Dean Saunders wants Wolves to build on win
Relieved boss Dean Saunders today challenged Wolves to use their return to winning ways as a springboard to beat the drop.
Last night’s convincing 2-0 win at Millwall ended a miserable run of 13 games without a victory – since December 21 at Blackpool – and lifted Saunders’ side out of the relegation zone to fourth-from-bottom, a point above the safety line.
Fellow strugglers Peterborough, Barnsley and Bristol City all drew, while Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday lost, although Posh, Barnsley and Wednesday have a game in hand on Wolves.
Saunders urged Wolves to continue their improvement, starting at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
“I just felt we were coming into this result sooner or later,” said the boss, who was greeted with a bear hug and pat on the back from chairman Steve Morgan.
“We have to make sure we build on this and don’t take a step back between now and the end of the season.
“The players have had kick in the teeth after kick in the teeth and we knew we had to win that game.
“Now we’ve won, hopefully we can push on and get ourselves out of the situation we’re in. We’re out of the bottom three now and hopefully the belief will come back.
“A couple of wins and we’ll be jumping above a few teams and looking to 12th, 13th, 14th. But there’s a long way to go yet.”
Saunders sensed his first Wolves victory was on the cards because of the animated attitude of the players before the game.
“What impressed me most was the determination of the players and the way they were talking before the game,” he said.
“But I was also impressed with the way they’ve stuck at it ever since they’ve been here.”
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake scored a stunning overhead second goal for his 12th of the season after setting up fellow recalled player Dave Edwards for the opener.
Wolves’ performance was their most complete and convincing yet under Saunders, but the manager felt elements of it left room for improvement.
“We’ve got to make the most of winning positions, and when we get in front, manage the game properly so we do certain things to stop giving the opposition a chance, like giving fouls away,” he said.
Comments for: "Dean Saunders wants Wolves to build on win"
SEASIDE WOLF
About time. What kept them?
Mills wolf
Well im just annoyed i dont have nothing to moan about this week ! ; ) haha
A wins a win, but it could spark a run now hopefully, the real test is how we go into the next match, back to back wins could really pull us out of dangers !
Well done to E banks blake for attempting an over head kick when other wouldnt of gone for it !!!!
And well done to Edwards, gets alot of stick but put us up after 10 mins.
john payne
Can we play Millwall every week ?
Phil Smith
It's pleasing for everone, supporters, players manager, staff and board.
We are all aware it's only one result, but a damn good one.
Credit where credits due...Let's all be positive today....Onward and upward.
Out of Form
Agreed good news but even a broken clock gives the right time twice a day. Millwall's form coming in to this game was shocking (5L in the last 6) which is worse than us! Still think that three are big problems that need fixing. But its a start. I hope this is the start of a climb to safety and at least over the summer we can find a better manager and get rid of the dead wood. Come on you Wol-uvs!
Herefordwolf
Well done to wolves players and Deano!!
Maybe this will silence the boo boys!!
Lets all get behind them now and stop this negative attitude.
Boo
Booooooooooo
The Unemployed Psychologist
Booooo to your Boooo!!!!!
Definitive Wolf
Silly boo boy!
Boo boo
Booooooooo Booooooooo
Booboy
Knock knock
Who is there?
B
B who.
Boo boo be doo
telford1877
obviously a jealous WBA fan
lee wollf
One win does not paper over the cracks with what Morgan has done to our club. Great win for deano, he has had some stick on here with most of it unjust.
If they survive the drop Morgan will have to buck his ideas up in the summer and back this manager before i'll part with any more of my money!
Positive thoughts...
Yeah, how dare morgan keep the club stabilised & continue to put money into it, perhaps lee wollf will sell his hovel & buy us a new lock for the turnstille to keep him out!!!
lee wolf
Sorry happy clapper after 22 years of having a season ticket i've got a right to have ago at morgan!
you just keep cheering them on from your radio mate!
Stevepats
Wether you are a "Boo boy" or "Happy clapper" lets just enjoy the 3 points for a change without arguments and snide comments towards each other. After all we are all long suffering supporters and needed a bit of a lift that this win gives us.
Enjoy your day everyone.
Noisy
Amen to that
keanewolf
Totally agree u wouldnt think we all support the same team half the time! I think when we play bristol city we all need to get behind the lads in a positive manner
We dnt need the north and south bank chanting at each other, its just not helpful, we are all after the same thing: A.SUCCESSFUL WOLVES!
