Wolves Banter

12 May 2024 07:39:28
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, Evaluating Potential Manchester United Managers

11 May 2024 15:28:43
So bad and sloppy at the back. Ridiculous

11 May 2024 15:59:50
Ever since the Coventry game the whole team seem to have stopped trying. What they should remember is us fans pay the same price whether it's first or last game. I am close to saying enough is enough, if they can't be bothered neither can i. I am beginning to think GON may be out of his depth, he seems totally unable to motivate his team.

11 May 2024 16:44:39
What a pathetic end to the ssn.not just an end tho isit the last 3rd of the season and 1 win.even with the injuries that's pathetic. think if we start next ssn like this which I can see happening. Gon will be sacked and wel be relegated.and fgs get rid of bentley!

11 May 2024 16:49:58
We've been so bad defensively since Dawson's injury. Really concerned about next season if Dawson starts getting age related niggly injuries because Kilman just isn't as good as people seem to thunk he is.

11 May 2024 17:14:19
Not a good end to season, injured cost us dearly recently, Kilman is not a captain and needs a strong leader beside him, as he's been very average, our biggest issue recently has been the midfield, we have really lacked any presence against teams, GON if backed will have a full pre season ahead of him to work with the team and possibly one or 2 new faces, for me, Nouri, Semedo, sa, Neto will all go to fund new players, Neto has had his time here and needs to be cashed in on for the right price, love him to stay, but the money is needed to invest

11 May 2024 17:24:35
Get rid of Sa, Doherty and Kilman.
Bring in Ramsdale, Dier and give Mosquera a chance.

Kilman is not Captain material and isn't good enough. Too error prone for my liking.

11 May 2024 17:34:14
Palace in real.good form going into today's game we are in poor form.
Nevertheless our last home game expected not to lose 1-3.

At least the players and manager are being looked at and not overrided by VAR.

11 May 2024 17:47:19
GON is still learning his way and what he's done for us this season as been remarkable. We've had some ups and we've experienced the downs. Depth of squad presented numerous problems. Today was an opportunity to give us entertainment but they failed miserably. Gomez and samedo seemed to be the only ones with an interest first half. The tactics were wrong again although I get what GON was trying to do in countering palaces front line. Disappointing last home game, just the matter of klopps farewell at Liverpool next week, can we spoil the party? Nah.

11 May 2024 17:49:42
Agree jas. Add to exit with
Sarabia, santiago Bueno, mario,
Bellegarde, at least.

11 May 2024 17:50:16
My bro just got back in told me pretty much the same as you Ray.
First half we looked like we didn't want to know bit better second half.
Sods law my bro also said we were done by VAR again should of had a penalty but free kick given on the edge of the box.
Be interesting to see motd tonight.

My bro is back um safe that's the only positive today.
Terrible sad depressing day compiled by limp defeat.

Hope for better happier times with our Wolves.
Take care all sure I'm done till next season.

11 May 2024 17:50:46
Sa wasn't playing today.

11 May 2024 18:05:07
Get rid of Sa, Kilman, Toti, Podence, Chiquinho, Guedes, Cundle, Hodge, Sasa and Silva.

Loan out Fraser, Chirewa and Chiwome.

Dier loan is being made permanent by Bayern on 1st July so unless the new manager doesn't want him, that isn't an option.

Bring back Mosquera.

Bring in: Ramsdale (loan), Rodrigo Gomes, Matias Soule, a defender (Dier or Joe Gomez) on loan and Josh Brownhill.

11 May 2024 18:45:14
He was miles outside the box Phil. Never a peno. Unfortunately

11 May 2024 19:58:25
After the way we pulled clear of relegation and showed spirit it is sad to end the season on a downer. I just hope it does not impact on next season's start. Much work to do.

12 May 2024 02:23:05
Was outside the box Phil mate tbf VAR and ref had a decent game VAR stepped in when needed and correctly gave our goal too.

12 May 2024 07:25:43
Jas, if O'Neil has his way I think his list would be similar yours.
Mine also with one or two exceptions.
I would add Semedo, a high cost in wages. The biggest issue for me is not just his lack of goals and assists but his cross success is only 17%! Also I would add Sarabia.
Not sure about Chiquinho, would like to see more of him during pre-season first.
Anyway, let's see what happens.

12 May 2024 09:37:47
Semedo is much improved this season and when Neto was playing looked so much better when attacking.

Sarabia unfortunately looks poor because he hasn't got the players around him. His little flicks and through balls yesterday were good but we just didn't have anyone on his wave length.

11 May 2024 11:15:21
What a great human being.
I have been struggling with mental health problems for over 40 years so I really feel that what this fella is doing to create awareness about a health problem that has become widespread over the last 10 years.
Keep doing what you are doing my friend.

10 May 2024 20:38:22
This on X from our club as someone who has been there it means so much to know someone is there.

Please don't suffer in silence.

There is 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 somebody that will listen. pic.twitter.com/pFexWjMsBv

— Wolves (@Wolves) May 10, 2024

11 May 2024 06:41:00
Rated, thanks for sharing this. Its moved me to tears, I've been down that road in the past and knowing that you can talk to somebody in confidence and without judgement is so important. Its takes guts to do it, but that guy standing there letting people know, and to give people the introduction to that help took guts too. Anyone who's feeling the despair, the hurt and the despindancy, please seek that help, it might not seem like it but things can be changed. My best wishes to everyone effected.

