Wolves were ticking along nicely until Crystal Palace arrived at Molineux back in October.
We even went a goal up in that game, but two magic moments from Wilfried Zaha and a nasty injury to S?awomir Peszko derailed our progress.
We’ve only won 4 of 16 games since, while Palace, despite changing managers, continued on a run that would see them reach the summit of the Championship table.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, they’ve stuttered in December and fallen back into the play-off places. Without a win in their last 5 matches, they need to pickup again sooner rather than later if they’re serious about challenging the top two.
A home game against Wolves is an excellent chance to do just that. Their home remains strong as you’d expect for a team occupying 4th place – 7 wins, 4 draws and just the one defeat thus far.
While Zaha might be the threat that most supporters fear, it’s Glenn Murray stealing all the headlines. He’s the Championship’s leading scorer with a phenomenal return of 22 league goals already. To put that into perspective, the entire Wolves squad have only managed 31.
Wolves
As they were the last time they suffered back-to-back home defeats against Forest and Millwall, Wolves are a mess.
After those catastrophic performances, we buried a poor Bristol City side to herald the mother of false dawns. But what now? I can’t imagine for a moment that Palace will be anywhere near as generous.
The best we can realistically hope for is a shrewder tactical approach, a better defensive display and a result of some description. This would be the team I’d send out:
So, drop one of the forwards (probably SEB) in favour of bringing in an additional midfielder. Solbakken has been reluctant to stray from his preferred 442, but surely now is the time?
Admittedly, I was advocating similar change prior to the game at Ashton Gate and he made a mockery of that idea, but Selhurst Park represents a much tougher challenge.
I’d love to be proved wrong again, but I truly believe if we don’t get a foot on the ball and control the play, we’ll be taken apart.
The defence has taken a pounding (and rightly so), but our crippling inadequacy going forward is really putting us on the back foot. Teams know they can just sit back and wait to pounce. Until we get some creativity into the side, this will continue to be the case, particularly at home.
Predictions
In stark contrast to the Peterborough game, the majority thought we’d get turned over by Mick.
26 people correctly thought we’d lose and of those, 8 got the correct scoreline too.
Well done to Alf White, Slider, Rob in London, Twixfix, johnok, Tettenhall Wolf, Bagsy and Wolfman Steve for doubling up. A single point for everyone else.
It’s difficult not to arrive at the logical conclusion of another defeat, even taking into account Palace’s recent struggles.
That said, we haven’t drawn away from Molineux yet, so hopefully we can stink the place out with an attritional, stubborn show of defiance.
1-1.
Up The Wolves.
And of course…
Unfortunately I think the start of 2013 will be as depressing as the end of 2012.
3-0 defeat here I’m afraid. Roll on the January reinforcements!
Just read John lalley and tim spires assessment of boxing days result in express & star both spot on Morgans not running wolves as a football club he’s only interested in of the pitch activities revenue surely he must realise they both go hand in hand so if he wants to carry on milking the cash cow that is wolves he needs to speculate to accumulate because the prize money in league one is less than a four bed detached in Compton even with free carpet and white goods thrown in. As for tomorrow the last two away games I predicted we would lose and we won so I’m hoping for a hatrick so Ill predict 3.0 to place and hope my luck holds………..doubt it ?
By the way I wonder if Morgans going to change the name Redrow Homes to Goldrow Homes now he has pledged his alegence to Wolves I suggest Emptyrows of seats Homes Stevie
anyone know if you can read John lalley’s column online? E and S used to put it on the website but stopped a year or so ago which was a shame.
It depends on what kind of players are playing the matches. Remember all the injuries, and remember we are as far as the bottom as the top. Wolves are found guilty in inconsistancy and in some games they’ve played rubbish.
Griffiths, Bakary, Cassidy, O’Hara, Margreitter may have the potential to turn the tide.
And who knows who’s brought in. Matavs was mentioned earlier on, a player which is decent in Footballmanager 2013 at least. Solbakken hasn’t exactly looked like a man of action. Until now, with all the injuries (Edwards …) he hasn’t had a lot of options.
You are right Thomas – its a real mess, and I`m sure playing these opponents away is really the last thing we wanted. I was at Palace in our promotion year and we secured a fortuitous 1-0 win, oh would we take that tomorrow.
Sadly I`m sure we can`t and won`t, and with Zaha glued to the touchline for more embarrassment for our inept left back, and ponderous central defenders, I`m also hoping for another body in midfield to make it a lot tougher for the home side.
