Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
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Yes, great day, one of my best friends at the time was a big Leeds fan so it was all the sweeter.
comment by Terry Hoskins (U21403)
posted 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
comment by wolfieintheSunshineState (U16306)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
I find it difficult to keep pace with all your name changes 'Hoskins'. However, I do notice you have nothing to say to our Gem when he calls Foley one of MM's "love children". Oh wait a minute..
By the way, I don't have a red neck as my hair covers the back of it.The term non educated folk is a polite way of my description of those who put this clown in office. He lost the popular vote by 3 million or so.
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I have disagreed with GeminMallorca on numerous occasions about many things to do with Wolves, however, I find that as a rule he argues his point reasonably, isn't arrogant, doesn't resort to name-calling and doesn't seem to have an agenda.
Many posters on here have conflicting views and I appreciate that. Unfortunately there are one or two that forever resort to type and seem to take great delight in baiting other posters be that about McCarthy, Edwards, Sako, or a multitude of other "anti-Wolves" agendas. Foley is just the latest example of undermining McCarthy and his promotion winning side.
Those same "one or two posters" (let's call it three to be on the safe side) profess to support Wolves but seem incapable of taking a balanced view about the club. They laud anything and everything that isn't "McCarthy" whilst arguing that total failures like Solbakken, Siggy and the like were misunderstood and should have been given more time.
I apologise if my views offend the genuine fans on this site, but when I see hypocrisy I call it out.
Oh, and by the way, I know what a redneck is.
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That's how I see it. Well said.
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
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I was at that game Tamworth
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
comment by Cinciwolf-moist with excitement (U11551)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
It's been a tough year for Bute, Ipswich in collapse mode again, Edwards moving on to another lower half champo team and worst of all Wolves looking better than they have for 35 plus years.
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Not sure what any of that means. I was delighted to be able to watch the recent live games on Sky from the uninterrupted comfort of my home. The best I've ever seen from a Wolves side in almost 50 years of following them. Part of the reason that I kept away from this forum was because I wanted to enjoy the experience without the unnecessary digs, arguments and ignorant assessments from those with agendas.
I really didn't expect my highlighting of the E&S article yesterday to upset people as it has. To me it simply enforced a positive view that some here had already expressed. It was good to hear it from a footballer.
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 7 minutes ago
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
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We must blame Foley.
I don't mind E&S articles getting highlighted on here. It's interesting to hear other perspectives, especially when they question hallowed views from self-proclaimed experts on the forum.
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 16 minutes ago
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
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And this comment sums up the mind set of the agenda ridden.
And for the record i had no problem with the article either, regardless of whether it was complete nonsense and stated the bleedin' obvious regarding trying to gain promotion and if it happens it would like winning promotion under past managers.
Here's the culprit DJ...
comment by Isle of Bute (U16473)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Nuno can emulate Mick. Some of us suggested this yonks ago. Good to see it stated by a pro.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2017/11/14/kevin-foley-nunos-wolves-have-the-character-to-emulate-class-of-2009/
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Not drivel from the USA and others have pointed out the need for us to move on and forget. However, some just to it to wind others up and one in particular cannot let go. I suggest you read the 'drivel' from another ex pat...GeminMallorca. Oh wait, he's not from the USA...
comment by wolfieintheSunshineState (U16306)
posted 33 minutes ago
Here's the culprit DJ...
comment by Isle of Bute (U16473)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Nuno can emulate Mick. Some of us suggested this yonks ago. Good to see it stated by a pro.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2017/11/14/kevin-foley-nunos-wolves-have-the-character-to-emulate-class-of-2009/
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Not drivel from the USA and others have pointed out the need for us to move on and forget. However, some just to it to wind others up and one in particular cannot let go. I suggest you read the 'drivel' from another ex pat...GeminMallorca. Oh wait, he's not from the USA...
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Sssh, don't point out the agenda
The main problem cinci, is that whenever his name is mentioned, it's usually a wind up or matters comparing him to our current plight.
You both realise it and yet you both can't resist replying (or retaliating). FFS, even a 2 year old knows and learns that when he touches a hot object it burns and so doesn't do it again. Yet you two fall into the trap time after time after time and Isle of Bute is ticking off the number of times he's caught you.
I've had more sensible dogs.
If you actually look back my initial reply was short and sweet and not bity at all, just found it humourous, it appears you are the one who 'bit' more than anyone.
If nuno is going to emulate muppet were fecked......
No comparrison between the two.
