Fabio & RAN

[arctic rime]

Both were outstanding last night and we must do everything we can to keep them, real players and going to both be stars in the years to come .

Last night gave some of the fan's real hope.

Don’t sell them, Jeff!

 

[jonesy]

Ran Fabio and doc changed the game against Celtic and we looked far better with them on the pitch

 

[DJW]

Both are likely to see their value increase way beyond what we might get if we were to sell them now.

 

[Willywolf]

Agreed. RAN faded quite badly in the second half though. Makes me wonder why his fitness never seems to be up to that of his team mates.

 

[JimB]

RAN is really talented with so much potential, just hope like so many before him, we don’t let him slip through our fingers.
For once I trust our manager to help develop him into a Wolves legend.

 

[DJW]

Agreed. RAN faded quite badly in the second half though. Makes me wonder why his fitness never seems to be up to that of his team mates.

He covered an awful lot of ground last night. His fitness has been questionable in the past but I don't think last night was an indication that its still an issue. If anything, given its a preseason game, I thought he looked a lot fitter and stronger.

 

[JOSWolf]

If either are sold it will be a shambles. Both must now be starters at Old Trafford.

 

[StaffordWolf]

Agreed. RAN faded quite badly in the second half though. Makes me wonder why his fitness never seems to be up to that of his team mates.

Likes a balti pie I've heard.

 

[iamthenewno2]

Likes a balti pie I've heard.

Nah, it's the chips, it's always the chips, the curse of regional foodstuffs strikes again.

 

[Wolves4Life85]

Class Act those two were last night.. rather than give out about them a times maybe we need to show a bit love towards the, at the end of the day they are both still very young and both have a lot of potential..let's get behind them.. definitely cannot lose them.

 

[wolfgar]

Actually grown to hate the idea of selling either. Won’t be happy at all

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Would be absolutely insane to sell Silva now

 

[WolvesAndCows]

They should be two mainstays of the team. Hopefully we play progressive and positive football, to help them develop. That is of course if they want to stay.

 

[jeb01]

From zeroes to heroes overnight?

We’ll see.

Lopetegui certainly has a lot of work to do in making the current squad (less any further leavers) into a competitive EPL team that doesn’t simply struggle to survive.

Despite two decent performances in the last few days the same old problem still persists. We don’t score enough goals.

 

[Wolves Heathen]

These are 2 of the players that the team needs to be built around, Fabio played well and was shown lots of love by the fans last night which he seemed to return, now RAN I suspect his fitness issues may stem from the fact that perhaps he does not enjoy the nitty gritty of fitness training added to the possibility of being a young man in a foreign country he enjoys the food that is not good for him. I did'nt watch the stream for the first 20 or so minutes but RAN put Sasa on goal with a lovely through ball, and in the second half he fizzed a cross over which only needed a touch to get a goal, if Loppy agrees to either of these players being moved on then he aint the manager I thought he was.

 

[North West Wanderer]

RAN seeems to be down more to needing to be closer to home from a personal POV if the stories are to be believed.

 

[BlahBlah]

RAN seeems to be down more to needing to be closer to home from a personal POV if the stories are to be believed.

what stories?

 

[North West Wanderer]

what stories?

there’s been plenty shared on here by others around unspecific and unconfirmed issues RAN has had over the last year which would be solved by returning to France

 

[lets all have a disco]

what stories?

The mix stories....someone has a theory that they mention and further down the line it becomes gospel....happens all the time....

Remember the moutinho coaching role one...another load of *******s....

 

[Tring Wolf]

Been saying this for a while now.

Our most talented players, with the biggest long-term upsides are RAN, Fabio, Nunes and Neto. Invest in them. Trust them. Build the side around them (Cunha, Kilman and Gomes are good starts for this).

 

[North West Wanderer]

The mix stories....someone has a theory that they mentioned and further down the line it becomes gospel....happens all the time....

Remember the moutinho coaching role one...another load of *******s....

it’s a hell of a ****ty thing for multiple posters to make up. i’ll give them the benefit of the doubt as it came from one of the few people claiming ITK that has shown reliability.

 

[lets all have a disco]

it’s a hell of a ****ty thing for multiple posters to make up. i’ll give them the benefit of the doubt as it came from one of the few people claiming ITK that has shown reliability.

I'm not saying the make it up...someone mentions somat and everybody latches on to it so it must be gospel as such....

And I don't believe anybody is in ITK that much they get personal information on a player.... speculation maybe not specific information...as I've said before I have a sibling who works for the club and if they was privy to that information they wouldn't reveal it..

It's speculation no more....just like people speculated moutinho was going to do a coaching role...they had spoke to him at all.....

 

[AndyY]

RAN seeems to be down more to needing to be closer to home from a personal POV if the stories are to be believed.

might be worth us bringing some family and/ or friends over and giving them jobs at Compton!!!

