28 Oct 2026 07:39:02
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27 Oct 2026 02:51:43
I know we are not playing well, just no clicking right but at the same time we are in 4th, which I admit surprised me when I checked. We are grinding out results. I know we all want to be entertained and I hope that comes back asap, but for now due to the horrific recruitment during the summer and then with these incredibly demanding training sessions we are now seeing the results of that. But we are still well up the table and I fancy the next few games to go for us until the next boring international break.
Use that time to rest up and then hit the ground running and get reinforcements in Jan. So far we have played 8 of the top 11. Got to play the bottom half of the table now. Wolves is never an easy ride but given what CP has right now I don't think others would be doing that much better. Just my opinion but a long way to go and at least we are not rooted to the bottom of the league as then things would really be toxic.
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27 Oct 2026 09:47:37
Agreed. Sure the teams propping up the division would love to swap places. We have no devine right, to be top, and I feel CP has us playing a better blend if football, but you will always have those who feel we could do better, so replace him. Where is this mystery top rated manager coming from. No one is going to blot their CV by coming to Molineux, when they see the way previous managers have been treated and decieved.
We need a 20 goal a season striker, but their are none out there immediately available, and why would they want to come up an avalanche of abuse is cascading down from the stands.
I hope the Watford win can return us to the levels seen recently, when we gave albino a mauling without the goal return our performance merited.
We must take the opportunity to win the next few games against lower opposition, even if it means grinding out 1 nil wins. Onward and upward.
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27 Oct 2026 14:08:09
Abuse is not just a Wolves characteristic. Citeh and Arsenal are currently top two in the PL. Happy bunnies, right? No. A losing streak by either team would bring out the abuse and the bully boys. Unfortunately it is human nature. So, be careful what you wish for.
Rob Edwards had past success in the championship but didn't have a clue in the PL. CP was brought in with an eye on the PL, but first he has to get us there and I think he will do as good a job as Edwards might have done this season.
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28 Oct 2026 06:50:35
Our results have flattered..................our performances less so.
Many say we have good enough players, I guess they expect the Coach to do his job.
Personally, I feel our lack of quality in the final third is holding us back.
Better movement, better distribution and much better finishing would move us forward big time. Will it happen?
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26 Oct 2026 13:17:09
Number 6 AM
In reality Wolves only have 1 serious option Lopez.
In my view Mane could play there but the manager disagrees sadly he does think Doyle can play there - all the evidence says he can't.
If he thinks Munetsi can play there or not we don't really know, however Munetsi clearly thinks he can as he regularly abandons his assigned role at DM to roam around in the AM role but once again all evidence says he can't actually play there!
Fortunately Lopez has been a revelation this season. Bought for approximately £20m- seemed v high at the time not so much now - and on fairly modest wages he initially looked like just another of a long list of players - mainly from Iberia - who simply did not want to be at Wolves and who lacked the physical and mental strength to play in the Prem. He was rapidly sent back to Spain and I, in error, thought that was the last the club would see of him.
For whatever reason - well done the club - they refused to allow him to remain in Spain even though it seemed that he was keen to do so and he (possibly reluctantly) returned.
However he rolled up his sleeves and demonstrated that not only was he a good footballer - that was a given - but he was also a far far better human than many of the other young lads brought over against their will by the club - well done to him!
Concerns are obviously the lack of cover for him and the possibility - already seen to some extent - that he will be roughed up/double marked /etc.
Astonishingly he is now right, left and centre of Wolves hopes this season and gives every indication that he may well be able to step up if Wolves are promoted.
I would imagine this is the position / issue where there is the least debate and other than the obvious concerns about cover/back ups the one where the club has genuinely done well.
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26 Oct 2026 15:46:58
Excellent analysis, tfiog3. You're clearly a passionate Wolves fan. Hopefully good times will be around the corner.
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26 Oct 2026 19:01:20
Welsh - Been going for 59 years now. Seen good - Mcgarry and Nuno mainly - and lots and lots of bad.
Don't go as often now but went regularly in the 70s and 80s including the very dark days in Div 3 and 4 when there were only a few k at games!
But still v v passionate - much to my kids chagrin!
Always hopeful but realistically that is going to be hard to achieve.
This is due to the structure of the game, which is now so heavily skewed against the non sky teams, and of course Fosun's ownership - discussed very very extensively, very very regularly.
