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28 Jan 2026 11:48:58
If I was buying the club (unfortunately I'm not a billionaire) I'd lease the wolf head to fosun on strict terms as an additional income for the club. Then I'd invest in the stadium, academy, fan experiences, corporate, all the things needed to try and make the club sustainable at a higher level. And most importantly have good commercial people for the commercial side of the business, and good football people for the football side of the business.
PSR will still be a problem for whoever owns the club, but if they invest where possible without breaking the rules it at least gives the club a chance of being competitive in the long term.
I wouldn't guarantee promotion next season. Championship is a tough league and if the recruitment isn't spot on in the summer it could be a real slog.
28 Jan 2026 11:43:42
I think this window is the perfect storm of all worst cases. Not staying up or even within a realistic chance of doing so, so no one wants to come. Players been moved on are mainly the summer signings showing what a disaster the previous window was. January is a nightmare to sign anyone decent in at the best of times, but the club have nothing worth offering.
I wouldn't be surprised if no one comes in this window. It's a case of clear out anyone they can to get some cash in, write off the end of the season and then cobble something together for next season. I can see players coming in pre season, but not for big money.
Serious questions need answering about the failure to sign any premier league experience in the summer. Also why so few of our youth prospects make the first team or go out on loan and seem to come back regressing as players and not improving.
14 Jan 2026 10:06:06
Very true. It's all well and good fighting until it's a mathematical impossibility - and they should. However Forest will pick up points. Realistically to get into 17th place as a minimum will take 35 points unless 2 of Forest, Bournemouth or another team fall off a cliff. That means needing 30 points in the second half of the season. At the half way stage 30 points leaves you just outside the top 4.
To turn around a team with 1 win in 20 to top 4 form in 18 games with a difficult January window really is the making of miracles.
06 Nov 2025 12:43:51
Rosenior would be a good shout if he wanted the job, but also if he's given 18 months and not just to the end of the season. If / when we go down changing the head coach again seems a waste unless we go down without a fight.
At the moment we just may have to accept whoever it is due to a lack of pulling power (unless it turns out to be Shi in a tracksuit).
05 Nov 2025 16:30:35
At this rate Jackett or Lambert will be coming back.
09 Jul 2026 17:23:53
It depends which Hwang we get. When he's confident he scores goals... Until he gets an injury. He could score 6 in 8 games, get a knock, and then do nothing for the other 38.
Tough to call, but I don't think you're definitely wrong there, Rated.
08 Jul 2026 12:14:22
If Wolves, long term, want to be able to compete with and be seen amongst the top 30 or 40 clubs, then the ground needs to be redeveloped to around 55,000 capacity, with proper corporate hospitality and the options to use the venue for non football related things as well.
After having the facilities, they then also need to be used wisely, of course.
We should all know money alone guarantees nothing in football, but it does make things easier if you have it.
Otherwise the club will fall further behind in generating revenue, including to local competitor clubs like Smallheath. You then move from not competing in the Premier League to potentially barely competing in the Championship.
08 Jul 2026 12:09:43
FIFA, VAR, Financial Fair Play. It feels like football is becoming scripted. I've been falling out of love with the game for a while, but certain club competitions, and this World Cup, feel like the path to the final is being operated like a WWE fight, where the winners and losers are known in advance by the money people.
This World Cup feels like the one where FIFA have finally truly revealed that sporting integrity has completely gone from football.
07 Jul 2026 08:20:30
I always find the Fosun said we'll be as big as city statements interesting. Simply because I can never find a direct quote committing to it. The best I can find is Jeff Shi saying we can dream to be as big as City, and he thinks Fosun could do it with less investment. I believe that quote is still on Sky somewhere.
The less investment to get there in itself is pie in the sky. The statement isn't a commitment to deliver it. It's a wish. Taking it as any kind of promise, well.
May I also add, I'm happy to be proven wrong on this - that it was promised if someone can find me an actual quote. I'm just saying I've never seen one.
The only commitment I can see they ever actually made was to establish the club in the Premier League. Admittedly that hasn't worked and we all know why.
07 Jul 2026 08:16:19
West Ham have just sold someone for about £80 million. Wolves haven't, and still have players on the books who need moving on. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as just signing new players when ones already at the club need moving on first, and the offers aren't exactly flying in for them.