Wolves Banter 2

29 Jul 2026 14:42:55
Can anybody on here explain Wolves transfer policy if they have one. So far Wolves have bought in Jiminez, Trippier, and Raffiki Said who is now injured. They sold Gomes plus let Tolu got to Ajax on loan, so Wolves have same squad as last season. Bar the 2 in 2 out plus the loanees coming back. Doyle couldn't even get into an average Birm City side last season. Munetsi, who apart from running a lot is useless, and Traore, who is injury prone.

So where is the midfield apart from Andre, Wolves don't have one imo. Can Jiminez, Sasa and Armstrong play 46 games plus FA cup and Carabou cup. And that's not including the defence which was shocking unless Wolves sign at least 4 or 5 more players. No chance of promotion. And need to get rid of 7,8.or 9 players who are just not good enough but can't see that happening.

29 Jul 2026 15:15:24
I agree with you, DMac. I tried to put a side together of who we have available at the moment, and midfield is Andre and Doyle, with R. Gomes and Mane as wingers. Armstrong supporting Raul.

Then I realised it's not the best. Doyle and Armstrong are both 3ft tall or short, so I'm not confident with that line up. New CM required urgently along with more attacking options.

29 Jul 2026 15:42:18
Banksy 51, can you see anything happening because, at the moment, nothing. Fuson got the 35 or whatever for Gomes and nowt since, says it all. Nathan Shi said things would change, unfortunately he never said what year.

29 Jul 2026 15:48:22
I think Wolves' transfer policy - without being sarcastic - is to buy/own decent players and sell for a profit, but then lose that profit by buying trash. The club's policy is to then get stuck with the trash, meaning they can't sign decent players.

Their scouting mostly involves searching and finding brilliant players, but then refusing to pay the asking price, and losing those players to other teams, who invariably reap the rewards. Or they can't sign the quality players they've scouted because the squad is overloaded with trash.

One player who instantly comes to mind is Alex Scott.

Wolves were in prime position to sign him, but Lopetegui didn't want him. Lops then left the f****** club. Bournemouth will most likely make about £75 million on him. The list goes on. Even before Fosun.

Wolves wouldn't pay the asking price for Jamie Vardy, so Leicester signed him.

Wolves could have signed Harry Maguire, but wouldn't cough up the right amount, so Hull City signed him for the sake of about £1 million.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but when it comes to player trading, Wolves seemingly prefer to buy high and sell low.

29 Jul 2026 16:20:58
Jeff Shi this the whole point the chinese owners haven't got a clue and loose money. that's why i think at the time there were 4 or 5 chinese owners now look Wolves only one left.

29 Jul 2026 16:47:56
Adding to that list:
Ivan Toney.
Vitinia - double Champions League winner.
Someone mentioned Anderson last week, when Newcastle United wanted one of ours, plus a fee, only a couple of years back.

We had a chance of Enzo Fernandez, not that we need the likes of him and his Argentinian antics.

Mendes doesn't seem to be serving his co-owners any favourable talent. I still believe he does us more damage than good.

Not looking too rosy at present, but there's still time for things to improve, but the longer it goes on, the likelihood of panic buys becomes a big worry.

29 Jul 2026 16:56:51
PenKowolf, I won't hold my breath. They need players out like Whang, Doyle, Munetsi, Traore, but nobody wants them, there's the problem.

29 Jul 2026 22:19:12
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30 Jul 2026 00:07:50
D Mac, you'll be accused of being negative & a happy clapper by some on this site. Let's see how many of the so called Wolves fans give their honest opinion after the first 10 games. I need convincing because, at the moment, it seems we're going with what we've got.

29 Jul 2026 13:43:33
Now that Said is long term injured, how about Adama T on loan as cover, knows how Raul plays and has been his provider many times?

29 Jul 2026 15:02:28
No, don't want him anywhere near Wolves. He couldn't wait to go last time.
There is a reason nobody has moved for him.

29 Jul 2026 15:14:28
Sadly Adama Traore is a busted flush. Going from being called 'unplayable' by Klopp, to leaving us for a failed stint at Barca, then coming back, then couldn't wait to leave us again, then failing at Fulham and West Ham.

He turned out to be one of our most overrated players during Nuno's tenure at Wolves. His football brain didn't match his sheer physical qualities. Still, I'll always remember those two goals away at Citeh.

