.
The former Birmingham, Wigan and Sunderland chief was slashed to as little as 1/7 by William Hill with Curbishley’s odds increasing to 7/1.
Steve Morgan and chief executive Jez Moxey have interviewed Curbishley and Bruce and have also spoken with Warnock, who has since been appointed to the Leeds United hot seat.
But all the Wolves front-runners have been advised that other candidates are on the club’s radar which is likely to push back an appointment to the early part of next week.
Morgan and Moxey are still adamant that they want their new gaffer at the helm in time to prepare a game plan for next weekend’s visit to Newcastle and the start of the 13-game schedule which will decide Wolves’ fate.
All the remaining candidates on the list will be in the “out of work” bracket and available for hire immediately – but the bookies’ market underlines just how open the field is beyond the front three.
Two former servants of a smiliar vintage, Paul Ince and his ex-boss Dave Jones, have both let it be known at Molineux that they would relish the chance. But as yet there has been no take-up.
Beyond them are improbable figures such as Gianluca Vialli, out of work since 2002 and yet a curious third favourite for many bookmakers, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Rafa Benitez as well as more familiar old hands of the domestic game led by Gordon Strachan, Roy Keane and Walter Smith.
Sacked Huddersfield boss and rising talent Lee Clark shot up the betting market yesterday. However, he clashes with Wolves’ intention to seek out a man of Premier League experience.
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Well it won’t be Warnock as he has just been appointed as the new Leeds manager.
The list of available managers just highlights what few options there are.
Still expect Curbishley to be appointed early next week.
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I thought it was was interesting that Vialli has come into third fav.
Him & Wilkins anyone???
I can think of worse appointments.
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And warnock has been installed at Leeds… And all is well with the world!!!
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Warnock is manager of Leeds………….. Derrrrr
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Please bring in Ray Wilkins. A fantastic coach who whas worked with the best in the world at Chelsea.He could be assisted by someone like Paul Ince who is still learning his trade as a manager
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STEVE BRUCE IS A JOKE BUT SUMS MORGAN AND MOXLEY UP IF THEY APPOINT HIM
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OGS n clark I’d have out of the other names mentioned
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Not sure this is what i want to hear… Obviously talks with Curbs didn’t go swimmingly ? If so why look else where? Warnocks gone to Leeds which is great as I have another reason to hate them both even more now! Whilst I understand they feel they must exhaust all avenues to make sure they get the right man in place I can’t help feeling that this is just so typical of wolves to drag it out and you watch we’ ll still end up with Steve bl*^%dy Bruce!!!
If we do I swear my early bird renewal will be going straight in the bin!
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If the board are listening to the fans then Curbishley is the only choice.
Online polls have shown that Bruce would be a disaster with the fans and that Curbishley is the only contender with widespread support.
His record is superb. Get him hired.
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i hope its brucey best of the rest
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Lets pray!
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Delaying an appointment to get the right man is to Wolves credit BUT if he is not appointed before at least Wednesday of next week then he will have no time to assess the players before the Newcastle game. That would leave Mr. Clipboard in charge of the team and I hardly think any Wolves fan would be happy to see him choosing the 18 players to gain a result.
As messrs Morgan & Moxey are interviewing even more than the 3 ‘obvious’ names which have been touted around, gives the impression they are not convinced any of those 3 are suitable. That being the case, then who would be?
Vialli some years ago would have been worth a shout but not after 8 years out of the game!
Keane would shake the players up but would he turn our fortunes around? Not convinced about that.
Smith, has a wealth of experience but what has he ever achieved South of the border? It’s a different game down here.
Ince, Jones, Benitez, Solskjaer and Clark.
Ince has not proved he can manage anyone since he failed to get the job last time. Jones has his plusses but is he any better than McCarthy?
Benitez has already ruled himself out which leaves Solskjaer and Clark but Moxey has declared that a novice will not be given the job, so those 2 are as good as non-runners.
So unless there is anyone who M & M have their sights set on, then surely the new man must come from those previously mentioned but who?
The guessing game goes on!
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Alan Curbishley for me but my second choice would be Dave Jones with Incey for the rest of the season and see what Division we are playing in before making a permanent appointment.
Our defence is what needs MASSIVE attention and in Zubar, Bassong, Craddock, Foley and Jonhson we have good individuals but they need to make a unit. Since Mc Namara has left the club we also haven’t had a specialist left back. Konchesky, Bridge, Ridgewell etc have been players identified but not gone for.
I hope that the new Manager will give Hammill an opportunity of a run of games at home as him and Jarvis will cause havoc on the flanks.
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Some one Said they thought they saw Maradonna exiting the molyneux last night with Gazza waiting in the Jag outside.
Dangerous days Amigos!
UTW
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thankfully Warnock has accepted leeds job, a good manager but not right for wolves
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Doubt it will be warnock, seeing as he has gone to leeds?
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What are they doing,hopefully going through the motions and appoint Curbs Monday am. Vialli, what.
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I still believe that Neil Warnock is the front runner for the job at Wolves, his offbeat style and personality, experience and shock tactic merchant, is something the Wolves team have been lacking and are in real need of a dose of the ‘Warnock plan’
Neil is thorough, direct and takes no prisoners in his approach, and capable of sorting out the men from the boys in quick time. He is a ‘death or glory’ manager, the type Wolves need in the short time at least.
Watch this space
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Curbs yes, Bruce no, Warnock no, Vialli no chance, Me yes, Jones yes cause I have a bet on it
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So glad that Wolves are taking their time in selecting a new Manager, and one hopes that the likes of Paul Ince and Dave Jones are taken into consideration.
Can anyone tell me why no one is considering Steve Bull ?
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PLEASE MORGAN AND MOXEY NO BRUCE AT WOLVES.
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Gianluca Vialli ur man steve get him now
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Just heard that Leeds have appointed Warnock….
What a waste, he well may have been one of the few with a chance to save Wolves…
Can’t blame McCarthy this time.
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Take no notice of the impatient ones. This appointment is very important and you have to be sure he’s the right man. At least we know Neil Warnock’s out of the race. Thank you Ken Bates.
We know Curbishley is the frontrunner with the bookies….and us fans, but, it’ll be interesting to find how you view him (and vice versa) Also be interesting to know if Dave Jones has a realistic chance. He was the one manager who suffered ‘cos Sir Jack’s patience ran out on stumping up cash to be wasted. I think he was popular with the fans and more importantly Jez the Pie.
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I am sick of reading these stupid testaments to the glory of Mick McCarthy, a good bloke he may have been, but as a Premiership manager, even ‘blind Freddie’ would have done a better job.
As a footballer he was just a little better than a ‘hack’, as a person to my mind, he was an ignorant Yorkshire man, as a Manager, he was out of his depth.
If I read another ‘dear Mick’ posting on this site, well, there is not enough vomit in the world…..if you get my meaning
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At least Warnock is out of the equation. I think Curbishley will deffo need help and I feel Ince would be a good shout. He would motivate and has the respect of the fans.
WE AM WOLVES
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Sort it and sort it quick, already taken to long.
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steve bull&ray wilkins
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Warnock gone -good
Bruce – please reject Wolves too
Curbishley – wait for another club with ambition – Arsene may well wish to go
Anyone else apart from MM – stay away please and leave M and M’s in the mire
That is where they have left Wolves.
If Van Damme had stayed you would have been higher in the league! Quality player with the Frimpong and Fletcher -Mick is the choice!!
How to endere yourself to Wolves – open a Youth Club with caring W’ton Council NOT
MM in M and M out in out in out shake the bottle about
Do a turn around Wolves – admit the wrongs you do!
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Seems there is a pattern to everything that wolves do. That is to take there time. Then pick the cheapest option and then saying we tried our best to get the best man in. Sounds a bit Like our protracted transfer negotiations. The club and board are a laughing stock. Clipboard to manage at Newcastle, god help us, then I think they will make totally wrong choice with Bruce, possibly on a short term deal. I for one will not be visiting molineux if that clown is made manager.
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Have i missed something – 12:00 saturday lunchtime and according to Skybet.com Steve Bruce is 1/5 favourite to take over and Curbishley is 7/1???? Please nooooo!!
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Warnock at Leeds good he will get them up but thats it.Really pleased he wont be coming to the Mol.
I hope Huddersfield snap up “BRUCE” another manager who is and only ever will be at the wrong end of the table.
Bruce would not last two seasons at Wolves.
Curbishley is the man but only for the 13 games!!!!
If we go down we need to get a completely new Manager,people like “zola”"vialli”"lambert”"poyyet”"rogers” these Men especially LAMBERT are seriously worth chasing.
Zola and Vialli will raise the clubs profile to a level of stardom.We would attract some serious ittalian talent and will start being a team who will entertain!
I would love a roller coaster ride but the clubs future may be put at risk with the latter two.Also whilst “moxey” is in charge we wont get any hollywood type of action,I respect that but sometimes he as to learn to compromise.
I would do the job for free for the last “13 GAMES” I would get the 5-6 wins needed for survival!!!!!!!These very players coming out and taking blame is not good enough they get “paid” serious amounts they should be constantly 100% in training,off field activities and on the pitch during each and every season!In between they can get carried away with their “FAME”!
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Warnock gone to Leeds,Please Huddersfield take on Bruce.Ince is not the manager for us either.I feel that we need a proven manager that`s why I would like to see Benitez in the job,I am not for or against Curbishley but if other clubs they go for it and are not bothered who they upset so why not go for Hughton or Pardew and yes compensation would have to be paid.
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if they go for bruce we may as well forget it.
none of the fan want him so hes got no chance.
but it all a bit late curbia.sley look the best
of what about now worth ago
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5 – Agree Ray Wilkins would be a big plus in some form at Wolves, in place of Terry Connor! – Chelsea went downhill after he left.
18 – Warnock is the Leeds manager now !
Rumour control is that Bruce is the front runner – I would love Gus Hiddink but he is tied up with a Russian club and I doubt we could afford him anyway. Walter Smith is an interesting addition to the rumours, I think he would be a decent long term manager, though I don’t know how he effective he could be in the short term.
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I DONT BELIEVE IT!!! ALAN CURBISHLEY HAS JUST TURNED DOWN THE WOLVES JOB!!!! JUST ANNOUNCED ON SKYSPORTS SOOCCER SATURDAY
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Curbishley has refused the wolves job after it was offered to him!!!!!!
WTF!!!! Morgan and Jez are bringing us to the brink of the fizzypop league without the players!!!
SHAMBLES….
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Curbishley has been offered the job and said NO!!!!!!!!
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Sky are saying Curbs has turned it down !!! What is happening?,
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apparently Curbishley has been offered the job….. and turned it down!!??
what the hell are the board offering to them? a 13 game contract or not enough money?
we’ll end up with Bruce !! FFS………..
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Ebanks mum – you’re having a laugh aren’t you?
