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20 Sep 2025 21:07:32
Maybe getting relegated is what we need to get rid of Fosun?
21 Sep 2025 06:57:56
No Wolves fan wants to see us relegated, BUT, the way Fosun are allowing the Club to be run, can't disagree.
21 Sep 2025 21:15:12
Obviously we don't want to go down.but I do agree.even gon said it.keep selling your top players and replacing them with lesser players is a bad system to work with.Nearly. all our signings over the last couple of ssns are championship quality at best.sell cunha and ran.our top scorers and assists and replace with at least 50%lesser players.wot do u expect.and I hope the big guy upfront comes off.but really.the belgium.league is probably scot prem standard at best so no big hopes ther to be honest.and rapidly losing faith in vp.doesnt know his best 11.making poor sub changes.and if sa and agbadou play for us again I giv up all hope.seriously.putting all our hopes on jsl.but wer not good enuf to give him the chances he mite actually be able to put away.wot a sorry state wer in.and to be honest it doesn't look like getting any better.anytime
23 Sep 2025 10:08:29
All doom and gloom. But the games we have lost are mainly due to our own mistakes. Its not a lack of quality or players. Although the personnel and tactics may need to change slightly.
So I can't blame Fosun if they hadn't signed players or hadn't tried then that would be a fair debate.
We need to decide what our strongest team is.
Personally I think we should play a back 3 of Doc, Agbadou and Toti. I know Agbadou has had his issues but that defence was strong the end of last season.
The wing backs are hard but over the 5 games it would have to be R Gomes (rwb) and Bueno (LWB)
Midfield i'd play Andre and Krejci.
Front 3 of Gomes, Arias and Larsen
I Know Gomes seems a wild choice but he can drop into a 5 without the ball and he can win and carry the ball higher up the pitch.
Arias and Larsen are the best forwards IMO with technical ability. Plus Arias may have to drop deeper similar to Cunha to carry the ball.
Sa
R Gomes Doc Agbadou Toti Bueno
Krejci Andre
Gomes Arias
Larsen
Sorry Lopez, Wolfe, Jackson, Hwang and Mosquera but you have to earn your place in this team.
Biggest issue we have is we don't have pace to play a long ball which we have had with Cunha, Neto, Traore, Jota and Trincao.
That is the issue we need to resolve in January.
23 Sep 2025 10:23:27
Brighton did well in spite of selling their top players. Southampton didn't. When clubs like us buy or develop top players, realistically they won't want to stay long. GON was no doubt getting his excuses in early. That said, Jeff at Wolves is no match for Tony Bloom at Brighton. That's where we are lacking, at the very top. Fosun need to appoint a new chief executive with a track record of success and give him absolute authority.
23 Sep 2025 15:34:20
Top clubs have a Director of Football, we have a Jack of all trades who takes all these jobs on with little or no football knowledge. Much cheaper that way but will prove fatal.
23 Sep 2025 15:50:15
Why do you want to keep playing 2 in midfield we need to play a 4-5-1
With
Johnston
Jackson
Mosquera
Kleci
Bueno
Fer
Gomes
Arias
Andre
Rodrigo gomes
Strand laursen
23 Sep 2025 18:51:51
I said he would drop to a midfield 3 without the ball.
An issue if we play the long ball is we had no pace upfront on Saturday. Not saying Tolu won't work but we need pace.
I think Arias and Gomes can provide that with 1 wingback going further forward.
I don't mind what players you go with as the foundation just said that the defence was good the end of last season.
This squad isn't good enough swapping players every game so changing any position every week is devastating.
We keep pushing both wingbacks forward and that leaves us open especially if the CB's are weak like Mosquera and Agbadou on Saturday.
Bellegarde is a cm as he is too weak as a forward.
I think Mosquera and Lopez will play their role its just not right now.
20 Sep 2025 15:51:39
We are definitely going down.
20 Sep 2025 16:37:40
100% we are! Useless against really poor team
20 Sep 2025 17:04:41
Totally agree absolutely useless against a promoted side. I have no sympathy for Fuson they have bought it on them self's. You can't keep selling your best players and sign inferior ones year on year. Because if you do this is what happens now Fuson will be rubbishing them self's. Losing millions by getting relegated is not what they wanted but it's come back to bite them big style.
