At the moment we've only got 16 first-team players and my initials stand for Mick McCarthy, not Merlin the Magician (the new Wolves manager gets the excuses in early!)
I was feeling as sick as the proverbial donkey.
We're football people, not poets, but obviously I'm disappointed with the result.
Inter have bought the finished article and there's no doubt he can keep improving.
I had a nice time over Christmas. I watched EastEnders - blimey, that makes my job look easy!
It wasn't a monkey on my back, it was Planet of the Apes.