29 Sep 2026 08:47:33
Don't think i'm pro Fosun but reading reports of how the two Machester clubs are being run with 114 charges against one of them and the other nearly a Billion pounds in debt having to sell pieces of turf to raise funds, so are we that bad off? i know it's not great, but if we were in their position, what do you think would happen to us - liquidation?
29 Sep 2026 09:08:14
I do not think it can happen, Fosun would not allow a liquidator.
29 Sep 2026 14:18:25
Ah, those were the days Baza.
29 Sep 2026 16:10:54
B Hill
Wolves have not broken the rules.
They sold players to ensure that they did not but sadly that also ensured they got relegated.
Relegation is a massive financial blow - despite what Jeff said - and it has to be possible that if Wolves don't go up this year then yes some sort of financial reckoning will face Wolves.
City seemingly broke rules and not only won numerous trophies but also made billions (note the s) of pounds more in revenue.
Hence my comment re the punishment - why should Wolves obey the rules and face the v v harsh consequences if there are no consequences to breaking them.
United however are not in any real trouble.
Although they lose money steadily, every year for the last 7 apparently, and have, as you say, a mountain of debt. Eventually this will bite but it is unlikely to be in the near future.
This is due to the sheer scale of their operations - they will turnover something like 6x what Wolves will turnover this year - and their ability to attract investment.
Ps Note that whilst they lost less than £90m pre player sales last year, Wolves lost something like £128m and have almost zero ability to attract investors.
29 Sep 2026 20:06:24
Not sure relegation is all down to selling off your better players. Obviously doesn't help, but a combination of selling good players & replacing with poor or average players is probably the real reason for our demise. Brighton for example are a great example of the model we should be following.
They must have a fantastic recruitment/scouting network as they sell off their better players at huge profits & somehow manage to replace with either a player or players of equal or better quality at very low cost & keep repeating this cycle.
29 Sep 2026 21:47:14
Of course Blackfords selling v poorly and buying even worse is the reason Wolves went down.
However if they had been as well run financially as some of the other clubs in the Prem, ( or had simply cheated), they wouldn't have needed to sell any of their better players.
I have compared them to Brentford regularly in the past but also see my comment on Wolves profitability v Man U despite the cost United have of carrying that mountain of debt.
It goes without saying that if Wolves hadn't sold the good players the squad could/would still be v good and the club would not have been relegated.
ps you are absolutely correct re Brighton but i am sceptical if it is possible long term - see Southampton who were the poster boys for this for years but ended up getting relegated.
29 Sep 2026 22:36:38
Relegation is due to Wolves picking British managers who aren't experienced enough.
But most people liked it because they are British.
30 Sep 2026 08:33:27
I'm not sure a combo of Wenger and Klopp could have kept last year's squad in the Prem.
The decline and fall went on under both English and overseas managers so I am not certain that you can simply blame Edwards and/or GON.
30 Sep 2026 20:14:45
Hardly, Handsome. Just look at where Wolves were when the British managers you refer to were appointed (bottom for Edwards -2 points after 11 games- and beginning of season for O'Neil after the Lopetegui will he won't he saga left him with no pre season or preparation time; still finished 14th, ie midish table).
Maybe you should search out another scapegoat for Fosun's inadequacies. O'Neil hardly covered himself in glory in the following season but you need to level your accusations somewhat higher up the food chain.