Bully has not got the experience to manage Wolves although he would be good for rousing the players pre-match.
We need someone with nous, a tactical brain and someone who will play the right players because of form, ability and not forgetting knowing how to get results.
Sorry I will chicken out of nominating anyone. I only support the club not own it!
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Rumoured that Curbishley has now turned the job down.
What a complete and utter shambles. Why would you sack a manager when you don’t have/won’t pay for a better replacement?
I feel compelled to express my opinion through the medium of mathematics.
McCarthy > Bruce
Morgan + Moxey = 0 clue
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Firstly, i’d like to point out it is so good to be able to put former in the above name!!
Secondly, whoever it is that comes in needs to clear out the deadwood in the backroom staff. Tez is no more than a youth/sunday football coach, Tony is nothing more than a fitness fanatic, Pat Mountain taught himself how to play in goal at uni, scouting system that consisted of Taff Evans sat in a bar in Belgium or Scotland, drinking Stella and asking the locals who they thought could put a shift in, but with an obvious language barrier.
Now is the time to get rid and put in place something that no other manager has been able to achieve. My personal preference would be to appoint Curbishley with Ray Wilkins as First team coach and bring with them their own team/contacts/experience with them.
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Surely they know who they want, don’t they? We need the new man’s influence pronto if we are to have a chance at Newcastle. It isn’t just tactics, the whole team’s morale needs one hell of a boost so time is of the essence.
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SSN has just announced Curbs has turned down the job……Potato head gone to Leeds……Hello Steve:(
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warnock leeds, curbs says no ,bruce 1/4 favourite
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Whilst we are all eager to know who our next manager will be I just hope that Morgan & Moxey take as much time as they need to appoint the right man.
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Well sorry wolfies and wolfesses Warnock would have cleared the dead wood we have had since start off season . Most defo like all wolves fans dont want Fat Bruce no way be like having Hoddle and we all know what he did for the club . Need a leader like Turner Chung Macgary where is Mr barnwell still heading the FA now he is a born leader . Think curbs a good choice but better out there and maybe he been out off game too long .Now maybe Moxey and Morgan are thinking lee clarke and backroom staff clean sweep new start . And dont forget Mr Grayson is avaalible too . Lets have happy times back at the moleneux .
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NO Bruce. He got sacked from Sunderland for a reason. 1st Curbs, 2nd Rafa and then god help us.
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If they appoint Bruce, they might as well forget the Early Bird scheme, cos there won’t be any takers. Bruce spent a fortune at Sunderland in the summer, took them into the relegation zone and watched them climb to 8th under Martin O’Neill. Morgan may as well have stuck with Mick if all he is going to do is bring in Bruce, the man who has failed at many clubs. Personally I’d bring in Curbishly in a heartbeat if he wants the job. Just like O’Neill at Leicester, he kept Charlton in the Prem for years (mid table at that) and watched them slide down the divisions when they sacked him.
If Bruce comes its all over, and he won’t get us back up either.
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Curbishley has got to be the right choice. No candidate can guarantee survival, so let’s pick the most talented manager. Curbishley won 7 games out of 9 in West Ham’s relegation battle a few years ago so the notion that only a firebrand like Warnock can save us seems a little simplistic. T Curbishley!
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18.angry wolf.
What part of Warnock’s gone to Leeds did’nt you understand.
If you believe what the papers say Morgan and Moxey were’nt entirely convinced by what Curbishley had to say. They usually get it wrong and i hope that’s the case in this one.
I would just like to say to the Huddersfield owner snap up Steve Bruce this weekend. Go on i know you want to.
Of the others who are being interviewed it’s anybody’s guess who that will be.
They have already said it’s no job for a novice, so that would rule out the likes of Ince, Clark and Solskjaer.
Won”t be anyone already in a job,so not Rodgers or Lambert.
Dave Jones, Roy Keane, Zola and all the others out of a job at the moment, don’t exactly fill me with confidence.
So Morgan and Moxey, give it to the candidate who the majority of fans want. ALAN CURBISHLEY.
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Hugely disappointed (if accurate) to hear that all our potential candidates are currently out of work.
Most are without a club for a reason.
There are several very good managers whom we should be approaching who are currently employed
My personal choice is Paul Lambert
Just a real lack of ambition from The Club
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21. Mr Fantastic…………..I think you summed that up very well indeed !! We do not want Bruce here. If we’re going down that route we might just as well have kept Mick.
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Please, please not Bruce. Spent a fortune at s/land and couldn’t stop the rot!
It has to be Curbs. May have been out of game for a few years, but would have kept his eye in. NOBRAINER!!!!!!!!
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Curbishley just turned down wolves heard it on Wm, well 2ms no early bird for me, championship beckons, if ever 2ms appoint Bruce, expect to see worse than last Sunday after the first loss!!!
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I think the club are handling the search for a new manager in the right way and I’m sure there are other candidates outside of ones we know of that have been or will be interviewed.
If they are keen on taking a manager already at a club the wait could be longer.
Mick has left us in a big mess with a squad that cant win at home, cant defend or keep the ball. With 13 games left even capello,benitez would struggle and to keep this club up and this would be one of their biggest achievements.
12- steve powell- Walter smith managed Everton for a least 2 seasons before Moyes and he managed to keep them up when they were facing relegation. He was also no 2 for Alex Ferguson at Man Utd for a season.He would be a very good appointment.
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Soccer Saturday Geoff said curbishley turned us down, if so its looking bleak ,Bruce not a clue .
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No’s 18,19 are you in a media blackout area? Warnokio has been Leeds manager since 18.00 yesterday, Monaco time; Sky headlined it at 10.30 am today! But WHY OH WHY ARE WE WAITING? Are the candidates trying to fill their boots (£1m/year + £1m bonuses on a three year deal, with a year’s pay-off, as suggested on twitter?), or as one Agent on Facebook who has links to AC suggested a cheapskate appointment (£1m overall package, 40% basic, IF they keep WWFC in the greed league and 12 month with 12 month options?), by the Molineux heir-achy; Who knows, but it looks like Curbs has priced himself out (greedy B), so ‘good game, good game’ BRUCIE is in pole with Lee Clark coming up on the inside!
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Alan Curbishley has been offered the Wolves job – and turned it down!! Whats that all about?
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Warnock out of the running now he’s manager at Monaco…what’s that? Sorry, obviously Ken is a true Leeds LEGend and has decided a spot of Pinot Grig by the Med will snare the man for the job up north.
Meanwhile down at The Bull & Bladder, Jez and Stevo are doing the biz. Sorry, wrong again its The RAC club just by Pall Mall where the cosying up is being done…full of class The Wolves you know.
There really is no dispute, heard it hear first before any of you nearer the Northern Hemisphere action. Curbs has signed on the dotted line using clipboard’s clipboard for stationery’s sake.
Wherever we are
Whatever we do
We are The Wolves
Up the Bombers – NAB cup, Perth WA, Sunday
Brighton East 3187
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If the board refused to let him bring in his own backroom staff and would prefer to keep clueless Connor and if you don’t want to train today Daly they should all resign Morgan and the board OUT
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Just heard Curbs was offered job but turned it down???? Not sure how true this is. Anyone know anything?
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(20 ebanks) I’m sure someone will mate I’m sure someone will!
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ebanks mum….”why no one is considering Steve Bull?”…. He is without doubt a local hero but ain’t a football club manager.
Paul Ince….he has been at the top level but failed. Same for DJ.
Respect them all for what they did at WWFC and how they might hold the club in high regard but they are not the management material we need looking to the future.
Wherever we are
Whatever we do
We are The Wolves
Brighton East 3187
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IF POTATO HEAD GETS THE JOB I WON’T B DOWN THE MOLINEUX 4 A WHILE! HOLLOWAY, CLARK OR SCRACHEN 4 ME! But what do I know! ;-p
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How about this name in for thought Souness?
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Steve Bruce 4-1 on, C’mon Wolves not this guy, he’s in the same mould as Mick and isnt any better. You’ve only got to see what O’Neill has done with ‘his’ team to see he couldnt motivate a team either. Frying pan into the fire me thinks. Look at what Curb’s did at Charlton! speaks volumes.
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Just on sky sports news.Alan curbishley has turned the wolves job down.oh what a surprise.thanks jez and Morgan,now please leave our club alone!
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No Dowie on the radar ??? Vialli and Wilkins might seam attractive but not sure they are used to working in this environment. I think you’ll end up with Brucey bonus, if Curbs had inpressed already I would not have interviewed anyone else but focused on a deal to bring him and his team in f
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If steve bruce is appointed i predict that along with myself thosands of other season ticket holders will not renew their tickets next season.If Curbs is not given the job give Lee clark a chance he would be the breath of fresh air the club needs.
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Well that says it all !! kurbishly has ruled himself out after the interview, niel warnock takes the job at leeds even before we have finnished interviewing.
Morgan and moxy need to go too.
does any 1 know who owns what and whos paying for what when it comes to the training ground and the houses, are we left with a dept on the training ground but morgan gets the profit from the houses. since 1 couldnt be built without the other!!
Back to the appointment of the manager ?? please not Bruse another manager who finds it hard to have a plan B so no thanks.
UTW
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I hate to say I told you so but all you kick badgers must surely be kicking yourselves. Look at the field of potentials here!!! Absolute dross. None of them fill me with ANY confidence. Others too I notice with the usual ‘I’ll burn my season ticket’ remarks as usual. I’m beginning to seriously loathe some of my fellow so called wolves supporters. Never happy and always moaning. It is you that makes me want to cancel my season ticket. UTW
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13. Jackie mac the specialist left back ?.
He was a right back / right midfields before he came here. We played him left back cos we didnt have cover there
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Curbishley has turned it down apparently. Moxey and Morgan must have really impressed him with their vision of the future of the club , I think not. This is our forerunner and favorite with the bookies. I really do despair now. This could be the start of a very long journey and six years wasted
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Curbishley as turned the job down. Go and poach Brendan rogers or Ian holloway
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so no warnock well sorry wolfies and wolfesses as fans over 40 years warnock would ave got rid off the dead wood from this and previous seasons . Defo we dont want brucie on his track record be like having hoddle back and we know we he didnt do for the club . we need leader like macgarry chung turner oh and is mr barnwell avalible no he head off fa now he is a true leader . no we need someone like curbs but as he been out iff football too long . Lee clark and his backroom staff clean sweep and also mr grayson is avalible there is better out there but clark / grayson and backroom staff be a good move .
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Did nobody notice what Steve Bruce did at Sunderland? And that was with a wedge of money!!!
If they employ Bruce I won’t step inside the place again! Season ticket with remaining games free to a good home.
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Time the scouser and brylcream basketball boy left…TAXI
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The rumours doing the rounds are that Curbishley has turned job down due to length of contract offered. Which leaves us with The Moose….great!!
