30 Oct 2022 02:13:39
The Mail have published an article claiming Wolves are going in for a third time for Julen Lopetegui.

If they can convince him to take over before the World Cup it would be a huge relief to everyone that supports the club.

1.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 06:52:22
I saw that. Ridiculous, but not surprising from Shi. The man clearly has no self-respect.

2.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 07:52:39
Might be in a better position to hire JL, now Wolves / Shi know why he turned us down, they can give guarantees or meat his requests. Just hypothetically speaking.

3.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 08:16:47
The Sun are also running the same story @DeadPixel however for political reasons I refuse to use their website.

4.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 10:25:51
Just a thought but if the club are looking at warm weather training in Spain during the World Cup and according to reports yesterday a short term coaching appointment then maybe they are thinking of bringing him in to take some sessions in Spain.

5.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 11:14:15
If the reports are true, and we are chasing him again, does it make any difference if it is the third time?
The first occasion he was offered the job of taking his national side to a World Cup, much better prospect than we offered. Second time he wanted to stay in Spain with his seriously ill 91 year old father. Family is much more important and should always come first

6.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 15:29:24
We're starting to become the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting change.

7.) 30 Oct 2022
30 Oct 2022 19:16:41
If lopetegui hasn't made aware he wants to get back into his work football manager then it's wrong immoral from the press to publish this story as the guy has been with his elderly ill father.
They should so respect and I can't see our club approaching him unless he is stating he is ready to consider.
It's the not knowing of what goes on in discussions that gives fans unrest imo.

8.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 01:20:54
I am hoping that signals were sent to Shi that they should offer him the job and tell him that he can take over during the World Cup and the team will come to him. And that his father is now stable and out of danger.

Alas I don’t think we have approached him and if we did I feel the answer would be that he will only come once his father is better.

Can’t blame the guy for putting family first. Just the same as I don’t blame the board for not wanting to rush. At the same time I do agree that is a dangerous play with a much bigger risk than reward. I’m not sure who we get as manager though. We need a motivator that knows how to get the best out of a technically gifted team. Which we do have. I know people are down on Guedes and others but you have to remember they joined a team already falling apart at the seams.

@Debbie I don’t read any papers really just see headlines on NewsNow. But yeah The Sun and co really are morally bankrupt.

9.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 11:08:14
Nice to have you back Phil. We did buy Willi Carr from Coventry but he was second choice. We had a bid from the Albion for Asa Hartford accepted but he failed the medical. We also bought Derek Parkin from them, a great full back wish we had him now. (Fullback.showing my age there)
What does anyone think of Mee's theatricals. He got Costa sent off, I hope the fans give him hell when he comes to the Mol

10.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 12:42:06
Alpine9 wolf. Agree - Mee was the perpetrator!

11.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 13:08:37
I think any of our players would do the same as Mee and in some cases roll around a lot more! I can’t believe that you guys are defending Costa, in our current situation what he did was unforgivable- you just can’t throw your head in.
I don’t care that Mee was grabbing his shirt, it’s what defenders do! But to do that when he was signed as our emergency striker shows a lack of respect for all of us and puts us in big trouble.
He has looked yards off the pace, as has Jonny and Podence. Semedo just does not see danger at all unless he has someone to man mark so a new right back has to be another priority in Jan as well as striker and central defender. Most of all we need leadership on the pitch as only Neves is showing it!
Someone has a lot of work to do after we dismantled the squad and sold the leaders in the summer.
And someone has to do it quickly

12.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 14:05:53
Cheers Alpine ?
Nice 1 for the education of wolves before my time,I love it.

Agree Tommo Costa let us down with needless sending off.
Mee yes was wrong and should of been booked imo Costa should know better.

We soldier on the next 2 games lick our wounds and hopefully start the new year with a bang.

13.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 17:01:47
Costa should have played it smart and went down when Mee grabbed him, chance of us getting a dangerous free kick then.

14.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 18:31:51
Nice to see Phil back. Alpine-Wolves signed Derek Parkin from Huddersfield not Coventry, becoming the most expensive full back at the time. The Asa Hartford comment is interesting as I remember he almost joined Leeds at one point but failed to move because of a medical problem.

15.) 31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022 19:05:25
Not defending Costa but in the clip you can clearly see Ben pushing his head against Costa first and winding him up.

There is no excuse for retaliation but there is an explanation. However I would say that only a fool wouldn’t have seen this coming. We all knew VAR would get him at some point just a shame it’s now and not April.

I think people are being unfair on Costa. He is 34 and clearly still rusty but signs are there with each game that should he find his old form he could score for us. Do I think he will score a boat load? No. But I would say he is still capable of scoring a dozen goals before the last kick of the season.

I would also say that it’s only natural to be bias towards players that play for the club you support. For most supporters it is I know wolves are a bit like Arsenal and have fans that are overly critical and like to moan. Thankfully for us that is a small section and luckily they don’t have a YouTube channel unlike Arsenals moaners that run a famously doom and gloom channel with AFTV.