25 Apr 2026 14:17:39.
No Krejci in squad today, unless injured must be on his way. Back 3 of Doc, Santi and Toti doesn’t fill me with optimism. Mane and Rodrigo I am happy with. Unfortunately, our defence is unlikely to prevent them scoring.
Looks like Spurs or West Ham joining us after Forest result last night, not sure who I prefer. If West Ham get relegated and we have Nuno back please?
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25 Apr 2026 11:21:04
Interesting few players on there... Tunzabe would be a yes for me.
25 Apr 2026 13:51:42
Yeah, I agree, mate. He's looked brilliant everywhere he goes. I'd take him over any of our current centre backs.
25 Apr 2026 10:56:36
Don't want to see any players in the team today who don't want to be here next season. Rob needs to start shaping the squad now.
24 Apr 2026 21:40:16
So looking forward who are going to be the leaders in the team? Success for came when we had leaders. Coady, Boly, Neves et al. I just don’t see any leaders at the moment. With the expected exodus the situation is going to become even more obvious. So is it going to? Ideas on a post card please. I’d look at Kyle Walker or Ward Prowes.
24 Apr 2026 22:50:52
In the current squad, we have Krejci, but he will be off soon, so we'll have no one.
If we get Lascalles in, he'd be the skipper for me.
24 Apr 2026 18:30:49
Hi all, new to the site but been reading for ages. I can't believe all the negativity, unfortunately we all support Wolves and apart from when I first started to be taken and the yrs under Nuno and the year we won the championship under Mick we've always been an average team. I'm one of five who will definitely be renewing. Wolves aye we.
24 Apr 2026 19:24:32
I'm still on the waiting list.
All the noise coming out of Molineux at the moment seems to suggest that Rob Edwards is to promote the youngsters as well as utilise the free agents, free transfers and loans.
It doesn't really fill me with hope. But the market doesn't open until 1st July, so should the club make a few statement signings early doors, it will give us poor fans a sense of which way the club is heading.
24 Apr 2026 20:15:02
Fans have a right to be angry, as the writing has been on the wall for a few years now, and Fosun failed to act.
I'm not in the Edwards out camp yet, though he got Boro to second in the Championship on a limited budget, so has experience; he was dealt a pretty rubbish hand thanks to Jeff and VP.
24 Apr 2026 20:32:24
I'm not Fosun lover by any means, and I do agree that Molineux needs massive investment, but I couldn't see us getting more than 35k when at our best, so we'll never be able to compete with the so called big boys. Good honest working class folk.
25 Apr 2026 07:56:03
Actually, I was in the 53379 crowd in 1972 when Wolves beat Leeds to stop them winning the title. The biggest ever crowd was 61315 in 1939.
The point being that, as a one-club city, Wolverhampton is well capable of bettering a 35000 crowd for the right team at the right price, the latter being a significant issue, as the cost of going to a top-level football match these days is ludicrous.
I still believe that a bigger capacity would facilitate a bigger crowd if the club was successful. When Molineux was rebuilt by Sir Jack, many felt it to be very nice but too small.
25 Apr 2026 08:04:45
We, the fans, have every right to be angry.
At the end of the day, we pay towards the wages, etc. They owe us the right to go somewhere to please us, without taking us for granted, or taking the mickey.
What the answer is, and the way forward for success, I've no idea, as it stands.
Surely he will play all those who are going.
So they can put in a display to entice.
Suitors.
On a bad note, Angel Gomes might be fit.
25 Apr 2026 08:38:58
I've been there lots of times when the gate was over 50000. Of course, the North and South Banks and the Enclosure were standing only. I could never afford a seat in the stands.
25 Apr 2026 08:53:49
It's difficult to imagine much above a 35000 crowd now, price aside. In an ever burdening world, changes in KO times to suit TV, KO days to suit TV or Europe comp (not in Championship, granted), and so many other social distractions make it difficult to amass those numbers purely in Wolverhampton.
If the Championship continues with SKY, we'll be KOing at 12:30 quite often.
The Mol has always had a unique atmosphere, and I wouldn't want to lose it in a large half-empty stadium, although we might have to get used to it anyway!
25 Apr 2026 13:13:14
Yes, historically we've had some very big crowds, but how many of those were away supporters, and how much of the South Bank did they take over? Liverpool in '76 comes to mind, when we went 1-0 up, Steve Kindon, but lost 3-1. Liverpool won the title, we would have gone down anyway, but it was estimated over 10k Liverpool fans in the ground that evening.
I think 35k is a low estimate, but up to 45k is not unreasonable. 50k+ is optimistic; I don't think we averaged that many in the late 50s.
24 Apr 2026 16:45:11
Will any fans renewing knowing they’re going to be watching a below average Championship team spare a few moments and share any reason for essentially backing Fosun in their destruction of our Football Club, they won’t be giving us anything and they don’t need our money, what’s in it for us ?
24 Apr 2026 09:31:53
I am hoping we can beat Spurs this week, one less London club in the Prem can not be a bad thing.
24 Apr 2026 11:01:08
Always a tough game against Tottenham, and they have a new manager, Roberto Di Spursy.
