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16 Jul 2026 18:47:53
I’m starting to become very tired of Fosun. It’s causing me to become very tired of Wolves.
Fosun are deceitful owners. Molineux ain’t ever getting a rebuild. The training facilities won’t ever get an upgrade. It’s literally two pitches and a set of dumbbells. The youth set-up is average at best. No better than half the teams in the Championship.
From the fans forum, where’s the team that’s going to look very different? Where’s the team that fans can really identify with? Wolves fans are being lied to again.
Ron Moore has made me see the light. He’s bloody right. I don’t care about the moaning, he’s spot on. We march into the stadium like hopeful mugs, to slowly trudge out with our shoulders slumped. The good years were seven years ago. It’s been continual decline ever since. Why the chuff did we have to hound Steve Morgan out? Wolves are now back to where they started ten years ago, except the club now has about £200 million of debt. Steve Morgan is a billionaire property developer.
Fosun are Gordon Gecko types who buy up businesses with pretend money.
Look at the attendances towards the end of last season. Fans are becoming fed up. Wolves get promoted to the PL, but what happens then? Fosun don’t have the ability to keep Wolves in the Premier League. Last season saw the real Wolves under Fosun. It had been coming for a while.
Was it Johnny Phillips who said if Wolves don’t get promoted back to the PL at the first attempt the club's finances will be in an atrocious state. That surely also means that in the Premier League there will be very little money for genuine quality players.
Wolves are going into a Championship season with several other teams who are more than capable of sitting above Wolves and staying there. Southampton will be dangerous this season. The same goes for Burnley, West Ham, Middlesbrough, and possibly Wrexham and Blues. Maybe Millwall, too.
Under Fosun, supporting Wolves is becoming a chore.
1.) 16 Jul 2026 19:54:14
It's nothing new. Nice One, some preferring not to see it for what it is, even now. I see Mat Jackson is predicting a speeding up in the transfer market as teams return to training, probably knowing they would soon have £38M (on paper) to spend.
It's a total mystery to me why Fosun are doing this. It's a money pit that they can't (or won't) afford to get involved with. They should have sold it 5 years ago unless they just want the brand name.
2.) 16 Jul 2026 20:06:05
Realistically, that's life being a football fan, unless, of course, you follow the so called big 6. Do you honestly think Spurs fans are happy? West Ham? They're all moaning. Chelsea, Liverpool. How many managers have some of these clubs gone through!
We're all Wolves supporters on here & always will be. Some, like me, don't go as often these days, but it's the first result I look for, and it still ruins my evening or weekend when we lose. I don't like or trust Fosun any more than other contributors on here, & it makes me sick to see how The Vile are doing & even the ambition of the blue noses, but all we can do is support the team & show our dissatisfaction to Fosun by protest if Nathan Shi, etc., don't come up with the goods.
They've created this mess & it's up to them to get us out of it. They've said time & time again that they don't intend to sell us, so let's pray they want a Premier League club where the money is. We all knew J Gomes was going, but let's see who we bring through the door. If I'm very optimistic, I'm hoping Shi has sold Trippier & Raul a very ambitious plan to attract both to our club. Here's hoping to a very good summer transfer window.
3.) 16 Jul 2026 20:26:02
You're right, Long. Football is a money pit, and Fosun don't have the money. That's the reality. They don't have the money. Everything they purchase is on the never never. It's all debt on debt on debt. They're Klarna boys.
Steve Morgan had wealth. His wealth is real. He had the money and contacts to rebuild the Molineux and training facilities. Guy was hounded out from the minute we lost 5-1 to the Boggies, and he went into the dressing room.
Who has more money - a guy on £120,000 per year with massive overheads and loads of debt, or some dude who earns £35,000 per year, has low overheads and no debt?
Fosun is the first guy.
That's why Chelsea were so successful under Abramovich. Yes it was pre PSR, but the guy was stinking cash rich.
4.) 16 Jul 2026 21:40:52
Nice One Franco. Guo has a personal wealth of $2.4b. Fosun have assets worth $24.05b
The issue is that PSR does not allow for an owner's personal wealth to be used for everyday capital at the club that they own. Guo could easily build the stadium using his own money, and that would not count towards the PSR, and any future extra revenue would go towards the club's finances. I fear that Guo simply isn't interested in expanding the stadium anymore.
This current mess is all down to Jeff Shi and his incompetence. He was the CEO who signed off on the players and everything, draining the club of finances. He is the reason why, despite us all knowing the true value of Joao Gomes, we have become financially insecure and are having to sell him on the cheap. We are a sinking ship, and the better players are the rats, trying to leave to ensure that their career doesn't nosedive into oblivion.
15 Jul 2026 15:04:19
Looks as though Rodrigo Gomes will be starting a lot of games for Wolves this season. That's the RW position sorted.
As I've said, I can only see Wolves bringing in a GK, LCB, CM and a CF. January might change things, but in the here and now, the team doesn't need major surgery.
