01 Sep 2026 22:49:08
I think the loan market is still open ain't it?
01 Sep 2026 23:21:00
Anyone still hoping Fosun and their employees were telling the truth about this transfer window? The only truth I can see is that nothing has changed in reality, and personally I never expected it to.
I said I would keep my powder dry until the window closes, but I believe that Wolves are in the Championship because that's where Fosun want us to be.
The 'push for promotion' is, and always was, just hot air to keep the gullible onside.
They have no intention of developing the club and never did. In my eyes, they are a sorry joke and need to clear off before the damage is irreparable, if it's not already.
02 Sep 2026 06:44:04
Longmynd, I get that people are disappointed and feel lied to, but honestly to suggest Fosun would prefer to be in Championship is beyond ridiculous given the massive increase in revenue the Premier League provides.
The reality is, when the fans forum was held, Rob Edwards was in charge, and he didn’t want players like Munetsi, Lopez, Doyle, Traore, Sasa, etc. who were out on loan, so of course they were planning to lose them, plus others who wanted to leave, and so would have needed to replace a lot of players.
When they decided to sack Rob and bring in Cesar, this changed, as he assessed the players, including those coming back from loan, and wanted to keep players Rob didn’t, so suddenly we weren’t losing so many, and so in reality with CSR we couldn’t just bring in loads of new players.
I suspect Cesar will be disappointed we haven’t signed a couple more quality attackers, but otherwise the squad is still pretty strong for the Championship despite last night's result.
02 Sep 2026 06:56:09
Flea71, at last, some sense on here.
02 Sep 2026 07:41:41
So, after 8 years of decline, with only one outcome inevitable and nothing done to reverse it, maybe it's not as ridiculous as you imply, Flea.
The introduction of the current transfer policy and the complete lack of any development of the ground and incomes has guaranteed that.
Yes, the Prem brings higher incomes, but also higher costs, wages, transfer fees, etc., which is why, every window, they sold off our best players to subsidise the operating costs. Even with those higher incomes, the books didn't balance, which is not sustainable without further investment, and that's not happening.
Why was European competition, and the initial ambition, effectively abandoned to be replaced by the subsequent decline?
So, managed decline, naivety, gross negligence or incompetence. Personally, I find it hard to believe that the owners of a multi $Bn empire are the latter.
Water will always find its own level, unless it's pumped, of course, and I see no evidence of that, just more of the same old, same old.
02 Sep 2026 09:27:02
Hi Longmynd, I'm not arguing that Fosun's actions didn't make relegation almost inevitable - it was just the statement that they want us to be in the Championship that I dispute, as it makes zero economic sense from their perspective. Yes, costs increase in the Premier League, but revenues far outstrip it. Our issue is we don't just want to maintain the Steve Bull Stand, we want it vastly upgraded, which is a huge cost, so paying for this needs either massive investment from owners, a profit from the playing revenue, or a mix of both.
Currently, I think Fosun aren't prepared to fund this solely themselves, so the rest of the operation needs to run at a profit; hence, with parachute payments and sales, we are in profit despite signings, and a reduced wage bill (although maybe not a dramatically reduced wage bill, given Andre's new contract and what Jimenez and Trippier are likely to be on). I also think the club have been stung in the past by agent fees, whereas this summer we appear to have barely used a certain agent, other than for the manager replacement.
02 Sep 2026 12:33:42
But why else would they continue with a course of action that makes "relegation almost inevitable" if that is the last thing they wanted to happen. Why would they employ a Coach in preparation for the Championship with still 78 points to play for, resignation or design?
Either way, Fosun knew this would happen, but still they did little to stop it, which in my book makes them complicit.