Wolves Banter 4

13 Sep 2026 00:08:43
Christ on a bike!! What’s with all the doom and gloom??? 5 games in. Everyone, manager included, are still getting to grips with each other and the league. They will improve and it won’t be long. Krejci back is a huge plus. Trips not far behind and things will start to look very different. Once we stop letting in goals and get tighter at the back we’ll be fine.

Keep the faith. Be positive. You’re a long time dead. We’re living the dream… no VAR!!! Come you Wolves fans, let’s bring it. For those going to Bramall Lane tomorrow, let’s get behind the team and Jackson (he’s still a Wolf right now) and make more noise than that lot in their own back yard. They will feed off our positivity and energy. We can do it. Come on me babbies. Wawaw!!

13 Sep 2026 10:12:04
Despite the doom and despondency shown by some, we're still a work in progress. Missing trips is obviously affecting the balance, and Jackson has been a subject of 'interest', not helped by his OG, but if he gets his runs, crosses the ball, and finds Raul a couple of times today, it'll be forgotten.
I've watched other games and highlights of yesterday, and can't see we're any worse. In fact, I think we are more creative in many ways.
So get a good positive today, give a good showing at Everton, and face the Tesco lot next week with confidence.

Then we'll be right on track.
It won't be easy today; no game will be, but I reckon we can take the points. Our weak points are, of course, the defence, but I'm glad Kreiji is back in the fold with some game time, and hopefully he and Deija will have gained an understanding.
We need to plug some gaps in midfield; maybe go 3, losing Armstrong?
Going for a cheering 3-1, Old Gold today.

13 Sep 2026 11:11:34
Think I would have made 3 changes today: Konan for Thach, James for unethical, and Traore for Armstrong, but I'm not the manager, so will give the team my full backing as always. Come on you Wolves. 🙏🙏🙏 🫶🫶🫶

13 Sep 2026 11:15:28
James for Munetsi, sorry for typo.

13 Sep 2026 11:44:15
Well, we've got Mane for Raul! Cesars the gaffer!! Armstrong in the centre against 3 CBs may well work out. COYW.

13 Sep 2026 11:45:06
Willowwolf, It's a good thing you yourself recognise that you're not a manager. Replacing Jackson, a dedicated Right Back, with Konan, a dedicated Left Back, would make our already creaky defence even worse.

13 Sep 2026 13:45:08
Good God
Mane. Jackson and Armstrong shouldn't have started. Fingers crossed we can get one last five.

12 Sep 2026 18:29:03
Big, big match tomorrow. A win will not only keep us in touch, but also set us up nicely for the Sandwell Town derby. I'm very confident that we will take six points from the matches.

12 Sep 2026 19:52:19
Boro first up after the break as well. A bit early to say season-defining, but not far away.

12 Sep 2026 17:15:09
If wolves go up.
They will come straight back down.
Drastic action needs taking now. This team won't last long in Premiership.

12 Sep 2026 17:47:13
Does bemoaning everything make you happy? I get, you're not a "happy clapper" - but a bit of positivity from time to time does help. 😀

12 Sep 2026 18:21:29
Think it's highly unlikely that if Wolves were promoted they would keep the same squad. Let's see if we can get there first. Don't get this negativity after 5 league games.

12 Sep 2026 18:51:57
The current side we all know will struggle if - and let's not say it as if it was a bad thing - Wolves were to go up.
But it must be possible that players such as Mane, Gomes, Lopez, (pretty sure on that one), and Djiga, to name just 4, would have grown since last season - when 2 of them weren't even there!
James may well also be of the required quality by next season, so, when added to the 2 known Prem quality players in the squad, Krejci and Andre, Wolves might have as many as 7 Prem quality players in the squad.
Boosted by "adequates" like Yerson, Hugo and Sa, the squad would "only" - yes, it's a huge "only" - be, say, 7, 8 or 9 players short.


I'm assuming Trippier and Raul won't make it to next year, especially if it is in the Prem.
Whilst, as I have said before, it is a shame Wolves didn't do more this summer (albeit we know they were limited by financial constraints), surely, if promotion looked likely, some of the work that will be needed will be done in Jan?
That would both help promotion prospects, but also make the 2027 summer window more realistically achievable.

12 Sep 2026 17:07:00
Well after today's results Wolves are now down in 14th. Desperately need a win tomorrow or not moving upwards.

12 Sep 2026 17:16:06
It's still early days yet, Dmac, don't hit the panic button yet!

12 Sep 2026 17:32:39
B hill, I know, but with Wolves' defence having conceded 10 goals in 5 games, it makes you nervous, even if Wolves can score. Hope is there, Trippier on the bench. Hopefully fit to come on and replace Jackson. How is he still at the club.