WOLVES AY WE!
Notts Wolves
One win in fifty twelve games and you talk about shutting up the boo boys??? Deluded, sycophantic fool.
yarmouth wolf
Finally !!!
Wolves ay we Wolves ay we
PeteNuts
Ebanks-Blake scored an overhead kick? Were they playing in zero gravity or something?
Saunders' dodgy maths aside, this is abso9lutely massive. It's so massive that I can't even be bothered to go back and correct the typo I made in the word "absolutely."
Ye Olde South Bank
Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! Absalootely spot on.
solbakenwasright
Watch out for the spelling police!!
PeteNuts
I am the spelling police, and my methods are Judge Dredd-like.
cameo
asbolutly
Baza
Like most fans I belive that Wolves will survive the drop, but there are still some players that still need to show the fans that they want to play for Wolves and then we can all get behind them and drive the club foreward into the premier leauge.
Coach
Youre not off the hook Saunders.
Clear off mate.
Reg
It people like you who are ruining this club, you clear off!
Well done Wolves, you`re getting your fighting spirit back
Coach
HaHa,
One win and all is forgiven.
The root of the problem is still here.
stop your deluded happy clapping and get your head out of the sand.
London Bloke
So, coach, what is your expert analysis of the "root of the problem"? Come on, put facts where your mouth is and let's hear it so we can all learn from your deep knowledge. I'm sure all WWFC fans cannot wait to hear.
Or was that "coach" in the sense of taking teeth out and putting seats in?
Your call.
Tony
Yep the root of the problem is still here, people like you who ALWAYS moan and are never happy!
Coach
Come on London Blokey keep up with the program.
Are you serious? All us real Wolves fans dont need it spelling out. We already know.
You are clearly not a real fan. LOL
Are your hands still sore from clapping?
forever
clear offf yourself!!!!
dennis
CLEAR OFF you deluded dead wood fan, its a new Wolves and i`m clapping!!
WWFC
Haha Coach is an albion fan who is attempting humour. Best thing is to change your name to caravan and go and post on your own site.
StuM
Coach you really need to get a grip - as do many others on here.
Don't kid yourselves that you're somehow smarter than the rest of us... and that we're all a bunch of simpletons who can't stop cheering. I'd rather be supporting the club regardless of results, than to be bitching and moaning about everything all of the time ...even after we've won!
We're all very aware of the reality of the club's situation - perhaps it takes a lot more balls to back the club in times of trouble, and you should take a good look in a mirror.
Coach
You're all like seals lined up waiting to be fed....ha ha...
IsleOfBute
It's negative moaners like Coach that contribute absolutely nothing to the club. This result has been coming for a while, and the difference Dean has made, whilst not manifesting itself completely through the preceding results, has been apparent to those more reasonable, and clear-thinking.
Mandurah Wolf
Great win! Made my day! More of the same please!
westcott
2 Wolves fans in Mandurah!
We Won!
Am I dreaming?!! About time, lets hope we can string some more wins together and get to mid-table saftey.
corfuwolves
At last! Same again Saturday - onwards and upwards!
big foxes go bark bark
its fans like you sitting in the sun that are making fans like me here in grey wolverhampton all jealous like....... like some sort of jp !!!
Orlando Wolves
All is not what it seems foxes, - we have been scraping ice off our windscreens this week!
Son of chapel ash
We will be doing a lap of honour next , fantastic to get a win , but we need real quality or aspire to settle for 2nd class mediocre future ,,,,Where's the money gone?
Lifer
Here we go again maybe this will help. Last season in the premirer league we turned over £64m of which ticket sales and merchandise accounted for just £15m. Costs and overheads added up to £62m (including a wage bill of £38m).
This year turnover including the parachute payment will be nearer £30m, whilst the wage bill has been trimmed to £25m. That leaves £5m to cover overheads and costs of £24m based on last year’s figures. If these costs have been cut by 20%, which is going some, they would still add up to £19m.
£5m - £19m = -£14m, which is roughly what we have let over from the sales of Fletcher, Jarvis and Kightly, when it all comes in, which will be over the next two or three seasons. Does that help?
sue
Lifer-I wouldn't bother mate...
reidmail
Well said.
