Wolves Banter

24 Jun 2026 19:05:14
Hardly a stampede for our summer signin……. Same old?

24 Jun 2026 19:42:36
I've heard it's reported that the whole program is being held up because of the delays in the sale of just one player, Joao Gomes. Why would that be the case if true?

24 Jun 2026 21:57:07
I suspect Long, because it's hard to spend money that we don't actually have. I think the Gomes money was likely earmarked for contributing towards Cesar's transfer budget. The cynic in me also wonders if this is why we have suddenly put a low price tag on Mane.

Let's be honest, we don't have a lot of assets worth big money. With Andre tied down, that pretty much leaves Gomes and Mane.

24 Jun 2026 23:22:33
Absolutely Bully's, I suspected our new CEO may want to rescue Wolves from the downward spiral, but everything will have to be funded by the Club, as I doubt Fosun's requirement for Wolves to be self financing remains unchanged. As for Mane, the fact he's been priced to sell confirms this, imo.


As I've posted before, my concerns are that building a team to get promoted is one thing. But what happens then? If Fosun hasn't changed their ways, that's when we'll see it. In which case, it will be a case of 'ok lads back on your heads' and get ready for more struggles in the Prem, or worse.

24 Jun 2026 23:36:18
BB, as usual, a sensible post grounded in reality.
I think posters need to smell the coffee, and realise that a few free transfers, ironically of players who are markedly better than the players currently at the club, are not "below" the club now.
Stability is required after several years of self-induced catastrophic collapse, and a few high quality (if old) pros will bring that in the short term. Without them, Wolves could easily be looking to rebuild from Div 1 next summer
I love the optimism of some, but it's going to be a long and painful summer trying to exit the various overpriced, over-paid, but not very good players that currently fill the squad and replace them with substantially (wages and amort) cheaper, but better players!
With the new SCR coming into effect this year, Wolves simply have to exit a number of them, albeit it will be at not insignificant losses that, ironically, are no longer going to be relevant with the demise of PSR.

24 Jun 2026 11:13:38
Fosun have reportedly put a prove tag of 30 Mil on Mateus Mane.
Thoughts?

24 Jun 2026 12:13:54
Even though he's very young, that does leave the door ajar a bit for a sale, imo.

24 Jun 2026 15:30:56
Needs to be double that, but I would keep him, get an experienced midfielder in, and let him learn from him and Raul.

24 Jun 2026 15:39:43
Will they never learn!!

24 Jun 2026 19:11:23
Agree, Phimans, but only ££££'s register with Fosun, whether Jeff or Nathan... Same objective, change the name, game's the same, nothing changes.

24 Jun 2026 23:33:15
Blackbirds, Simple answer... No.

24 Jun 2026 10:23:18
Relieved that I won’t be seeing VAR in the Championship next season. England vs Ghana last night saw VAR sink to new depths. Absolute stonewall penalty not even reviewed. What excuse will be given? Until humans are removed from the decision making, VAR will continue so be the worst thing ever s*** into civilisation.



It’s almost as bad as the ‘hydration’ breaks.

The older I get, the more cynical I get, the more I hate football. One certainty: the Yanks won’t stop until they’ve ruined the Premier League.

24 Jun 2026 13:30:33
See, we have had to change plans with the pre-season friendly to satisfy the arrogance in Erdington.

23 Jun 2026 13:16:20
So if Madrid now don’t want to pay the money for Gomes, could we get him to stay for one more year? Galatasaray are sniffing around but he could do better than them. Yes, European football on offer but the champ is still better than most of the Super Lig.

23 Jun 2026 16:21:41
VB problem is, if Gomes stays, Wolves have 2 defensive mfs with no goals. Andre, 1 goal; Gomes, I think, 7. No creativity, no goals, that was the problem. Wolves need a creative mf who can score goals.

23 Jun 2026 20:41:01
Wolves should loan him out for a year. Let's see how sincere he is if Wolves make that offer.

24 Jun 2026 10:33:58
It is a nice idea, Handsome, but (sadly) also probs not that simple. It has been pretty clear for months now that selling Gomes is part of the long-term plan, as he is one of the only assets we have that should have gone up in value. So, whilst I'd love to keep him, I fully suspect that cashing in on him was part of the plan when we tied down Andre. Our finances are not good, so I think we will need to find a buyer for him and half the others ASAP! Speaking of, it's nice to see we are keeping Lima, as that also means Jackson is on his way.

He was never the right signing, and is a clear example of the problems we had under Jeff Shi. It's essentially what happens when you don't secure the manager's first, second, or even third choice for a position!

24 Jun 2026 11:22:18
You know we don't have to play them both at the same time, right? And we could play 3 in midfield, like in a 4-3-3...

So, the problem was Jeff, Vitor, Gary, Rob...

and now it's Andre and Gomes? And here I was thinking it was our shocking defence, that seemed headless at times, and a lack of a striker that hurt us... not our best 2 players.

24 Jun 2026 12:06:57
Do you honestly think that Andre and Gomes would stay in a Champ team whilst being happy with rotating?! Absolutely no chance, and neither should they be; for that matter, as a club, we also shouldn't be justifying that level of wage spend unless both players are going to be starting the bulk of our Champ matches.


