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04 Apr 2025 15:58:25
Another website site is reporting Wolves interest in Jadon Sancho. Probably click bait which assumes Cunha will be leaving, which of course is still click bait itself.
Also, Neves may well be open to a return at some point in the future if Al-Hilal don't make him an offer to stay beyond his current contract. £300K tax free per week to live in the sun in a country with great facilities, errm let me think.
1.) 06 Apr 2025 20:25:47
No way will or should we pay 300k per week for any player so forget it.
2.) 07 Apr 2025 07:43:52
He's sampled Wolvo though Longmynd and I know where I'd rather be and it's not in the sun.The weather the last week is just right for me.
3.) 07 Apr 2025 09:23:07
Plus the crystal clear waters of the canal at the bottom of Broad Street (fact) Old Wulf, paradise. ?
4.) 07 Apr 2025 19:12:56
Luxury, pure luxury, LongmyndWolf.
24 Mar 2025 18:04:11
So the London press is reporting Spurs to offer £100M for Cunha and Jao Gomes according to Always Wolves Fan TV.
1.) 24 Mar 2025 18:57:43
They can offer what they like. It's up to the club to reject it.
£150m for both or no deal.
2.) 24 Mar 2025 19:09:09
I think we can get more we know what Cunha is going to go for and Gomes is worth more than £37.5 million.
3.) 24 Mar 2025 21:10:16
The £62.5m Cunha price is a offer which will trigger the buying club to negotiate a deal with the player. It doesn't mean that Cunha will be obliged to go.
4.) 24 Mar 2025 22:24:53
Don't forget that Wolves have to sell players regularly to avoid PSR and to satisfy Fosun's edict to be self sufficient and other clubs know this.
5.) 24 Mar 2025 23:02:14
Depends on which report you read and believe. I've read one report today stating that only 4 clubs are in danger of breaching PSR - Villa, Everton, Leicester and Newcastle. Then another saying Chelsea, Arsenal, Forest Man City and Palace aswell. Crucially, none of the reports listed Wolves as close to a breach, therefore it seems the decision to sell our better players is not to stave off a breach, more a decision by the hierarchy.
6.) 25 Mar 2025 06:51:22
Agree Wandering, the PSR situation with Clubs is very muddled.
Shi last public missive included a reference to the fact Wolves have never been at risk of breeching the rules, but like the media, difficult to believe him.
It feels that Mr Guangchang now does not see Wolves pushing to be part of the upper echelons of the football pyramid. Happy just to muddle along, looking to avoid relegation each season.
Not an inspiring goal for us fans!
7.) 25 Mar 2025 09:51:26
Personally, although all clubs need to keep an eye on PSR I've felt for some time Wolves or rather Fosun use it as an excuse. I think you sum it up nicely in your final paragraph Rugeley because that's exactly what's happening.
No ambition beyond Premier League survival, 17th? yeah that'll do.
8.) 27 Mar 2025 13:53:19
The reason wolves will not breach PSR is due to management action rather than an accident. Wolves have an average operating loss before transfers of about 30 million a year. To break even they need to make a profit on player sales of 30 million each and every year….this position is clearly not sustainable . Until operations can break even without players sales wolves will always be in jeopardy of relegation. Not sure how they can do this without significant owner support which does not appear to be forthcoming.
9.) 30 Mar 2025 20:20:57
Maybe they need a bigger stadium.
17 Mar 2025 15:12:59
If Cunha gets sold this summer is a Jota return a possibility or just (Teamtalk) click bait.
Liverpool want more than they paid for him which makes it unlikely, imo.
However, I think Jota may well leave, I just can't see him coming back to Wolves.
1.) 17 Mar 2025 15:46:23
Jota might be of interest to a top six PL team, unless Europe or Saudi. No way is he worth the £55mil quoted if Cunha's release clause is just £62mil.
2.) 17 Mar 2025 15:56:31
Maybe Forest if they are CL qualifiers.
3.) 17 Mar 2025 20:22:05
He's on £150k a week at Liverpool.
4.) 18 Mar 2025 07:59:19
He’s too injury prone for anyone to pay that money for him, he’s only completed 90 minutes twice in the league this season.
5.) 18 Mar 2025 09:37:17
He didn’t light any fires against Newcastle, which is why he got subbed.
No way is he worth £55M at 28 and with his injury record. £25M maybe but has he lost the passion?
Hope we concentrate on new, fresh talent.
6.) 18 Mar 2025 10:27:12
My friends are Liverpool fans and say he is now just average after his strong start. I couldn't disagree after seeing him on Sunday. Must be better out there for less.
