Little over six months after it started, the Scandinavian revolution is over.
Ståle Solbakken has been sacked as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Following a run of four straight defats culminating in today’s cup calamity, Steve Morgan has called time on his foreign experiment.
I’m disappointed.
When the Norwegian arrived through the back door in May as the bookend to an otherwise miserable season, I dared to dream.
I dreamt of change, not just a change of personnel, but also and far more importantly, a long term change of approach.
The early signs were encouraging.
Pre-season sound bites suggested we’d play out from the back and actually attempt to pass the ball through midfield.
Here, I thought, was a man with a plan.
Nenad Milijas’s name was being mentioned again. Michael Mancienne was linked with a return as the ball-playing center half integral to the gaffer’s preferred system.
Music to my ears. Vive la révolution!
But then things started to unravel.
Mancienne never arrived. Milijas was paid to leave.
Suddenly the world didn’t make as much sense.
When the family brass was then sold off days before the transfer window closed and replaced by untested foreign talent at a fraction of the cost, alarm bells began to ring.
The only thing I remained sure of was that Solbakken was the right man to have sitting in the dugout.
Performances were largely dire but early results suggested we could get by and things would eventually pickup.
‘Just get to January’, I kept thinking as the injuries piled up and the results took a rapid nosedive.
By this time though, Ståle was doing himself few favours.
A steadfast refusal to stray from his preferred shape, despite an obvious deterioration in already below-par performance levels was maddening and harked back to darkest days of the McCarthy era.
But even in the absence of logic I wanted to see what this manager could produce with a fully fit squad and a team made up predominantly of players he’d chosen.
Now we’ll never know.
So whilst many will happily consign the name Ståle Solbakken to the dustbin of foreign catastrophes Molineux has been forced to endure through the years, I’ll always wonder what might have been?
Oh well, over to you Steve.
First stage interviews Monday?
Ben’s view
Fall guy, philosopher, or fool?
In the eyes of us supporters, any one of those tags applied to Stale Solbakken during his brief tenure at Molineux.
The fact that most of us have described him as all three in the space of six months probably offers the best commentary on why he ultimately had to go.
Eighteenth place in the league and an FA Cup embarrassment were bad enough, but added to the most tepid, inoffensive style of football in recent memory and the Norwegian’s time was up.
Steve Morgan doesn’t make tough decisions and sadly for Solbakken, a defeat at Kenilworth Road made this one his easiest yet.
As a philosopher, 20 points from opening 10 games made talk of a compact shape and less huffing and puffing sound like rocket science.
But after a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers using a 4-5-1 system, Stale disposed of the system for good, opting for the very one that blackened his famous set of DVDs.
Three wins in 16 games thereafter rendered him something of a fool, as the very same players that failed in Mick McCarthy’s 4-4-2 so dismally were doing likewise in the Championship. Go figure.
As a fall guy, we need only look back at a summer of false promises, including a treasure chest pledge and the sale of our three best players, which Moxey promised wasn’t necessary.
The result? A pitiful season of Tommy Doherty proportions, featuring players the manager could hardly have wanted. Pedro Geromel and Vadim Demidov bear testament to this, who couldn’t be lured to Molineux despite the latter flying to England. Some treasure chest eh?
To summise Solbakken’s stay, two quotes assume far greater poignancy than their speakers’ could have ever imagined possible at the time, as we sit here today.
Upon Stale’s exit from Cologne, Raphael Honigstein wrote in the Guardian: “The Norwegian manager tried to get by with an experimental, radical zonal marking system (no doubling up, no defensive movement between the lines) all over the pitch but treated fitness as a mere afterthought.”
Then there was our very owner Steve Morgan, who said back in May:
“He had one bad season but, if you look where he had a bad season, it’s a very dysfunctional club. We’re the complete opposite of clubs like Cologne.
“It’s not my style, either, to hire and fire. We like to work with people and try and pull together as a team, so, no, he doesn’t have to get promoted in the first season, absolutely not.”
Depending on your viewpoint, Stale Solbakken was either the right man at the wrong time, or a leftfield appointment way out of his league.
He probably leaves in much the same way the new manager will arrive…
…With all of our sympathies.
Wrong decision but can’t say I am surprised.
My god, I think this is the wrong decision.
Thank the heavens! At last! The man was clueless. My instincts, much earlier than the recent poor run, were he was not the right choice for Wolves & the Championship. But I relented with the false dawn of the Bristol City away win.
We were going nowhere with his style of play only lower & lower. They messed up the appointment twice. Hope they can get it right this time, they need to!
