Wolves Banter

11 Mar 2026 09:44:59
I see that our former captain, Mario Lemina, scored against Liverpool in the Champions League last night.

I'd be interested to know who fellow fans want to be relegated with us and Burnley. I'm going for Forest, for the disgraceful way their owner treated Nuno. Nuno saved them from relegation and then got them into Europe the next season. I want Nuno to stay up with West Ham, and for Spurs I hate them slightly less than Forest.

11 Mar 2026 10:11:57
Personally I would like to see Forest go down, if only to knock their self-entitled fans and owner down a peg. After that, Spurs, as that would be hysterical, watching one of the so-called "big six" trudging up to Preston/Stoke, etc.
Would like West Ham to stay up, as I've always had a soft spot for them, as my grandad was from the area before he moved to the Midlands in the 50's, and he was a massive fan.


On a different note, is it just me or is anyone else finding themselves more interested in the Championship table than the prem? I've been resigned to us going down for months, so I've sort of stopped looking at our position, but I'm constantly working out what it's going to take to see the Tesco bags drop into League One.

11 Mar 2026 10:14:55
Tottenham for me. For a simple reason. I made 2 predictions with them a few years ago that a big six team would have a bad season and get relegated, which is why they were so keen for the revenues from this super league. The other was Millwall would reach the Premier League within 10 years. Amazingly, they could happen at the same time.

11 Mar 2026 12:38:17
Looks like Spurs or Forest for the drop, Millwall promoted, West Brom down to League One, and Nuno's West Ham saved. All this would soften the blow of us going down, I think! BTW, Acle, could your big six team getting relegated have happened already? Leicester were PL champions only ten years ago, so they were obviously big six for a while?

11 Mar 2026 13:00:25
Not sure it really matters, but I would say whoever will have the biggest financial headache by being relegated.

11 Mar 2026 13:45:11
Deep, fair point, but I don't count Leicester as big six despite their PL and FA Cup wins. It seems slightly crazy they won more than Spurs, but Spurs had the Super League Invite. I count those teams as the supposed big 6, even though it clearly can't be fully on sporting merit.



For a while, Leicester looked like they had a club model to follow. Whether it was a house of cards or the tragic helicopter crash that led to their freefall, we'll never know.

11 Mar 2026 13:49:01
Well we are 300 million in debt Arddunby, so I think we will be getting a major migraine next season. 🤣

11 Mar 2026 13:50:05
If there's a God, it will be Forest, cus as mentioned they treated Nuno shockingly, so please send them down & also dear lord please relegate the 6 fingered lot.

11 Mar 2026 15:00:19
I'd love Spurs to come down with us, but in reality it'll be Forest or WH.
I hope it will be Forest to give them a 'p****ed balloon'. They appeared arrogant in their attitude, and relegation would level it a bit.


Spurs can't survive with Turgid or whatever his name is. He's lost the players after last night's farce. I expect him to go and a new gaffer bounce come about.

11 Mar 2026 19:02:56
De Wolf, at least we won't be on our own!!

09 Mar 2026 14:34:31
Although he brought some life to the team, I think we should sell Mane if offered the amounts being discussed. I would also try to get him back on loan with that sale for a year in Championship as he will probably sit the bench for other PL teams.

09 Mar 2026 16:36:21
The sale of Mane will offset losses in ticket renewals. No use re or players talking up next season while Fosun say, and more importantly, do nothing. As for a promotion challenge, where is the optimism coming from? What is it based on? We have only been promoted to the top tier six times since the war, including a stretch of twenty years 1983 - 2003. In 1967 we made it back after two seasons away, after which we had a ten year exile. Other promotions came in 2009 and 2018. Promotions are few and far between, and only achievable with owners, management, players, and fans all on the same page, all wanting and striving for one thing.

With Fosun and their policies we are a million miles away. Rob is not going to fare any better than his predecessors, and either he will go or they will. Money is on the former. Fans of a certain age who have followed Wolves through thick and thin, 1965 in my case, will be extremely fortunate to see top flight football at Molineux ever again. We were convinced, promised even, that our time had come. Let down again does not come close. These owners are on a par with the Bhattis, and are very close to being a mirror image of the Venkys, whatever they want the club for. Football is a long way down their list of priorities.

09 Mar 2026 20:08:14
We will be one of the big teams next season. We need to start acting like it. We need to be buying and loaning players to make us bounce back. Fosun want to be back in the Prem straight away, so they can keep making money. I think we will give it a good shot next season.

09 Mar 2026 20:08:38
Well said, Ron, a lot of people who are saying we will bounce straight back up don’t realise what a hard league the Championship is. I don’t think we will be among the big spenders either. We are in debt up to our eyeballs, so any player sales/parachute payments will go towards that, not buying top-end players. I’m hoping some bored American billionaire with more money than sense buys Fosun out and we never see them again.

