Wow... That's a terrible move ... And they have a half built mega tier being put up at molineux ... They won't fill even their current stadium in the champ ... Gonna be very interesting end of season ...
WBA looked much better than them but McCarthy has done an excellent job - Wolves are a side that over the last 20 years ahve spent more time outside the top division than in it. Has McCarthy suddenly become incapable? They are clearly hoping for an instant effect and I hope they don't get it.
Oh what a fickle game football is. Don't think he deserved it.
Never quite know how to view a sacking these days - he's done quite well overall for Wolves and therefore you could argue that he does deserve a sacking and a pay off rather than being forced to resign. Strange old world football management.
Shame the Wolves never looked at what Mick has done at Wolves since taking over, developing the stadium, signing players such as Jarvis, Doyle and Kightley and sacked because of knee jerk reaction. What are the expectation levels of Wolves fans, ok so they are having a bad time of it at the moment, but to go round just sacking people is not the answer.
Secondly who are they going to bring in that change their fortunes?
Thirdly not as if they are cut adrift so they are still in it.
Is it a high enough profile club and near enough to Essex for Curbs though? And will Wolves want to risk being sued when he is sacked before the end of his contract (as 80% of PL Managers are)?
I like MM, but really he's been very lucky to stay up these last few seasons with the bottom of the table being piss poor. He's persisted with the mo of two wingers, never really sorted his midfield up to prem standards, and the defence has suffered. Whilst some signings I like, he just picks up players from relegated teams every season and seems to have to turn them over with more of the same.
Not sure about the timing of the sacking, but he's been well backed by the owner. All comes down to whether they stay up or not, which was looking unlikely under MM for most of this season. Three seasons of just staying up, when he's spent millions and Norwich and Swansea just waltz past him to my mind means he had to go. 5-1 against WBA, pretty much means they are bottom five again, a change had to happen whether the end of the year or not. Personally Morgan has given him plenty of chances this season, and they have had many abject performances. Just don't get Dowie in.
Terrible move. Just who do they think is going to get more out of them than him given the window's closed as well? Are they going to attract The Special One?
Curbs would be mad to go there. The expectation is to turn things around and if he took them down, he would be on borrowed time to start the next season, as was a cetain Mr Powell. I'd hate for Curbs to wait this long for the 'right job' and get the boot soon after.
As for sacking McCarthy i think a rash decision they will come to regret.
I like MM, but really he's been very lucky to stay up these last few seasons with the bottom of the table being piss poor. He's persisted with the mo of two wingers, never really sorted his midfield up to prem standards, and the defence has suffered. Whilst some signings I like, he just picks up players from relegated teams every season and seems to have to turn them over with more of the same.
Not sure about the timing of the sacking, but he's been well backed by the owner. All comes down to whether they stay up or not, which was looking unlikely under MM for most of this season. Three seasons of just staying up, when he's spent millions and Norwich and Swansea just waltz past him to my mind means he had to go. 5-1 against WBA, pretty much means they are bottom five again, a change had to happen whether the end of the year or not. Personally Morgan has given him plenty of chances this season, and they have had many abject performances. Just don't get Dowie in.
The reason McCarthy has brought in the players he has is simple.....
1) They are all the club can afford, Morgan is not a billionaire and Wolves commercial income would be one of the lowest in the Premiership.
2) Not even the smoothest talking boss can persuade players that Wolverhampton really is a wonderful place to live - you get the players that few other Premiership clubs want.
3) Those "British" style players were best suited to Wolves combative style, hard to bring foreign players into that culture.
Warnock will get the gig............McCarthy wasn't performing......It's all about 'now' in the Prem and Wolves obviosuly see this as a move that can save their Prem status
Been coming. Wolves have been shocking for the most part, this season.
Expect Lee Clarke's name to be banded around again.
I reckon he'd accept it as well. Hudders fans beginning to get tired of him and he's on a rolling contract at their place. If they don't go up this season he's rep for being the next best young manager will be gone and he'll end up just like any other lower league manager
I'll miss Mick. Always had something interesting to say and had no time for a lot of the double talk and sucking up most managers go for. I was watching the match with my dad and I said he was finished when the 5th goal went in. Ever since the Chairman had that bizarre rant at the players he'll have been waiting for a performance to sack McCarthy off the back of. I wanted Wolves to stay up but without Mick I've realised I actually don't care which is a shame. Hopefully he'll get back into management soon, though I feel the future looks a bit bleak for Wolves. It's not like they can bring any new players in now, their best loan signing in Frimpong is knacked and no-one seems to have any form save for Fletcher. I see Colin getting the call
Exactly a year ago this week, I recall many of the same voices on here saying that WBA were ''idiots'' to sack Roberto Di Matteo and the sacking made it ''certain'' that they would be going down.
In fact, replacing Di Matteo kept them up. Can't see Wolves had any option but to seek a change after 14 pts from their last 22 games. Hope it works for them as it worked for WBA this time last year.
Curbs is much softer than MM. Not the type capable of kicking anyone up their arse. Would be daft to go there.
What makes you think that? I'm pretty sure Curbs gave out a lot of kickings. I remember us losing at Upton Park 5-0 on Boxing Day then 3-4 day later winning 4-1 away at Maine Road. He must have done something.
Stupid decision. Respect MM. He could well get the Leeds job and be with a bigger club, mind you with Bates on his back. Tough job for Colin to take on but he could keep them up.
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Hope they go down, they will regret this massively.
The window is shut now so whoever they bring in is stuck with the same squad.
A change may now give them a chance of staying up.
Secondly who are they going to bring in that change their fortunes?
Thirdly not as if they are cut adrift so they are still in it.
Makes no sense in what they have done.
Shame on Wolves.
Not sure about the timing of the sacking, but he's been well backed by the owner. All comes down to whether they stay up or not, which was looking unlikely under MM for most of this season. Three seasons of just staying up, when he's spent millions and Norwich and Swansea just waltz past him to my mind means he had to go. 5-1 against WBA, pretty much means they are bottom five again, a change had to happen whether the end of the year or not. Personally Morgan has given him plenty of chances this season, and they have had many abject performances. Just don't get Dowie in.
As for sacking McCarthy i think a rash decision they will come to regret.
It's the perfect fit, big club under achieving need a kick up the arse to get them up the table and commutable
I'm certain he would take it if offered
1) They are all the club can afford, Morgan is not a billionaire and Wolves commercial income would be one of the lowest in the Premiership.
2) Not even the smoothest talking boss can persuade players that Wolverhampton really is a wonderful place to live - you get the players that few other Premiership clubs want.
3) Those "British" style players were best suited to Wolves combative style, hard to bring foreign players into that culture.
No Premier League club is likely to want Curbs.
Maybe Warnock?
They'll go for someone like Bruce which would be a bad appointment
Expect Lee Clarke's name to be banded around again.
I reckon he'd accept it as well. Hudders fans beginning to get tired of him and he's on a rolling contract at their place. If they don't go up this season he's rep for being the next best young manager will be gone and he'll end up just like any other lower league manager
In fact, replacing Di Matteo kept them up. Can't see Wolves had any option but to seek a change after 14 pts from their last 22 games. Hope it works for them as it worked for WBA this time last year.
Danny Wilson, and Alex McLeish, both have a sizable section of fans that won't let their respective past associations with local rivals.
Mind you, I feel this is the last opportunity for Curbs to get back into management.
It's a tough job, not one I'd leave an existing club for, which leaves the out of work managers. Colin, Bruce, Grayson, Davies etc
Tough job for Colin to take on but he could keep them up.