Anybody else think Dave Jones should be given another go?!! He did all the hard work last time and left financially high and dry in the Premiership…Unfinished Business
And James it’s MOXEY NOT MOXLEY!!
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number 20 ……are you brain dead? bully as manager .he couldnt manage to support his REAL team WBA .ive seen his tatoo AND have you forgot about his episode with stafford rangers? leave well alone unless you wanna go back to the bottom teer of the football leauge.cus thats where he’d take you
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Heard on Sky Sports that Curbishley has been offered the job, but turned it down.
I hope you get a good manager as I’ve often said that I would like all of the Midland sides in the Prem.
Good luck
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Whoever they bring in they must bring a no 2. I like Lee Clarke, his assistant is Terry Mcdermott who was a great goal scoring midfielder for liverpool and was also assistant to keegan during newcastles glory days in the 90`s.
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FIRE IN BELLIES A GOOD ATMOSPHERE IN THE DRESSSING ROOM THIS WILL BE OUR BEST SEASON EVER IN THE PREMIERSHIP . COMMENTS MADE AT THE START OFF THE SEASON . YES BOYS YOU DID AND HAVE LET MICK DOWN YOU REALLY DID . NOW IN WITH THE NEW MANAGER AND HIS BACKROOM TEAM AND SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN REALLY DO . AND LETS HUMILIATE THOSE TEAMS IN AND AROUND US 13 GAMES TOO GO LUCKY 13 LETS SHOW THE TOP TEAMS WHO WE ARE . AND OH SWEET JOY WOULDNT IT BE LOVELY TO SEND THEM BAGGIES DOWN WITH BOLTON AND WIGAN.
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COME ON OUR BABBIES WE ARE WOLVES WE ARE WOLVES WE ARE WOLVES XXX
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Morgan & Moxey Get Vialli in with Wilkins as ass manager, and the club will go forward
These two would be great attaching football from vialli and defencive coaching from wilko,
If we get these two in next season will be a poleasure to watch and start chasing top 10 finish.
Vialli will bring in some great signings, not all irish and ex sunderland players.
Give them ago.
Bruce is not the answer and i do not believe curbs will b any good too….
I am so glad that warnock went to leeds because he is worse than Mick…
Just would like to say though thanks mick for the first 2/3 years at wolves getting us here to the prem, but you are just punching above your wait. to hudderfield job and you will take them all the way too.
All best Mick and again thanks for all your hard work.
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Curbs has ruled himself out of it, probably because he wanted money to spend and of course, unless its building something with bricks and mortar, we aren’t interested.
So , to me, we are in a right mess now.
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god help us if its Bruce, fans will hate him!
Who to get tho is the prob? think Curbs did not fancy conditions imposed (keep us up then get contract?).
no other obvious candidates everyone a hasbeen no success rate. what about Souness?
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Get Roy Keane in with Solksjaer as a number 2. The players are all “gutted” and Mick loving at the moment – Keane will put an end to that. Won everything as a player therefore commanding respect frm the players, bought Sunderland from the bottom of the championship to premier league promotion. Only blight is his Ipswich spell. Perhaps a guy called Irwin to help them out????
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After his meeting with M&M Curbishley has ruled himself out of the Wolves job! Warnock has been appointed the new Leeds managers so it looks like Bruce. Oh dear…!
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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
To Steve Bruce,i’d rather have kept Mr McCarthy,Bruce wouldn’t get the respect of the players and definitely not the fans,look at his managerial record,its not good reading.My choice would be Dave Jones and Incey as his General.Ive got a lot of time for Dave Jones,he got us to the promised land,and then had the rug pulled from under him,without giving him a chance and a lack of transfer funds.So please listen to the fans Mr Morgan WE DON’T WANT STEVE ” mr potato head”BRUCE. “Keep The Faith”,We are Wolves.
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Steve Bruce is the man, appoint him now.
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oh dear no warnock big mistake well bring in Dave jones and incey untill end of season then go for Holloway if blackpool fail to go up
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sky spots are saying curbs has turned us down. strachan anyone?
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Curbs has been offered the job has turned it down, short term contract, small budget, probably both
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I work with Sunderland fans and laughed when they appointed Steve Bruce and was proved right, he’s second rate! I hope the jokes not on us! PLEASE DON’T, unless your going to use him to block the goal!!!
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Would love to see Curb’s and his own people in charge but have heard rumours that he has turned us down !!! Hope not… but if so would not want Bruce but the possibilty of Vialli and Wilkins now that would show some ambition from Wolves!!
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unfortunately sometimes the best candidate doesnt get the job..it depends how they interview,the questions asked and the style and ability of the interviewers to see beyond the interview process itself and their own prejudices and preconceptions..not to mention their own interview and judgment skills or lack of them..
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if we go for bruce i would not be alone in not renewing my early bird.if we would appoint bruce we might just have kept mccarthy.who ever we appoint it will be a battle to stay in this league but would have to go with curbs for the fact he took a club like charlton got them promoted and steadily improved them year after year.other canditates took teams up and never improved them.i want to go up and see our team play some football not watch a team just hoof it up the pitch.even curbishly might not be able to keep us up because the be all and end all is we still have champoionship players but the future would be brighter if we put him on a long contract because long term we would be better off as a club.so moxey bear in mind we have watched rubbish for 2 years so any more no ticket for me mate.
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Curbs track record is the best of any manager out of work. Warnock is now in work. Bruce is a straight swap for MM in style so we wudnt be moving forward. Ince not proven. Jones isn’t quite there. Vialli, good gag. Keane not good enough. How does curbs not work out? Proven, high skill, low risk. Maybe he costs too much but if M and M sacked mick as a business decision then surely hiring Curbs has to be the way forward. Buy cheap boots they will split after half a season unless u get lucky. You get what you pay for and we NEED the best man for the job. Come on Mr Morgan, youre a business man start acting like one. Good businesses have good people.
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If what I am hearing is true that Curb’s as said no. I want to know why! He is by far the standout candidate & M&M should move heaven & earth to land him. Steve Bruce not for me what haS he achieved?
COME ON M&M LAND CURB’S & GIVE US A FIGHTING CHANCE!
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Previous post should have said mick bashers doh!!!
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It’s a complete mess – a lot like the subs at half time – does anybody care anymore? Please not Steve Bruce. I think we need a complete change and I would take Paul Ince or Ray Wilkins to get a new spirit into a team who are very low on confidence and direction. A change is long overdue and this must include a P45 for the clipboard. Its very sad that Mr Morgan only appears to want to build houses on the foundations laid by Sir Jack!! I hope I am wrong on this!
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Number 20. Steve Bull?? See recent interview with Adrian Chiles….. Cannot manage himself let alone a football team!
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Curbs is my choice. Would also like to see Ince back at the club in some capacity.
Bruce NO NO NO NO NO
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Bit of a no-brainer surely? Curbishley is the outstanding candidate. The dithering by the board is a concern. Bruce will mean we’ll have Wes Brown and John OShea and the psychotic Catermole dumped on us by Martin O’Neill at inflated prices. He spent a fortune at Sunderland and his side couldn’t play, and were looking like they would finish below Wolves. I’d rather have Mick or Dave Jones back than Bruce.
Poor Mick. Sky sports were scathing of Roger Johnson’s performances today, and weren’t exactly complimentary about O’Hara’s midfield contribution either. Albatross signings that have taken the club backwards. Lets hope the new bloke gets rid pdq.
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Curbushley turns down Wolves, you heard it hear first….
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IF ITS MR POTATOE HEAD (STEVE BRUCE)I FOR ONE WONT BE WATCHING HES DONE NOTHING AS A MANAGER SPENT MILLIONS AND GOT THE SACK LOADS
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if it aint curbs then i think dave jones is a good shout ,, never got enough time last time in my opinion,, anyone saying steve bull really needs to have a word with themselves !!!!
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Curbs is th only manager for me but the media keep pushing for bruce i think they just want to see us wolves go down,moxey will go with cheapest option he can get and anyone who can push wolves forward ie curbishley he wont have cat in hells chance of getting it he ll have bruce
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I`m hearing it too, its Curbishley!! He`s agreed terms today.
Now this man is a thinker and is similar to Hodgson in that respect, I`m not saying we`ll be playing free flowing football like albion just yet because we havent got their class of player but Curbishley will keep us up.
Well done Jez amd Morgan.
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Can anyone tell me why no one is considering Steve Bull ?
Yes I can.
Because his only managerial experience is with Stafford town.
Because his record at the club was less than convincing.
Because he has never played in the premier league, nor been a premier league manager.
Because he is yet to demonstrate any quality that you would look for in a premier league manager.
Motivation, tactics, coaching, research etc.
A great player and fantastic to watch…but a manager…have you really thought that through?
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Yes to curbishley
NO TO BRUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On soccer saturday this afternoon both Jeff Stelling and Charlie Nicholas said that Alan Curishley had turned wolves job down. Hope that doesn,t leave them giving the job to Bruce, otherwise i wont be renwing season ticket. Can always hope they try to change his mind but i can’t see that happening, will just be another reason foe them to come up with their normal excuses
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Please not Bruce!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rafta will be at the helm on a short term contract till end of season. If he keeps us up he will be a hero and will help his C.V, if we go down then he can jump ship? If that isn’t the case then I’d like to see ray wilkins at the helm, when he was at Chelsea they were champions but they are struggling big time at present, he’s got a great footballing brain and has got expierence of working with the best. I like curbs but maybe not as inspirational as others like Martin o Neil, ( should of appointed him earlier in the season when we had the chance moxey!!!)
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this is a situation that know one wants the fans mainly,. 13 games to go its doable ,but you need a boss that can lift the players and enstill belief,. ya got the players to do it but they need to be up for it.sadly I’m not sure they will be ,BRUCE, aint a man manager he wouldn’t install enough bull into a player to make him beleve in his self,.great footballer as hughes for qpr, but they aint got what it takes,the type needed at this stage is a MEGSON,WARNOCK,ALADYCE type i really thought you would do enough to get warnock kinda challenge he would have loved at molenux, but the board have put him off reading between the lines.
to go to leeds summits up, i see some one said BULL? no great player but not manager be to much at this late stage .the fans suffer not ya board win or loose they don’t give a stuff,.DAVE JONES he won’t go back too much went on ,13 games what do you do? beleve the press and look like coin things on the cheap., giving you the indication the board aint interested in what league wolves are in ,or go for broke and pay for a decent boss for the last 13 games and go for it and do ya own great escape this season, ya board keep moving the goal post now its no rush and looking beyond those who would fit the bill ….3 IN MY OPINION YOU NEED TO TALK TOO AND EITHER ONE I THINK WILL DO IT FOR YOU GUYS…….IAN HOLLOWAY ,ROY KEAN ….SAM ALADYCE….. for 13 games nowt to loose lots to gain stayin up even MCINNNESS go down whimpering or STAY UP FIGHTING OK EVEN IF YA GO DOWN YA WENT DOWN FIGHTING FOR WHAT YOU BELEAVE
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Well Warnocks gone so that reduces the list, Curbishley doesn’t look keen or maybe we’re not keen on him.
