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17 Jul 2025 20:15:41
According to Sky sports Wolves looking at Savona CB at Juventus. He is also on the watch list of Newcastle.
Interesting though with the links we are linked with a fair few players let's see what materialises.
1.) 18 Jul 2025 12:43:46
But Sky Sports fail to say that Savona is injured and won't be fit again until at least September 10th AND that he only signed a new 5 year contract in June 2025! (ex-Transfermarkt)
2.) 18 Jul 2025 16:15:46
I don't disagree OAP Wulfrunian. I think its a bit different with Juve as they have two teams the Juventus team and the next gen team. Savona has played in both I'd imagine the new contract is just to protect the clubs interest- similar to us with Cunha in January.
Also he is a RB not a CB although he may be able to play on right of a back 3 just stating what was in the Sky sports report.
And really I'd take any report with a pinch of salt until terms are agreed with a player.
I am disappointed with the lack of signings thought we might have 2 or 3 this week. Suppose some players are on holiday and with the reports of Arias (which is a very good signing) and Pubhill are nearly there.
Suppose Fluminense moaning about the fee has added extra time and more effort from Wolves.
A few points from this week are that it is interesting that Wolves are letting Doyle and Traore go does that mean they have a plan for another midfielder to come in like Richard Rios (expensive but covers us for when Gomes or Andre leave)? Still need cover there unless Munetsi and Lopes are seen as players that can play centrally aswell.
Leo Lopes as a forward I know sounds crazy. He is 20 but maybe it is the chance for Mane and Lopes to grasp.
Its seems we can't move on some players like Hwang, Guedes and Silva. I don't think they should go as I don't feel the squad depth is strong enough at the moment.
Maybe we sign Silva up on another contract and play him this season with a couple of years more experience under his belt. He may actually suit a midfield of Gomes and Andre plus Lopes (new signing) linking up with him? Plus from looking at Pubhill and possibly Lino on the flanks this would suit Silva's style of having the ball to feet and other players making runs around him.
Possible squad on recent reports
GK Sa/Bentley
RB Pubhill/Lima
CB Doc/Agbadou/Toti/Bueno/ Mosquera
LB Lino/Bueno
CM Andre/Gomes
FW Munetsi/Lopes/Arias/Hwang/Guedes/Silva/Lopes/Mane
ST Larsen/Sasa
Interesting that fans don't think the club have signed forwards over the past 5 years.that is quite a collection for a side outside the top 6.
That defence needs a cb don't trust Mosquera after last season.
That midfield needs two players as with the subs you need players that can replace players but also change games.
The forwards are too heavy I think if Hwang and Guedes left that wouldn't be too bad although Hwangs form was great 23/24 season. Arias and Lopes (new signing) offer something new creativity wise.
Players I'd like to see.Pubhill, Lino and Arias signed
CB: Veiga from Chelsea for me. The reason being he can play across the defence (prefers cb moving Agbadou to rcb). Still think cover at LCB will come as well in some shape and form. This is all about balance for Vitor.
CM: Rios or Elliott similar money think they are closely linked with both. Elliott would arguably be better as he is English for homegrown rule. Rios would offer a lot quicker transitions. Both would be a dream as Elliotts can play even further forward. Also we wouldn't necessarily need both as Munesti and Veiga (if we signed him) could cover in the middle.
Do we sign another striker seems OTT but feel an injury and we are stuck again? Samu Aghehowa from Porta can play as a striker and a wide forward.
They actually aren't mad ideas as Veiga, Rios and Aghehowa would cost around £90m with salaries much cheaper than Cunha, Semedo and RAN. Elliott may have to be a loan with 8 years installments of £5m a year we all remember that ploy 5 years ago from Liverpool.
3.) 18 Jul 2025 20:49:35
Madman - tks for listing out your squad and ideas for what is needed.
Being greedy I'd want to upgrade at GK back up.
Switching Veiga for Bueno S would be adequate at the back but Doc as the only RCB back up is a risk despite being ok last season.
Midfield is undeniably Wolves strongest hand. Also agree Veiga and Bellegarde/Munetsi is adequate back up.
Not sure Wolves can afford future planning for the midfield and certainly can't spend £30 - 40m ish on a back up - see below.
