Wolves FC Banter

29 Oct 2026 22:11:59
Number 7
CF
Of course I should have done wide forwards before CF but this is surely the easiest one to analyse.
Regardless of if you are looking at this season, next season or the financials CF is a total and utter catastrophe!
Although the side is currently 4th in the league over the last 8 games - 4 wins, 3 defeats and a draw - the side has only scored 7 goals
Of those 7 only 2 have been scored by C Forwards - 1 for Armstrong and 1 for the now long term injured Raul.
Although a poster pointed out quite correctly that a series of 1-0 wins will lead to promotion, sadly that is just as likely as the poster who suggested that Wolves could sell the entire first team squad and buy a far better side on frees!
Consequently Wolves need to find ways of scoring goals without a proper CF for at least the next couple of months.
Wolves allegedly have 3 options for CF but in reality I would argue that currently they don't have a single viable one!
Neave sadly looks like a little boy way out of his depth and was clearly a very silly and desperate signing. He will not be around next year, so a pointless signing.
Armstrong bought last season for fairly serious money - for a player bought effectively for the Championship - and put on serious money, for a championship player, has shown that he is not a CF, or for that matter a WF - as I will argue when I do eventually write the WF post.
I think he is probably better playing off of a 9 as a 2nd forward.
However given the manager's formation preferences it is hard to see him playing there that often so I'm not certain where that leaves him - other than struggling on as a not very good CF.


If Wolves do go up Armstrong surely has no role to play and if they don't you are back to this season but surely his wages become an even greater albatross for the club so I suspect he will have to be moved on!
Raul, when he was signed, I thought would be a great signing. However I assumed he was going to be the cherry on the cake not the cake! He was never going to be able to play the full 90 mins for the entire season but I thought he was going to be a fantastic dressing room/training ground leader and would also - as he did - massively raise morale at the club.
Not only has this obvious assumption come screamingly true but it appears that he has been put on insane money - why?
Who were Wolves bidding against for his signature that he would have been keen to sign for?
If Wolves go up he clearly won't have a role to play so like Trippier he was a £10m punt on promotion and probably like Trippier he will also struggle next season even if Wolves are in the Champ.
In conclusion Wolves have spent a lot of money on players who almost certainly won't contribute next year and were never going to be much more than peripheral/support players this season.
This is made even worse when one realises that, for example, Lankshear was available for relatively modest, (I have posted twice before that Boro obtained Lankshear and Cozier Duberry for approximately the same money Wolves paid for Said and Bertrand Traore), money.

30 Oct 2026 00:14:41
The problem was always gonna be that we were one injury ( especially Raul ) away from a serious problem up front, This has been exacerbated by the ridiculous decision to send 3 international central strikers out on loan for the season ! Absolutely barmy !!! Still think Rodrigo will be crucial moving on, maybe even as wing-back. FWAW.

30 Oct 2026 07:55:30
In my post of 28th I stated that bar a centre forward who can hold the ball up and put himself about (and obviously score a few aswell) we have more than enough quality in forward areas for this division. Unfortunately, mainly it seems due to attitude issues, Tolu was let go as he would have fitted the bill.

Come January this shortcoming should be addressed as a priority but it's likelier that there will be more pussyfooting around from the recruitment team as they fail to land their fish. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

30 Oct 2026 08:58:49
Good postTFIG. If we had not witnessed Wolves player transactions, you would not believe it. As others have stated the 9 needs serious attention in January, it is a gaping hole right now.

30 Oct 2026 09:19:14
So, understanding that we need a suitable number 9 in order to put in a serious push for promotion who would be likely targets?

30 Oct 2026 10:36:17
Are there any decent premier number 9s that we could take on loan for the rest of the season, who could put away the chances we are making, but not taking.

30 Oct 2026 11:01:38
Great post tfig i like what your doing i enjoy the views u do with this section and look forward to the next. I dont have any names but we definitely need a striker.

