Wolves Banter 4

11 Jun 2026 11:22:24
What has happened to my club? The way they have handled the manager situation is despicable. Edwards played a big role in Andre Trippier and Jimenez signings. If this is the way we treat people at the club, we deserve everything we get in the future.

11 Jun 2026 12:13:18
I agree, typical Fosun. I do feel for Edwards, he has been treated terribly.

11 Jun 2026 14:26:26
I agree that it's poor form, doing it over the phone when it should have been done the day after the season ended.
However, we as fans have absolutely not a clue what has or has not been said to players and why they have chosen to be at the club. It's entirely possible that all those players mentioned above were told this would happen before signing contracts. The players talked up Edwards because that's what you do when you sign for a new club. They are all paid professionals and this is not a first rodeo for any of them, so I can't imagine this being any kind of issue at all.
Yes, it might seem harsh with the way things have played out, but elite sports is harsh and Edwards knows that.

I do think people need to pick a lane here. When Fosun were sleeping at the wheel, we were all regularly on here crying foul and lamenting them for not caring. Whether you agree with the decision or not (only time will decide if it's the right one), not a single one of us can say that Nathan is not wide awake and trying to genuinely change the trajectory of this club now. This decision has cost the club a chunk of change and will not be a decision taken lightly. Like Nathan has said, making hard decisions is his job, and he's absolutely right. So let's give the new manager a chance before judging said hard decision.

11 Jun 2026 17:18:52
I see it's reported that the players aren't very happy learning he's gone.
Dunno if they're missing him, nice guy, his style of football, or the way he's been treated.

Maybe some false promises have emerged.

Who knows. I just hope we can come together as the pack again, and start enjoying games again.

11 Jun 2026 11:06:46
Re has been sacked. It’s a bit of a shock to be hy. I thought he would have been given the opportunity to prove himself in the Championship.
Anyway looks like this lad from Portugal is going to get the job.

11 Jun 2026 11:06:11
I don't agree with how the club went about sacking Edwards, not telling him until he contacted them about the rumours.

11 Jun 2026 13:45:51
It is poorly rated, if true, but the change was needed.

11 Jun 2026 10:51:52
Trippier is worth more than the whole Gil Vicente squad which indicates that our new coach was working with a sub average squad but achieved a reasonable position.
I'm hoping he can continue to up his game with a squad which will be far more capable.


Just praying that he has the presence and personality to manage high profile players and get the best out of them.
Will be interesting times ahead.

11 Jun 2026 10:18:43
A bit of non Wolves news, it appears that Burnley have successfully sued Everton for £40M following their relegation when Everton had breached FFP by £19.5M and were deducted points for it.


The courts must have found a sporting advantage had been gained so I wonder if City will a) Ever get sanctioned b) Get pursued by others in a similar way if they do.
Has that opened a massive can of worms?

11 Jun 2026 11:25:32
Longmynd, I do hope so. 👍

11 Jun 2026 10:18:21
Four clubs in two years. Four clubs where he hasn’t achieved a win ratio over 30%. Three clubs he couldn’t get above a 29% win ratio. Two clubs he couldn’t get above a 25% win ratio. Peixoto’s poor win ratios come in a poor league. Edwards’s recent atrocious stats come in the PL with a dog**** squad.

Cesar Peixoto is 46 years of age; Rob will be 44 this year. Both have had a lot of managerial appointments in a short managerial career.

I saw the Edwards being sacked rumour very early on, but dismissed it when I saw who the potential replacement was.

People can say “Well, we never heard of Nuno”. There’s a huge difference between the unknown Nuno and the unknown Peixoto.

Either this new guy is going to be Ibiza Final Boss or Walter Zenga 2.0. Hopefully Mendes knows something everyone else doesn’t.

11 Jun 2026 11:30:30
Sorry, Ice, but where are you getting those numbers from, mate, because, having just glanced over his last job, they seem entirely wrong?
Last season he managed to win 13/34, giving him a win ratio of 38% (which incidentally is about the same as Nuno in the Prem). Over the course of his career he's averaged approx 35%, so I'm just unsure where those numbers you've got have come from.


