Wolves banter 10

16 Aug 2026 07:39:04
{Ed's Note - Last Bus to Woodstock has posted a new article entitled, Wolves Left With Big Questions After Blackburn

16 Aug 2026 11:19:55
Good, well balanced post!

16 Aug 2026 11:58:27
I honestly can't see us signing anyone between now and deadline day. If that's the case, that will be very disappointing, as we could be competitive with a new goalkeeper, centre-back and box-to-box midfielder. I also think, if that doesn't happen, we will lose a potentially very good manager, in which case a Leicester could be on the cards.

16 Aug 2026 14:48:08
At times during the Blackburn game, Fer Lopez was majestic. He makes the game look so easy. For me, Mane is his cover. Mane is a 10, nothing else. It's painful watching him on the wings because of his lack of pace. Wolfe was going too far forward to allow Mane to play, which then exposes Wolves because Wolfe doesn't have the pace to recover opposition counterattacks. Hugo Bueno has the pace to attack down the flanks, and he can use Mane instead of Mane using Wolfe.

I watched the Boro game, and I've seen enough to know this Wolves team won't finish above them.

15 Aug 2026 20:57:51
It was a frustrating performance last night but I’ve seen some people completely write off Peixoto and this squad already. One game in. You’d hope there’s lots of work still to be done, on and off the pitch. We’ve got 45 games to go, one result won’t define everything.

15 Aug 2026 21:30:22
You're right, Simon. Lots of work to be done on and off the pitch.
Unfortunately, it should have been addressed earlier.
Hope this manager won't be gone by Xmas.
Or be hailed as saving us from the drop.

15 Aug 2026 22:52:54
Not sure about writing anyone off but I do think that yesterdays performance needs to be a reality check for the club and fans! Blackburn finished a point above the drop last season, in a league where 3 out of 4 of the teams below them were given point deductions of some kind. In short Blackburn are only in this league through a technicality and let's be honest we struggled to get a draw agaisnt them at home, with our blushes saved by a last minute penalty which probs shouldn't have been given (as in it was outside the box).
The manager needs time so I'm not blaming him but the back line which started last night simply isn't good enough! I am starting to wonder what dirt Toti has on Fosun because how that guy even starts is beyond me?! How he gets to wear the armband in a defence where Kieran Trippier is the only genuinely quality player is nothing but absolute insanity! Did anyone see Trippier with his head in his hands after being subbed, I bet he's already starting to question his decision. Seriously what is it that three managers have seen in Toti to justify him having the armband cause to be blunt all I see is a mid table League One CB! The first goal was entirely his fault, he should have bulldozed his way through to win that header but instead he's nowhere near it. The second gaol whilst not his fault, Wolfe also needs a reality check as defensively he spends far too much of the game ball watching. However, the second goal still only happened because Totis incredibly poor headed clearance! Honestly of the five in the back line last night only Trippier looks like a top 7 Champ player.

The rest look like squad players at best and until we address that all we are doing is setting up yet another manager to fail I'm afraid. Yes there are lots of games left to go, but if we defend that badly agaisnt one of the worst teams in the league then we are currently seasons away from a genuine promotion push.
C'mon Nathan, you were so quick to tell the fans forum that we were going to bring the players we needed in. These next few weeks are going to show the true direction of this new Chairman. Either he gets the players we need across the line or he (sadly) proves exactly what so many of us have long been saying. Which is that Jeff wasn't truly the problem, he was simply the face of the problem. The true problem is an ownership group that has lost all interest and don't really care provided the club is self sustaining and not dragging the Fosun name through the mud. Only a few weeks left and I very much hope I'm wrong but so far this window has been very under whelming. Yes Raul and Trippier are quality players, but two good signings simply isn't even close to being enough for rebuilding a team which came stupidly close to breaking the record for worst team ever in the Prem last season! Words are cheap Nathan, it's time for you and Fosun to put up or shut up! COYW 🐺

16 Aug 2026 07:08:20
Sadly, Simonandlaura's criticism of the Club is spot on.
We have had literally months to prepare for this season, and his point of "there's lots of work still to be done, on and off the pitch" is an understatement!!
With the season started, scrambling around for signings at this stage is gross mismanagement.

