Wolves Banter 3

23 Apr 2026 15:39:50
So this is my take on players who will go/stay
Gk- Sa, Johnston will go
Bentley will stay and probably be first choice
Def- santi, Hugo, r Gomes, Mosquera, Krechi, Doherty, Wolfe, Jackson will go
Toti, Lima will stay
Mf- jrb, j Gomes, a Gomes, Andre, munetsi, Lopez will all go
Doyle, b traore will come back
Forwards- mane, hwang, tolu will go
Armstrong will stay
That leaves us in the unenviable position of rebuilding the whole first team nearly and is we get it wrong we are going to be in the deep deep brown stuff

23 Apr 2026 16:23:48
Of course they'll get it wrong, De Wolf, just like over the last 6 years. Goodwhileitlasted1's post about RE saying they will give youth a chance tells you everything you need to know.
That is, Fosun have zero intention of funding anything significant and Nathan Shi's words will come back to haunt him and us.

23 Apr 2026 23:43:14
Unfortunately, we will be fed BS from Shi & Fosun now for as long as they remain our owners. They've lost interest in funding the club financially & really need to move on. We need ambitious owners who really want to improve the stadium, not just for football but for other events, concerts, etc.

To attract more sponsors & bring additional revenue, not just into WWFC but the city as a whole. It's just very disappointing, looking at teams with good owners and seeing how they are progressing. I can honestly see us following Leicester if Fosun stay.

24 Apr 2026 10:17:20
Their words "a chance" say it for me, Longmynd, are we approaching the Championship giving things "a chance"?

Surely we should be planning with serious intent, knowing what we want and who we'd want, with proven ability, and, in some cases, experience to fulfil the job required.



Yes Rob Edwards has proven himself as a youth development manager, but we're in the real professional position now and need an experienced approach to have any chance of getting back to the top tier.

The "chance" element doesnt fill me with hope.

23 Apr 2026 13:54:25
Express and Star reporting that Edwards is ready to give the youngsters a chance next season.

The way Fosun run the club, it seems this is them telling Rob that incoming will be very minimal and so the youngsters are to be used.

Let's see if they're good enough.

23 Apr 2026 14:14:39
Won't be hardened enough for that division. Maybe one or two, but no more. Battle hardened, mixed with skill & pace is needed.

23 Apr 2026 16:53:42
A few experienced old heads on a free then!

23 Apr 2026 21:33:30
Who are these young players they are talking about who will get a chance? The Under 21s are mediocre at best. I have seen them a few times, and no one is Championship standard. I have a feeling next season will be bleak.

23 Apr 2026 21:46:14
The best youngster at the club is Matheus Mane and even he looks like a spent force under the current regime.

24 Apr 2026 10:42:21
I don't believe Mane is as good as made out. He might, and I stress might, be ok in Championship. We'll have to wait & see. Toti wouldn't get in my old school team.

23 Apr 2026 07:39:02
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22 Apr 2026 20:13:50
B'hill, your point about focusing funds on managerial and team development is well made.
However, ground redevelopment, funded by Fosun, would be an indication of their sincerity and revitalised ambition to grow the club and improve the facilities.
It would surely underpin the statements coming out of the Club of late. I won't hold my breath.

23 Apr 2026 09:53:21
The one issue concerning the potential redevelopment of the Molineux stadium is Fosun will probably say - something that Jeff Shi has already said - that there is plenty of big clubs with not very good stadiums.

I personally feel that Jeff Shi's penny pinching has left Wolves in a situation where the Molineux might be okay now, but in a few years it's going to be in an appalling state.

The Steve Bull is more than fifty years old; the Billy Wright is starting to look and feel outdated, and the less said about the Graham Hughes stand the better. The North Bank might be new(ish) but unless the rest of the stadium is refurbished with that stand in mind then it will eventually have to be knocked down. That's the real issue: if Fosun has real plans for the Molineux then the North Bank will probably have to come down.

