“Mac snubs Wolves for Wigan” – Disheartening Headline of the day.

By: Toby | July 17th, 2009

Very disheartening. It all comes from his link. From the Bastian of truth and honest journalism, The Sun. Wolves had a substantial bid accepted for young Scottish player of the year James McCarthy only for the move to be hijacked by Wigan, who now seem to be in the driving seat and are apparently seen as the “best option for the development of a player”. Oh that’s alright then, he’s doing it for football reasons.

Oh wait.

That’s a big old pile of rubbish. So James McCarthy, on the off chance that you google Wolves on your i-phone on the way down to Wigan, here are the reasons why you shouldn’t join them, and come and join us.

1 – Don’t expect to be adored. They don’t like football there. Welcome to the worst supported side in the Premier League, they like one game up there lad, and it isn’t football, if you were a strapping hooker (oo er missus) they’d love you, as it is, it’s a rugby town and Wigan have one of the lowest attendances in the league, averaging at 18,000 a game. Wolves averaged just over 24,000 thousand in the league below Wigan’s we don’t care much for egg ball, we’re a one sport town.

2 – Try playing football on a Rugby pitch. That’s right, every year Gary Lineker and Alan Hanson tut and frown over Wigan’s pitch, which by October resembles the grass in front of the main stage of Glastonberry. Well, there’s always away games eh? Wolves have, and have had for many years one of the finest pitches outside of the Premier League, now we’re back where we belong we’ve got a first class pitch for first class football, if you do chose Wigan son, you’ll see what you’re missing when you get here….that’s if you get a game because….

3 – This move is apparently the “best option for the development of a player” where does that logic come from then? I can’t even think of one player that’s come through the ranks at Wigan from a young age to make something of himself. Also, Wigan have bought all their talent over the years, not nurtured it, all of their current players arrived fully formed and ready to go, I’m not sure they’ve ever had to craft any one. Whereas if you were to sneak a peak at the fruits of our academy you’d see the likes of established Premiership names such as Lescott, Keane and Andrews who have been equipped with the skills for the Premier League by a side that at the time of their tenure with the club, were firmly rooted in the old Division One.

So there you go son, don’t listen to your agent who’s being defended by the pound signs ringing in his ears (Fan’s favourite Willy McKay agent to Premiership role models Joey Barton, Pascal Chimbonda and Henri Camera) come to a club that’s well supported, and where you have the chance to become ahero.

I’d say it’s a simple choice to be honest.

I’m pretty sure when every Wolves fan found out we were in for James, they were very excited, hopefully the lad will chose football over money, but I don’t think it’s going to happen!

Ah well,

Tarra-a-bit.