Because although you are correct we have lots of bodies up front from your list of 10 names I am only confident we have 2 that can be trusted JSL and Arias ( assuming he has signed), with Munetsi and hopefully new Lopes offering some optionality.
So in fact desperately need to sign more than one new forwards - Bellegarde would be one that I would have added.
You state £90m is ok for 3 signings including one new forward- which should be true but Wolves also need as you acknowledge to pay for Arias, Pubill and Lino (plus in my view another forward or two). With JSL and Lopez already bought Wolves are way beyond what they can afford, (circa £150m perhaps and that assumes Johnstone, Hwang, Silva and Guedes are sold), if they spend £90m on the 3 players you name.
So for me £30-40m on another midfielder is unaffordable.
4.) 19 Jul 2025 12:35:44
You've completely missed Rodrigo from your squad list and he can actually cover 2 positions either wing back or either wide m/f - forward. Quite agree that we need cover in the spine of the team (CB and another CM)
5.) 19 Jul 2025 18:12:05
Looks like Newcastle could do with a CB like Savona, as they got thrashed by Celtic today 4-0.
6.) 19 Jul 2025 22:27:40
Well spotted TFIOG and Old Wulfrunian it was a genuine mistake remembering to include Sasa and Yerson.
Value both Bellegarde and Gomes maybe see both more as squad players. But Bellegarde was great in midfield against Villa although normally played further forward.
TFIOG believe the loss is £105m over 3 years still so believe the last 3 years we are in profit. This year is interesting as we have cleared our biggest salaries as well with Cunha, Sarabia and Semedo leaving.
Think we have to take the plunge on some good players like Veiga (estimated £35m) and Rios (£26m) still leaves £40m for a forward like Maghehowa.
In terms of keeper Fraser Forester is available on a free and ticks the home grown rule but don't see the GK as such a big issue to be honest.
Veiga, Rios, Aghehowa, Arias and Lopes would be a great set of signings.
Then maybe a rb and lb on loan to buy next summer?
7.) 20 Jul 2025 12:24:43
Madman first rios wants Champions League second Palmeiras want 35mill Euros Wolves won't pay that for him to sit on the bench.
8.) 20 Jul 2025 16:22:33
Rumour is Shada €30m so around £26m I don't dispute the CL football but how many clubs are offering it? Believe Benfica and Roma sniffing around at the moment.
I think for £26m he is worth a shout as he can play further forward as well as a no 10.
The price shouldn't be an issue and he provides cover for when Gomes or Andre leave. Which is what Wolves did before Neves left.
26 Jan 2025 10:20:22
Anders Christiansen at Barcelona is available as they need to clear players out for Rashford deal.
Played for Chelsea always remember him been a grafter and winning his aerial duels.
His wages are high (apparently £170k pw ???) so this may be a problem or maybe we go for a loan for the rest of the season.
Interesting that Barcelona are actively trying to overload players in January.
1.) 26 Jan 2025 15:59:16
Thing is are we actively looking for players, seems very quiet on incomings
2.) 26 Jan 2025 17:34:23
What player with any ambition would want to sign for a Championship bound club with no leadership and negative mentality.
Back to where we were before Nuno possibly a worse position…complete disinterest from owners
3.) 26 Jan 2025 17:35:50
…an insult and affront to all loyal supporters!
4.) 26 Jan 2025 18:31:51
Obviously would be far far better than anything else we have in the back 3 at the moment but I very much doubt we could afford his wages or that he would be willing to swap Barcelona for Wolves permanently.
Perhaps a loan with them paying a (large ) chunk of his wages?
5.) 26 Jan 2025 18:38:54
Wolvo1963 there's two situations in my opinion one is we are and have treated the transfer window as we were before January looking for defensive reinforcements and a midfielder which were Vitor's targets.
Its a bit patronising to say are they actively looking? As they were keen on Danso but Man Citys signing of Khushanov has stopped that deal in this window. Unless Wolves move in with a deal of £25m+ probably closer to £30m- I can't see that happening. We were after Veiga supposedly which seems like we have missed out to Juve again this may be because Cambiaso is moving to City (don't know for sure but Pep is really keen on him for big money £70m+).
So to bring one cb would normally be good business but with the injuries and suspensions we have has as well as some tough fixtures in January I think we have to have a little bit of patience.