Bruce?, well I think he’s a man who needs a big cheque book and we know that doesn’t meet the requirements.
Ince? far too inexperienced and didn’t cover himself in glory at Blackburn.
Vialli? too long out of the top flight, look at Dalglish, he’s done ok but hes not in touch with the ‘modern’ premier league.
I’d like to see Dave Jones back, he’s got unfished business and something to prove and maybe Ince as his assistant.
As for Bully, a great servant to the club, but his management ‘career’ hardly exists. Some of the players hadn’t even started school when he retired!
I can still hear Roy Hodgsons words “You should be careful what you wish for”. I really hope he isn’t right.
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On SkySportsNews they seem to suggest that Curbs has ruled himaelf out…. I am distraught if that’s the case. He was head and shoulders above the others. I am distraught, We are doomed
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According to the matro – Bruce is favorite, well done the numpties and anti Mick unmentionables you have got your wish – if we get Ince we are doomed – league two here we come.
Get Mick back before it’s to late and tell the numpties the second word is off, have some backbone Morgan and let them know who runs the club!
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Steve Bruce?! You must be joking please! His team were so poorly managed even WE beat them!
Curbishley all the way! Do the right thing for once Mr Morgan!
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whoever we get we must get rid of clippboad.
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I wonder who the happy clapping morons would want
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6JAMES
On the contrary i believe Steve will be a bonus.
TAXI
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Alan Curbishley is a “Crisis Manager”.
He may well be appointed to scrape us into staying in the Premiership, and he has an outside chance to succeed, but he isn’t the man to progress the club further.
Had Mr Morgan the sense, and the ‘bottle’ to relieve Mick earlier, the job could have been offered to Mark Hughes and Martin O’Neil, either of which would serve Wolves better.
As it stands, Alan Curbishley has no serious rivals, given the perameters set by the board. The question is, will Curbishley want the responsibility with the constraints associated with the position. Tough decision, even though he wants to get back into managing a premership side.
As for Mick McCarthy? Great guy, great manager up to and including championship level. Pulled Wolves out of the doldrums into the premiership. BUT, that cursed word, BUT, he hasn’t got the skill or the tactical know-how to be successful at that level, shame, bloody shame.
I, and the rest of the Wolves followers out here at The Pub in Chiang Mai, Thailand, thank Mick for what he has done for our club and wish him well where ever he goes.
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I agree with an ealier comment.
I would love Dave Jones to be appointed manager.
Yes, I know Wolves were relegated at the end of the same season they went up with him as manager, BUT (again), I don’t believe he was given the support by our board, at the time, to achieve success. This time it will be different.
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Post 20 : stevebull ? Do me a favour no player would understand him ! But at least they would show fight ! Johnson you are a disgrace……..morgan wheres the real money gone ?
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lets hope mm gets a new club as soon as possible…it dosnt matter who or where…wat is imprtant is he has money to spend…so he can buy back some of the rubbish he brought at wolves
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As M and M seem to have and appoint people with same first name and/or surname initial it has to be KK!
Kevin Keegan
KKKKKKKKKkkkkkkkkk Kevin
He has the best managerial record ever so he should be the next manager!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are going to stay up, you are going to…..
Wenger could soon be available – take a chance with KK until season end then get Wenger in! That would be progress……
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20 – Steve Bull?! Are you for real?! After one unsuccessful stint at a non-league club you’d put him charge of a Premier League team fighting for survival?! You have got to be on the wind up. Wolves legend he is. Future Wolves manager he certainly is not!
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What about Curbishleys brother for the job?
We will have the best half time entertainment in the championship!
After a couple of years ‘paying our dues’ we can upticks to the MLS to prepare for world domination……..And here’s the rub we’d have the best groupies in the league!!
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No 34 you are quite right.
NO TO BRUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! we must stop this before it happens, i am scared to death!!!!
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Just heard Jezza on Sky Sports and the interview seems to give the impression that the initial round of interviews didn’t go that well, or why would they be bothering to interview a second round of candidates?
One thing is clear, this is going to be a long drawn out process and i don’t think Moxey and Morgan have got a clue who to appoint. What other club goes through such a time consuming interview process. Most clubs sack a manager and they already know who they want. Potential managers have already been sounded out. QPR sacked Warnock after the match on saturday and on sunday they were having talks with Hughes.
I honestly believe Morgan and Moxey had such blind faith in McCarthy they never thought it would come to this. The recent run of results and the Albion defeat though forced their hand and they had to act. If they were fully in control of a business (and the small matter of a football team) they would have long ago been considering their options and a clear idea as to what they want.
If, as is being runoured Curbishley doesnt want the job, or he didn’t interview well, please don’t appoint Bruce or Strachan. Take our time and properly consider the appointment of an up and coming manager who will grow and develop as the club does. The problem is they are all (excpet Lee) in posts at the moment and Moxey is clearly too ‘pure’ to go and poach one. Make a rash short term fix appointment and we might live to regret it.
I really do despair being a Wolves supporter sometimes – there’s something not quite right at the club.
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Looks like MICK as left certain NUMPTIES behind!!!One is even asking him to be brought back!!!
Get it into your HEADS micko was taking us down this season!!!!
Can any NUMPTY say he would have won 5-6 games in the last 13?!!!
He only won “5″ all season.!
So if we do MANAGE to stay up then it will be down to the new man…
I hope that Curbs as not said no and if HE as then it can only be down to MOXEY making some great demands but giving nothing back..
MOXEY speaks very well and I rate him very highly when I hear him talk seems to be a man who knows the time of day,his actions though are of a man who is only interested in doing things on the “CHEAP”.
He wants “armani” but wants too pay market stall prices..He wants ROLLS ROYCE but at the cost of a “FIAT PUNTO” yet when he sells his “PUNTO” he wants the price of a “ROLLS ROYCE”.
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My first choice is “KEVIN KEEGAN” and now that LEE CLARK is available he should be his assistant.
King Kev for this season and next so we are not fighting relegation and he as enough time to develop a football team,Lee clark then to take over,as this will give him involvment and get direct training from King Kev.
Cant see it happening as “MOXEY” dreams of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE with a championship team.
Men like Kevin keegan have certain demands hence Curbs not taking the job.
Moxey needs a “YES MAN”>
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absolute shambles,they left mm in charge to long so now were in the mire,he should ave gone months when he called the fans numpties then we would ave had time to sort things out get the right manager in now were scrapping the barrel and were not willing to pay compensation to get another manager in,has anyone thought if these managers were any good they wouldn’t be out of work.
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Moxey and Morgan off course they new they were going to have to get rid of “MICKO” have people not been following wolves performances and results this season!!!!
It should have been done when “O’neil” was available! Mark Hughes is a manager we could not get as he like BRUCE loves spending over the odds for players yet cant do anything with them!
O,Neil is one manager that spends within limits and 8-10 times the player he does buy improves the team..
Morgan and Moxey are not loyal to the fans but the MANAGER!Or was it “MOXEY” didnt want to pay the “FEE” to get rid of “MICKO” well that move could very well cost us “MILLIONS”!
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Happy clappers , happy slappers ,
Say no more.
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Some of the comments on here are laughable.
Why on earth would Pardew, Hughton or Benitez come to Wolves?
Newcastle – fighting for a European spot and looking really good.
Birmingham – fighting for promotion to the Premier League and looking really good.
Benitez – Champions League manager with titles and trophies galore.
“Fancy coming to Wolves with thirteen games remaining in an attempt to keep us up?”
“Erm…no.”
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Curbishleys son on twitter, saying that his dad has not been offered the job yet. The thing on sky was just a rumour.
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If Bruce is appointed, will the last one out of Molineux please turn out the lights? It will be RIP a once great club with proud history and still fantastic support. Sadly, appointing Bruce will be the equivalent of the Morgan and Moxey waving the white flag. Still, do the fans fight back? One of the three M’s down, 2 to go….?
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Gordon strachan all the way! Surprised he isn’t in the top three favourites for the job although it doesn’t look as tho he has even going to get an interview after he was on football focus.
But please no to Steve Bruce don’t rate the guy. And glad its not warnock
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If as sky suggest he Curbs has turned it down then you’re now scratching for options which don’t have enough pedigree unless obscurely you try to get in Kegan ( does he want to manage) or even Sven ( what would he cost). As an aside If you have to pick up a manager who does not have the experience then pick up one with something to prove, with passion and fight…..Billy Davis. He might have the worst premier record with Derby but that team was at least 12 months to early for the perm and they got there because they had great fight. Suprisingly I think he really could be a worth wile option and if you dont stay up he’s the best candidate to get you back.
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Definitely not Bruce or Jones. Curbs & Ince would be good.
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Can`t believe we sack big Mick when we only have a list of failures to pick from when he has been our most successful manager in thirty years. Good luck Mick
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Understand top brass will interview Ole Gunnar Solksjaer! Yes, my Baby Faced Assassin, get in there and show the M2′s your the man for the job!
Dark horse or not, he would be just what Wolves need; staying up or not, if given the right support, as he will draw players who won’t all be about their pay packets, but about moving up in pedigree, we will be back up within a season or two, then push on for a “Stoke” and beyond. Think long term, not short with this idea. I hope we take him on!
OGS!
UTMW!
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Lee Clark, also, I hope is in the reckoning. If second helpings are doled out, I would gobble up his services before all others in the managerial sweepstakes! Still, let’s plump for MU’s highest ever goals to games ratio player, a winner, and start wearing those silly Viking helmets to support “the kid’s” burgeoning tenure as Wolves’ boss!
M2′s, make it happen!
Sköl!
UTMW
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Got cut off in my prime then for some reason. As I was saying, Bruce has only acheived mid table when he’s had a bit of money backing him. M&M have made it clear over the last couple of seasons that some money is availiable but not masive amounts.
From the names mentioned I would be hoping for Curbishley if I were a Wulfie.
Boing Boing
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Sorry, Jez and Steve made me a tempting offer but while i was mulling it over in the McDonalds on Dudley street i was offered the chance to take up a table cleaning job, so a no-brainer in the end. Better money and free burger and milkshake if i put a shift in, prefer that to a free pie and a pint.
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what about giving gordon sracthan a chance he would definatley do his best to keep us up otherwise god forbid its brucey else well all be singing on the terraces he s fat round and taking us down so give it a big thought mr morgan because remember this is the guy who bought a new team last summer and still got the sack be very careful or it might smack you in the face
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18, Watch this space! Why is Warnock going to change his mind about being appointed Leeds manager?
20, Wasn’t it Stafford Rangers that Bully dipped his toe (rather unsuccessfully) into management, may be the reason why he hasn’t (to my knowledge anyway) been considered.
