Wonder Boyo
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He's bang on.
Another coach unimpressed with our ownership but you'll still get people defend Shi.Lopetegui II
Knew Gaz would fall out with the brass eventually. Didn't think it'd be so soon though. Can't imagine Shi will be happy with the barbs on display here, especially Gary's insinuation he balked at a "small fee" to sign a proven Premier League no 9.
And there it is. Perhaps the Fosun apologists can consider their position.
He's not allowed to say that. Doesn't he know we had to get rid of players in January....
Just don't think he's anywhere near at the level we need him to be at, personally. Not trying to be deliberately negative, and not dismissing any of them as prospects, but I think all three of them need some experience.Not entirely sure this is fair on Chiwome. The lad was putting himself about, showing for the ball and making runs all night but was largely ignored.
Avoidable how ??I was hoping we'd eek out a few wins regardless of our injuries before season's end, but now I'm fearing the worst in that respect.
That XI on paper today has to be the worst of the FOSUN PL era.
Cunha back will help but we can't just rely on him to hit the ground running. It's going to be a real struggle now until May, and it was totally avoidable.
Imagine if there was a common denominatorLopetegui II
The lad up front really struggled. It's a baptism of fire for all of them - Chirewa, Fraser, Chiwome. None of them should be in this position. It's unfortunate. Even Silva would have offered more. Impossible to predict four injuries to four forwards, but hopefully Cunha can start on Saturday after the run-out tonight.
Thought RAN was superb, Gomes and Lemina put in a good shift, Semedo aside from switching off for the goal was decent. That's about it really. Hard to build anything without a focal point, and Chiwome top looked like a deer in headlights again, through no fault of his own I will add.
If we can start with a Cunha, Sarabia and RAN front three on Saturday we hopefully won't look so toothless.
XG is absolute nonsense. Why people watch a game then feel the need to quote it, is beyond me.If I was a Burnley supporter I would be despondent for many reasons, but they include failing to win a home game against a team with no fit strikers...
The xG was also dead even, so it's not like it was a particularly unjust result.
Happy Wolves got a point to stop the rot. Could still creep up to 50 points on the season.
"Prickly" and "Unapproachable" being dusted off as we speak.Imagine if there was a common denominator
Jacquie Oatley and that always on holiday **** at the Athletic will be pushing the ‘a lot of staff found him cold and abrupt’ line in 3,2,1…."Prickly" and "Unapproachable" being dusted off as we speak.
Because if you look after every game and then think about it, it tends to reflect what you saw?XG is absolute nonsense. Why people watch a game then feel the need to quote it, is beyond me.
Lopetegui II
"It's a tough situation and there is a bit of me that's disappointed because we've come so far in the league and got into such an unbelievable situation, and then the injuries have caught up with us," he said after the draw at Turf Moor.
"The good thing from my point of view is that we did flag it to the club really clearly in January, and Matt Hobbs to be fair to him. He was very supportive and understanding.
"I was clear with them that we were overloading the players and I felt our injury record had a really good chance of getting worse during the second half of the season.
"On top of that, I also flagged how short we were in attacking positions and if we suffered even a couple of injuries to the top line if would make a huge difference to what we were able to produce.
"Unfortunately, the club were not in a position to be able to help us with that due to financial reasons.
"We had a Premier League number nine lined up to come in and help us and a fairly small amount of money stopped us doing it.
"The situation the club is in is showing now. You can see now why the aim at the start of the season was to stay in the Premier League.
"We have some unbelievable players but if you lose a couple, I'm trying to pick a starting XI from 12 fit senior outfield players.
"I would doubt there's another club in the other 91 in the country that are down that low.
"The point of all that, is that the group are out on their feet and deserve massive credit. To fight like they do, they deserve huge credit, with 42 points surpassing last year's total with eight games to go.
"It's an incredible effort from a special group of players that have given a lot to the club this year."
Oh I agree. He’s nowhere near PL ready but I thought he actually contributed a bit today but was denied having much impact by Sarabia (mainly) refusing to pass him the ball.Just don't think he's anywhere near at the level we need him to be at, personally. Not trying to be deliberately negative, and not dismissing any of them as prospects, but I think all three of them need some experience.
Happy enough with a point at a place where we often struggle and us down to the barest of bones.
Next season we don’t have to break the bank for a striker. Someone like Brereton Diaz could make a huge difference.
Here's a video of the interview he gave to Sky Sports.
Gary O'Neil: Wolves' lack of fit attackers is costly
Wolves boss Gary ONeil says his sides draw against Burnley was a fair result and is happy to have taken a point away from home.www.skysports.com
Not just Lop.On the back of GON’s remarks l think we can all agree that JL was right in the summer.
He may not have gone about it in the right way but most would agree in principle
Another coach unimpressed with our ownership but you'll still get people defend Shi.
Think he's being a little more diplomatic in that interview by saying "...the club couldn't help us due to financial reasons." Sounds like he added more details in other interviews, like the "small amount " quote in the transcript you posted. I've no idea whether this small amount could have been harmful to us, especially as we now know that even £1m over PSR can trigger a points deduction. We spent so much in Summer 2022 and January 2023 (and the January signings helped save us from relegation) that we were hamstrung this season. I think the worry is if GON was told something different to what actually happened in January.Clearly setting it as him/Hobbs v the club.
Crazy we sent two players to his parent club, needed a striker and he ended up at another club????????
Someone ****ed up there!!!!
So disappointing, him and the players deserved betterHere's a video of the interview he gave to Sky Sports.
Gary O'Neil: Wolves' lack of fit attackers is costly
Wolves boss Gary ONeil says his sides draw against Burnley was a fair result and is happy to have taken a point away from home.www.skysports.com
Think he's being a little more diplomatic in that interview by saying "...the club couldn't help us due to financial reasons." Sounds like he added more details in other interviews, like the "small amount " quote in the transcript you posted. I've no idea whether this small amount could have been harmful to us, especially as we now know that even £1m over PSR can trigger a points deduction. We spent so much in Summer 2022 and January 2023 (and the January signings helped save us from relegation) that we were hamstrung this season. I think the worry is if GON was told something different to what actually happened in January.
Not just Lop.
This comment from Gary is particularly ominous:
"We have some unbelievable players but if you lose a couple, I'm trying to pick a starting XI from 12 fit senior outfield players. I would doubt there's another club in the other 91 in the country that are down that low."
How on Earth did the ownership at Wolves let it get so bad over the past few years, that the manager has to work with what he believes is the thinnest squad in the entire football league pyramid?