Source: PA
Smells like team spirit to McCarthy
Mick McCarthy claimed Wolves' dominant derby triumph over Birmingham signals the team spirit within his struggling side as they battle to climb out of the Barclays Premier League drop zone.
The Black Country club, currently decimated by injury, would have enjoyed a much bigger margin of success than their 1-0 victory but for the heroics of Ben Foster who put in a sublime display at Molineux.
The England international goalkeeper was helpless, however, to stop Stephen Hunt's point-blank finish at the near post from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's low cross on the stroke of half-time, a strike which put Wolves within one point of safety.
McCarthy believes the nature of the success says a lot for his battling outfit.
"I'm pleased, of course I am," said the Yorkshireman. "We've come away with a 1-0 victory but Wayne (Hennessey) has not made any saves of note to be fair. It was an all-round good performance.
"I'm delighted with our team's performance, we played well. People keep asking me about team spirit and morale and I keep saying `It's good'. I'm not sure people believe me but I think performances like that speak volumes for it."
