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29 Jul 2025 10:00:38
Does anyone know if there's any truth to the rumour that Wolves are seriously interested in chasing Franjo Ivanovic? I'd certainly wleome him with open arms if he decided to come here - strong, quick feet, brings those ariund him into playe and scores goals for fun. I know Benfica have had an offer rejected but it was a low one. How likely are we to get in there and gazump them, the way we've been beaten to the punch so often in recent years?
1.) 29 Jul 2025 10:25:51
I read that Pagham and although you never know, my advice would be don't hold your breath, unless Wolves prove to be really serious about this one.
2.) 29 Jul 2025 13:47:14
From what I've read Union want 21mill euros plus add on and a percentage of any sell on Benfica have only offered 17mill plus add ons. If Wolves are serious just pay more than Benfica to try and get deal done.
3.) 29 Jul 2025 16:12:30
Apparently it's all agreed. Flight and medical arranged, he's off to Benfica.
4.) 29 Jul 2025 16:49:58
Tim 156 does not surprise me one little bit Wolveas won't pay the money if over 25mill euros I've said before but that is if the Storey is true.
5.) 29 Jul 2025 17:04:56
Just seen were we interested in the first place.
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05 Sep 2025 13:09:52
There seems to be a growing feeling amongst fans on here - one I'm starting to share - that Toti isn't worth his place in the side at present after a handful of shaky performances. For me he has never really seemed to fit the traditional image of a captain on the pitch anyway and I was surprised when he was given the role in the first place. Now that his place in the starting eleven is coming under such close scrutiny, it seems there are those who feel this presents a problem. Sorry but can't agree. If his selection can't be justified on the strength of recent performance on the pitch, he should not be playing. If he's the best choice as club captain - far from obvious for me - why can't we have a different leader on the pitch? I know JSL may have had his head turned for a few crucial days whilst under extreme pressure to consider his long term future, he is a far better fit for the role of motivator on the pitch and those few minutes v West Ham produced the most spirited performance we've seen from Wolves so far this season. If we have to rule out Andre and Joao because they have a lot on their plate and will inevitably miss matches through suspension as the season wears on, I personally would give this a go. Any thoughts? Ready to be shot down, of course.
1.) 05 Sep 2025 14:24:21
That's a good call, JSL has the respect of the squad and he is level headed. A darling of the club and great command of English. Would be a just reward for his continuation with the club.
2.) 05 Sep 2025 15:18:13
Fair assessment PaghamWolf I mentioned the other day, only players pretty much guaranteed to start are JSL, Sa, Joao and I thought Andre until recently. On last seasons form Agbadou as well, be interesting to see what VP does. I get the feeling he will persevere with Toti, with Agbadou and our new signing as the back 3 for now. If the mistakes and slow hesitant play continues though surely he has to change.
3.) 05 Sep 2025 16:04:10
I mentioned jsl way back pegham, he seemed to be the natural mouthpiece directing and supporting Hoever verbally when he was struggling. Is he an on field captain or more club captain I don't know but one things for certain, we need somebody with wisdom and experience to show some mettle and unify us. Who? Dunno.
4.) 05 Sep 2025 16:29:11
In fairness I do think we are all doing what us fans always do and over complicating this whole captains debate ?
Let's not forget that VP himself seemed reluctant to name a single person which is why he went with the Leadership group approach:
"I will decide the four captains and I believe they can help us inside and outside the pitch, "
Those four were Toti, Sa, Gomes and Doherty. So in fairness to VP he's kind of pre-emptively fixed this problem. Personally I think it's time for Toti to get a break and put on the bench (as much to protect his confidence as anything else). Then it's just a simple case of VP choosing the best option on the day for the next match, with the decision hopefully being helped along by who's working hardest in training ?
5.) 05 Sep 2025 16:32:25
Joao or Agbadou for me. Both natural leaders.
6.) 05 Sep 2025 16:46:33
I think you've actually got to ask two questions;
1. If Toti doesn't play who does, because VP likes his centre backs to be quick and good with the ball which eliminates Bueno and Doc, Mosquera might be an option but he's got to get match fit first.
2. How was the captain chosen? At the end of July the squad were all asked to vote who they believed was the most underrated member of the squad. Toti got the majority of votes including votes from Munetsi, Bellegarde, Hwang and even Joao (who many are suggesting for captain).
It's a reasonable assumption that this respect that he commands from his peers weighed heavily in his selection as captain!
7.) 05 Sep 2025 18:41:42
So you're suggesting that Toti is Captain because he's the most underrated? Or have I read your post incorrectly?
8.) 05 Sep 2025 18:51:43
Toti was voted most underrated by a majority of the team, i.e. most of the squad value him higher than he is generally perceived by outsiders. The squad really rate him and like him.
