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19 Aug 2026 05:12:02
It’s looking like the same old story - hopeless window leads to poor results leads to sack the manager, rinse and repeat. Fosun are the worst kind of owner - no empathy for the club, won’t invest and worst of all won’t sell or communicate honestly with the fans.
Whatever happened to the assertion last year that they had deals lined up and would act early in the window so the team was in place for pre-season? We are being treated like fools. I shall be relieved if we finish mid-table.
1.) 19 Aug 2026 09:28:47
I know I bang on about it, but in my 68 years, I don't think I have seen our club become such an utter shambles, disappointment, and a laughing stock. Fosun should put up or move on immediately. To a certain extent, Nathan must be held accountable, but his bosses are a disgrace. They show no interest in the football club whatsoever, otherwise we wouldn't be in this position. There is no infrastructure, a ground which is getting worse by the day, and nothing for the diehard fans to cling to.
We have a team which is poor, with the obvious exceptions, and no plan to improve, now or in the future. We have 2 weeks to make a start in sorting this all out. If that doesn't happen, we will lose yet another good manager due to false promises and mismanagement. I personally think CP will do a good job if the board back him, and buy the players we desperately need and deserve, to give us a decent chance of returning to the promised land. We're Wolves, aye we.
2.) 19 Aug 2026 10:12:59
I think you forgot the terrible Bhatti days when we went all the way down to the old 4th Division. Yes, things are embarrassing now, and Fosun are well capable of screwing things up even further. I fear they will, but I pray they will sell the club and Foxtrot off.
3.) 19 Aug 2026 10:49:09
Didn't forget, but this feels worse. We have owners who could help, have the capability to make things great, but couldn't care less.
4.) 19 Aug 2026 11:54:41
That's what makes it worse, Willow, if a $60Bn turnover company can't afford it, who can? But still, Wolves fans who want to support the club fill the ground and the away allocation every game, so where's the motivation for Fosun to change going to come from?
Only the embarrassment of fan action, as it started to before, but too many prefer to accept our situation and rely on the word 'hope'.
Feed us the BS at the start of every season, get the season ticket and membership fees in, then nothing, forcing the incumbent coach to back what he's got, and then get sacked by Xmas, and still people fall for it.
5.) 19 Aug 2026 11:54:52
Fair comment, Willow.
6.) 19 Aug 2026 15:36:09
Maybe they are just sick of the whining fans.
15 Aug 2026 05:11:37
Well, perhaps not a complete disaster but if we had a team capable of promotion we should win a home game against Blackburn by at least two goals. We need some positive developments in the remainder of the window or we will be once again journeying down a boulevard of broken dreams.
As others have pointed out, our defence is an accident waiting to happen. How can we have got this far without sorting out the goalkeeping situation? It borders on negligence.
1.) 15 Aug 2026 09:02:14
We definitely need reinforcements. But we all know, and have known since the start of last season, that Toti is the weak link in defence, so why is he the captain?
Trippier looked good last night, and was feeding Lopez, who in the 1st half was easily the best player on the pitch. Moller Wolfe on the other side tried to get forward, and so did Mosquera.
This seems to be a style of play that Peixoto has instilled in them. But Toti would trap the ball, move it sideways, and then play a ball over the top, which the opposition easily cut out. When Trippier went off, it looked like the defence fell apart.
Toti should not be in the squad, never mind the team. Trippier should be captain. Simple.
26 Jul 2026 11:18:39
It beggars belief that here we are three weeks out from the season and we don't know who will be our goalkeeper. Bentley couldn't hold down the number one at Bristol and should have saved the first goal yesterday. We need better.
1.) 26 Jul 2026 14:39:16
Agree with you, Innocent, unfortunately it seems very much like recent summers, apart from Trippier and Raul signing.
Some people seem to think we will be fine and be at the top in the Championship. Hope I am wrong, but can't see it.
The shambles seems to continue whichever Shi is in charge.
Desperately need a new GK, as well as attacking players, as well as a new CM, the list goes on. Seems that there is little interest in any of our players, not really that surprising after last season's efforts.
2.) 26 Jul 2026 15:13:36
Can't see a new GK coming in until either Sa has gone or Bentley, no one exactly queuing up for either, so until this happens can't see any movement yet.
3.) 26 Jul 2026 20:28:41
We have three very poor goalkeepers on the books. A far cry from when we had Murray, Hennessy and Ikeme.
4.) 26 Jul 2026 23:12:17
All three goalkeepers fighting for the No1 spot are not good enough. Jose Sa is clearly the better goalkeeper, but he was the beginning of Fosun replacing quality with cheap downgrades. Amazing to think Wolves once had Rui Patricio as their No.1.
Dan Bentley's stats are close to appalling. His save ratio is barely good enough for a Championship team fighting relegation. Arsenal had him right, he's a no.3.
06 May 2026 16:20:48
Not commented for quite a while because I find it all rather depressing. I have little faith in Re but expect Fosun to keep him simply because he’s their cheapest option. The style of backwards / sideways passing we are playing simply won’t work with the standard of player we have now or will have next season.
We go nowhere and eventually lose the ball. All it does is allow the opposition defenders to get set. Our game needs to be based on getting the ball forward quickly and creating confusion in the opponent’s penalty area. Am I mad?