*I don't know about the South Bank as it's been 30 years since I've sat there.

22 Apr 2026 18:07:27
I don't particularly like Chelsea and how they've bent the rules over the years, but I do think on this occasion Fosun should look to copy Todd Boehly and be ruthless by sacking the manager as soon as the results take a downturn.

22 Apr 2026 19:42:41
I think the bigger issue for both clubs was going for the easy/cheap option in the first instance! In both cases, the chosen manager was never going to be up to the size of the task at hand! I bet Rosenior can't believe his luck: a five-year contract paid out for three months' work. Yes, please. 😂👍

23 Apr 2026 10:31:43
I've put my application in. I'm sick and tired of working 40 hours a week for a pittance.

22 Apr 2026 17:08:45
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22 Apr 2026 15:06:20
Happy to see Grey saying about keepers, I don’t like either of them. Plenty to go that we will not be too sorry to lose. Anyone who wants to go let them for a fair fee though, obviously.
Can’t see Neves and Jimenez returning but happy if they do, as others have said though without a good manager we will still struggle.


Some people say we need to give Rob a chance, however from what I have seen he is not really doing that well so I am not so sure, depends on who else is daft enough to join us.

22 Apr 2026 16:53:50
Sam Johnstone was a terrible signing. Pure desperation due to the imminent departure of Sa - that of course didn't happen. 10 million beans down the toilet.

Dan Bentley ain't too bad, and he's a good character to have around, but he's a no.2.

Wolves will probably bring in a young keeper in on loan from a top PL team. Get to the Promised Land, loan him again and then buy if relegation is avoided.

22 Apr 2026 11:44:00
Mosquera apparently wants out. One player I'll absolutely be glad to see the back of. Utter lunatic who's a walking red card. Not even that good defensively. Also his play acting is embarrassing.

Any player at Wolves who gives even the slightest hint that they want out should be sold. Good riddance to the lot of them.

22 Apr 2026 12:12:48
After we supported him through his injuries. This is how he repays us. He was part of the problem, but now thinks he is too good for us. Let him go.

22 Apr 2026 12:23:06
Mosquera just got a two match ban. Thanks, pal, for nothing. Don't bother playing for us again. Anger management therapy is your best bet. And to think, in Nuno's time we used to weed out players like him if they were offered to us. Character is important as a quality. We don't want hotheads.

22 Apr 2026 13:47:36
Not Interested in him, tbh he is a lunatic on the pitch.
Nor our three keepers, all can go.
Let's get Kilman, Neves, Jimenez back.
And build around them.

22 Apr 2026 13:57:29
I'll be glad to see him go. You can't have players like him in a team picking up a yellow in the first 25 minutes. Too petulant, too aggressive, too unstable. I feel for him with the injuries he's had, but he's a liability.

22 Apr 2026 11:46:03
Hopefully WHU get relegated and we can have Nuno back lol.

22 Apr 2026 13:08:57
Nuno won't come back whilst Fosun are here, mate.

22 Apr 2026 13:51:24
I got too much respect for Nuno to wish our club on him!

23 Apr 2026 14:19:27
Oh, how I wish I could bump into those so-called Wolves fans that wanted Nuno out. Be careful what you wish for...

22 Apr 2026 09:54:32
It is no real surprise that we are all feeling frustrated, angry and worried about our club these days, terrible situation been brewing for a while now.
A few questions, will they continue with Re now regardless of results and performances into next season. Will we see lots of new faces, and will they be any good, also will they sell our decent players at rock bottom prices?
Time will tell I guess, then we will see the future of our club and how Shi 2 compares to the previous idiot.
Personally, if we continue to perform poorly in the remaining games I would like to see a new manager in the summer, no idea who, but don’t want to see the dreadful form continue into the start of next season.