9.) 05 Sep 2025 19:00:07
Or Mol Toti's been outspoken within his peer group about the amount of game time he got last season and this was his friends way of trying to push him up the pecking order? Just because a friend thinks your good at something doesn't always mean your the best choice. I'm sure VP knows what he's doing with it so time will tell. All I would say is that VP has been adamant that he wanted another left sided cb and he got it in Krecji. Not only did he get it but we paid top price, I can't see us doing that unless VP thought he would be starting most matches to be honest ?
10.) 05 Sep 2025 21:21:50
I'm with BullysBoy 11. I think the whole captain debate in football is overstated. It's not like cricket where the captain is essentially responsible for on field tactical management. What a football team needs is strong characters throughout the group to motivate, lift and inspire those around them, but any one of that number could be the nominal captain on the day.
That said, while I don't hold with the importance of a single designated captain, the fact that we are struggling to find even one player from our team to fit the bill, suggests we may have a problem!
11.) 05 Sep 2025 21:50:05
I would add that the captain should have vision and ability to verbally command situations, when you bandy the armband around I think you lose the later. Hwang was wearing it the other night whilst being hardly involved . Larsen hasn't worn it but seems listened to. Sa can see the game in front of him and line up his defence but he can't speak with the ref at thr other end or middle of the pitch Matty.
12.) 06 Sep 2025 11:25:26
BullysBoy II I'm not sure that rings true as the only players to play more than Toti las season were Ait Nouri, J Gomes and Semedo.
You may be right about the reasons about signing a LCB, but it's maybe more a case of balancing the squad with another left footed defender, 3 CBs can accommodate 2 left footers.
I still maintain that Toti was our second best CB last season (not hard I know) and unless Mosquera can get/stay fit and prove his ability Toti is our still our 2nd/3rd choice CB.
For me the pecking order is Agba, Krejci (hopefully), Toti, Mosquera, Bueno, Doherty
13.) 06 Sep 2025 16:54:31
Fair enough Mol, I like Toti but I do think his positioning/awareness and passing can let him down at times. He also needs to stop picking up silly red cards if he's going to be a reliable CB. For me, if fully fit and injury free I actually think Mosquera could be our best CB. Problem is that he's yet to successfully make it through a full three months of playing Prem footy! Let hope that this is HIS year!
21 Jan 2025 21:11:48
I accept that this won't be a universally popular view but personally, if a good offer comes in for RAN, I'd be delighted to take the money and run. For far too long now he's been allowed to rest on the laurels of his undoubted skills and it seems to have bred a confidence in him that is out of all proportion to the end product. Time and again in the last 18 months he's let us down defensively.
No full-back worthy of the name would give his opposing winger the time and space to cross as frequently as he does and the difference last night once Semedo came over to deal with Madueke was embarrassingly stark. Even when going forward he seems more focussed on showing off his trickery than finding the right pass and last night's second goal was as embarrassing as it was predictable.
dangerous pass infield to a player who was heavily marked, casual stroll back to let Cuccurella steal in unmarked, shrug of the shoulders to pass it all off as someone else's fault for not making a challenge.If Man U want him, that's great news rather than a disaster as far as I'm concerned. His body language recently has said it all - head down, shoulders drooped. He could learn a lot from Joao Gomes who absolutely drove himself into the floor last night.
1.) 21 Jan 2025 21:22:37
I said in an earlier post that AIT is not suitable to a 4-4-2.
In a 3-5-2 / 5-3-2, he should be used in the hole behind the strikers.
2.) 22 Jan 2025 06:03:37
Couldn't agree more Pagham, I'm sure in the right team with the right manager RAN can be a very good player, but he'd need to maintain his input and concentration, which he seems to struggle with at wolves.
He should have been replaced at half time the other night.
10 Dec 2024 11:41:06
I am aware I'm swimming against the tide and I promise I mean no disrespect for anyone on here who is seething at the current situation, but is getting rid of GON really going to keep us up? As has been said several times on here already, no one worth having is going to want the job with hands tied behind his back and the raging certainty that managing somehow to survive is going to be rewarded by a firesale of our best assets.
The post-match interviews last night were really revealing. Doc surely put to bed any suggestion that GON has lost the dressing room and was fulsome in his praise for what is being done on the training pitch. Does anyone honestly believe that no mention in the week was made of the importance of making sure that someone as dangerous in the air as Soucek needs special attention at the far post? Or Pinnock just a matter of weeks ago?
Or that Bowen needs to be kept away from his left foot in the area? You can coach as much as you like but individual errors are usually down to the player rather than the coach and the plain and simple truth is that we have defenders who are not physically imposing enough and not of Premiership standard. If a new manager - and it's a very big if - is somehow able to do something about that, there's not going to be an overnight turnaround and the potentially vulnerable sides above us will be way out of reach by then.
