Wolves Banter 4

10 May 2026 15:40:34
Anyone else watching the Villa match?
Are Burnley really down the bottom with us? Attacking, passing, creating, and really playing decent football against the team in 5th place. Compare their effort to our (pathetic) effort yesterday. 1 place, 3 points, and a million miles apart.

10 May 2026 15:55:47
Agree, Half. So much more pride and passion in their play than our sad lot.

11 May 2026 08:25:43
But we beat the Villa comfortably.

10 May 2026 15:29:15
When we had a few better results I was happy to stick with Rob and hoped performances and results would continue in a better way until the end of the season.
Everything has now changed, some of the things he says don't help, apparently when he first came in we were playing survival football, keeping it tight and trying to gain points, well that went well.
Then we have him saying the situation is not his fault, sorry but he is part to blame being the manager. I understand he came in to a bad situation with little chance of turning it around, awful owners and poor players.

The least you would expect with 70+ points to play for is that we would at least play in a positive way and gain as many points as possible.
Now it is the players who are letting Rob down, he picks them each week, why not pick others if he is not happy. Then we have signings and substitutions, Angel and Adam don't fill me with any confidence for the overhaul in the summer.

10 May 2026 16:33:43
Who does he pick? The entire squad, bar a couple of players, is utter s***. There's no squad depth at all. There's nothing.

Imagine having RE's job and looking at the bench when you need to shake things up. The last time I remember seeing such a rubbish squad, completely devoid of quality, is when they went down to League One.

10 May 2026 18:49:41
Do Burnley have a massively better squad than us then, cause I'm not seeing it, I'm afraid! 22% possession is not just about the players, it's also a complete lack of any tactical plan. Letting soft corners in again is not the players, but the coaching. Not being able to keep a clean sheet for just one flipping full minute of the match. Sorry, but League One Mansfield managed to do that. Do they have better player options than Rob as well, do they?!
Yes, the team's poor, which is precisely why no one expected Rob to keep us up.

What they did expect was for him to get the team fighting, and at least leave it all on the pitch. Can anyone honestly say they've seen a single performance when that's been the case this season? Cause I know I can't, I'm afraid. I like the guy, but he just hasn't ever been good or experienced enough for the monumental task at hand, sadly.

10 May 2026 18:59:12
Well said BBoy ll, I was thinking the same about Burnley.

10 May 2026 19:11:08
Agree, BullysBoy, if he's been that unhappy with the squad, what's wrong with putting a couple of the young players out wide when needed? Yet he didn't give Gonzalez a try, or Edozie in midfield. He had nothing to lose. Was he too scared or too stubborn to try something different?

10 May 2026 19:26:13
The answer was there for me, BB, when after the match Re said their minds were still in the nice hotel. Well, he should have made bl**dy well sure they were fixed on the game and ready to get out there from the off.
Every game I've watched this week has displayed an effort and desire not seen in our efforts.


We haven't got a side of club-minded players, and, more to the point, we haven't a manager or on-field captain/character to inspire or lead by example.
It's time for change, complete clear-out. Big ask, I know, but I dread things being allowed to stagnate further.

10 May 2026 19:48:46
Can see all your points.
Beggars belief. Why he even took on the job.
He must have known what would happen.
Maybe he didn't expect us to go down in a whimper, and show some sort of fight in the last few games, any other team performing like us, and the manager would av been sacked.


Fact.
Can't see any improvement next season if he is in charge.

10 May 2026 19:55:59
Burnley are a much better side than Wolves. Mateus Mane is the only reason why Wolves are on the points total they are. I know he's fallen off a cliff now, but without him, I don't think Wolves' PL points would be in double figures. The glaringly obvious 'Mane effect' will show that Mane beat West Ham 3-0; Mane drew Everton 1-1, and Mane drew Arsenal 2-2. Five points in three games.

This current Wolves team is as bad as the team that went down to League One. Maybe Rob Edwards isn't playing the kids because they're not good enough, and a 'fans' picked team of nippers pinging the ball about would turn a 3-0 loss into 7-0.