12 Sep 2026 17:59:05
Thought our defence looked better with Krecji back in it last week. One silly mistake, and against West Ham a big deflection, a silly tackle for their penalty, and closing down quicker, it wouldn't look so bad, would it?

12 Sep 2026 18:14:34
B Hill, yes, then you had Jackson with the goal of the season, sorry, own goal. And you wonder why Wolves fans are nervous with him playing.

12 Sep 2026 18:35:15
If he plays tomorrow and scores a wonder goal for us, what will your reaction be then?

12 Sep 2026 19:23:02
If he scores for Wolves, I'll probably have a heart attack. If he scores another own goal, it would not surprise me one bit. I'm sorry, B Hill, but the guy can't defend, can't get past a man, and can't cross.

12 Sep 2026 20:12:57
If he does, and you're in the stadium, I'll call the ambulance.

12 Sep 2026 12:06:45
Jordan Ayew is bound to score against us.

12 Sep 2026 15:20:56
Cozier Duberry already scored for Boro.

12 Sep 2026 15:26:27
So only 6 points behind, not 8, funny that.

Hope that's not too pro Fosun for you long.

12 Sep 2026 18:54:25
Actually, every team above us has played at least 6 games, some 7, while we have only played 5. Two wins could pull us up the table, probably still with games in hand.

I'm surprised you missed that, Goat.

13 Sep 2026 10:37:32
I didn't miss anything, perhaps you need to read the threads again. The whole point was Ron Moore was saying we would be 8 points behind first by the next time we play. This then turned into a rant about how we are dropping down and down.



I disputed that it would be 8, as no one knows what might happen. And, as proven, it is only 6 points, so win our games and we will be level on points.

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12 Sep 2026 07:27:15
Well done West Ham.

12 Sep 2026 09:46:06
Win our two games in hand and we're level with them.

12 Sep 2026 11:51:28
Safe to say, Wrexham's pre season tour is affecting them.

Sheer lunacy to take an average group of players around Europe and the US and then expect them to be effective in the Championship. I watched the West Ham game, and the Wrexham players were knackered. At times, the West Ham players were strolling through them.

I also watched their game vs Swansea, and after 60 or so minutes the Wrexham players were exhausted.

These types of pre season tours might be okay for Premier League teams - with players who are superior - but the Championship starts earlier and is non-stop, relentless from day one.



This is why, for me, it's so important for lesser clubs to have as many players as possible from the UK and Western Europe. Too often, after international breaks, players are coming back from all over the world far too close to domestic games, and surprise surprise they're utterly shagged out.

Wolves play Middlesbrough on October 10th, and Wolves are historically **** after international breaks. Let's pray that all the players come back without issue and have enough time to recover.

12 Sep 2026 00:30:49
I think if we lose to the Baggies the crowd will turn dramatically. Fosun out.

12 Sep 2026 07:54:38
If Wolves lose to the Baggies, there will be no way back for Fosun. Wolves fans couldn't forgive Steve Morgan, so they certainly won't forgive Fosun.

12 Sep 2026 09:04:17
Let's get Sunday's game over with first, folks!

12 Sep 2026 10:08:36
Exactly.

12 Sep 2026 00:06:19
Is it too early to say West Ham are going to win this league? I guess it's possibly a case of Jarrod Bowen staying fit for them. We really need to start making a statement in this league by smashing Sheffield United on Sunday & smashing those Albion C..ts. Anything less then I would start to worry. 😐

12 Sep 2026 08:04:37
It's easy to look at yesterday's West Ham result and get carried away. West Ham will most likely win the Championship, but I watched the game last night and Wrexham were woeful. They were absolutely dreadful, and it was only their keeper that stopped it from being a record win for the Hammers.

The Wrexham players looked shattered from the first whistle.

12 Sep 2026 10:57:01
Although Wolves lost heavily away at WHU recently, you have to acknowledge that Wolves were not at full strength and were more than a little unlucky - dominating for long periods, but failing to take chances and conceding some soft goals.
If Wolves can get the first 11 on the pitch, it is likely to be highly competitive - the drop off, however, from the first 11 is worryingly large, with an unbalanced and very shallow squad.


I expect WHU to win the league, but would hope that Wolves can be close behind. However, it may need a little push from the Jan transfer market!
But, surely, if Wolves are close to automatic in Jan, Fosun, even if only acting in their own financial interest, would not be so stupid as to fail to prepare for that possibility. Selling a Prem team will raise so much more than selling a non prem team.
Would they?