29 Jul 2026 18:40:22
As Deep states, Klopp once stated you needed a motorbike to stop Traore. Wolves could have got £30 million for him, but ended up with sfa. Cest la vie. Jeff was too busy trawling Wolverhampton for the next Donna Summer.



There was a time when Traore produced some incredible moments, but I wouldn't want him back at Wolves now. His wages and contract would be too much. He'll probably go to Saudi or Qatar. Good luck to him.

29 Jul 2026 20:40:22
If only - the opening line to every moan I know - Wolves had sold Traore instead of Jota.
The fee would have been far, far higher and, maybe, as he was a wide man, they wouldn't have felt compelled to waste a vast chunk of it on Fabio (or, of course, Hoever!).
How different would things have been!

29 Jul 2026 13:30:33
As things stand at the moment, how do people see us lining up at the start of the season? Haven’t seen us linked with any GK so presumably they are keeping links quiet or we are keeping what we have.
I will go with:
Sa, Bueno, Krejci, Mosquera, Trippier, Andre, Doyle, Mane, Armstrong, R.

Gomes, Raul.
Not sure how B. Traore has been doing. Would still prefer more signings, particularly a new CM, another 2 wingers and a striker, unlikely I realise.

29 Jul 2026 12:56:08
As generations pass I'm beginning to wonder how many of us remember Molineux when it was a proper football stadium? That would be pre 1979, when you could talk to players who were taking throw ins. Nearly fifty years on we can hardly see 'em. It's quite often mentioned West Ham's London stadium isn't a football stadium fit for purpose but Molineux really isn't much better. I find it sad really that younger fans who only attend home games many will have never been to a proper football ground where fans create an intimidating atmosphere and the home team make it a fortress.

Years are passing, costs of any redevelopment are spiralling, fans have become conditioned to be thankful for whatever owners of the day offer up and any thoughts of ever having a team and stadium to be prowd of aren't a million miles away, they're non existant....... Rant over.

29 Jul 2026 14:16:27
If Steve Morgan hadn't been hounded out we may well have had a completely renovated stadium, finishing what he started.

29 Jul 2026 15:03:42
Yup I always believed Morgan was badly advised by Moxley in transfers, Morgan actually cared.

29 Jul 2026 18:14:36
You have to be well over 55 years old to remember watching Wolves play in a proper, fit-for-purpose stadium. We always thought it was only temporary. How is it other clubs can build new stadiums, or redevelop what they have, while Wolverhampton have been making excuses since the 1950s? Football is booming everywhere up and down the country (even in Wales), while we watch on from the outside, doing nothing and going nowhere.

29 Jul 2026 12:40:57
Flea - apologies to you re Korean commercial partners.
You are correct, Kocowa are - details are of course private.
I am, however, still very sceptical that it amounts to anything like the £3.5m + Hwang earns, but - and once again I agree with you - I would hope that this is nice to have, not the main reason for his selection.
If he wasn't good enough - and there are lots of views on that - he should not be picked for the commercial revenues he generates, as just a point or two could well be worth far, far more and playing a weaker player than you need to may easily cost a player or two.


In the champ, however, he may well be a viable option. He is, after all, an experienced international footballer with some, albeit some time ago and not many at that, excellent spells of form for the club.
If, however, it is true that he could have been sold for £20m in the last couple of years, not selling - for either football or the very weak commercial reasons - was insane!
Once again apologies.

29 Jul 2026 15:47:11
TFIOG, are Hwang's earnings still 3.5 mill, or was he not one of those protected from the relegation wage drop, in which case his wage would be about 20% less.

29 Jul 2026 17:35:55
Flea, I would assume his wages would drop, but of course it is all private info - even the assumption of his original wage!
But the whole point is that, almost no matter what, he is bringing in from commercial activities, unless it is multi millions, perhaps £10m+ more than his salary, it surely is madness to pick him unless he justifies his place on football grounds.


Since he can't be bringing in anything like that, it is obviously for football reasons he has been picked, not commercial.
In the Champ, however, that may make sense. Sadly, over the last couple of years it has been less clear why he was picked in the Prem.

28 Jul 2026 22:16:38
Aston Villa put out a strong side against Real Sociedad at home tonight but still lost 4-2.

The Wolves result doesn't look so bad now.