11 May 2024 07:46:42
What a powerful video. Well done to that guy and everyone involved. Such a simple idea, yet effective.

11 May 2024 07:50:38
I forgot to add thanks for sharing.

11 May 2024 09:38:44
So emotional

11 May 2024 12:05:22
Got to give a shout out to a lot of our fanbase on X too who have said if anyone is going to the match alone and needs someone to talk to feel free to contact them and they will gladly meet up with them for a chat, pint etc.

10 May 2024 16:49:27
I know what you mean Rated. But the Premier League will always protect their favourite 6 clubs as they are the most profitable to them. Wolves are trying to be run correctly and within the guidelines but the PL allows certain clubs to circumnavigate the rules.

Villa will have upset the cartel this season by finishing towards the top of the table. They will need to recompense for this so within the next 2 years, they will face a fine and points deductions for breaching PSR rules. All the while, Man City have in affect cooked the books and have 115 charges hanging over them which the PL still haven't dealt with and Man Utd and Spurs each have total debts of over £650m each.

But Forest overspend by £9m and they get deducted points.

{Ed001's Note - the Premier League is made up of 20 clubs who all have equal voting rights. If the top 6 acted as a cartel they would quickly get outvoted by the other 14.}

10 May 2024 18:04:16
I know Ed. I'm over egging the pudding a bit but it does seem as though there is a bit favouritism about.

{Ed001's Note - I think it is more the perception of favouritism because of media spin. They only highlight what they want to, or people would be noticing that Man City never get big decisions against them.}

10 May 2024 18:22:55
Ed001, I value highly your opinions info and guidance. However on this issue there is a lot of smoke to suggest something of a cartel. Perhaps cartel is the wrong word, but there is ambition to create the Super League, generate more income from global TV as a result, and possibly in the future a protected franchise style arrangement. Personally I see the potential in VAR to influence outcomes on the pitch to aid results which benefit the plan. I would love to be here in 10 years to see if I am right. Or perhaps not.

10 May 2024 21:50:39
I've worked out the equation EPL + VAR + PSR = WWE.
PSR and VAR mean that that all results, all scores, outcomes/relegations can be scripted to suit the powers-that-be. We are headed towards "sports entertainment" folks.

11 May 2024 09:05:22
Ed001, I take your point on 20 clubs being in the prem and voting etc, but we need to be honest too, the clubs that bring in the money ARE the big '6', they have the biggest following and they are truly global in appeal. Money generated by the prem is fed back to the other 14 via position money and tv payments so its in the 14's financial interest to keep things in 'order' too, so there maybe a little reservation in voting against, and acceptance, albeit never openly, of the'big six' in theory. Wether VAR is in anyway assisting and maintaining that order is open to conspiracy theories that abound.
All I know is that there have been dubious VAR decisions and poor reffing decisions, this year in particular, have the top teams really benefitted? Or have we the lower teams suffered unduly? Whatever, the game as a whole has suffered as we knew it and seems to be doomed to be diminished further by the interference of profit over sport and in many ways the cream is being scraped of the top of the game as a spectator sport.

{Ed001's Note - and yet there is consistently split votes with the 6 and others voting against each other. There is no cartel, there are 20 clubs with an agenda that are only interested in what they believes benefits themselves. That's why the PGMOL can continue to ruin the sport with their ineptitude or match fixing, whichever it is. There is no cartel or big 6 v the rest. There are 20 selfish pricks who won't put aside their own agenda to do what is best for most, in essence.}

11 May 2024 09:50:33
From a Wolves perspective, can we say that VAR hasn't cost us?

Howard Webb has admitted this season that we should have had a penalty against Man Utd, Sheff Utd shouldn't have had a penalty, and Fulham shouldn't have had 2 penalties and that VAR/ref was wrong on each occasion. This has cost us 5 points.
If these calls were given as they should have been, then we'd be sat in 9th place on 52 points and pushing for a place in Europe and the extra revenue that brings. But instead, we are languishing in mud table with nothing to fight for.

These incorrect decisions are massively affecting clubs. Had the Liverpool one been given, they would be 1 point better off and still in the title race but the bigger picture is is that that one decision deflated and insenced the Liverpool players so much that they didn't remain calm enough to win the game.

So VAR is ruining our game, costing clubs money and so the League should get rid if it just as other leagues have.

11 May 2024 09:52:04
Well put Ed.

11 May 2024 11:09:13
VAR is not working that's clear and obvious.
But its the Premier league with all players paid a fortune.
In my eyes our players andvother teams players should never ever use VAR bad decisions agsisnt them to ruin their performances as has been spoken on here with man City penalty.
Makes me sick to the stomach that these multi millionaires of ours would do that.

Man utd first game of the season Cunha the main culprit missed hat full of chances That's the reason we didn't win that game.But this is forgotten its because if VAR.

11 May 2024 11:36:19
Your right of course Jas, but I don't know, maybe you do, how many decisions have effected other clubs around us. Certainly Forest felt aggrieved more than once and they'd perhaps be safe now, we may not have benefitted fully upto ninth, but the fact remains, as you say, VAR is ruining the game both as a competition and a spectacle. Get rid.