wolf1
Youth Team
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It has just been announced that Freddy Eastwood is officially available for transfer. What are the chances of a return for the prodigal son should you win the play-offs? It hasn’t worked out for him here, and now we have Sylvan Ebanks-Blake who looks the real thing. It’s a shame we haven't seen the best of Eastwood at Molineux and I think both McCarthy and Eastwood would admit ( in time ) that they both could have done things differently. It will be interesting to see who comes in for him. Coventry are favourites apparently. Do you think he would be interested in a return to Roots Hall?
Many of the fans up here are unhappy and believe Eastwood hasn’t been given a decent chance. Indeed, he was Championship player of the month for August and was certainly beginning to look the part. However, he was rested ( at his own request ) following an international game and never really hit those heights again, even when he started a game. From then on, something clearly went on between him and the manager and he was quoted in the press as saying he was a player 'who was used to playing 85 minutes being quiet, before popping up with a goal'. Without wishing to cause offence, we cannot afford to have a player like that in the hustle bustle of the Championship – particularly one who cannot boast a consistent scoring record at that level.
And then in January we signed Ebanks-Blake. It is rumoured that Everton are interested in him already – I'd be mighty surprised if we can hold onto him for more than 12 months. As soon as you saw him play it was obvious that this guy is the real deal. He works hard, is strong, has no little skill and an eye for goal that has seen him rewarded with the Golden Boot. I'm a little annoyed we haven't been able to get more out of Eastwood and concerned that Mick must have been scouting a completely different player than the one he thought he was getting. Yet he has spent the same money of SEB and got himself a bargain so Eastwood is now surplus to requirements. I doubt there will be any Premiership interest in Eastwood – Championship sides may be willing to take a punt at around a million.
So Freddy Eastwood at Wolves…never really worked out, and whilst I'll imagine many of you ( and a lot of Wolves fans ) will blame McCarthy for that I'm not convinced that Eastwood will ever truly make it – there remain serious question marks about his application and attitude. I used to think he was a great talent, and maybe he still is – but his game seemed very one dimensional and once the opposition realised he would be looking to shoot – it was relatively easy to hustle him out of possession. I have to say there have been rumours of things going on behind the scenes but I'm sure we wont here the truth for some time yet.
Good luck in the play-offs!
Many of the fans up here are unhappy and believe Eastwood hasn’t been given a decent chance. Indeed, he was Championship player of the month for August and was certainly beginning to look the part. However, he was rested ( at his own request ) following an international game and never really hit those heights again, even when he started a game. From then on, something clearly went on between him and the manager and he was quoted in the press as saying he was a player 'who was used to playing 85 minutes being quiet, before popping up with a goal'. Without wishing to cause offence, we cannot afford to have a player like that in the hustle bustle of the Championship – particularly one who cannot boast a consistent scoring record at that level.
And then in January we signed Ebanks-Blake. It is rumoured that Everton are interested in him already – I'd be mighty surprised if we can hold onto him for more than 12 months. As soon as you saw him play it was obvious that this guy is the real deal. He works hard, is strong, has no little skill and an eye for goal that has seen him rewarded with the Golden Boot. I'm a little annoyed we haven't been able to get more out of Eastwood and concerned that Mick must have been scouting a completely different player than the one he thought he was getting. Yet he has spent the same money of SEB and got himself a bargain so Eastwood is now surplus to requirements. I doubt there will be any Premiership interest in Eastwood – Championship sides may be willing to take a punt at around a million.
So Freddy Eastwood at Wolves…never really worked out, and whilst I'll imagine many of you ( and a lot of Wolves fans ) will blame McCarthy for that I'm not convinced that Eastwood will ever truly make it – there remain serious question marks about his application and attitude. I used to think he was a great talent, and maybe he still is – but his game seemed very one dimensional and once the opposition realised he would be looking to shoot – it was relatively easy to hustle him out of possession. I have to say there have been rumours of things going on behind the scenes but I'm sure we wont here the truth for some time yet.
Good luck in the play-offs!