Last season I said the unthinkable as I thought Steve Bruce would be the right choice. No one will know now if that would’ve been the right move, unless…
My choice now would be either him or Mark Hughes. Failing that Butch WIlkins, O’ Driscoll is also a good shout, but he may be nervous about coming given his local connections. It has to be someone who can shake up this team, not be too scared to drop underachievers & put youth into the mix. Doherty at full back for example, and Cassidy up front.
But all in all it is a very bad day for this football club. And I for one feel shite about the whole debacle, but there is hope, a new man can make all the difference. Morgan has admitted his gamble did not work.
Debacle is the right word.
I pray that Morgan has a plan, but fear that he does not.
Clemens, you are either high on drugs, currently sectioned under the mental health act or have not attended any games this season. i suggest you help solbakken pack his case and get a one way ticket with him to Scandinavia. He is by some distance the worst manager i have seen at Molineux in 38 years as a season ticket holder. now let’s get serious about our future and get rid of moxey as well .
Clemens, are you for freakin’ real! Really!!! 3 wins in 17 games and you think this was the wrong decision! The guy should never have been appointed in the first place. Now I cannot tell you that the next guy they appoint will be any better because this club is like being run by dumb and dumber, but dude, Hoddlebakken has to be the worst manager Wolves have had in the 43 year history I’ve been following them.
No, this has to be the first decent decision I have seen at this club in quite some time now. Let’s hope they learn their lesson and appoint someone with some class and experience now.
What a f… up of a club,try doing everything on the cheap & this is what happens,clubs like shitty stoke & Swansea to mention two have left us a million miles away,we were offered yers for players like Demba Ba & sylvan Distin but refused to pay them above the national pay limit,we sell players for millions but never see the money,M & M taking us for a ride!stop buying up land in Wolverhampton to build housing on
yes, wrong decision, (great summaries Thomas and Ben), pleased to see others agree, at least in part.
I think he was a fall guy, Morgan and Moxey have always tried to get by on minimum investment in players. Solbakken spoke a lot of sense, and the players, like Ward and Berra, Johnson last season, had already shown how inadequate they are. Blake missing clear chances, referee decisions and injuries didn’t help, and WORST of all, the cynical attitude of the players who deliberately underperformed was a disgrace.
It may be a long time before I can cheer a Wolves team again, while those players are in the team, and Morgan and Moxey are running it as a business for their own gain.
I think the players, pardon the pun played, no did not play if you know what I mean a big part in getting him the sack I’ve some sympathy with Stale because he was trying to educate these players to play a different way the trouble is they did not want to or just couldnt. But as I said yesterday I believe he had to go for this reason dispute there poor and that’s an understatement performances he kept on picking the same players I know he had injuries but to me he would have shown his authority by dropping those not performing and give the kids and we have a good crop a chance. Perhaps Stale thought if I stick with them long enough they we come round. The bloke is a nice man and I think the players took advantage of that. I hope who ever (INCE O’DRISSCOL ) make it clear to the pretenders they won’t get away with turning in dire performances they will be dropped and if that does work shipped out. We need some one with presence some one with stature some one who’s a winner been at the top like Ince who would but the fear of god into them when there are out of line but also put there confidence back instilled some pride and belief. As you have gathered I’m for INCE if not him may be O’DRISSCOL
What about Roy Keane there’s no way the players wouldfuck with Roy. He took over Sunderland in the same mire ripe for relegation but he turn them around and the next season he got them promoted as champions he’s a moody bastard a disciplinarian a winner yes I know about Ipswich, but he on our door step lives in Cheshire and would love to out do Mick by getting us back in Premier and keeping us there one problem will M and M have the ambition and balls to appoint some one like Keane or Ince……..I doubt it but they are the outstanding candidates for me go back to Curbishley NO WAY my only other choice would be O’DRISSCOL but he’s not as high profile would he get screwed up and spit out by the senior pros I’m not sure either way the sooner it’s sorted the better because teams results under caretaker managers are hit and miss at the best.
I so wanted this to work. Even marginally more than it has, just to have a bit of stability.
The club really doesn’t help itself.
One down two to go!
Good Riddance
The man was deluded and the football was some of the worse I have seen.
Well Done Morgan, Now spend some money and get an Decent English Manger that know This league to get us out of it..
NO MORE DOING IT ON THE CHEAP !!!
Well said nige, a statement of intent is required with an appontment of a quality manager, if there is one who is willing to take the job on. Even if we have to dig deep a pay compensation.
well said nige i,ll put you forward for the job
All over twitter Ben & Thomas.
Sacked with immediate effect.
Deja vu of last years debacle with MM ?
Can Morgan get rid of Moxey too?
Had to go think it is confirmed now.
Seriously, very seriously, It doesn’t matter how many monkeys are sacked – it is the organ grinders who must go !
