Wolves banter 4

13 Feb 2026 20:10:53
When Wolves are relegated they have to sign Ryan Giles. Obviously that requires Hull not being promoted to the PL. He’s ex Wolves, he played for Rob Edwards at Luton, and his crossing ability has always been top draw. Wolves won’t be keeping both Moller Wolfe and Hugo Bueno.

13 Feb 2026 22:22:56
Again good shout, cause he would also help with our distinct lack of homegrown players. Reckon it'll be Bueno that goes but I hope not, cause he's better than Wolfe but also homegrown. 👍

14 Feb 2026 07:55:15
Thanks, BB II. Giles has only just turned 26, so he’s got plenty left in the tank. He’s quite good defensively, but he’s excellent going forward. Wolves need players who are proven performers in the Championship.

14 Feb 2026 11:29:16
If he could replicate his form at Boro the year before he went to Luton he would be a fantastic signing as, (as you say), he was a top player in the division that year.
Haven't followed his career since but see he is playing at Hull in the Champ now.
Question marks - like Adam Armstrong - re his ability to step up given his disappointing time at Luton in the Prem but as a short term option a good shout.


Re Wolfe/Bueno not sure who goes and who stays but doubt Wolves will add a 3rd LWB and certainly it won't be a top priority unless as you say he is back to Boro form and cheap/free.
Homegrown is important but Bueno is that anyway and is one of the few that I think is both likely to stay and be good enough for the Champ.
Giles is def however the right pool to be fishing in!

13 Feb 2026 15:10:57
I am not sure what the best course of action is with Rob Edwards as manager, surely it should now be based on performances and results. If Fosun have no interest they will just allow everything to deteriorate further, if they do I think we are in real danger of struggling in the Championship.


We have to finish this season in a positive way, we have seen in recent seasons a poor finish gets carried over to the next season.
There is also another problem, who would be crazy enough to become our manager, this is probably why we have Rob now, nobody else was daft enough.

13 Feb 2026 16:06:15
I think Fosun want to get Wolves out of the Championship at the first opportunity. The problem is I don’t think they have the ability to do it. Mendes got Wolves out of the Championship and into Europe. As soon as Nuno left and Mendes ran out of top players to send to Wolves the downward spiral began.

Wolves are now a monumental mess. Fosun seemingly don’t know how to run a football club. Jeff Shi was a clueless, arrogant man who would have stayed at Wolves for another twenty years and watched them disappear into obscurity.

Fosun definitely no longer want to put their own money into Wolves - hence the dilapidated stadium, amateur Women’s team, training facilities that haven’t been touched for years, and a youth system that could lose its elite status if, in the very near future, Fosun fails to invest. Wolves recruitment is mostly bloody awful. This season it has been catastrophically bad.

Wolves are currently a Premier League club, but it is being mismanaged by amateurs and chancers. It will soon be back in the Championship with more than £200 million of debt and half a squad - the players no one else wants. Whether Rob Edwards is good enough or not is almost immaterial. I don’t think he is good enough to manage Wolves, and he’s the final reminder of the disaster that was Jeff Shi, but the real problem is Fosun.

13 Feb 2026 18:49:16
NaN Good post, I think your right that at the moment it really is (sadly) somewhat irrelevant who's in the job. Essentially it feels like RE has been hired to simply turn the lights off after the relegation. What happens from there is anyone's guess, but not holding my breathe going off Fosun negligent record! 😭

13 Feb 2026 22:21:03
NameandNumber - excellent post - the latest of several I believe!
After posting about it for the last 5 years - yes if you had the willingness and, without being rude, the intelligence to see it, it has been screamingly obvious what has been happening for several years now - I have pretty much run out of the energy and enthusiasm to keep pointing it out.

However astonishingly you still get Fosun apologists on social media and numerous posters spouting ludicrously optimistic stuff both about prospects on the pitch ( promotion is a given - opinions fair enough! ) and even more ridiculously the clubs finances.

