04 May 2026 19:55:06
First The Points.
Forest are loving life with Vitor.
04 May 2026 20:42:24
Let's see how he does next season.
04 May 2026 21:09:39
I'll give it about a 75% chance he won't go more than 22 more matches at Forest. 12 clubs in 15 years, and only at 3 of them has he managed more matches in charge than the 38 that WWFC were generous/naive enough to allow.
05 May 2026 07:25:19
Let's see if he spends his transfer budget as wisely as he did at Wolves!
05 May 2026 09:14:01
Since Fosun have owned Wolves, we have had 9 different managers/head coaches.
In the same timeframe, Vitor Perreira has managed 9 different clubs.
05 May 2026 11:15:44
Yes, Fosun have been pretty poor in some regards when choosing managers. However, in fairness to Vitor, he did manage to outlast the hapless Walter Zenga, who managed about 17 games in charge.
05 May 2026 11:23:39
In a way, VP and Jeff Shi were made for each other, the perfect storm. VP presumably acquiesced in the most disastrous transfer window in Fosun's reign last summer. Jeff declared himself very satisfied; didn't get every target, but got 90%. That transfer window left us mortally wounded as a club.
What the hell was VP doing, letting that happen? Lopetegui at least walked when he saw the writing on the wall. The wall and the writing were a whole lot bigger last summer, but VP did nothing. Maybe he knew, but was just being cynical in waiting for the inevitable sack and payoff.
05 May 2026 11:52:19
I think you've pretty much nailed it in that last sentence there, Deep. Cause, do you remember how, at the time when he signed, it was right at the end of the window and we still hadn't won, leading many of us to question why give him a new contract before the first win of the season?! Well, in hindsight, I suspect VP knew exactly what he was doing, having just had a front row seat for the entire circus that was our transfer window.
Peeps can say what they want about the signings, but not a single one of them was VP's first choice; in fact, many of them (both full backs) weren't even in his top three picks! VP saw what a complete mess the squad was in, and ensured, under such circumstances, that he got a decent payday. I don't especially blame him. It's on the club to manage such situations, and good old Jeff was asleep at the wheel, as usual! ?
05 May 2026 15:01:05
Bully, if VP signed the new contract knowing what a complete mess the club was in, it doesn't say much for his professional standards nor for the numbskull who offered it. VP was obviously looking after Number One when he signed. First the pounds, then the escape route?