Can`t believe you`d play the same defence though, surely after the last two games changes must be made, drop one of the back four and play Dannt Boy, as for Berra, why are we even considering him worth a new contract. Not good enough and if we ever get back to the premiership, he won`t be any use there either. So its a 2-0 defeat for me and if Palace take all their chances it could be a lot worse than that I`m afraid.
2-0 defeat for me too, agree with the extra man in midfield, but the way we are playing this might justmake the score half respectable.
I’ve been hearing such bad things about our previous two performances, I’m thinking the likes of Zaha and co could roast us if they switch on the style. That said, you’d desperately hope for some kind of response from us, even if it is to batten the hatches. Still I’m going for a repeat of Saturday and 2-0 to Palace.
I’d go with the same defence and two midfielder (maybe Stearman for Foley) but with Forde, O’Hara, Sako behind Siggy.
Need the players to work for each other and hopefully play some kind of football.
I’ll be there – am I mad? haha
Yes , I’ll join you though in the madhouse !!!
TRY MCALINDEN UP FRONT!!
i PREDICT A 6-0 DEFEAT.
MANAGER SACKED!!!!
Unsure why we have not tried Zubar as a defensive midfielder. I’d try most things after the last 2 performances.
As for the result – away from home – I reckon we’ll sneak a point and go Palace 1 Wolves 1
Because he’s an attrocious footballer. It’s like playing Hunt left back.
Think you’ll find Zubar played in central midfield 4 Marseille.
I agree with the zubar suggestion pity he does’nt try some of the others also.
i for one would make at least six changes get some of the reserves in what have we got to lose.
Downward slide continues.
Palace 3-1 Wolves (Wolves to take the lead)
Ikeme
Doherty batth Johnson new left back
Hammill Davis Henry sako
Zeli Ismail
Doyle
Nothin wrong with havin a look at some of the young’uns when they return from loan, all will want to prove their worth! All of them are playin well week in week out and with the likes griffiths, Cassidy and mcalindon all scoring goals as well I say throw them in! Can’t/WONT be any worse than what is served up at the moment!
As for tomorrow I say 3-0 palace. Zaha, bolasie and Murray too good for us at the moment
Don’t forget Leigh Griffiths!!
14 goals now, is it? Scored the goal that sank Celtic at the weekend.
I’m not saying he’s the answer, but if you’re sending players out on loan and they’re doing well, then surely you want them to do it for you and you give them a chance??
As Mr Spock would say, “It’s only logical!!”
Sorry. Just noticed you said Griffiths. lol
Your right griffiths is playing well and scoring goals regular for Hibs the lad at Tranmere is also scoring and playing well call them back ( griffiths might not want to come back could not blame him he wasn’t given a fair crack ) Stale could send a clear message to the so call senior pros pull your weight or your in the reserves in any other working environment 2/3 of the current team would have been sacked or on a final warning. As I said before I forgive any youngster coming in making mistakes sometimes it’s the best way of learning and that’s the crux for me Stale is trying to teach old dogs new trick not only was McCarthy a one trick pony most of the players he left behind are too, carnt learn or wont either was Stale needs to excerpt his authority and drop them other wise they will carrying on going through the motions Stale will follow Mick out the back door and we will be watching League One football next season get a grip Stale if you want to keep your job show some balls ( not literally )
Ikeme
Zubar ANYONE (not Foley) Johnson ANYONE(not Ward)
Forde Doumbia Davis
Ziggy Doyle Macalinden
Palace 3 Wolves 0
Robin who stole our Foley and replaced him with this shadow?
Well spotted…
As I was writing the post, someone came round and I sent it before I’d re read it.
Its confusing.
Who stole Foley’s shadow ? – Terry Connor?
Can’t see us getting anything out of this one I’m affraid, if SS continues with the tried and sadly tested side.
Why not play Siggy in his actual role as a striker. He’s pacey and skillfull and I’m sure will be a handfull for most championship center halves.
SEB and Doyler have proved they don’t have it, at least with any consistency.
What’s that……a flash of optimism? Come on me Babbies……….Palace 1 Wolves 2.
Sorry got distracted…..Sako instead of Davis.
palace are no mugs and will really be relishing this one! if they get an early goal it will be a cricket score…dont moan if we play crap boys – apparently the little lambs are SCARED ! bless their little cotton socks if the players were REAL men they would grow some and put in a proper shift .. its not the fact we keep losing that chokes me , its the way they lose. there appears to not a single leader in the side any more! palace 5 little lambs in wolfs clothing 0 thanks guys for all the effort and for keeping usfrom jumping off a cliff!