Put it in perspective: when we were competing in Europe under Nuno, Wrexham were effectively a non-league club. They could come up this season while we go down, and yet some of the happy clap brigade, especially a certain YouTuber who seems to be cropping up on BBC, Sky Sports and TalkSport regularly (Mr Dazzling Dave), still think we are staying up and Fosun have done a grand job.

10 Mar 2026 10:38:16
Absolutely spot on, Ron. I could have written that myself (including the 1965 bit - well 1964 actually, but let's not split hairs).
Being sold is the only hope we have. It'll happen at some point, but will we see it in our lifetime, and will they be good owners or bad?
Fwaw.

10 Mar 2026 13:47:47
I think we will give it a good shot, and be challenging for promotion next season or the one after. We won't be signing top-end players, as such players will want to stay in or move to the P/L. I see us paying down debt at the same time as supplementing the squad with a shrewd mix of buys: the odd top-class older player coming to the end of his PL career, mixed with promising young lower-cost signings, and a proper evaluation of the academy prospects.

Restore pride, if you will. Rob Edwards can demonstrate in his remaining PL fixtures whether he is the right man for the job or not.

10 Mar 2026 16:12:50
Agree there, Deep Throat, but we've got to live up to our literally 'big name' everywhere we go.

Wolverhampton Wanderers on the fixture list will be one to win for opposition pride in the first season despite a lack of proven players, and life won't be easy.

In fact, our name alone may be a hindrance in climbing back to the Prem, let alone RE and his team.

10 Mar 2026 19:43:40
Yes, Abbeywolf, the relegated teams will be the ones targeted in the Champ. We're bigger than Burnley, and possibly seen as pretty much level with Hammers or Forest, so the opposition will be all out for our scalps. Bring them on, it's the only way, sink or swim.

10 Mar 2026 23:08:19
I wouldn't concern yourselves whether we are bigger than Seat Ham or Forest, as it looks likely it will be Wolves, Burnley, and Spurs for the drop, especially if, as rumoured, they are targeting Ryan Mason as manager. You only have to look down the road to see how bad he is.

09 Mar 2026 08:55:33
Looking at both this site and others, opinion on Rob is definitely split. People saying they also can’t see any plan in our playing style, just looking to contain the opposition and limit their chances.
As we have previously discussed, in my opinion I am still not convinced. Would love him to stay and be a success. Just not sure at the moment.

Last few games I guess will decide. If we manage to win a few and perform reasonably well, he stays; perform poorly and hardly win any, they should replace him.
Doubtful Shi 2 has even contemplated removing Rob regardless of results, anyway.
I just hope we can finish our dismal season in a positive way. 🤞👍

09 Mar 2026 11:28:11
It's not just Rob and the team doing badly, it seems to run right through the club. The Under-21s and Under-18s both just got hammered. They produce nothing to go on to our first team, and it seems to me it may be that coaching is substandard.

They are where you need good coaches to develop these lads properly. We are not a buying club now, so it is important we get the best of these young lads.

09 Mar 2026 11:48:40
Banksy, will Fosun 'back' the manager, whoever he is, going forward? We are, barring a miracle, down, so do they have a plan to bring us back up to this level?

That, of course, ties into your question about RE: is he good enough. In the Prem, I'm not so sure, but maybe, with the right players, he could be.

Is he good enough for the Championship? Probably, but again he will need the right players to succeed.

Fosun can make or break any manager with their transfer policies, but for now, at least, RE probably ticks their boxes.

09 Mar 2026 11:55:37
With the introduction of Mane into the first team, I was hoping for more, Ray389. Unfortunately, this seems unlikely. Fosun have a plan, Long. Doubtful, mate, unless it makes them money.

09 Mar 2026 16:51:46
Look at the quality of what they're working with. Managers and coaches have an impossible task. What they'll have after the close season and another window doesn't bear thinking about.

09 Mar 2026 20:58:28
Ray389, the Women's team don't seem to have a problem. Just saying.

10 Mar 2026 13:59:53
That's true, perhaps it's down to their coach!!

08 Mar 2026 10:02:53
Amazing how we feel more positive with better performances and wins, Rob seems better and his post match interviews less annoying.
After Friday night, they are a good side, really, and him still smiling and all happy.
We lost, as we have done most games this season.
Fair enough the better team won, but Liverpool as well as many if not all other teams will be the better team this season when playing us.


Time will tell, but if we perform poorly v Brentford and lose, the mini revival will be very much in the past.
Seems they will stick with Rob regardless of results, however, and I hope we don’t, but if we lose all remaining games I think this would be a mistake. Can we expect Rob to get us challenging for promotion from the Championship?
I am not sure, see how the remaining games go, but still not convinced, sorry.