As long as we have owners whose priority is to sell off quality and replace with promising youngsters we're going to be a yoyo club at best. Nuno knew it and look what he's doing at Forest. That should have been us. For me, I think I'd rather stay with GON for as long as the players are behind him and see if there's some way out of this mess.
1.) 10 Dec 2024 12:06:48
No idea where we go from here, if anyone wanted the job, who thought they could keep us up surely it would have happened by now.
2.) 10 Dec 2024 13:41:16
The problem being Pagham by keeping GON are we sleepwalking into relegation, only a change will tell us that one way or the other. I know the club are planning to sign a defender or two in January and there are no guarantees that a new guy would do any better.
But our form did tail off last season so although he kept us up his record isn't great.
3.) 10 Dec 2024 16:56:17
If players want to leave for a higher paycheque, that is their right according to the current rules.
Not sure what you propose Fosun do otherwise.
Run down their contract until there is less or no value when they leave, maybe?
Please clarify your position.
4.) 10 Dec 2024 17:07:32
Sorry WO what current rules are they, because if a players under contract it's still up to the club if/how they sell them?! What I would propose Fosun do is to manage contracts properly (like every other club in the league)! Case and point Leminas contract is up at the end of the season and still we have yet to tie him down to a new contract! It's basic club management and shouldn't be as tricky as Fosun make it look! ?
5.) 10 Dec 2024 17:37:30
Fosun got it badly wrong by not backing nuno when he needed it trying to change the style of play.but not having the players to do it due to lack of funds.what top manager would want to work under fosun knowing their policy?.jose certainly wouldnt.only another out of work manager like gon was.and fosun don't want to pay him off so wer stuck with gon for the forseeable.remember bmouth fans although grateful for keeping them up didn't want him ther.
6.) 10 Dec 2024 17:41:32
Not sure we'd want to stretch ourselves to keep Lemina anyway Bully's . He's never really been much more than a journeyman midfielder and although he can produce the odd worldie (pass to Cunha at Fulham) he does make lots of errors just like the bulk of the squad!
Some good points there Pagham. I've thought for some time that we've got a collective bunch of Championship defenders whose frailties have been exposed for a long time and it's only because of the brilliance of a few (mainly Neto last season even though he only played half a season)that we weren't in the mire come May 2024. We can all hazard a guess as to whose fault it is but I reckon that Fosun are more culpable than O'Neil (who isn't blameless obviously) because I doubt the extent of his influence on transfer policy or the identity/position of those who are acquired.
7.) 10 Dec 2024 18:06:10
Old- I get that he's not up to those that came before him (Neves or Moutinho) but he's still capable of being a decent squad player. More to the point we paid around £9m for him and if under contract he'd still have a sell on value. We can't keep spending decent money on players and then letting them leave on a free, all it does is add to our money issues and sadly is just another example of Fosuns complete inability to manage a club properly! ?
8.) 10 Dec 2024 18:10:24
Can't argue with that Bully's.
02 Dec 2024 16:25:07
Just throwing this out there to see what the rest of you think. Six months ago, when Guedes was making it abubdantly clear that his number one priority was to get away from the club at all costs, I'd never have given him any chance of making his way back into the squad, let alone the team, but is it maybe time now to give him a go and see what he can do? He's come off the bench a few times and shown enough to suggest that he's now very much a part of the family. Added to that he's shown at least as much desire to get forward and take on defenders as others like Bellegarde, and his contribution to Larsen's second goal on Saturday followed hard on the heels of his first league goal against Fulham. Are we ready yet to forget the sins of the past and give him a go to see exactly what he has to offer or are the wounds still far too deep? Personally I'd like to see him start instead of Bellegarde and link up with Cunha and Larsen but maybe I'm a little too quick to forgive. Over to you guys.
1.) 02 Dec 2024 17:06:48
Any player who is prepared to commit himself when he's on the pitch is fine by me. It's basic professionalism, in any job or work place staff are looking to get away, overtly or covertly. As long as Guedes is putting a shift in on the pitch, (to quote a former manager) he's been selected and should be allowed to get on with playing. The same with Fabio if and when he returns.
2.) 02 Dec 2024 17:29:16
Guedes has got his head down this season tbf to him and i've started to notice smiles from him too.
He deserves a chance afterall we gave Afobe a second chance after he couldn't wait to go on his first spell with us.
3.) 02 Dec 2024 17:39:14
I was surprised to see Gomes used before Guedes who is faster and more experienced _____ Garys selection again!
4.) 02 Dec 2024 18:48:55
To be completely honest there's not many of Saturday's team that performed anywhere near good enough, but when Guedes came on he did at least look interested and made things happen. My guess is though he'll go with Sarabia if he's fit.
