The happy days are here again, hopefully no more repeated arguments, transfer thread

[sc91]

No. When my son was younger he used to play a host of the amateur teams around East and West Sussex and the neighbouring area of Surrey. Our local team is Horsham, who recently moved to a new stadium after years of squatting after selling their old ground for housing.

Ahh yeah, know of the name, but not much more. Worth having a look, a Wanderers team with a very good brand of football, oh the irony.

 

[Rhoswolf]

A lot of people on here need to call the Samaritans for help !!

For God’s sake take a chill pill and stress less

If you think the club are not trying to strengthen the obvious holes in the first team then I believe you are deluded

I believe not having a director of football who is well known in the upper echelons of European football or a manager that was a famous player counts against us but I still believe that we will strengthen the first team with min 4 new players

Call me a happy clapper if you want but there is no way Fosun will want their investment to loose loads of value by being relegated

So relax and if we have not signed any first team players in 30 days then we can be concerned but there is still about 9 weeks of this window left and the dominoes will very soon start to fall

And you call others deluded, lets hope you're correct.

 

[hollo]

I can see protests on the horizon if this continues.

 

[Wolf Pack leader]

And you call others deluded, lets hope you're correct.

So you think that the club is not trying to strengthen the team ?

 

[old wittonian]

And you call others deluded, lets hope you're correct.

I think the complete silence from the club is causing frustration. Surely it could signal it is working on deals if that is indeed correct.

 

[Rhoswolf]

So you think that the club is not trying to strengthen the team ?

Time will tell

 

[Rhoswolf]

I think the complete silence from the club is causing frustration. Surely it could signal it is working on deals if that is indeed correct.

Let's hope so.

 

[Jd132]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

If you have expectations of significant first team signings though unfortunately they all either don't want to play for us (Nunes and Icardi) or cost more than we are willing to pay for them (eg Palhinha or Fernandez).

So we are clear, every player in the world is either too good and has inflated self importance or is not good enough for us. Unless we make a significant sale of course.

The club are also waiting for players to leave eg Ruddy, Marcal, Saiss, Hoever and likely Moutinho but thankfully that provides a pathway to the first team for the likes of Sarkic, Sanderson, Toti, Jordao and Cundle.

I just don't understand everyone's frustrations!

 

[Jayjaywolves]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

If you have expectations of significant first team signings though unfortunately they all either don't want to play for us (Nunes and Icardi) or cost more than we are willing to pay for them (eg Palhinha or Fernandez).

The club are also waiting for players to leave eg Ruddy, Marcal, Saiss, Hoever and likely Moutinho but thankfully that provides a pathway to the first team for the likes of Sarkic, Sanderson, Toti, Jordao and Cundle.

I just don't understand everyone's frustrations!

This post doesn't sit right with me for a whole host of reasons.

 

[Rhoswolf]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

If you have expectations of significant first team signings though unfortunately they all either don't want to play for us (Nunes and Icardi) or cost more than we are willing to pay for them (eg Palhinha or Fernandez).

So we are clear, every player in the world is either too good and has inflated self importance or is not good enough for us. Unless we make a significant sale of course.

The club are also waiting for players to leave eg Ruddy, Marcal, Saiss, Hoever and likely Moutinho but thankfully that provides a pathway to the first team for the likes of Sarkic, Sanderson, Toti, Jordao and Cundle.

I just don't understand everyone's frustrations!

Admire your optimism, but if the players you mention are anywhere near first team regulars we'll struggle IMHO.

 

[WolfInSheep'sClothing]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

Sell to buy. We had to sell Doris the Tea Lady to Stalybridge Athletic to get those pair.

 

[VancouverWolf]

A lot of people on here need to call the Samaritans for help !!