20 Sep 2025 17:25:12
Yes.we are championship fodder I'm afraid.qfter 5 ganes
20 Sep 2025 17:26:40
TAXI!
20 Sep 2025 18:05:28
We played with 8 players today.
Everyone else tried their hardest to keep us in the game and competitive but unfortunately, Toti and Agbadou were awful and Bellegarde turned in Hwang for the day.
What I did notice is that the defence actually looked OK when Toti was on the left, Agbadou on the right and Mosquera in the centre. After 25 minutes, as we were winning, for some inexplicable reason, Mosquera and Agbadou swapped and from their, the defence collapsed.
Tchatchoua was itching to use his pace down the wing but no one gave him the ball. Lopez, despite the opening 20 minutes which were good, tailed off as did Rodrigo. Tolu never got any service.
It just isn't good enough.
I think we're doomed because Leeds were not very good but we insist on giving easy goals away and simply ain't good enough to break teams down.
Who is to blame? Well after the info this week, it has to be VP as this is now HIS squad with the players he himself chose.
A truly awful performance.
20 Sep 2025 20:38:16
VP did not impress or inspire me one bit wandering, and his half time pantomime didn't seem to do a lot for the players. No leader, no common cause. We're going down.
20 Sep 2025 20:52:40
A poor start certainly, not helped by late signings. However, I still feel that we have enough quality to stay up especially once the team fully gels. There are glimpses of what we can do when we are playing together, just not there yet. All this will be forgotten if we go on another mini good run
20 Sep 2025 23:28:39
Sa out and agbadou out.theyre garbage.simple as that
21 Sep 2025 03:11:40
Problem is though Wandering it's just not that simple buddy! Your blaming VP now in the exact same way you blamed GON this time last year and sooner or later you SHOULD be asking the question 'is it the monkey or the organ grinders fault'!
After the game today VP has openly admitted that he doesn't know his best team, which is both not his fault but also ridiculous! He's been given (in terms of starting players) virtually half a team of Prem rookies then been told to go out and make it work (2/4 weeks into the season)!
When we talked/debated last year I pointed out to you that not replacing our most used defender in the team and club capain (Kilman) with a Prem ready replacement was suicide, and you told me it'll be fine. Then as we now know it wasn't fine and we wriggled our way out of it in Jan and 'got away with it'. But here we are again and we've done the EXACT same thing with both Cunha and RAN! Whilst I'm sure Wolfe and Arias have quality they are CLEARLY not Prem ready players. Arias hardly featuring and Wolfe being dropped from the entire team is a frankly damning indictment of thier ability to fill those roles!
I'm no saying VP gets a pass, cause your right it is now 'his' team. But I am saying that as a club we KEEP making the same mistakes over and over again and at some point you HAVE to ask is the manager constantly being set up to fail?! And this isn't a conspiracy theory BTW I don't think it's intentional! But I do think that we've just been run into the ground by an ownership group (Fosun) who care SO little by the comparitve tiny fraction that we represent on their general portfolio that they just don't really care as long as we aren't asking for money/being a problem! So much so that they've left the average work experience lad (Jeff) to take the flak and hold the fort despite him openly admitting that he'd rather play Fifa as Wolves than have to run a footy club! And (bizarrely) none of that's aimed at Jeff, he's just holding the fort and wishing he was back home designing a game rather than worrying about why the fans are shouting at him!
Somethings got to change buddy, cause we can't keep going round in circles as we make our way down the drain! I'm not even saying Fosun out (it's not that simple it can takes years to sell a club). I just want someone (Jeff) to give enough of a sh1t about this club to actually start running it like a Prem club again!
For example, they clearly knew Cunha was leaving when he signed his contract. So why then didn't they go out and sign Arias/Tolu in Jan?! It would have probs cost a little more, but they would have at least been able to get him up to speed to prepare for Cunhas exit. Then he would have been ready when needed and maybe could of made a difference?!
Like I say buddy the same mistake over and over! Something HAS to change! 👍😭🐺
21 Sep 2025 07:07:53
Well articulated Bully.
Freud called making the same mistake again and again, "the repetition compulsion"
When we feel driven to repeat mistakes from the past in the hopes that this time the situation will work out differently, but it rarely does. To break free, you must identify the pattern.
