11th January 2004

Charlton Manager Alan Curbishley was full of praise for Wolves after his side took all three points at the Valley on Saturday.

Everybody knows how easy it is to praise a team once you have the three points in the bag, but all the same, it was nice of the Charlton boss to praise the way in which Wolves took the game to Charlton in the second half at Charlton.

 "They gave us as good a game as any team that has been here this season," The Charlton boss said.

"It was certainly a game of two halves. We did well in the first and they were the better team in the second, but it's been a great holiday period for us and we are all delighted.

"We looked tired in the second half and need a bit of a rest now. Obviously we want to keep in the top six but we know that two of the bigger clubs, Liverpool and Newcastle, are chasing us hard."

Meanwhile Wolves boss Dave Jones was angry at the decision for the first Euell goal. TV replays show that Euell may have been offside before he scored.

 "We felt the lad was off," Jones said. "The linesman had missed one just before that and the flag seemed to be too heavy for him.

"He told me after that Denis Irwin was playing him on but I had a good view and I was sure he wasn't.

"If the linesman says anything else then that's some call and it changed the game because it was pretty even up to then.

"It can be a cruel game and that is not the first time it has happened to us."

  Source: Nationwide and the BBC