Joao Gomes in particular should not be sold below market value as we have done with others in the past.
I would also like to see us with some younger pacy players mixed with some experience, will we stick to 3 at the back, guess this depends on the manager.
Rant over for now, would be nice to have some optimism going into the summer but not likely or so it seems.

22 Apr 2026 10:44:21
You can have all the pacey players you want, but it's no use when the manager sets the team up to play negative, slow football.

22 Apr 2026 11:01:20
Good point GWIL1. Can we find a Nuno 2 who brings optimism and a style of play we understand 🤞👍, and, of course, enjoy.

22 Apr 2026 11:42:15
What the manager needs to do is use the pacey players to their full potential. Going into this season, I was possibly more optimistic than at any time since Nuno left. The reason? We had just bought Jackson, and with his blistering pace, we were going back to the days of Nuno, of soaking up the pressure and hitting the opposition on the break, with Jackson and Arias marauding up the wings and getting the crosses into JSL and Tolu, safe in the knowledge that Agbadou was in defence, thwarting the opposition attack, with Joao and Andre controlling midfield.



Somewhere along the line, VP decided that we would sit back and try to out pass the opponents, and it didn't work. Soon, the confidence was drained, and the mistakes set in. We never recovered, and we looked a very sorry, disjointed team, with no idea of how to play.

22 Apr 2026 07:05:38
Good Hoevers contract is finished at the end of this season.

22 Apr 2026 09:40:39
I have forgotten about him, another waste of money. Does this 'new era' of Nathan's preclude the buying of bargain-basement ones for the future, and players who we buy then permanently loan out to others?
In other words, are Fosun going to do this properly now so the club doesn't have to try and be some sort of recycling centre?
Any news on ground development, Nathan?

22 Apr 2026 10:48:23
I don't think ground development should be a priority at the moment. Any cash available should go towards the appointment of a manager who knows what he is doing, and also signings who will give their heart and soul to get us back to the Premier League. I know the stadium needs major renovations, but let's get the management and team right first.

22 Apr 2026 12:12:27
Trouble is, B'hill, that's exactly what we were told when Fosun first took over. Apart from the first couple of years, neither has happened, as we've been in decline ever since.
Ground development is something Fosun can pay for, as it falls outside any Financial Fair Play regulations.

They won't; they'll dump it on the club as further debt, which is probably why it's not happening.
They managed to facilitate their new esports stadium, however.

22 Apr 2026 13:10:12
If the owners fund the ground development, it should happen. If they won't, it shouldn't, as the priority for funding will have shifted. Ultimately, though, to compete with financial rules in the EFL or PL the club has to improve its income generation. That starts with the ground being up to scratch to boost income on match and non-match days.

It also goes to the academy producing players who can either go into the first team or be sold at a profit if they aren't quite there.



Both things the owners can fund outside of financial rules that have a long term benefit to the club. Things that, if they aren't done, mean we will never be able to financially compete in the Premier League, and, if we're not careful, even the top half of the Championship with other clubs having owners providing huge investment in infrastructure.

22 Apr 2026 15:05:49
It could be argued that gate income and match-day receipts are probably a larger part of revenue in the lower leagues, as TV revenue declines significantly. The only problem is lower-level football attracts fewer paying supporters.

22 Apr 2026 15:27:48
Therefore, Arddunby, it is the perfect time to do the work, with fewer supporters to disrupt, so if the club is sincere in its talk of rekindled ambition, more can get season tickets on our return to the Prem.

22 Apr 2026 15:56:47
Yes, Longmynd, in theory, you are correct, as long as Fosun do fund the work. The old Molineux Street Stand demolition is a lesson in what not to do, though; let's not forget that.

22 Apr 2026 16:56:12
Longmynd, all I was trying to get at is I think it would be better to rebuild the management setup and the team at first, then restructure the ground. What is the point of having a 45.000capacity ground if we are stuck in the Championship for four or five seasons, with no chance of filling it to full capacity? It seems pointless.