Spot on, couldn’t agree more
On the official site as well
http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/stale-solbakken-leaves-wolves-050113-581603.aspx
Guess we have to look forward then. I really wanted this to work out but apparently it didn’t.
The football wasn’t good enough, the results weren’t good enough, had to happen really. Bet Solbakken wishes he’d taken the Norwegian national job now.
Now, let’s wait two weeks while they mess around over appointing a new manager (and then cock that up).
Bet solbakken gets the Norway job now anyway.
…….and will probably make a good job of it!
Yea After TC
The bookies are already taking Money on Thelwell being given the job Full time..
Bookies will take money on anything. That’s their job. They only don’t take bets that are likely to happen.
The correct decision. Clearly not working. Great pity they didn’t appoint Bruce .Let us hope they get it right next time .Need someone with proven experience to shake the place up from the moment he arrives.And we need some new players who are combative and are proud to wear the shirt.
This is the right decision IF and ONLY IF, they take decisive action to put the right man in place straight away. This may also unfortunately mean we don’t make any transfers as the new managerial staff take their places.
Just get someone who knows the championship god dammit.
Eugh. Being a wolves fans a rollercoaster isn’t it/
Morgan and Moxey will say that ” we could not sign any one because the new managers not in place” well what’s Thewell doing then he’s surpossed to be identify players yes the timing is perfect for M and M not to spend in transfer window.
I thought we were on some 2 year building a new regime scheme ? Soon dumped that plan … just like the stadium development.
This though is not the answer. The problem is the players. Still need to pick a completely different team.
Johnson must go… and TONY DALEY!!!!!.
This won’t stop the slide. 3 relegations to come
Don’t be daft, we are not going to get relegated, and what has Tony Daley ever done to you?!
sorry it hasn’t worked out out for stale seemed like a good guy but with no experance in this league it was a very hard job seem to go down hill when he appointed the German coach Patrick Weiser ??
O’Driscoll for me .. get him in tommorow
……and will probably make a good job of it!
had to be. things just getting worse by the day,
now a definitive and determined effort by ALL concerned to turn this around, and a manager (O’Driscoll ? a W’ton man) who understands what is required,
o’driscoll played for ireland and thinks Ward is a left back. He thinks Doyle and Foley are good too. No thanks.
Acid test of the new manager is whether or not he replaces Ward at LB…
What I don’t get is who in their right mind would want the job. The squad is useless. Theres no staff now. The board won’t cough up any money. You can only make your CV worse and there are 40 other better jobs in english football.
It’s madness.
Talk it up why don’t you!
All 3 of gone. Solbakken, Lange and Weiser. The German fella didnt last long.
The cash we would’ve spent in the “window” will now go on paying off SS and his backroom staff. We need petrodollars now !
I said stale would be the fall guy for this. He id the cheapest and easiest person to blame for morgan. The king is dead, long live the king. I only hope morgan has learnt from the mess of MM and TC. All of stales men have gone, which is a clean break. Hopefully a ready made management team with proven record has already been signed up and start on monday with a decent transfer budget. I couldnt bear 2 weeks of bullshit with the same names banded around and then we hire someone on 31st jan, with 1st team coach six weeks later, while moxey comes out and says we havent been able to spend because we didnt have a new manager. Given the past history of our board of directors, i know which scenario is most likely.
Get The Guvnor in
I agree Alf.
Think, for some reason, Paul Ince would get these players playing with some pride.
An ex player who gave his all.
Can’t see a proven manager taking the job and working under Moxey, which is the biggest problem.
People are bandying around names as if there will be a queue of respected managers wanting to work with Moxey?! -
I don’t think so.
Like Alf says get in the Guvnor to bring back some pride.
The ‘Guvnor’ was a major flop at Blackburn – I’m not convinced he has what it takes at management level. I’m not convinced by Dean Saunders either…
True Ince did flop at Blackburn but he went there at the wrong time I believe the timings right for either Keane or Ince they both had failures and both had success Keane got Sunderland promoted Ince got MK Dones promoted. Ince has ties with Wolves and has genuine affection for Wolves he loved his time here and got a good rapour with the fans. Both have points to prove both aren’t perfect and every appointments a gamble they both know the leagues I just carnt see anyone else with there pedigree played at the top and I know not all great players make great managers, having said that like players they might want to come to molinuex as it has been said already its been a grave yard for many a carerer.
just maybe this would be a great appointment….we really need a motivator.. really think the players dont need coaching just motivating! two more sackings please …wolfie for fitness coachplease! moxey sword and fall please
Totally disagree with Ince coming to Wolves, he ain’t done nothing and always seems to play the race card when it suits him, don’t want him at Wolves, he couldn’t hack it at Blackburn….
Please let’s not talk of Them well getting the job.. although he fits the cheapo DNA.