If QPR go down, which looks likely, then they will be ruined and maybe in the same situation as Portsmouth, Rangers, Leeds, Birmingham et al
We need to live within our means, spend yes, but not for just next season, I hope Wolves will be around, for the rest of our lives and long after we are all gone, gambling our future away is NOT an option.
Staffs Wolf
Wow!!! Were fourth from bottom of the Fizzy Pop! What a momentous achievement! Still everything in context I suppose.
Smartypants
It's the Leccy League now.....
PeteNuts
It's upward progress - roll with it.
martwolves
Ha Ha - How is N-Power "Fizzy Pop"? Talk about behing the times. Do you still wear flares?
Boz
Well done to DS and the lads. The only change I'd make to the starting eleven for Forest is to bring in Siggy for Cassidy. Young Jake looks out of his depth at the moment; he barely gets a touch of the ball when he's on the pitch. Whereas Siggy is in good form and has more pace and power than Cassidy. However, if DS chose not to change the starting 11 at all I wouldn't complain too much - there is after all something to be said for not changing a winning team and keeping continuity.
Tipton Wolves
Yay! At last we won, about time upward and onward.
JDG
Famous last words: "We're back on track".
Source: Ståle Solbakken (RIP - Remains In Pragmatism).
Pattingham Man
Oy, what have we done wrong !
Oops, sorry, thought you wrote RIP - Remains in Pattingham.
DancesWithWolves
I believed, and to back it up I had £50 for a draw at 12/5 and £50 for a win at 13/5. Overall I've made good money. Thanks Deano, it's all down to you mate. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. I've now put £100 at 3/1 for a win at Forest, but to hedge my bets I'm covering a draw with £50 at 12/5.
Bunghoolioo Wolf
Do you work for William Hill???
The Real Bangkok Wolf
I did to
The Real Bangkok Wolf
March 5, 2013 4:35 pm
BACK WOLVES TO WIN AND THE DRAW TONIGHT
The Real Bangkok Wolf
I did the same mate but Forest will beat us this week so back forest at 5/6 (stake 65.26) and back the draw at 5/2 (stake 34.38)
100 pound staked and a possible return of 120.30
that will cover your beer and a take away
The Real Bangkok Wolf
March 5, 2013 4:35 pm
BACK WOLVES TO WIN AND THE DRAW TONIGHT
weymouth wolf 1962
have u had same faith and had same £50 bet every match ha ha!
Wv11
At last a win
Have the players finally woke up and smelt the coffee ?
10 more point and we will stay up , just tell the players more of the same
Why was Robinson dropped for ward ?
Tony
Just rested him, Robinson has played alot, made sense to bring fresh legs in and to see if Ward was up for it after being dropped.
Noisy
Clean sheets in Ward's last two starts, just saying...
Pullman Hackers
a win at last and the relief around the gold n black country is tangible. let's keep calm if / when the next result goes against us as we try to build on the slender confidence that this win has brought.
great stuff last night & 2 x crackin' goals.
maybe, just maybe we have bottomed out of our freefall. 9 from the next 16 please fellas!
SteveB
A word to the wise... How many of our rivals came back from loosing positions last night? We seem to be the most fragile team in the league, which does not bode well... It's no surprise to me that the win came away from home.. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions!
lambwolfe
Totally agree with that comment. It seems that we play like a rabbit in the headlights at home and i think it may be because the team are so afraid of doing something wrong,they play too cautiously. or not much at all.
Lack of confidence is an insidious thing and affects everything you do and greater support and less booing and screaming from some fans at home games might just help
purewolves
Lambwolfe
You are most definately right with your comment. They are frightened to step out on our home soil because of the negativity that comes from the crowd. The booing needs to stop pronto. We are all in this together and we all need to be as one.
Real World Wolf
Lambwolf you are 100% correct.
We need to either educate the boo boys or get them to stand with the opposition supporters where they will be less effective and also showing their true colours.
Watchman
Conclusion !!
`Its no surprise the win came away from home` You said it right !
WW players are good enough and they all care about the shirt !
Problem is caring too much and becoming afraid of negative home crowd reaction if mistakes are made. It leads to lack of confidence and
all the more mistakes. The phsycological factor cuts in after a few
defeats and can only be sorted when everyone gets behind the team.
Stephen Hunts recent comments expressed this point precisely.
The solution therefore must lay with crowd members who have some
difficulty in learning that `negative inputs breed negative results`.