7.) 18 Mar 2025 12:25:58
Joto was great for us. But now he Seams s to get a slight knock and misses a few weeks at a time we would be able to afford him
8.) 21 Mar 2025 20:18:11
Have to agree with CB, truth is that if it wasn't for his awful injury proness Pool wouldn't be looking to off load him! He's still good at finishing but that doesn't mean a lot when you can't play a full game all season. It's a shame cause he's a class player, never quite as good as he could have been cause he's always either injured or just coming back from injury ?
9.) 22 Mar 2025 13:51:25
Jota doesn't look very robust to me. He's never filled out physically like many top players do. Maybe that's the problem.
{Ed001's Note - it is all his hours playing videogames every night that is his problem. He is one of the highest ranked FIFA (EAFC now) players in the world and he maintains that high ranking by playing at least 10 games a night. Not healthy for a professional athlete.}
10.) 22 Mar 2025 16:58:48
Jota is playing at least 10 video games a night, Ed? Unbelievable! He should be giving his all to football. No wonder he's slipping from past career highs.
{Ed001's Note - he has his own eSports team as well, which he often jets around to support, even midseason.}
11.) 23 Mar 2025 08:10:54
Never go back, it translates to backwards.
12.) 23 Mar 2025 12:34:24
No good selling cunha and signing jota if we want to move forward we need to sign jota to play with cunha.
27 Jan 2025 17:37:41
Interest in Oxlade Chamberlain gaining some traction at the moment.
1.) 27 Jan 2025 18:10:01
Please no! He’s made of glass.
2.) 27 Jan 2025 18:59:28
Dawson offer (s) all rejected, who would come to us oh maybe a 31yrr old with injury recor to finish his career. Oxlade-chamberlain might join for a laugh. Please no.
3.) 27 Jan 2025 21:31:12
Abbey, this is Wolves can we really expect anything more? I think we all know deep down that Wolves will try to get people they can't then tell us we tried and/or get an over the hill freebie or loan.
4.) 28 Jan 2025 00:30:38
Why hasn't Uncle Jorge not pulled a couple of his players in our direction he has enough of them signed to his agency or has even he given up on us as well. Mind you he has to deal with Shi and Hobbs the dynamic duo!
5.) 28 Jan 2025 08:28:02
Or Fosun have given up on us Ken?
6.) 28 Jan 2025 10:53:54
I have a theory about mendes, he represents the vast majority of the team as an agent, if we go down we know that many of them will be sold and he stands to earn millions in new fees, or he can help wolves get a couple of players, earn a few million and we stay up. In essence he can stand back wait 6 months and earn millions
{Ed001's Note - it helps him more having a team that he can move players to in the top flight, where he can then move them on for a bigger fee later. You are a good showroom for his talent in the Prem, in the Championship you are not much use.}
7.) 28 Jan 2025 16:47:10
Excellent point Ed 01
My worry though is that whilst it would be very easy for him to find teams willing to benefit from being his showcase how easy has it/will it proven/prove for Wolves to find another competent head of recruitment willing/able to work with Jeff!
{Ed001's Note - clearly they need to get rid of him.}
8.) 28 Jan 2025 17:25:26
Ed001 we do need to get rid, to a chorus of "and so says all of us"
{Ed001's Note - not often people agree with me!}
24 Jan 2025 23:40:24
24 year old CH Eric Garcia from Barcelona anyone? Apparently available and has allegedly been offered to Wolves.
Might just be click bait of course.
1.) 25 Jan 2025 09:21:45
This was doing the round on Football Insider last week. The author just makes things up.
2.) 25 Jan 2025 11:05:00
Going for a sneaky win to us today
I no I’m dreaming but jimmy greaves used to say
It’s a funny old game
3.) 25 Jan 2025 13:18:28
Sure Hansi Flick has said he wants to keep Garcia no traction on this one.
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17 Apr 2025 10:08:34
As I'm away from tomorrow I'll post my prediction now Man Utd 1 Wolves 2.
I would go 3 but not sure yet what the team selection will be, but I think we'll be set up for attack.
We've got momentum right now plus I want to watch Mark Goldbridge have a meltdown, lol, so fingers crossed.
1.) 17 Apr 2025 13:54:04
We are the team in form and Man U have bigger fish to fry against Lyon tonight. Nevertheless I don't see a win for us, as all good runs must come to an end, and ditto the bad runs. 2-2.
2.) 17 Apr 2025 20:42:03
I'm going with longmynd this game, a 2-1 victory for us. Won't be easy I'm sure but I've no reason now to doubt our potential, if they beat Lyon tonight in a long drawn out game all the better.