For God’s sake take a chill pill and stress less

If you think the club are not trying to strengthen the obvious holes in the first team then I believe you are deluded

I believe not having a director of football who is well known in the upper echelons of European football or a manager that was a famous player counts against us but I still believe that we will strengthen the first team with min 4 new players

Call me a happy clapper if you want but there is no way Fosun will want their investment to loose loads of value by being relegated

So relax and if we have not signed any first team players in 30 days then we can be concerned but there is still about 9 weeks of this window left and the dominoes will very soon start to fall

Bang on!

 

[WickedWolfie]

If your happy with mediocrity there is a horrible Tesco bag club not far down the road. That’s not juvenile it’s facts!!

You mean the stripey mid-table Chump lot. The very definition of mediocrity l agree, which mid table PL is not.

It is beyond ironic that you attempt to slag off our owners by suggesting that anyone who disagrees with you (we won't even comment on the arrogance of assuming that your utterly pathetic bilge is definitive) should go and support a team who are in pretty much the position that we were in before they took over.

 

[Westbakejazz]

Looks like moves are being made in view of replacing outgoings rather than strengthening and adding more depth. That's why the Palhinha and Almeida transfers stalled.

If Mouts signs a new contract and Neves stays, it doesn't look like there will be much activity. Maybe a couple of loan options later in the window.

I personally hope that there’s 3 worse teams at the end of the season. Because we will be down there amongst them

 

[Westbakejazz]

Can you explain why Philips , Raplhinha and Richarlison are all in demand and Traore and Neves are being hawked around without any strong interest. ?It has to be our asking price.

He was being offered about to prospective clients for 35 million last season

 

[SmiffyWolf]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

If you have expectations of significant first team signings though unfortunately they all either don't want to play for us (Nunes and Icardi) or cost more than we are willing to pay for them (eg Palhinha or Fernandez).

So we are clear, every player in the world is either too good and has inflated self importance or is not good enough for us. Unless we make a significant sale of course.

The club are also waiting for players to leave eg Ruddy, Marcal, Saiss, Hoever and likely Moutinho but thankfully that provides a pathway to the first team for the likes of Sarkic, Sanderson, Toti, Jordao and Cundle.

I just don't understand everyone's frustrations!

You are right there Jeff

 

[Rhoswolf]

You mean the stripey mid-table Chump lot. The very definition of mediocrity l agree, which mid table PL is not.

It is beyond ironic that you attempt to slag off our owners by suggesting that anyone who disagrees with you (we won't even comment on the arrogance of assuming that your utterly pathetic bilge is definitive) should go and support a team who are in pretty much the position that we were in before they took over.

Oh the irony of you accusing others of posting "utterly pathetic bilge" a subject you specialise in, hopefully gained you some "likes".

 

[Jayjaywolves]

Sell to buy. We had to sell Doris the Tea Lady to Stalybridge Athletic to get those pair.

PSG have been in touch with Doris's agent. They are willing to offer 40 million on a 10 year contract.
I hope we've got a sell on clause.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Phillips is an absolute bargain at 45M.

Raphinha is better than Traore.

Richarlison a snip at 60M.

One at most out of three.....

 

[Adrian_Monk]

Yes, we know but if we get somebody in late, then great. Not ideal.

If we get a player in in January, so what? Half the season gone.

Because we will be in or around the bottom 3 by Christmas and nobody will want to sign for us. Oh wait. .. they already don't

 

[Jayjaywolves]

Bang on!

A lot can happen in 9 weeks I agree. There are definite benefits to leaving our business until last minute.
Unfortunately there are a number of disadvantages that come along with that as well.
My biggest fear is a bad start. Ideally you want your system down and properly communicated to your starting 11 during preseason. You need to have your squad well drilled in said system.
If we have a bad start, the momentum is so difficult to shift. Deals will be there to take advantage of in the closing days but our recruitment team are playing a dangerous game in my opinion and as we have seen, Wolverhampton is a hard sell for the quality we need.

 

[Adrian_Monk]

This post doesn't sit right with me for a whole host of reasons.