When players morale is low, they need lifting by encouraging cheers
and not disparaging jeers. It shows real support to lift the team when
the going is tough, not all `fans` have the courage to show it .
It was evident months ago that late march will show which direction the team will be heading. It now depends on positive team selection
and total crowd support , it cannot happen without you !!!
Cheers (not jeers)
anndy wolf nz
First skirmish won now the main battle, ONWARDS and UPWARDS for the glory of WWFC and the city(still town to me)
Jersey
My son went to the game, said Millwall were one of the worst teams he has ever seen, including us. Welcome win, but please lets not allow Saunders to keep talking about wins now coming left, right and centre. We are still in a very precarious position, with form teams around us with games in hand. Sorry, but I'm not celebrating anything yet.
Vic S
Agreed Jersey. We went cock-a-hoop when we beat the two bottom teams to go in the top 3 and everyone thought "this is a breeze"!!. I think Forest will be a much tougher nut to crack. Fingers crossed.
Hermanus-wolves
Great to win for once. Lets hope this is the beginning not the end. we don't want another 5 draws and 4 losses.
I find it unbelievable that DS is still with us. Stale who for my money is a much better manager had us higher in the league and more wins and he went. And Morgan pats him on the back for one win in 10. What will he do if he gets two wins? Doesn't bear thinking about.
|From what we see of him I think it's because he's a yes man and doesn't like spending money whereas Stale spends money wisely. Just look at the skilled players he brought in. DS on the other hand has already benched one of the players he brought in. Begs the question, does he know what he is doing.
Tipton Rich
Margeritta (if thats how you spell it), boukari, Pezko....That is all...
Jim
Spot on!!!!
JOHN DOE
GOOD WIN ABOUT TIME BUT LETS NOT START COUNTING OUR CHICKENS JUST YET LETS SEE HOW WE GET ON ,ON SATURDAY
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE REGARDING LOAN SIGNINGS WOLVES WERE WAITING FOR FIRST WIN JUST TO SAY THE PLAYERS WE HAVE ARE GOOD ENOUGH WE DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE? TO SAVE MONEY.
wolvfman wilfred
I CANT BELIEVE IT! ...Man U grab all da headlines.Da biggest result in da clubs history WOLVES 2 MILLWALKY 0.. I doubt if it gets a mention in da national press. Heres 2 robin hood and his merrymen on Sat. Watch out ,sherriff Saunders will b doing a bit of robbery.GOLD 3pts.
christopher
As opposed to not botherring to try and win another game????
DS .... stating the bleeding obvious again.
Moggys Butler
You can guarantee all the doom mongers
( Numpties) will be PIG SICK this morning.
The way they drone,drone,drone,drone on and on with their amateur wannabe manager essay style reports makes everyone pig sick.
Give it a rest now you morons and get behind your team.
manc andy
Did you have your lucky socks on again lastnight Deano, if so,keep em on for the rest of the season , good result, good goals , good feeling, dont spoil it by saying somthing daft in one of ur victory speechs, lets get ready for forest now, and not get too carried away with one win in thirteen games. Call me cynical but do you think the mention of players and money in the same pre match rant was the kick they needed.UTW
Percy the Wolf
Firstly - well done lads after last night's result. I was absolutely over the moon. If we do survive, I think that Saunders will come good, but that is still a big IF looking at the table and our remaining fixtures.
I have been thinking recently as to whether we would have won some games before last night, since our result at Blackpool in December, if we had kept Stale. We will of course never know, but what is important now is that we build on last nights great victory and pull away from the drop zone. I thought Wolves played ok against Watford last Friday and from their 2nd half fight, I knew that elusive win wasn't too far away.
Forest this weekend will be very tricky and I think I would be happy with a point. All 3 of course would be fantastic, but I ain't expecting too much at the moment.
WE ARE WOLVES!!!
The Flying Winger
Great win, we still need a striker, midfielder and LB.
Moxey will probably think he is off the hook, as usual.
Nottingham will be a different proposition, however this should put a doubt in the teams around us that we may and can beat them.
Selly park wolf
Hopefully if we can get a point at forest and beat Bristol city we might just get out of it.
I'm not counting any chickens just yet after 1 win against a team who are even more worse than us over the last 7 games and no doubt had one eye on a FA cup quarter final but this was a good result and desperately needed.
Does this mean we are not looking for a new loan striker now!