 

[North West Wanderer]

I'm not saying the make it up...someone mentions somat and everybody latches on to it so it must be gospel as such....

And I don't believe anybody is in ITK that much they get personal information on a player.... speculation maybe not specific information...as I've said before I have a sibling who works for the club and if they was privy to that information they wouldn't reveal it..

It's speculation no more....just like people speculated moutinho was going to do a coaching role...they had spoke to him at all.....

so at what stage do we decide what we take at face value from ITKs? when it suits us?

 

[SuperGran]

it’s a hell of a ****ty thing for multiple posters to make up. i’ll give them the benefit of the doubt as it came from one of the few people claiming ITK that has shown reliability.

He’s still in Wolverhampton..

 

[lets all have a disco]

so at what stage do we decide what we take at face value from ITKs? when it suits us?

We dont.....that's why we are all on here ...its up to you to decide what you take in.....I take most of with a pinch of salt....cause most of it is *******s....

 

[North West Wanderer]

might be worth us bringing some family and/ or friends over and giving them jobs at Compton!!!

that’s the football manager solution!

 

[North West Wanderer]

He’s still in Wolverhampton..

he is and i’m glad. IF he’s got issues he needs support with then we need to be mindful. i’d happily keep him, think he has huge potential.

 

[North West Wanderer]

We dont.....that's why we are all on here ...its up to you to decide what you take in.....I take most of with a pinch of salt....cause most of it is *******s....

excellent. i’ve chosen to believe he may have some issues to deal with,

 

[Bostin]

If it was just personal issues, why was he training separately for a while?

 

[lets all have a disco]

excellent. i’ve chosen to believe he may have some issues to deal with,

There are always conspiracy theories with every player, every descision that happens....doesn't make it all true..

I thought at the time....he didn't carry out his order correctly against Newcastle away and was dropped by lopetugui.......and it snowballed from there ... That's my theory and speculation.... believe it if you want ....it's very plausible....

Play him it will all go away ...

 

[Peszkywolf]

Been saying this for a while now.

Our most talented players, with the biggest long-term upsides are RAN, Fabio, Nunes and Neto. Invest in them. Trust them. Build the side around them (Cunha, Kilman and Gomes are good starts for this).

They are the family silver.

RAN especially seems pointless selling (unless he has to return to France) due to the large % of any fee which would reduce whatever the buying club wants to fork out. He's more of a winger for me but useful in terms of squad numbers that he can cover 2 positions (Neto or Bueno).

 

[goldeneyed]

The key to our future is building up a solid core of talented, HUNGRY, young players who can develop together over the next two seasons.
We have them already: Bueno, Hodge, Gomes, Traore, Ait-Nouri, Silva, Neto, Fraser, Toti, Chiquinho. Keep them, develop them and yes Fabio and Ait-Nouri must be held on to, especially with our current inability to strengthen the squad. Both have a high ceiling transfer value if they can find consistency. Even Nunes/Cunha are only 23/ 24 and Kilman and Kaladjzic only just 26. We do have a good core of young talent there and all we need for now is another quality CB in the mix.
The 'old timers' like Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Lemina, Hwang, Doherty, Bentley offer a good balance of experience. There is also Mosquera, Hoever, Cundle, Lembikisa etc in the background......Podence and Jonny presumably leaving will help finance at least one addition hopefully.
Hold on to this group-add one or two players of quality and we could become a top 10 side consistently for two or three years. A goalscorer definitely the priority unless Fabio/Sasa/Cunha catch fire.

 

[Timberwolf]

Agreed. RAN faded quite badly in the second half though. Makes me wonder why his fitness never seems to be up to that of his team mates.

Lack of playing time of the last 12 months and, just like talent, some people aren’t physically gifted to be athletes. RAN’s technically superb so it’s trade-off.

 

[Supadavewolf]

A goalscorer definitely the priority unless Fabio/Sasa/Cunha catch fire.

There’s Global Warming... but this?

 

[AndyY]

that’s the football manager solution!

Thats the sensible solution if we want to hold on to a good asset.

 

[Contrarian]

The mix stories....someone has a theory that they mentioned and further down the line it becomes gospel....happens all the time....

Remember the moutinho coaching role one...another load of *******s....

Or the Nuno leaving because he missed his family story. Or Sasa being injured the day we bought him and being forced to play by Bruno.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Or the Nuno leaving because he missed his family story. Or Sasa being injured the day we bought him and being forced to play by Bruno.

Exactly....most of it is waffle......and then it becomes gospel......

 

[Kebab Warrior]

Exactly....most of it is waffle......and then it becomes gospel......

RAN’s allergic to waffles!?!?

 

[Tojo the grass]

RAN’s allergic to waffles!?!?

They will be more waffles in France surely