I’d hoped to wake up the morning after the Ipswich game to read in the headlines that Solbakken “had left Molineux”. Sadly, for all who love the Wolves, this has not happened and so just like last year, the “right” decision will get delayed to a point when it is all too late to matter. Once again, the Wolves management demonstrate their inability to make correct, timely and effective decsions. After all, the reason we are in the world of hurt we find ourselves in today, is simply and totally, due to that – bad and late decisions – one after the bloody other!
Palace 3 – Wolves 0
Here’s bracing myself for the January transfer window where we will see more money wasted on a few more Margariters – the price of not replacing the manager now.
I’m too disheartened to comment except to predict Palace 3 Wolves 0
I think the players have given up on Stale. Its kinda like an old marriage, gotta move on at some point and management needs to make a change fast or, league One here we come.
I am sorry to predict guys but I think it will be a 4-1 thrashing by Palace. Stale sacked after the game with a new mysterious manager waiting in the wings to take his place. That’s why knuckleheads upper management were not at any of the home games, working up a deal behind the scenes. One can only hope eh!!!
Happy New Year to everyone..
The most important person that we should be looking to sign in the transfer window is a proven leader.
Some grizzled old pro who will kick arses on the pitch and rally the troops when things are going against us.
Although I disrespect him totally as a person off the pitch John Terry has proved time and time again that Chelsea are a much lesser side when he is missing.
He is obviously not available and would never consider coming here if he was but, if we could find someone that’s hewn from the same granite as he is, I feel that the rest of the poor dears would respond to him rather than run and hide when things look like going tits up.
That, and getting our loanees back and scoring for us instead of other clubs could change things around pretty quickly.
Until then, I think it’s downhill all the way.
Palace 4-1 Wolves
my thoughts exactly..but we can dream eh?
Ok , there’s little to suggest this will be a great day out and the dawn of a bright new year .
Add to that the very depressing two last home games …not just the results , but more importantly the performances .
However , this is the ‘fizz pop league ‘ . Just like most of us a week ago , we saw the fixture man give us a welcome Christmas pressie !! Just how lucky can you get over the festive period ? ..Two struggling and poor teams shipping up at the Golden Palace ?? ..At worse , The fringe of the play-off places …Hoorah…!!!!
Football isn’t like that , we’ve been there , lost them , we know that , many many times .
So , Palace are on a sure winner tomorrow . Turn up , turn Wolves over …job done , so very straightforward . Put your money on the short odds banker …simples …
Well , not for me . I’m going along to witness a freak result . Warranted ? – no idea . A new dawn , new year – new ideas performance ? – doubt it .
What we will see will be a bit like the Blackpool game . Players pulled out of that comfy zone , suddenly aware that they will have to turn up to their privileged job and have to be seen to be good enough .
After all , this is the window’s winter birthday , – must show willing . [ ps ..happy birthday ]
I will not buy into all being wrong . Stale clearly has not got the players with him on the style of football he wants to play . Clearly the majority of those players simply don’t understand what the heck he’s talking about . Worrying me more is that some refuse to .
I have a very strong feeling that Stale will gamble a little tomorrow . Doyle in the deep role , perhaps Nouble given his chance ? [ sorry , doubt that ] ..Batth in for the reluctant wrestler that is Berra . I really hoped that we’d got Cassidy back in time . Griffiths ..come on ??? We have proven goalscores on board !! Though , of course they aren’t back yet – or won’t be .
What changes can we make ? Such a huge question .. looking at the back page of my programme , I can only fiddle a little with Thomas’s team . Those I’d like to add are injured , or , not quite ready .
Bugger , I still fancy a bit of a shock result . It won’t be a new dawn , Jez will love it as it is a cheap roll of paper for those cracks …
Palace 0 Wolves 2
Doom and gloom from me too I’m afraid .. since personnel are unlikely to change (or have any positve impact if they do) then it’s a hammering of 4-1(to Palace) proportions.
Wish I could see it differently but I’m sober and coherent.
best to view the wolves drunk thesedays mars bar…then you cant remember in the morning
Palace 4-0 Wolves.
A new low. Berra sent off.
Palace 5 Wolves 0.
We lose 2-1.
MORGAN SPEAK UP WILL YOU!