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26 Oct 2026 21:17:03
Future loved your text feel just the same as you went regular in 70s&80s in dark days so seen many bad days but I go back to late 50s under stan an enjoyed many happy days under fosun can't see happy days ahead however many years left 😂😂.
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27 Oct 2026 10:00:21
Agree totally tfiog3!
Lopez is a hungry wolf and gets frustrated when no one feeds him. I also think Mane would be best suited in a CF position than on the wing.
Prior to the season starting I did hope Trippier would be the new feeder for Jimenez, who is always hungry, but we tend do more business down the left instead.
We have some great players but not at their best in other positions. Whatever the reason (possibly due to injuries) I honestly think the best is still yet to come.
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27 Oct 2026 10:21:23
Suffolk I tip my hat to you.
Must have been incredible times in the late 50s!
If only Sky had been going then Wolves would have been locked in as European super power for ever more.
As we see even with Man U and Spurs being run as badly as Wolves they remain "blessed" and surely will eventually sort it out - a few hundred million a year more than the other sides will do that for you even if you try to mess it up!
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27 Oct 2026 20:14:44
I can beat you by a year Future. First game was a 3-1 victory against Portsmouth in Oct 1966 and coincidentally 60 years later we played them again at Molineux. I was there in the darkest days including Chorley away (at Bolton) but my best season was 76/77 when I went to every game including Millwall away on 1st January with no segregation! Still go to every home game and the odd away one.
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28 Oct 2026 00:07:05
Old - I remember and was at the Millwall game! Despite only holding some 10k the ground was incredibly intimidating.
As I recall Wolves were winning but Millwall scored reasonably late on and by the end Wolves were hanging on as the crowd - just 10k or so there - massively got into the game!
There was a tunnel near the ground we walked through - the "cold blow"?
Felt like a Michael Canine movie !
The new ground is just a standard stadium and i doubt it will be anywhere near as hostile as it was in the 70s!
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26 Oct 2026 08:50:23
Who would you like for new head of recruitment.
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26 Oct 2026 09:13:58
How about someone who can actually do the job!
What does it really matter? It's a bit like waiting for Christmas day on Boxing day really isn't it ? But I better be careful don't want the blitz calling me Negative?? Apparently Fosun only had 2 windows to prepare us for the Championship!! I mean, what could they have possibly done in that period 🤔 How about a quality striker like Lankshear?
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25 Oct 2026 21:57:40
An understrength Wolves side won 1-0 against Watford in terrible conditions. The side currently sits 4th in the table. Out of all the teams in the top 8, Wolves are the side struggling the most. Constant injury problems in key areas. One player comes back from injury just in time for another player to replace him in the treatment room. Wolves aren't just losing key players, they're losing players for almost every position. Niggling injuries, bad injuries, etc.
The team is playing inconsistently and is unable to find any type of rhythm. Goals are difficult to come by despite the team consistently creating more chances than most other teams in the Championship. Peixoto has stated that he knows his best XI; sadly he can't select it. People stating how important Jimenez is to the Wolves team, but it's possible that Peixoto doesn't see Jimenez in his best XI.
There were positive signs against Watford. Poor opposition, yes, but Wolves were at times moved the ball about beautifully. Out of all the teams chasing promotion, Wolves have more to come than any other side. The team hasn't found their stride. If Wolves, in the next couple of weeks, can get a few more positive results, the team could come back from the November international break as a completely different proposition.
The Wolves fans have to get behind the team. Wolves don't need toxic fans and their embarrassing anti-Fosun political protests.
Fosun have made mistakes, but Nathan Shi has stated that they will try to right those wrongs. They have to be given time. Fosun can't fix all of Wolves' problems in two transfer windows!
Certain Wolves fans hounded out Steve Morgan; Fosun replaced Morgan. The same supporters who wanted Morgan gone are now trying to get rid of Fosun. It can be argued that Fosun own Wolves because of those fans. So they only have themselves to blame.
I believe there is hope for Wolves. If they can get through the injury issues there is a team that is more than capable of getting promoted. Wolves were magnificent against West Brom. That performance didn't happen by chance.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, from top to bottom, need the fans to support them. The club do not need fans causing as much division as possible. Sensible discourse is fine. The polar opposite is not acceptable.
Certain Wolves podcasters - they know who they are - are not what Wolves need. These particular podcasters are now trying to turn many of the Wolves fan channels against one another. It's shameful. They should be embarrassed by their behaviour. If Wolves fail to get promoted they will have to shoulder some of the blame. One person these podcasters and their listeners/cohorts/enablers aim an unacceptable amount of their anger at is a chap called Dazzling Dave. Some of the comments aimed at Dazzling Dave are despicable. I'm guessing a lot of it is jealousy.