14 Jul 2026 15:27:33
Worst case scenario for the Blackburn game:
GK: Dan Bentley
RB: Kieren Trippier
RCB: Santiago Bueno/Nasser Djiga
LCB: Toti Gomes
LB: David Moller Wolfe/Hugo Bueno
DM: Andre
CM: Tommy Doyle
RW: Rodrigo Gomes/Hee-chan Hwang
AM: Fer Lopez/Mateus Mane
LW: Rafiki Said
CF: Raul Jimenez
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Possible substitutes:
GK:? or Dan Bentley
RB: Pedro Lima
RCB: Yerson Mosquera/Nasser Djiga/Santi Bueno
LCB:? or Toti Gomes
LB: Hugo Bueno/David Moller Wolfe
DM: Boubacar Traore
CM:? or Tommy Doyle
RW: Hee-chan Hwang/Rodrigo Gomes
AM: Fer Lopez/Mateus Mane
LW: Hee-chan Hwang
CF:? or Adam Armstrong or Hee-chan Hwang
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RCB is a difficult position to fill because Santi Bueno doesn't have much pace, and pace will be needed in that position. Mosquera is a quick player, but he's a lunatic. That means Nasser Djiga.
LB surely must be Moller Wolfe if he stays and Peixoto uses a back four. This position is interesting. If Peixoto is switching between two or three formations, surely there is space for both Wolfe and H Bueno. H Bueno won't struggle with defending in the Championship.
AM position should be either Lopez and Mane. Surely Wolves will only sign for that position if Fer Lopez leaves?
RW/LW/CF back up positions show how important Hee-chan Hwang is.
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A new GK will relegate Bentley to the position of back up goalkeeper.
A new LCB will give Toti Gomes competition and take a few games off him.
A new CM will either give Doyle competition or push him into a back up role.
Boubacar Traore will likely be Andre's back up.
Rodrigo Gomes can play LW and RW and I think Mane can cover both positions. Hee-chan Hwang can certainly fill both positions. I'm sure Armstrong can play as part of a forward three behind a CF.
If Peixoto switches to a 4-4-2 then the only difference will be a CM or AM will be dropped for a CF. Adam Armstrong or Hee-chan Hwang will play the CF role alongside Raul. Armstrong will play a lot of games as Peixoto switches between 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2.
Adam Armstrong's back up should be Hwang, though that isn't a major talking point due to Peixoto's preference for 4-2-3-1. Hwang will get games due to his ability to play in multiple positions.
I've seen it written that Wolves might still utilise five at the back
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I'm assuming Sa, Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Krejci, Munsetsi, Tolu and Sasa Kalajdzic will leave. It would be nice for Sasa to stay at the club, but Wolves seem to be looking for a young CF to play as Raul's back up. It also looks as though Sasa doesn't want to stay.
Things don't look too bad regarding the Wolves team going forward. I might have missed one or two players.
Does all this mean that Wolves only need a new GK, LCB, CM, CF?
Shoot me down in flames if I've made any mistakes or contradicted myself.
1.) 15 Jul 2026 12:09:07
Are Andre and Doyle a little short to give a commanding midfield?
2.) 15 Jul 2026 13:10:05
It's all ifs and buts, who and wherever, whenever at the mo, nice one. Let's see what we've got in a couple of weeks' time before we start thinking of team sheets.
A lot can happen between now and KO.
3.) 15 Jul 2026 13:10:47
Nice one, "Nice one Franco".
V similar to Chewy below.
Agree, not too bad going forward. I think Armstrong might play off of Jimenez instead of two wide players, but pretty, well, very weak elsewhere.
However, perhaps, like you, as you state, "worst case", I just don't believe that the club will go into the season like this.
If they do sell the players you assume, there will surely be money to strengthen what is a side that I think will struggle in the very physical Championship.
4.) 15 Jul 2026 13:23:26
"Worst case scenario". Open your eyes, Abbey.
Forgot poor Bellegarde. Worst case scenario, either he or Doyle will start next to Andre.
Raul's work rate is immense, so he'll spend a lot of time coming deep to get the ball moving forward. If Bellegarde starts next to Andre, Raul's style of play would make Bellegarde almost redundant.
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16 Jul 2026 20:26:02
You're right, Long. Football is a money pit, and Fosun don't have the money. That's the reality. They don't have the money. Everything they purchase is on the never never. It's all debt on debt on debt. They're Klarna boys.
Steve Morgan had wealth. His wealth is real. He had the money and contacts to rebuild the Molineux and training facilities. Guy was hounded out from the minute we lost 5-1 to the Boggies, and he went into the dressing room.
Who has more money - a guy on £120,000 per year with massive overheads and loads of debt, or some dude who earns £35,000 per year, has low overheads and no debt?
Fosun is the first guy.
That's why Chelsea were so successful under Abramovich. Yes it was pre PSR, but the guy was stinking cash rich.
16 Jul 2026 15:45:18
Unless Fosun invest heavily in Wolves' stadium, the club won't ever be anything but a decent Championship side and cannon fodder in the PL.
The people who run the club don't have the brains to turn Wolves into a Brighton/Brentford/Bournemouth.
Their transfer dealings in the PL have been appalling for a number of years. If there is a trash signing to be made, you'll generally find Wolves pushing their way to the front of the queue.
16 Jul 2026 12:35:35
Amazing person. Humble, down to earth, and gives everything for the cause. Superb player on his day. Might improve massively at Villa.
Is he worth £45 million plus? No chance. Wolves have got the right fee for him.
16 Jul 2026 12:33:04
David Beckham as manager?! You having a laugh? Is this in between him running Inter Miami and the 100 adverts he films every week? You must be on a wind up.
15 Jul 2026 13:23:26
"Worst case scenario". Open your eyes, Abbey.
Forgot poor Bellegarde. Worst case scenario, either he or Doyle will start next to Andre.
Raul's work rate is immense, so he'll spend a lot of time coming deep to get the ball moving forward. If Bellegarde starts next to Andre, Raul's style of play would make Bellegarde almost redundant.