3.) 17 Apr 2025 20:47:25
That should've read 'get beat by lyon tonight.
14 Apr 2025 07:45:28
Tottenham came and Tottenham went
Another 3 points, Heaven sent
In a game with plenty of mistakes
Just for a change we got the breaks
Vicario punched a cross out straight to RAN
His fine volley back in beat Spurs to a man
Wolves pushed on bouyed by the lead
The fans urging them on to get the points we need
Vicario again with another howler
All on his own this time, no challenger, no fouler
A poor pass out, an opportunity to advance
The cross came in Larsen fluffed his chance
Spurs then had a shot, a powerful one
But Sa showed Vicario how it's done
Then our second from a RAN cross in
Vicario committed his next sin
Pushed the ball in off his own defender for our second
Ange was livid as the sack surely beckoned
Semedo fluffed his lines, he'll take some flack
He missed the ball and it went in off his back
But within 5 minutes Wolves made it three
RAN was on fire there for all to see
He robbed the defender and crossed from the left
Strand- Larsen was on hand and his touch was deft
Wolves now had 3 and they seemed to be cruising
Spurs looked like they were heading for a bruising
But back they came for their second on 85
Were they beaten or very much alive
Just 1 minute later the fans got the answer
Cunha should be on Strictly he'd be some dancer
On for Ait Nouri after a 4 game ban
What a player he is, I'm a big fan
Some wanting him benched this season
Why? what possible reason
For saying something about him leaving
Better than sitting in the Chump grieving
Cunha robbed the Spurs defence - twice
Slotted it past their keeper now that was nice
So Wolves had scored 4 now that's a wrap
Spurs on their way home for a much needed nap
Wolves were jubilant survival surely resurrected
Doing better under VP, as we expected
So 5 games to go 15 points still out there
6 or even 9 what will be our share
1.) 14 Apr 2025 11:12:46
Excellent as always Long!
2.) 14 Apr 2025 11:15:15
Fantastic again, longmynd, cunha on strictly, its not a SEVERN from me, much higher rating than that.
3.) 14 Apr 2025 11:28:52
Spot the error, 6 games to go 18 points still out there. Must try harder ?
4.) 14 Apr 2025 12:46:28
Brilliant Long.
5.) 14 Apr 2025 14:21:54
Excellent LMW
10 Apr 2025 14:00:00
So Wolves, Villa, Palace and Liverpool head the Premier League Form Table, all with 4 wins, one draw and one loss.
Taken over the last six games, so a good indication of our recent improvement in consistency.
1.) 11 Apr 2025 05:50:35
Trouble is longmynd we've not all played the same opposition as others have which rather makes the stats 'just for fun' but yes, an improvement against our former self no doubt.
2.) 11 Apr 2025 11:45:56
It's a good point Abbey but don't forget Wolves used to beat the higher placed teams the lose to those nearer the bottom.
Let's see what the next 5 games bring as there are 4 of those teams above us. Then we can revue it over a bigger and better sample.
3.) 11 Apr 2025 14:28:01
Agree longmynd, I'm really looking forward to the upcoming games, we can play with a little freedom now, rid of the fear. VP can now maybe get things more to his style.
What a turnaround from looking at the teams we might be facing in the championship.
07 Apr 2025 12:41:41
Without looking too far ahead does anyone else believe that the three remaining games in April, Spurs, Man Utd and Leicester are all winnable, or is it just me?
1.) 07 Apr 2025 12:56:54
5 points would be a good haul, it probably depends on the Uefa cup results how spurs and Man U approach the league matches.
27 Mar 2025 10:53:40
So with little chance of finding minority investment due to other better placed clubs also seeking it, TBR's Head of Football Finance Adam Williams suggests Fosun may well be looking to sell up. He feels that Fosun's current policies of zero investment of their own money into the club points just one way.
I have felt for a while now that by keeping the doors open by player trading Fosun are 'treading water' trying to keep us in the Prem. Is this to maximise their returns to help the Group recover it's financial standing? Is it to make the books look healthier to seek the seemingly elusive minority investor or is it to seek a buyer?
Probably why Guo fly's over to sanction any significant spending to make sure Wolves aren't rocking the boat too much, so to speak.
Selling a club can take some time, enough I would suggest for their intentions to become increasingly obvious, whatever the plan.
1.) 27 Mar 2025 11:27:48
Long it would be great to know what they want for the club. Also what relegation clauses there might be in any deal - the club's value plummets if we get relegated and although this season we are now fairly safe we will be one of the strong favourites for relegation next season.
