25 Jul 2024 21:58:58
Gary O'Neil

"The club are doing their best in the transfer window to do some business and there's
probably a bit more to come, hopefully, with things moving either way"

"We're trying to balance the squad and give ourselves a bit more depth."

1.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 07:41:14
Reckon a lot is going to hinge on wether neto/ran leave and for what fees Rated. Would still like another CB regardless, .

2.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 08:31:40
so bear minimum being done again

3.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 08:41:18
Agree on a new CB, but hopefully we can retain RAN and Neto, and revenue raised through the sales of Silva, Guedes and Podence. Maybe Hoover and Chiquito also. Although we'll make loses on some of those at least we might be able to get them off the wages bill and get a decent CB in.

4.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 09:46:17
We had a decent centre back and sold him to West Ham for £40 million and posters were happy to take the money.

5.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 10:43:40
Kilmans form dropped once Dawson got injured. If we get Elvedi as was rumoured a few weeks ago, that would be an upgrade

6.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 10:59:39
Kilman played 127 games for Wolves between 2018-2024 going from a £40, 000 player to a £40 million pound player.
Craig Dawson has played 42 games for Wolves so if Kilman can’t play without Dawson has Lopetegui made a mistake and should he have signed Dawson for West Ham?

7.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 11:16:55
Really E. Is that why the lost the last 10+ games including a quarter final loss to Coventry in the last minute. Can't and I don't blame him entirely but without Dawson alongside him he didn't look that great. Caught out of position and ball watching too many times.

8.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 11:22:48
123 northst."so bear minimum being done again" - stop me if I'm wrong, but haven't Wolves signed three players already? Some PL clubs haven't made any signings as of yet.

9.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 11:51:48
Didn't Dawson leave West Ham because his family lived in the Midlands?

Kilman was OK but he only got his opportunity because Coady, Boly and Saiss all moved on rather than Kilman taking their place.

10.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 12:19:16
yes from kilmans money so zero from the owners in fosun we trust may apply to you but not me

11.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 12:19:28
123 i'm sure you moan for the sake of it.

12.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 12:28:43
123northst i'm not sure you understand the definition of bear minimum. Signing 4 player and looking to sign more definitely isn’t bear minimum.
And E In bridgenorth I thought you wanted us to be like villa who sell their high value players to be able to buy more. I think you need to make your mind up and maybe research the ffp rules teams have to adhere to, or do you still think we should just ignore them and take point deductions every season?

13.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 14:19:27
Jeff Shi has told us not to expect consistent European football or trophies Goatmark.
This is whilst selling our high value players and replacing them with no PL experience increasing the entrance prices and going with a shirt supplier that no one has heard of to make even more profit.
This is not in line with our Midland rivals as you suggest.

14.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 15:28:21
Stats can prove any point you manipulate it to.

In 22/23 Wolves finished 13th place with 41 points. We then sold or released Neves, Moutinho, Nunes, Collins, Coady, Raul and Adama for ££160m+.

We replaced them with Bueno, Bellegarde, Cunha, B Traore and Doyle and finish up a place lower in 14th but 5 points higher with 46 points meaning that playing wise, we improved.

Not all players have to cost big money.

15.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 15:31:41
These high value players you talk about E, Jota, Neves, Kilman? They didn't have PL experience before we sold them. Look at the ones we've developed Gomes, RAN, H Bueno, Traore, Neto, etc.
Regarding the shirt supplier. Wasn't this our best sponsorship deal ever? Isn't this the way good business works and FFP now?

16.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 15:52:26
Excuse me but isn't it bare as in naked, not bear as in grizzly.

17.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 16:16:36
It is Mike, I realised after sending my response but figured it didn’t really matter. Also I thought I had replied to this thread, didn’t mean to start a new one incase anyone wondered.

18.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 16:44:15
It's no good having a good sponsorship deal on shirts if sales drop dramatically blackfords, and from reading other posters, and by the amount of promos from the club reminding me they're for sale the new kit isn't flying as in other years. This will most probably even out over the season when protesting and holidays are over, especially if we enjoy a good one, but sadly a branded shirt carries abit more 'kudos' fom a buying/wearing point of view.
Maybe the profit margins are greater from the deal but being an oldie who has collected almost every shirt/replicas over time I'm finding it hard to be tempted by this seasons effort and am dreading the black wolf print 2nd strip if the leaked photos are to be believed.
As I say I'm an oldie and as such I'm also lamenting the loss of a membership card in order to save money and go digital. We'll, at least I'll have a drinks bottle and badge!.
Ps. I agree with your comments re players and sadly the business aspect with the shirts if it comes off.

19.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 17:23:44
I bought the replica kit made by that world renowned clothing giant Bukta back in the 1990s.

20.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 17:52:29
And the Nutmeg one!

21.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 18:52:48
One of favourites was the dark nutmeg, goodyear with town (as was then) crest, wandering star. But, maybe because we we back in the prem, the adidas would be my favourite I think.

22.) 26 Jul 2024
26 Jul 2024 19:32:58
My personal favourite is the Sky Blue 1991/92 away kit by Bukta because I was at the ground in either 94 or 95 and managed to get Peter Shirtliff, Geoff Thomas, Mike Stowell, Steve Bull, David Kelly, Mark Venus, Jamie Smith and John De Wolf to sign it.

23.) 27 Jul 2024
27 Jul 2024 06:36:27
That was a catch WS, I hope you've got it framed or well preserved.will be worth a Bob or two.

24.) 27 Jul 2024
27 Jul 2024 11:17:32
At least we don't have to worry about the Adidas boycott.