If its true that Bruce’s odds have been slashed to 1/7 (bookies do things for a reason)then maybe Bruce was the only one willing to take the job short term! Ah well, it will all come out in the wash sooner or later. Who ever it is, will get my full backing until the end of the season anyway.
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NO24 Cuddly,that striker’s shooting turned out to be not so bad,did it?Cost Mick his job in the end.Please no more quips in future until after the game.Unless it is cricket of course.You are right about Davy Jones,he will come cheap,will always agree with Jez.The fact that Cardiff sacked him because season after season he failed to win them promotion,will be glossed over.Mind my money is still on somebody from ASDA.
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Please not Brucie! We would be going backwards with him at the helm. Motivation in question but also the depressive post match comments with that hang dog expression. “We can’t defend, no creativity in midfield, strikers never had a shout” At least with Mick you had a quip!
Also for the young hungry managers brigade, look at what the Huddersfield fans have been saying about Lee Clark. Brought too many players in then didn’t know what his best team was. Played his favourites. Isolated players. No creativity in midfield. Resorted to hoof ball lately.
Where have we heard that before?
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Just when we think it can’t get any worse (Albion), we do the one good thing all year and get rid of McCarthy 6 months too late. Now, we want a manager by next weekend and it looks we have one option – Bruce!! What is going on?? Moxey doesn’t have a clue and Morgan is a house builder. stop this happening to our club now………please!!
Why were the two M’s not thinking about possible replacements months ago and at least seeing what the possibilities were to replace McCarthy?? This is such a knee jerk reaction and so amateur, it beggars belief!!
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Problem is you need a man for all seasons. Who’d take a 13 game job on if no promise for the next season existed? MM have to offer at least 18 month contract. Problem being is that after a 5-1 drubbing most candidates would only think there’s a 50% chance of survival and any contract for just this season would be too risky for them. The talk about Curbs turning you down seems a bit of speculation so whilst there is hope hold on. Though why a second round of interviews is required goodness only knows.
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Steve Bull never managed Stafford Town. It was Stafford Rangers.
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In the Times today. At the interviews in London, Moxey said that the new manager must fit in with the Wolves way of doing things and accept that the club will be run prudently with respect to finances.
In other words fans, you must buy players on the cheap or not at all. Don’t rock the boat with the management and don’t expect any cash. Make do with the dross that we have been left with by McCarthy. We don’t care how you do it so long as we stay up, even if its on a single goal difference.
Not looking too good chaps and chapesses. No wonder Curbishly turned it down if that is correct.
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Listen to yourselves… “let’s get Brendan Rogers”, “Lets bring in Vialli and Wilkins” (minimum 3 million a year – EACH) Did someone really suggest Alan Pardew ????
What top / half decent manager is gonna work for Morgan and Moxey with no money and only 2 decent players – and a bottom 3 finish almost certain.
No point in bringing in an unproven manager and no manager with a decent record wants to come – we are a joke.
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If Steve Bruce is appointed, I will “do a Morgan” & change my affinity. I always was a closet Liverpool fan, if Bruce gets it, i’ll come out and change ranks……….shamelessly.
On the other hand, perhaps Curbishley has done a deal already with Morxey and Wolves transfer budget next season will be enhanced by his lengthened odds!!
One can only live in hope…what else now is there?
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Definitely not Bruce. Definitely not Strachan – remember his career at Coventry??? Look where they are now….
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On Daily Mail sports news – Bruce turned down the job….phew(temporarily)!
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Bruce has been reported in the Daily Mail as turning down the Wolves job, as he was only offered a 13 game contract.
He feels that he can’t get the best out of the players if they know he will only be there until the end of the season.
Probably, the same thing happened with Curbishley and begs the question, what do they do now? Re-interview?
Isn’t it great being a Wolves fan?
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Who ever takes on the task must have some level of football knowledge,enough for them to realise that the squad Mick was allowed to assemble is simply,totally,championship ability,with maybe 2 or 3 exceptions above that level.
The bottom line is that the club is owned by a businessman (profitability priority No.1).
The CEO obviously works for the benefeit of the owner (profitability priority No.1)
Football now is totally business generated,of which TV saturation has a lot to answer for.
Who ever gets appointed,I hope they noticed that the interviewers may have had their fingers crossed when spelling out the clubs football prospects or the outstanding ambition it holds for the team.
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Still have a feeling of a surprise appointment……..Steve Coppell
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139 Yorkshire – they’ll call that a lack of ambition!
I did post asking “EIRE” for his pitch to Paul Lambert explaining why he should come, but it didn’t appear and now he seems to have moved on to Keegan. I hope they sort it out soon or he’ll be calling for the dream team of Guardiola and Mourinho as his assistant.
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Appoint Bruce and I will stay away while he is in charge.No better than the mupppet who has just been sacked
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These comments are great, you would think it was the real madrid job up for grabs. Someones even mentioned hiddink for the job. You lot deserve bruce, curbs probably looked back at how previous managers have been treated and thought being unemployed was better.
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Bruce turns us down….
Now it is getting serious….
What is MOXEY offering these people???
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According to the press our 3 choices of Manager are no longer.
Warnock goes to Leeds
Bruce turns us down
Curbishley turns us down.
Congratulations Jez….proud of you as usual
**********NEVER MIND WE ARE SOLVENT*************
Now perhaps we can go for someone with a future in the game like, Poyet, Rodgers, Lambert, Holloway etc and just hope they don’t ask too much of Jez.
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Steve Bruce turned down Wolves’ offer to take charge of the club’s battle against relegation because they only offere the job for the remainder of the season.
ANYONE SURPRISED??
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Who are we going to get then?
The job has a 13 match trial attached, so we can FORGET anyone at another club with a contract.
Bruce has gone, Curbishley has gone, Warnock has gone, so what are we left with?
We are left with ”Clip board” for the rest of the season, or Peter Reid…..Dave Jones or anyone unemployed who wants to work for 13 matches ONLY.
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I hope to heaven some of what I’m reading on here and in the national papers is paper talk only, if not the whole business is becoming surreal. Surely Wolves can’t be so unattractive, or the interviewers so unacceptable?
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No, No to Steve Bruce !
Fiona Bruce…..well, maybe
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According to the Sunday papers Curbishley and Bruce have both rejected short term, end of season contracts, and Warnock hasn’t hung around. Can u blame any of them?
Moxey’s preference for a transfer market fire sale has been all too evident during Mick’s Premiership tenure. Mick’s squad strength in certain positions was constantly undermined with “buy cheap buy twice” bargains.
Maybe Steve Morgan thinks he’s hiring brick- layers or surveyors?
Club is on course to hire a 2nd rate scapegoat to carry the can for Premiership relegation.
Anyone for an early-bird aka Championship football at Premiership prices?
Not impressed.
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Just had a call from a ‘mate’ and I hope he’s sending me up – he reckons it’s a choice between Strachan or Ince.
I am now going to church to pray for forgiveness for my friend for causing me such unwarranted distress!!
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I know we only have rumours to go on at the moment but –
When I first saw on Sky that Curbishley was interested I was excited because I think he could do a good job. His record with both Charlton and West Ham was very good. However, as the days went by I became less confident about Curbishley’s motives for mentioning his interest on live TV. He has done the same thing in the past, mentioning his interest in a club but then pulling out at the last minute (Leeds, Newcastle and Villa over the last few years). I think he was using us and Sky to let London clubs know that he was available but with no interest whatsoever in moving north of the Watford Gap.
We will never know for sure what the board offered him, but my gut feeling is that he would have wanted far more than we as a club would be willing to give in order to keep his record safe. I think this is now a dead deal and we should look elsewhere.
I’m personally glad that Warnock is out of the frame and I hope the rumours about Bruce turning it down are also true – don’t want either. My choice would be to give Dave Jones another chance providing he promises to get rid of Conner. He did get us up and does haved “unfinished business” at the Molineux.
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Can this saga get much worse?
As others above have pointed out Bruce has declined a 13 match offer. While I’m not a fan of his, I can fully understand his refusal. Would the players really put their all into playing for a manager who in all likelyhood will be gone at the end of the season?
This is rapidly turning into a farce. A kneejerk reaction which resulted in the sacking of the best manager we have had for 30 years, followed by interviews with a set of conditions that no right minded manager is going to except – unless they’re desperate for a job.
Irrespective of whether you were pro-McCarthy or anti-McCarthy, this sorry mess we now find ourselves in is down to mismanagement. The time to replace a manager is not in February.
Sadly, (and it pains me to say it), I’m beginning to think that we might as well appoint Terry Connor until the finish of the season, and then look at all the options.
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Strachan or Ince?? My ‘mate’s idea of a joke – I hope??
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Having decided to dismiss MM when the transfer window has closed, and all reasonable Managers appointed to other clubs ( WE SHOULD HAVE OFFERED O’NEIL THE JOB) the only Managers out of work that would suit the 2 M’s would be from WOOLWORTHS.
Surely, the common sense thing to do is to offer a top class Manager a £million bonus to keep- Wolves up and then GUARANTEE him a contract if he manages to succeed.
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52 Golden Wonder
What part of Curbishley has turned Wolves down don’t you understand?
Nobody with any intelligence or bottle would get associated with a Moxey run club and until Morgan goes and we get another owner we can expect the same deluded mindset predominating.
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Let’s hope it is just normal paper speculation on the candidates we know about.
If the two M’s are doing the job properly the first interviews would include their 13 week preference which would seem probable for both sides not knowing which league we will end up in, as it’s a pretty tall order to keep us up now.
It is unlikely that anyone has been offered the job, the second interviews will presumably held with the candidates who have agreed to the terms and a decision made.
Never thought anything would be announced before Tuesday Wednesday.
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Only Wolves could sack a manager AFTER the transfer window and AFTER Martin O’Neill stopped claiming unmeployment benefit.
Amidst it all, we are told that “no stone will be left unturned” in finding a new guy. Most people would avoid employing anything that lives under a stone…. but not the Wolves hierarchy. Most of the names linked to the vacancy are a joke – ie a collection of general ailures, ex-Molineux failures r people who have been out of football since the time of Stan Cullis.
Of course it could be that Morgan is trying a psychology experiment.It goes like this…
1. Players give up playing
2. Morgan sacks McCarthy
3. Players finally admit its their fault
4. Morgan re-employes McCarthy
5. McCarthy kicks players backsides after their admission of guilt
6. Wolves avoid relegation.
Well… what’s wrong with dreaming.
PS The latest name being jokingly linked with the Wolves vacancy farce is Maradona. Terrible manager…. but just think about the the Christmas parties.
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180. Billy Wrights Curls.
When i posted that thread most of these comments were’nt on here and i did’nt know that Sky Sports had announced that Curbishly had turned it down, so keep your curly hair on mate.
