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18 Jul 2026 21:10:01
Interesting friendly vs Estoril. Looks like Peixoto likes Nasser Djiga. He also replaced him with Nigel Lonwijk, not Mosquera. Mosquera replaced Toti at LCB, but that doesn't look a permanent thing. More necessity as Toti didn't have a like for like.
What will happen with the CB positions if Wolves have:
RCB:
Yerson Mosquera
Nasser Djiga
Santiago Bueno
Nigel Lonwijk
LCB:
Toti Gomes
Ladislav Krejci
Krejci will likely go, so that will leave Wolves weak on the left but loaded on the right. Wolves clearly feel that Lonwijk can step up to Championship level, and Peixoto rates Djiga (who is very quick and strong) so either Santi Bueno or Mosquera is surely going. Mosquera has recently suggested he's staying, so that leaves Santi.
1.) 19 Jul 2026 08:48:55
Sorry if this is the wrong page. Does anyone know if the 4 Wolves friendly games are being televised this season? I've looked on the Wolves website and it is still showing last season's friendlies.
Many thanks in advance.
2.) 19 Jul 2026 10:56:15
I think I read somewhere that Wolves wouldn't be broadcasting any of the friendlies. Nevertheless, the final pre-season game at the Molineux, vs Real Sociedad, will be available somewhere. Nudge nudge, wink wink, if you know what I mean.
Or, you could just go to the Molineux. I don't imagine it'll cost a fortune to get in.
3.) 19 Jul 2026 11:20:41
Apologies. The final game appears to be August 1st vs Racing Santander. That game will definitely be available somewhere. It might be on Wolves TV, but I've seen conflicting information.
I'll probably go to the Racing Santander game, as it's the final game before the season starts.
Plenty of tickets will be available, and it'll be an opportunity to see Peixoto's team at pretty much full pelt.
The League Cup game vs Port Vale will probably also be a bit of a pre-season game, due to some players coming back from the World Cup, etc.
17 Jul 2026 16:25:44
Looks as though Mosquera and Munetsi are staying, so a team “that fans can really identify with” is going to be the same team as before, with a few additions. The Fosun cheapskates are pulling the fans' knickers down - again. Now the season tickets have been sold, they can bring in as much revenue as possible from player sales and spend as little as possible.
The Fosun model continues.
GK: ?
RB: Kieran Tripper
RCB: Yerson Mosquera
LCB: Toti Gomes
LB: David Moller Wolfe
DM: Andre
CM: Marshall Munetsi
RW: Rodrigo Gomes
AM: Fer Lopez or Mateus Mane
LW: Rafiki Said
CF: Raul Jimenez
That team won’t finish in the top two. Not enough goals.
1.) 17 Jul 2026 21:45:12
Personally, I like Mosquera. Yes, he's a bit of a hot head, but still young, so if he manages to control himself he seems like a solid defender. Hopefully those that stay can put up a fight and return us to the Prem, make up for last season's fiasco.
It's all a bit contradictory in here at the moment. Some are complaining we are selling all our assets, but others are complaining that players are staying.
So far only Gomes has gone, and by all accounts he was sold last Christmas to Man Utd, which goes to show no one knows what's going to happen, and isn't that half the fun. Let's see who else we bring in. Three signings already, and pre season hasn't started yet. Definitely different from usual, so maybe Fosun have learnt, maybe.
2.) 17 Jul 2026 23:48:40
I'm almost with you, Franco, but where's Hugo and Armstrong? FWAW.
3.) 18 Jul 2026 09:47:11
At Championship level, Raul and Armstrong will score more than enough to be top two, as long as we can stay solid and provide them with the chances to score. Plus, I suspect we will still be looking to strengthen further, as well as selling a few more, like Tolu and, unfortunately, both Buenos.
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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19 Jul 2026 15:32:48
Toti is good enough for the Championship. He's a solid professional with a good attitude. He plays LCB, which is a hard position to fill. He's not a Premier League player, but Wolves ain't a PL club.
Krejci is a better player, but Toti is a better person to have around the club.
19 Jul 2026 15:27:47
Surely a new GK is coming in? Sa is leaving, that's a certainty.
I have a nasty feeling Johnstone is going to be No.1 with Bentley as No.2. Johnstone is good on his day, but that's too infrequent. He's also constantly 'injured'. Bentley simply isn't good enough.
19 Jul 2026 13:49:34
Wolves will surely bring in a GK, LCB and CM. Surely?
Munetsi and B Traore can cover Andre, but I don't think Munetsi or Doyle are good enough to complement Andre. Munetsi certainly isn't. He's more of a headless chicken who'll unsettle the opposition in their final third. There's sod all finesse to his game.
Bellegarde is better playing centrally, but obviously Peixoto doesn't fancy him in a midfield two with Andre. It wouldn't work. No way.
Wolves need a central midfielder who is a Rolls-Royce Neves type. Someone who can read/control the game and ping incredible passes about. Tommy Doyle is that type, but he lacks a bit of quality. Hayden Hackney would have been nice!
Wolves can't realistically go through a 50+ game season relying on Toti Gomes at LCB with Mosquera to cover him.
That would be foolish.
If Peixoto favours three forwards behind one striker, then Wolves probably don't need to sign another striker. Raul, Armstrong, Hwang and Chiwome must be enough.
The forwards currently are Rodrigo Gomes, Fer Lopez, Mateus Mane, Rafiki Said and Hee-chan Hwang. I can't remember how effective Mane is on the left or right of the forward positions, but he's not a winger. I'm assuming Peixoto wants one winger who can battle with Gomes and Said for a starting position.
By the looks of things, Peixoto's going to be playing at least two systems.
19 Jul 2026 13:32:24
It won't be Pat Morita. He's still at the beach mourning the death of his father.
19 Jul 2026 11:20:41
Apologies. The final game appears to be August 1st vs Racing Santander. That game will definitely be available somewhere. It might be on Wolves TV, but I've seen conflicting information.
I'll probably go to the Racing Santander game, as it's the final game before the season starts.
Plenty of tickets will be available, and it'll be an opportunity to see Peixoto's team at pretty much full pelt.
The League Cup game vs Port Vale will probably also be a bit of a pre-season game, due to some players coming back from the World Cup, etc.