Everyone would agree that Manu Silva looked the type of player we needed but we were beaten by the opportunity that Benfica had to offer or he may have been a fan since he was young.
We really do have to keep our heads as in an ideal world we need a cb and a midfielder come next Monday 3rd Feb.
The other situation is that Cunha's fate is almost sealed and that was why the rumours were in overdrive last week. So maybe the club are finalising deals for his replacement still a cb, midfielder and a forward. Not saying I agree with this way but it could be a possibility if 5 clubs are offering £80m+ it probably would be good business for us if we have the right players to come in. Emphasise on the 'if'.
6.) 27 Jan 2025 09:32:08
Cunha is playing like he wants out, if that is the case we need to sell him and move on. I have seen this before with players not wanting to be at the club and destroying the morale of the other players. we need fighters not cowards.
7.) 27 Jan 2025 11:00:35
He was walking through the game on Saturday making sure he didn't get injured. To say the best he gave 50% commitment to the cause, yes I know people will say he is the best player we have got but it will certainly not add to the squads attitude when they can see a player just going through the motions. At points it was like watching walking football there was urgency, structure absolutely nothing.
8.) 27 Jan 2025 11:15:20
Nail on the head baza
9.) 27 Jan 2025 12:47:02
Baza - totally understand your comment but who would be left?
Why would any Premier quality player want to remain associated with a club that is being run like this one?
If we don't survive this year then most of the first team squad will leave anyway and we may well drop straight through the championship to the lower leagues even before you take into account the very real possibility of a 10 point deduction for going into receivership!
Madman - agree that in normal circumstances signing one premier league quality player in Jan would be good business. But in normal circumstances a serious premier league team wouldn't be going into the January window 3 or 4 players short of an acceptable premier league 11, (before injuries and suspensions), and at least 7 or 8 short of a premier league quality squad.
So these are not normal times and sadly we are not a serious premier league team and may well not even be a premier league team for much longer!
We in fact, as you acknowledge, only have a week to save the future of the club so not a lot of time for patience/keeping our heads.
I personally think it is easy to sell high quality players like Cunha but I, like you it seems, am far more sceptical that we are capable of bringing the required quality and quantity the other way.
02 Aug 2023 19:23:40
Rumour that Nunes is attracting interest from Psg.
I would keep him as I still think there's a player there.
But could be two players with FFP over us.
1.) 02 Aug 2023 20:29:22
It only counts for two if we actually get to spend any of it, no danger of that so far! ?
2.) 02 Aug 2023 21:31:38
No truth in rumour about PSG and Nunes, but far fetched that one!
3.) 03 Aug 2023 09:38:41
PSG's head of recruitment (Luis Campos) is Portuguese. They're apparently on the brink of bringing in Goncalo Ramos from Benfica, who would join fellow countrymen Danilo, Nuno Mendes, Renato Sanches (tho he might be heading out) and Vitinha (remember him). Would Nunes be a realistic target for them. maybe
4.) 03 Aug 2023 11:28:59
Could be something in it SBF - £60m please, then we can have Elvedi, Scott (if not already gone to Bournemouth) and Hugo Ekitike (all ready at PSG) and/or Kamaldeen Sulemana - he is quick!
5.) 03 Aug 2023 15:25:04
Sell and buy 2-3.
6.) 03 Aug 2023 16:48:15
No truth I'm afraid, said to be a misprint that got out of hand. Abit like someone on here thinking Liverpool wanted lamina instead of Lavia from Southampton.
7.) 03 Aug 2023 18:18:28
Good. We don’t want them buying any Wolves player if it’s on the Jota terms.
8.) 03 Aug 2023 20:13:09
The 'Jota terms' are standard procedure for sales these days. Unless your buying for someone for their release fees (where it often had to be paid in full) then all payments are staggered in such ways as it helps both clubs ?
9.) 03 Aug 2023 22:42:11
Were be starting prem no manager he's not happy at all
10.) 04 Aug 2023 03:05:06
I think Shi should GO and Fosun should bring in someone who knows what football is.
11.) 04 Aug 2023 10:41:18
Totally agree he has done nothing but prove he is out of his depth and was easily led by Mendes to put us in the same financial mess he got the Chinese owner of Valencia into.
