Wolves banter 8

20 Oct 2026 17:06:56
Back 3 of Djiga, Mosquera and Krejci ? With Rodrigo and Hugo as wing - backs. FWAW.

20 Oct 2026 15:51:46
Hope we can get a win tonight, be interesting, maybe scary to see the team as CP suggests changes.
Sorry state when Toti is captain and starts ahead of Krejci as he seems to have left already, really hoped he would get his head down and attempt to prove what a good player he is. Surely he has to try and impress any other coaches out there, maybe he has something lined up already.


Hope we start with our best team possible, whatever that is, and make changes later on when hopefully we are winning 🤞👍
I am still not keen on Sa, sorry, on crosses and corners I have no confidence that he won't try and claim the ball, either hit his own player or get knocked to the ground by a 5ft 0 giant.

20 Oct 2026 13:57:49
Number 2
Right back/wing back
The obvious options are Trippier, formerly a top class Prem league player but who is now very much on the down slope of his career or Jackson T a young superb athlete who sadly is a very poor footballer.

Not unsurprisingly neither is an optimum solution and clearly neither would be able to step up next year if Wolves were to be promoted.
Indeed given the rate of degradation in Trippier's physical attributes it is probable that Wolves will have to address this issue next summer regardless.

For this season my first choice would have to be Trippier, although it will require the manager to give greater thought than he currently is doing to find ways in which he can be protected or not left isolated 1 on 1 against quicker wingers.
However it is obvious that he won't be able to play every game in such a crowded season and may indeed miss whole sections of the season with injuries.

Consequently Jackson or perhaps other off the wall options - Yerson, (as a conventional RB) or Gomes R., (as a RWB), might have to be considered.
Jackson is an adequate defender due to his extremely strong physical profile - fast and reasonably strong - and played purely as a RB with no attacking responsibilities he might, by an intelligent coach, be hidden in the side. To date however the manager has failed to find that solution and his selection both places extra pressure on the RCB - Djiga - and substantially reduces that attacking output down that side of the pitch.

Hence RB/RWB is another difficult issue.
It is hard to see how a competent club would have got here.
Jackson is a player that it would be easy to see playing in the lower leagues or even non league football and be fooled into believing that he could be an option at a higher level.

His pace, steady defensive effort and ability to burst forward - albeit not with any quality on the ball - could easily lead you to believe he was a rough diamond.
{I watch a lot of York games and their RB Joe Felix is a perfect example - in fact he is almost certainly a better player than Jackson - but I very much doubt he earns a year what Jackson earns a fortnight and would be available i feel fairly certain for less than a 1/10th of the fee Wolves insanely paid for Jackson.}
If true it appears that Wolves not far short placed a 0 on the end of Jackson's previous salary - completely bonkers!!!

He is therefore almost certainly unsaleable.
Trippier was given a very high wage,(£100k per week?), two year contract but looking at his physical decline he almost certainly will be "done" to all intents and purposes by the end of this season. Could he be converted into a coach?

Otherwise if Wolves are promoted he would need to be sold but even on free that will be hard/impossible. If Wolves are not promoted he presumably will play on but will require even greater protection and probably will play even less.

I understand why he was signed - if he stays fit and in reasonable shape he should be far too good for this league - but given the wages - as i said allegedly £100k a week - this was effectively a £10m bet on promotion this year.
Clearly we will never know but i wonder what other options he had and did Wolves effectively bid against themselves?
Another total mess that demonstrates incompetence at all levels!

20 Oct 2026 16:56:29
The real incompetence TFISOG3 is not having an experienced back up striker to Raul. Whilst I agree with what you say regarding Trippier we do have options in that position & I favour RG. He has energy to burn, pacy, can deliver a decent ball & most importantly step up & score the odd goal. At the moment if we persist in playing Armstrong it's almost pointless delivering a cross into the box because he won't get to it. Everything has to be played on the floor & I think opposition teams know this.

Back to your question regarding Trippier. He can deliver a quality ball into the box from set pieces etc, but if we've no-one to get on the end of them then it's pointless. That for me shows the level of incompetence in only really have Armstrong as an experienced striker. Mind you we should be getting used to it by now. Was it last year we were crying out for an attacking midfielder, the year before a centre half & neither transpired.