Come on Morgan get your cheque book out for two more players whilst we've been given a lifeline!
UTW
StPaul
Powder dry and one swollow spring to mind, but I'm cheering this one as not sure when the next one will arrive. Well done wwfc.
John De Wolf
Not getting carried away and a win at Forest would suggest this result isn't a fluke. We still have to win about half our remaining games.
I'd still like to see Davis come in for Henry - who gives away too many fouls and doesn't offer us anything going forward.
Glad Doherty was given a chance and is impressing.
wolves benalmadena
It had to come eventually, but Millwall although above us will be relegated they are on a terrible run and any team that involves Keogh whether Sub or not can only be poor.
I think we can win at Forest as they were lucky to get 3 points at home to Ipswich even though Ipswich had 9 men, Forest may be high up the table but the results have been going there way, but they are not playing well so their luck will run out eventually.
I like all the fans are relieved at the win, but there is a long way to go, Morgan hugging Saunders because he thinks we do not need a striker now, money saved, but Ebanks has played one good game only, he needs to produce that type of performance against the better defenders than what he faced at Millwall, but hopefully it will give him confidence.
I see Edwards had to get involved with comments again even though he is only a bit part player this season, i thought it was a disgrace to say the result was for the Manager, does he not consider the 600 plus supporters who made the journey on a Tues night how hard they have to work to earn their money which is a pittance compared to Saunders for doing a 10 hr week on the training field. Unfortunately this is typical of so many footballers, they only care about their own little circle, they really do not care about the people who really pay their wages the fans, one day they may realise.
Lifer
Wolves wage bill was £38m - £40m last season. Through ticket sales and merchandise the fans contributed £15m. This season the wage bill will be £25m whilst ticket and merchandise sales are likely to fall by 15-25% £2m-£4m.
Wolves Exile
Totally agree with bit about Edwards. Guaranteed to annoy the fans. Why are the E&S still asking him for quotes?
sue
It doesn't take much to annoy some fans! what's wrong with him saying he was happy for Dean, can't see what's wrong with what he said!
Optomist Wolf
If that win was for DS who were the other 13 miserable displays for? Makes you smile, one win and it's the new Wolves. Just beating a team like Millwall is very little cause for much celebration, put an unbeaten run together and then, just maybe, things are changing.
mauriwolf
Memories are short! Remember our last game when we were champs in the same league and who scored a pen with such ease and confidence!
Rolls eyes
Herma.
Lol yes ds benched a young lad we have on loan, was surprised as ward was in as his replacement.
Shame you dont have anything else to moan about as we finally won.
Greg
I was at the game last night and we deserved the win, they worked hard for each other, something that they haven't done for a while. Its only one good result but kept that work rate up and we will climb the table.
Roger Johnson and Gorrks we brilliant at the back more of the same please
WolfPad
Phew - about time!
Turn out another sound result against Forest on Saturday and then you and the team can smile a little. Every game HAS to be a '6 pointer' from here on in to the end of the season.
UP THE WOLVES!
Solentwolves
Let's enjoy the moment. A win is a win. With so few games left, we might as well go with the flow until the final curtain. However, you can guarantee a right royal post mortem then, and rightly so. UTW
Percy the Wolf
Well said - although not sure what good will come of it given the last few seasons!!!
Mills wolf
Totally agree !!
To be fair the wolves fans were fantastic last night, proberly helped by the fact we were not at home.... Thats sad to say tbh.
We need to leave all the questions till the end of the season now and raise the roof at home, make the players feel like were behind them instead of waiting for them to slip up again.
End of the season is now the time for critisism not while were still trying to stay up, yes this season has been a disaster but there still time to end it with some respect and pride.
Although its or first win in ages, theres no doubht the players are playing better under deano, just results need to improve.
Orlando Wolves
Good comments Solent, we have to go with the flow, that`s for sure.
I can`t help thinking how many more points we would have if there was more positive support from the fans at Molineux, rather than the sarcastic, vitriolic chants and jeers every time something goes wrong. It appears that the players almost fear playing at home these days.
Well done the fans who travelled to Millwall,no doubt that your positive support assisted the team to their 2-0 win. The Molineux fans should follow your example.
Paul Garrett
when will people realise morgan isnt the problem its bloody moxey
JimDavis
People don't nead to realise it, Morgan does!
