Wolves blog: Silence is golden

Thank gawd that this blog is not in the form of a podcast, because all you would hear from me is a whisper,

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I strained my voice by bellowing for joy as super Hennessy saved Gera's well struck penalty. My throat is extremely sore, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Last season we were thumped at home by Albion in the cup and it seemed to be the wake-up call the club needed. We went on a nine game unbeaten run from that hammering, culminating in beating the Baggies at home.

Sunday could prove to be the catalyst for another great sequence of results.

We showed that against arguably the most talented midfield on Sunday that this Wolves team has a terrific resilience about them.

Defensively we have one of the best records in the country, but attacking wise we are only averaging about a goal a game and for me this is where the real problem lies.

Seeing Kites on crutches at the end of the game was a sad sight and I wish him a speedy recovery.

And the same goes for Ishmael Miller, a young player with bags of pace and a very bright future in the game.

We have two fixtures coming up where you would hope we could grab all six points.

No disrespect to Colchester, but the thought of losing a midweek game against such unattractive opposition, probably in near-freezing temperatures at Molineux, is too much to contemplate.

But wins against the 'U's on Wednesday and the Lillywhites on Saturday are a must if we are to keep a grip on a top six place.

Hopefully the majestic Kites won't be missing for many games. But who will replace him on Wednesday?

The likelihood is that MM will go back to a 4-4-2 and play Gibson in his place on the right.

Bothroyd will probably also be missing for the midweek encounter, which will give a chance once again for Elliot to prove his doubters wrong.

Or how about a chance for Jarvis to show us what he can do on the left flank with Ward switching to a forward position to support Freddy? (thanks to Brommers for that suggestion).

And what about Mark Davies? Will he soon start to figure in Merlin's plans now that he is getting fitter?

And if Rosa isn't good enough for even a place on the bench, then surely we have to let him go in the January window?

From Sunday's performance, I really see bags of optimism for the rest of the season.

We need to tinker in the January window, but for me it isn't the defence that's the main concern, it's up top where we need to bring in a target man.

Yes a decent left-back and a centre half with pace would be nice, but we are not leaking goals, we just can't score many.

I really hope that MM doesn't go for the likes of a Shefki Kuqi, as has been muted, a player who works hard but rarely scores.

We ideally need an Earnshaw or Billy Sharp, who isn't really getting a chance at the Blades to show how good he is. We need a striker that will make a real difference, not just make up the numbers.

I still hope that Freddy can turn the corner and start turning those half chances into goals.

A lot of baggies fans were shocked and slightly bewildered at how passionately Wolves fans celebrated the draw at the weekend.

My favourite image was the orange carrier bags left on the seats as we left!

Anyway, I'm off for some honey and lemon to soothe my post-Albion throat.