McCarthy hails Wolves fans
Mick McCarthy has hailed the return of positivity to Molineux - and reckons supporters are finally starting to "trust" his Wolves young guns. Mick McCarthy has hailed the return of positivity to Molineux - and reckons supporters are finally starting to "trust" his Wolves young guns. Last weekend's bumper home crowd has been followed by Wolves' travelling army selling out their allocation for the crunch clash with Luton five days before the game - signs that some stay-away supporters are finally being won over after the deep discontent of the Glenn Hoddle era. And the Wolves boss reckons that with a series of pivotal home games against their Championship rivals on the horizon, that is a positive sign. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
And the Wolves boss reckons that with a series of pivotal home games against their Championship rivals on the horizon, that is a positive sign.
"I thought the fans were fantastic against Leeds, really really positive," he said.
"I have said all along I think they've been understanding and supportive of the players. It's just the other stuff that's been going on that they've been unhappy about.
"We'll need them again in some of the big games coming up with the likes of West Brom, Southampton and Birmingham. Of course, all of our remaining fixtures all big games now, but it's important that the trust is there.
Wolves are predicting a surge in ticket sales for next weekend's Black Country derby clash with Albion after the date was confirmed.
The Baggies' FA Cup defeat last night means the high noon Black Country showdown on March 11 will go ahead as planned.
And, with only four points seperating them, the clash could have huge significance for the Championship promotion run-in.
The club are predicting another sell-out and expect tomorrow to be see a surge in demand when tickets go on sale to fans with ten or less loyalty points.
So far 22,500 tickets for the game have been sold.