I want Wolves to succeed, and I want them to succeed under Fosun. They have to be given a chance to get things right. Certain fans forget that Jeff Shi was in charge of Wolves less than 12 months ago. Nathan Shi has only just come in. He has to be given time.
Are Leeds fans now moaning about the time they spent in the Championship or League One?
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26 Oct 2026 03:27:42
Hi Nathan.
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26 Oct 2026 06:28:45
The trouble is we've been hearing these gravy tomorrow statements for about 8 years now while the club has progressively slipped down the Premier league and into the Championship.
We've started this season with injuries and uncertainty playing some nice but infective football.
Yes, Jeff Shi had gone to be replaced by the much more likeable Nathan but is the same play with different actors? What happens if we do get promoted will it be more of the same transfer policies, will the ground be developed and so on? Still so many questions and distrust of Fosun and as for fan negativity who's fault is that?
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26 Oct 2026 08:59:50
Wolverhampton Blitz..where have you been last 4 years? Sounds like training at Fosun PR school.
Seriously though, everyone is entitled to a view, but please take a look at player purchases and sales, also Fosun's early strategy, part of which they could still fulfill.like a new/improved ground.
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26 Oct 2026 09:23:34
Wolverhampton Blitz, Fosun have had years since Nuno to get it right and failed so I repeat Fosun Out Now.
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26 Oct 2026 10:11:56
Oh I see it will be the fault of podcasters if we don't get promoted! Here's me thinking it was down to poor investment! Lack of quality signings and players not putting a shift in!
And blitz is accusing others of division! He wants to look deep within his post, apparently the team hasn't found its stride, no hold on magnificent against the s****! We played in poor conditions, what about the poor conditions on Teeside Friday evening!!
Or the poor conditions for QPR in London on Saturday? Jesus pull your head out of Nathan's Arse!
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26 Oct 2026 10:50:47
Great post mate.
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26 Oct 2026 11:18:29
Blitz you must be looking at a different picture to me mate. Fosun and Shi mk 1 are absolutely to blame. It was their decisions that put us in this position it certainly wasn't podcasters or concerned fans. Not long ago we were beating team's like Liverpool. Chelsea, city, Arsenal and Spurs. We were streets ahead of Villa, Leeds, West ham.
Sunderland, Newcastle look at us now. They are fully to blame and I for one want them gone. All Boro have done is get 2 very good signings in and they will be champions & as for the rest i think Swansea, West ham, Millwall, Southampton have got more chance than us. Unless we have a good January window and are still in top 6, but I'm not holding my breath.
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26 Oct 2026 11:23:42
Superb post blitz 👍.
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26 Oct 2026 15:05:41
You should never have left Eastenders. Always liked the Fowler Family.
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26 Oct 2026 18:06:42
Blitz. Good post but I don't get this 'weakened' team nonsense. It might not be what we consider to be our best team out there against Watford, but apart from Said all of those on the pitch & Neave when he came on have played in the premier league & most represent their country at international level.
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25 Oct 2026 15:48:12
So James has to start, right.
Andre in the holding midfielder position with James and Fer ahead of him.
Up Top Armstrong or Neave with Bellegard or Mane right and why not push Bruno higher.
Defence is Trippier Deja Kryci Toti if Bruno is higher up the pitch. Even try Konan at LB.
Still worry about Sa on the ball but a great shot stopper.
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25 Oct 2026 16:15:03
This shows just how bare the cupboard is.
I really hate the front line of Mane, Armstrong/Neave, Bellegarde but as you say options are currently v v few and far between.
Maybe you could play Bueno/Konan at LB, Toti at LCB, moving Krejci into DM alongside Andre and this allows Lopez to move forward into a 10 with Mane off of Armstrong.
In other words 4,3,2,1 - narrow but gets all the good players currently available on to the pitch and keeps the plethora of poor ones, Munetsi and Bellegarde for 2 off of it!
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25 Oct 2026 17:50:24
What about James hes missing hes wolves best attacking mdf. Surely has to play along side Andre or further forward.
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25 Oct 2026 18:27:06
Dmac - of course he is the 3rd of the 3 alongside Andre and Krejci.
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25 Oct 2026 19:09:54
Said is a decent winger.