29 Jul 2026 09:05:25
Except Real Sociedad put out reserve team against Wolves.

29 Jul 2026 09:07:29
We beat Aston Villa last season, so we should be in the Champions League and they should be in The Championship.

29 Jul 2026 10:22:30
Is nothing ever right, QS? If new owners came in, it wouldn't be long before the same old song came out: new owners are crap, won't spend any money, players being sold, no ground renovations, blah blah blah. Give it a rest, and let's see what the season brings?

29 Jul 2026 10:32:38
5 changes is hardly a reserve team. The core of the Real Sociedad team was the same. Same cb pairing, also, in both games they changed their entire team, so it seems we both played against the same players. But yes, let's just say it was a reserves team to make Wolves look worse.



I'm not saying it's a good judge of who's a better team, but saying we played the reserves is just wrong. But false statements are kind of your thing, QS, so to be expected.

29 Jul 2026 11:30:10
We can all judge after tonight's mammoth clash away at Doncaster Rovers.
Seriously, pre-season is no mark or gauge for the real competitive matches ahead.
We can look at players, try them here or there, see if they can make positions, form understandings, etc.


None are likely to be up to pace, or trying to be if they're sensible. See Said.
I'm still hopeful of new recruits as well, which will change our look and game come the season's start.

29 Jul 2026 11:31:24
Comparing apples and oranges with friendlies. The result is nearly always meaningless.

New owners would have most of the same issues as the current ones. Same restrictions. However, they could show some ambition with the ground. Even a lick of paint would be something. And recruiting the right people to run the club.

It would still take years to invest massively on the field and be sustainable, because it would take time to reap the rewards of the initial work.



One thing I plead of anyone owning the club, though, is to get rid of the embarrassing Graham Hughes Stand. You can't have a temporary stand for 23 years! And that's across 3 different sets of owners.

29 Jul 2026 13:02:15
Real Sociedad were at home; some of 'em played there twice in a few days. Think Villa fans turned up just to see who they'd still got left. Teach 'em not to nick a Champions League spot in future.

28 Jul 2026 20:40:55
Wolves have retained their Category One Academy licence for the 2026/27 season.

It is subject to the completion of proposed additions to facilities and the club is expected to complete work on its £10m Academy expansion by summer 2027.

28 Jul 2026 21:41:25
Seems like the club is just trying to get to the bare minimum here.

28 Jul 2026 21:44:30
This is good news, albeit we should never have been in this position in the first place.

28 Jul 2026 16:51:16
Starting to think we will have many of the players still with us for next season, we have to hope the new manager can inspire them to better performances.
Will a back 4 of Bueno, Santi, Krejci and Trippier be good enough for the Championship.
Midfield of Andre, presumably Mane, R.

Gomes, not sure who else, maybe Bellegarde, new fella injured so need a replacement, Doyle and Raul.
Where do we finish with this team or something similar?
Still think we need a couple more in and probably a few more out, realise we linked with a new midfielder but not seen any other links.

28 Jul 2026 17:09:50
Wolves will be top 8, that's about as good as it's going to get.

Too many substandard players, too reliant on players who have been poor for too long, too many injuries, not enough quality backup players.

If I was a gambler, I would be in betting shops lumping on Middlesbrough each way.

10/1 with most bookies. Top three for them is a near certainty.

Someone please enlighten me as to where the real quality is in that Wolves team. I see Trippier, Jimenez and Mane. Maybe on a good day, Andre and Rodrigo Gomes.

Wolves are going to lose a lot of games this season.

28 Jul 2026 17:36:01
If he stays, Krejci is top quality in the Champ, as are Andre (and, unless their legs go/have gone), Trippier and Raul.
After that, maybe Mane and Rodrigo, as you hope, develop into high-level Champ players.
DMW or Hugo in the Champ are more than adequate for LB.
Armstrong is proven at this level, and I am hopeful for Yerson.

Thus, a new GK and CM are def needed, then some depth, because the fall away from these players is far too high.



However, even a couple of new players is surely dependent on shipping out some of the deadwood, which won't be/hasn't been easy.

I know lots of people rate Lopez (don't think he will be here), and Santi (don't think he can cope with the physicality and will be better off in a less physical league and might even raise a modest fee!), but for me, Unscrupulous, that is about it.