I'm fairly sure it's satire, either that or Jeff has been buying up more forum accounts

 

[Jayjaywolves]

I'm fairly sure it's satire, either that or Jeff has been buying up more forum accounts

To be honest mate, I can't tell the difference anymore. Brain is fried trying to understand what's going on. I think it's best to just to take a step back and trust Jeff.

 

[VancouverWolf]

Because we will be in or around the bottom 3 by Christmas and nobody will want to sign for us. Oh wait. .. they already don't

I am more concerned about Bruno than I am about getting transfers done
So, considering we should have most of our squad back to full strength and be over their injuries, if we are near the bottom by Xmas, then I’ll blame Bruno.

 

[Rhoswolf]

I am more concerned about Bruno than I am about getting transfers done
So, considering we should have most of our squad back to full strength and be over their injuries, if we are near the bottom by Xmas, then I’ll blame Bruno.

Well there's no way you'd blame Fosun or the 2 goons who appointed Bruno, se guess the monkey gets the blame again when the organ grinders walk away.

 

[Bognor_Wolf]

I am more concerned about Bruno than I am about getting transfers done
So, considering we should have most of our squad back to full strength and be over their injuries, if we are near the bottom by Xmas, then I’ll blame Bruno.

Seriously how can you look at the complete in balance of the squad and think Lage is the problem?

Lage isn't calling for signings constantly for the sake of it he see's the squad needs more options most fans can see we need more as well, if we don't get players in Lage won't be the one to blame if we struggle next season that will go to Sellars and Shi for not seeing the obvious...

 

[jonesy]

You mean the stripey mid-table Chump lot. The very definition of mediocrity l agree, which mid table PL is not.

It is beyond ironic that you attempt to slag off our owners by suggesting that anyone who disagrees with you (we won't even comment on the arrogance of assuming that your utterly pathetic bilge is definitive) should go and support a team who are in pretty much the position that we were in before they took over.

 

[Timberrrr]

Wtf is happening to our great club

 

[John de Wolf's hairdryer]

But ultimately, I think our problem is getting people to come here. Maybe we need a manager that's a bigger draw. There aren't many reasons why you should come here. Poor football. Unspectacular squad. Good facilities.

We used to have a project for players to get enthused by and buy into.

Newcastle have one of those now; we don't.

 

[WickedWolfie]

What you're saying but not saying is that unless we get Mouts off the books (thus saving money) we're not signing him.

Of course it's about the money. We should have some, they've told us we have for a few years, but we're not making signings without shedding players first.

Unless we sell Neves or Moutinho leaves we arent buying a first team midfielder.

What a sad state of affairs.

Mouts is, unless we offer him a new contract which he accepts, already off our books as of 30 Jun 22.

 

[Evthewolf]

I find the best policy in life, is to worry about a situation when it actually happens. Worrying about it beforehand is a waste of time and energy because it might never arise.

 

[WolfInSheep'sClothing]

We used to have a project for players to get enthused by and buy into.

Newcastle have one of those now; we don't.

Even Newcastle though.....

....Matt Target, Nick Pope and Sven Botman...
...seems a bit like it's project midtable.

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

Will be interesting to see how these lads get on against Leeds in a few weeks, Black Country!

Lol they may well be playing way things are going

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

Sorry I'm not having the 'there is no money' line. Of course there's money, we've cut costs despite making a profit. It's like the government before a war, there's no money until it's needed, then it can be found. The truth is simply that they don't want to spend any money, but there's a pretty good chance that will turn out to be a grave error when the value of their asset (previously known as our great club) goes down the pan.

 

[slaphead_wolf]

Too make it simple to people who still don’t get it after 100 pages of nothing.

-FOSUN have paid all the debt off. This means no more investment from them directly as they haven’t done that just to spend millions in debt to us again.

