League Table:
Fixtures:
Sunderland v Bolton
Arsenal v Stoke
Birmingham v Newcastle
Blackburn v West Ham
Wigan v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Fulham
West Brom v Wolves
Blackpool v Tottenham
Chelsea v Man Utd
Man City v Everton
Good luck!
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Premier League Prediction League
Wolves1992 is back! He extended his lead this week, scoring more than Bob China but closing in on the top two is Wolfie! The person with by far the most points this week is HilpertonionSwindon with 93 points, who has rapidly risen up the table in the past few weeks.
League Table:
Fixtures:
Sunderland v Bolton
Arsenal v Stoke
Birmingham v Newcastle
Blackburn v West Ham
Wigan v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Fulham
West Brom v Wolves
Blackpool v Tottenham
Chelsea v Man Utd
Man City v Everton
Good luck!
League Table:
Fixtures:
Sunderland v Bolton
Arsenal v Stoke
Birmingham v Newcastle
Blackburn v West Ham
Wigan v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Fulham
West Brom v Wolves
Blackpool v Tottenham
Chelsea v Man Utd
Man City v Everton
Good luck!
Monday, 13 December 2010
Wolves 1 Birmingham 0
Despite having a team of injuries, eleven brave soldiers took to the field and made every Wolves fan proud.
No Jarvis, No Doyle. Four youngsters on the bench. Birmingham fans must have thought the game was over before it started. But no, this young (average age 25) and hungry squad fought hard and outclassed a usually resilient Birmingham team
In the place of Kevin Doyle, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake took the role of the main centre forward role. He was everywhere. Hassling defenders, getting plenty of shots in and creating chances for others. He is so much sharper now and, to me, has proved he can play up front on his own.
There were many others top drawer displays. All of our defenders were solid, Dave Edwards put in a stirring performance down the right and Nenad Milijas was full of creativity but the standout performance came from Stephen Ward. A player so regularly criticised and never given any chance of being a Premier League football yet works so hard to please them was brilliant next to Sylvan. Winning balls in the air, linking midfield and attack, he did it all yesterday. It is so pleasing when you know that there is nothing they can say but accept that he put in a tremendous display.
It's been obvious for a while that Stephen Hunt is desperate to find form. His touch has been off and his passing sloppy until the last couple of weeks. Two goals in his last three games is sure to kick start his Wolves career.
We could have, and should have had so many more. Only Ben Foster and some wasted chances prevented it being a huge score which would have been fully deserved. We came out and attacked them straight from the start, which caught them out and never allowed them to settle. If we play like this next week, against a more open West Brom side we have a real chance of getting some precious away points.
Hennessey - 7
Zubar - 7
Stearman - 7
Berra - 8
Elokobi - 7
Edwards - 8
Foley - 7
Milijas - 7
Hunt - 8
Ward - 9
Ebanks-Blake - 9
It leaves us all so positive, we've closed the gap on Wigan and Fulham and have opened a small one on West Ham.
No Jarvis, No Doyle. Four youngsters on the bench. Birmingham fans must have thought the game was over before it started. But no, this young (average age 25) and hungry squad fought hard and outclassed a usually resilient Birmingham team
There were many others top drawer displays. All of our defenders were solid, Dave Edwards put in a stirring performance down the right and Nenad Milijas was full of creativity but the standout performance came from Stephen Ward. A player so regularly criticised and never given any chance of being a Premier League football yet works so hard to please them was brilliant next to Sylvan. Winning balls in the air, linking midfield and attack, he did it all yesterday. It is so pleasing when you know that there is nothing they can say but accept that he put in a tremendous display.
It's been obvious for a while that Stephen Hunt is desperate to find form. His touch has been off and his passing sloppy until the last couple of weeks. Two goals in his last three games is sure to kick start his Wolves career.
We could have, and should have had so many more. Only Ben Foster and some wasted chances prevented it being a huge score which would have been fully deserved. We came out and attacked them straight from the start, which caught them out and never allowed them to settle. If we play like this next week, against a more open West Brom side we have a real chance of getting some precious away points.
Hennessey - 7Zubar - 7
Stearman - 7
Berra - 8
Elokobi - 7
Edwards - 8
Foley - 7
Milijas - 7
Hunt - 8
Ward - 9
Ebanks-Blake - 9
It leaves us all so positive, we've closed the gap on Wigan and Fulham and have opened a small one on West Ham.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Wolves v Birmingham Preview
One of the last teams I want to play when we badly need a win is Birmingham.
Why?
Simply that I've never seen us beat Birmingham in the many times we have played them. McIndoe's late penalty miss, Bowyer's early goal and Phillip's double are all horrible moments against Birmingham.
Birmingham come to Molineux in positive mood with only one defeat in ten. Their rock solid defence is always hard to get past, and now they have some useful attackers. Nikola Zigic is now used to the Premier League and is starting to look worth every penny of the £6m spent on him. Cameron Jerome always plays well against us, we struggle to cope with his pace which is why we need someone like Stearman to handle him.
We've got even more injuries this week. Jarvis, Jones and Mancienne are all a doubt. Mouyokolo has more back problems and Steven Fletcher is still ill. David Davis is still suspended and Marcus Bent can't play. We are going to have quite a few youngsters on the bench, and I can see us playing 4-4-2. Against a side like Birmingham, I think we might be able to do that at home. If we do play two strikers, we mustn't do what we did against Bolton and just play hoofball. That's not what we are good at and getting the ball into Milijas must be our first priority. He can produce the piece of magic, and has been a key player for us since he has come into the side.