11 Sep 2026 15:47:50
Trippier on the bench for Sheff Utd. Assuming all is well, he will be fit for the Baggies; Thank God!

11 Sep 2026 19:00:04
How do you know this?

11 Sep 2026 21:04:07
Cesar Peixoto said that they were both back training and could be on the bench for the game on Sunday. He also said Rafiki Said is due to restart training on the grass next week and should be available in the next few weeks.

11 Sep 2026 22:22:21
Anyone want to still tell us about how our squad is every bit as good as WHU? Not a chance. Same old, same old clubs don't find their form till they play/win against us. 🙄

12 Sep 2026 08:57:24
We may not have the best squad in the league, but as long as we win our games, I don't really care about the likes of West Ham. Yes, the table looks bad at the moment, as West Ham are 6 points ahead of us and have just trounced Wrexham 6-0, but we have played 2 games less.

5 games is too early to write off this team, considering our only loss is to, according to some, the vastly superior team.

12 Sep 2026 11:13:38
BB - The squad is obviously not, but the first 11 probably are not that far away.
The problems are that the first 11 contain at least 2 old boys, unlikely to be able to play week in week out, and, of course, will inevitably suffer injuries/suspensions, and, as stated, the squad/depth is woefully inadequate.
To be honest, though, I am a natural bear, and I thought things would be far worse than they are.
The manager is def getting more out of them offensively, and keeping Andre and Krejci, albeit the latter seemingly not wholly willingly, is a major fillip to the prospects of the team.


The signings of James, Trippier and Raul, acknowledging the latter 2 have question marks over their durability, were also very positive.
Add in the emergence of Djiga and, especially, Lopez, and things are def better than they could have been.

12 Sep 2026 12:36:17
I defo agree, TFG, that things are better than they could have been and also better than some had predicted. However, from what I've seen so far I'm not entirely convinced that we have a defence up to finishing in the auto promo spots, and anything less basically means a lottery come the end of the season. Also, let's be clear here, West Ham's squad at the start of this season really was vastly superior to ours, and the stats show it. They finished on almost double the points we managed last season (and arguably should have stayed up, but that's a debate for Nuno to face). Then there's transfers, West Ham sold players off to the tune of £186m, whilst despite our best efforts to drum up business we mustered a tiny £36m (those are just up front payments and don't take extras into account on both fronts)!
So other clubs judged their one midfielder (Fernandez) to be worth well over double that of our club's best player (Gomes), so let's be realistic here, 'cause the numbers don't lie.
Still, though, I'm not sure where I said I was writing anyone off. I just think the realities of this league are already starting to sink in.

I had one or two just a week or so ago telling me we had the best squad in the league, and it wasn't true then or now!
We have let in some seriously weak goals already, and that needs to stop, and it needs to stop next game. Clean sheets are important in any league, and if we keep defending corners in the way we have then we won't get many this season.
Despite our defensive woes, I worry just as much about our attack. I don't especially rate Piroe, but he already looks like a perfect striker for this league. Meanwhile, we have Armstrong taking rugby conversions in front of open goals!
Like many are saying, I think we have a very big month ahead. Win a few games and build up some steam, and we should start kicking on. Lose most of them or don't turn up against the Baggies, and the wheels might start to come off very quickly! Let's hope Cesar has been working them on the training ground and we finally look capable of defending a corner, because a win and a clean sheet on Sunday would go a long way to getting us all looking up the table again. 👍

12 Sep 2026 19:16:57
BB, I certainly wasn't being critical of your, as always, v sensible post.
You basically make 4/5 points, all of which are fairly obviously true.
WHU squad at the start of the summer was axiomatically far better than Wolves.
After the summer, it is pretty clear that it still is, although, as I have said, Wolves' first 11 is in the conversation.
Their sales were amazingly better than Wolves - just watched a v v ordinary Fernandez - until he was hooked!
If he is worth more than twice Gomes, WHU would not have been relegated!
However, this has been discussed till the cows come home, and sadly the cruel reality is that Wolves simply sell players v v badly, and everyone knows it, so it continues!
Wolves have been v poor defensively - especially on crosses/corners - but it should now improve with Trippier, Krejci and Sa returning to bolster the defence.


Offensively, Wolves can do better - although it hasn't been too bad - and, with James and Raul getting fitter and contributing more, this should also improve.
Finally, of course, it is a big month, and wins are def required to keep Wolves in touch with the league's top sides.