Wolves opinions designed to create debate rather than splinters
Winning ugly - I am sure that is a cliche that is rolled out by many a punter at the business end of the season. But that is exactly what we are doing at the moment, based on the foundation of a rock solid defence. With Jody Craddock and Christophe Berra together in the back …
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As I write this post, we are a day from England playing in their first World Cup semi-final in a generation. And, as a result, it can be difficult to focus on anything football related that isn't three lions. But. I'll at least try. Since the conclusion of an incredible season of football, it …
Mick must enjoy the taste of claret as that’s three times in a week it seems to have gone down rather easily. It was obvious that Gianfranco Zola’s team was nervous from the outset and a confident Wolves team beat them at their own game with neat, incisive passing all over the pitch. I too …
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A point gained or two points lost? On balance you would say that point was a fair reflection of the game and I would have bitten your arm off if you had offered me a point when Villa went one up early doors. The Wolves team at the beginning of the season would have probably …
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It was the kind of performance that was to be expected with survival secured for Wolves and Pompey wanting to finish their last home game on a high. In a way this game epitomises our exploits over the season with many chances created but not put to bed. David James was in imperious form between …
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Roll out that old cliché that it’s time to concentrate on the league. The combination of Palace’s recent good form and their administration plight obviously had the Eagles players unified and ready for battle. Unlike Wolves that is, who despite fielding a strong side, looked 2nd best throughout. Hopefully Mujangi Bia’s woeful performance was because …
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Mick’s sick of saying it and we are all sick of hearing it; yet another good performance but absolutely diddly-squat to show for it. Why is it, that season after season, Wolves seem to be able to raise their game when they play the better teams of the league, be it in the Championship or …
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It was probably written in the stars that Stephen Hunt would pop up with a goal in this game, it was just a shame he was wearing a Hull shirt! The match was a typical relegation dogfight; low on quality but high on passion and endeavor. From Gardner’s calamitous own goal to Zubar stupidly trying …
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With one shot on target – the lowest of any game in the Premiership all season –Wolves were again confined to that two minute slot at the end of Match of the Day. Forget entertainment, this was all about another vital point towards survival, achieved from a game that was as dull on the pitch …
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One win and suddenly the world feels a much nicer place. I think I even saw my first daffodil of spring yesterday! All those missed penalty shouts, the myriad bad refereeing decisions and the rub of the green that just wouldn’t rub, all the karma that Wolves have banked over the season, was finally paid …
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For large spells of the game, it looked like being the perfect birthday present for Mick McCarthy. Despite all the recent criticism after the Palace battering, Mick dug his stubborn Yorkshire heals in and stuck with the same square pegged 4-1-4-1 formation. Quality options were the key reason why Birmingham managed to come from behind …
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Look up the word ‘tackling’ in the dictionary in relation to football and it is described as, ‘a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball’. The fast and physical nature of the English game is underpinned by tackling. But these days the hard tackling footballer I watched as a …
Continue reading "Arsenal vs Wolves 1-0 – Fan’s Analysis 5.04.10"
Come in number nine your time is up. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has had 19 shots in the Premiership this season and has scored just once and that was a penalty, surely it’s time for a change? At 0-0 he missed a gilt-edged opportunity to boost his own confidence, which must be at rock bottom, and the …
Continue reading "Wolves vs Wigan 0-2 – Fan’s Analysis 18.01.10"
What a way to finish the season. Before yesterday’s game, Wolves were the only team in the Premiership not to have won a game after going a goal down. And I think many of us were expecting a typical end of season stroll from both teams, but I’m glad to say we were proved …
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It was never going to pretty, but this Sunday snoozer of a game brought a whole new meaning to the term ‘ugly’. At the heart of the Wolves defence, the artist still known as Jody Craddock showed us we should all be grateful he came back from that ridiculous Stoke hiatus in 2007. With two …
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Out of darkness cometh fight! This was a galvanized Wolves team that not only stifled the majority of Spurs creativity but also passed it patiently especially in the first half, looking for an opportunity to strike. As badly as Spurs played, Wolves proved the pessimists wrong, including me, and put in one of their …
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Unless Wolves suddenly decide that they are going to pay wages and transfer fees on a par with the rest of the Premiership, then Saturday’s game was a little glimpse into the kind of football that will be returning to Molineux next season. Mick even said that any team in the Championship would have been …
Continue reading "Wolves vs Crystal Palace 2-2- (FA CUP 4th Rnd) – Fan’s Analysis 24.01.10"
Man Utd looked toothless without Rooney, just how Wolves would look without Doyle - and on Saturday we just didn’t take advantage. It comes as no surprise that we are the least accurate in front of goal in the entire Premiership, given our woeful 21 league goals this season and Vokes underlined that fact with …
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I think the majority of Wolves fans would have taken a point before kick off, but there was a real sense as the game wore on that misfiring Liverpool were there for the taking. Mick finally saw sense and removed Ebanks Blake from the firing line and switched to a 4-5-1 formation. Whether this formation …
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Guts, heart, passion, energy and determination; that probably sums up Wolves performance in this game and perhaps sums-up their whole season. Everton arrived as the in-form team of the Premiership and played some beautifully flowing and incisive football. But they faced an equally good side in Wolves and although the game never really lived up …
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