16 Aug 2026 09:21:52
Things will hopefully improve, but changes have to happen fast. I don't like to single players out as the problem, but I have to say Totti and Mossie are both a liability at the back. Totti is too slow in possession and doesn't have the footballing brain to be anywhere near a captain's armband; it's a very strange decision. Mossie, for all his endeavour, is a loose cannon and not the type of player we need. I was hoping he would move on in summer; he lacks discipline and at least once a game he is acting like he has been shot by a sniper.

That being said, what choice do we have if Santi and Kreji want to leave? Personally, get rid of them and get some fresh blood in. If Villa want Kreji, 35m and Mings would do me. It's a long way to go and we know it's going to be up and down, so let's hope we get the players we need. Sa should be put back in goal too; Bentley is not commanding enough to add to an already fragile centre of defence.

16 Aug 2026 11:23:04
Good thread.
Agree with the direction of travel - as most on here and the other sites I visit do.

15 Aug 2026 17:16:34
If Jordan James was coming
He would be hear now.
I think it was all crap to be honest.

15 Aug 2026 19:00:01
I have to agree. I was staggered to see there was almost 31,000 for a live game in the second tier. Blind faith and blind optimism spring to mind, but fans' loyalty and devotion are being brutally trashed by Shi and his companions.

15 Aug 2026 19:48:09
Premier League....ur havin a laff...sorry, wer havin a laff.....we wont be any wer near the Premier League for a very long time...not with this side and current owners....simple as that..it really is....at least 17 spot now is 21spot for safety........doomed, I tell you..wer all doomed. 😭

15 Aug 2026 19:59:06
Buxwolf, we are way better than that. I think you're a bit pessimistic. We ain't that bad. I think we'll make top 8 and playoffs.

15 Aug 2026 16:01:20
Hwang to Lye Town. Free transfer.

15 Aug 2026 20:50:31
Unless Gornal Athletic steal the deal.

16 Aug 2026 12:07:43
Lyetown outbid for Hwang
Couldn't go higher than £5.

15 Aug 2026 15:28:02
Borough behind Championship will be a strange league this season. Small sides beating big boys.

15 Aug 2026 18:28:30.
I didn't see the game, so I can't comment about it. But there is some good news that I want to point out.

We are undefeated in our last 4 friendlies & matches. We scored 2 goals again, so averaging 2.5 over those last 4 games.

We got a point 1st game, vs waiting until 6th game last season. We won't be in last place after the end of the first weekend of league matches.

15 Aug 2026 18:52:35
And now the bad news, NJWolf. Sandwell Town have a new song that mentions Wolverhampton and mind the gap.

15 Aug 2026 21:50:24
Time for the 'Old Instrumental' The Liquidator!

15 Aug 2026 14:58:28.
I think we should all get behind Pixoto hes a good manager, given a few more signings and wel be up there challenging. We do definitely need a defender if Kreti dont play as Toti is poor.

15 Aug 2026 17:08:59
That's the problem, looks like no more signings.

15 Aug 2026 13:58:44
First game and already the moaners are out. Couple in the sunbeam talking about 3rd rate goalkeeper, back line of losers and so on. Honestly, why do they even go? It's the first game. 45 more matches to go. Let them settle into their rhythm and go. Give them a chance. Thought a draw was about fair. One point. Now move on. COYW

15 Aug 2026 16:29:44
Wolfcall, the moaners are out because the centre-back pairing were poor all last year, and Bentley is not a no.1. Has this manager not watched last year's games?
We moan because we care, and it's frustrating. Let's hope a few new faces arrive soon.

