22 Apr 2025 19:31:45
Apparently, VP's record at Wolves, if replicated from the start of the season, would have us in fifth place at the moment.

1.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 08:27:11
And from a standing start - i.e. no preseason to get to know/drill the team. Yerson will also be back to strengthen the defence.
It makes you think that if we kept the team together we could be a successful side next year and maybe even challenge for Europe/trophies.
But Jeff has persuaded Cunha and seemingly lots of the fans that we aren't a team that wins things. Sadly therefore in part also due to his financial incompetence we will not keep the team together and thus almost certainly won't win things.
Guess Jeff will be right after all!

2.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 09:56:36
Come on TFIOG1 that post is really negative. Who knows what will happen in the summer, but one thing is pretty certain we will find out Fosun's intentions. VP has put himself in an incredibly good position. As you point what a turnaround to our season from a standing start. He only has 12 months of his contract remaining so my guess is it wouldn't cost that much for interested parties to buy it out if Fosun don't back him this summer and that includes not selling our best players. Why on earth would he allow that to happen without himself walking, hence why I'm saying we'll know Fosun's intentions in the summer. Regarding the sale or proposed sale of Cuhna I know he almost single handedly saved us from certain relegation under GON, but VP has created a team ethic now and not just a one or two player outfit. I can understand why Cuhna only signed that contract with what is an incredibly low release clause for his calibre of player. My guess is he was so frustrated about GON's style of management, selection, and overall team performance and lack of team discipline. Don't forget Cuhna did cost us a place in the Semi's of the FA cup. Another source of income!
I'm not even sure he'll go to MU and if he does we get other players in who want to play for us. There's always another Cuhna out there!
I know you keep bashing Shi and you're far more knowledgeable in the financial area than me, but from what I read MU can really only afford Cuhna based on selling some of their player such as Rashford. Villa might be able to afford his transfer fee, but not I would think his reported wages. Also Sancho, Anthony. All over paid failures or cause unrest in team moral so maybe Shi isn't that bad afterall. With a bit of luck and if reports are accurate we'll offload our Deadwood in the summer. Another reason to be optimistic.

3.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 10:33:47
We're at a very real crossroads in the history of our club I think, and it's Jeff in the driving seat!.
Where does he want to go? Is he simply a Sunday afternoon driver? Does he have a destination in mind? Does he want to travel as far as he can, or just park up?
Come on Jeff let us belted in passengers know what the rides likely to be.

4.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 13:00:54
Interesting, how positive our conversations now are about how we would like our future to be, compared to how it would have been in the Championship.

5.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 13:30:49
Some good points Blackfords and a great analogy Abbey so let's just hope Jeff's destination isn't sh*t creek again.

I think those of us who follow matters both on and off the pitch all realise that this Summer will be the best indicator of Fosun's ongoing intentions for the club.

6.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 17:15:25
Black - sorry yes it is.
Some of you know that after retiring from a career in finance and education I now run a walking business based on history.
I am therefore very interested in history and the Wolves situation reminds me of a brilliant quote from Churchill. Paraphrased it went something like - "if you don't learn from history you keep making the same mistakes".
For the last 2 years we have sold our best players: Neves and Neto and despite the losses clearly hurting the team I have no faith that we won't do the same thing again this year and lose Cunha - which in my opinion will hurt the team badly.
Will he learn from that?
I have no faith he will ever learn and eventually it will be fatal for the club!
Now that is dark!

7.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 18:56:10
One man never makes a team, Tfig. I'm not worried about Cunha chasing medals and cash, if, and it's thr proverbial if, the money recieved is allowed to be spent on VP's choices.

If Jeff wants the dosh then expect j gomez, samedo, RAN, Sa, Hwang possibly Andre and ultimately vitor to go. That would break the club tho and to be honest I can't see Jeff
doing that.

It may well be the stale prem survival approach he takes, wouldn't it be great to think he'd support VP, give him the necessary to build something special tho, but I think you'll be right in the quote tfig, history is likely to repeat it self.

8.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 21:01:33
History will repeat itself this Summer, no doubt but the acid test will be who they sell and who they bring in.

Now that might sound blindingly obvious but if players want to go it's hard these days to stop them, however, some may be convinced to stay if VP wants them. Sarabia would be one for me but on £90K per week Jeff will want him off the books for sure.

As I've said before it's absolutely vital that they don't alienate VP as they've managed to do to previous incumbents of that job. That's one lesson from history I prey they have learnt.

9.) 23 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025 21:27:24
Churchill certainly made a lot of mistakes to learn from.

10.) 24 Apr 2025
24 Apr 2025 08:19:40
The song remains the same WO, not all led zep songs were good, but what a band they were.