Wolves fans are seeing things that aren't there - because they want Rob Edwards sacked. People are gushing over how good Burnley are, then stating that they're not much better than Wolves. The closeness in points means nothing - Mane gave the team most of those points. Maybe Mane's not a diva, maybe he's calling out pros who lack in every single department - and their fragile egos can't handle the truth from a kid.

10 May 2026 20:25:20
Strikes me, Noisy, you're RE's biggest fan. How do you know the kids arnt good enough unless you give em a chance.

10 May 2026 20:29:11
What metric are you using to decide Burnley are a much better side exactly, Mangle? According to TransferMarket they are the only team in the league with a squad value below ours. In fact, their squad value is seen as an entire EUR25m worse than ours, so sorry, but again I don't think that's true. And I don't see anyone 'gushing' over Burnley.

I think they are simply pointing out the fact that it shows what a little effort on match day can actually achieve.
As I've asked before, would you also say that Mick McCarthy's final season squad was also better than the current crop, because he is also currently outperforming Rob's current ppm? Which one would you drop for Karl Henry, Andre, or Joao Gomes?!

10 May 2026 21:46:38
I don't think it's so much that Burnley are that much better than us. Perhaps they have a manager who can motivate them. Plus, players have pride in the shirt, our lot just couldn't care less. When they came out at Brighton and saw the big crowd of Wolves fans who spend good money to travel that far to support them, you would think they would fight to give them something back.

But they just literally couldn't care about Wolves and their own pride. Just a bunch of losers.

10 May 2026 21:56:14
Burnley are better than us because they have more points and play better football. As are West Ham. At least they are fighting as a team. We are a disgrace.

11 May 2026 09:36:40
Thank you, Ray and Old, for making my point for me. Burnley are only better because they are actually playing for the shirt, and that, I'm afraid, sits squarely at Rob's door. It would seem that a caretaker manager is getting more from a bang average Burnley team than Rob is managing to get out of ours. What does that tell us? I wanted him to succeed, but, like those before him, he's been set up to fail.

Not convinced anyone would be able to turn this dressing room around with how broken we currently look! 😱
Gonna need a new manager before the start of next season, with none of the baggage carried from this absolute car crash of a season!

10 May 2026 14:51:46
It's not Rob's fault though.....

10 May 2026 13:35:16
Rob has to play some of them to get them in the shop window to get rid of.

10 May 2026 14:42:26
Correct. The only problem is that the more they play, the more value is wiped off as they are useless.

If this season is anything to go by, the club would need to pay the other clubs to take Toti, Hwang and Tolu.

Mosquera plays like he's valued at about a tenner.

10 May 2026 14:52:01
If you put a pile of rubbish in a shop window, people are not going to rush to buy it. Same goes at Molineux. Apart from J. Gomes, Andre and possibly Mane for his potential, other teams will not be interested.

Can't think of any manager who's gullible enough to waste money on them. Rob is nice books, but way out of his depth. The problem is the 3 year contract, I doubt we can afford to pay it up. So what you see is what you get. Help!

10 May 2026 15:43:34
Re may be out of his depth. In fairness, it was a poison chalice. Awful task to resurrect the season. We can sack him, but that scratches the itch, and does not cure the problem. We have incompetent management in the owners.

They have no real understanding of football, or how much the club means to fans and the city. They have no respect for history. Prepare for League 1 under Fosun. Huge protests are all they will listen to. I fear for this club.

10 May 2026 13:29:49
Players who don't want to stop or play for Wolves get rid.
Start afresh couple of seasons in Championship.
Only way to solve problem.
Fosun will cash in on best players & then sell the club.
Wait & see.
There not going to ke6 club if its loading money.

10 May 2026 13:56:33
Value of Championship players will be nothing like the returns they made from our Premiership days - Oh, those were the days!

10 May 2026 10:35:52
I think it would make sense now to sack Rob, surely even our leadership has to realise it is time for a change. I agree, in a way, he joined a sinking ship, however to not improve the players, performances and style of play in around 6 months tells the story.