29 Oct 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 8 - Quick Round Up

28 Oct 2026 11:13:34
Under stan cullis wolves where a team to be proud of they never finished lower than 6 position in 1st division. Winning everything available
He was a no nonsense manager.
This is the sort of manager we need today. stan was the longest serving manager at wolves. when & if the goals will go in
Predict 3-0 next match.

28 Oct 2026 13:40:54
Maybe we should revert back to the 1950's style football boots 🥾. Should have help with the pass completion and shots on target.

28 Oct 2026 15:57:53
I reckon clown's shoes for a few of them! 😂.

28 Oct 2026 15:43:12
A different world the 1950's, far more deference to authority in society and players paid affordable, if low salaries. The rot started in the 60's with the emergence of Best as a superstar. A few managers who were successful could maintain discipline, from that period on but frankly I'm not sure a Clough or Ferguson approach would work with today's all superstar clubs.

Klopp and Guardiola are more recent managerial role models.

28 Oct 2026 18:02:26
No you're right ard 1, Clough and Fergie would not get on with players attitude how they are now I just loved 50s an 60s I know we fell apart in mid 60s but that was down to the great Stan Cullis not taking on board the ways of team set ups could not understand 4-5-2 ect.

28 Oct 2026 18:44:41
4-4 -2 🤔.

30 Oct 2026 08:14:16
Oh yes and jumpers for goal posts and maybe when can have a pint of warm bitter at half time and smoke a pipe!!!

28 Oct 2026 10:33:17
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 8 - Quick Round Up

28 Oct 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, Carrick, Injuries, and United's Bigger Mess

27 Oct 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - NOTSOZIPPY has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool Player Ratings v Brighton

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.

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.

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.

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?

28 Oct 2026 13:34:42
Biggest problem is the rearguard Rugeley as we are never comfortable with a 1-0 lead although we can sometimes hang on (Watford) but are more likely to let in an avoidable goal late on (Portsmouth).

Bar a centre forward who can hold the ball up and put himself about (Raul) we have more than enough in forward areas for this division so long as we don't pick up too many injuries or suspensions.

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. 

26 Oct 2026 15:46:58
Excellent analysis, tfiog3. You're clearly a passionate Wolves fan. Hopefully good times will be around the corner.

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.

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 😂😂.

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.

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!

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.

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!

28 Oct 2026 11:21:20
Just checked, Future, and Ken Hibbitt scored the opener just before half time (although some records credit Willie Carr) and Lee equalised after 73 minutes. The attendance was 16,928.

My big memory of that day was waking up in Wolverhampton to 6 inches plus of snow thinking (hoping probably after a late night) that the game would be off but I didn't factor in the warmer southern climate (!) as it only rained in London.

Got soaked through after the game in the hunt for the coaches!

28 Oct 2026 22:23:22
Thanks - Old!
I think of all the games i have been to, and in the 70s there was a lot of football hooliganism, this was the one where i felt the most intimated.
Correct me if i am wrong but i think Lee was one of two black players in the Millwall side at a time when there were very few black players in the game and ironically Millwall's fans in the 70s had a v poor reputation towards lots of things including racism.


Apologies to any Millwall fans reading this today.

29 Oct 2026 17:19:20
Old wolf can't remember if Willie Carr scored against millwall but remember him scoring on his debut against Chelsea in a 7-1 win (happy days) tried to buy him 22months earlier but failed medical heart problem for 220thousand finally got him for 80thou great buy sorry 12months earlier 🤣🤣.

26 Oct 2026 08:50:23
Who would you like for new head of recruitment.

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?

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?

26 Oct 2026 03:27:42
Hi Nathan.

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?

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.

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.

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!

26 Oct 2026 10:50:47
Great post mate.

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.

26 Oct 2026 11:23:42
Superb post blitz 👍.

26 Oct 2026 15:05:41
You should never have left Eastenders. Always liked the Fowler Family.

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.