Fosun take notice!
21 Sep 2025 11:45:12
Bullysboy, I know ultimately Fosun are to blame but over the last week or 2 both Fosun and VP have backed each other's claims that the incoming players were the ones VP wanted.
The performance yesterday would have been as a result of the tactics that VP wanted to play. If the players ain't good enough (which they ain't) then surely VP must shoulder some of the blame as he himself identified them and asked the club to sign them.
But to be fair, the 2 biggest disappointments from yesterday were Toti and Bellegarde who VP didn't sign. Agbadou was awful once he switched with Mosquera.
21 Sep 2025 12:28:41
We don’t have one quality player.
Mediocre at best, relegation looms, needs total reset.
On a plus point, my bet keeps winning ( wolves to lose )
21 Sep 2025 13:06:46
We are down without doubt. No Cunha to salvage points. Players look lost and without fight already. All we can hope for is new ownership come next summer before The Championship.
19 Sep 2025 10:22:39
Larsen has agreed a new contract.
19 Sep 2025 13:10:03
Yes Shada 123, 5 yrs + 1 yr if needed but no release clause! Is that a good idea or not?
19 Sep 2025 18:11:34
I think so BoSWolf look at Cuhna should have gone for more than 62.5.
20 Sep 2025 13:14:33
True.
22 Sep 2025 10:55:44
JSL go for a lot less than was offered come relegation.
19 Sep 2025 01:15:36
Ruben Neves to Man U is apparently going to happen 17 million.
19 Sep 2025 06:01:12
Are you suggesting Wolves try to re-sign him?
Should we offer him as close to his current wage as possible £275k per week or not?
19 Sep 2025 09:43:41
Yes I am suggsting that. The only problem with it is his wages Wandering.
18 Sep 2025 16:48:37
Vitor Pereira has now signed a new three year deal at Wolves.
18 Sep 2025 19:51:39
Good news indeed. Hopefully the new players have settled in, and results will pick up.
18 Sep 2025 21:09:00
Well wel see.?.didnt they giv gon a 4yr deal and look what happened. 🤔🫣.3points this wk will ease a few fears
18 Sep 2025 22:19:10
Fortress Molineux needed Saturday. Raise the roof! UTW 🐺
08 Sep 2025 15:12:28
Wolves have opened talks over a new and improved contract with Jørgen Strand Larsen, after rejecting two bids from Newcastle last month. New deal unlikely to include a release clause and club hopeful of reaching agreement within the next few week
09 Sep 2025 06:09:52
I think he'll score more than he did last season now that he is the main attacker.
09 Sep 2025 10:12:43
It's saying on the BBC that the contract will likely contain a minimum release clause.
Is this turning into a Cunha type situation?
09 Sep 2025 13:09:24
Don't listen to BBC they know nothing about Wolves, info I posted has come from Percy Telegraph mate.
11 Sep 2025 14:35:23
We can believe everything that's leaked out of Wolves then, only one man knows what's going on and he's not telling anyone, at least half our players agents will be looking to move them on in January or at least re - visit their relegation clauses.
12 Sep 2025 20:53:52
Why do we put a price on a player and then under sell them anyway.we always do it.we cudv easily got another 30mil+ on cunha and RAN.u can go back to robbie keane sold for 5mil+£1 because we put 5mil on him🤣🤣🤣no other club does it.do they?
13 Sep 2025 06:55:09
I hear you Rated. Just a little concerned he is now "injured" and Club saying not sure when he will return.
Hopefully I am being over-sensitive, but Fosun/Shi have made me think that way!
13 Sep 2025 21:15:44
Way its going.itl be a relegation clause anyway.along with about half the first team.theyl all be renegotionating contracts.rapid.🤣
14 Sep 2025 08:48:09
Players still clearly behind manager.Working hard for him.Keep the faith, its a marathon not a sprint.
15 Sep 2025 10:40:35
We couldn't get any more for Cunha because of the release clause negotiated in January. Remember that was agreed to stop him downing tools during the relegation fight? Goldfish aren't the only ones with very short memories.
15 Sep 2025 15:41:00
I don't know where this under-selling fallacy comes from. Player valuations are the same as anything else, cars, houses etc. They're calculated by sales of similar commodities.