Gairo
What a refreshing change to see a few smiles on the fans' faces, on the plus side it's 3 points, a win, a confidence booster, a good springboard to set up a better run of results and yes overall I'm happy with the result, however, it's only 1 win and we're not out of trouble yet, I am keeping my fingers crossed that we can use this as the catalyst and go on a run to get maybe 6 points from the next 4 games as a minimum. It might not be enough but a couple of wins would at least bring back some belief and galvanize the team spirit too. Its become apparent of late that there are players that need to earn their place while there are others who should start every week in my opinion, unfortunately the former is more obvious than the latter :(
I'd like to think that DS knows who his best 11 are but in reality I don't think he does, he doesn't appear to be tactically aware enough but he's the manager and we have to get behind him in that respect, i know things couldn't be much worse but at least we've got points on the table from several draws that could have just as easily been losses so I do take some positives from it overall. Here's hoping that we can go to Forest and get another 3 points on Saturday, that would really get the team fired up, come on Wolves, show us what you are made of on Saturday and lets beat the drop.
scotwolf
For the 1st time in months I didn't listen to the game or watch sky sports news or follow on the web......and we go and win..it was a nice surprise when I put the telly on at 10pm.
Well done lads more of the same please, we need to avoid relegation this season as would be a disaster.
Manchester Wolf
I was a the game last night and it was suc a thrill to see u come out on top for a change. The fans who turned u continuously supportd and enuraged the team. Millwall fans were amazingly quiet and the way the played last night they are going to struggle the rest of the season.
What was disappointing though was at the final whislte how quickly some of the players left the pitch without hardly acknowleding the part we supporters played. DS came over amd applauded us but from a distance. But the likes of O'Hara and some of the other senior playesrs stilllked like they no longer care. Win, loose or draw.
I do hope I read the situation wrong andthat this is the turning point of a disappointing 2 years.
Winchester Wolf
Great to get 3 points but let's keep some sense of proportion. We've beaten a poor Millwall side. We should be beating them, to be honest. Let's see what we get from Forest, then perhaps we can start to talk about progress. I do wish DS would just quieten down a bit. We're not in the Champions League last 8 yet.
Mark B
Well done to the boys and from the feedback to the away supporters to.
3 points is a good feeling since it has been so long since we said that, lets get to Forest and see where were at, should be a good game.
Lets survive this season and see what the future brings, back the boys til the end.
Leon
Great win lads, lets just focus on keeping that winning habit, we all know whats wrong with our club, but let us just be happy for one day soaking in the sun of that one win.
crazytalkwolf
The Majority of the blame for last nights win must go to Morgan, Moxey and Saunders but the players do have to share some of the responsibility also, a dissapointing win, think a protest is on the cards if they put in that kind of performance again and win another game
sue
LOL.....
lambwolf
Fairly scathing article about Morgan & Moxey by Martin Samuel in the Daily Mail this morning. Sums the situation at the top of the club quite well I thought
HumbersideWolf
We're not just making the British papers. 'The National' newspaper of the United Arab Emirates carried a two page article on the demise of Wolves last week. For a paper that normally only concentrates on the top divisions of the English, German, Italian and Spanish leagues this was very unusual.
yamyam army
Commenting on here because it wont allow it on the edwards one where he's quoted as saying '“It was for him, he’s so enthusiastic and it’s a big result for the manager.'' Thank the brilliant away support Davey. But can't moan really, onwards and upwards, Europe in two seasons utw
Eleven in Gold
We are all so desperate for a win that we get carried away. In May we will know the truth. Well done lads!
mardygit.
Great win last night, not an easy place to go and win. Next up Forest they have started to hit form, no reason why we can't go there and get some thing out of the game. It would be nice to go on an unbeaten run to the seasons end. I just hope we get behind them more, let's have a few packed out games at the Molineux.COME ON WOLVES.
martwolves
Coach OUT!!!
What a muppet.
Coach
Mart,I know who you are!
New Broom?
Coach. I am surprised you know anything or anyone. Why have you changed from Boo?
Now NOT KEEN on the Whole lot at the TOP
Coach. Are you one of the National Express Coaches?
Dave O
Great 3 points last night.
Jex Moxey please resign
Lifer
wolves benalmadena
they really do not care about the people who really pay their wages the fans, one day they may realise.