Also, worth noting that if win ratios are the metric here, then that doesn't look good for Edwards. So, whilst Peixoto managed a 38% win ratio last year, Edwards managed 11%. 😱

11 Jun 2026 11:34:36
As much as I wanted RE gone at the end of the season, this development now feels like it'll disrupt our prep for the Championship.

I was beginning to feel a little hopeful.
Now, an unknown taking charge for an inexperienced season in England, let alone the Championship, concerns me.
He's to win over and get to know existing players, recruit and integrate new ones.

Study what's needed, style-wise, and put it all together to succeed on the pitch.

I dearly hope I'm wrong, of course, but I think the 10-game start may be all he'll get.
Fair dos tho, he'll be given the chance and my support.

11 Jun 2026 11:44:06
On those numbers, Bully's, you might say Peixoto is less bad than Edwards, but I think Edwards should only have been replaced by a proven good manager. Peixoto doesn't do it for me. Let's hope I'm proved to be wrong.

11 Jun 2026 11:53:28
I get what you're saying, Innocent, but do 'proven good managers' take jobs at recently relegated clubs? I think the reality is for the position we find ourselves in this is in fact a relatively ambitious hire.

Now, I'm not saying it'll work, only time will decide that. But, clearly, Nathan had decided that Rob was not working, and I can't say that I disagreed with him on that front. Let's hope Peixoto has a dream! 🐺 👍

11 Jun 2026 12:05:48
I have to concur with Bully's statements. Also, the issue of prep for the Championship is a non-starter; simply because most staff and players are still off for the summer. Hopefully Cesar comes in and pre-season starts with his staff and players.

11 Jun 2026 12:56:36
That's one of my concerns, Pikey. What players will Peixoto attract or bring? With Trip and Raul, I was hoping RE was carrying some influence on homegrown lads who know the Championship.

Lads from Portugal may take time to adjust if that should happen. Sadly, he seems an unknown for others to commit to. Really hope it works out. Just find it hard to get excited about.

11 Jun 2026 13:30:38
Uncle Jorge will supply the players and Cesar will be tasked with fitting them in (just like Nuno had to). They have gone back to their model of all those years ago. The talk of players coming because of the manager is just because they're never going to play if they don't say otherwise; Trippier is here because his kids live minutes away and Raul is here because Nathan got in there early and sold the "project" to him.

All we can hope for, as fans, is that Jorge gets us a few players who turn out to be as good as Jota, Neves or Neto.

11 Jun 2026 09:54:43
Onwards and upwards without Edwards.

11 Jun 2026 12:21:53
It's a pity you maybe shoot from the hip a bit on the facts, Ice.
And it's worth trying a bit of optimism amongst reality sometimes. We all live the Wolves dream. 👍😁

11 Jun 2026 09:52:44
Does this merely emphasise the integrity of Nathan Shi?

11 Jun 2026 10:13:43
Emphasises summat Oxley, but I dunno what? Guess only time will tell.
Did Raul, Andre and Trip expect this on signing?
All very strange in the reports.
Can we trust Nathan?

11 Jun 2026 10:26:55
I can't imagine Trippia and Andre being too happy about losing the manager, who they seemed to like when they signed. Uncle Jorge will have his fingers in the till again, selling players on his books. Wolves will have players who are inexperienced in the Championship. It all seems like deja vu.

11 Jun 2026 11:29:01
BBC reported it earlier this morning, about three hours ago, and nearly 1,000 posts in HYS. The club website is still composing the report, it seems, even though it must have been an open secret for at least a week. It is a deserved sacking, but the timing suggests a very recent change of heart.

Sympathy for Rob and his family. Maybe Leicester will come calling. Best of luck to him in the future. At least the 'Boro fixtures will not be as highly charged as feared now.