Most of us could see he just wasn’t the ticket.
I agree with you Nige.. given Morgan’s wealth get someone in capable of giving us could back our football dignity .. NOT some cheapo.
Any chance of dumping Moxey too.. he’ s equally responsible for the depths to which we have sank.
No confidence in Morgan’s ability to make the right decision here. We should have a football man on the board to have input into this. As it stands we have a bunch of rank amateurs.
amateurs on the pitch too judging by todays defeat
SM & MM have proved already that they are hopeless in their judgement of managerial appointments so I agree that they should seek out someone who knows about football and the Championship.
Out of darkness………?
Cometh relegation and total despair…
SS Not given enough time. Too many players well past their sell by dates, who weren’t technically good enough to adopt to a different style of football other than McCarthy’s dirge. These should have been booted out before SS.
Any manager coming into the Molineux after how it had been left by MM and TC, would have needed a lot longer than six months. We weren’t even able to see what a SS team could actually produce given the number of injuries suffered and the fact that he only had part of the summer transfer window to deal in after Jarvis, Kightly and Fletcher were sold.
Tired of seeing the same managers linked time after time, and how so many managers can walk straight back in after so much repeated failure – Hughes for instance. Morgan obviously didn’t want to get his cheque book out, as he’ll now be able to say to the new incumbent ”let’s see what you can do with these ‘premier quality’ players”.
Would we even be talking about O’Driscoll if he didn’t have a Wulfrunian accent? Think not.
Great comment The Mol. I saw SS appointment as a real opportunity for us to do something significant – there is so much bloody mediocracy about – he seemed to be the ‘real deal’ our very own ‘special one’ . I was really impressed by him at the fans forum earlier in the season.
However it is difficult to argue against the appalling football recently. I took my 6 year old to the match on Boxing Day, his first match, I can’t tell you how pissed off I was after that (although he seemed to enjoy it bizarrely). Steve Morgan had better have someone decent already sorted – ready to start on Tuesday, as I’m not sure I can cope with a re-run of the ridiculous fannying about that we had to put up with last time!
I’ve just heard that Moxey has resigned and Morgan has put the club up for sale.
Now that would be a cause for celebration.
I divorced the club immediately Docherty was appointed and immediately Twaddle was appointed.
I need some tablets…….
Matron !! – where are you ?
On twitter it is saying that a deal is already done, for Dean Saunders!
oooh here i am now for that injection mr wolfgang!! and why have you pulled your trousers down young man!
I hope the players are really proud of themselves. They have got MM, TC and now SS the sack. Not to mention all the support staff. They disgust me the lot of them.
Spot on Wolves4ever. Players are a disgrace and we should let them know what we think on Friday. It seems clear to me that the senior players have not fought for the cause but played to their own agenda.
I doubt anyone to say that when they are all fit there is a better squad in the championship. If this team play anything like their potential they should be right up there. Solbakken could not get them playing. It needs a manager who can come in and inspire confidence in the squad and that person needs to be in place for Fridays game. This is potentially our most important game so far this season. Simply we need 3 points.
I think that there are a number of better squads than WWFC’s in the Championship. However, these other squads consist of players that are less well known, cost less money, have smaller egos, be on lower wages, have more to prove and spent less time (struggling) in the Premier League than most of our squad. Too many of the current squad have had their day unfortunately. A new manager might come in and eke more out of them, but let’s not fool ourselves that these players are that good.
Yes, some of them are undeniably crap. I feel sorry for Ipswich – being saddled with the scouting expertise of ‘Taff’ and whoever the other one was.
Looks like it might be Dean Saunders Monday.
Why in Gods name would we want Dean Saunders ?
1. Curbishley (proven in Prem)
2. Di Matteo (proven in Prem However ex WBA)
3. ODriscoll (unproven in Prem but would hopefully unite and bring back some pride to the Club)
4. Wilkins (Just cos he happens to be my Favorite coach )
Nige, he is unbackable…
From what I read on twitter it’s a done deal.
Dean Saunders monday morning, bookies have stopped taking bets.
Why Dean Saunders ??
If that’s the level of ambition,
Why not Ronnie Moore (Tranmere) at least he would play Cassidy.
Or even Dean Smith (Walsall)
OH Jesus will these 2 pricks never learn……
Odds of 2/5 on Sky Bet on Saunders…
Apparently not, business venture , all about profitability
I like the sound of wilkins but would love Di Matteo also ,but its only a pipe dream.
but glad he’s gone it just wasn’t working.
Wilkins they used to call him the CRAB because he always passed sideways I’m old enough to rember seeing him play for a then second division Chelsea, I think we’ve had enough of passing side ways don’t you.
