Mick McCarthy...Shame on you

**John83** · 19/02/2010, 12:21 PM

Exactly. It's completely inconsistent.

**OwlsFan** · 19/02/2010, 5:27 PM

But there is a difference between playing a weakened team (not the whole reserve side) with a Champions League Final due a few days later and sending a reserve team to a league game with another similar league game in a all of a week's time.

**tetsujin1979** · 19/02/2010, 5:52 PM

that's just stupid, you can't have one rule for one game, and another for a different game.

**MariborKev** · 19/02/2010, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

But there is a difference between playing a weakened team (not the whole reserve side) with a Champions League Final due a few days later and sending a reserve team to a league game with another similar league game in a all of a week's time.

Someone has just pointed out where ten changes were made. For United, the CL may be the number one priority. For Wolves, it is Premiership survival.

Hyprocisy from the Premier League authorities. Who'd have though it.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 20/02/2010, 11:16 PM

This is riduclous. Whether or not Mick was right or wrong in his decision is irrelevant. The fact is that he picks whatever team he sees fit to, and if he screws up and gets bad results or ticks off the supporters too much then he'll get the sack and/or wolves will go down. The FA have no buisness meddling in such a simple internal club matter. Idiots, absolute idiots!

**jebus** · 21/02/2010, 5:17 PM

That's it exactly.

This type of nonsense will only lead to having the Premier League dictate who a manager should send out for a game to appease sponsors/Sky. It's McCarthy's decision who plays in each game, if it goes wrong his chairman will be quick to punish him

**OwlsFan** · 22/02/2010, 9:21 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

that's just stupid, you can't have one rule for one game, and another for a different game.

"Don't call me stupid!"

Actually, looking at the Man U side that day it was pretty much a reserve team ok:

Man Utd: Kuszczak, Rafael Da Silva (Eckersley 60), Neville, Brown, De Laet (Possebon 79), Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Welbeck (Tosic 87), Martin, Macheda.

so it is hypocrisy of the Premier League but McCarthy was still wrong to do it from a Wolves point of view unlike Ferguson where it didn't matter to Man U. But we've been through all that.

**tetsujin1979** · 22/02/2010, 9:36 AM

I meant applying one rule to one team and ignoring it for another is stupid

**The Fly** · 25/03/2010, 3:17 PM

Shame indeed!............................

**Noelys Guitar** · 28/03/2010, 9:25 PM

IMO Mick has proved himself a top flight manager by probably keeping Wolves in the premiership and getting us to 2002 (and a couple of play-offs). And I honestly believe he will come back and manage the national team again. Possibly for 2014 if Trap retires (hopefully after us winning 2012). I met Mick in London 3 years ago and it still really rankled with him the way he had to leave. Really honest guy( I told him I supported Keane in 2002). His knowledge of World football ie different leagues was immense. Great to see him winning. Same applies to Chris Hughton.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 02/04/2010, 1:32 AM

The time may have come for the FA to pay the price for the completely moronic decision to fine Wolves. West Ham are considering a complaint over the team that Fulham fielded away to Hull last weekend, resting players ahead of the UEFA cup tie this week. West Ham are set to site the Wolves incident as a precedent, and may seek for Fulham to be punished.

I like Mick's quote on the incident: Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has leapt to Hodgson's defence, even though a Hull revival could see his side dragged back into the relegation scrap.

McCarthy said: "I haven't got a problem with it. I am not bothered what team they played" .. more in here - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...PGi1w8A252HjWQ

Of course, this wouldn't be an issue if the FA just let the managers pick the team.