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25 Oct 2026 04:15:53
Whats happening with Bertrand Traore anyone?
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25 Oct 2026 13:25:46
I think hes not fully upto speed mate its a strange one as could make a difference on the wing maybe.
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25 Oct 2026 13:25:57
I think hes not fully upto speed mate its a strange one as could make a difference on the wing maybe.
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24 Oct 2026 22:18:14
Number 5
DMs
The viable options are Andre and James.
The manager sadly also selects - v v regularly Munetsi, Doyle and when fit - although that isn't that often - slow Traore.
An area that should be one of Wolves major strengths has bizarrely, due to the completely inexplicable selections of the manager, been an area of weakness.
When - which is most games - he plays Munetsi in a 4,2,3,1 it effectively leaves Wolves playing 4,1,5 and unsurprisingly Andre struggles to cope,covering the entire midfield on his own.
This has cost several goals and undoubtedly points.
The bizarre selection and formation is made even worse of course due to Munetsi adding to his lack of positional discipline with low technical ability.
Having retained Andre - surely one of the best players in the whole division - and replaced his partner Gomes J with J James - surely one of the best players signed by any championship side over the summer - things looked very promising.
Note James was also acquired on loan with a seemingly modest option fee so I expected to be reporting that Wolves had done well to be still able to put out a first class DM and without spending a penny.
However if it is because James was/is unfit - seems highly unlikely at this stage of the season - or the manager simply has a blind spot Wolves have not put out a first class DM but in fact a poor one.
Of the other options Doyle is a player who simply has not made any progress over the past few years and although neat and tidy on the ball and quite competitive is lightweight, just doesn't "do" enough and is also truly appalling in front of
goal.
Whilst slow Traore, although more physically imposing than Doyle, low bar, and more technically competent and disciplined than Munetsi, very low bar, is simply a modest/limited player who always looks uncomfortable with the ball.
Fortunately if the manager can learn to play a more sensible formation and pick the better players then this area of the team can not only be a strength in this division but may even be able to step up if Wolves are promoted.
In conclusion this is an area of the team that has been a huge disappointment but in which I still have hope.
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25 Oct 2026 07:28:43
All of your analysis makes Cesar look good as you've constantly said that every area of the squad is poor but somehow we sit 4th in the table within 2 points of the automatic promotion spot. Everyone seems to think West Ham are the overwhelming favourites to go up and we are 1 point behind them.
Lets not be too hasty just yet. Yes the squad needs tweaking but the season is not a complete disaster just yet.
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25 Oct 2026 10:26:02
Good - Remember I am not only looking at how they sit relative to this season but also how they sit relative to the future/Prem and what the financial implications have been from the decisions made to build the squad this summer.
So although for example Sa is adequate for this year he fails the test on both other measures. I am particularly critical of this as other cheaper and better options were clearly available and indeed discussed on this site/SM throughout the summer.
However relative to this season Gks and LBs are adequate for this division.
RBs, if Trippier can stay fit and can be protected by the formation/tactics utilised by a smart manager from fast wingers, should be better than adequate.
CBs are good and DMs should be, but aren't because of the manager, excellent.
So actually not only is the squad far from poor but you must remember just how awful the division is.
As I said before whilst the gap between the top of the Champ and the bottom of the Prem is wide but not insurmountable - although Wolves were actually spectacularly below the "normal" bottom of the Prem - the gap between the bottom of the prem - even Wolves - and the lower half of the Championship is a chasm.
The "discovery" of Djiga and Lopez which you may wish to credit the manager for or not is clearly also a major factor in Wolves relative success so far this season.
However Is it a success?
As I clearly state, if the manager had got his tactics and selection correct - for example at DM - Wolves would have far more points.
So I would postulate that the "success" is almost despite, not because of the manager, and is as a result of the relative strength of the squad versus a truly awful division.
However as I wrote in a post in response to BB the other day if Wolves had only made the simple and obvious decision to buy Lankshear and Cozier instead of Said and Bertrand - which was financially neutral, (but gave 2 HG instead of none) - as widely proposed on SM all summer, then they would have not just a few more points but would be well clear at the top of the table and to all intents and purpose home and dry.
So whilst the manager has failed to optimize what he has the club has badly failed to optimize what it could/should have had.
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24 Oct 2026 20:56:14
Only one goal but was very unlucky not to have got at least three but for their keeper and a goal line clearance for me it was a much better balanced team and for me it was a good watch think we can kick on after this game.