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Phew! Steve Bruce has apparently said no to the job because of a 13 game deal but thats what seems to be the reason that the best man for the job might turn it down :S
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If only they had supported Mick in the summer,we would not be in this expensive mess.Poor judgement, saving pennies wasting pounds.Time and again they failed to sign Mick’s priority requirements.We know Gardner wanted to come last summer,but time and again they let him and us the fans down.This has been going on for years with Moxey.Does anyone seriously think Hoddle’s first striker requirement was Frankowski.Before that Hoddle wanted Kenwynne Jones who he knew from his days at Southampton.Now we have first choice managers turning us down.Where does this doing it on the cheap lead .It leads to 5-1 defeats at home to your nearest neighbours ,relegation and the loss of lucrative Sky money, and a dwindling supporter base.These problem started in the Boardroom,and a change in direction is badly needed.Recruitment of someone at Board level who knows something about football,would be a good start.
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Please please please, not Bruce!If they do-why sack McCarthy in the first place?They have a great chance to move forward.Don’t screw it up.I get this bad feeling that the Wolves traditional expediency is going to prevail again.
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I would like to see ole gunnar solskjaer young fresh and hungry
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Oh my you numpteyes on here sound really stupid
I told you all along to stick with Mick
Not one word of common sense yet from a numpteye for a week now
We had a top manager in Mr McCarthy
And you forced him out
No other manager wants here
I WONDER WHY
COULD HAVE
SHOULD HAVE
Listened TO ME
STUCK WITH MICK
HAPPY NOW ARE YOU
NOW WE ARE SUNK AND RELEGATED
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This frenzy is bewildering. Give it to Craddock for 13 games, respect from players and fans. Sorted.
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Shambles shambles,,, If its true and the rumour is both Bruce & Curbs have turned down the job, then the lies of Moxey & Morgan have no idea on how to run a successful football. NONE!
You sacked mick which was a no brainer, however,,, you try to stay up on the cheap and the manager you get in will know they are 4, 5, or even 6th choice. I still think one guy who can breathe fire in their bellies will be Roy Keane!
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In my opinion the problem at Wolves lies solely with Mr Moxey. I think Mr Morgan has been guided by him. I think as I have said before if Mr Morgan had taken over Liverpool he would have had his own men in straight away, and I think his failure to clearout Molineux when he frist got here was his only mistake. Lets face facts what manager worth his salt would take a job where he was not allowed to bring in his own coaching staff
How many promising players have come to Wolves in recent years only to have their skilland confidence coached out of them.
I know the club has to be run sensibly but look at Stoke they dont really spend megabucks and who was CEO there when they were struggling gimme an M gimme an O gimme an X you know the rest
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ole gunner for me….
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Chrishoggard-i think you may be spot on there.
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I’m glad the players admit it was there fault and while were being honest i’m sick of watching park standard football while listening to endless crap about how good the club shop and restaurant will be. Now i’m hearing from people that we are willing to hire people like Curbs. but only short term. Great. We are the only club that gives away supporters the best view of the ground while the home supporters sit in the rain and freezing cold while a roof is being put on. If i was a betting man i would have made money on the fact that Keane, Carroll,Andrews,Surman etc would score against us. Zamora etc. Bloody had enough!!!
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Whats going on! No idea Jez yet again out of your depth on football matters! This could only happen to the wolves.
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What a farce the 2m’s are making wwfc look, both of them are an absolute joke to be associated with a great club like wolves,as is roger johnson, the football world is laughing at us and to be fair so am i, from board level down this club has become a joke, amoney making toy for morgan and moxey, who the hell you going to try now moxey ? I tell you what …andy from ‘toy story’ he is a puppet just like moxey…………………,…, morgan and moxey and o’connor out !!………………… Steve coppell anyone ?
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Gissa job.I can do it!
Best of all,I’m cheap and can start this afternoon.
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if curbs not interested it has to be either lee clark or ole gunnar solskjaer. come on wolves be bold! and get a move on! new manager needs full week to train with players before newcastle.
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ray wilkins maddness iknow but with clipboard behind him it could work.moxey want to keep the club in the black.rangers portsmouth ect.going down is better than ending up like that list.again wolves will try and do in on the cheap.
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According to the Sunday Mirror Bruce has turned down the offer of 13 match quick fix contract. Also Curbishley has turned them down!
I agree with most on here. Moxey is the problem. This arrogant man will stifle the progress of this club with his’Policy’ of not wanting to pay the rate for quality players.
They are in a dilema and no fancy corporate bulls..t from him will hide the fact that this club is mismanaged from the board room. Quite simply they have not got a clue.
They want a ‘yes’ man who will not cause ripples and request a decent transfer kitty if we stay up. They will quite happily bimble on in the lower half of the prem. All his talk of ‘wolves are on a journey’ and Longevity and long term plan for success is utter tripe!
They have a great resistance to putting there hands in their pockets for players. Young and hungry? More like cheap and cheerfull no brains! The mentality is championship and that is where this club is going.
You reap what you sew!
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Clutching at straws now ……. Steve coppell ?
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So acording to the Sunday rags,Curbishley & now Bruce have rejected us like Warnock; A bloke in a London pub overheard all three interviews from the next table. Warnock rejected the job when Moxey refused to pay for his bag of KVE’s.
Curbishley & Bruce declined due to their inability to take on board Jez’s dream of “player tradeing” (free transfers to anybody else) instead of using real money to buy players.Was it just luck or coincidence that when our CEO left Stoke City,they then started to progress as a club,acheiveing promotion,playing at Wembley in Cup Final,playing in Europe, winning games in Premier regularly, BUYING players to improve their team,(not fire sale remnants of relegated team’s squads)using REAL money.
Morgan says he’d like to see us becoming established in the premier,just like Stoke City,well I think theres a lesson to be learned as to how they achieved their goals,& it didn’t include our current CEO.
Ask any Stoke fan what their happiest day in football was,damn sure it was the day JM came off the clubs payroll.
Any club,business,or team will never achieve its potential unless its run correct from the top down
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We have to put our trust in Moxley and the board to get the right man but its not looking good.
I always said that they have a championship mentality to the transfer market which Mick was fully behind.Preferring to buy in quantity rather than in potential or quality. johnson for scotland comes to mind.
But they seem to be showing the same mentality towards getting a new manager. They have said they want an experienced hand to come in. If thats so they then must know they cant get the likes of Curbs and bruce etc in on the cheap.
Sacking and replacing a prem manager is an expensive business.
If the newspaper reports are true. they offered Curbs a short term contract and a low package if we go down. This sounds attractive to a young manager but not an experienced one who would want to be paid for his knowledge and reflects badly on the clubs ambition to go forward.
Yes Dalglish took the liverpool job initially on a short term basis but his heart and soul is in the club.
Can anyone see allardyce,oneil or hughes taking up this offer when they were available??
I think Moxley and co need a serious rethink.
I think they were right to sack Mick but to get a better manager in they need to pay the going rate.
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The whole thing has degenerated into just the kind of penny-pinching farce I expect as long as Jez Moxey is in the hotseat.
Dave Jones has unfinished business and isn’t the worst option. But so does Graham Taylor . . . surprised no-one else has suggested trying to entice him back. We played some of our most exciting football in 25 years with him at the helm.
Solskjaer – not a bad call.
Craddock – interesting thought, but probably better as whoever comes in’s number two, in place of crazy clipboard.
At least we’ll be able to boost our transfer coffers by saving money on seats in the top of the new north bank; they certainly won’t be needed in the foreseeable future.
Anyone else reminded of the dark days in the 1980s when we spent cash on the stadium while the team went to rack and ruin?
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Curbishley would need to get along with Moxey . Does Moxey fear that Curbs presents a threat to his current dominating position within the club and therefore would go for a yes man ?
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Who is asking for Benitez????
C’mon. He’s clueless, as he proved at Liverpool. Took over a great team with a huge budget and did nothing but confuse the players. Just an expensive MM.
We need Wilkins or Curbishley, preferably Wilkins.
It’s weird Arsenal fans are calling for Wengers head, probably one of the top ten coaches in the world, and our complaints for two years have gone unheeded and may finally result in Steve Bruce being the manager. Would any of the people we are looking at or calling for even be allowed through the doors at Arsenal…except perhaps Wilkins?
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It’s an embarrassment
First Curbs now possibly Bruce has turned us down to a short-term contract offer, and they don’t want to appoint a younger and up coming manager. This penny-pinching attitude (especially with a new manager) has got to stop. It’s like what the Soccer Saturday people said, what message are Steve and Jez sending out to us fans? Steve Morgan talks like we are back in the 60’s or 70’s period where we were last competitive at the top end of the table, we don’t have the quality to be mid-table team, and Moxey is just thinking constantly about the cheap option, he doesn’t want to hurt his bonus does he? We need a new voice in boardroom as well on the football pitch.
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How can anyone take the wolves job after being told they have to work with clippboad this management are a joke.
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188 brigtet and tonly whoever you are you are idiots happy clapping morons go and support the tescos we dont want you here.l
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ESPN have just stated that Curbishley and Bruce have both turned down the Wolves job. We don’t want nutter Strachen. Why not Steve Coppell, Ray Wilkins or Walter Smith? Believe we are in for a surprise choice whatever transpires. UTMW
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Its all becoming a fumbling bumbling mess. The applicants are probably told; 1- Theres no money to spend. 2- Connor WILL be your no.2 3- Its only untill the end of the season. Hardly confidence inducing.
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Sue for the wolves manager and pm ! With sir billy quite replacing o’connor ! Champions league here we come !
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Breaking News,
Connor New Manager, Mick McCarthy to be his No2!!!!
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come on guys you cant just lump people together cos ones a good coach and ones a motivator….wilkins and ince etc also reality check…..Lambert/Rodgers arent coming and offering Curbs a 13 game deal is a total insult
after reading his newspaper column…..Bully for 1st team coach cos tactically he has the lot, Mutch for manager as he seems the clever one (of the three)and Dennison for Assistant manager as he has an amazing insight when commenting on the radio and i understand he owns a clipboard
other than that Roger Johnson for player manager?????
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i’m not sure dave jones should be given another chance but in all fairness he didn’t get much support in prem and was unlucky with injuries. as wolves are making such a mess perhaps dave jones should be offered a year and half contact. at least dave jones never had favourites
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Next home game a protest is being organised …. Moxey out ! And morgan where’s the money gone ?
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I’m sure its all going to work itself out but at the moment it looks a bit Keystone Cops.
Spoke to my mate Dave last night and he’s our man. He managed the mighty AFC Westmeads from Div 4 to Div 1 in successive seasons AND we were the only Div 4 team to win the league cup – all in the Chichester Sunday league.
Dave Lombardo SOS – currently working one of England’s airports.
WE ARE WOLVES!!!
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What’s the betting that after this shambolic routine, the least useful but most compliant candidate will be chosen and unveiled as a major coup. From there a new word will enter our modern lexicon that of ‘moxey’ used in connection with something being turned into an utter cock-up, eg, ‘he made a right moxey of that.’
