Summer 2023 Transfer Window Thread

[Bawtry Wolf]

Funny you say that cause last season was arguably our worst in the Premier League and we've never spent that kind of money in our history.

Well last summer we had a muppet in charge of the team, a muppet as Director of Football and a muppet as Chairman.. two of those muppets left in November.

 

[Rhoswolf]

Well last summer we had a muppet in charge of the team, a muppet as Director of Football and a muppet as Chairman.. two of those muppets left in November.

Replaced by other muppets?

 

[Perton Wolf]

It's nice to listen to Wolves manager without subtitles again.

Sounds like casual xenophobia, to be honest.

 

[maws]

Thought we'd established in the other thread that villas owners don't have more ambition than Fosun....

Lutons owners are more ambitious at the moment

 

[KBWWFC]

Sounds like casual xenophobia, to be honest.

The Canadians are on a mad one today, definitely something been put in their water.

 

[Flaneur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

 

[Bostin]

Sold our chief scout now. Lol

 

[Perton Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

Honestly, who isn't up for sale at this point?

 

[KBWWFC]

Sold our chief scout now. Lol

Literally no point in a scout if we're just going to sign players Hobbs has met personally on the golf course.

We're in a right ****ing state.

 

[tonto]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

Not much use having a scout if you can’t sign anyone

 

[Monketron]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

No need for Scouts if you ain't buying.

 

[Rhoswolf]

No need for Scouts if you ain't buying.

True

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

No need for Scouts if you ain't buying.

Yes, imagine you spend a year scouting for players, then do it again for a smaller budget, then got told don't bother we have no money. Soul destroying

 

[Golden Arrow]

Agreed, reckon we have a good shout to have the worst owners and manager in the league, expect more outgoings of first team regulars in next 3 weeks.

Depleting the first XI would be suicidal right now which I can't see Fosun in their infinite wisdom doing somehow, unless "the Project" (what happened to that) includes a journey back to the nether regions.

 

[Flaneur]

No need for Scouts if you ain't buying.

Who'd have thought that your top scouts wouldn't want stay in an environment where no action gets taken on all their hard work behind the scenes!

 

[Rhoswolf]

Depleting the first XI would be suicidal right now which I can't see Fosun in their infinite wisdom doing somehow, unless "the Project" (what happened to that) includes a journey back to the nether regions.

Don't hold your breath, reckon it's odds on

 

[Monketron]

Yes, imagine you spend a year scouting for players, then do it again for a smaller budget, then got told don't bother we have no money. Soul destroying

Yep, may as well go to a club that will actually use your talents. The guy left Arsenal for us, he didn't do that to just sit and rot but to progress his career. GL to him at City.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Think it was rumoured 8 million is his price tag. Not bad really

Exactly. Still a decent age, and clearly has an eye for goal. At that price, it would be good value.

 

[WickedWolfie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690041824893710404

Hopefully this is Wolves way of putting to bed any rumours of Max being sold

After the "Julen is a Wolf" banner last weekend it probably means that Max will be gone by this time next week.

 

[WKFWolf]

Sold our chief scout now. Lol

We've sold Mendes?

 

[WickedWolfie]

Depleting the first XI would be suicidal right now which I can't see Fosun in their infinite wisdom doing somehow, unless "the Project" (what happened to that) includes a journey back to the nether regions.

Fosun, wisdom, same sentence???

 

[WickedWolfie]

Who'd have thought that your top scouts wouldn't want stay in an environment where no action gets taken on all their hard work behind the scenes!

Obviously highly regarded given his past and future employers too.

 

[jrpb-3]

Don’t worry I’m sure Jeff will be able to step up and do the job of scout as well

 

[Rhoswolf]

Fosun, wisdom, same sentence???

Same chapter?

 

[WickedWolfie]

Don’t worry I’m sure Jeff will be able to step up and do the job of scout as well

He probably, given what an utter fiasco it's been, organised the international scout jamboree.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

No money no scout, no money no scout… as Bob Marley might have sung.

 

[Rhoswolf]

No money no scout, no money no scout… as Bob Marley might have sung.

 

[Golden Arrow]

At least we have a few new songs for Monday

 

[Bacon Sandwich]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

Exactly the point I was making the other day. Why should anyone with talent/ambition stay at Wolves?

Shi's complete incompetence and Fosun's financial position are going do serious damage to far more than the playing side of the club.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Exactly the point I was making the other day. Why should anyone with talent/ambition stay at Wolves?

Shi's complete incompetence and Fosun's financial position are going do serious damage to far more than the playing side of the club.

Yup, second rate infrastructure won't recruit future quality players.

 

[goldeneyed]

I do hope Shi, Guo and Co are paying attention to the size of the bids Brighton are receiving for players on the back of a couple of very good seasons.

Spending money doesn't only add new players, it can help increase the value of those already there. If we finish 6th next season, our squad is worth hundreds of millions... if we get relegated, it's worth a pittance.

Is Cucurella really that much better than RAN? Is Caicedo really that much better than Mattheus? I don't think so, but the fees mentioned (or actually paid in Brightons case) are drastically different.

If you want to make money - be successful.

If you want to be successful - spend money.

Very good point - the huge figures Brighton ar getting for their players puts our own pathetic efforts into the spotlight. We got lucky with Neves at £47m thanks to the Saudis but I reckon without that we would have sold a world class player for £30m. Coady available to Everton for £3.5m was it? While he was still in the England squad. That rose to £7.5m to Leicester but still very cheap imv. Collins - we basically got our money back with perhaps a tiny profit. Raul - £5.5m- really? Ridiculously cheap. Even Sanderson £2m is perhaps half what we should have got for a player established in a Championship team. Giles-£5m again cheap after a storming season.

The big six reserves go for huge sums these days. Arsenal want £50m for Balogun for instance.
Brighton's recruitment has been amazing and the sums they are getting on transfers are astronomical. I see we have just lost our chief first team scout to Man City....hardly surprising when all his recommendations have led to a big zero coming in this summer barring Doc on a free and a free Shrewsbury goalie. Brighton alone are overtaking us soon to be followed by the mighty Brentford ....and others the way we are going.

 

[Achilles Last Stand]

...I wonder how much our Crown-jewel Doris is worth?

 

[Glow69]

We could be having a great period of success but if man city come calling your not saying no are you.

 

[Joshwolf218]

Ruben Vezo and Simon Banza are the latest I've heard, no idea how good the source is........oh and I've never heard of them either.

Banza on the bench this evening

Started for Levante - 82 mins gone

 

[WickedWolfie]

We could be having a great period of success but if man city come calling your not saying no are you.

Yet he joined us from Arsenal. We had a "project" then...

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

...I wonder how much Doris is worth?

You couldn't buy her for all the tea in China!!!!

 

[Glow69]

Yet he joined us from Arsenal. We had a "project" then...

Scouting manager at the best club In the world? Yeah tough choice.

 

[Agent Cooper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690058796574400513

Last time I checked there were plenty of scouts in South Korea. Have they all gone home now?

Sorry I'll get me coat ....

 

[Flaneur]

Yet he joined us from Arsenal. We had a "project" then...

Yep. A very rare occurrence, but I think Fabrizio got the name wrong weirdly enough and it's Ben Wrigglesworth who has moved to City - Mark Ridgway appears to hold a media role at Wolves and not a scouting one

 

[WickedWolfie]

Yep. A very rare occurrence, but I think Fabrizio got the name wrong weirdly enough and it's Ben Wrigglesworth who has moved to City - Mark Ridgway appears to hold a media role at Wolves and not a scouting one

Interesting, TY.