Maybe he learnt more as he got older and learnt from his Chelsea days as coach to Jose… A bit like Brendan Rodgers or Steve Clark
With their wages and long experience why should they need motivating ? Premiership and international experience. They are overrated, especially by the Express and Star, and are coming up short against the speedy and technically more proficient players at other clubs. Years of struggling out of their depth, they’re past it now.
We still need a clear out of the old guard !
I liked Stale, to begin with anyway, but if thats pass and move i’m ron jeremy.
I can not say I was thrilled by the appointment and clearly the players have spoken, SS may or maynot have talent we will never know. Unfortunately he is the fall guy and has to be sacrificed but we all know the real villains, the guys who keep making mistake after mistake can not be allowed to get away with this. Some one appointed him and his buddies, and TC before that. STAND UP AND TAKE THE BLAME YOU SNIFFLING BASTARDS,
We all know what this means:
Major outflow of money from the club, wasted.
Moxey wont have to buy any players in this window
Another bad decision and more and more drivel.
Make no mistake these mistakes are going to cost the club and for sure there will be no money spent on players.
Like everyone on here I love the club supported since mid 50s. I will never give up loving Wolves but find myself questioning my support. Treason I know but fact is what the f***k is there to support?
Spot on NY.
Until and unless things are sorted out at the top of the pyramid it doesn’t matter much whether Pep Guardiola, Doris the tea-lady or Darren from the burgerstand, are appointed as manager.
The club has a MAJOR CRISIS, not a dose of flu.
You are not alone…
Can’t say that I’m surprised and the timing was certainly better than McCarthys sacking but I have to say Im gutted he couldn’t achieve something here – the gamble failed and it just wasn’t working but he was honest…
Mr Morgan this mess is your fault. I hope the compensation bill is coming out of your own pocket . After the complete balls up you made appointing managers so far i have absolutely no faith in you whatsoever .
Wolves fans were warned before “be careful what you wish for” and urged to give Stale time rather than call for his head; however it had become obvious to anyone spending 90 minutes at the Mol this season, that the manager ‘didn’t know what he was doing’. The tactics, the team selection, the substitutions, the lack of plan Bs and the lack of impact of his backroom staff all provided ample evidence that ‘being patient’ was not going to work.
We will never know if he could be a good manager and we don’t really know what sort of guy he is; he lacked passion on the touchline and seldom showed much emotion either on or off the pitch. As for the future, perhaps it is time to remember a verse form the Impossible Dream, the adapted club anthem…
This is my quest
To follow the Wolves
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
On twitter it is saying that Dean Saunders will be the new manager.
Apparently they are arranging compensation for Doncaster.
An ex Liverpool man and probably a mate of Morgan.
If it is get him in quick, give him some money and let’s see what happens!
god, no, not dean saunders, what has he ever done anywhere? I’d rather we appoint French and Saunders.
Agree with Hertford no money now for transfers all going to go in pay offs !! Utter shambles!!!
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/c-e-o-wolverhampton-wanderers-resign-as-c-e-o-of-wolverhampton-wanderers-football-club
Just found this, I can see it snowballing from the 36 signatures it has so far very fast!
Unfortunately it is closed now, maybe we should start a new one?
Get on it lads new petition pls
The big word is who is the next loser?
Whit our “premiere league players” there is nothing into sight. This is very miserable! SS has never time to get rid of some of the underperforming players. SS made made some business just before transfer window closed and every of them was a way better as our premiere league flock.
Well at least there has been some action taken. As an outsider looking in it appeared that the players were not playing for the manager. Maybe they didn’t believe in his methods, strategy or just didn’t believe in him. An irreversible situation. Wolves are in free fall so action had to be taken
The question is now whether Moxey and Morgan can begin to rebuild their credibility with Wolves supporters by managing this crisis well or will this simply be another embarrassing episode in the tragedy that is called Wolves.
Ive been hearing that Solbakken was sacked by text message? A coward’s way of doing things if true!
Indeed it is but sounds par for the course.
Moxeys drivel is just too big an insult to my intelligence to even liste n too. Arraogant bastard.
Are you surprised at that? What do you expect from a cowardly scouser? They’ve always been the same! Never face you face on! Dirty thieving spineless scouser
S
Where have you heard that Hamlet.
If That’s true it beggars belief.
He deserves better than that.
Just rumours it seemed – Stale was phoned during an interview. My mistake guys!
While being interviewed for Norwegian TV apparently he got the text!
Dean Saunders Monday.
Terrible if true.
Sorry dont rate Saunders hasn’t carried any club forward. Owners sometimes listen to the wrong people.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are a team from a working class city and we deserve a working class team.
No Hoddle No McGee No Stale just the system that’s always worked for our famous club 442 built round two skill full wingers and attacking midfield forwards.
