McCarthy stays cool over deals
Mick McCarthy today dampened talk of an influx of new faces on deadline day as Jemal Johnson headed for MK Dons after Wolves accepted a bid from Paul Ince's side. Mick McCarthy today dampened talk of an influx of new faces on deadline day. The deadline day wheeling and dealing has started in earnest with striker Jemal Johnson heading for MK Dons after Wolves accepted a bid from Paul Ince's side. While the Molineux men are still in the hunt for goalkeeping cover they appear to have cooled their interest in Reading stopper Graham Stack. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
"We'll see what happens, but I won't have my seatbelt on in my office waiting for things to happen," McCarthy said today.
"If we can do something that will strengthen the squad then I'm sure we will. We probably could have got somebody in to help us, but we have still got a very good squad of players who are capable of competing in this division.
"And of course we can also use the loan market after the deadline passes."
The Wolves boss has been eyeing potential targets this week - with a goalkeeper a priority. McCarthy said earlier in the week that he held talks with Reading about signing Stack permanently - but his performance in the Carling Cup disaster against Morecambe has put any move in jeopardy.
"I would like to sort something out on the goalkeeper front but my fundamental problem is I've got a 20-year-old playing in nets who's really good.
"We've got Stacky who came in and is really good around the place but unfortunately he didn't make the most of his chance the other night," he said.
"He let one in that he should have saved and he knows that. We also have difficulty because not everybody wants to come and be No 2 to a young goalkeeper.
"We have had offers of keepers on loan but they have to play. I stood my ground on that because I didn't believe they were as good as Wayne and I've proved to be correct."