You regularly see posters telling us that Wolves will be able to blow everyone out of the water as the richest club in the championship but as you identify it will, unless Fosun decide to invest a hundred million or so, have crippling debts and additionally a totally out of control cost base way in excess of even the most optimistic estimates of income.


Clearly, given that as a result of this appallingly weak financial situation Wolves have/will sell most of the first team squad - or at least the decent ones - it is hard to say how Wolves will perform next season. It will though require a better transfer window than Wolves have seen in most of the windows over the last 5 years just to stabilise the club in the Championship let alone push for promotion. Sadly even after the three sales this January it will also have to be done with a negative net spend of well over £50m!
Consequently I am far from certain how so many posters come to this view!

14 Feb 2026 08:33:07
Thank you, BullysBoy II and thefutureisoldgold3. I appreciate your kind comments.

I have in the past tried to be positive about Fosun and where Wolves is headed as a club. Sadly I now feel that there is very little to be positive about. Fosun is just not very good at running a football club. They spout nonsense about sustainability and how Wolves must operate within their means, when in truth what they actually mean is Fosun will no longer put their money into the club and they will saddle the club with massive debts.

My biggest fear now - a fear shared by many Wolves fans - is if Fosun don’t wake up very quickly, Wolves will end up in the same **** state as Leicester.

14 Feb 2026 10:44:25
Well Future, Newcastle are the richest club in the PL, but that's not everything, they are barely in the top half of the table. Won't help Wolves being the richest club in the championship either as you point out.

We will need a lot of things to come together, not just money, if we are to get promoted again and to avoid becoming the richest club in League One again.

14 Feb 2026 11:18:32
The sad part of course Deep is that whilst some posters seemingly believe it Wolves will not be anywhere near the richest club in the Championship.
The definition of "rich" is surely that not only you don't have massive debts but you actually have money to spend!

14 Feb 2026 13:10:07
I still do wonder why we are the last and only club still owned by a Chinese company and an ‘investment’ one at that!?

Why have they not cut their losses and sold us on?

What’s the reason?

14 Feb 2026 15:11:05
There are articles from December 2025 which say people are offering to buy Wolves from Fosun but they are not selling.
Not sure how far the talks went and if the amount of money to be exchanged was brought up or just a general inquiry.

14 Feb 2026 15:50:45
The sad thing BosWolf is that Fosun should have seen the writing on the wall, and sold us when the Chinese government pulled the plug on further investment. Ironically Fosun could have made a great profit at that time as we had just been promoted to the PL when China started restricting capital outflows.

Fosun paid about £30mil for us with a further £10mil dependent upon promotion. Peanuts! Sure, they signed a few gems such as Jota and Neves etc in the championship, but would have secured handsome profits on these players if the club had been sold then. Why didn't they sell? I don't know.

15 Feb 2026 06:24:02
We havnt got ant 'secret' rooms under the mol have we Deep throat? Seriously the political situations at the moment, and ecomical times may well have a bearing on our ownership and willingness that we meagre fans may never know.

13 Feb 2026 11:01:49
Grimsby have not lost in there last 10 games.🙄

13 Feb 2026 12:14:10
I can't see Grimsby losing this one either. Grim for us?

13 Feb 2026 13:43:02
It's going to be tough can't understand why he's still in the job after weds night and his recent comments of not being concerned with the attacking availability any other club would have got rid by now

13 Feb 2026 15:05:53
In fairness B I think he's still in a job because Fosun have got exactly what they wanted, a yes man that will oversee our transition to the Champ. Now that isn't to say that I think he's the right man for the job, I've said all along they should have just stumped up the cash and gone for Brendan Rodgers but they didn't want to do that because a) he wants decent wages and b) he would have had expectations in the window to try and give it a fight. Whereas Rob has basically sat back and watched them sell what was left of the squad from underneath him.