Guangchang this is a massive mistake you have made and it will affect the value of the club regardless of the fire sale to improve the balance sheet. A club devalues automatically he gets relegated
12.) 04 Aug 2023 12:54:40
They saying now we're going for spurs defender plus midfielder could cost £25 mil plus and they say we haven't got money this is nothing to do with ffp it's to do with their investment and they want money back in their pockets it all stinks out fosun
02 Aug 2023 19:22:33
Third bid for Alex Scott.
Personally feel he is worth £25m as long as wages fit into our new streamlined wage budget.
Could be worth £100m + in 3 years time.
1.) 03 Aug 2023 10:01:25
Have we got 25m? Seems we're offering IOU's and fortune cookies
16 Aug 2021 12:36:24
Diawara linked from Roma.
That would be a tidy buy and give our midfield more flexibility.
1.) 16 Aug 2021 13:50:48
He is reported as not wanting to come. Don't want another Cutrone and Mir.
2.) 16 Aug 2021 15:03:42
Bruno said {Sic: Rafa Mir} "I need to talk to the player. I need to feel if he has the ambition and motivation to play for us and belong to our pack. To wear our jersey. If he feels that, it’s welcome, if not we need to find a solution for him and also for us.
We can be here working hard, talking about offensive and defensive strategies, but the basic is to have ambition and motivation to be better every day as a player and also to help the club and team be better every day"
So can't see him wanting to go for Diawara if he has no interest in coming.
3.) 16 Aug 2021 17:17:52
I don't know how true those rumours are tbf. some say wolves are lining up an offer of 15 mil and other reports have us asking for a one year loan. It would be great to have him, but I don't think his heart is playing in the molineux.
4.) 16 Aug 2021 21:09:14
Its a rumour lads none of us know the ins and outs of the deal.
Other players linked-
Oliveira from Porto
Ruben semedo from Olympiacos
Looks like they are in 4th gear now.
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10 Feb 2026 09:57:32
{Ed's Note - Madman has posted a new article entitled, Wolves Need a Plan, Not Another Reset
1.) 10 Feb 2026 10:21:44
Good post Madman but Fosun had a plan, keep Wolves in the Premier League, bottom half being fine, whilst of course constantly selling off our best to balance the books. A plan borne of ignorance on their part and arrogance on Jeff Shi's part.
Either way the die is now cast and our fate all but secured but you're quite right we now need a new plan. Everything from squad depth, tactics and playing style to the facilities rebuild. Until I see a halt to our better players being sold off every Summer or Winter, as it happens and movement on the latter I'll remain sceptical.
For what it's worth, I see the appointment of RE as an admission of failure and a total surrender of any final dregs of ambition. Some people like him and that's fine but it's results that matter and so far, it's not happening is it. So over to your Nathan let's see what you've got.
2.) 10 Feb 2026 12:40:00
Good post Madman.
I do wonder why any professional club would need incentives for any player if they are indeed professional players ??♂️ OK then, how about performance pay? Win - you get paid! ?
I also don’t see any reason why we should bring back old, slow players. Certainly not for a dog fight in the Championship. I know experience is required but so is pace and determination.
What we need is a quick thinking, agile Goalie, big scary monsters in Defence, pinpoint accurate Midfielders (who steal balls) speedy, accurate Wingers and slippery, venomous Strikers ???
3.) 10 Feb 2026 19:54:24
Cheers Ed. :)
The football landscape has changed dramatically since we got promoted BosWolf and Long.
But I think its more a a cultural change across the western world tbh.
Everything is about money and success but we should have also nurtured Fabio Silva and many other players a little more.
To think we had Goncalves, Trincao and Vitinha in our squad is a mad one and you look at our forward options at the moment.
31 Jan 2026 07:39:08
{Ed's Note - Madman has posted a new article entitled, Wolves January Window and Championship Planning Concerns
15 Jan 2026 07:39:09
{Ed's Note - Madman has posted a new article entitled, Reassessing Wolverhampton Wanderers Recent Transfer Decisions and Squad Management
16 Dec 2025 01:53:40
Any ideas who they may go for in January?
Its a really tricky window as I'm sure the club will want to show they are trying to do something (opinions on Fosun aside).
We need wins I know.
But something to at least make it a fair contest. Would be exciting after the first 4 months of the season.
Sterling and Disasi would bring some experience to the squad.
Not sure on the wages I know they are high.