08 Mar 2026 10:31:18
Totally agree, Banksy. Far too defensive in his style of play on Friday. Could have played Krecji in midfield instead of the ineffective Angel Gomes. I think we would have been more effective. Why not give young Danny Angel, a striker who scores goals, a few outings off the bench.

08 Mar 2026 11:54:07
As I've said previously, Banksy, I'm still on the fence with RE, with my first thought being 'not good enough'. Personally, I think he was brought in to manage our decline and be in charge in the Championship.

In my opinion, Fosun haven't changed one bit, evidenced by our January sales and acquisitions, when again zero Premier League experience was brought in.

Have Fosun actually planned to return us to the Championship, as it's hard to think otherwise if you look at the bigger picture?

As for playing Angel Gomes in midfield, B Hill, I totally agree. It obviously didn't work, so why leave any changes until we were 3-0 down?

08 Mar 2026 12:32:16
I agree, B Hill and Long. I sometimes watch us and think I don't see or understand the plan of attack. For a time, it was give the ball to Mane; he will create, and lately maybe exploit the pace of Jackson, however I am not sure, as once or twice a game doesn't really seem like a plan. I expected and hoped 2nd half v Liverpool we would have attacked more with a plan, maybe they prevented this, but surely 1st half we could have executed some plan a little better.
Angel Gomes, at least from what I have seen, hasn't really offered anything better than we already have, appreciate it is another midfielder that we needed so he fills a gap.


In some games I think we have improved, and then others we still seem poor. I maintain what I have posted before, in my opinion, the team is better than bottom of the league, questions therefore have to be asked on Rob's abilities.
I heard a commentator say that Wolves' plans for life in the Championship are well underway, are they sure, given recent history we are never prepared.

08 Mar 2026 12:40:30
Exactly my way of thinking, B Hill. It became apparent early on that we were too lightweight in midfield, and an ideal opportunity to put Krecji there. To simply accept defeat and say Liverpool were the better team is, quite frankly, disgraceful. We should have competed a lot better on Friday night, and made use of substitutions much earlier. Sorry, but a big question mark against Rob Edwards. On another unrelated subject, I watched Wrexham/Chelsea last night, and was appalled by the tackle on Garnacho that was awarded a red card.

I see today that the Wrexham manager is questioning why it was changed to a red. I was at MK Dons a few years back when our winger, Michal Gyro, was on the end of a similar tackle from a thug called Antony Kay. The difference being that Garnacho was lucky it didn't catch him fully in the knee, unlike the unfortunate Zyro. I'm just hoping this is not what we can expect on our return to the lower leagues.

08 Mar 2026 12:54:14
Armstrong has now played 94 games in the Premier League, and Gomes has played 11. He has also played 12 Champions League games, as well as other European competitions. So I don’t get the no Premier League experience comment, as both the signings have exactly that. Also, they are both English, which again fans were asking for.

As for Rob Edwards, I’m not really sure what he can do to win people over. Many on here said we wouldn’t win another game and would be the worst team in Premier League history. That was wrong. Other fans said he needs to improve performances and get more points, otherwise they didn’t want him in the Championship.

He has done both those things, yet still the jury is out. We had 2 points before he came in, from a manager who had half of last season and a pre-season to get the team playing.

When Rob Edwards came in, the team lacked fitness and confidence. He has restored both those, and now we are talking of overtaking Burnley. Do people really expect us to beat the reigning champions twice in two games? I’m not sure even Man City or Arsenal would achieve that. Also, most on here said the players we had weren’t good enough for the Premier League, yet now they want those same players to beat Liverpool twice in a row.

08 Mar 2026 14:47:06
No one expected us to beat the champions twice, Goatmark, but 4 attempts all game, that isn't good. But that's not the only game it's happened. Angel Gomes is too lightweight. Armstrong never looks like scoring, and I personally think Re is out of his depth. He won't get us back first time; the rest of the Championship aren't going to lie down for us.

08 Mar 2026 18:02:06
We're lightweight up front, as others have said or implied, so all that can be done is set up tightly and try not to concede while snatching one, exactly what Rob Edwards has done in the last two league matches. I can't see that he has much choice. Dreadful to watch, though.

08 Mar 2026 19:09:33
Mixed bags of thoughts above, many of which I agree with. But I can't agree that Fosun actually planned to return us to the Championship. Fosun are more business people than football people, and no businessman in his right mind would deliberately plan that.

Turkeys don't vote for Christmas. The Holy Grail in English football is the Premier League. You hang onto it for dear life. If Rob continues the uptick in form, then he is the man to lead us next season. If he doesn't, then all bets are off.