If Shi 2 is serious about a new start, then Rob also has to go to start fresh.
Who we get in and who will come, I am not sure. This is down to Shi 2 to convince whoever that the club has changed and a brighter future is ahead.
I need convincing as well after this shower.

10 May 2026 13:15:33
Who have we got out on loan, who could come back and strengthen us?
Is that Djiga any good?

10 May 2026 13:22:05
Banksy 51, to me it's stick or twist, but if you twist, who do you get in? That's the problem. Plus, Wolves paid 2mill to buy RE out of his contract from Middlesbrough, then give him 3 year contract to then sack him 6 months later.

imo Wolves will stick with RE, spend money, and try and get back first time of asking. Give RE 10 games; if not getting results, then get rid and get someone else in.

10 May 2026 13:26:16
Shi's legacy of a sub-standard squad is a disgrace.

10 May 2026 14:12:44
Dmac, if you give him ten games and we're near the bottom of the league again, the same problem is going to carry on. I can't see him changing his system; it will still be a back-five, square-passing back with no attacking intent. Boring.

10 May 2026 14:34:30
B Hill Wolf, that's the problem like I said, but hopefully it will change. Get rid of the dross and see what happens.

10 May 2026 15:05:53
According to many Rangers fans, Nasser Djiga is d***s***. Another right-footed CB the club didn't need, who cost Wolves too much money.

10 May 2026 09:15:45
J Gomes £45m
Andre £40m
Tolu £18m
Hwang £10m
Krejci £25m
Mosquera £10m

That's £148m.

If the above fire sale is about correct (apologies madman for copying and pasting) and from that there is about 80m to spend, then act now, bring in Robbie Keane and his team!!!

10 May 2026 09:58:01
I do actually have some sympathy for Edwards on this subject. The squad he inherited was poor, and January was never going to be the time to bring in the required players, as we were more or less down, and no one with any sense would have been interested.

He had to play them, as he had no one else.

In a way, I kind of respect him a little more for calling out the players, but he is still not the person to take this team forward.

10 May 2026 12:51:48
I think, after Wolves' disastrous summer window, they couldn't do what they've been doing for too long and throw money at a survival attempt in the January window. The club clearly - and probably correctly - accepted relegation in November.

I don't like Edwards's style of football, and I don't think he's a PL manager, but what the hell do I know. He's still young and could end up being a very successful head coach. I genuinely feel for him. He's inherited an atrocious squad of players, and I'm glad he's calling them out.

Half of them are a disgrace. It would be nice to see the Wolves fans at the Fulham game back Edwards and call out the players for what they are.

I wanted Edwards out, but I now realise that would not help Wolves. There are too many crooked head coaches out there who have no interest in Wolves other than a tasty payoff when it all goes wrong.

Rob has to be given a chance to prove himself with a decent squad of players.

10 May 2026 13:59:49
Agree, Noisy. At least Rob will know what it means to play against Sandwell Town!

10 May 2026 08:42:34
Rob now calling out the players for not being good enough. Been the same for sometime now and he keeps picking mainly the same 11, that someone else's fault as well?

10 May 2026 06:42:01
If my memory serves me correctly, quite a number of the players claimed that they improved whilst under the leadership of Lopetegui. This claim was also made about Bruno Lage, Gary O'Neil and Vitor Pereira. So it does beg the question, why are they so awful now? It's a funny old game, and we are becoming the laughing stock. A full overhaul is required, and assuming that Fosun will stay, it needs to start with the departure of Rob Edwards. He has had plenty of time to stamp his philosophy on the club but, as we can all see, it is shambolic, with no clear identity and no reason to think that things will change when we are in the Championship.

Indeed, it will probably become more worrying as the squad will almost certainly be weaker and unable to provide any real challenge that would give us hope of a return to the Prem any time soon. The halcyon days of the Nuno era are well behind us now, and anyone hoping for a repeat is surely delusional. Prepare yourselves for years of slugging it out in the Championship, and don't take it for granted that things may not get even worse.