Badiashiale could be an option on 4 games in a WC season.
Connor Gallagher, Mainoo or Ruben back (yes you have to think big).
But although midfield is an issue in some games it's the balance of the squad that's wrong.
Pubill only playing 4 games for Athletico Madrid could be an option in a WC season.
Theres not loads of decent forwards for the prem arguably.
I know these are outrageous ideas but we can't just roll over.
Traore would bring some pace to the forwards to be fair.
Dendoncker or Boly as a cheaper option for experience at the back and helping the team next season if we are in the championship.
The forwards are the difficult choices. Unless we can get a player with pace on loan or sign championship strikers for next year like Ivanovic.
In Footballer Manager if I was Jeff I'd sign Aghehowa. Clever player and plenty of pace would make the end of the season interesting. This is a joke BTW I know it isn't happening. ODCL
1.) 16 Dec 2025 08:14:40
No good throwing more money into a lost cause Madman, whereas I agree we mustn't just rollover we need to be honest and face facts too.
Dendonker maybe an inspired addition if he's willing to take relegation and stay with us, but I can't see Boly rejoining, ditto Coady whilst Jeff's in place unless of course RE can persuade them.
So we may lose some of our better players, it'll be interesting to see what fosun will be happy to take, but I can't see any big names coming in just yet.
This season has long gone in my books and it really is damage limitation now.
2.) 16 Dec 2025 10:20:24
Best we can hope for is hungry good championships players who are willing to give us their all until the end of the season and not be too worried if or when we do go down.
Unfortunately, some targets (or their agents) will have absolutely no interest in us due to our recent history and ownership issues.
Even Lescott didn’t want to get involved behind the scenes as he realised it wasn’t going to be an easy ride and he would have had to do something! ?
3.) 16 Dec 2025 10:48:24
Andreas Christiansen, Yves Bissouma and Jonas Wind on loan.
4.) 16 Dec 2025 11:18:46
The problem we have madman is no credible player will want to come to the club and have a nailed on relegation on their cv, a lot of ex players ie the bolys, dendonkers etc won’t come back and work under Jeff. Sterling is on 350 grand a week at Chelsea there’s no way we could afford him even if he was interested which he won’t be ditto Conor Gallagher. I genuinely believe that Gomes, Andre, jsl, Sa, Agbadou, Lopez and arias will go in January either on loan or permanent while there's value in them.
We will then be looking at the Loan market to supplement the squad as at the end of the season we will lose even more player due to contracts ending, relegation release clauses and high wages which we won’t be able to afford in the championship so edwards will then look at getting in players he wants for his style to try and get us back up, remember our esteemed leader Teflon Jeff said relegation is only a technical term, this is who’s calling the shots at the club an absolute buffoon of the highest order
5.) 16 Dec 2025 13:58:39
If they are available to for Portuguese players, seems South Americans don't like our winters. Same goes for African players, plus if they are half decent you lose them all January because of Africa cup. Think we have to accept this season is lost to us.
No matter how big we try to spend no decent players will come here. Would like to see a decent goalie here though. Johnstone has given a goal away in the last two games, cost us big.
6.) 16 Dec 2025 14:27:30
It's a really difficult one, try to sign young English players who are good championship that nay maje it in the prem and we will get ripped off. Older experience ok if they're free or cheap. I don't know.
7.) 16 Dec 2025 17:19:48
Some reasonably solid Championship players with experience in the Championship as it's a very unique league. A short opportunity for them to play in the PL and an opportunity to get them settled at the club ready for next season in the Championship.
18 Aug 2025 16:59:04
It's too quiet.
They must be working on some deals this is getting desperate now.
We need 5/6 players: RWB, X1 CB, X1 LCB, X2 CM (Although Bellegarde or Munetsi may be seen as cover), FW and a striker.
I genuinely don't know what they have been doing for 3 months unless Mendes has a plan lined up.
Strange and very risky
1.) 18 Aug 2025 18:03:27
Seems Mendes may have other football club owners in mind than Fosun. Have they asked him for champagne players on a lemonade budget?
2.) 18 Aug 2025 19:25:33
It must be Aldi lemonade then we aren’t even in the r whites price range
3.) 18 Aug 2025 19:46:33
It may not be the budget tbf I think there are pools of players each club looks to sign.