I dont wish to hear any more of Moxeys drivel I have more important thinks to listen to.
We got there season going now i expect we will get it back on track. Dont really understand what Stale has been trying to do the formation and supposed tactics dont match. I would be dangling the Fletcher money in front of potential replacements.
6-1 to Palace.
Forgot to say. SS sacked at half-time by Moron by text.
Guvnor appointed next day.
Crystal Palace 3 Wolves 0.
This couldn’t be easier for Palace if we sent out the under 14s. My initial thought was 4-1, but Carl Ikeme is still playing well and has without doubt been our player of the season thus far, so I’ll go for…
Crystal Palace 3-1 Wolves
Ward and Foley should not play tomorrow, there should be no automatic right to a place in the team after playing so poorly in previous games; a few starts in the reserves would hopefully wake them up. If SS sends out exactly the same team tomorrow it will prove that he either has no authority or no sense. Something must change quickly and the easiest and the fastest changes SS can make must surely be to the team and the bench. There will be nervousness and no confidence at all at Palace so another loss is on the cards; 3-1 to Palace.
Ledbury I agree.
Neither Ward, Foley or Berra should play.
Zubar, Baath and anyone, who plays with some pride should replace them.
It is abject failure, in my opinion, by the rip off artist Morgan and his lackey Moxey.
He paid £10 for the club and promised £30 million investment, little did we know it was going to be in property and construction, not the team.
Was that Sir Jack’s idea? – I don’t think so.
To paraphrase Shakespeare :
“There is something rotten in the state of Wolverhampton Wanderers”
3-0 palace. At least I managed to bag myself boardroom passes.
Hopefully let M & M know a few home truths.
Forgot to add Manager sacked due to low takings in WV1. Moron says.
“We had to do something drastic given the investment made”
What I hope for is 6 or 7 people in Wolves shirts, I refuse to call them players, get straight red cards tomorrow, thus making them ineligible for the next 3 games.
That to me is the only way some of these useless twats will not be on the team sheets.
Have they got “Thou Shall Not Be Dropped” written into their contracts?
No other reason for them to be anywhere near Molineux, ever again.
Also on my wish list is for Thomas to remove that picture of blobby blake at the top of the blog, and replace it with something that sums up the general air of apathy shown by all and sunday.
SS will pick the same useless plodders, and we will lose.
We are ,like the previous 3 seasons, firmly entrenched in our annual relegation battle, and for the second year running, I fear we will win the battle…..and go down.
Palace 6 Wolves 0
Spot on Clive as usual.
If the team played with a tenth, of your blog/literary skills, we would still be in the Premiership!
I’m going for a 3-1 to palace, i hate predicting defeats but with this manager and shite side who don’t give a shite, so what can we expect.don’t agree with your side thomas,i would give the rest a chance what have we got to lose,
But as ever UTW. PS the sooner we make big changes the better for us long suffering wolves fans.
My line up for the Palace
Parkes
Parkin, McAlle, Munro, Palmer,
Hibbitt, Bailey (C), Carr, Wagstaffe,
Dougan , Richards,
Now thats a team worth watching. Sorry, but I have decided to live in the past rather than deal with reality and watch anymore insipid shit from our current batch of over paid, over pampered tossers, so for the rest of the season I am going to pretend that it is 1973. Anyone care to join me?
8th May 1972, my first visit to the Mol. Wolves 2 Leeds 1 now those guys really were proud to wear the old gold; wonder what Parkin or Palmer would make of lining up with the likes of Ward or Foley?
Oh my God !!! What a night that was …Right here right now …I’m back there with you .
Them’s that can still stand …give them the shirts !!!
Can still see Dougan knocking in a header against Chelsea, 1969 I think.
As the ball came over, in one movement he bent down, nonchalantly nodded it, like a bullet, into the back of the net, while falling to his knees, arms out for adulation.
The North Bank responded in unison, pointing their fingers and in one voice singing “Doog…Doog…Doog…”
I can hear it resonate, like ghosts, round the now soul-less Redrow creation.
I was there as well Lupus. I was in the South Bank with my young brother sitting on my shoulders, he was getting a bit heavy so this bloke next to me said he could sit on both our shoulders. I must ‘ve looked a bit knackered I think. Anyway Wolves scored and I celebrated as you do, and this bloke said ” you never told me you were WW supporters, you can take him off our shoulders now ” and with that my brother had to sit back on my shoulders and then the blokes behind moaned because he was blocking their view. We had the last laugh mind we won Ha, Ha miserable sods.
its strange aint it how the team from sooooooo long ago look sooooo much better than this lot…..i thought football had progressed! all the wolves teams of that era were so proud to pull on a wolves shirt. seems this lot are a bunch of girlies!!