Finally will they demand the huge sums owed to them by the club be paid or will they be written off?
Given the finances and the on field concerns it is surely debatable if they will get back their initial purchase price even if once again they write off the debt owed to them.
What a catastrophically bad investment it has been for them.
If they had sold at "Seville" they would have made hundreds of millions!
Once this becomes clear to Fosun, (astonishingly despite this being a swing of hundred's of millions you have to assume that Fosun remain ignorant of the issue or why is Jeff still in situ), I suspect Jeff won't be as popular as he was back then!
2.) 27 Mar 2025 12:07:09
Or maybe Fosun are trying to make the club self sufficient as they have said they would try to do a few years ago. The fact is that Adam Williams has posted in the past 2 weeks that Liverpool, West Ham and now Wolves are on the market.
3.) 27 Mar 2025 12:20:57
Good post Long.
I've supported Wolves for 60yrs always of the understanding that despite some difficulties in different eras there was always an element of aspiration to progress to bigger and better things.
There seems to be no such aspiration currently which I must admit, sucks the enthusiasm out of me. Supporting a club with no ambition seems almost pointless.
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4.) 27 Mar 2025 15:11:38
Longmynd, I agree and have held this view for a little while now. It is clear from the Fosun Chairmans statement in the last accounts I looked at, that they would sell assets that were not cash producing to help reduce their debt. Any large business takes time to sell, and football clubs more so. Until I see Fosun change that statement of intent, or Wolves miraculously become cash producing, I shall hold my view.
5.) 27 Mar 2025 16:47:43
Wandering, what does self sufficiency actually mean? Does it mean we need a big new sponsorship deal worth millions? Or maybe the elusive investment deal. Perhaps the expansion of the Molineux to massively increase matchday revenues.
If none of those other things are happening then self sufficiency, I would suggest, is impossible. Continuously relying on just selling off our best assets for reasons other than a short term correction for PSR, is frankly a race to the bottom, hence the comments from the likes of Adam Williams.
6.) 27 Mar 2025 17:52:44
Well I hope any prospective buyer never reads (IF selling the club is Fosun's intent) the posts on here first as that would put anybody anyone off. It's All doom and gloom. No plan, no ambition. Well the plan is certainly to try and stay in the PL hence the acquisitions in January. Maybe the plan is to try and sell us, who knows. It's pure speculation just like the players linked in the summer. From my point of view getting rid of Sarabia, Fabio, Guedes, Hwang, Forbes, Semado should cover the costs of the January transfers. We have a decent defence, solid Midfield and decent forward line if Cuhna stays. If he doesn't then I think VP will be given the funds to strengthen that area. I honestly don't see the point of worrying about what might be. It might not!
Currently we have a team that can compete in this League and VP is getting the best out of the players, something that unfortunately GON couldn't. I also suspect that VP will have more of a say in who goes and who comes in.
7.) 27 Mar 2025 18:19:17
Longmynd, Fosun said a few years ago that they wanted the club to be able to generate enough money without relying on the owners putting their hands in their pockets. Maybe selling players for £100m each season and buying £50m is their way of achieving that goal. I think that's the model Brighton, Brentford and Chelsea use.
8.) 27 Mar 2025 19:00:58
Blacks, it's not doom and gloom. It is a statement of fact. Fosun had a plan and it worked for a while. To take it further required Wolves to match spending on top players that a few clubs can do given their revenue. Fosun are an investment company and look to their assets to stand alone and produce cash. Wolves do not have the revenue stream to compete so have a policy of buying in players and selling on at a profit to produce revenue. This went badly wrong and we are lucky to survive this period. I believe we can manage this policy better than we have done. It seems from Fosuns statements that Wolves are something they want out of. We do not meet their criteria. That could be a positive if we attract a buyer who knows football, and can manage the business more like Brighton and Brentford and one or two others. Add in a good manager and yes we could compete.
9.) 27 Mar 2025 20:26:11
Brighton are a well run club. I don't disagree, but were helped out massively by free spending Chelsea who paid £100 Mill each for two of yes their BEST players. Similarly Brentford with BMW and last year their BEST player Tony.
10.) 27 Mar 2025 21:12:16
Blacks apologies for the doom and gloom but watching the club drop from the edge of the champions league to the edge of the championship while astonishingly also moving from a financially sound club to one in deep financial trouble is surely far from a reason for sunshine and roses?
I'm not worrying if it will happen because it has!
