Match Report from the Mirror (Still saying we have 2Million to spend!)

WOLVES 2-0 BARNSLEY

MICK McCARTHY insisted his initials did not stand for Merlin the Magician when he took over at Molineux - but his wizardry is pushing Wolves towards a shock play-off charge.

McCarthy has told his players he expects to finish in the top six after a convincing win lifted his side further up the Championship.

Karl Henry and Seyi Olofinjana scored in the second half to secure a first Molineux win in five matches.

McCarthy had to rebuild his squad after a summer exodus but has now lifted a ban of the 'P' word in his dressing room.

Wolves are now only one point behind arch rivals West Brom and McCarthy is convinced his troops are genuine contenders for a Premiership return.

He said: "On our day we've proved we can match anyone in this division.

We want to get promoted.

"Is that realistic? We are one point outside the playoffs and we want to be in the shake-up. I didn't have a different remit in my head before the start of the season although there was a lot of work to do."

Wolves should have wrapped it up by halftime, with on-loan Liverpool midfielder Darren Potter striking a post in the eighth minute.

And Potter missed his chance to score his first ever goal just before the half-hour from the spot.

Michael McIndoe - ironically signed from Barnsley before the game in a £150,000 deal - was hauled down by Robert Atkinson and Potter's penalty was superbly saved by Nick Colgan.

The visitors' resistance was broken on 52 minutes when Henry raced on to Olofinjana's pass and confidently beat Colgan.

Barnsley mounted a late bombardment and Matt Murray brilliantly tipped over Robert Atkinson's close-range effort.

But Wolves secured the points when Craig Davies' cross was turned in from four yards by Olofinjana.

Barnsley are now back in the bottom three and new boss Simon Davey, who has £2million to spend, will step up his January hunt for new players.

Davey said: "There are players we have identified and hopefully we will have some fresh faces."

 

And to say I had always seen you as reading The Independent or Guardian

Just shows you - you can get the wrong impression of people
School teacher an all - must be the Wendy living in the house that buys the Mirror........got to be

 

Errr I read the online Mirror and pop down to the paper shop for my Guardian

Every day!

 

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I thought Tina will read Mirror online, then, while still clutching her last piece of toast will run darn tut paper shop fo't Guardian
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Wrong lovie

Get my Guardian on the way to work!