Wolves banter 9

06 Sep 2026 15:15:19
My Wolves transfer window signings rating
Kieran Trippier 9/10
Raul Jimenez 8/10
Rafiki Said 5/10
Jordan James 10/10
John Ruddy 7.5/10
Joao Virginia 7/10
Sean Neave 5/10
Ghislain Konan 8/10
Bertrand Traore (if it happens, probably) 8/10.

06 Sep 2026 16:15:29
Siad 5 a bit harsh, considering injuries, first game. Also, Raul 8 might be heart rulling head, bro.

06 Sep 2026 16:33:07
I would rather play Sean Neave ahead of Armstrong. Could not be any worse.

06 Sep 2026 22:09:03
Simon and Laura said it's because the club is paying about 5 mil too much.

06 Sep 2026 14:42:34
Fine margins again.

Wolves could have gone 2-0 in front. Stansfield scores from a handball. Game goes 2-2 because of a diabolical own goal. Both sides had penalty shouts. At the end of the game, against the run of play, Wolves should have scored to make it 3-2, but Armstrong fluffed his lines.

In reality, several of Wolves' players were the worst performers on the pitch. Sa, one moment aside, was terrible. So was Tchatchoua and Armstrong. Munetsi and Armstrong should have been hooked at half time.

I can understand starting Armstrong against Blues, especially with his goal scoring record against them, but he was dreadful. He cannot start another game. He offered nothing down the left hand side and in no sane world can he ever be picked ahead of Rodrigo Gomes.

06 Sep 2026 15:33:20
Tchatchoua, apart from the 2nd half against Arsenal last season, has done nothing. He is poor defensively, and does nothing going forward. Lima is unproven, but must surely be given a chance next week and until Trippier is back.

What position does Armstrong play? He was anonymous on the right side during the 1st half, and then useless when moved into the middle.

I don't know much about Neave, who is on loan, but surely he must be given a chance up front once Jimenez comes off.

06 Sep 2026 18:04:17
Our penalty shout was a blatant holding on, then a shove. Theirs, Andre played the ball and caught the player slightly in doing so, and the attacker went down. Their bar hit was a deflection off Tchatchoua that was going in, whereas ours was a free kick that had the keeper beaten, so despite Armstrong's horrendous miss, we were still unlucky not to win.



Yet again, though, the forum is full of all the negatives to back up a narrative that we have no chance of top 8, let alone automatic.

06 Sep 2026 14:24:29
I'm sorry to say with that side and the way they play no chance of top 2. Nothing has changed; still backwards and sideways by the defence and Sa. Birmingham we're by far the better side, especially in the second half. No service to Jimenez; just the same. I thought CP said they know what to do. Well, from what I was whatching, I don't think they had a clue.

As for Jackson, he is useless. Why did they not get rid of? Surely Lima has to start. What happened to fast free flowing football? What happened to the high press? CP needs to change things, and fast, because Wolves will be lucky if there in the top 8 never mind top 2.

06 Sep 2026 14:51:24
Rodrigo scores and Wolves go 2-0. Stansfield scores from a blatant handball, and after a lovely Krejci header, Sa and Tchatchoua combine to score a laughable own goal.

Blues were dominant in the second half, but Wolves should have won it.

Takes from the game:

- Jackson Tchatchoua is hopeless.
- Armstrong will never fit into Peixoto's system. He can't be picked in front of better players.

Unless he's playing off a front man on the right of a front three, he's hopeless. He's also just not very good.
- Sa is a maniac.
- Peixoto made an error and made changes at the wrong time. Jordan James has to start.
- That game showed how important Mane is to the team. He constantly occupies the opposition. He can't be dropped again.

06 Sep 2026 15:02:17
Calamity, you must have watched a different goal to me, because Stansfield did not handle the ball. It was a good goal, so let's just give the player credit where it's due. The OG, however, was a complete joke, so Jackson deserves all the criticism he gets. His crossing was poor, and he nearly cost us a point by committing a needless foul in stoppage time.

{Ed001's Note - he controls it with his Arm.

06 Sep 2026 15:16:10
Stansfield used his chest and then his left arm to bring the ball down to his feet. VAR would have chalked it off. VAR would most likely have given both teams a penalty.

Nevertheless, Wolves can't get promoted with the side as it is. They desperately need Trippier back with Mosquera and Lima as his cover.

Jordan James has to replace Munetsi. Armstrong can't be starting games.

On a positive, Krejci is in a different league to Toti.

We all just have to pray that key players are back and fully fit as soon as possible.

06 Sep 2026 15:18:54
It is clear that he used his arm to control the ball. Clear handball. You can see it from the replays.

06 Sep 2026 15:20:46
1st goal against, handled or not, really poor tracking back... and own goal; sums up the player. Nowhere near good enough anyway.
Manager has now a crisis in his defence. 10 goals conceded already... not promotion standards.
Now we will see if he is any good.

06 Sep 2026 15:24:54
You're right, Calamity. Despite the collective poor performance at the back, Krejci is a class above. It suggests to me he will be gone in January.