28 Jul 2026 23:33:44
Well, I only counted 9 players in Banksy's list, so looks like they might as well send us straight to National League North..... 🙄 🙄

29 Jul 2026 07:58:43
Agreeing with you, Tfig, but one thing we desperately need, which will be down to CP and then on to us the fans, is a 'team' spirit pulling together for the club.
I personally think that the absence of unity (bar the brief survival fight under VP) has contributed largely to our decline. Yes, we showed it on rare occasion, namely Villa and Liverpool as examples, when we had the atmospheres around the games and reputations to defend (Trippier is one player who won't want to be performing in a poor team).
I think if we can find Nuno's family pack mentality again we may get by ok.
I think there's a core of players who'll play for their reputation, a few who'll play for Wolves as a club, some who will be swayed by others, and then others we'd be better off without.


One who seems to have been forgotten, omitted, or just disliked (I've not been his biggest fan, admittedly) is Hwang, but I've got a feeling he might just find his feet (or have them literally kicked from under him) in the Championship. If we could do with offloading a payroll it'd be him, but he may just become a new hero.
So let's give anyone in the gold shirt our backing from the start, get that pack feeling back, and hope CP can find and instil the love for Wolverhampton into his squad.

28 Jul 2026 16:25:58
Said has an MCL injury unfortunately that could be 3 months on the sidelines.It must be severe if he's in a hinged brace.

28 Jul 2026 18:23:16.
Another transfer signing hits the dust! Let's just stick with what we got. How can we be considering selling fit players for £10 million plus, and then buying players in the same money group and taking a chance? We have a very poor record.

I'm not even sure what medical process is carried out before buying! Anybody know how much we have spent on new players coming in who have failed to last even 6 games before they are sidelined.

28 Jul 2026 18:42:54
You honestly couldn't make it up! Our serious injury record is atrocious! Genuinely makes you wonder about the quality of our back room, to be honest. So essentially we are back to square one in terms of wingers. 😭

28 Jul 2026 19:25:38
It beggars belief.

28 Jul 2026 16:22:52
Rafiki Said out with a pretty bad knee injury. Could be months before he's fully fit.

That's Mane at LW for a while.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde also carrying an injury. Wolves need to move him on asap. The club has never found the right position for him — it won't be any different under Hans Gruber.

28 Jul 2026 18:27:51
What price now for back Three.

Bennett. Coady. Douglas.

29 Jul 2026 10:33:21
I've said many times, Ryan Bennet was one of our most underrated players. I'd even go as far as to say that, after he left, Dawson and Kredji are the only two who have added anything defensively. The others have been nowhere near up to it, including Kilman when Coady wasn't alongside him.

28 Jul 2026 16:03:49
Some need to realise we're in the Championship now. Not many top players are going to come, we did well getting Trippier and Raul to Wolves.
Instead of moaning how about seeing if the rumoured signings happen first and then giving them a chance.


No I'm not happy with Fosun. I want them gone but end of the day in our situation player wise we're not going to attract top players that is the harsh reality and it's high time some started to see that.

28 Jul 2026 16:48:02
I want Fosun gone. They're perpetual liars who think the average Wolves fans is an idiot with the memory of a goldfish.

Wolves might get promoted to the Premier League, but Fosun don't have the ability to keep the team there. They did to begin with - thanks to Mendes - but they don't anymore. If Wolves go up, they'll eventually drop back down again.

They don't have the ability to run a successful football club. A professional gambler and entrepreneur from Brighton knows how to run a football club. In 2016, both Wolves and Brighton were in the Championship. Ten years later, Brighton are light years ahead of Wolves. Look at what Brighton are planning for the Women's team.



Brighton FC - men's and women's team - are gone. Brighton is run by people with ambition and intelligence. Wolverhampton Wanderers is run by daydreamers. Jeff Shi with his record label! Good grief.

The youth systems category one status is under threat.

Many areas of the Molineux stadium have become desperately tired and disheveled.

The training facilities need a massive upgrade, especially if Fosun want to turn the Women's team into something more than a short distraction.

Fosun can't move Wolves forward. They can't move the women's team forward. They can't move the youth system forward.

Talk is cheap. Fosun are definitely cheap.

28 Jul 2026 17:18:32
Wolves will not go up and that is a certainty. Back to the dark old days, signing cheap average players who play a game, then get a season-defining injury.

29 Jul 2026 11:05:04
QS, I can't wait for your posts next May, moaning we'll be relegated straight back down when we do go up this season. I don't see much support coming from you, yet you claim to be a supporter.