I don't actually think the tactical side of it would be a problem, as I think together they would dominate midfield enough in the Champ that it wouldn't really matter. I suspect the more realistic problem, as said, will be the balance sheets. Ours don't look good right now!

25 Jun 2026 00:10:19
If it is purely cash not profits that Fosun/Wolves need - and with SCR replacing PSR profits are no longer measured - then Wolves might be able to raise more than enough to fund the rebuild, if that is the only reason Wolves need cash, by
1) selling - albeit at a loss or for modest sums relative to the amounts they were purchased for - all the non required players such as Jackson, Hoever, Santi and Hugo Bueno, Toti, Doyle, Traore, Munetsi, Fer Lopez, Hwang, Sa, Johnstone, Djiga, JRB, Sasa etc etc.
2) Buying on frees a spine of experienced pros and supplementing it with a number of loans and young prospects bought for modest sums - not the £15m + figures some seem to believe Wolves will be spending.



This would enable Wolves to retain the 3 players worth substantial sums, Krejci, Mane and Gomes J (assuming of course that they are willing to stay).

A team of say Pope, Trippier, Yerson, Mings, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, Gomes, Mane, Armstrong, Raul would be highly competitive.
The bench would be made up of further frees, a few Wolves youngsters (Lima, Gomes R, Tolu, etc), some youngsters brought in and maybe a couple of loans.

I strongly suspect, however, that a number of the players I want to keep want out and Wolves probably need the money to pay "other" bills in addition to the rebuild, and so not enough can be raised by selling off the "unwanted" I listed.

22 Jun 2026 21:15:10
Stupid question, I know, but if we have sold 22-23k season tickets, then why don’t we sell more if there is a waiting list? Or do we have to keep a certain amount back for general sale?

22 Jun 2026 21:56:40
Well obvs you have to allow for away allocation, but beyond that, VB, I think the reality is that in modern footy it's not in clubs' interests to push the season ticket model. It's precisely why many Prem clubs have got very militant about missing games. It's just logical, if you think about it, because by their very nature season tickets offer match tickets at a reduced price.

Add to that, those fans going less often are also far more likely to head to the club shop and spend a load of money as well. So, in short, clubs prefer to limit season ticket numbers, cause it just makes more sense financially. 👍

24 Jun 2026 11:25:15
Erm, because there are those of us that work and have families that can't just buy a season ticket and go to every match... is... is this a real question? Surely you're just trying to be funny!?

That's like me saying, "If the club needs money, why don't they just double ticket prices?" not thinking that a lot of fans are on min wage and have life to pay for that would be priced out.

24 Jun 2026 12:18:14
No it's not, it's nothing like saying 'double the ticket prices' because season tickets are generally sold at less than the tickets worth on general sale so it's virtually the opposite. Also stop pretending to be so offended by what was clearly a very simple question where the poster has even put a cavieat on it by saying 'stupid question'!
Haha, I love that you think it's because the club care about there working fans, if that's true then why are some Prem clubs threatening to bounce season ticket holders who have shown decades of loyalty if they miss too many matches?! The club have already sold the seat so if it was just about the fans then why would they care? The truth is like most things in footy it's about money plain and simple, the fact that it helps out some fans that can't afford season tickets is merely a fortunate coincidence for most clubs.


Also What maybe tone done the constant faux outrage eh buddy? It's boring, VB is allowed to ask a question without being treated like he's a moron for asking it 👍

21 Jun 2026 22:24:54
My team for next season.

New GK, Trippier, Santi, Lascalles, Wolfe, Andre, Rodrigo, Manhoef, Doyle, Mane, Jimenez, Traore

Armstrong, Fer, Lima on the bench

I don't think Mosquera, Sa, Krejci, Tolu, Bellegarde and Hugo will be here come the start of the season.

22 Jun 2026 02:44:45
I've got GK Patterson, Rb Trippier, CB Alleyne, Cb Toti, LB Moller Wolfe, CM Andre, Cm Doyle, Cam Rodrigo, Cam Mane, Cam Lopez, St Raul.

22 Jun 2026 09:05:11
Patterson/Meslier, Wolfe/Fry/Webster/Trippier, Andre/Sa Gomes/Mane/Lopez, Raul.

22 Jun 2026 13:35:01
Good u have 12 players there, mate.

22 Jun 2026 14:52:02
I will add mine.

GK - anyone atm. Haha.
LB - Bueno/Wolf.
CB - Santi.
CB - Krejci (if we can keep him).
RB - Trip.
CM - Mane.
CM - Andre.
CM - another CM like Neves.
LW - R Gomes.
RW - Fer Lopez.
ST - Raul/Armstrong.

If we are going all attacking and high pressing that means 4-3-3.



But I would say that Santi, Toti, etc weren't good enough for the Prem. Our defence for a couple of seasons has been calamitous at best.

But who knows what the summer will bring. Or who it will bring in.

22 Jun 2026 15:01:50
Yeah, I was choosing either keeper as an option there. :-P Just hope we start hearing some rumours soon.

22 Jun 2026 19:40:03
Apologies, Boubacar Traore was meant to be on the subs list.

22 Jun 2026 20:34:13
No apologies needed, bro. Good team.