02 Sep 2026 06:09:11
So I'm sure Nathan Shi said that the club had 8 months (since November 2025) to prepare for the Championship and that players had been identified and talks were ongoing so that the Head Coach had the best chance to win promotion.
Now I know that Raul and Trippier are excellent players but where are the others that the club had 8 months to identify? If this is the best that the scouting and recruitment team can do - a Comoros international, a loan player and 2 keepers who are unlikely to play, then what the he'll are they doing? Where are the longervterm signings that will take this club forward and be the heartbeat of the squad?
02 Sep 2026 11:10:36
Jorden James.
02 Sep 2026 11:35:54
Jordan James is on a season-long loan with an option to buy, not an obligation to buy. Until that option is taken up, I wouldn't class him as a long-term investment, a bit like the Angel Gomes deal.
02 Sep 2026 13:22:36
imo, JJ will impress and be signed. I expect him to start alongside Fer Lopez in the near future. It seemed he & Fer Lopez had a good connection in the 2nd half once he was subbed in.
02 Sep 2026 14:40:27
Maybe I'm being cynical, but if Wolves do exercise the option to sign Jordan James for the agreed fee, no doubt that Fosun will sell him for a profit within the same or the very next transfer window.
They've proved this summer that any overhaul is to be done on the cheap. Anyone that can be sold for a decent profit will be. We can all see that we needed another striker in case Armstrong or Raul get injured.
So, what do the club do? Loan in an unproven 19 year old who they rate highly, but there is no option to purchase should he impress. So, if he does well, Newcastle are quids in. Surely there were strikers available with a proven track record at this level who we could have signed.
02 Sep 2026 20:19:58
I think it's more because no club wanted to sign the Wolves players from last season, Goodwhileitlasted1.
I've said numerous times we should be aiming for two young cbs and two or three forwards with pace, along with technical ability.
But on paper our squad is very strong:
Sa
Trippier, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno
JJ, Andre
R Gomes, Lopez, Mane
Raul
I have my concerns over consistency, but the biggest bleeds on the squad have been moved on in Hwang, Tolu, Wolfe, Hoever and Johnstone.
We have arguably kept the better cbs from last season, and better forwards in Mane and R Gomes.
We have also brought in experience in Raul and Trippier, along with two exciting young players in JJ and Lopes.
We have to get behind them, although there will be big changes if we go up.
03 Sep 2026 15:28:33
All that's very positive, FP2G, but why are we still playing Toti?