Backed by a manager who stands up to the players and never let’s them believe they are bigger than Wolverhampton Wanderers. This means no captain of Wolves conning in drunk no player been disrespectful around our town.
Two names that have been winners are Roy Keane and Ray Wilkins both demand respect
Bring print respect back to our club and city
Stale played 4-4-2 every game except Blackburn away when we won 1-0.
What I mean is the system works but not the players
BRING BACK THE PRIDE
How far has that attitude ever got us , I agree bout the pride but all the rest , well it’s not the 50′s anymore I’m sorry mate.
Dean Saunders. Not sure about him. Good footballer, but so was maradonna. Doncaster are joint top of league so he is doing something right. Also he had to deal with all those loan signings. Maybe if he is a pal of moron and as ex liverpool (morgans real club), moron might listen to him when saunders tells him the current players are wank.
Think you are right Wolves4ever.
It will be Saunders as manager, and before the next game.
Probably a mate of Morgan’s from their Liverpool connections.
Not sure what to think, but as a player he was passionate and won’t be scared to get rid, or drop crap players.
Nor will he be dictated to by Moxey.
We will see…..
Sorry for not getting Excited but has Saunders ever managed in the Championship…
Neither had Solbakken…
This Prick Morgan takes some beating he is more clueless than Roman Abramovich
The only difference is at least Abramovich is willing to spend some money.
Saunders has managed in the championship he took Doncaster down last year. Just read the fresh summaries from Thomas and Ben at the top of the blog absolutely excellent.
Relegated with Doncaster last season – sounds familiar?
get it right mr morgan ! this is your opportunity to get the fans back on side…….if you mess up again you will see an empty molineux which will hurt you in the pocket! i can only but dream
Have to congratulate SS for making it such an easy decision in the end. I was dreading it dragging on. Moxey will be relatively happy as the managerial diversion means he can ‘justifiably’ avoid investing in players in January.
How people can be defending Solbakken is beyond me. Whatever you think of the players (Henry, Berra, Ward could leave tomorrow and I wouldn’t miss them) they are not as bad as this clown has made them look. He is even more inept than those who hired him.
The only good news is that they’ve sacked them all at the same time for once. The bad news is that Morgan’s record in managerial appointments (TC and SS) proves only that he has no business running a football club.
Tonight I’m relieved. I fear this may be short-lived.
Can’t help but wonder if Stale should have been given more time to put the long term plan we were all promised into effect. Feel massively underwhelmed by the (likely) imminent appointment of Saunders. Mate of Morgan’s perhaps? Doesn’t feel at all like the experienced manager we need right now and wonder how he is going to be able to attract the talent we need this month. Really hope I’m wrong, but don’t have a good feeling about this.
I think he was given enough time. As many of us said on here, I wanted to let him prove himself until xmas but unfortunately he hasnt delivered enough. I’ve been in support of his tactics but whether the players aren’t good enough to adopt them or they dont want to, they are right for this league.
As for the next manager, O’Driscoll seems the first choice. He knows the league inside out, has a decent track record at donny and forest, and is a wolves lad. Mark Hughes has done nothing since Blackburn so I dont want to see him appointed. Ince would put fire in the players but has a bad track record. I havent searched through the managerial vacancies of europe yet though so it could be anyones guess!
This smacks of shite. What’s the point of Saunders. Morgan is a total buffoon .
Whoever they bring in needs backing and make no mistake there will be no money.
Whats the point of Saunders? He’s cheap.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2257755/Dean-Saunders-lined-Wolves-manager-Stale-Solbakken-sacked.html
F****n Hell …
Have you read this.
Recommended to Morgan by his Liverpool connections…
Morgan has sounded out connections at Wrexham ????
What is all this shit…
The nightmare is set to continue.
OMG Liverpool! NOOOOOO not Liverpool!!!
…you really wetting your pants at THAT?
No I’ve not wet any pants yet..
Just thought Morgan’s vision when he arrived was to establish Wolves as a Premier League club.
I just assume for that you may need a manager who has managed to do that with another club,
Every new Manager he appoints appears to take us in the opposite direction.
I have no evidence to suggest that Dean Saunders wouldn’t do the same.
Saunders has relegated a team from the championship and only proven in the lower leagues. Technically O’Driscoll was the same but he was hired by Forest and starting to turn them around. Given the choices available – go for matteo – the scum could afford him, also, Ray Wilkins. Stay away from Saunders for Christ’s sake.
Still trying to work out who is more spineless, Morgan or the players. Fuck both of them mind.
I personally feel sorry for the guy, it’s the players who got him sacked plus he wasn’t backed with funds. I’m starting to really hate some of those players at Wolves, until they and Moxey have gone no manager will do any good, the majority of the remaining MM era players are total shit, and the CEO only thinks of himself and his fat bonus, and then to tap it all a chairman who never communicates with the fans, and treats with them contempt.