Great side I would put Jimmy MCalliog in for Carr though, putting Hibbitt in the centre mids with Bailey, & Jimmy Mac on the wing. Those were the days when we had 11 brilliant players & we thought there was a chance of winning every game!
Come back Bill McGarry, although the players were’nt too fond of him he was a proper Manager.
Makes today’s side & Coaching team look like non-league.
Oh yes what a team. Total commitment. I can still picture them know. To be honest I think Parkin,Bailey and Frankie could replace out whole defence and midfield right now. I suspect if bailey was captain today he would be on a manslaughter charge becasue he would have done someone by now.
This week I went to see our Local indoor team here in Rochester, NY. OK its a totally different game we all know that but total and absolute comitment, and every player came out after and sat down at tables to chat with the youngsters and did not leave until every autograph signed. OK they dont make huge money but a wonderful example of how to bring the young fans along.
I mention this becasue we had one player who was my motm by a mile. Stocky low center of gravity ,huge thighs and chest. Great positional play, tenacity and distribution, would not be beaten if someone did get the ball from him he was like a pit bull winning it back. He cared. I sat there and realised he was a flashback to my hero Mike Bailey.
MORGAN SPEAK UP PLEASE
Moxey keep it zipped.
Can’t really feel too optimistic about this game. 3-0 loss…
If only it was real again Waggies Left Peg…..
I’m expecting our damage limitation football to fall flat on its face here.
Crystal Palace 4 Castles made of Sand 0
Come on Wanderers prove us miserable lot wrong!
My side would be,
IKEME
ZUBAR JOHNSON BATTHE MARGARETTA
FORDE DAVIS DUMBIA O’HARA SAKO
SIGGY
I’d put Solbakken , greasel and moron in the back four.
Solbakken so he can practise what he’s trying to preach, greasel so he’ll have a heart attack inside the first few minutes, if they can find a shirt big enough for his bloated carcass, and moron so his blood pressure will go through the roof, his face will get redder than Liverpool, and his brain will fizz up and bost.
Then we would have a chance of winning, as the Palace players will be so busy laffin’ at us, we might sneak a goal.
As to the “all time I would have” team, I’d have Emlyn Hughes, Bully and Peter Knowles lurking around as well as the above mentioned.
No one, not even a World Eleven from todays best players would live with them.
Oh how I luv my rose tinted spekterculls!!
A Happy New Year to all Wolves fans around the globe, or as they say in Houston, Feliz Anos Neuvos!
In Wales we would wish you Blwyddyn Newydd Dda !!
HEEL FIJNE JAAR WISSELING EN GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR !!! BESTE WENSEN VOOR 2013 !! BLIMEY THE BOY FROM TETTENHALL RD. CAN SPEAK DUTCH !! happy new year to all WOLVES FANS worldwide FWAW !!!
Felice anno nuovo a tutti Lupi nel mondo – happy new year to all wolves in the world.
Even my gold n black tinted specs can’t see a shot on goal again so palace 2 nil.
Mr Morgan can I just say there would be no place in the world for a CON MAN if it wasn’t for mans greed!!!!!
3-1 palace , maith an amhain nua. As we paddys say
Happy newyear clive to you and your family.
Your comment us loff.
Ho’ for some off those old stalwarts
Should have said made us loff..
I’m sure Solbakken will make some changes – surely will drop Berra, and give O’Hara and even Nouble a run out. Some of our players surely know they’re on their way, and playing crap because they don’t care?
We have often responded well in the past in adversity, and do play better away from home, but I’m no longer sure with this squad.
Even so I can’t bring myself to predict a loss – I’ll go
Wolves 2 Palace 1
In tonight’s Suppress & Smear Martin Swain (aka Total Idiot) says about Saturday’s performance “They tried. This is not a team which does not care”. What a joke he is. Heaven help us when they stop caring. The last two games are the worst I can remember since the fag end of the Hoddle era which is what it feels like now.
Bring in Forde, Baath and Nouble. It won’t happen but things surely must improve eventually.
So, 1-1
You could change the 10 outfield players and it could not be worse. Hopefully we find some effort and a method that looks like someone as put some thought into it.