20 Oct 2026 17:03:43
3 central strikers out on loan ? Barmy !

20 Oct 2026 17:28:22
Blacksford you need to be patient till I get to number 9!
However thanks for responding to the post.
Appreciate any comments on numbers 1 and 2.
As I said I don't think Gomes R is a bad shout as an option especially if Wolves are going to revert to a back 3 as per Preston's post.
Number 3 on Wednesday.

20 Oct 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Big C has posted a new article entitled, Everton Need Stability Under Moyes

19 Oct 2026 19:15:49
Watched the women's team play Ipswich at Telford yesterday and what a good game of football it was, a tale of two halves no doubt.
In fine Wolves tradition they were 2-0 down by half time looking outplayed across the park. Not sure what was said at half time but with a couple of substitutions it was like watching a different side in the second half.
Wolves dominated, pulled one back but the equaliser was a 35 yard absolute screamer that beat the keeper hands down.

Finishing 2-2 as a cup match it was then down to penalties Wolves winning 7-6.
No hysterical arm waving, brandishing of imaginary cards, going down rolling about trying to get players sent off, surrounding the ref and so on. So refreshing and well done Wolves ladies.

20 Oct 2026 06:45:10
You are right Long, a well earned result.

20 Oct 2026 08:29:48
Tonight will be a tricky game, but one we should win. Portsmouth have 11 players unfit and have recalled a player from Poole Town, to make up the numbers. Please start Neave up top, offers so much more than Armstrong. 2-1 wolves. Up the wolves.

20 Oct 2026 11:16:34
And I thought we had an injury curse Willow, thats crazy.

20 Oct 2026 14:15:05
Is that 11 team or club willow? They beat Norwich away 1-0 Saturday and are looking to extend their form at the mol tonight.
I wouldn't underestimate them at all, think Bolton, we're gonna have to be on it from the go.
Talking of injuries, it seems Armstrong may be fit to play, will we be seeing the back line looking more familiar too ? CP isn't proving an easy one to predict.


Think we should win, expect us to win, but, Bolton, there I've mentioned it again! I won't be counting anything until we're 2 up. COYW.

19 Oct 2026 16:09:35
Wolves play Charlton on nov 21st
This will be my 1st match of watching wolves live at home this season after recovering from bad broken leg & physiotherapy. I am really looking forward to it
Happy to hear the roar of the south bank again.
I will once again be there to cheer on the lads no matter what happens.

19 Oct 2026 20:03:30
Glad your recovering Moby all the best
Enjoy the game.

19 Oct 2026 15:24:37
If you read the various sites the range of selection issues is enormous and the views on them equally wide.
So let's start at number 1- the goalkeeper.
The current options are the long established number 1 Sa or the not young but extremely inexperienced Virginia.

Although Sa is far far from popular on SM and is undeniably erratic, poor both with his feet and on crosses and possibly "moody" I do not believe he is anywhere near as bad as some make him out to be.

However for me the biggest issue harks back to his attitude. If one goes with Virginia on the basis of just one, to be fair, decent performance - and virtually no senior football behind him despite being 25 ??? - and he doesn't work out - which has to be a real possibility, then Wolves will be obliged to go back to Sa.
We saw how that went when he was dropped for Johnstone and there has to be a real possibility that he will have thrown his toys out of the pram and Wolves will be in real trouble again! 

It is of course ridiculous that I can even imagine that Wolves are effectively being held to ransom by a player who "might" throw a hissy fit if he is dropped and possibly not be a "good pro" ready to perform when called upon next? 
But given the very poor management of the club at all levels it is not beyond the realms of possibilities!

I am therefore reluctantly coming down on the same side as the club and picking Sa until his performances fall to the level that some of the more hyperbolic on SM believe they currently are. 

Obviously this is far from satisfactory and in reality Wolves clearly should have sold both Johnstone and Sa and bought a new gk in the summer.
Wolves were linked to the homegrown and young Vitek who left Man U for £7m to Boro.


Although he has played regularly this season he has not pulled up trees being rated in line with Jose Sa by most sites but there are several other goalkeepers who could have been bought who apparently have played very well so far this year including the homegrown lad at WBA bought for a mere £2.3m!  
But Wolves failed to sell Johnstone and I am not sure they tried that hard to sell Sa.

Of course it is not easy as clearly neither are top quality players, both have obvious playing flaws and more importantly both have shown themselves to be not good pros with poor attitudes. They are also both on far higher wages than they should be.

