Source: Team_Talk
Mick: Trio have raised the standard
Mick McCarthy believes Wolves face a tougher battle than last season to survive in the Premier League due to the quality of the promoted teams.[LNB] McCarthy feels the strength of the sides promoted from the Championship - Newcastle, West Brom and Blackpool - will make it harder to survive.[LNB]Wolves made a promising start to the campaign but have lost their last four league games to slide into the bottom three.[LNB]McCarthy said: "We are a better team than we were but I think the league is better.[LNB]"There's nobody going to go bust, there's no Portsmouth which helped everybody.[LNB]"There's nobody going to lose points, I don't think.[LNB]"Blackpool have had a real flying start, to go to Liverpool and win is no fluke on the back of their other results.[LNB]"West Brom have started great. They beat Arsenal. That can't be any fluke either so they are not a bad side.[LNB]"Newcastle are a Premier League side. They've built and kept their players."[LNB]McCarthy added: "We've got a good solid team because we stayed in the Premier League and I still think it will come good.[LNB]"It is about maintaining the belief, that's me and the players and the fans."