Seriously he's a good guy but think about it, how many managers who had a club on just 8 flipping points would agree to selling two of his regular starters (Arias and Agbadou) at a point at which he can't even bleeping replace them?! 🤬
They are only sticking by him (for now) as he's giving them excatly what they need, a nice guy in interviews who will take the heat whilst they continue to sell of the club bit at a time! To be honest I almost feel sorry for the guy! 😱

13 Feb 2026 15:45:42
I think he'll get 10 games next season and then if we're not within touching distance of the lead, he'll go. The big problem is, who will replace him. We all wish for a proven manager but judging by Fosuns recent track record of approaching managers, we'll probably end up with one from Dean Saunders, Terry Connor, Sean O'Driscoll or Keith Curle.

13 Feb 2026 18:46:17
Yeah I hear what ya saying Good, but let's be honest with Fosun it could be 10 or it could be 20 but even in the Champ that's a problem. Cause 10 poor games may not stop your from getting promoted but it can certainly make it MUCH harder. Also as you've said there, recruiting from that position (mid table Champ with expectations) will certainly be MUCH harder than when we first hired RE.

Sadly he's always been the wrong man for the job and I really can't see that changing. Would be VERY happy for him to prove me wrong mind 👍

13 Feb 2026 19:04:25
If we're going down, or the players are agitating for a move, then you maximize your sales.
One of the YouTube bloggers was creaming at how much money Wolves are making from these sales and how much they will be able to buy next window.


Remember back to when it was a big deal for Wolves to pay £6.5 million pounds for a player. Those times may be back shortly.

13 Feb 2026 20:41:48
I don't disagree Handsome, just think they should have done it when the window was open so they could at least replace them with loans. Instead they waited till after the window leaving poor RE on a hiding to nothing when we lose every week till the end of the season is all.

Also whilst I get your premise, that's only true if they can actually afford to spend the bulk of it. Going of FTGs assessment (which I trust) I'm just not convince that will be the case. Let's hope they do 👍

14 Feb 2026 13:17:23
What if we beat Grimsby?
What if we win the cup?
How could that change our future?

15 Feb 2026 08:56:24
What if we lose badly to Grimbsy Bos? Where could we go from there? Hansomlad could well be truer.

13 Feb 2026 07:39:06
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12 Feb 2026 15:42:33
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12 Feb 2026 12:48:52
After his interim stint is over at United how about Carrick if RE has a dismal end to this season?

12 Feb 2026 13:59:57
I don't think it matters who we appoint anymore. Fosun have obviously lost interest and will not invest in the quality players we need. Edwards will just bimble along until told otherwise. I could take losing week after week as long as I could see that the manager was setting up the team in a particular way and trying to get the players to play one system over a period of time. But Edwards is changing his tactics ad hoc and nothing he does seems to be working.

Last night, apart from a few touches here and there, Mateus Mane looked like a spent force.

We know we need better quality players but we also know that Fosun won't buy these players.

Edwards could indeed be the answer and is being hampered by the restraints forced upon him by his pay masters and unfortunately for him, he will be tarred by us fans for the poor management skills he is showing at Molineux, be that due to his inexperience or Fosuns neglect.

Either way, the board need to overhaul the entire working philosophy at the club if we are to ever progress. If we don't, I fear we'll imitate the Baggies and hurtle down towards lower league obscurity.

12 Feb 2026 16:51:02
Agree with what you say with reference to Fosun GWIL and doubt they will they surprise us in the Summer? However, JE not only seems happy for them to sell off the team from under him but he also seems to lack the ability to make use of what he's got left.

Plenty of us slated JL when he walked out but it turns out he was right. It's pretty obvious after the Winter window that leopards don't change their spots and all the BS speeches won't change that.

Fosun have resigned themselves to putting Wolves into the Championship and JE sees this season as a free hit, just listen to his post match interviews. Nice bloke or not I still believe he will last no longer than his more recent predecessors as we will need better to stand any chance of a rapid return to the Premier League.

12 Feb 2026 17:06:09
We'll be able to gauge what it's going to be like come Sunday. Away against Grimsby, are they L1 or 2? they'll be running their socks off, wanting every ball and getting in our faces. We won't be able to play around and if our passing is like last nights on a lower league pitch then they'll be swamping us.
Maybe then we can judge RE's choices and indeed the playing stock We'll need in the championship.
At the moment maybe there's an imbalance between RE and players, maybe apathy amongst them, but it's still RE who has to deal with it all.