This league is so average that even rubbish like us have a chance but you can’t see anything other than a palce win so wolves 1 palace3
After
“Total Humiliation”
At the last match, this one is easy to predict at Least.
C Palace 4-0 Wolves
And for the record the players this Manager has brought in are NO Better.
In fact worse than half the buggers we have already. That’s if they are not injured long enough to pull the shirt on.
I wouldn’t trust him with another penny, the guy is clueless.
Get Di Matteo in..
I think I may have found a no nonsense defender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHkoLsYakuI
Sign her up immediately!!!
gotta be better than girly berra and his bitch johnson
Nice to see that Kevin Muscat’s daughter is doing well for herself.
Nice one Waggy. Is it possible she’s even more of a psycho?!
I definitely think that is a the love child of Palmer n muscat!! Pure quality thank you for raising my spirits and keeping us all real!! Love this blog.
You can all take the Mick Saturday night but I see big changes and an even bigger shock. Ping pong is on his way back and that should fire up O’Hara to create some chances.
Palace 1-3 Wolves
I’ll go for a 2-2. Stale will celebrate it like we’ve turned a corner and then normal service will be resumed against Luton and Blackburn.
To all the Wolves supporters a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
To Morgan and Moxey I wish you the rabbies you mangy cunts deserve.
It’s draining too even think of a prediction. Palace 1 Wolves 2.
3-0 palace were screwed until we replace our back line with players who can run and hav a bit of technical skill and tactical nous!
6-0 to Palace. My preferred team won’t be able to play until the loanees wend their way back; Ikeme,
Baath, Johnson, Berra,
Doherty,Henry, O’Hara, Forde,
Griffiths, Doyle, Cassidy.
Berra only cos he’s fit & Margreitter & Mouyokolo are figments of the imagination, cos I don’t think they’ll ever kick a ball in anger for us. Apparently 14 goal Griffiths does’nt want to come back. He’s not a bad judge, but if he does come back we have to play him, same with Cassidy & Doherty.
Our full backs are one of our big problems as they refuse to get forward far enough when we have the ball. Without real class in those positions we have to try 3 central defenders, and wing backs. Doherty looked very accomplished when he came on last season v Liverpool only never to grace the first team in the Prem again. Get them back & play them, cos if they leave they’ll only be playing against us in League 1 next season & then will score the winning goals as we sink to tier 4!
Where has my optimism gone?
I’m going to buck the trend based on this impeccable logic :
beat PU away and lose at home,
beat IT away and lose at home,
lose to CP at home and beat them away.
There you go it’s sorted, provided we resort to 4-5-1 and hit them on the break.
Palace 1- Wolves 2. The best possible way to start the New Year. I’d rather be in a dream world now than re-living the 60’s and 70’s football memories yet again, sorry Waggy, Lupus and Robin. I’m afraid I’ve consigned that era to my deep, deep memory.
As ever UTW !!!! HNY to all our readers.
I hope you are right Cwmbranwulf.
Certainly take a 2-1 victory tomorrow over a memory!!!
Happy 2013 to everyone
I’m taking my 8 year old daughter (an avid Wolves supporter) to her first game at Palace. I fear the worst. What is it they say about childhood experiences scarring you?! Here’s hoping that most of us are wrong and a miracle occurs! UTW!! 🙂
hope the result doesnt give her nightmares
Happy new year to all the wolves faithful , by god we need it.!
And to you matey , and hopefully a bounty of points to us all !!
Forever UTW .
We’ll not hold our collective breaths bud,
I can’t seem to get any prediction right so WTF.
Palace1 Wolves2
JUST WANT TO SAY WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year to one and all. Let’s hope that 2013 is better for us, although I predict we’ll lose our first game of the year …
Palace 1-0 Wolves
He has lost the dressing room, the players don’t seem to be able to play his style (whatever that may be) or just don’t understand what he expects from them. I have been very supportive of Stale but I am really starting to worry. He is tactically inept & only as a plan A. I predict a 2-0 defeat but hope for better.
what is the plan A? if it’s what we are watching we really are in trouble
Much braver performance at Place… but no result:
CP 1 – Wolves 0
Crystal Palace 2
Put your mortgage on it.
Hats off to Hertford. This is the one of the most audacious predictions I’ve ever seen. Instead of figuratively failing to show up (as per usual), we literally fail to show up. Hand on heart, Stale can proclaim that none of his players had a bad touch all game.
Reckon Palace will score more than two goals though!