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clipboard o connor must go
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Just been given a bung by Morgan ( for my bottle and to keep me quiet).
He tells me he knows how to lick players into place and has decided to become the new manager at Wolves (construction is a bit quiet at the moment). Moxey sees financial value too!
Noisy and Wanderer in Eire – you heard KKkkkkkk Kevin Keegan here first!! AND Stick with Mick too see 129ish and others!
If you want reason (WiE)- see his record at england and club level
Top Numpty – you ain’t got the laces for a boot with your comments.
KK for Wanderers – c’mon – for 13 matches and Wenger afterwards
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205. Old Gold Portion of Chips.
Agree with you about Moxey in that he wants a yes man. Someone who won’t rock the boat to his way of thinking
Morgan should have taken someone with real football knowledge with him to these interviews and left Moxey in his office counting his penny’s in the piggy bank.
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heres Brucey,curbs must have been told theirs no money,you will have to work with what you have here.utw
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what about Curbs and Ole as his number two think that would be progress dont think the papers and media know anything still think it will be curbs but think his number two is a very important appointment too
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Mick would have taken us down
Alan Curbishley would have taken us down
Steve Bruce would have taken us down
Neil Warnock would have taken us down
Lets face it guys – WE’RE DOWN
Time to think outside of the box and plan for the future with a young up and coming manager (Ole Gunnar Solskjaeer would be interesting)
The main problem lies at board room level –
Moxey you are a joke, get out of our club now.
Morgan, what were you thinking going into the dressing room after Liverpool. Who thought of starting an expensive ground improvement scheme when the team badley needs investment. Is it a coincidence that Morgan owns a building firm?
Morgan – If you had taken over at Liverpool, would you have shown the same level of commitment?? I think not
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I don’t think Cliff Richards up to much these days…?
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220 Wenger’s Waterbottle
I still remember him crashing his bike on superstars, never mind his England record he’ll do for me! As you say alliteration is the way forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers – I would suggest Kevin Keegan has a back up team of Mystic Meg, Bernie the Bolt and Crusty the Clown.
Think your shout of Wenger for after the end of the season is also excellent and as about as likely.
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PLEASE MR MORGAN NOT STEVE BRUCE IF WE APPOINT HIM MAY AS WELL KEPT THE IDIOT IN CHARGE
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Diego Maradona is 989/1 with one bookie!
Got to be worth a £10 punt !
With this lot in charge anything is possible !
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It does’nt matter who we get now….left it to late…were doomed,,and its all down to moxey and co…
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Well, you were all warned to be careful what you wish for and we’ve ended up in a right old mess! If a change had to be made it should have been done a couple of months ago.
The whole thing is now being shown up to be a ‘knee jerk’ reaction to losing one match.No planning or foresight at all!
If we end with Bruce(and he’s still the bookies favourite at 4/6!) I will not be renewing my season ticket – 100% guaranteed.
What is the point of offering just a 13 game contract? We should be planning longer-term and,if the sacking of MM was really to ensure we stay up, the chosen candidate presumably has been chosen because they do this first part? Go back to Curbishley and give him what he wants – he’s our best hope. Failing that see if Dave Jones and Incey want to team up or go for a ‘fresh’ face and somebody like Solksjaer.
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This is all very worrying. The reputation of the club took a massive knock when we we’re soundly beaten last week. Yes, MM had to go; his time was up. We then gave ourselves an improved chance of survival. From the available names, Curbishley stood out and M&M had the perfect opportunity to show themselves as in synch with the fans if E&S polls and personal evidence is to be believed. Dancing around other candidates is not such a bad idea so long as it convinces M&M that their no.1 target is ultimately the right man.
The longer the appointment takes, the more imperative it is that M&M get it right. So, a week on and the fact that Curbishley appears to have rejected their overtures will make most fans feel it confirms what they have long suspected: that M&M may be ‘astute’ businessmen, but they lack the class to get the deal done quickly and properly.
With the right man at the helm, I reckon we have a slight advantage over the other relegation candidates, but with the wrong man there – can you imagine the fans’ reaction to Steve Bruce? – we will be one of the three most likely for the drop. If, indeed, M&M have made Curbishley an offer which he feels will not give him a fair crack – or the chance to establish himself with the players, beyond 13 games, now is the time for M&M to show strong, positive management, not to mention a touch of class we – this club, deserve. Pride and business plan ‘A’ needs to be swallowed and flexibility shown. If Curbishley has heard what they have to offer and doesn’t feel it’s going to work all-round, it’s time to make concessions to him and respect his experience as to what it takes to a) save this club from the drop and b) push on and give us what we all crave: an established Premier League team which waarants and expanding stadium because fans want to be there – rather than watching it in the pub, on SKY or on their laptops. That would make the extra investment – which Curbishley would seem to be seeking, worth it in the long term.
This week could be the most pivotal since Wolves appointed Graham Turner – imperative now that M&M look at what they want and what they are offering to a manager to get us all there. Now’s the time to be bold, not think small.
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Just heard that Morgan watched the inflight movie coming back from his Winter jollies.He had just found the next manager for Wolves stareing him in the face, no other than ; -
Mike Bassett. Well he’s out of work,& as a bonus he’s also a Scouser so he’ll have the best interest of Wolves engrained on his heart.He’s also been in loads of pantomimes so thats in his favour as well,never been a clown,but when he starts at “The Mol” he’ll be surrounded by them.Clipboard as asisstant ” My ar*e”
Well Jez & Steve thats what you’ve made this club , aflaming great joke;
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THE JOB FOR 13 GAMES ONLY THEN EVALUATED IN MAY.
I HAVE GENUINE SOURCE INFORMATION THAT IT IS GLEN ROEDER AND PAUL INCE.
THEY ARE OLD PALS FROM WEST HAM DAYS AND TAKE OVER ON WED.
YOUR WELCOME…
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Can’t believe Morgan and Moxey are acting so unprofessionally.The timing of Micks sacking was ludricous to say the least.Unless they had a replacement lined up immediatley, clearly they didn’t.The vast majority of us would have sacked Mick after the Swansea game then the club could have spent a little more time getting the right candidate in place with a transfer window to get better players than the rotten EGG in.Please Mr Morgan take time to listen to your public who you need to fill your stadium re-build. Send a positive buzz around the club, Curbishley is man who the vast majority want.Bruce wouldn’t get the golden palace jumping.LISTEN TO YOUR PUBLIC!!
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Dear Steve/Jez.
As you both have no desire to develop Wolves as a ”Football Club” I suggest Student Accommodation might be the most profitable option for the Molineux redevelopment program, having a site so close to the University.
You could also make a load of money by incorporating a number of Bars locally screening “Live Premier League Matches” for 28000 Wolves fans drowning their sorrows at what might have transpired if the club was run by genuine Wolves people and not the “Mercenaries” who currently run the “Shambles” that is now WWFC.
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225. He’s not well enough to manage a football club and he does’nt like football either, i should know he’s my uncle!
213. brilliant!! i would’nt put it past the pie eating grease ball.
on a brighter note Ole Gunner Solskjaer odds have come in from 50/1 to 25/1 overnight and Curbishley has come back in after the rumour he has turned it down now 3/1. its all tabloid specualation anyway, until i see someone sign on the line only then i’ll believe any report.
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Waterbottle, was that a slip of the tongue or a knee jerk? What’s up fella, you nervous? I’m still watching you and you predictions.
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It looks like the cheapest option again. Do these people never learn. The most important job at a football club is team manager and Mr. Moxey he should be paid ten times more than you.You have been expecting loads of clubs to go into administration so that you could pick up cheap bargains. You have to realise normal business rules do not apply to football. With the amount of money available to Premiership football you have to stick in there.I like most supporters I have spoken to will not nenew our season tickets if you get this wrong. Start putting the football side first, the rest will follow.
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You see the problem is definitely Mr Moxey names like Curbishley, Ole Gunner (Fantastic shout), Keegan, Wilkins would attract players of a different level costs more money so naaah. Mr Moxey would be way out of his depth with people bigger than himself, and we cant have anyone like that in his little empire. Yes run the club soundly but sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate.
For JM I would like to quote Kenneth Williams from the Carry On’s
Infamey Infamey they’ve all got it In For Me
p.s. Go on JM prove us all wrong
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Why are Wolves always so clueless?
Usually clubs get done for ‘tapping up’ prospective new managers BEFORE they sack their existing manager. It’s obviously dodgy but solves the problem we’re now in.
If M&M had their doubts about Mick (which they clearly did) then surely sound out Bruce/Curbishley BEFORE getting rid of your incumbent. If they’re not up for it then you know where you stand.
They could have also done this BEFORE the close of the transfer window.
It also sounds increasingly like the deal being offered is some ropey 13 game ‘contract’ which will allow Wolves a get-out-clause if we then go down. Even if we do go down we still get the Parachute payment.
I can see why Curbs (and others) wouldn’t be attracted on a keep-Wolves-up-or-get-out kind of deal. What’s the point? especially as they would know they’d have to continue next season on a subsidence budget and especially as they’ll know that come the end of the season there’ll be other more attractive jobs around.
Instead we knee-jerk, kick out the guy who had given Wolves their best period in 30 years and now we’ll get relegated with some dodgy manager in charge.
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Is it just me or has Steve Morgan got a really tiny little head relative to the size of his body?
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streako-The answer is no can’t afford my reputation to go down the pan! 13 games it would take me at least 15.peace and love.
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If Bruce is put in charge we will go down, if mick would have stayed we would have still gone down, however I would have had more confidence in mick getting us back up. This is quickly becoming a shambles and will end being being spoke about for years to come. When stoke gave moxey the heave ho they improved greatly as they were no longer bottle necked, I think we need to follow suite quickly, as for Morgan I’m afraid we are stuck with him for the near future until is building work is complete.
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Are people deluded on this page? Suggesting people such as Pardew, Rodgers and Lambert? Why would anyone of those names join a club in a deep relegation battle when they are doing so well at their respective clubs?
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Top Numpty – No slip or jerk!I said Mick would keep Wolves up. As you are now a boat without a rudder who knows where you will go.
I believe that the remaining players – may just do it. More chance with Frimpong :( but Hammill could do it.
OK – bottle neck out – Wolves will stay up.
Newcastle game – draw.
Fulham – win
Blackburn – draw
Man Utd – lose – play with 10 changes? a la MM style
Norwich – win
Bolton – win
Lets see your views anyone
Wenger for Wolves
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I was in a restaurant in Wolverhampton on the weekend, and sitting on the table next to me were Avram Grant, Paul Gascoigne, Glenn Hoddle and Steve Bruce.
I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but they appeared to be drawing straws…..