Hence when the buying club is pursuing a player that the selling club isn't actively attempting to sell a 'markup' can be expected.
For instance similar player sales to Cunha/Ait Nouri in the recent market were (value/sale price in euros);
Cunha 60m / 74.2m (+23.7%)
Simons 70m / 65m (-9.1%)
Mbuemo 55m / 75m (+36.4)
Eze 55m / 69.3m (+26%)
Ait Nouri 35m / 36.8m (+5.1%)
Kerkez 45m / 46.9m (+4.2)
Hato 35m / 44.18m (+26.2)
Frimpong 50m / 40m (-20%)
16 Sep 2025 20:52:33
Is it a fallacy or is it just a different opinion? Also worth noting that of all three examples you've put there of players moving within the Prem we had the lowest mark up. Then there's the reality that Mbuemo cost Brentford €6.5m and Eze cost €18m whereas we paid €50m for Cunha, so have you not just help prove exactly what Old was saying?
16 Sep 2025 22:39:44
BullysBoy II I wasn't responding to Old Wulf's point and I'm not sure how I could prove or disprove it as he simply stated 'We couldn't get any more for Cunha because of the release clause negotiated in January' that is a fact.
I was attempting to disprove the claim that we undersell our players.
I believe my figures comparing similar player sales confirm this.
You are actually wrong, their are 5 inter Premiership sales referenced and it's pretty apparent that we sell within a reasonable price 'range'. If you're suggesting that we should only compare these it makes the 'range' even closer (+23.7% - +36.4% and +4.2% - +5.1%)
Cunha 60m / 74.2m (+23.7%)
Mbuemo 55m / 75m (+36.4%)
Eze 55m / 69.3m (+26%)
Ait Nouri 35m / 36.8m (+5.1%)
Kerkez 45m / 46.9m (+4.2)
I've got no idea what the purchase price of the players has got to do with it, purchase price and value have very little to do with each other. Market value is what someone is willing to pay and unless someone can supply contradictory evidence it seems that we sell at the right price.
16 Sep 2025 22:49:39
p.s. BullysBoy II the definition of an opinion is; 'a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge'
The figures that I've posted are facts.
If you try sell your house, car or a club try to sell a player way above achievable market value it just sits on the market.
08 Sep 2025 11:19:19
It's being said Wolves had a 20mill euro bid for lazio goalkeeper Madas turned down. Lazio are under a transfer embargo so wouldn't sell because they couldn't get somebody else in. January is going to be interesting to see if Wolves go back again.
08 Sep 2025 15:13:18
Interesting Shada I have thought for sometime we could do with signing a new GK. Happy to see they looked at this. How do you think team will shape up v Newcastle?
09 Sep 2025 11:17:29
Hoping for a win but it's going to be tough will Wissa play or the Woltemade. If VP can get the defence sorted could have a chance but Agbadou needs to get his head in the game.
09 Sep 2025 13:47:10
Always said we need competition for Sa. Agbadou would be fine if he didn’t have to baby sit Toti.
Not sure us going for Dele Alli is the answer either.
Think we’ll be ok when the new blood gels
12 Sep 2025 21:02:21
Thing is agbadou n toti are the mainstay of the defence and upto now this ssn theyr both garbage.andre n gomez are the mainstay of the midfield but don't know wots going on with andre and vp.so?.why do we look elswer when we hav players like bueno and gomez whonare better than the players wev brought in?.am looking fwd to seeing the new guy upfront tho
13 Sep 2025 21:19:24
Keep sam n sell sa.hes as good and way better at kicking the ball out the length of the pitch.upto 2big fwds whivh we now have.stop playing out from the back.gets us nower.go direct.like in the bully days.punt it upfront.lets go
04 Sep 2025 16:09:12
Wolves were not interested in Tanganga over the Summer and as of now they still have no interest, targets were misseed out on but Tanganga wasn't even considered.
Wolves are confident of adding more players in January and are currently seeing what's available in free transfers.
04 Sep 2025 18:43:55
Correct. Tanganga was not considered.so not a rumour and not news.
In other non news, Wolves did not consider moves for Stones, Guehi or Van Dijk. Pointless post!