Here's what the team might be:
Hennessey
Zubar
Stearman
Berra
Elokobi
Hunt
Foley
Milijas
Ward (Jarvis if he is fit)
Doyle
Ebanks-Blake
There are a lot of players missing there, and it's going to be a struggle. 0-0.
Why?
Simply that I've never seen us beat Birmingham in the many times we have played them. McIndoe's late penalty miss, Bowyer's early goal and Phillip's double are all horrible moments against Birmingham.
Birmingham come to Molineux in positive mood with only one defeat in ten. Their rock solid defence is always hard to get past, and now they have some useful attackers. Nikola Zigic is now used to the Premier League and is starting to look worth every penny of the £6m spent on him. Cameron Jerome always plays well against us, we struggle to cope with his pace which is why we need someone like Stearman to handle him.
We've got even more injuries this week. Jarvis, Jones and Mancienne are all a doubt. Mouyokolo has more back problems and Steven Fletcher is still ill. David Davis is still suspended and Marcus Bent can't play. We are going to have quite a few youngsters on the bench, and I can see us playing 4-4-2. Against a side like Birmingham, I think we might be able to do that at home. If we do play two strikers, we mustn't do what we did against Bolton and just play hoofball. That's not what we are good at and getting the ball into Milijas must be our first priority. He can produce the piece of magic, and has been a key player for us since he has come into the side.
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| Mancienne is one of many doubts |
Hennessey
Zubar
Stearman
Berra
Elokobi
Hunt
Foley
Milijas
Ward (Jarvis if he is fit)
Doyle
Ebanks-Blake
There are a lot of players missing there, and it's going to be a struggle. 0-0.
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Prediction League: Chance to win a signed Wolves football
HilpertonianSwindon and wolves_fc_4_ever have risen up the table in recent weeks to take up places in the top ten.
The full table is on the Prediction League page.
Here are the fixtures:
Aston Villa v West Brom
Everton v Wigan
Fulham v Sunderland
Stoke v Blackpool
West Ham v Man City
Newcastle v Liverpool
Bolton v Blackburn
Wolves v Birmingham
Tottenham v Chelsea
Man Utd v Arsenal
Good luck.
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Thank god for Steve Morgan
Mike Ashley, what a numpty.
From the start it was obvious that he didn't want Chris Hughton but the way he has done this is a total disgrace. Eleventh in the league, despite a recent poor run of form and all the backing of his players. all of that is now gone and I think they have just joined us in a relegation battle. The players have already voiced their concern, and you can expect many of them heading out in January. It seems that it will be Alan Pardew aswell, Ashley's friend from a casino! Pardew isn't a big enough name to change their minds either, nor is he that good a manager.
Seeing what he is doing to Newcastle United makes me feel really glad to have Steve Morgan as our owner. He has always supported the manager, obviously cares about the football club and is a calm influence. He's not about to make any rash decision, he's thinking about the long term. Even if we go down I don't think he will have thought once about sacking Mick, as we have the supplies to bounce straight back up.
Everything at the club seems right. From the players, to the staff. There's a good atmosphere around and everyone seems to like each other. Gone are the days of overpaid run-down ex-Premier League players.
You have to give some credit to Mick for this. Where would we be if it wasn't for him? Possibly in the lower leagues. We had thirteen players and were relegation favourites when Mick came in and he turned it around. He's got us promoted and kept us there with a lot of young players. It's amazing to me that fans are calling for his head. There is no other manager, that would want to manage us, that could turn this bad run of form around.
So many people took offence to the 'numpties' comment. Why? Do you think he is calling all fans who do not go to games numpties. No. He's talking about the people who are constantly negative, and want him out. That is who he is trying to offend, and it's worked.
And if you do want 'Mick out', be careful what you wish for. We could get Alan Curbishley.
From the start it was obvious that he didn't want Chris Hughton but the way he has done this is a total disgrace. Eleventh in the league, despite a recent poor run of form and all the backing of his players. all of that is now gone and I think they have just joined us in a relegation battle. The players have already voiced their concern, and you can expect many of them heading out in January. It seems that it will be Alan Pardew aswell, Ashley's friend from a casino! Pardew isn't a big enough name to change their minds either, nor is he that good a manager.
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| Morgan has done a remarkable job at Wolves |
Everything at the club seems right. From the players, to the staff. There's a good atmosphere around and everyone seems to like each other. Gone are the days of overpaid run-down ex-Premier League players.
You have to give some credit to Mick for this. Where would we be if it wasn't for him? Possibly in the lower leagues. We had thirteen players and were relegation favourites when Mick came in and he turned it around. He's got us promoted and kept us there with a lot of young players. It's amazing to me that fans are calling for his head. There is no other manager, that would want to manage us, that could turn this bad run of form around.
So many people took offence to the 'numpties' comment. Why? Do you think he is calling all fans who do not go to games numpties. No. He's talking about the people who are constantly negative, and want him out. That is who he is trying to offend, and it's worked.
And if you do want 'Mick out', be careful what you wish for. We could get Alan Curbishley.
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