Wolves banter 5

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! 👍

11 Jun 2026 09:02:02
Be better with Kieran McKenna now that he's left Ipswich. Certainly knows the championship.

11 Jun 2026 09:29:40
He said he wants a break from football, Doog. Will soon be appointed at WBA!

11 Jun 2026 09:38:49
No chance, he's been very specific that he's stepping down to take time off. He's not about to go back on that to manage a Champ club!

11 Jun 2026 08:43:08
Well we wanted Re gone so it's done. I'm happy. Really didn't work out; better to get a new man in. Hopefully he's like Nuno mark2 and we attract some of the Portuguese stars again, getting us playing with more attacking intensity.

11 Jun 2026 09:21:02
It's a strange one in terms of timing. Nathan Shi has clearly decided to take a different direction. Whether it works or not, who knows. Was Edwards the right appointment last season? No. Was he the best amongst slim pickings? Maybe. Could he have done enough in the Championship? Maybe.

It just seems odd, after Trippier and Raul have signed, to do it on the eve of the World Cup. Things must have been happening behind the scenes for a while, and now the club have what they see as a better option ready to go, Edwards is out.



I expect the new manager will be announced today, and the plan is to show the club have some sort of plan. Whether it's successful, let's wait and see. It definitely isn't boring being a Wolves fan (except watching some of the sideways passing of previous regimes).

11 Jun 2026 08:39:44
Looks like Rob has been sacked, if it is true he can’t have any complaints with his record in charge and the abysmal football we had to suffer.
No idea who this replacement is but I am happy to see Shi 2 at least trying to make a positive change.
Onwards and upwards. 🤞👍

11 Jun 2026 09:31:29
Been calling for Rob Edwards to get the sack for a while. Great decision by the young shi, seems like a ruthless, no nonsense director. Better to take a risk and try something new, imo, rather than plod on with a bloke who clearly was out of his depth. Rob will be ok with a nice compensation payout and will begin again in the lower leagues.

Good luck to him, he was one of us. Today is a new day and I actually punched the air when I found out he had been sacked. Whoever we appoint cannot be any worse and im now looking forward to next season! Onwards and upwards, let's all have a disco.

11 Jun 2026 08:36:03
Edwatds has been sacked.

10 Jun 2026 23:40:53
🚨🐺 EXCL: Wolves agree deal in principle to appoint Cesar Peixoto as new head coach.

Interest reported by O Jogo, now verbal agremeent in place with Peixoto to take over at #WWFC.

Excellent job at Gil Vicente with record results and seen among top talented young managers.


Bit random.
Though RE would get chance in championship.

11 Jun 2026 07:02:18
I'm not placing too much on those reports, FC. He hasn't got, in any way, a decent or loyal record, and it seems to be a case of him being 'sounded out' rather than any intent.

11 Jun 2026 07:37:46
Big mistake if true.

11 Jun 2026 07:43:19
I know we all went on about Edwards, but I thought they might have given him a chance in the Championship.
I've never heard of this new bloke, but then again, never heard of Nuno.

11 Jun 2026 07:43:58
Not sure who exactly sees him as among top talented young managers, FC. That's just spin, going by his record, which are the only facts we are really interested in. I was lukewarm about Edwards' ability to get us promoted, and I can't say I'm overly enthused by Peixoto. Hopefully I'm completely wrong. Can't say life being a Wolves fan is dull at the moment.

11 Jun 2026 08:46:07
Rob Edwards has been sacked.

11 Jun 2026 08:55:54
How two-faced are some of you lot. Not long ago you all wanted him out: too defensive, boring football, no idea how to play attacking football, worst manager we've ever had. Now you're feeling sorry for him. Make your minds up.

11 Jun 2026 09:12:06
Bhill, it's the timing and the brutal manner in which it's been done that's shocked fans. I do wonder if Andre, Trippier & Raul had any knowledge of this when they made their decisions?

11 Jun 2026 09:33:23
You say some of you lot, then you all, B Hill. Make your mind up. My thoughts are above.

11 Jun 2026 09:34:39
What or who exactly is two-faced, B Hill? There isn't a single comment above (or even many on this page for that matter) which suggests this is the wrong decision. Like 47 says, I think the timing has shocked fans, but I'm not seeing many fans saying they don't know why it's happened, are you? Rob Edwards is an incredibly decent person, and that's to his credit, and not about to change. Sadly, that does not automatically qualify him as a decent Prem manager. In fact, when you look at his numbers for his stint with us and Luton, he is in fact our worst performing Prem manager ever.

I think Nathan's logic is sound. What's the point in Rob getting us promoted if he's not up to the job in the Prem?
I do feel sorry for Rob; he wasn't helped by a truly disgraceful transfer window in Jan, when we seemingly went out of our way to weaken the team. That, however, does not change the facts that Rob's record was shockingly poor. I wish the guy nothing but luck in the future, but for me this was the right call. Two things can be true. Just because this decision was hard and harsh doesn't mean it wasn't the correct decision. Onwards and upwards. 🐺

11 Jun 2026 09:47:53
So well put, Bully. Thank you.

11 Jun 2026 10:15:25
Never wanted him in the first place. Glad he has gone. He had the worst record ever, you can't deny that. Onwards and upwards forever Wolves.

11 Jun 2026 10:47:14
Thanks gents, onwards and upwards eh! Let's hope Peixoto has a dream. 👍 🐺

10 Jun 2026 21:12:47
What about Stefan Ortega or Angus Gunn for keeper or back up keeper?
Forest are releasing both.

11 Jun 2026 01:56:38
Ortega would be worth a punt. Great man at City.