Wolves put player talks on hold

Published Apr. 13, 2011 3:15 p.m. ET

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The Molineux outfit are currently battling to retain their top-flight status with only six fixtures remaining in the schedule. Wolves suffered a demoralising 3-0 home defeat to Everton at the weekend, a result which kept them second from bottom in the table. However McCarthy's side are only one point behind fourth-from-bottom Blackpool and an upturn in form could still see them stay up. The likes of David Jones, Marcus Hahnemann and Jody Craddock are all out of contract in the summer, but McCarthy wants their focus to be on matters on the pitch. McCarthy says the added incentive of staying up should give the players the drive to win the necessary points as it could win them better deals. "We don't know our own future yet. We haven't discussed contracts and we are not going to," he told the Birmingham Mail. "There are six games to go. Our focus and everybody's should be on getting the points that keep us in this league. "Nothing else. That's mine, that's the players, everybody's. "And do you know what? When we stay in the league everybody is in a better position, a better place, to do better. "So let's make sure that happens then we can all crack on."

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