04 Sep 2025 19:14:52
already looking to add more players in january, which whilst very sensible and likely necessary, just proves how much they know they messed up the summer window. Which is at complete odds to what jeff shi said in the interview today
04 Sep 2025 20:13:07
Unless I missed something, Shi did suggest that he and VP were in regular contact regarding options for an attacking midfielder and both (mutual decision) decided against it and would utilise existing players until someone suitable becomes available. This along with VP's major input into the players we've bought into the club over this window suggests this is not just about Shi penny pinching but that VP is happy with the business done.
04 Sep 2025 20:16:52
How about you read the posts Sevlow before posting a stupid and pointless response.
04 Sep 2025 21:05:41
Do you think he could be considered next summer Rated RKO?
04 Sep 2025 22:05:39
He wasn't aiming it at you Rated buddy, he was talking to gup. Who is clearly a wum (please see below)! 👍
04 Sep 2025 22:24:15
Then I apologise to Sevlow sorry mate, yeah bullys mate that gup is a wum it's why I posted this information to try to stop him.
04 Sep 2025 23:28:40
No Gup, Wolves are not interested in him at all.
05 Sep 2025 14:31:06
I'm pretty sure that the club scouting team are working continuously not just when the transfer window opens.
There is, I have no doubt, a reasonable list of future interests which may or may not come to fruition in January.
05 Sep 2025 16:40:47
If we weren't interested in a midfielder why did we try to get Brownhill?.
05 Sep 2025 17:59:21
Correct Bully's Boy II
02 Sep 2025 22:24:58
Wolves have reportedly been offered former Barcelona centre back Samuel Umtiti. Recently released by Lille.
02 Sep 2025 22:46:57
Do we need a 7th Cb though, especially one that will want big wages and is usually injured?
03 Sep 2025 00:23:09
if they play krecji in midfield, yeh
03 Sep 2025 09:02:04
Why would they Hangman? Do you also think that Pool wanted to sign Guehi to play in midfield, no you don't cause it would be mental to spend good money on a CB to play in Midfield wouldn't it?! Too funny 🤣
03 Sep 2025 09:17:57
If better than the current crop obviously yes but is he?
if he has been released by Lille is he good enough?
I'mafraid I have to leave that decision to Vitor and his coaches.
BB I acknowledge that Wolves have 6 CBs in the squad but
Yerson is v injury prone, Doc should be done, S Bueno isn't good enough, Emanuel appears lost, Toti needs help and can't play otherwise and the new boy is new - and apparently, according to some at least, is going to be covering DM as well.
Perhaps the resources which on paper appear adequate are in fact a little thin?
Sadly you can do the same analysis for pretty much the entire squad though as after 5 years of managed dismantling it is now both weak and shallow.
Hence the gloom and doom and "realistic" views re its prospects in the poll on this site.
03 Sep 2025 09:37:13
Absolutely no chance. He played 185mins of football last season whilst getting paid £70k per week.
We've got 6 CBs and Doherty is bottom of the pile and I'd rather see him play.
Besides we're already one man over the overseas allocation, we need to lose a player!
03 Sep 2025 09:38:26
I understand your analyse of said players TFG and don't entirely disagree. However, VP has clearly made a conscious decision to keep all of those listed above (to be honest I'd expected Mosquera or Bueno to be sent out on loan). But the very fact they weren't suggests that he thinks they can bring something. Also with this don't forget that he stated (like virtually EVERY Fosun era manager) that he wanted two players for each position. It would seem that they started at the back and didn't even make it to the midfield mind! 🤣👍
03 Sep 2025 10:16:02
Get him in on a pay as you play basis.
If he turns out ok, offer him a 1 year rolling contract
03 Sep 2025 10:27:36
BB - I hear what you are saying and of course you may well be correct. I hope not though as it would certainly make me concerned re his judgement of players given all the evidence over the past season or so that clearly showed the shortcomings in the squad.
However I am not so certain if it was a conscious decision to keep the players he had? Maybe he simply couldn't get the players he wanted in or equally and just as importantly he couldn't get the players out he didn't. {All within the constraints of the market and finances}
Standing still doesn't always mean you are happy where you are just that you can't/didn't move.
ps It appears Molineux has given a pretty clear answer to my original q of if he is good enough!
