03 Jun 2026 10:31:36
I love Saiiss. The first time his passion was awsome and he play cb but how good has he been latley. Hes getting on and along with Santi at the back whos good but has no pace. We might struggle. I think we need a younger fitting in there.
03 Jun 2026 11:33:08
I have to agree Simon, sadly it would seem that some fans are far to fixated on nostalgia and not enough on the realities of where we find ourselves today! The Champ is a seriously competitive league and these posts suggesting 'getting the band back together' whilst pleasant show a complete lack of respect for the league we are headed to!
I loved Saiss first time around, but when he left he was already showing that he'd lost a yard of pace and that was when he was 33! He's now 36 and has spent the last two season playing in a Saudi league which frankly (for the most part) is below League One level and he's managed just 11 games over two seasons!
I have similar concerns with Raul, who again was fantastic first time round but is also 36 and I suspect would be expecting one of the higher wages at the club. Which is fine if he's starting every game but he hasn't done that since he's moved to Fulham (last season he was mostly used as an impact sub) so suddenly starting 46 games seems like a stretch for me.
Also with this there is a very real danger of filling the squad with 35+ aged players on big wages which can then potentially become a burden if injured or we don't get promoted.
Don't get me wrong I think Trippier is a quality signing, but as others have said we need to consider the Brighton model. That means having one or two (top) older players that can lead the dressing room and wear the armband, for which Trippier is perfect. But it should realistically be one or two players, if you start filling the squad with them it can become a very real issue! Just ask Jack Hayward, who for all his good intentions presided over the now infamous 'Golden Tit' era! Experience is great and we need some, but we also need to create a new squad and move forward and we won't do that as a club by offering high wages to players well past their best simply because they remind of a bygone era when Fosun actually cared for and ran this club properly!
If Nathan is truly serious about righting wrongs then he needs to assemble a squad that can make their own history, not chase the past of Jeff's now sullied history! ??
03 Jun 2026 13:11:47
Wolves need players like Saiss, Raul, and Trippier. We need solid, experienced players who have ability and will turn their guts out for the Wolves. We've had too many chancers and plonkers at the club. Dreamers who think they're talented, leaders, or whatever else they think themselves to be.
Half the players who've been wearing a Wolves shirt over the past few seasons aren't worth a tripe supper.
Wolves also need experienced players of substance to help players like Mane, and other young, talented players that Wolves sign.
03 Jun 2026 19:08:50
Again, though, do we really need a player that didn't make the team for even a third of the matches in the Qatar Star League last year (Saiss)? Playing your guts out is great, but it doesn't mean much if you're not actually up to the standard of the league you're being paid to play in.