15 Aug 2026 17:10:04
Truth hurts.

15 Aug 2026 19:04:25
Starting the new ssn Bentley is without doubt the worst keeper weve ever had. The defence, Yerson and Toti, are 2 of the worst weve ever had as well. We strutted around like we were saying 'look at me. Im a prem player', then got a good kicking and a lucky point. Wide open at the back.

Never look like scoring, just like last ssn. "Bottled the winning feeling," Yerson said. Mustve left the cork out. Blackburn just survived last ssn. Thats how poor we are. Double relegation looms. Simple as that. We are patheticly bad. Without any more new signings with that side, we will go down.

15 Aug 2026 13:40:08
At first I was disappointed with the players after last night with one notable exception Fer Lopez.
The after a time to reflect I would very much put that disappointment firmly on the manager.
From the start it was clear they were going past us on our left and the goals came from that side.

Yet he did nothing to improve this so this was a concern. Then towards the end of the game his scatter gun approach to substitutes was also a concern.
Got to give it time and hope we get in more players.

Need to address the CB situation, they are not good enough. Need a right wing and a goal keeper.

15 Aug 2026 20:10:05
We have to give Mowbray and Blackburn credit for their performance last night. Given the eleven we had on the pitch, they made a point of limiting the influence of Andre, who has probably been the standout in pre-season. We are very dependent on him to create our forward momentum.

Although Munetsi played better than he has done recently, he is not the engine room of the team, and we desperately need to get another one in to partner Andre. If not, then other teams will do exactly what Blackburn did so well and target Andre.

15 Aug 2026 13:17:23
Here are some targets I think we should sign.
Gk Zetterstrom
Cb Caleb Okoli
Cm Jordan James
Rw Amario Cozier Duberry

I would have put Max Alleyne but he joined Burnley.

Who do you think we sign?

15 Aug 2026 14:31:36
At the current rate? No one.

15 Aug 2026 15:03:46
Why do we try and sign players who clearly are not interested in joining? All week we have heard that James will be joining us, surely if that was the case, he would have been there last night. I have not seen anything to indicate the lad from Brighton is interested either. Going back to last night's game, Lopez looked good in the first half. Good finish by Munetsi. For the last 10 minutes of the first half, we had them there for the taking.

In the second half, we were never in it, so we settled for a draw. We need to be more clinical when we have teams camped in their own half. Onwards and upwards. Preston are bottom, so let's go there and put them to the sword. We don't need another season where we are scared stiff to make a mistake, and thereafter the pressure shows.

15 Aug 2026 11:47:49
Tough introduction last night, but first half, I thought we looked the better team, Fer Lopez absolutely ran the show. However, second half, we seemed to end up just going long and not trying to play through them, as we did in the first half. I think it was stupid to have no subs left with 10 to go, as Lima in particular felt like a somewhat pointless substitution, which meant we practically ended with ten men. But, a great way for Raul to return home nonetheless with that late equaliser. I think we’re still 4 or 5 signing away from a side capable of winning the league, including 2 cbs, a lb, and a winger, as I thought Mane looked both lazy (not tracking for the first goal) and ineffective.

I also think a new gk should be signed unless Sa stays. I think Sa would have saved the first goal, not saying Bentley should have, but Sa loves to save a close range header, and think that one he would have got too. So, it’s not all doom and gloom, but I still think we need more signings to challenge this season. Hopefully last night was just a wake up call for the lads, as some of them (Andre in particular) seemed to be a little bit slow, as if they thought the champ would be easier.

15 Aug 2026 13:30:39
The biggest issue we have is Bentley, Mosquera and Toti, as they are not good enough when played together. Leaves us wide open.
I can't understand why each manager we have still makes the same mistakes with the starting line ups.

Subs last night were just ridiculous.
The last 20 mins we had no shape, no composure (except Raul for pen) and no idea.
Why Trippier is not captain beggars belief.

15 Aug 2026 14:52:23
Very much agree on Trippier, Camo. I thought the second half was too similar to the end of last season. Not knowing what to do with the ball, and just passing it along the back line.
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