Top 6-Ekitite, Sesko, Isak, Gyokeres, Cunha, Mbueno, Kerkez, Pedro, Gittens, Hato, Delap, Cherki, Estevao, Wirtz, Frimpong, Reijnders, RAN
Europe-Wissa, Elanga, Guessand, McAtee, Jacob Ramsey, Thiaw, Omari Hutchinson, Ndoye, Kudus, Tel, Palhinha
The rest-Grealish, Doak, Broja, Arias, Bijol, Longstaff, Calvert Lewin, Diarra, Adingra, Xhaka, Kyle Walker Peters, Hermansen, Todibo, Callum Wilson, Lopez and Moller Wolfe
With the players Wolves want they need to be looking at players that are in the Europe section they need 5 quality signings.
Sanchez and Pubill could have been the full backs for Spain next summer.
Also if you look at transfer income we still have available its shows that we are still in the market along with Liverpool.
I reckon Disasi, Veiga, Fofana, Abline, Akliouche, Aghehowa will move this summer.
4.) 18 Aug 2025 20:46:49
De Wolf are you suggesting that Shi is a secret lemonade drinker.
5.) 18 Aug 2025 22:50:58
He’s a something alright but can’t say what on here ?
6.) 19 Aug 2025 10:53:08
I suspect that is the case, madman, we seem to always be linked with players who are talking to similar level clubs. Where we do seem to have an advantage is in signing up and coming players with links to Portugal in particular but recently Brazil as well, who are possibly under the radar of other clubs.
04 Feb 2026 18:24:52
Interesting post.
I would sell Arias and Agbadou.
For different reasons Arias has struggled with the pace and physicality of the prem and to recoup the money is smart.
Theres a technical player there but I think it is a bad fit all around.
Agbadou I would sell as I think teams have worked him out. When he came in February 2025 he was physical and good on the ball.
But our bad form at the end of last season was due to forwards recognising you could run at him as he isn't particularly fast but faster than some of our other defenders (which says a lot).
I would allow Edwards to build a defence and team that he wants.
Other notes of contention for me but I feel we should have got Tyrique George on loan from Chelsea at the start of January.
I would have also gone for Disasi. Just feel there was 57 points to play for pre West Ham game and we should have won against Everton and Newcastle.
We could have then signed Angel Gomes and Adam Armstrong and made the last 4 months competitive.
It just feels feeble our lack of fight from above rather than on the pitch.
£900 a season ticket the past two years the squads and the quality in both those squads is a gulf.
Do we get refunds for miss selling them?
02 Feb 2026 17:12:17
Disasi is exactly the sort of player Wolves should have had lined up on January 1st. Along with a forward and rwb.
With regards to Kilman it wouldn't be a bad loan but I can't see it happening.
As Kilman is seen as an important player by Nuno regardless of West Ham fan views.
I may be wrong but can't see them loaning a player out that could be important when they are so short at the back.
02 Feb 2026 12:39:09
Personally feel we have watched championship football this season so next years season ticket should be free.
True De Wolf but I do feel the lack of a plan and the negativity around the club is detrimental even more so.
30 Jan 2026 18:11:57
{Ed's Note - Madman has posted a new article entitled, Wolves January Window and Championship Planning Concerns
30 Jan 2026 11:17:27
Flip side to that Old Wulf its world cup year if you are a semi decent player and feel your chances aren't looking good then a loan to Wolves must appeal?
I posted regularly about this early in the window it must have been easy to target a forward and rwb that is on the fringe of their national squad to have a go at Wolves.
Angel Gomes and McAtee both seem like good players to be aiming for on loan at the moment.
The forward Otele from Basel should have just been signed we have wasted 30 days.
We lost Cunha and Sarabia in the summer.
Imagine if we had won against Everton and Newcastle we would have been in the thick of the action the last 4 months.
I feel most hope is lost now we needed a forward and RWB and we haven't got anywhere near signing those two positions.
We lack width and we lack pace and I blame Vitor more than the club. As the players signed were to play narrow football in Vitors style.
12 Feb 2026 13:26:43
For me VP is to blame for this season the players signed mean we are far too narrow.
Every player signed hasn't been good enough that lies at teti and VPs remit.
From September it was clear that we didn't have the quality. Maybe RE was signed with the championship in mind.
