23 Feb 2026 13:19:15
So it looks like we will have the most expensive season ticket in the Championship next season, Shi has said he still wants to act like a Premier League club, it's a pity fosun haven't acted like Premier League owners the last 4 seasons.
All this "we will come straight back up" is delusional, championship is one of the hardest leagues in Europe ( not best, hardest) and there will be a massive and I mean massive turnover of players, which means bedding in a whole new squad give or take 4/5 players. I am genuinely worried about the future of the club under the current ownership.
23 Feb 2026 15:26:11
Much will depend on Fosun & their stance, or, hopefully, change of stance. Keep on going as they have done & we will get out of the Championship in our first season, but not the way they want. They need a complete reset, as this 's***' Gov't of ours keeps saying. If not, there are already two teams who'll come down with us, who I'd suggest are stronger than us & have more desire, especially if it's Forest. Their owner is the complete opposite of Fosun.
Also, how can we attract the likes of Neves, Neto, Patricio, Jimenez, etc., if there's no project, no ambition. Currently, Fosun are the owners who can't afford, or won't pay, the high maintenance required to be a truly competitive PL club. Shame, really, as we were so close, but imo they should sell up now. Leave us as they found us in the Championship, with, hopefully, more ambitious owners who truly understand what it takes to operate a professional football club.
23 Feb 2026 15:43:16
They'll justify the prices by saying Season Ticket prices remain well priced, as it guarantees 4 extra matches compared to this season. The match day tickets are staying at the same price too. Again, the club will say 'we've listened to the fans and decided to freeze the prices as a thank you.' I paid £222 for tickets for me and my son for Arsenal, Villa and Liverpool.
Bristol City, Swansea and Preston don't quite have the same feel. Fosun are well and truly taking us fans for mugs.
23 Feb 2026 17:27:29
Good post, De Wolf.
23 Feb 2026 20:43:56
What did Leicester get points taken away for?
23 Feb 2026 23:03:50
Handsome, financial mismanagement would seem the obvious answer. Wolves have sold off almost an entire team of top half Prem league quality players over the last 5 years to mask its mismanagement, but sadly the club has now almost run out of players of that quality who can be sold for substantial sums. (Hence dropping from the edge of the Champions League to relegation this season.)Consequently, De Wolf is far from alone in being worried about the future of the club.If they think "gate money" - which, at present, does not pay the social security costs the club pays, i.e., is about 6% of costs and will in any case surely be lower next season as attendances drop in the Championship - is the answer to Wolves' crippling concerns, then Wolves' future is genuinely threatened.
24 Feb 2026 14:57:38
I would add to Handsome Lad's question about why Leicester got points taken away. My answer is that their main offence is that they are not Man City or Chelsea. If you cheat, do it big, so big that the spineless authorities are scared of punishing you. Leicester, in the Championship, no problem: put the boot in, and if they end up relegated, so what.
{Ed001's Note - they had already gotten away with the same offence twice before.}