24 Apr 2026 11:01:29
I don't want Nuno to be relegated, but we are in worse form than Spurs. I have a hunch it will be Hammers going down. Mind you, if that happened, I think Nuno would be sacked.
West Ham owners are so mercurial. In such case, I hope that Fosun would grovel and beg Nuno to come back. There could still be a coaching role for Rob, maybe in the academy.
24 Apr 2026 11:29:29
On paper, this should be a home win as, over the last 10 games, we've taken 9 points compared to Spurs' 3.
But, we all know that when a team is struggling, Wolves are the team to play to break your hoodoo.
24 Apr 2026 11:37:12
I hate to be negative, but I want Wolves to get stuffed. I want Nathan Shi to get rid of Rob Edwards. Rob is not good enough to take Wolves forward. He's woefully out of his depth in the Premier League, so I don't see any benefit in keeping him. What's the point in him getting Wolves promoted for him to get sacked in the PL? Keeping Rob now is simply delaying the inevitable.
24 Apr 2026 13:57:21
Tomorrow is a very difficult fixture, and I can see where Noisy Mangle is coming from. There will be some players wearing the gold shirts that I will be pleased to see the back of. I really don't know about RE, some of his selections have been baffling and may have cost us some points, but not enough to make any significant difference. Only time will tell if he's the right man, but it's fairly obvious next season's team will be nowhere near Nuno's promotion-winning team in terms of quality.
I personally hate the Championship, where we spent the majority of our wilderness years. I can still remember being at Coventry for our first game after relegation in August 1965. We lost 2-1, and I remember feeling shocked and bewildered that we actually lost. A few weeks before, the 9-3 drubbing at Southampton. This time round I'm walking away. Sorry, but enough is enough.
24 Apr 2026 17:27:23
As a Wolves diehard, I want to win every game. I've had enough embarrassing losses to deal with in the last couple of seasons, and this one has been almost relentless.
I'd like to go out on a high, well a bit of a lift, finish second from bottom and not bottom. If it helps pull Spurs down, all the better, and our season will have some worth to it for me.
(Bitterness born from UEFA final loss).
Seriously, I regard our name and history as paramount in my support, and to have something to take pride in after relegation would help retain our respect as a club.
Whether the bunch of Losers will be thinking the same of this great club, and the privilege in wearing the old gold, remains to be seen.
23 Apr 2026 15:39:50
So this is my take on players who will go/stay
Gk- Sa, Johnston will go
Bentley will stay and probably be first choice
Def- santi, Hugo, r Gomes, Mosquera, Krechi, Doherty, Wolfe, Jackson will go
Toti, Lima will stay
Mf- jrb, j Gomes, a Gomes, Andre, munetsi, Lopez will all go
Doyle, b traore will come back
Forwards- mane, hwang, tolu will go
Armstrong will stay
That leaves us in the unenviable position of rebuilding the whole first team nearly and is we get it wrong we are going to be in the deep deep brown stuff
23 Apr 2026 16:23:48
Of course they'll get it wrong, De Wolf, just like over the last 6 years. Goodwhileitlasted1's post about RE saying they will give youth a chance tells you everything you need to know.
That is, Fosun have zero intention of funding anything significant and Nathan Shi's words will come back to haunt him and us.
23 Apr 2026 23:43:14
Unfortunately, we will be fed BS from Shi & Fosun now for as long as they remain our owners. They've lost interest in funding the club financially & really need to move on. We need ambitious owners who really want to improve the stadium, not just for football but for other events, concerts, etc.
To attract more sponsors & bring additional revenue, not just into WWFC but the city as a whole. It's just very disappointing, looking at teams with good owners and seeing how they are progressing. I can honestly see us following Leicester if Fosun stay.
24 Apr 2026 10:17:20
Their words "a chance" say it for me, Longmynd, are we approaching the Championship giving things "a chance"?
Surely we should be planning with serious intent, knowing what we want and who we'd want, with proven ability, and, in some cases, experience to fulfil the job required.
Yes Rob Edwards has proven himself as a youth development manager, but we're in the real professional position now and need an experienced approach to have any chance of getting back to the top tier.
The "chance" element doesnt fill me with hope.
23 Apr 2026 13:54:25
Express and Star reporting that Edwards is ready to give the youngsters a chance next season.
The way Fosun run the club, it seems this is them telling Rob that incoming will be very minimal and so the youngsters are to be used.
Let's see if they're good enough.
23 Apr 2026 14:14:39
Won't be hardened enough for that division. Maybe one or two, but no more. Battle hardened, mixed with skill & pace is needed.
23 Apr 2026 16:53:42
A few experienced old heads on a free then!
23 Apr 2026 21:33:30
Who are these young players they are talking about who will get a chance? The Under 21s are mediocre at best. I have seen them a few times, and no one is Championship standard. I have a feeling next season will be bleak.
23 Apr 2026 21:46:14
The best youngster at the club is Matheus Mane and even he looks like a spent force under the current regime.
24 Apr 2026 10:42:21
I don't believe Mane is as good as made out. He might, and I stress might, be ok in Championship. We'll have to wait & see. Toti wouldn't get in my old school team.
