Lopetegui

[Bacon Sandwich]

Fosun sent a few very clear messages to the football world yesterday.

• We’re ****ed financially. Our cash flow is so bad that we’ll somehow pay Lopetegui and his staff off rather than continue to pay their wages. So our cash flow is ****ed now and it’s not going to improve any time soon
• If we make offers for your players, feel free to laugh at them. We’re only doing it to stop the fans bitching
• Every player we have is for sale. We need the money, so don’t worry about low offers
• Oh, and help yourself to our best backroom staff. Medical, analysts, recruitment. They're not going to stay at a club with no ambition and yep, we need to save the wages.

In truth, the signs have been there for a while. The problems of companies live Evergrande in China, borrowing from that Aussie bank at 9% when base rate was 0.5% and – above all – the fact that they can’t afford a few can of paint for the stadium

 

[Madmalc]

Does anyone know if the bookies will pay out?
Was he the first manager to be removed from his post this season, or the last one fr9m last season?
Or will the bo9kies just return the bets as he became a non runner?

 

[wolfgar]

A thought;

Maybe Fosun were reluctant to pander to JL‘s requests for more financial backing that we couldn’t have afforded, if they had the inclination he was angling for a way out anyway.

Would have been more money thrown away for him to inevitably leave us in the lurch further down the line.

His average managerial span is around 20 months. Says it all really.

We’ll soon see whether players are now brought in, or if further sales are made first before a few loans/frees are finally allowed? If you were a betting man lol?

 

[Wolf316]

A thought;

Maybe Fosun were reluctant to pander to JL‘s requests for more financial backing that we couldn’t have afforded, if they had the inclination he was angling for a way out anyway.

Would have been more money thrown away for him to inevitably leave us in the lurch further down the line.

His average managerial span is around 20 months. Says it all really.

If there was any financial backing available do you think we’d be hiring Gary O Neil?

 

[wolvesaywe]

What player is going to sign now?

It's like hitching a lift on the titanic as the iceberg is inches away

Thanks for everything Fosun but now off you ****

 

[CologneWolf]

We’ll soon see whether players are now brought in, or if further sales are made first before a few loans/frees are finally allowed? If you were a betting man lol?

I personally think we are running with what we‘ve got. I don’t see any sales of a sizeable magnitude happening and probably a central defender on loan is all we will see come in now.

 

[old wittonian]

Both of them would be done if their teams accepted our bids which included money in the future, instead of right now.

It's clear that we're just not spending this much this summer. The rumour of a 50 million profit floated around forever.

Maybe it floated back to China.

 

[JR WAS KING]

Agbonlahor laughing at us on the radio just now saying we're as good as down. For once he's right.

**** him, why even bother to listen to talk****e?

 

[CelebrityWolf]

Can't remember the last time a manager left a team a week before the season starts.

What an absolute **** Julen is.

 

[CologneWolf]

If there was any financial backing available do you think we’d be hiring Gary O Neil?

Comprehension not your strong point? Do you need me to go over the post in more simple language

 

[old wittonian]

I personally think we are running with what we‘ve got. I don’t see any sales of a sizeable magnitude happening and probably a central defender on loan is all we will see come in now.

Why send some of the better youngsters out on loan. Cundle etc maybe needed sooner rather than later.

 

[S G Wolves]

He’s gone then didn’t see that coming… Expect more player sales unfortunately

Thank you Julen Lopetegui you kept us up!!

I bet there won't be any more sales apart from Podence. Tbf everything you have said has been totally wrong. If they knew he wasn't committed, no way were they signing players.

We will see who is right.

 

[old wittonian]

RIP Lopetegui.

I’m still not sure how he has wrangled a hefty seven figure compensation package.

Why, did we not make him resign?

He had a good case in civil law?

 

[Wednesbury Wolf]

**** him, why even bother to listen to talk****e?

I was in the office waiting for a helicopter trip and some backward Norwegian had the radio on. My conscious is clear.

 

[Bryce]

How did he shaft his employers?

9m a year? 70M spent in January delayed to august and the plug was pulled by the top brass so he did a Conte
He’s a noob

 

[TheConcourse]

And used his mouthpiece to put himself forward for the spurs job

Funny, I don’t remember that happening.

I do remember him raising concerns about cash, and then being reassured that there is some and sticking around.

Keep making things up though if it suits your agenda.

Guarantee JL walks into a much bigger project than Wolves. He doesn’t need to prove anything here. Demonstrated by the fact we’re about to unveil a nobody as his replacement.

 

[Wolf316]

Comprehension not your strong point? Do you need me to go over the post in more simple language

No need to be a condescending *****

 

[TheConcourse]

A thought;

Maybe Fosun were reluctant to pander to JL‘s requests for more financial backing that we couldn’t have afforded, if they had the inclination he was angling for a way out anyway.

Would have been more money thrown away for him to inevitably leave us in the lurch further down the line.

His average managerial span is around 20 months. Says it all really.

I guess we’ll see when Fosun splash the cash with GON.

 

[TheConcourse]

No need to be a condescending *****

It’s the usual response when people are fundamentally wrong.