Typical Wolves fans, unbeaten this year and still complaining. Still, all runs have to end sometime so Palace 6 0 Wolves.
Stale is a dead manager walking. I’d say he knows his budget for January and realises he won’t change anything with a couple of dodgy sale or return loans, so is now just going through the motions until the payoff! Palace 3 – 0 . We are still looking for a barn door big enough for Blake or Doyle to hit!!!!
UTW!
Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year one and all. See MacAlinden linked with Everton. Still, what does David Moyes know anyway?
Wish I could say different but until (or if) we get an influx of more technical players I don’t think we can assume that we are going to beat the likes of Palace, so Palace 2, Wolves 1.
Just read the Moxey bit on the E&S website – we need to sell before we can buy. These players can do better. The club are not close to doing any deals etc etc etc.
Seems like we can expect little in the way of activity in the transfer window. Now that’s a fc*k*ng surprise. Wish I could predict the scores as accurately.
Seems we will keep Staale but fail to back him – possibly the worst of all scenarios.
Great fc*k*ng start to the New Year – same old b*ll*x – when will we learn we need investment in the team – these guys, for whatever reason, are not doing it.
Hoping its just paper talk but I’ve seen it happen so many times with this b*gg*r – last summer, last Jan etc etc etc. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
An optimistic Wolves 1 Palace 0
We are in total disarray, with a Chairman and CEO who can’t even bother to attend the match against our previous manager who served us so well for 5 years.
We have a Board who are incapable to make right footballing decisions.
We have a team who have no confidence or self-belief.
Palace 3 Wolves 0
Happy New Year!
Should O’Hara be fit enough, I’d stick him straight in for a start. Even his cameos at the peterborough and ipswich games for me showed his class and he needs to be a part of this team quickly.
Berra, Ward and Foley for me were dreadful but due to a lack of defensive options… I can’t really see much changing there. Why not give Danny Batth a go though? I watched him a bit at Wednesday last season and he seems pretty solid. Can’t be worse than Berra against ipswich! I know Zubar is out of favor but foley’s performance against ipswich has to be worthy of a drop. David Davis actually did look like he had some enthusiasm but I don’t think he’s got the skills to play into this passing game Ståle seems to want to bring to the club.
So for me it’s 4-5-1:
IKEME
ZUBAR – JOHNSON – BATTH – WARD
SIGURDARSON – DOUMBIA – O’HARA – HENRY – SAKO
DOYLE
Even with the above, that defence just doesn’t look strong enough so I’m going for a 2-1 win. for palace.
Just read the Express and Bullshit Star, the paper that is too scared to ask Morgan and Moxey the correct questions regarding our football club,.
Moxey is on there spouting off that the fans should be angry, blah blah blah, then states that January is not going to be the answer, and the players what we have are good enough and should be doing better. In other words they ain’t going to spend Jack Shit.
PISS OFF MOXEY AND MORGAN, your the problem that’s wrong with our club, you won’t back the manager, if you think that these players are good enough, then we are in more mess than I thought possible…..Your both f@#:+@g mental
http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/01/01/jez-moxey-says-wolves-fans-are-right-to-be-angry/
The fans need to stay away and show their displeasure by withholding their money.
If people attend moxey & morgan don’t care if the fans are understandably angry.
If it hits their pocket they have to do something.
Unfortunately, reading between the lines, no one is coming in January.
League One here we come.
Can’t see what’s changed, same shite line up, same shite formation, same shite results.
Palace 2 -0 Wolves
UTW
Palace 3 Wolves 0
The most predictable comments in the world from our esteemed ceo this morning. The problem is, I reckon we’re being primed for the sale of one of the few players we’ve got that are actually of any fuckin use to us. As for today, can’t see anything to lift the gloom, 3-1 palace.
2-0 loss, happy new year, we’re awful.
Nothing but a prediction:
1-1
Soggy not in squad.
Why the Sam Hill would Liam McAlinden want to sign a new contract with us and why would Leigh Griffiths want to come back from Hibs when there is quite clearly absolutely no ambition within the club to be anything else than a bit of pocket money for Morgan and Moxey?
I don’t wish ill on many people in this world but when I hear Moxey spouting the putrid garbage that he has been reported as saying, I can’t stop myself wishing that I could meet the fat oaf in a dark alley with my Gray Nicholls Powerspot in my hand and no witnesses!!!!!!!!!
OH! Yes!
A happy New Year to all contributors to the Blog.
