23 Aug 2026 12:20:07
Few things to whinge about after watching yesterday's game and reading today's news. One thing to speak about with great joy.
Mane frustrates me more and more as the weeks pass by. A selfish player who makes so many poor decisions. He's undoubtedly talented, but he needs taking out of the team. Against Preston, Rodrigo Gomes was far more effective than Mane. Mane demands the ball and far too often does nothing with it.
Fer Lopez is a cut above everyone else in the Wolves squad - probably everyone else in the Championship. If Wolves keep him and he remains injury free, Wolves will pick up a lot of wins.
Finally, Wrexham with ambitious owners are currently in the process of building a new £70 million stand at the Racecourse Ground. £18 million of public funding will help with the cost.
I won't be too hasty in blaming Fosun for their lack of ambition, and for being outthought by two Hollywood actors.
Jeff Shi was simply given too much power, and Fosun were too naive in their trusting of his ability and intentions. Jeff Shi will probably rank as the worst CEO in Premier League history. A man who knew nothing about football, had no interest in football, and no interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers. A truly arrogant man who stole a fabulous wage for many years.
Do Fosun have any plans for the Molineux stadium? Surely Fosun must see that unless Wolves significantly increase their income, they will not be able to compete in the Premier League. Jeff Shi attempted to build a record label to rival the Sony Music Group, but that failed. Silly Jeff.
23 Aug 2026 14:22:18
Mane is wasted out wide on the left imo, he's more a No10, but we have Ferlo for that. To be fair, had Lopez not scored after that run for the first, we would be saying the same, as he could have put Mane in.
I think we will enjoy Ferlo for one season, then he'll be snapped up by the big boys, unfortunately. Enjoyed the 1.2 between Raul and Armstrong. Can't make my mind up in respect of Rodrigo.
23 Aug 2026 17:21:27
I think you're right, Nonsensical. Fosun did put too much faith in Jeff Shi and left him in place for far too long. They did plan to replace him a few years ago with the guy that chaired Grasshoppers for them, but he chose to leave Fosun to go home to China.
More recently, before they brought in Nathan Shi, there was some talk of an experienced outsider, but that didn't materialise either. Anyway, we'll probably need to wait until we get promoted to see if they've learned anything.