09 May 2026 21:54:39
The whole club seem to be going through the motions just turning up to fulfill fixtures with no intention of competing. Didn’t even send our own commentary team today who were watching the game on TV. The second goal summed it up when 5ft 9 Joao Gomes is stood stationary against a 6ft 4 Lewis Dunk who had the run on him and nodded in.

It couldn’t have been easier for Brighton game over after 5 minutes. In the true definition of the word today’s trip to the south coast was pointless!

10 May 2026 12:18:06
Exactly, Major Frank, and RE is blaming the players. Ok, they've only their high wage to perform for, because unlike others before, they have no loyalty to Wolves as a club, and therefore no pride.
RE said we've got to fulfil the last couple of games, that, sadly, will be non-competitive to any level, maybe a bit better v Fulham when they'll feel the wrath of the NB & SB, but the season's over, they're going.


I wonder if they'll blame RE when they've left?

When we did find chances, Mosquiro, Hwang, Mane, Armstrong and Andrews, then Tolu, they all managed to miss. The clinical aspects are just not there, but in fairness, if one had gone in, could we have given enough to go on and take anything?

Sad days but old gold forever, COYW.

09 May 2026 21:24:36
Everyone has completely given up for this season, although some of us realised this was starting to happen some time ago. The damage done to our squad by Jeff Shi / Fosun is immense and we are now reaping the much-predicted consequences. In my opinion the appointment of Re is just a further symptom of that and nothing that's happening now comes as any surprise. Although it makes no sense, I think they had one eye on the Championship when they appointed him. Did they really just mess up (again) or did they just accept the inevitable months ago? I believe the latter, which is outrageous if true.


Clueless throughout and frankly after spending the entire season in 20th place thoroughly deserve to be relegated. As a Wolves fan of 60 years that really hurts to say, but it's true. Will we see a complete overall over the summer, well yes, because most of this lot will be moved on as they and Re deserve to be. However, do we trust them to even get that right? I'm not so sure as it stands we will have to rely on those that lead us here to get us back up.

09 May 2026 23:16:03
I've been watching Wolves as long as you have, and thought I'd experienced it all, but I can't help that this was so avoidable. For Fosun to buy the club, and put serious investment in, then leave a complete clown and control freak in charge, is breathtakingly bad.


I am hoping (forlorn hope?) that the WM forum on Tuesday evening will give us some confidence on the way forward for next season, so far it's the only hope we have.

10 May 2026 07:54:12
If we are going to see a serious attempt at returning to the prem and to a club to be recognised, we need plans and targets to be announced as soon as possible.
If Shi II and Fosun intend to show confidence in RE, say so. If they intend to finance a suitable squad, say so. If they intend to bring the Mol up to date, say so.
Be open in their ambition, or lack of it.
If it's the latter, then our supporters can start to take whatever suitable actions are needed to get rid of this shambles of an ownership.


Whichever course of actions come about, we need a total reset, a total rebuild as soon as the season's over so that we all know where we are, where we're aiming to go, and have any chance of survival.
Our 150th year. Are we going to plan a party or be looking at no happy returns?
Fosun, Shi and Shi II, you've got the answers (if we can trust them).

10 May 2026 09:27:50
RE keeps saying a lot of hard work has taken place since January for next season.
Can he be clear on what exactly he is referring to? All I can see is they bought Armstrong for next season and that's it.
Please explain concisely and clearly so all fans understand.

10 May 2026 09:58:19
Just as Long and Barton, I have been a Wolves fan for decades, so experienced a lot!
Maybe it is my age, but this season has been one of the most depressing.
After a brilliant first 3 seasons under Fosun and local management (Dalrymple and team), to then remove most of them and give Shi total responsibility was madness.

I know the season was over long ago, but to watch most players put in such a lack luster performances was depressing.
I can only hope there will be a Brave New World starting during the summer...

10 May 2026 15:41:20
Our frustrated thoughts are being posted on here in the hope someone upstairs at Wolves is reading them. We are all delusional and living in hope. Hope that out of darkness cometh light. Where's that silver lining we all sing about?