Sure SS made mistakes, but he was a genuine guy, unlike Moxey and Morgan…
As for the players they are a disgrace, hang your heads in shame, you bunch of wankers…
I think O’Driscoll and Saunders would be too easy to pick now. If we want to be a credible premiere league team we need a cultured manager. I fear O’Driscoll is like heavy light MCCarthty and Saunders is too similar as a Souness.
According to Sky Sports News Doncaster say No approach has yet been made for Saunders.
Lets hope it stays that way…
I for one am amazed that Solbakken was sacked by Text….
Whatever you think of the guy he deserved better than that.
Were screwed Saunders no experience picked as a yes man. Stale had probably just unveiled his transfer targets that he wanted and Moxey saw that the cost would cut into his bonus package for this season.
Amazing that they sacked the staff this time but not for 13 years previously.
Shambles
No more cheap gambles or fall guys for MM, they need make a real statement of intent To the rest of the league, our own players but most of all us as fans that they are in this with us and not just for lining their pockets! We’re a massive club with a great history and there will be loads of top managers out there that would have the job at molineux an move us forward! Roy keane, Paul ince, o’driscoll, Di matteo are all free at the moment and would take any of them but why not ruffle a few feathers somewhere through the league n go and poach one from somewhere?? Palace did it with Holloway, Bolton did it with Freedman! Lets try be brave a bit brave n flash some of the spending power we must have in our armoury after the summer sales!! Just a thought!!
If these Dean Saunders stories are true, and the bookies seldom get it wrong, I’m really starting to fear for the future. What as Saunders done exactly to earn a job like this.
I always tried to believe that we were a well run club living within it’s means and if that was the case ok I can live with it but getting relegated left us with parachute cash and a big transfer income. So where is it , where is the ambition , where is the direction. Appointing Saunders so quickly and seemingly with little thought will condem us another long spell in the lower leagues . We can easily blame Moxey but at the end of the day he is just an employee doing what he’s told , no the real villan is Morgan . This will be his third management decision and so far he’s made a right balls up of it and looks like doing so again . We all make mistakes the key is to learn from them. Clearly he as not , what he as done is invest in the bricks and mortar and land so increasing his investment so I think now it’s clear where his priority lies. His pocket .
Only saving grace might be Guvnor as his number two. But in reality Ince is far too much a men for
The Ugly Sisters, they wouldn’t be able to work with him.
Think SS is in this mould too. That’s why he has gone. Player Power.
Question? Was the decision from moxey or sm? If its sm perhaps moxey will go too…. Can’t be that bad a CEO and keep his job surely? The whole revolution has been proven to be flawed… Three times he’s screwed upon any other business it would be bye bye
Reappoint Stale and let him get rid of the dross was the answer. Bad move.
Barnsley FC have already started their interview process and O’ Driscoll is in the frame. Their website says they will announce on Jan. 12th.
No need for SM to rush into making another poor decision but also not a good time for procrastination as we experienced last time, especially with the transfer window open.
So my return to China’s smoky skies hasn’t prompted an instant Wolves revival then?
Stale doesn’t have my sympathy, and I think it was time for him to go. I also think, as ever, that Morgan and Moxey are more responsible for the mess the club is in than even the hapless Norwegian!
Not a club like Cologne? Don’t make me laugh! We’re an absolute mess, perhaps for different reasons, but still, that’s very much like Cologne!
I still see some fans saying on the web, “I don’t think getting promoted this year would do us any good, as we’d be thumped and relegated again.” Are they having a laugh???
We’re now approaching a relegation battle of very different sorts.
I am very much of the opinion that an English manager who knows the Championship, preferably up-and-coming, should be handed the reigns and be allowed to bring in a few new players.
The only thing I would say is that the SAME wholesale changes are needed to the team now as they were in May after relegation, as the same dire team is mainly together, with the exception of Sako for Jarvis, and Pezsko/Boukari for Kightly.
We’re stuck in a crappy time-warp…poor effort Stale, Morgan, and Moxey.
Unfortunately and I hope I am wrong I dont see Curbishley or Wilkins even getting in their cars this time around, they know the score.
I am just hoping SMs pride comes to the fore. He is no fool and must have had it with MoxPox by now.
I was never sure about SS but we will never know. The players should be totally ashamed.
For me the reason SS had to go was the fact that he could not stir one ounce of motivation out of them. I think it is a cultural thing, Scandinavions are wonderful people but they take motivation as a given, they simply are motivated and assume everyone is.