Ps Of the players you list 2 are out of contract, one is on loan to us and I am v sceptical anyone is paying for Fabio, (or paying his wages), so whilst we may get a small fee for Hwang, (tragically the £20m is long gone), and if really lucky something for Guedes I doubt we will raise enough to pay for one of the 3 let alone all 3.
Wandering If that is the idea i.e. that in the medium term you can consistently buy low and sell high it is arrogant to the point of ignorant. Whilst some clubs West Ham, Crewe and Southampton for example achieved it over the short term no one has done it successfully over the medium term and in all cases it has ended badly.
Believing that you are always smarter than all other clubs in the world is deluded. Inevitably there will be Guedes and Fabios as well as RANs and Kilmans.
Not sure there is much point in telling you to look at their accounts but it is clear that it is not Brighton ( who do actually also sell players v well - mainly to Chelsea!) or Brentford's business models, (no significant sales between Watkins/Benrahama and the recent sale of Toney), they are just well run clubs!
11.) 28 Mar 2025 00:05:09
Ah of course, the old 'Gestifute tax' not sure if it's true but I remember reading somewhere that they made almost as much out of Docs transfer to Spurs are the club did! Like you say all above board but still skimming by any other name and all that! Standard Fosun ??
12.) 28 Mar 2025 00:05:43
(Sorry that was meant for the post below) ??
13.) 28 Mar 2025 10:59:33
Sadly TFIOG the only prospect of getting a sniff at Champions League for clubs with revenues lower than the Big 6 is to make profits from player sales. The dice are loaded against small to middling clubs. No longer can clubs do a Man City, and pump in billions from a rich owner to raise a middling Championship club to Prem champions. Newcastles race to the top has been halted under the new rules and their owners are extremely wealthy and were willing to spend. It will be interesting to see how Forest sustain their challenge, I really hope they break the cartel, and long may Spurs and Man U underperform.
07 Apr 2025 09:23:07
Plus the crystal clear waters of the canal at the bottom of Broad Street (fact) Old Wulf, paradise. ?
25 Mar 2025 09:51:26
Personally, although all clubs need to keep an eye on PSR I've felt for some time Wolves or rather Fosun use it as an excuse. I think you sum it up nicely in your final paragraph Rugeley because that's exactly what's happening.
No ambition beyond Premier League survival, 17th? yeah that'll do.
24 Mar 2025 22:24:53
Don't forget that Wolves have to sell players regularly to avoid PSR and to satisfy Fosun's edict to be self sufficient and other clubs know this.
16 Feb 2025 19:55:42
TFIOG are you talking about planning a competitive team for the future in an organised way? Are you some sort of trouble maker? ?
03 Feb 2025 21:49:30
Good news Ex they've done more than I expected plus having wrapped Cunha up, for the time being at least. Looking at the dreaded player highlights Djiga looks useful but I haven't seen enough on Munetsi to judge.
Let's hope they can both bring something.
15 Apr 2025 15:50:00
This constant turnover of Players and Head Coach's has been a concern of mine for a number of years TFIOG.
You are, of course correct with your plea for a period of stability with just small adjustments to the squad as and when needed, form, injuries, etc. I've always believed the current policies were/are a race to the bottom and so it transpired, the question being, have lessons been learnt?
I certainly hope so, let's see what the Summer brings.
15 Apr 2025 10:00:18
Was it our keeper East or was it the woeful defence in front of him. The one area that Wolves, in fairness, completely improved at Xmas and look at the results since, with Sa playing his part in that.
It's all subjective I know but a ropey defence can make any goalkeeper look dodgy, but some do manage it unaided, like on Sunday.
14 Apr 2025 20:51:16
East totally agree with you on Bentley and King, they need to go but I just think 4 is a bit ott. I don't rate Johnstone either really but Sa tbf has pulled off some pretty good saves to keep us in games.
I think they will target a new keeper, just not sure where that leaves Sa, will he go or will he stay as a No 2?
14 Apr 2025 17:50:16
If Cunha is sold, plus probably Sarabia and Guedes, possibly Semedo and of course Silva but they keep the rest, why not?
They will have to replace Cunha, of course, but with Bueno, Lima and Rodriguez waiting in the wings we don't look too badly off. Johnstone will also go but do we need 4 keepers in the squad?
Cunha's replacement will likely be another South American reasonably priced prospect but they are out there. Earlier in the season Wolves relied 100% on Cunha but of late VP seems to have got the team performing without him, with Strand Larsen coming more into his own.
Obviously, I'd prefer him to stay but Fosun's policies will likely preclude that so let's see what the Summer brings.
14 Apr 2025 11:28:52
Spot the error, 6 games to go 18 points still out there. Must try harder ?