Wolves wage bill was £38m - £40m last season. Through ticket sales and merchandise the fans contributed £15m. This season the wage bill will be £25m whilst ticket and merchandise sales are likely to fall by 15-25% £2m-£4m.
paul
great result...well done lads
Bazwolf
Good, solid , professional win, scoring the goals at the right time, so that were never having to be under pressure. Be clear though, Millwall were a poor team. I can't recall them having a shot! Take a bow and maybe we will manage the remaining games as well.
Nasal Wolf
What was that heavy stink that pervaded the air at Millwall?
Albrightondek
This was a very important win, not just because of the much needed 3 points, but because it broke through a psychological barrier that had built up ever since Saunders took over. The longer the non-winning sequence continued, the harder it would be to break it.
I may still harbour doubts about Saunders long term, but it seems as though he has the support of the majority of the players in the dressing room, and that's half the battle. The changes he made last night appeared questionable on first hearing them, but made more sense in the cold light of day.
Sigurdarson's ommission in particular could have backfired, but Cassidy put in a decent performance and allowed Sigurdarson to be rested. I fully expect Cassidy to revert back to the bench for the next game against Forrest.
Ward's inclusion raised a few eyebrows, but defensively I can't see much difference between him and Robinson. However, Ward does look better as an overlapping fullback and crossing the ball. It'll be interesting to see if he retains his place on Saturday.
Edwards for Hunt was probably an obvious change. Hunt was a little bit unfairly criticised for his performance last week bearing in mind he had not played for some time. He did what the manager wanted him to do in pestering the Watford team, snapping at their heels for an hour or so. Similarly Edwards is an industrious type of player - his goal was an added bonus.
Still some way to go to reach the comfort zone of mid table but at least we are starting to look as though we could do it and avoid the ignominy of relegation to League one.
quality counts
Ok, thats one out of fourteen and everyone is treating this like getting promoted back to the Premiership....too many Pies and Pints I feel....
Normal Service
I can confirm that normal service will be resumed on Saturday following Dean's lucky win yesterday night.
Ashmore Wolves
The only way is up! Thank god for that the town feels a little happier today!
nathan b
They beat the worst side in the championship who will be caught by the bottom teams and will be relegated. Hopefully we will see against Nottingham if we are improving.
Windsor Wolf
Well it's dawned on them at last. If you haven't got the skill to pass the ball about and penetrate the you get in their faces and give them no time on the ball which they have ben doing to us. We have been doing neither until last night.
It isn't rocket science.
chanceswithwolves
The Cullis days
In the days of the great Stan Cullis First team players who did not perform were relegated to the reserve team until such time they proved they were worthy of being recalled, even the likes of the Great Peter Broadbent, Bobby Mason, Norman Deeley, Jimmy Murray, Eddie Clamp, Ron Flowers, DID NOT escape this procedure and it worked very well, the likes of Doyle, Ward, Henry. Hunt, etc, etc, should be relegated until such time they prove they are good enough to be recalled, perhaps in the case of Doyle you would find out whether he can score goals at a lower level I doubt it.
Cullis was never afraid to bring youngsters in his motto was always if the are good enough they are old enough, I remember two young kids starting the season "Hinton & Wharton" we went 10 first division games unbeaton.
I aprreciate this is way before some of you were born, but it is still the same, Ferguson is never afraid to put a kid on.
giovanni
Alleluia!! utw
chanceswithwolves
The Karl Henry situation
Henry is 100%, BUT why does not someone try and encourage him to stop being so blooody negative, every time he receives a PASS he gives it back to where it came from, he is undoubtably the worst Captain we have had in recent years, nice bloke can't fault his fitness etc, but hey I could do what he does on the pitch, its so simplistic, unimaginative, slows the game down, it make you wonder what MM, Stolle, Saunders sees in him, most of us can see it, at last Saunders has probably found out about "Doyle" can't score goals, energetic yes, loyal yes, works hard yes, but whats he there for to score goals which he cannot do poor shot, poor header of a ball, needs to have a word with Bully, but youve either got it or you ain't
AucklandKiwiWolf
Much of what Deano said was obvious.The supporters are not idiots and don't need to be told this.I was disappointed that Robinson was replaced by Ward.Ward is NOT a defender.One of the main reasons we are where we are is down to defensive errors.I do have my doubts about the Wolves defence holding out until the end of the season.Also the forwards have 'under-performed.The Wolves players will have to give maximum performance until the end of the season and maybe we will escape the drop.If this does happen i only hope that Deano uses this as a reason to keep the deadwood.Changes need to be made at the end of the season.
