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08 Feb 2026 19:31:49
On a lighter note, what’s happening with the Steve Bull stand refurbishment? Jeffrey Shi was about to get it all signed off in December 2025.
The stadium would have had a full rebuild, with the ability to stage rock concerts and the 2024 Champions League final, but Wolverhampton Council were refusing to assist Jeff with his vision.
Seriously though, is the Steve Bull getting a rebuild? It’s nice that the city of Wolverhampton has a football stand mentioned in the Domesday Book, but it desperately needs a complete rebuild.
08 Feb 2026 08:23:11
Someone has to say this, and I’ll get slated, but take Mane out of the team and Rob Edwards’ Wolves side would be on, at best, four points. RE is woefully out of his depth in the Premier League. He might get Wolves out of the Championship but then back in the PL Wolves will be back to square one. Yes he’s inherited a bad side, but without Mane he has made almost no difference to the mess that VP left behind. Edwards does not have the ability to coach in the Premier League. Look at his stats as a head coach. In reality at 43 years of age he’s had eight clubs, and I’m certain that he’s only had a 50% win rate at one club.
I won’t check because I prefer to work on memory, but I think he only surpassed the 50% win rate at Forest Green Rovers. Yesterday’s game against Chelsea showed just how inept his decision making is. He created a system that was never going to work so he could shoehorn players into the team. The back four that he thought would be suitable against Chelsea was horrendously exposed, and it was embarrassing to watch.
1.) 08 Feb 2026 09:37:29
Not sure if it's worth being in the PL with our current owners. Please tell me with Fosun what Manager either with pedigree or ambition are we going to attract. That goes with players also.
2.) 08 Feb 2026 10:01:21
Up to yesterday I thought it would be best to carry on with Rob to the end of the season but I agree with you Name he dropped an absolute clanger with 4 at the back yesterday. He stated in his post match interview he had learnt things from the first half performance which again is worrying as some of the failures were obvious and have been talked about on this platform for some while.
1. Hwang should be dropped doesn’t offer much going forwards makes calamitous mistakes going backwards failed to track back yesterday for the third goal.
2. Doc great servant to the club but cannot play in the prem as a full back.
3. We play better with 5 at the back
4. Mosquera has great energy and a danger going forwards but is impetuous and has a terrible mistake or sending off lurking at any moment.
5. Jo Gomes and Andre are similar players and if he wants to play Angel Gomes he needs to choose one or the other or drop Andre back in to centre back where he plays well.
I feel Robs had long enough to work with the players and realise their strengths and weaknesses. I checked yesterday for Wolves and Luton he has won 7 in 52 matches in the Prem. Let’s hope he makes the obvious changes from yesterday’s selection and he gets to 8 wins on Wednesday night against Forest.
On another note the club should give a refund to everyone who got soaked yesterday. As has been said before the Graham Hughes stand is unacceptable and the roof on the Stan Cullis doesn’t protect the seats at the front. Wolves fans deserve much better!
3.) 08 Feb 2026 10:27:04
I stand corrected. Rob Edwards, as a head coach, hasn’t achieved a win ratio of more than 50%. He managed 50% with the England U16 team - and that was during a three game stint.
A dreadfully thought out Jeff Shi appointment. If Fosun truly accept their mistakes and want to correct the numerous wrongs that have occurred under their recent ownership, then they need to look at the coaching set up. Angel Gomes and Adam Armstrong are two positive signings, so it would seem that Fosun are preparing for a promotion push in the Championship. Sadly, I think Rob Edwards could derail that ambition.
4.) 08 Feb 2026 11:18:27
What a poor performance again no obvious tactics the less said about Hwang the better as for the two new signings A Gomes is no better than Andre maybe not as good Armstrong runs around but little more might as well played some of the u21 surely there are some more Mateus Mane like players their
5.) 08 Feb 2026 12:05:50
‘it would seem that Fosun are preparing for a promotion push in the Championship’
I they are then they are dreaming. I’ll be happy if we don’t go down to league 1.
I genuinely love the optimism on here and I admit I’m a pessimist but I was right about this season when I predicted relegation back in July and August.
(Actually I have to admit I was wrong to a certain extent as I confidently predicted a 19th place finish - so maybe we will have a promotion push after all ? )
6.) 08 Feb 2026 14:21:38
3GWolf. When you predict relegation all the time, getting it right once is not really very impressive.
7.) 08 Feb 2026 16:18:03
Did Armstrong touch the ball?what use is Hwang?
Mosquera apart from a stupid and obvious push, I thought was quite good, Tolu, Mane also but the rest were not very good at all.
1st half we looked completely out of our depth then we won the 2nd half, can anyone explain because I don't think Edwards can?
8.) 08 Feb 2026 17:24:21
Hang on HL. What are you talking about?
I predicted relegation at the start of this season and stuck to that prediction ever since. I didn’t predict relegation any other season.
And I wasn’t looking to be impressive, I was just owning up to being a pessimist and predicting we wouldn’t be involved in a promotion push next season.
9.) 08 Feb 2026 19:09:14
Tdbridgo, if I'm not mistaken Armstrong provided the ball to tolu to score.
10.) 08 Feb 2026 20:44:01
It's got me scratching my head, Nameand number, so I'll ask. How can you have a 50% win ratio in three games? I know that you like to work from memory but you'll need to check that one out.
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08 Feb 2026 15:53:22
I think Wolves will get to about 14 points but it might take until the final game of the season. We have a tough run of games coming up but it then eases up towards the end of the season. I’m just praying Wolves don’t get humiliated by Grimsby.
08 Feb 2026 10:37:06
I suspect yesterday’s game was the beginning of the end for Rob. That lineup and formation was diabolical in the extreme. I’m listening to The Wolves Report tonight because I know Nocky and Tyler will have an interesting viewpoint on RE’s tactics.
I second what someone else on here has alluded to, I fully believe Hwang’s injury was either faked or used as an excuse to bring Krejci on and switch to a back five without making Edwards look a clueless pillock.
08 Feb 2026 10:27:04
I stand corrected. Rob Edwards, as a head coach, hasn’t achieved a win ratio of more than 50%. He managed 50% with the England U16 team - and that was during a three game stint.
A dreadfully thought out Jeff Shi appointment. If Fosun truly accept their mistakes and want to correct the numerous wrongs that have occurred under their recent ownership, then they need to look at the coaching set up. Angel Gomes and Adam Armstrong are two positive signings, so it would seem that Fosun are preparing for a promotion push in the Championship. Sadly, I think Rob Edwards could derail that ambition.
07 Feb 2026 17:33:17
Hwang was bloody awful. Probably not his fault though as Edwards’ formation was laughable. Didn’t make one ounce of sense.
07 Feb 2026 17:08:02
I have everything against RE after seeing that starting XI and formation. What was he thinking? The worst back four setup I’ve ever seen, especially with the players available. RE will always make too many naive decisions. He’s not a PL level manager. What’s the point in him getting Wolves promoted from the Championship when he’ll be immediately out of his depth. Bloody Jeff strikes again.