06 Sep 2026 16:23:32
Jackson and Armstrong must surely be dropped, forever, as far as I'm concerned.
Lopez is by far our best player up to now.
James will be superb, given time.
Mane, I'm not sure about.
Neave looks promising.
Next two games must be wins.

06 Sep 2026 16:43:09
Take Mane out and you can see how effective he is. He causes so many problems for the opposition. Possibly Rafiki Said can play on the left to give Mane a rest, but Armstrong can't play on the left - or any other position. He offers almost nothing. He's also too easily knocked off the ball.



A fair few Wolves fans were slating Armstrong last season, saying he's nowhere near good enough and he'll be just as ineffective in the Championship. They were all spot on.

He was bought for Rob Edwards - a man who couldn't spot a good player at a Ballon d'Or award ceremony.

06 Sep 2026 17:17:12
Well said, Ed.

06 Sep 2026 14:20:26
Well we got dominated by Blues second half then Armstrong who is poor in my opinion should of won it... I want fer in the attack 10 not getting on the ball so deep... We dont look like scoreing after first 30mins... glad we put Kretij back in defence...

Raul aint going ro get 20 goals a season unfortunately... Jackson well poor performance and tht own goal iv got no words sa should be screaming clear it though... We didnt look like a top championship side at all work to do on training ground definitely.

06 Sep 2026 14:20:23
We are as bad as last year.
Today we had no idea in the second half why was Armstrong still on the pitch with Twatchoua and others!!
Jordan James should start and Mane and the new guy at the back.
We were rubbish!!!!

06 Sep 2026 14:17:39
I'm retracted my "gotta love the positivity" post after today's performance.

06 Sep 2026 14:07:46
How did that end 2-2 …? Peixoto’s Punchinello defence giving a panto performance 3 months early.

We deserved zilch based on that 2nd half but I’ll happily take a point away from home.

06 Sep 2026 14:04:48
That's why we're not getting automatic promotion but have a chance of scraping into play-offs.

06 Sep 2026 14:49:39
Why? Yes, Jackson cost us. But even with all their huff and puff, they had to rely on us scoring for them. We should have gone 2-0 when Gomes missed his chance, and then Armstrong should have scored too. We make things harder for ourselves. So, early on in the season, though. I think we will be up there for sure!!

06 Sep 2026 12:56:25
Need to reset and calm down. Much better side. Jackson, I know you must be feeling it right now, one of the worst own goals, but I also put it down to Sa for not shouting at him.

Their first goal was well taken but it was a clear handball to control the ball. Keep the press and intensity and I can see us scoring another couple in the second half.

06 Sep 2026 12:59:59
Well, I would say it was an interesting strike by Jackson. Is Nasser injured?

06 Sep 2026 13:06:13
I see both sides scoring... Do we really have no one better than Tatchouah? He, along with Toti, have been awful all season... Peixoto finally seeing sense, moving Kreyci in, but, boy, could we have done Doc instead at RB.

06 Sep 2026 13:56:41
If only Armstrong had the accuracy of Jackson, and Jackson that of Armstrong, we could still be winning.

06 Sep 2026 14:03:29
Tchatchoua is awful, fast legs, slow brain. We need an alternative to him at right back, surely Lima can't be worse?

06 Sep 2026 14:04:26
Armstrong should never pull on a Wolves shift again. He did nothing all game, then missed a sitter.

06 Sep 2026 14:07:33
There was no handball in the lead up to their goal.

Jackson was poor today, as was Andre, who spent too much time dilly dallying on the ball.

We were outplayed and outfought in the 2nd half, but should have taken the lead through Armstrong.

Krejci looked a lot calmer than Toti at left-sided CB, but we need Trippier back ASAP as the RB and leader.

06 Sep 2026 14:11:44
Correct, B hill wolf. Armstrong with an almost hopeless performance. Basically, did nothing except miss an open goal. Absolutely no reason to ever see him start a Wolves game ever again.

Tchatchoua with one of the worst performances I've ever seen from a Wolves player.

06 Sep 2026 14:15:24
We were very lucky in the second half. Birmingham played us off the park. They deserved to win, we deserved nothing.

06 Sep 2026 14:40:08
Don't know why Cesar starts with Munetsi and Armstrong. You're virtually carrying two passengers in the team; it's only going to get harder as the game progresses. He must surely start Jordan James from the start now!

06 Sep 2026 11:47:03
I'm going 2 nil to us today.

06 Sep 2026 12:57:43
Is that just Tchoutchou v Sa Simonandlaura? What an outrageous OG. He thinks he's wearing Sky Blue in the halftime break.
We've got to get our heads up, and confidence back again now.
Thought we were doing OK until the shocker.
If we can come out with the same desire 2nd half, we can nick it.
Brum can't be underestimated tho.

06 Sep 2026 12:57:48
A clean sheet? As I've stated, every game we will have to outscore everyone to get any points...

Was relieved to see Toti on the bench, but as long as Calamity Jackson is on the field you're guaranteed goals - what a clown he is.



Anyways, half time has been entertaining, if not outright hysterical.

Hopefully, Djigga is able to continue second half, as we can't have both liabilities on the field at the same time.

UTW.