11 Jun 2026 11:37:38
Sadly, I believe Rob Edwards made an emotional decision coming to Wolves, one he found really difficult to turn down. The rational one would have been to continue with Boro, get promotion, and have a second go at the Prem with a team he knew. The Wolves job was sheer poison. I wish him well.

11 Jun 2026 11:41:15
Andre's reaction will probably give a good insight into this, by which I mean will he be here on kickoff day.

11 Jun 2026 09:44:51
Anyone know if the club have reported on actual social media that RE is sacked.

11 Jun 2026 09:50:22
I hold my hands up, I'm no fan of Edwards as a manager.
As a person, you all know why, I have complete sympathy for him.
Wish him luck.
Long live the Wolves.

11 Jun 2026 09:53:23
My apologies FC, I'd discounted the reports. It seems RE didn't know until he rang the club after a family member saw it on social media.

I'm surprised at the timing, as I'd wanted him gone after the Burnley game.

Now, after his part in getting Tripper and Raul, seems odd.

Getting another 'ambitious' manager without true pedigrees for a Championship season seems risky.

What an unpredictable club we love?

11 Jun 2026 10:01:17
I'm gobsmacked. While I was very disappointed in Rob last season, and thought he was very lucky to survive, the timing of this is bizarre. It looked like Rob had been given the chance to take us back up, but now this? I saw the rumour a week or so and dismissed it.



Nathan obviously means business, unless his ear has been bent and sold a pup by Mendes. Well, prepare for a few Portuguese players arriving on our shores. Fingers crossed!

11 Jun 2026 10:07:49
Nothing on the Wolves website yet, FC. Not sure about social media platforms, don't use them.

11 Jun 2026 10:28:42
Sky Sports have it.

11 Jun 2026 09:16:57
Well that shows what I know about football. Why wait so long to sack Rob Edwards? Why sack him to replace him with a manager who seemingly has a worse track record than Rob? This is clearly a Mendes appointment. Mendes must know something that the Wolves fans don't, and Peixoto is going to be Nuno 2.0.

I've never been a fan of RE; he's had too many clubs for such a young manager, his stats are dreadful, and his football was murderous to watch, but for him to be sacked in the way that he has is nothing short of disgusting. It's embarrassing.

11 Jun 2026 09:49:38
Problem being Ice, we know nothing about who knew what and when, etc., but most wanted RE gone, and Nathan has delivered on that. Whether his replacement is any good, only time will tell, I suppose, but football at this level is brutal and clubs sack managers/coaches with far better stats than RE's. It often follows relegation, so is it that much of a surprise?

11 Jun 2026 09:58:20
Not sure how he's performed worse than Edwards, exactly? Last season Peixoto averaged 1.47 ppm, whereas Edwards averages 0.67 ppm. Peixoto, therefore, got over double the return that Edwards did over the course of a season.

11 Jun 2026 09:59:56
Very good point, Longmynd, but wrong way to sack RE if true, in my opinion.

11 Jun 2026 09:10:43
Different owners, different times, the Club still like to surprise though, very odd timing, echoes of the historical sacking of Stan Cullis, without the statue of course.

11 Jun 2026 09:35:19
Obviously, Nathan is not messing about, Ron, which is a good thing, and I'm guessing our old Portuguese friend may have had some input into this, so, as some suggest, we can probably expect another influx of his starlets.
People query the timing of this, but in truth, it makes perfect sense to do it before pre season has begun. I've never been a fan of Re, so I can't be hypocritical now, but I just hope the new guy is as good as the Club think, after all, with the right backing Nuno was, and we'd not heard of him either.


Hopefully, the Club did this in the right way and not the way some have suggested, but we all wanted a new broom, we all wanted change, so I, for one, am having my passion re-invigorated because Nathan is certainly giving us that.

11 Jun 2026 09:37:50
Wow Ron, to say that is a generous comparison would be the understatement of the century! Rob Edwards was the worst-performing manager we've ever had in a top league. Stan Cullis was the best! Frankly, if Rob had even an ounce of Stan's ability he wouldn't be out of a job right now! 👍