If Fosun can't or won't see the problems then yes, as you say goodwhile, we may be hurtling downwards.
Fosun have to take footballing advice, invest accordingly, giving what is sensibly asked for and let the coach, whoever it maybe, prove themselves .
I won't be holding my breath, but just hope things can only get better.

12 Feb 2026 19:52:22
A mess from top to bottom. When did we last have anyone come from the Academy? Even Mane came through the Rochdale academy. Under 21s provide nothing either. And they cost a lot of money to run. Perhaps that's where we need decent coaches as much as we need one for the first team.

We are a lost cause with no ambition, Fosun are fed up of their plaything and can't get anyone interested throwing good money after bad. Fill your boots Grimsby it's easy!

13 Feb 2026 19:06:45
Can you stop with the initials? Who is JE?

12 Feb 2026 08:34:10
The whole club is a mess.

Fosun are no longer interested and have no intention of turning this mess around.

Rob Edwards, although a nice person, does not have the nous to turn this slump around. He's on a hiding to nothing as we all know we're down but his teams have no cohesion. There doesn't seem to be any unity, togetherness or quality.

I get that the players are poor but even poor players have a clear tactic and an identifiable style of play.

The question is if we get rid of Edwards, who comes in? We can no longer fish in the big pool with one of Mendes clients. I doubt we'd even get the likes of Thomas Frank or Sean Dyche now.

We are now stuck between a rock and a hard place as personally, from what I've seen, Rob Edwards cannot set this team up to win a game. The only alternative I can see is Robbie Keane. He does not have experience at the highest level but the teams he's managed do have a defined style.

12 Feb 2026 08:53:27
I think you’ve said something quite brilliant because there is probably only one person left who would want the Wolves job and who is good enough to turn around their fortunes. Robbie Keane.

12 Feb 2026 08:56:52
Should have also said, of course it doesn’t matter who Fosun brings in. Until they fully change every aspect of how Wolves operate, they could bring in Jesus, Moses and Paul Daniel’s and Wolves will still carry on sliding towards oblivion.

12 Feb 2026 09:23:57
I personally can't see edwards going until we're shown to be awful in the championship, but I'd agree Goodwhile, Robbie Keane, he's lean he's mean (force of habit), is a good call and I reckon he'd relish the job, certainly put a bit of the Irish discipline into players.

12 Feb 2026 09:42:30
Yeah I have to agree with Abbey here, surely the ONLY reason Edwards left a well run club for this absolute shambles was because he was (stupidly) given assurances that this season is a free hit?
I have said from the off that he lacks the experience for the magnitude of the task and I'm afraid it is proving to be so. What really worries me is that the whole point of bringing him in when we did was to build up steam for the Champ, well at the moment the only momentum we are getting is one way and that's downwards! I like the idea of Robbie Keane coming back and sorting this mess but if honest not sure I can see it happening.

Partly because he couldn't leave Wolverhampton quick enough the first time round and secondly because the sheer number of Prem jobs becoming regularly available in this (mental) current climate means that he is likely to get a better offer? Wouldn't be surprised to see him at Spurs, simply because they have run out of fresh choices! Hope I'm wrong because as much as I like Edwards I'm just not sure we can afford to right off another half a season just to be nice/give a chance to the wrong man?!

12 Feb 2026 09:43:53
We have 12 PL matches and at least one cup match to go. If RE can't get us performing we will need to replace him, even before the season's end. Did anyone notice that Larsen scored two excellent goals for Palace last night? It's to VP and RE's detriment that they couldn't get a tune out of him this season.

12 Feb 2026 09:51:17
As long as Fosun are owners we have a very predictable future. They will not spend to get us a good squad for promotion like they did before. I do not understand their continuing ownership.

