Actually, I read your whole post, thank you, and I thought I addressed everything you brought up.
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Do you ever actually read what people post, I have MULTIPLE problems with Wolves fielding their reserves, (1) People had paid good money thinking they were going to watch their 1st team play, which they didn't
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I agree, that was a problem, and McCarthy should have been more responsible to his team's supporters and announced his intentions earlier. I believe I stated that quite clearly in my post.
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(2) Wolves 1st team is only good enough to beat United 9 times out of 10 so their reserves had no chance
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That's being harsh on Wolves' backups. This wasn't like they were throwing untested 16-year-olds into the fray. If you actually look at the lineup they fielded against Manchester United, all of those players were either established top-level players or played a big part in Wolverhampton's promotion campaign the previous season, with the only exception being George Friend. If McCarthy had fielded that lineup on the first day of the season, no one would have blinked an eye.
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(3) The way United are playing at the moment Wolves could actually have got a draw or maybe even have beat them
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Not with the players that had just run themselves to death beating Spurs three days earlier, I don't think.
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(4) It opens the door open to all kinds of accusations on throwing a game which truth be known McCarthy did, he threw the game and should imo be fined/suspended or even banned. Again your point about United would hold water but for the fact they only lost on penalties by the way 3,000 Wolves fans went to the game.
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Well, that's just bull****. Every single player he fielded is a Premier League player, and every single one of them gave their all trying to get a result. Frankly, the idea that he was trying to lose that game (which is much different from the idea that he was trying to maximize the number of points he took from his two upcoming matches) is insulting.