But the biggest issue is of course that Wolves have built a long established reputation for selling cheap and were clearly distressed sellers so it was always going to be difficult. Looking at the numbers though, not only has the decision to keep Sa meant that the GK issue remains unresolved - Sa by the way is an overseas player and on his last contract being 33 now and 35 when it ends in 2 years time -but it is also a disaster financially.

The cost of Vitek over 5 years - wages and fees was a mere £12m, (plus the add ons you are delighted to pay as it means the club/player has been successful meaning £2.4m a year. O'leary the WBA boy comes in at an even more attractive £1.25m. Whilst Sa is on £3.75m a year so far more expensive. 

Of course it is worse than that as Sa should have raised a modest fee making the trade of Vitek/O'leary in Sa out even more profitable! So the first issue unsurprisingly occurs because Wolves were totally incompetent in the transfer market this summer.

19 Oct 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - OptimumShots has posted a new article entitled, Everton Need More Than Moyes' Stability

18 Oct 2026 17:06:52
Are next 3 matches all at home Portsmouth, Wrexham, Cardiff. Surely 9 points. If not something's wrong Wolves with the players they have should be top 2. Surely CP should be getting more from these players if not another Portuguese manager sacked. How many more will Wolves ever learn.

18 Oct 2026 18:00:32
9 points ?? Are we following the same team.

18 Oct 2026 21:27:30
Not a big job,, 9 points I predict
Kicks us off on a winning streak,
To the promised land
Let's be positive,, even I will try, 😉.

18 Oct 2026 22:33:55
Tbf Cardiff were 2-0 up against boro at the weekend before drawing. There's no easy game or should wins in the championship and it feels a bit disrespectful when some claim we should easily win. Not that you said that Dmac just stating that it's never a walk in the park. Obviously I'm hopeful we can kick on after the lucky win against Burnley (incidentally they were one of the favourites for promotion before the season started) good to see other sides near the top dropping points but we need to rely on ourselves not others failings.

Let's hope the team is back to its best come Tuesday.

19 Oct 2026 03:05:10
Many thought Bolton was a easy 3 points, it was but for them.
Never underestimate this league.

19 Oct 2026 08:07:41
I would say they are winnable games, Bolton was a winnable game too.
Nothing is certain in the championship and that's an area I reckon CP is struggling with, he dosnt know the league and he won't recognise haf the teams in it.
You can lay all the 'desiner' tactics on the table and be thwarted by the unexpected direct or closer opposition.
Work rate and desire, as I've mentioned before, are some of the key elements of success in this league, unity as a team and the collective will to win, and I'm not sure we're there yet.
Some players, understandably, think they're above this level, some are coming to the end of their tenure, and others are just starting out and finding their way, noticeably it's the younger guys and newcomer(s),who are showing the work and want that we need.


CP needs to find his feet and team preferences fosun need to show some honesty and backing.
I feel we can develop something strong and get a real threat to us, the next 3 games are going to be pivotal, can't see 9 points but 3 to start with tomorrow will be an essential boost to everyone.

19 Oct 2026 13:22:22
True about no easy games, this is probably the most competitive division of the top 4 tiers, currently no obvious runaway leaders from what I can see.

19 Oct 2026 14:32:06
Please please don't put Armstrong straight back in. Neave didn't let himself or the club down and deserves at least one more shot at starting, Armstrong can be available if required late on. Up the wolves.

19 Oct 2026 15:17:18
We need to average 2 points per game between now and the end of the season. Basically, win our home games and draw the away games. This should see us finish on 89 points.

I'm not going to give up on the team or manager just yet as we do have some favourable fixtures over the next dew weeks.

18 Oct 2026 15:14:27
We have many unhappy and frustrated fans some who blame the manager, some who blame the players, However the blame lies squarely at the feet of FOSUN who brought us cheap second rate managers and and cheap second rate players, until we have someone who has ambition passion and investment, we will continue calling ourselves a once great club, with Fosun at the helm the only way we'll go is sinking into deeper obscurity.

Hope we see the big changes we need at the Molineux soon.

18 Oct 2026 18:02:09
We will see more of the same until we run these Chinese overlords out our club.

20 Oct 2026 15:36:29
Trippier the reason in my humble opinion that he decided to go to Wolves, he would likely view Wolves as a stepping stone to his managerial ambitions, a club because of the constant turnover of managers, if the current manager gets sacked I could see them chancing there arm with Trippier.