Molineux chiefs back McCarthy
Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey cannot rule out the possibility of Mick McCarthy making mass changes to his side later on in the season. Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey cannot rule out the possibility of Mick McCarthy making mass changes to his side later on in the season. McCarthy has been asked to explain the reasons for his much-changed line-up at Old Trafford on Tuesday. After making 10 changes to the team that won at Tottenham 72 hours earlier, McCarthy saw his side slump to a 3-0 defeat against Manchester United. The move has been widely condemned. However, at Molineux, the Wolves hierarchy are backing their man. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
McCarthy has been asked to explain the reasons for his much-changed line-up at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
After making 10 changes to the team that won at Tottenham 72 hours earlier, McCarthy saw his side slump to a 3-0 defeat against Manchester United.
The move has been widely condemned. However, at Molineux, the Wolves hierarchy are backing their man.
And Moxey has no doubt that if McCarthy felt it was in the best interests of his team, he would do it again.
"He's done it once, he might do it again," he said.
"Mick McCarthy is his own man. It's not for me to try and influence what he thinks is the right team."
He also ruled out the possibility of offering refunds to the 3,000 Wolves fans who made the journey up the M6 and were left to chant "we want our money back".
"There are no plans to refund the £42 that they were chanting (about). You play games with a squad of players," he said.
"Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and sometimes you draw."
The Premier League are unlikely to take any action, given their line-up contained six full internationals and contained more regulars than the team Manchester United named on the last day of last season.
Charles Ross, editor of the Wolves fanzine A Load of Bull, feels the Premier League are the architects of their own problems, having created a uneven playing field where some teams feel they are beaten before they start.
"Whatever the rights and wrongs are, no-one can accuse Mick McCarthy of being anything other than a traditionalist," said Ross.
"He is a football man, who wants to win football games.
"But he is also a realist. He already had those three points from Tottenham and probably thinks it is better to keep everyone fit and well for Burnley on Sunday."
By Simon Stone