Do you have a red neck, perton? You seem as though you would be a archetypal Trump supporter.
He is the kind to blame Obama for everything that came since.
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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For now!
What time is in Trumpton as I know two "fans" who will disagree when they come on here..
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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Agreed. However, I'm keeping out of it.
comment by pertonwolf (U17284)
posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
If nuno is going to emulate muppet were fecked......
No comparrison between the two.
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I think Foley used the word "emulate" in the sense that Nuno could similarly win the league title. Nothing more sinister than that.
I think perton used the word emulate to scold Ms. Blunt for being tardy.
comment by Terry Hoskins (U21403)
posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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For now!
What time is in Trumpton as I know two "fans" who will disagree when they come on here..
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Just because they have a different opinion to yours doesn't make them wrong.
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posted on 16/11/17
Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
posted on 16/11/17
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
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Yes, great day, one of my best friends at the time was a big Leeds fan so it was all the sweeter.
posted on 16/11/17
comment by Terry Hoskins (U21403)
posted 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
comment by wolfieintheSunshineState (U16306)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
I find it difficult to keep pace with all your name changes 'Hoskins'. However, I do notice you have nothing to say to our Gem when he calls Foley one of MM's "love children". Oh wait a minute..
By the way, I don't have a red neck as my hair covers the back of it.The term non educated folk is a polite way of my description of those who put this clown in office. He lost the popular vote by 3 million or so.
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I have disagreed with GeminMallorca on numerous occasions about many things to do with Wolves, however, I find that as a rule he argues his point reasonably, isn't arrogant, doesn't resort to name-calling and doesn't seem to have an agenda.
Many posters on here have conflicting views and I appreciate that. Unfortunately there are one or two that forever resort to type and seem to take great delight in baiting other posters be that about McCarthy, Edwards, Sako, or a multitude of other "anti-Wolves" agendas. Foley is just the latest example of undermining McCarthy and his promotion winning side.
Those same "one or two posters" (let's call it three to be on the safe side) profess to support Wolves but seem incapable of taking a balanced view about the club. They laud anything and everything that isn't "McCarthy" whilst arguing that total failures like Solbakken, Siggy and the like were misunderstood and should have been given more time.
I apologise if my views offend the genuine fans on this site, but when I see hypocrisy I call it out.
Oh, and by the way, I know what a redneck is.
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That's how I see it. Well said.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Moving on. Just been watching this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chxhkercATA
Went to this game as a 10 year old. Secured Don Goodman as a hero in my young eyes. Interestingly, we played a back 3 (could have been seen as back 5 though) with three up top then too.
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I was at that game Tamworth
posted on 17/11/17
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Cinciwolf-moist with excitement (U11551)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
It's been a tough year for Bute, Ipswich in collapse mode again, Edwards moving on to another lower half champo team and worst of all Wolves looking better than they have for 35 plus years.
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Not sure what any of that means. I was delighted to be able to watch the recent live games on Sky from the uninterrupted comfort of my home. The best I've ever seen from a Wolves side in almost 50 years of following them. Part of the reason that I kept away from this forum was because I wanted to enjoy the experience without the unnecessary digs, arguments and ignorant assessments from those with agendas.
I really didn't expect my highlighting of the E&S article yesterday to upset people as it has. To me it simply enforced a positive view that some here had already expressed. It was good to hear it from a footballer.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 7 minutes ago
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
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We must blame Foley.
I don't mind E&S articles getting highlighted on here. It's interesting to hear other perspectives, especially when they question hallowed views from self-proclaimed experts on the forum.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 16 minutes ago
Cue: someone typed the word McCarthy
Consequence: hours of drivel from our American friends
Why: its someone else's fault
Just another day on 606
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And this comment sums up the mind set of the agenda ridden.
posted on 17/11/17
And for the record i had no problem with the article either, regardless of whether it was complete nonsense and stated the bleedin' obvious regarding trying to gain promotion and if it happens it would like winning promotion under past managers.
posted on 17/11/17
Here's the culprit DJ...
comment by Isle of Bute (U16473)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Nuno can emulate Mick. Some of us suggested this yonks ago. Good to see it stated by a pro.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2017/11/14/kevin-foley-nunos-wolves-have-the-character-to-emulate-class-of-2009/
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Not drivel from the USA and others have pointed out the need for us to move on and forget. However, some just to it to wind others up and one in particular cannot let go. I suggest you read the 'drivel' from another ex pat...GeminMallorca. Oh wait, he's not from the USA...
posted on 17/11/17
comment by wolfieintheSunshineState (U16306)
posted 33 minutes ago
Here's the culprit DJ...
comment by Isle of Bute (U16473)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Nuno can emulate Mick. Some of us suggested this yonks ago. Good to see it stated by a pro.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2017/11/14/kevin-foley-nunos-wolves-have-the-character-to-emulate-class-of-2009/
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Not drivel from the USA and others have pointed out the need for us to move on and forget. However, some just to it to wind others up and one in particular cannot let go. I suggest you read the 'drivel' from another ex pat...GeminMallorca. Oh wait, he's not from the USA...
