Timberwolf
Just doesn't shut up
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Really? They’ve spent nearly £150m this season…not including Cunha.FOSUN's ambition has largely disappeared, so yes, their owners certainly are.
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Really? They’ve spent nearly £150m this season…not including Cunha.FOSUN's ambition has largely disappeared, so yes, their owners certainly are.
The issue is Aston Villa ply the game with the media and are far more open so get a bit more room to have things happen that either don’t get reported or handled far softer.I think the difference in spin is incredible from the two clubs though, given we are not radically different and in very similar boats economically.
If Wolves had been knocked back at the 11th hour by Alemany after he'd already quit Barcelona, we would be a laughing stock with E&S, Birmingham Mail and BBC going in on us, with a "Shock U-turn" headline and probably having a pop at Fosun and Mendes at the same time.
Villa do it, BBC aren't even reporting it and E&S still have it as "could remain at Barcelona" when it's clear he's said no thanks despite months of talks and an offer of far more money.
Our Strategic Comms/Public Affairs team are incredibly poor, especially when you consider our Social Media is so good!
Exactly, they do care! I said when the summer window ended, that even though it has been poor they would pull the rip chord and spend big bucks to protect the investment.Really? They’ve spent nearly £150m this season…not including Cunha.
Completely agree- the way our Strategic Comms team are letting us be portrayed is shambolic. Our brand building, at least in the UK, would receive a major boost by doing this so much better. Commuicating via the Barcelona method of pleading poverty whilst spending £200m is just ludicrous.The issue is Aston Villa ply the game with the media and are far more open so get a bit more room to have things happen that either don’t get reported or handled far softer.
When you don’t play the game and something happens, you get hammered as they finally have a story about you to generate revenue from views and clicks.
It isn’t complicated….. fosun do need to be a bit more “reporter friendly” and allow stories to come out every so often to get similar treatment.
Rectifying their own mistakes, especially in expecting Raul to come good again, does not mean they have ambition.Really? They’ve spent nearly £150m this season…not including Cunha.
Rectifying their own mistakes, especially in expecting Raul to come good again, does not mean they have ambition.
Totally agree some might say vision or ambition to better things .It's better than a few shipping containers in a car park that will only get used when it's not raining/freezing cold in a season that runs from August-May in England.
Lol…okay mate. So this £150m doesn’t count?Rectifying their own mistakes, especially in expecting Raul to come good again, does not mean they have ambition.
The thing is ,we have dozens of pubs within a 10 minute walk of the ground. granted that fan park is more suited to the non legacy fans and families but i will stick to the pub.Nah it's a "fan park" type thing too, this is the proposed inside:
Absolutely doesn’t count because it was only spent in order to stay in the top league in World football.Lol…okay mate. So this £150m doesn’t count?
So we spend and now have to sell off the key assets. Next season isn’t going to be any easier at this rateAbsolutely doesn’t count because it was only spent in order to stay in the top league in World football.
Stalking a top manager and convincing them to come to Wolverhampton doesn’t show ambition either, it’s just a plaster for the rather Lage wound they created.
Probably because the pre-game activity at the stadium, which is typically in the ****-end of beyond, is far more part of the US match day experience.Oh I'm sure Villa's is more ambitious. I'm just saying it'll be crap.
It's great to be able to have glossy documents and whizzy presentations where they talk about a vibrant multi-use space where fans can mingle and meet.
What do clubs really want to do when they build a fan park though? They want to make money from that vibrant space. So they'll charge far too much for drinks, and no-one will use it. People love them in America, but here, most fans just want to go to the pub, get a burger from a van, and then go to their seat.
Been looking for 5 minutes and got bored, go on then, wheres wally?Nah it's a "fan park" type thing too, this is the proposed inside:
You just know it'll be £7.00 a pint, you'll need to pre-book a table, and the scratchings will be the gluten free cardboard varietyThe thing is ,we have dozens of pubs within a 10 minute walk of the ground. granted that fan park is more suited to the non legacy fans and families but i will stick to the pub.
The gluten free scratchings at the Co-op used to be pretty good, but haven't seen them lately.You just know it'll be £7.00 a pint, you'll need to pre-book a table, and the scratchings will be the gluten free cardboard variety
What is £150 million between friends?Lol…okay mate. So this £150m doesn’t count?
I'm no fan of scratchings but have to ask: how the heck does fired pigskin have gluten in it anyway?You just know it'll be £7.00 a pint, you'll need to pre-book a table, and the scratchings will be the gluten free cardboard variety
To be honest, I was sharing it just because I thought the contrast between the images was funny, that's all.The thing is ,we have dozens of pubs within a 10 minute walk of the ground. granted that fan park is more suited to the non legacy fans and families but i will stick to the pub.
As if by magic- 'Wolves must solve financial problems to progress'The issue is Aston Villa ply the game with the media and are far more open so get a bit more room to have things happen that either don’t get reported or handled far softer.
When you don’t play the game and something happens, you get hammered as they finally have a story about you to generate revenue from views and clicks.
It isn’t complicated….. fosun do need to be a bit more “reporter friendly” and allow stories to come out every so often to get similar treatment.
I’m glad you asked that, I couldn’t sleep wondering about it.I'm no fan of scratchings but have to ask: how the heck does fired pigskin have gluten in it anyway?
It is likely B, but to use it as a smokescreen to create interest in players we want/need to move on who clubs might feel are going to be expensive and then they look at cheaper alternatives. Clubs do it all the time.As if by magic- 'Wolves must solve financial problems to progress'
And still no word from the BBC on Matheu Alemany which leads me to think one could see it two ways...
a) The BBC have an agenda against Wolves and pick up our bad stories to run with and beat us with
b) Wolves are using the press to bleat about our Barcelona-like poverty!
Wolves v villa the race to the bottom……New thread title? Wolves/ Villa, who are the most broke?
As much as I get frustrated with no movement on stadium redevelopment, I can't say Fosun haven't spent good money and backed the manager this season, they have!Really? They’ve spent nearly £150m this season…not including Cunha.
Personally yeah.Do the 54% still think "No"?
They potentially will miss his knowledge of how the PL works and his personal contacts.... I can't help wondering if he knows that trouble is brewing....Purslow has left them today. How will that affect them next season?
I think they’ve had a short term ascendancy as of right now, and Emery potentially has the skills for them to kick on.. but it won’t be easy and it wouldn’t be a huge shock to me if we’re very close to them, or above them, next season.Do the 54% still think "No"?
Monchi on the way apparentlyPurslow has left them today. How will that affect them next season?