Source: Team_Talk
Craddock named stand-in skipper
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has handed the captaincy to veteran defender Jody Craddock while Karl Henry serves his suspension.[LNB] Craddock will lead the side in the crunch relegation clash with West Ham at Molineux on Saturday week as regular skipper Henry begins a three-game ban following his red card at Wigan.[LNB]McCarthy believes 35-year-old Craddock is getting better with age after his days looked numbered at Wolves a couple of years ago when he was loaned out to Stoke.[LNB]McCarthy confirmed: "Jody will be playing against West Ham and he will have the captain's armband on.[LNB]"He has been fabulous for us this season. His performances have been outstanding. He has been our best defender.[LNB]"He is a better player now than when I loaned him out to Stoke and he is better than last season. He's been excellent and so solid."[LNB]McCarthy insists the mood among his players remains upbeat despite a run of four successive defeats pushing them into the bottom three.[LNB]He said: "We had a flying start with five points from the first three games and now after seven games it is a poor start.[LNB]"The mood is all right. It is not like last season when we lost at home to Birmingham and we were probably doubting ourselves a bit.[LNB]"We haven't played poorly. Our performances don't look like a team which has only got five points.[LNB]"But no-one gives a fig that we've been unlucky or had decisions go against us."