Wolvesboyuk stoke
Great win at last but let's not let this result cloud our minds. We are in massive trouble has a football club, but lets focus on the next game. Wolves ay we!
Jimmywolf
Great at last a win having a pop at Edwards seems harsh a decent bloke unlike some others super win for u21s as well wonder if any will make it to 1st team feel sorry for Batth
fickle
Also not keen on this manager
December 15, 2012 11:40 am
Wolves will lose at 'Boro the so called "revival" is a flash in the pan.The usual defensive frailties will will come to light again,and it will be another miserable Xmas and new year.Unless the defence goes to Ipswich,Wolves are doomed.
gotchya !!
rushallwolves
Coach - Why is DS not off the hook yet? Kindly explain! Is he to blame for all of the shortcomings at Molineaux? I think not!
Coach
Molineux mate. What a joker to get that wrong!
rushallwolves
Coach - slight typing error - well spotted! Must be picking up bad habits from some of the appalling spelling on this site. You still did not answer my question! Joker indeed! By the way is this message grammatically correct?
rushall wolves
Joker - should be a a comma after Molineux, mate! Still unable to explain why DS is not off the hook yet!
Jonny D
It is worth pointing out that Milwall are the worst team on current form in the Championship. But, Still 3 Points. Bring on Forest...........maybe then we get a better idea. but 4 points out of 6 is GOOOOOOOOOD
fed up wolf
oh my god!! i cannot believe people being posative on here!!! we beat a rubbish millwall side not barcelona!! saunders can only use the players he has got, and to be honest, 99% wouldnt get into walsall's first team!!! come back and tell me it was a good result after we get tonked by forest......and we will coz our players are lazy and inept.
fickle
wolves v barcelona 1960 2-5.
99% of wolves players wouldnt get in to the walsall first team?
walsall's form has recently picked up, but i am sure, sako,baath,davies,o'hara,peszko,docherty,doumbia, would all walk into walsall's first team and that old pal you will find is more than 99%.
as for forest tonking us! just wait till 5pm saturday before making ill judged comments.utw
Jim Rowley
Thank god a win needs to play sigy for cassidy and Hammill for Hunt.Hammill has to start he is better than Hunt,need to rip into Forest and he is the player to do it
Golden Wonder
Just checked that my passport is up to date for Europe after this morale boosting win. Settle for a play off final win this season as i don't want too get too far ahead of myself.
mardygit.
Albrightondek, good post i agree with most of it. With the players at Deans disposal even after last nights great win, he as still not picked his strongest team but we have very few games left to chop and change, i hope Dean made Danny Baath feel he as a future at Molineux because the games he played he was good. COME ON WOLVES.
Albrightondek
At the moment I think the Gorkks/Johnson pairing is our strongest option in the centre of defence. As such, and bearing in mind our perilous position, they should in my opinion be our first choices. Danny Batth will have to be patient. His time will come next season, as Gorkks will probably go back to Reading, and possibly Johnson will be sold to save on the wages bill. The latter will all depend on what division we will be playing in.
I believe there was an E & S article a few days ago which mentioned a new contract was about to be offered to Danny Batth.
bill mcghee
good result same on Saturday please
scarletwolf
Come on everyone, it was a good win the other night, but lets not get carried away we still have lots of problems, but lets bury the hatchet and get behind Deano and the players and give them full support till the end of the seasons, stay up, then can sort things out
UTW
Will
About Stale
One of the reasons we sacked Stale was that we needed a manager who know the English game. Stale had not a clue how we do it here, so I feel sorry for him, even though we won games in a row with him as manager and he unfortunately attempted to introduce modern football for our talented players.
I can remember back in November against Forest, when we scored the first goal, I screamed for Stales head on a platter along with the other guys at Molineux because we could not hold onto a lead anyway, and certainly we conceded twice and lost the match.
I sat also on the pubs nearby some times swearing that Stale Bacon must go, I think that was already as early as in August. But Stale kept it going until January until he deservedly got sacked. Six months is a long time for a man with champion league experience who didn't know what he was doing.
With Deano finally we have a manager who know the English game. One match won out of ten and hoof we go for another win this weekend.
We are back on track, as Stale always said. COME ON WOLVES!