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25 Oct 2026 00:54:23
That is not a good watch m8.you can't keep having 20 odd crosses & shots & then hang on against the absolute dross we played today & pompey & bolton. we're going nowhere fast. the inclusion of players like Doyle. Bellaguard & bueno is basically scraping the barrel. They are not good enough & neither is the manager.
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25 Oct 2026 13:27:06
Shots and crosses or kick the ball in and hope as no better options exist. I'm not sure where the line is drawn.
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25 Oct 2026 15:28:41
I thought we wanted a lot of crosses. It's up to the offensive players to get their heads onto the end of them.
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26 Oct 2026 18:15:35
Yet they wer loswr to scoring for us twice. shows how poor we are infront of goal.you need atleast 1 20goal scorer. maybe2.to get out of this league. we dont have1.a false position we are in maybe. but unless we start scoring the chances we have.expect alot more results like bolton&portsmouth.get promoted by some fluke we need at least8new quality signings..this lot wouldnt win1game in the prem.poorly run club.
poor manager poor players.showing exactly how poor they really are.be here for another 18yr spell.its so obvious.
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24 Oct 2026 17:49:03
5 subs again 2 on 90 mins what's the point. I just don't understand what cp is doing. we are not going to go up on 1--0 wins. its no good blaming the weather either
Other teams played in it and scored a lot more goals. This blokes clueless.
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24 Oct 2026 17:56:30
Why would we not go up with 1-0 wins? Don't you get 3 points for a win no matter if you score 1 or 5 goals.
I like what Cesar is trying to do but the big issue is that Fosun have not allowed him to buy the players that we all know could take this division by storm. If we don't go up, it will squarely down to Fosuns hindrance.
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24 Oct 2026 18:32:01
It's a squad game and I have no issues whatsoever with 5 subs. 2 at 90mins is to waste time/break up play and that's what happened. Not that it's going to happen but 1-0 wins from hereon in will see us champions with a record breaking points total.
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24 Oct 2026 19:01:55
Moby. Quit the whining as it seems you don't understand the game much at all. Some of the subs were due to players getting YC like Bellegarde & Bueno and CP protecting against a 2nd and sending off.
And if you don't understand subs at 90+ minutes when your team is winning by 1 goal, then you obviously don't know strategy to waste time. And like GWIL1 said, you get 3 points for wins of any score.
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24 Oct 2026 19:25:07
In truth it does only take one goal and a clean sheet to win a game. As I've posted before history remembers the result not the performance, although both would be nice, especially for the paying fans.
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24 Oct 2026 19:28:22
Great to get the 3 points & if this game taught us anything is that we need a striker someone for Armstrong to feed off. I suspect if we had Raul playing we would have been 3-0 at half time.
Regarding the subs if any of you were at the game or like me watching there were shouts of 'you don't know what your doing' from the stands. It seems the paying fans are not happy!
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24 Oct 2026 20:00:06
NJ, Moby is entitled to his opinion, so please be more respectful.
Also, what is YC? If you mean yellow cards it's YCs. You could of course just write yellow cards. It's easier for everyone. Thanks.
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24 Oct 2026 20:31:02
Could be that he was saying due to players getting yellow carded so therefore not YC's. Don't think we need to get the grammar police involved anyway, I'm sure everyone understood what he was saying.
But I agree a bit of respect goes a long way, most on here are respectful of others opinions but as always some are not. At least NJ did explain the potential reasons behind the subs so Moby and understand why they happened.
I don't see the problem with subs, yes 5 is too many I'd prefer the original 3 but tactically it helps. And with the amount of games we need everyone to be involved at somepoint. But if I were a player I'd be a bit annoyed it goes down as an appearance when you play 2 mins, for a striker your stats would take a hit.
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24 Oct 2026 21:50:24
LOL. Do you know what that means Bruno?! I didn't want to confuse you, so please speak up and I will explain in more detail if necessary.
Moby is entitled to his opinion. But that isn't an opinion to not understand YELLOW CARD (making it easier for everyone) substitutions and the reason for subbing after 90 minutes.
He complains that "This blokes clueless", but seems unfamiliar with standard football substitutions, so I have little respect for those types of comments when person making them shows lack of game knowledge.
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25 Oct 2026 21:56:35
I don't get it. Teams are losing points for overspending and we all know what Man City did.
Why are people still calling for Fosun to spend more money than allowed? Are they thick?
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