Personally if Che Adams and Kante that played under Re at Middlesborough came in that's a pretty exciting midfield and forwards.
I feel it's pathetic writing the season off in November though. And it does sort of add to the lack of effort and confusion in the squads performances.
Personally if this continues and West ham get relegated. Nuno may well be back at Molineux. Did either of us truly move on for how it all ended in 2021?
10 Feb 2026 20:06:46
I agree banksy celebrating injuries and substitutions is poor.
Personally I think Hwang has played well since the Arsenal game. Yes he hasn't scored. But he has been holding the ball up and turning to allow other forwards/ midfielders to make a run.
The past two home games he did this 6-7 times and none of his team mates moved.
Maybe he is just a higher calibre squad player. If he played for a team in Europe he would be useful. With a front line that doesn't move and wing backs that are hesitant to get forward he looks isolated and wasteful.
BTW this isn't me saying Hwang is a tactical genius like Rob Edwards.
Toti is a great servant but is woeful in a back 4. I do think the confidence has been kicked out of them this season.
Plus is it Toti's fault that it becomes a little predictable when we play the same players every week. We are sussed out in defence, midfield and upfront.
There are no options in this Wolves team.
10 Feb 2026 19:54:24
Cheers Ed. :)
The football landscape has changed dramatically since we got promoted BosWolf and Long.
But I think its more a a cultural change across the western world tbh.
Everything is about money and success but we should have also nurtured Fabio Silva and many other players a little more.
To think we had Goncalves, Trincao and Vitinha in our squad is a mad one and you look at our forward options at the moment.
14 Jan 2026 21:30:59
Hey TFIOG-Great post and always interesting to compare views.
Madman has written a 1500 word reply which is now an article entitled, Reassessing Wolverhampton Wanderers Recent Transfer Decisions and Squad Management
20 Oct 2025 13:31:31
I think this is what the other clubs in the league and journalists want to divide the fan base and turn us on Fosun.
I agree (I've been an optimist and supporter of Fosun the past 3 years when questions have been asked) but the business this summer was awful. If we had signed the players we were linked with we would have had a great team: Pubill, Juanlu Sanchez, Abline and Casado.
I think we aimed too big and the market changed with all the big clubs spending big to keep pace with Liverpool and Man City for example.
The reality is we can't make the commercial revenue that Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd etc make. Even Tottenham, Newcastle and Villa have moved away from us.
The best thing we could do is invest in Molineux and sell land to a major investor similar to what Chelsea have done.
So a further wedge is inserted between the club and fans as prices have rose as we can't compete with West Ham, Everton, Newcastle, Villa, Brighton and Sunderland now with bigger stadiums. They have an extra 30% income from their stadiums. Its not massive but it all adds up to 5% more than Wolves.
The commercial revenue is crazy we make around £250m per year whilst Man Utd are making £800m+.
That's why even though they finished below us they can spend £250m on players.
I don't agree with the rules and feel maybe Fosun have grown tired of the rule changes since they have owned Wolves, FFP, VAR etc etc.
The Premier League stopped Wolves from getting CL football with that squad in 2019/2020 the game at Burnley will live long in my memory.
Nuno made his mistakes in the FA cup semi and the sale of Jota over Traore was a disaster.
I can't blame all these events on Fosun if any of them.
We have progressed a lot from the club that we were in 2015/2016 and the reaction of the fans is good as that shows where we want to take the club in the future.
We need to stick with the squad though as they want to play for Wolves and have shown fight over the past few weeks. I thought the first goal Saturday was pretty good to be fair. And we tried to get an equaliser which is what fans have harked on about the past few seasons going more aggressive.
The change of match times is diabolical and is further testimony to show we are just customers to the Premier League. Its too far much IMO.
As a club we need to stick together. Yes it is alarming that we are 5 points off safety but we also need to take the positives of the games against Bournemouth, Newcastle, Everton, Spurs and Brighton.
If we cut out our mistakes we will start moving up the league. We need the experienced players to take accountability for that.
But Molineux needs to be as hostile as it possibly can be on Sunday at 2pm for Burnley, the ref and the Burnley fans. It needs to feel like 8pm on a Friday night game.
Instead of negativity let's just stick with the teams for the full 90 minutes for a result.
Out of darkness cometh light.