1.) 06 May 2026 17:24:24
I agree with you.
2.) 06 May 2026 17:39:17
Not mad at all, Innocent. Makes perfect sense to me, don't think Rob gets it though.
We will continue to do the same in the last few games, unfortunately I think we will.
In the unlikely event that they spend money on new players, I would not trust Rob with any of it.
Surely even Shi 2 can see it isn't working with Rob and will make a change. I will give them the benefit of the doubt, as I assume they are busy identifying suitable candidates.
Wait a minute, this is Wolves and our owners, so no chance.
3.) 06 May 2026 19:49:15
It's exactly what Nuno did. Let the opposition try and attack, but remain in a solid defensive formation, and then hit them on the quick break. Rob Edwards is the opposite of Nuno.
4.) 07 May 2026 20:06:34
What we need to do is stop trying to play out from the back, as we're useless at it and don't utilise our speedy players to capitalise on the system anyway. Long ball up to Tolu, nod down to Armstrong, with Mane backing up. The new Diko, Afobe, Sako. ??? Championship is a different game to Prem.
At least 2 regular goalscorers are a must. Rob Edwards will be staying, unfortunately. See who else stays. Doyle returning will be ok in the Championship. Who else returns, who can adapt, and who comes in? I don't hold much hope. I can easily see a repeat double R. Don't say the word. ?
5.) 07 May 2026 20:17:29
I think Djiga, Doyle, Traore and Sasa will be part of the 1st team next season. I just can't see Fosun splashing the cash and supporting whoever the manager will be.
11 Dec 2025 05:43:01
I have not posted more than once or twice over the past nine months because I have increasingly been filled with a deep melancholy about the state of our club. I can see no light at the end of the tunnel so long as Jeff Shi (a man with zero football pedigree) and Fosun are running the show. They don’t even have the decency to talk to us.
On any objective view, we will be relegated and I doubt Fosun will do any more than sell our better players and pocket the cash. Life in the Championship will be rocky unless we have new owners with a football understanding. I started supporting the club in the 1950’s and just feel terribly sad.
1.) 11 Dec 2025 09:27:31
Hi innocent I totally agree with you. I am of similar age. It’s a disgrace what happening at Wolves. Wolves need an owner who cares about them. I think that this team would struggle in the championship. Let’s hope Fosun will go!
2.) 11 Dec 2025 13:51:21
I have supported our great club for over 50 years and today I have ripped up my season ticket and will not attend another game whilst fosun are in charge.
Here is my prediction for this season after 38 games.
Wins. 0
Draws. 5
Goals for. 20
Goals against. 90
Points. 5
I will not post on this forum whilst fosun are in charge because to be honest I am completely broken at the moment.
BEST SEASONAL WISHES TO ALL.
3.) 11 Dec 2025 19:03:42
I think we're all down there with you nick and your prediction may well be right, I'm just thinking we've got to win sometime to keep the interest going.
All the best for the holidays mate.
Innocent Bystander's rumour replies
29 Jun 2026 08:10:25
Australian World Cup goalkeeper Patrick Beach looks a good unit, and, presumably, would be quite cheap, so right up Fosun's alley. Currently plays for City Group affiliate Melbourne City. Might even get him on loan???
11 Jun 2026 08:33:18
Madness. The guy has a hopeless track record and has no knowledge of the Championship. On what basis can he be considered a better bet than RE?
28 May 2025 10:58:28
A perfect outcome - a temperamental player going to a temperamental team. Probably end in tears.
07 May 2025 10:53:04
Tell them they’re dreaming!
14 Aug 2024 02:05:27
For me, the issue of whether we are weaker or stronger than last year turns on whether we recruit a top class CB. The defence currently looks a real worry with inadequate experience and injury cover. It’s too early to panic but I’m starting to get a little scared.
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03 Aug 2026 01:48:38
Continual failure to sort out our goalkeeping options is a real worry. Bentley not good enough. Could it be we are hoping someone might become available on loan from the Premier League? It's a dangerous situation.
23 Jul 2026 04:23:17.
Looks like something prepared by his lawyer to refute any suggestion he is in breach of his contract. Need to offload this player asap.
13 Jun 2026 00:02:56
Good point, Derry. I get why the club replaced Edwards (although the way of doing it seems unnecessarily harsh), but surely you only do it if your replacement has a good track record - at least two successful managerial appointments.
What we've got is a guy with a series of failures, followed by one moderately successful season and zero experience of English football. I can't see it ending well.
11 Jun 2026 11:44:06
On those numbers, Bully's, you might say Peixoto is less bad than Edwards, but I think Edwards should only have been replaced by a proven good manager. Peixoto doesn't do it for me. Let's hope I'm proved to be wrong.
11 May 2026 14:14:18
Agree with you, Nandi. The fish rots from the head, and the key reason we are in so much trouble is that Jeff Shi had no football knowledge, but thought he could alienate/get rid of those that did, and run the show himself. As things stand, there is very little football knowledge at the top of the club, and for this reason, I am deeply pessimistic about prospects for next season.
We need a clear out and excellent recruitment in the summer. Do we have anyone capable of masterminding that? I fear we don't.