03 Sep 2025 10:38:22
The only free agent that I think could offer us something is Hakim Ziyech, but that would give us the headache of finding a loan destination for Sasa AND either Santi or Mosquera.
03 Sep 2025 11:51:13
After my meltdown on Monday I do feel like the squad can get through this and stay up.
They have replaced Semedo, RAN, Cunha and Sarabia with Jackson, Wolfe, Arias and Lopez.
They have also kept Gomes, Andre and JSL .
I agree I would have liked a CB, CM and FW to come in but it wasn't to be.
First team
Sa
Agbadou Krejci Toti
Jackson Gomes Andre Bueno
Tolu Arias
JSL
There is plenty of competition in the squad. Can see Doc playing a major role actually. But I think he will push the defence and may be the captain come the end of the season. The defence is more competitive than last season.
Bellegarde and Marshall will raise the stakes in midfield challenging Gomez and Andre.
From losing Silva, Sarabia and Cunha we have got Tolu, Arias and Lopez.
We need to give Vitor time as I think he can keep us in the mix come the end of the season its a marathon not a sprint. Out of darkness cometh light
03 Sep 2025 14:41:04
Madman
I agree with your line up if playing 3 at the back.
If playing 4 at the back I would go
Sa
Jackson agbadou. Krejci wolfe
Andre
Lopez. J gomes arias
Tolu. Larsen
Any thoughts gents?
03 Sep 2025 16:56:43
Nick, I like the idea of 4 at the back which would make the midfield stronger and having 2 up front would help to occupy both opposition cb's.
Agbadou at the back just now is a worry so I would play Doc until he gets his head together otherwise agree with your selections.
03 Sep 2025 17:27:11
4 diamond 2;
jackson, agba, toti, bueno
krejci
lopez, gomes
arias
larsen, arokodare
03 Sep 2025 17:50:23
No one picks Yerson?
03 Sep 2025 18:51:23
Nick, I completely agree. I worry with a back 3.
I'd love to see the 2 big guys in Tolu ( dodged the surname spelling lol ). and JSL.
When sasa and jsl played together albeit for 15 minutes, they gave west ham huge problems
03 Sep 2025 20:14:14
TFG I like Mosquera and think he's capable of being a TOP player. However, it can't be ignored that he's yet to complete a full three months playing at Pren level without having an horrific injury! Fully fit and injury free I'd pick him most times, I think the problem is that he's still coming back and I suspect the club are (understandibly) scared of risking too much to soon and getting another season long injury. Cause let's be honest one more and it will be pretty career ending for him at Prem level. With that in mind I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him loaned back out abroad as its the only time he's stayed injury free for a full season. Maybe the Prem is just to quick/physical for his body to handle? 🧐
03 Sep 2025 20:55:42
A few points I think Krejci has been signed to challenge the defence and his distribution is a step up from Doc and Toti.
Doc brings a lot of experience and he would keep them organised.
TFIOG maybe it will be Tolu and JSL with Arias in a no 10 role.
Theres loads more options and less players going through the motions like some were 4 weeks ago Agbadou, Hwang, JSL, even the midfield now Bellegarde and Marshall have practically been assigned that role?
The issue we have had is Andre and Gomes are having to play CM and attacking flair players that Cunha, Neto etc have played recent seasons. Maybe Bellegarde plays next to Andre. With Gomes further forward.
Time for some of the others to build relationships thought the Hwang goal the weekend was class from the Jackson cross.
Maybe r Gomes is the answer as well as a wide forward against certain teams as he has the technical ability.
It's not over and we can't let some fraught feelings over Fosun not back the team.
But Jeff we have our eye on you and Fosun.
03 Sep 2025 23:57:58
We probably won’t be signing Tanganga. I see him going to CPFC. Especially if they appoint Jose mourinho
04 Sep 2025 08:14:48
What is the obsession with Tanganga?
01 Sep 2025 20:03:24
Wolves are reportedly an option for Dele Alli. Recently released by Como, thoughts?
01 Sep 2025 21:12:31
Desperation personified!
01 Sep 2025 21:37:43
Keep on trying
01 Sep 2025 22:08:58
I'd put my dog at no 10.
01 Sep 2025 22:45:33
Very disappointed fully back the team and club but this must be the worst window under Fosun.
Jeff do you have any reasons and answers for this?