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Oh for goodness sake can’t we even organise a new manager now! What a joke we are becoming as a club. The only thing missing these days is the pantomine dress and tacky one liners! Oh wait we are getting those as well! Still what do we expect. We don’t pay for decent players so why expect we would for a manager!
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All these fans saying we cant get Benitez, or Pardew, or Capello, what am yo on abart???
This is Wolves, wim a big club we am. Why on earth would a manger not want to manage this club.
Ok so we are in the bottom three and the only team we have beaten this decade was down to ten men. And who cares we have just been humiliated at the hands of the Albion Galaticos…wim a big club we am.
I just wish we could find out who its gonna be soon, so i can start making my (insert new managers name) out banner!! Hes rubbish anyway, whoever he is!!
Personally id like someone with a short name so less sewing on me new banner. It would also be good if he could have a name that rhymed with what we will sing about him ermm……..ermmmm……hang on its coming……..got it….how about Brad Pitt!!!
Might even get the missus to come with me to games, the extra seats in the new stand can be filled with women. It will make the championship feel proper good and its as much as we deserve cus…………wim a big club we am.
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I have just read on sporting life.com that Fletcher has said it was abit of a surprise that Mick got sacked. He thought the team would go in on monday and just pick themselves up after losing 5-1 to them! What plantet is Fletcher on. Im disgusted at the way morgan and moxey are carrying on. Protests should be arranged to get moxey out ASAP
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whilst i definately dont want mr potatoe head ‘bruce’ just look at our players :
yesterday to try and make me a little ‘happier’ i put on the dvd when wolves won the league with mick in charge when we got promoted to the premiere league, whilst for a while it made me happy i started to realise the team that got promoted is still playing :
hennesey
stearman
foley
kightly
ebanks blake
henry
jarvis
ward
berra
edwards
so we have been promoted and we still are playing championship players 2 years on ? WHERES THE PROGRESS MR MORGAN/MOXEY ?
GOD HELP THE NEW MANAGER, EVEN ‘THE SPECIAL ONE’ COULDNT HELP US WITH THESE 2 CLOWNS AND O’CONNOR STILL HERE !
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Whats the odds on a statement along the lines of “We need more time to get the man we want” so we will give the role to Terry Conner for the rest of the season? Which is what Moxey wants because he is so in love with TC. After all what other reason would there be to keep this bloke at the club after 6 managers have gone yet Clipboard is still here.
Curbishley was keen to come here, the board were keen to have him apparently yet after one conversation with Morgan Curbishley didn’t want to know, only bad times ahead by the look of things.
I have said it before, Morgan and Moxey are not football people so we can’t be surprised that they are making such a pigs ear of it all.
Shameful, negligent and embarrassing way to run this club and just proves how great a “yes man” the previous individual was.
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I think there’s a fair few on here that have branded this whole thing a shambles. No doubt Curbishley has walked away because either Morgan or Moxey (I probably know which) has turned round and said you need to utilise Connor – “He’s part of the future of the club and he’s staying, end of”
Morgan should have done this last Summer if not at the absolute very latest Christmas – we now have little chance of surviving whoever takes over. The best candidate in my view (Curbishley) has pulled out. Thankfully Warnock is out of the running – great Championship manager but little else – oh, we’ve just got rid of one of those.
And this leaves us with who exactly?
Steve Bruce – might do a job, but I think it’s a real risk. I’ve not been convinced by him to date.
And…………who else?
I’m not surprised Brucey is 1/7 on with some bookies. There is no-one else.
Which begs the question, is Bruce good enough to get us back from the Championship? The best bloke for that job has just been sacked.
I’ve had little faith in Mick for well over 18 months so I’m not going to defend an ex-manager who may well have got us up but is no good at this level. We should have sacked him in the summer and moved on. Great Champioship level manager but way out of his depth in the Big Boys league.
Now we’re in a laughable position where the Board have had a knee-jerk reaction (Early Bird anyone?) without actually even having someone in mind to appoint quickly. Most teams sack their manager because someone better is available and they’ve normally sounded it out first. We’ll probably decide to leave Clipboard in charge until the summer, because Moxey thinks he “has a great deal of potential”.
You couldn’t make it all up.
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Curbishly has stated that he did not share they same vision with M&M. Statement says it all. We are going to get rubbish and will not make any progress.
Although as a player I rate Fletcher, his comment “Lets do it for Mick” have made me really angry. What about the loyal fans who financially contribute to the club. Without fans they are all nothing.It should have read lets do it for our fans!!!!!!
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Fantastic week at the Mol.
New roof on the Stan Cullis. This will give us a warm feeling on cold winters days when we entertain Doncaster, peterboro et al.
Seriously though, we are going down. No question. So why did we not just stick with MM? We are not going to appoint a manager of any quality now.
Save some money, leave TC in charge. Sammy Chung got us promoted after Bill McGarry got sacked.
Apart from a spell with John Barnwell, we have been utter rubbish since McGarry. MM has been our best manager since 1976.
Now, no one is interested. Warnock’s gone to Leeds. Curbishley isn’t interested. He doesn’t agree with the way the Chairman wants to run the club. Strange that. Curbishley, accomplished player, highly rated coach and manager who was a candidate for the England job. Morgan, house builder. I wonder who is right?
Now I see Bruce is waivering, and we are being linked with Roy Keane?
Roy Keane? If that is true, it just goes to show what SM and JM think of Wolves. A man who was sacked by Ipswich and Sunderland. How can he be the one to get us out of this mess.
Seriously, leave Terry in charge. Save the cash for another new stand.
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sorry to say that if M and M think that hiring managers that have already been sacked by other premier league clubs not once but twice (bruce and warnock) although the later has gone to leeds thank god is going to save us or even bring any unity amongst wolves fans then they must be in cloud cookoo land. no ambition again thats my thoughts and yes i will not be renewing my season ticket if Mr Bruce is appointed
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to put simply no curbishley, no vision = no renewal
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Trevor
I think his head is a normal size one
Its the silly stripey scarf that makes it look smaller
His head is an optical illusion
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I’m with Shambles, I think Dave Jones with Paul Ince would be decent result. DJ was harshly treated by Sir Jack having achieved promotion and then given no money. Between them they’d put some structure into our play and I’m sure get the best out of the players we have. DJ is used to working with a tight budget.
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It seems Reading’s manager is now on the short list! Has he premier league experience. He has experience of working on a shoe string budget. That is the only criteria for our manager. And as a bonus he knows 2 of our players well.
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If we don’t want to pay the going rate for a quality manager – then we know what the outcome will be. This is (hopefully) the biggest decision the club will make in a long time – get the right person in on a long term contract to show the Wolves commitment to the development of the Team the new manager and the fans e.g.13 games & 2 years.
If we are to believe that the original deal was indeed 13 games is it any wonder that the best prospective managers are turning the job down?
Bruce is a failed mercenary – the fans will not back him so bring him in at your peril and fans will vote with their feet.
Mr Morgan & Mr Moxey – swallow your pride get back around the table with Curbishley make the necessary concessions and let’s get him in pronto.
Time is indeed money & time is running out.
UTW
LB
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Look pretty foolish round about now. Mid Table finish my left nut. moxey are you still here?
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The club are looking very unprofessional:
1) The chairman bursting into the dressing room after matches
2) Poor judgement on when to change managers
3) No plans for an alternative to Mick McCarthy in place (most good boards have their ‘targets’ already lined up on a regular basis)
4) Interview process seemingly being conducted through the media
The lack of knowledge of the football industry on the board is long standing. We are in a 50/50 chance of making the right appointment. Remember who appointed Glen Hoddle and allowed the disaster to unfold? Mick Mccarthy was the right choice in 2006 but should have gone at the end of last season.
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Here is a new rumour.
M and M have not sacked Mick they have just put him in a back office to appease the fans whilst he still manages club.
Fletcher is in on it too, that is why he says “We will win the battle for McCarthy ( to stay)”.
If Bobby Ewin can come back from the dead then surely God Mick can?
Win the battle to bring back Mick, c’mon M and M he is still your best choice and you know it! Regrets you have none.
Got to go and console my mate Arsene, he is rather low at the moment. Has he been sacked? Nah. Spot the difference M and M?
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Streako – when you build a team of youngsters you do tend to keep them a while to build experience – it teaches wisdom a opposed to in and out with players.
Green something or Wimabigteamweam – that Mick got Fletcher for us! Just think what you are saying -without Fletcher and assists we would be no where.
Wolves were building a team and getting experience – you can not make an instant team of premiership players ( on the cheap for M and M) without taking time and being in the lower half while players play and get the experience! I suppose the same with Club Owners. Knee jerk management is not premier style management M and M!
Perhaps M and M should be reminded of that. You use poor bricks and mortar and you get a shoddy house ( an analogy not a criticism of M’s construction co) but it acts like a house. Over time it can be improved but takes time!
You use the best and you get the best house that lasts! Man U, Man City, Chelsea, QPR, Stoke
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Waterbottle, you said Mick would keep us up, so which one of us is it that is now without the rudder?
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Still say Walter Smith is the man for the job. After all, any manager who can get my national side up to 14th in the world rankings must have something REALLY special!!!
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Oh dear oh dear. Needs proven top flight track record, understands the DNA of the club. Well Ronald McDonald has been a top flight restauranteur and is also a clown. Would Jez give him an interview?
Do M&M really know what they are looking for?
The players are saying let’s stay up for Mick….. Really? Where’s that been cos 1 win 11 didn’t say that.
It’s a total farce. Hodgson’s warning ‘Careful what you wish for’ showed more astute understanding of the market. It’s embarrassing.
Forget Poyet, no experience. And McDermott hasn’t proved a thing. Holloway ? Desperate times…
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Latest rumours have Wolves seeking permission to speak to Gus Poyet regarding the vacant Managers job here.Was this part of the plot when we let Vokes go on loan there,can’t see Poyet getting the job as surely he would recall Sam back to the Mol,and that would seriously unbalance bean counter JM’s balance sheet.Was Mick Mac told he had to farm out Vokesy by our CEO,if so no wonder Curbishley declined the position,having his players chosen by “Player Trader Jez” & no doubt told by Jez who his assistant WILL be.
The longer this saga goes on to apoint the correct candidate,it makes me feel that “our New Manager” installed in time for Newcastle game will probably be our old friend & clipboard T.C. If we don’t lose any heavier than 5,I’m sure the board will feel he is the man for the job full time,as he obviously made an improvement on our previous score.
Please SM. get it sorted quickly,because the longer it takes the more a cynical old ba***rd you are making me.
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I have just read an article on the Internet which states that Curbishley was offered the job on Saturday morning, but he rejected it as Wolves were only prepared to offer him a deal for the remainder of this season. If that is the case, Morgan needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask himself what he thinks he’s playing at. It would also explain the official club line that now, there is just as much chance of having a manager in place after the Newcastle game as before it. In other words, they have no idea who to turn to now.
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Reinstate M M
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