12 Feb 2026 10:11:41
Thanks for the summary of last nights performance, well lack off. As others have said, where do we go from here?
I thought both Rob and the players had shown a brief upturn in performances a few weeks ago, back to the normal rubbish now.
We are poor I realise, however last nights team, in my opinion, are better than that shown.


What is this down too, is it just Rob?
As even Rob said last night it is important to finish the season on a high, doesn’t look likely, unfortunately. Will they make a change and remove Rob if performances and results continue? A nightmare these days being a Wolves supporter.

12 Feb 2026 11:14:10
I think Edwards will get 10 at the start of next season and if we're not with touching distance of the lead (3 points), he'll be gone.

12 Feb 2026 13:26:43
For me VP is to blame for this season the players signed mean we are far too narrow.
Every player signed hasn't been good enough that lies at teti and VPs remit.

From September it was clear that we didn't have the quality. Maybe RE was signed with the championship in mind.
Personally if Che Adams and Kante that played under Re at Middlesborough came in that's a pretty exciting midfield and forwards.

I feel it's pathetic writing the season off in November though. And it does sort of add to the lack of effort and confusion in the squads performances.

Personally if this continues and West ham get relegated. Nuno may well be back at Molineux. Did either of us truly move on for how it all ended in 2021?

12 Feb 2026 08:29:45
Only listened to some of the game last night, how bad was it, didn’t sound good, don’t get it, thought our starting line up was decent, what is going on?

12 Feb 2026 09:27:54
They just couldn't be asked and showed no idea as to what they were doing Banksy.
Sa made some great saves, Tolu put a great ball to Mane in the final minute, but he shot straight at the GK when he should have scored, would have been a disgrace to have won but Forest wasted so so many chances. We really should have been thrashed.

12 Feb 2026 09:30:48
We clearly missed Hwang…

12 Feb 2026 09:47:21
Shockingly poor to be blunt Bansky, to be honest I'm not sure it's even about the selection or formation anymore (ironically:). They just don't look like they actually have a clue what the plan is? One minute they are passing out from the back, next min punting it long.

Then we try/fail to have width followed by five mins of being stupidly narrow?! Edwards is a decent guy but he's still learning his trade and the complete shift in formations game to game sadly proves that! He clearly still doesn't know how he wants us to play and that's a problem because frankly by now we should be starting to settle into an idea/system! 😭

12 Feb 2026 13:17:32
By now we should be seeing some sort of system and tactics to our game but in the past few weeks I've seen absolutely nothing that convinces me that RE is our answer. He is totally out of his depth. Playing angel gomes is not working as he is so unfit and Armstrong might be ok in the championship but it's hit and miss. Arokadore ( unsure spelling) is bigger than that creature from the terminator yet goes down when slightly touched. I think we all knew that larson could score goals but a mixture of didn't want to be here and no support made it a no win situation and of course he'll score against us in a few week's time.

I am at a loss on where we go from here and my heart says straight back up but my head says RE will not take us back up and there's a strong possibility we spend a long time in the championship or possibly worse and go down again. Cut me and I'll bleed gold and black blood and the above is only my opinion but it's been a long time since I've felt really worried about what's in store for us under this shower of owners. Vp now possibly going to forest but I think nuno will keep west ham up. look at what you could have won folk's. Always wolves but it's aging me now. waw

12 Feb 2026 08:20:02
Forest about to bring in their fourth head coach of the season - and it’s going to be Vitor Pereira! How do you begin to describe the hideous mess that is the Premier League? The corruption, the bias, VAR, appalling refereeing, lunatic owners, constant manager changes, overpaid overrated players, the gradual Americanisation of the game, etc, etc. It’s utterly hideous. Sadly it is what it is and most teams want to be a part of it. The money, better players, easily accessible games, and the faint hope of European football.

As for Wolves, unless big changes are made, from top to bottom, and those changes are intelligent, Wolves won’t be seeing the Premier League for a very long time.

12 Feb 2026 09:29:19
Couldn't agree more NaN.

12 Feb 2026 06:40:52
And Forest have sacked Sean dyche .Whilst our shambles of a club carry on as normal. 😒