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Wolves 1st Team 2009/10?

I did one of these in the close season last year (and I was quitey wide of the mark) so thought I would try again and predict our 1st team for our overdue return to the top flight. Here goes…………

GK: WAYNE HENNESSEY

Really established himself as our number 1 goalkeeper last season after another terrible season injury wise for Matt Murray. Can definately cut it in the big time.

Still has some room for improvement, but I feel he could develop into a very very good goalkeeper and play a key role in our season

LB: GEORGE ELOKOBI

Was unfortunate to have his season cut short by a bad injury, but the firm fan’s favourite had made the left back position his own.

A man mountain, and exactly the sort of no-nonsense defender we will need to mix it up in the Premiership. (Shame Ronaldo has moved to Real Madrid though. Rumour has it is that it’s because he was terrified at the thought of having to play against “Big George” next season.)

CB: MICHAEL MANCIENNE

Spent part of last season on loan with us and made an instant impact to our wobbly defence. Fitted in extremely well and fits the “young and hungry” mould so favoured by Mick McCarthy.

Not very dominant in the air, but quick and skillful

Would be a massive coup to sign him permanently but a loan deal I feel is certainly not out of the question

CB: CHRISTOPHE BERRA

Arrived last season and settled in nicely at the heart of the defence with Jody Craddock.

Will have bedded in nicely to the squad by the time the new season comes round

RB: KEVIN FOLEY

Mr. Consistency last season. Played to a very high standard and really stood out as one of the key players to our successful promotion.

Has bags of ability and I’m confident he can up his game to cope with life in the Premiership.

RM: MICHAEL KIGHTLY

Easily a Premiership quality player and linked with a whole host of transfers over the course of last season.

I was worried that we would lose him if we failed to win promotion, but we didn’t and Kites has gone from non-league to Premiership in the space of a few short seasons.

Will prove a key supply line, as usual

CM: NENAD MILIJAS

Our first signing of the summer. A tough, goalscoring, combative midfielder.

Winning the battle in the middle of the park is going to be key to our survival in the Premiership. Without being stereotypical, I feel a sense of satisfaction that we are going to have a tough, eastern european stuck in the middle of everything next season.

Former captain of Red Star Belgrade and has an excellent goalscoring (37 in 97 for Red Star) record for a more defensive midfielder.

CM: KEVIN NOLAN

Another tough player in the centre of the park. Hasn’t really delivered at Newcastle since his transfer from Bolton, but he is a player I have always thought to be useful.

Depending on which rag you read, some say we are highly interested in him, others have rubbished such talk.

I for one could see him going a good job in the centre of our midfield next season and would love to see him in old gold.

LM: MATT JARVIS

A lightning fast winger who likes to get the ball on the floor and have a run at his man.

Turned championship defenders inside out for fun last season.

The Premiership will be a whole new ball game, but I feel Matt has the potential to be a key player for us next season

ST: SYLVAN EBANKS-BLAKE

Two epic seasons at Wolves for the £1.5million bargain buy. Top scorer in the division for the last 2 seasons and the key to our promotion success.

Goals keep you up in the Premier League and Sylvan clearly has the quality to compete at the top level.

Don’t rule out a call up to the England World Cup squad if he bags himself a decent haul of goals next season.

ST: KEVIN DOYLE

Very very strong rumours suggesting that we are close to signing the Republic of Ireland international.

I sincerely hope this is the case as I believe that a Doyle/Ebanks-Blake partnership could easily provide enough goals to get us the points we nede to stay up.

Proven at the top level and will be considered a bargain at £6.5 million should his goals help us stay up. (Assuming he signs, of course)

I can appreciate that I view the world through gold-tinted spectacles, but should Mick McCarthy be able to field this team on the first day of the season against West Ham, I believe that it will be much stronger than either of the teams that Birmingham, Burnley and Hull will field.

There are many ifs and buts to consider, but the assembly of this team is entirely plausible – And it is entirely plausible that it is enough to keep us in the Premier League