08 Mar 2026 20:14:22
When they signed Armstrong, people said he was too short and lightweight. Same with Angel Gomes, he is even shorter. How did he play for England? Just because he was with United, probably. Too many players not tall enough to frighten the opponents. Should have realized this with Podence. Traore used to frighten opponents just because of his build.

08 Mar 2026 22:43:23
Even though Armstrong and Gomes were owned by Premier sides Goatmark, both spent most of their careers on loan. Armstrong did ok with Southampton for a while, but still got loaned out again to the Championship, and Gomes played 5 games for United, then was loaned out abroad, not in the Prem.

The simple fact is, they are not as good as the players this club and their owners have sold off in recent years, and yes, I see Rob Edwards as a downgrade also, brought in as a compliant coach happy to manage the club in any league.



This club has been in a downward trajectory for years thanks to Fosun's transfer policies. They've watched the club slide lower and lower year on year to where we are now. That doesn't sound like savvy businessmen desperate to keep us in the Premier League to me. Only when the fans protested did they react by effectively promoting Jeff Shi, since then what else has actually changed?

08 Mar 2026 23:32:48
Tbf, Long, you said Fosun haven’t changed tact by bringing players in with zero Prem experience. Clearly 90 odd games isn’t zero, is it? Admittedly, I was clutching at straws regarding Gomes' stats. I’m not disputing the way the team has been depleted season on season, but saying nothing's changed isn’t necessarily true.

As for your comments about height, Ray, I have a feeling Man City are a short team, and it doesn’t seem to affect them much.

I just don’t really understand what some people want or expect. As far as I see, Rob Edwards has done ok for the hand he was dealt. I won’t judge till the start of next season, but so far he has improved performances and the points tally considerably.

The football might not be great, but again, in the situation we were in, we can’t expect the team to suddenly be playing free flowing, attacking football. Confidence was shot, so surely it’s better to tighten the defence and make us harder to beat. Unfortunately, that sort of football isn’t pretty.

A few weeks ago most were just praying we would get more than 11 points. Now it’s why didn’t we take the game to Liverpool after beating them once already this week. Nothing is good enough, it would seem.

09 Mar 2026 11:07:28
Still on the fence and happy to give Rob Edwards till the end of the season to prove his worth. However, what I don't, for the life of me, get is why on earth he didn't put out his strongest team on Friday? Lex has asked the same question, and I absolutely could not agree more. So Krejci put in his best performance so far against Pool the week before (for me he should have been MoM that game), so Rob Edwards benches him for this one? Sorry, but the team selection was beyond bizarre and, frankly, was also a bit of an insult to the fans. We have literally nothing to play for this season, so why do it? Why not play your best team and see what you can do? Heaven forbid we might have even built some momentum with another positive performance, whereas instead we seem to be back to square one.

Sorry, but I just don't get it. Someone, make it make sense for me, please?! And, whilst you're at it, please explain what Angel Gomes does exactly? Because right now I'm not sure I've ever seen such an entirely pedestrian player. Only player with any class was Hwang, great take and finish. Odd that some haven't mentioned him in their match report this week, isn't it, almost like he only gets a mention when he plays bad?. 🧐

09 Mar 2026 13:35:44
Sunderland and Fulham both out of the cup, fielding weakened sides in one of the greatest competitions in the world. For one, it gives the opposition a boost. Secondly, it shows no respect to the FA Cup or the fans, and third, we're already down.

Sunderland and Fulham are safe, so why not have a go at it. Krejci organises, and he's on the bench, and I strongly believe Sa would not have been beaten by the 1st and 3rd goals.

07 Mar 2026 08:02:05

I was looking forward to watching the full game but all that did was re-kindle my initial thoughts about Re, tactically, that was a capitulation. They were allowed to control everything beyond our penalty area, constantly inviting shots and crosses in.



I know that our squad has been totally vandalised by Shi 1 and the owners but with just one midfielder out we totally surrendered that area and constantly formed up deep while continuously punting the ball forward back to them.



This simply invited them on wave after wave until the inevitable happened and we collapsed defensively, but then did nothing about it until we were 3-0 down.



Keeping it to 0-0 at half time by doing that is one thing, but unless you come out second half set up to go forward and build on that the outcome is inevitable and so it transpired.

08 Mar 2026 13:36:00
It was poor, to say the least. For us, as Wolves supporters, it was poor, but also as a spectacle for TV viewers. We're not going to win many admirers playing like that in a one-off cup game, unlike Wrexham, who I thought gave it a real go against Chelsea.

Yes, they lost like us, but they at least went on the offensive, where we were just too defensive, hoping for a piece of luck to get a breakaway goal. Very frustrating after recent results, but I guess we're becoming used to it now.