 

[Rubberball]

9m a year? 70M spent in January delayed to august and the plug was pulled by the top brass do he did a Conte
He’s a noob

Ridiculous on just about every level.

 

[Scallywolf]

I didn't realise GON is only 40 years of age.

We need a central defender, not another midfield player!

 

[CologneWolf]

I guess we’ll see when Fosun splash the cash with GON.

I made no such implication that we will spend money when a new manager arrives

 

[North West Wanderer]

People seem to be in one of two camps.

Lopetegui have engineered this as he wants out.
Fosun have effectively engineered this as they do not/cannot invest any money into the squad ahead of the new season.

I can accept either viewpoint but the fact Fosun are having to scrape the proverbial barrel to get get Gary O'Neil in would suggest we have no money at all and were never going to keep a manager like Lopetegui happy.

i’m in both, it’s not always so black and white. plenty of blame to go around with fosun ultimately culpible and the Primark Mourinho a disgrace with how he’s acted. he never wanted to be here.

 

[StaffordWolf]

We looked like a professionally ran club for about 6 months, should have known it was too good to be true.

 

[North West Wanderer]

Ok then. What are your opinions on the way our club is currently being run?

JOS it’s not always so black and white

 

[TheConcourse]

I made no such implication that we will spend money when a new manager arrives

You suggested that they didn’t back JL because they felt like he was angling for a move away.

Let’s see how the thesis plays out when GON arrives. My feeling is they won’t back a guy who will be gone after 6 games.

 

[North West Wanderer]

Not siding with Shi.. just dislike Lopetegui and the way he made it all about his career. I am not gonna hold him to heart as a man of character who wanted the best for this club.. and pretend he has behaved like an honourable man. He took a big pay check, he saw this wasn’t the job he was hoping for and took off at first sign of trouble.

Why do people have to take sides? There are two dicks in my soup and I never asked for one.

precisely this and it is the Lopetegui thread too!

 

[OLDGOLD]

Oh well, very poor from Fosun and classless from Julen. It's the fans that make Wolves though. Back the players they can do it.

 

[SuperGran]

Boubs likes it? Interesting..

Few comments that costa didn’t get in with JL

 

[Teddy Ruxpin]

Yay this season is turning into a great one already. I can't wait until we are bottom by January.

Can we play Luton every week as that's about our level. One thing is for sure, that letter by Jeff Shi has aged worse than last year's clotted cream.

 

[Timberwolf]

The question is how many of those will now be desprited and want out and will they even be capable of continuing where they left off against Rennes under o'neill.

Lol…Lop thought the squad was that bad, he wanted out. I’m sure the players will be fine.

 

[Flea]

Plenty of blame to distribute around for this veritable mess.
Main portion of it must be laid at the door of Jeff Shi though.
It is seldom a good idea to lie alternatively fail to communicate the truth to the manager in charge at the proper time.
It is certainly not too much to ask the chairman of the club succeding in doing this.
Actually,it is a basic requirement.

I don´t think that Lopetegui is totally blameless...but there is simply no way Jeff Shi can run away for his main part of the blame here.

Jeff Shi is a minus for the club.He should get sacked immediately.The guy just cannot cope,can he?

 

[CologneWolf]

You suggested that they didn’t back JL because they felt like he was angling for a move away.

Let’s see how the thesis plays out when GON arrives. My feeling is they won’t back a guy who will be gone after 6 games.

Christ, I really do have to spell it out.

It was evident there was no money for JL and even to keep him around(a guy they courted for 6 years) Fosun were not prepared to fall foul of whatever financial constraints they have placed themselves under just to appease him. (The pay out is the lesser of 2 evils financially concerning Fosun.)

Not once did I imply the cheque book will now be opened for the next man up now JL is gone. There is still no money.

 

[bigbadwolftoo]

I was in the office waiting for a helicopter trip and some backward Norwegian had the radio on. My conscious is clear.

 

[Rangiora Wolf]

Lol…Lop thought the squad was that bad, he wanted out. I’m sure the players will be fine.

I dont think we know that for sure.

 

[bod101]

Funny, I don’t remember that happening.

I do remember him raising concerns about cash, and then being reassured that there is some and sticking around.

Keep making things up though if it suits your agenda.

Guarantee JL walks into a much bigger project than Wolves. He doesn’t need to prove anything here. Demonstrated by the fact we’re about to unveil a nobody as his replacement.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1661280388239577090

 

[bigbluewolf]

It felt to me that Lopetegui was looking for a way out for a few weeks. I imagine people within the club may have felt the same. Who actually knows though? Certainly not me.

It’s a complete **** show.

 

[Wolf316]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1661280388239577090

Proof that he told Ballague to tweet that?

 

[StaffordWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1661280388239577090

He must love the taste of ****.

 

[John Wolves Fan]

Agbonlahor laughing at us on the radio just now saying we're as good as down. For once he's right.

I’m not a fan of him but we’ve been mocking his team after finishing above them something like 3 times in 40 years so we might need to suck it up for a while until we overtake them again.

I have a feeling O’Neill might surprise a few. It won’t be pretty but we only need to be better than 3 teams to stay up. Mid table isn’t out of the question