Let’s hope that we all get the Year that we deserve – and Moxey ends up getting his just deserts as well!
THE FAT RAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really can’t remember being so angry and frustrated about anything since I realised that I was never going to be good enough to take over from big Phil Parkes in the Wolves goal!!
I think that what is most annoying is that we could all see this coming. The same thing happens in every transfer window.
We’re 2 down at half time today. If M&M want THEIR appointment to be a success then they need to back him. Otherwise they may as well sack him.
Yes, I afraid it’s the same old sanctimonious, patronising message from our CEO.
In what capacity does he issue these ideas, opinions..?
Is he really the mouthpiece for SM and the board or is he simply trying to take the initiative away from SS..?
Why doesn’t SS fight his corner and make WW come good on their promises..?
It’s pretty obvious SS has not yet stamped his authority on the squad and I would have thought the longer it goes the more he is actually undermined by his inability to impose his way with new signings.
To simply say players must work harder and make more effort shows no understanding of the
problems within the squad, which is ,that they do not want to be motivated by SS.
Sorry Stale i would row you back to Norway myself.
Oh dear, 2-0 already, so much for my prediction. This could be another disaster.
Where oh where are we going this season..??
Something has happened again, just before Christmas behind the scenes which has put paid to our mini-revival. I’m starting to believe that we really are sh**e and relegation is a possibility after all. Something drastic needs to be done sooner rather than later..!!!!
I’m starting to think that money is the only solution to our problems, lots of it but spent wisely.
3-0 down now.
My 4-1 prediction is looking pretty secure if only Palace can score an own goal.
……and now it’s 3-0. What are you doing with these players Ståle..?
This is far worse than the drivel served up last season. When is it going to improve..???
Well well well. my scoreline of 4-1 is looking good. Bye bye Stale. Sacked tlater today… Please M&M, have some balls and do the right thing…
Can anyone think of another CEO who is allowed to give press interviews at regular intervals which are a succession of negative opinions which are unhelpful to all concerned with the club. Club owners do tend to stay in the background out of sight, rarely if ever meeting the media. Our CEO seems to enjoy these opportunities to spread his message of disinformation, ” the gospel according to JM “, but then it does appear in the E&S or the Shropshire Star, which suggests some sort of arrangement, to me. Maybe these papers should spend a little more time listening or talking to the fans to get their perspective from time to time.
For pete’s sake, please sack the manager and, let the players that have no heart or desire to wear the Black & Gold go.. Please….
I loved the response from PaulWWFC on the official site blog in response to someone asking if they would have the blog in League 1 – he said he wasn’t sure.
Hilarious.
Another desperate display looking at the stats.
Moxeys drivel is so ridiculous and unhelpful. It has led us to this awful situation. Success in Football relies on knowledgable and experienced guys doing the right thing. Even then it can not be assured. Can anyone remeber the last time Moxey did the right thing.
I refuse to listen to or comment on his drivel.
Something is very rotten at the club, I list a couple of my opinions.
1> The players are demoralised by lack of clubs ambition.
2> The young players must be confused and demoralized also.
3> M & M are just stalling for time and repeating themselves.
4> The manager simply doesnt not have the respect or support of the dressing room.
5> he has little to offer.
Thats it folks
Biggest disappointment for me was Wolves scoring – I was on for maximum points in the prediction league until Ebanks-Blake found the back of the net, the swine!
My juicy relegation bets are looking good. This team won’t beat Luton. There is no way they will get 19 more points needed to keep them up.
Constructive Comments : Johnson out never to play again. Batth in. Berra out Margreitter in. Seb out Mcalinden in; Doyle out Nouble in. Doumbia out O’hara in; Stearman out Peszko in. Buy 2 full backs.
Its a tragedy with no happy end in sight. Anyone with an ounce of sense would now pass on Solbakken, but you almost fear the sack for him because the owner appears not to have an alternative.
They’d probably appoint Thelwell. Do they not realise what a potential large fan base we have just waiting for a decent team? 28,000 on Saturday if this team were winning they’d get that every game even without the free ticket offers.
That fans are numbed into expectation of defeat after defeat there is only one outcome if Solbakken stays & that’s relegation.
I had no faith in his appointment but then gave him some credence with the result at Bristol City. Since then it is plain to see he is not up to this job.
His aftermatch interviews are embarrassing you feel he does’nt know where to put himself. Its cruel to him to keep him on. To him & us fans. As clueless if not more so than the TC days.