The penny has dropped into the championship.
01 Sep 2025 23:08:24
So Pedro Lima has gone to Porto on loan as well. Now I get that he's young but that now means between Lima and Dijiga we've spent £20m on players to play for other teams! I have no problem investing in the future I'm just not convinced that as a club we have the squad numbers or the transfer budget to do it?! Can anyone honestly tell me that £20m wouldn't have been better spent on a AMC or even high end loan (e.g. Grealish etc)?
I really just don't understand our approach at times, let's just hope that VP does eh! 👍
01 Sep 2025 23:44:27
i think you’re all missing the point, krecji was bought to play in midfield and a back up to toti . if he really is that good infront of a back four, this solves the problem in itself . you know that’s how they were thinking .
02 Sep 2025 01:10:57
I think your missing the point, he hasn't played in midfield for over three seasons! He was bought in to play cb and if he wasn't then we might be in bigger trouble because our defence is truly woeful!
02 Sep 2025 01:33:31
you don’t really think anything when the aliens get ya, it’s just a time thing
02 Sep 2025 10:50:04
BB - I am not certain but I think that if Lima had stayed at Wolves or anywhere else in England/Wales he would have qualified as home grown - 3 seasons in England before 21 - but now he won't!
Given the importance of that classification and the obvious shortage of homegrown players in the squad either Wolves have given up on him and don't expect him to be around post 21 or they have made a monumental error!
02 Sep 2025 11:05:34
So much for uncle mendes being involved, what did he do?
Couldn’t he supply us with an attacking midfielder
It’s going to be a cold long winter
02 Sep 2025 11:11:01
Dele Alli from Como? Didn't Perry Como have a big hit with Catch a Falling Star? Maybe Dele has fallen too far.
02 Sep 2025 12:07:54
Haha, great minds TFG (please see my post re:Lima on the Banter page). As you say it does seem like an odd decision and a missed chance. But also as I said (in the other post) I suspect the choice of Porto may well reflect that Lima is struggling in this country? 👍
02 Sep 2025 13:31:37
the biggest problem, as someone stated, is Mendes lack of involvement with each passing year . if it’s because of his relationship with jeff shi then I suggest they replace him ‘coz we can’t stay in the premier league without mendes .
02 Sep 2025 14:41:57
Not sure that's in anyway true to be honest (re:Mendes). Other teams manage just fine without relying on just one agent to run their transfers. This is the same Mendes that made us sign Guedes, Fabio and Podence on HUGE wages despite not a single one of them wanting to be at the club?! In fact when we signed Podence the club had previously agreed a deal for Dani Olmo (now one of the best in the world) and between Nuno and Mendes they cancelled it to go with Mendes client (Podence)! The same Mendes that has recently been blamed for crashing a number of decent deals because he wanted a bigger cut?!
We don't need Mendes, we need an independent DoF who's established enough to stand up to and when needed work with Mendes!
02 Sep 2025 20:10:42
Not sure of our official squad total, but we are very close to the maximum number of overseas players. I’m sure if we were able to attract an out of contract player (Josh Brownhill would still be my choice), we would find a way of creating space in the 25. I know many were unhappy that he was allegedly asking for a huge signing on fee, but that is the name of the game and something all four of contract players do. It basically equates to a transfer fee and as such £10 million, is not a bad price for an experienced player like him.
Is Hoever considered a home grown player. He came through the youth ranks at Liverpool but I don’t know if he did three years before he was 21.
If we are going to continue with a back three, one of them and almost certainly Krejci, is going to have to carry the ball into midfield in order to break the lines. Our inability to do so was painfully obvious against Everton. They, in contrast, did so with consummate ease. Additionally we had nobody capable of switching the point of attack until the introduction of Fer Lopes. Or running past players until Bellegarde came on.
I haven’t seen the stats but I am pretty sure over 50% of our possession was happening with all even Everton players behind the ball. I, for one, really struggled to see what it was we were trying to do.
02 Sep 2025 21:16:51
Wolfthistle I think we've already got a decision to make, pretty sure we're at 18 overseas but only 17 can be registered. No problem with homegrown, we've only got 5.
I've watched Krejci a lot and bringing the ball out from defence is a big part of his game, I suspect Toti and Agba will play either side of him.
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