-This means without selling someone like neves we are pretty much skint

-rather than invest millions more into the club with little return on investment, they are putting money into esports and things under the “fosun sports” umbrella with the hope this can have a bigger return on investment when they seek to sell more shares or the club itself

-probably aiming for loans = another month of no first team incomings = another 100 pages of nowt

-we probably couldn’t afford to spend 20 million on a player at this point, let alone 40 on someone half decent like nunes

-no one is going to buy a minority share in a football club without the promise of potential ownership in future = we are skint for the foreseeable future = no more investment until new owners or circumstances with Chinese investment change

- still will probably finish above villa

 

[WickedWolfie]

Oh the irony of you accusing others of posting "utterly pathetic bilge" a subject you specialise in, hopefully gained you some "likes".

Haven't you got bored yet of your moronic "likes" line?

I have always been interested in what you had to say, and have often agreed with you until last season, but increasingly it seems that you are going to have a go at anything that l post solely because it is me that has posted it.

We have both had issues with the moderators previously and it seems that l may have to ignore you to prevent that happening to one or both of us again.

 

[WickedWolfie]

We used to have a project for players to get enthused by and buy into.

Newcastle have one of those now; we don't.

Sadly does rather feel that way.

 

[lostwolf]

The Club are working on deals and are willing to pay for the right player - we have just bought in two from Dorking and AFC Wimbledon so Scott and Jeff have in no way lied.

If you have expectations of significant first team signings though unfortunately they all either don't want to play for us (Nunes and Icardi) or cost more than we are willing to pay for them (eg Palhinha or Fernandez).

So we are clear, every player in the world is either too good and has inflated self importance or is not good enough for us. Unless we make a significant sale of course.

The club are also waiting for players to leave eg Ruddy, Marcal, Saiss, Hoever and likely Moutinho but thankfully that provides a pathway to the first team for the likes of Sarkic, Sanderson, Toti, Jordao and Cundle.

I just don't understand everyone's frustrations!

That's like me telling the missus we've got the cash for the Mediterranean holiday she fancies and pointing to the weekend in Bognor as proof I'm not stringing her along.

I'll wait and see how we've done come the season start. If we've got the quality b2b midfielder (plus midfield additions should Neves and/or Moutinho leave) and the striker we need, plus a bit of depth in other areas, then I'll be happy. At the moment I must admit I'm a bit concerned...

 

[VancouverWolf]

A lot can happen in 9 weeks I agree. There are definite benefits to leaving our business until last minute.
Unfortunately there are a number of disadvantages that come along with that as well.
My biggest fear is a bad start. Ideally you want your system down and properly communicated to your starting 11 during preseason. You need to have your squad well drilled in said system.
If we have a bad start, the momentum is so difficult to shift. Deals will be there to take advantage of in the closing days but our recruitment team are playing a dangerous game in my opinion and as we have seen, Wolverhampton is a hard sell for the quality we need.

Yes, ideally we need to get transfers done early.

We’ve played pathetic football for the last two seasons and everyone, Jeff, Bruno, groundskeepers, Doris, the players, coaching staff, kitchen staff etc at Wolves knows it, feels it, smells it, sees it and then they go home and it’s there as well. All there friends in Portugal know it and their families too.
It’s pervasive and it hemorrhages enthusiasm within the club.
Then going to Molineux or Compton becomes a chore and everyone knows there’s an elephant in the room.

Changing Nuno for Bruno didn’t do much, if anything, and everyone at Wolves got to be thinking will this season be any better?
No one at Wolves wants a repeat of last year. A couple of good signings will start to make the squad feel a bit more optimistic, especially if Jeff convinces Neves to stay.
We need new blood to change the chemistry/comradery among the players. The squad must be a bit stale.
A few pep talks and kumbayas from Bruno won’t cut it…..they’ve heard it all before.


Jeff needs to step up and show leadership and inspire in the organization. We need a quality player to come in, a signing of intent.
I‘m hoping for something significant this window.

 

[Leigh72]

It is very very concerning they are playing with fire here, hopefully we strengthen because we just look like a rabbit in the headlights Atm, so glad I've dropped nearly £2k in season ticket renewals