5.) 02 Dec 2024 18:59:58
Not noticed the smiles, Rated, or his speed compared to Rodrigo, Derry, but he's worth his chance because Bellagarde is hardly pulling up trees his assist apart. As we all know, thou, it's at the other end of the pitch that we really need sorting out!
6.) 02 Dec 2024 19:32:29
Weve got to look at the 90mins, it's OK coming on as a sub to make an impact, and guedes certainly has that in him, but its how he would fit in from the first whistle.GON is the manager and sees him train, sets out the stall and he obviously believes bellegarde is more suited to the play he imagines.
There only one way to see if guedes is up to doing it GONs way but I don't think he'll get it.
7.) 02 Dec 2024 19:40:39
Knowing GON he will go with Hwang first, wish I knew what he sees in him. I would certainly put Guedes and Doyle before him.
8.) 02 Dec 2024 19:58:17
Bellegarde and r gomes are both garbage.id start guedes or forbs instead of either.and as for gon.he showed how clueless he really is with that team selection v bmouth.the fool.but moyes! really.wed only want rid of him nxt ssn.id rather go for solksjar
9.) 02 Dec 2024 20:31:54
Yes Bux, certainly showed his tactical prowess at Man U.??
10.) 02 Dec 2024 20:44:32
Forbs isn't exactly setting the wing on fire is he, I forgot he'd come on the other day if I'm honest.
Guedes is showing some promise though.
11.) 03 Dec 2024 04:02:30
I assume he told Gary that he wants to leave and that is why his game time is limited.
Gary will play players who want to be here.
He's playing well but he still might want to leave in January. Some people are just not into cold and rain.
12.) 03 Dec 2024 13:04:31
It's balmy on this side of the Atlantic, Handsome.Furthermore, he originally blotted his copybook in the heights of summer.
13.) 03 Dec 2024 14:01:37
Maybe he looked at what January weather is like. And maybe that is why he is playing well now - balmy weather.
Do you think people just look at the weather in the summer and assume it will be like that year round. And if you look, he didn't do poorly considering his minutes, people just didn't like the fact that he doesn't knee slide and kiss the badge. Note: He still isn't knee sliding or kissing the badge.
03 Feb 2025 10:25:48
Hard to tell from highlight reels but he looks like a big unit who loves a tackle and a block and is good in the air. Maybe offers more physicality to our midfield and a willingness to get from box to box. I guess only time will tell but if nothing else he doesn't look as if he's one to shy away from a challenge
18 Jan 2025 10:36:51
Agree 100% Wolfthistle. Good in the air, strong in the tackle, good eye for a pass and his first instinct is to get the ball forward rather than back. He'd be a terrific signing if we can get it over the line.
18 Jun 2024 10:43:18
I know highlight reels on You Tube can be misleading but, given his age, this looks like a really exciting signing . even more so if Chelsea were remotely interested. The boy looks to be a genuine prospect, a terrific athlete and an instinctive footballer. I just pray it's not another Fabio false dawn. Well done to everyone connected with bringing this signing to fruition.
11 Jan 2024 09:00:53
My brother is a diehard Leeds fan and is in absolute despair every time Bamford's name is on the team sheet. One absolute screamer against Peterboro last weekend doesn't make him a PL striker . or even a good Championship one. Not for me, thank you
07 Jul 2025 10:28:01
How good to see a Wolves player timing his run in at the far post and scoring. His instincts were immaculate. RIP Diogo . always in our thoughts
17 Apr 2025 10:01:08
Excellent example, TFIOG. Thank you for that. Even my brain, normally a financial vacuum whenever talk strays into such matters, was able to follow it.
04 Feb 2025 13:10:50
Definitely agree with the above posts re Guedes. I was calling for him to be given a go a couple of months ago as it's not easy to change your attitude and yet his efforts when coming on as a perpetual sub were always a credit to him. He's not the finished article, particularly when it comes to finishing, but his intelligent runs and his developing partnership with Cunha are really encouraging. I agree . it is almost like a new signing
07 Jan 2025 10:34:17
With you 100% on this, Greyleg. Apart from anything else, we're just setting ourselves up for a slap in the face because if there's anything in this life that's certain, it's that we'll always end up with egg on our faces. MGW is the sort of person who will thrive on the abuse being aimed at him and make us pay. Whatever we think of him, we'd be better off ignoring him altogether.
17 Jul 2024 10:17:16
Agree entirely Lostcity and BoSWolf. Before this pre-season tour I'd have said get rid of him but by all accounts he's tearing up trees and givi9ng off all the right messages . apart from that flash of temper of course. If this was a genuine attempt to show he cares about his team mate, I'd say give him a go.