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Sssh, don't point out the agenda
posted on 17/11/17
The main problem cinci, is that whenever his name is mentioned, it's usually a wind up or matters comparing him to our current plight.
You both realise it and yet you both can't resist replying (or retaliating). FFS, even a 2 year old knows and learns that when he touches a hot object it burns and so doesn't do it again. Yet you two fall into the trap time after time after time and Isle of Bute is ticking off the number of times he's caught you.
I've had more sensible dogs.
posted on 17/11/17
If you actually look back my initial reply was short and sweet and not bity at all, just found it humourous, it appears you are the one who 'bit' more than anyone.
posted on 17/11/17
If nuno is going to emulate muppet were fecked......
No comparrison between the two.
posted on 17/11/17
Do you have a red neck, perton? You seem as though you would be a archetypal Trump supporter.
posted on 17/11/17
He is the kind to blame Obama for everything that came since.
posted on 17/11/17
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
posted on 17/11/17
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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For now!
What time is in Trumpton as I know two "fans" who will disagree when they come on here..
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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Agreed. However, I'm keeping out of it.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by pertonwolf (U17284)
posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
If nuno is going to emulate muppet were fecked......
No comparrison between the two.
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I think Foley used the word "emulate" in the sense that Nuno could similarly win the league title. Nothing more sinister than that.
posted on 17/11/17
I think perton used the word emulate to scold Ms. Blunt for being tardy.
posted on 17/11/17
comment by Terry Hoskins (U21403)
posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by lizardburns (U17424)
posted 12 minutes ago
Mick did a brilliant job of squad building at Wolves in those first couple of years. In large part this seems to have been down to the talent of Ian Evans ("Taff"; originally assistant-manager, latterly scout).
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mick-mccarthy-hails-eagle-eye-of-assistant-60663
Regardless, McCarthy's team were excellent at identifying emerging talent and then man-managing individuals once they were at the club. In addition to the stars of the McCarthy teams, other emerging players like Lallana, Clyne, A. Carroll were identified before they came on the radar of the bigger clubs where they've excelled but opted not to join Wolves.
The idea that McCarthy built those squads without much investment is a bit mis-leading though. We took Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth when he was already the hottest goal-scoring talent in the Championship but we got him for a relatively modest fee due to a clause in his contract which set the fee at around £1.5m if I remember correctly. That deal was symptomatic of a pretty savvy approach to transfers by the club at the time. I remember at the time feeling a bit uncomfortable about how we exploited Luton's financial woes to take two of their outstanding players, but Wolves seemed to be investing quite a bit of effort at that time in researching how they could get the best value from the market as it was then.
I also think that quoting figures about Nuno's spending and comparing to the spending a decade ago without putting it in the context of the existing market is a very simple way to address this. I had a quick look but couldn't see figures for spending in transfer markets going back to McCarthy's championship days. I did find figures on revenues though. In 2006/7, total revenues of Champ clubs was £329m; spending on players by the football league 72 was £86m. Championship revenues for 2016/17 are expected to exceed £600m (almost double) and clubs are making record levels of operating losses, whilst "football League clubs’ combined gross transfer expenditure in 2015/16 was almost £190m". In this period we've also seen a real change in foreign ownership and investment into Championship clubs.
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/is/Documents/audit/Football-Money-League/UK_SBG_ARFF2008_Highlights(1).pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2017.pdf
Taken together, it's easy to see that the context around the spending is fundamentally different and makes it a challenge to compare.
Mick did a fantastic job and gave me a very happy five years. Nuno is doing the same now. Good times!
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A sensible Mick post.
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For now!
What time is in Trumpton as I know two "fans" who will disagree when they come on here..
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So what if they do disagree!
posted on 17/11/17
Just because they have a different opinion to yours doesn't make them wrong.
posted on 17/11/17
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