As I mentioned earlier most of us have been involved in team sports or even work situations, we all know a couple of bad apples screws the lot up. In my business career I have often faced similar challenges and have always realized that a team of less talented but totally comitted guys and gals is always the best option. I cover their ass and support them 100% they will run their bollocks of for you.
I just hope Morgan gets it right this time, I would like Curbs but it wont happen wheres Coyle these days O driscoll sounds interesting to but not ince he is damaged goods I am afraid and still unproven.
Someone bought me Billy Wrights’ Biography ‘A Hundred Caps and all that’ for Christmas.It’s a fascinating read about a real player with Wolves’ blood running through his veins.He loved the club;played for them for 22 years and thought of Cullis as his second dad. Even referred to him as Stanley Cullis. What a bloody contrast with the shower of shit representing Wolverhampton Wanderers at present. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion Mr Morgan may not be cut out for the world of football.For a man used to making Big decisions,those he’s made concerning Wolves have, at best been questionable and at worst, been crap. Sacked MM 6/7 months too late; put TC in his place(?).Forget this season. We now need someone to steady the ship.Mark Hughes is not the man for the job.Brilliant player,shit manager.A friend of mine has just informed me Dean Saunders is favourite.FFS this has to be a joke.
You got it dead nuts right, Wright was one of mt heroes, this shower aint fit to wipe his arse.
I know the game is different but I still expect players to take a look at whos signs their paycheck occasionally.
If he has the balls to sack the management staff, and pay off their contracts, he should have the balls to ante up a few more million and fuck off all the underperforming wankers who call themselves players, and greasel, who is the biggest underachiever who ever walked the face of the planet, except Ward.
This collective sacking might have the positive result of kicking the rest up the arse, letting them know that no one’s job is safe.
The twats who get sacked will find it hard to get another job, with the cushy wages they are presently on.
Kudos for the sacking, Morgan, now go the rest of the way.
That will be a massive shot in the arm for the fans and the club.
And get in an English manager, not some johnny foreigner, there are enough of them at the club already.
As ever, I live in hope.
Too many Johnny Foreigners? And from an Englishman living in the USA too. If is wasn’t for Ikeme, Sigi and Sako we’d already be down this season.
isn’t ikeme english?
That’s what i thought too but he was chosen for Nigeria recently.
Yes, but I’m English.
Dont you know your history?
There are Englishmen….and there are foreigners!!
What did you rate mick? English or foreign?
Yorkshire is another country – even had their own Olympic medal rankings…………. or is Mick Irish ?
Clive from Texas, I get tired of your obscene xenophobic rants. Sometimes you have something reasonable to say, but you can’t do it without swearing can you?
Solbakken’s style had the players passing, but there was no movement and not enough variety in our play. Like others here, I was initially satisfied with the change of style at the start of the season – kick and rush, however passionate, is pointless in the Premier League – but the players have not improved and seemingly became increasingly disenchanted and demotivated and consequently performances became increasingly anaemic and inept.
I can’t say that I think Solbakken was likely to ever be a success, but on the other hand it does seem as if the players have been quite happy to help him fail. Moxey might have won the fans round more if he’d also sacked three of most uncommitted members of the playing staff – whoever they were. It certainly would have been a boot up the backside to the remaining squad.
Nobody can predict whether the new manager, whoever he is, will be successful. As fans all we can do is back him wholeheartedly and get behind the team like never before.
Come on you Wolves!
Good morning to you. Kevin.
If you look back at all of my blogs you may actually find one or two without swear words.
Maybe.
But I have no filters and I write from the heart, and as most of us speak in our daily lives.
This is a blog, and we will never all agree on every topic, that is part of the fun.
One of beautys of this blog is that we dont have spelling, grammar and language Nazis, criticising every undotted i and uncrossed t.
You would also note that I for one have never called for SS to be sacked, but to give him until the end of January at least.
I will not apologise for the words I use, sometimes I’ve swallowed a thesaurus, sometimes a trash can.
To those who called for McCarthy’s head. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!
Am pleased that at least decisive action has been taken. now we need a quick appointment to give the new manager time within the stupid window
Ince AND Rae would be my choice- NO room for slackers and wheel and deal
to get our GREAT Club back playing the football we can’t get enough of.
Morgan would never hire an ego like Ince. He wants a yes man.
good shout alf.. being too clever now would be a bigger mistake. they need a huge kick up the proverbial- they know how to play and whats expected!
I’ve always liked coyle. I know his recent form was bad , but we all shunned Bruce after his poor form. I’m sure we’d take Bruce now. Saunders scares the shit outta me. Let’s watch the new circus unfold, as many have said not much will change without investment .
Same here on both coyle and saunders
We move on. Sorry for Stale, he’s come into an alien (to him) league, in a club with problems at the top and problems with opening its purse-strings, he had to lose some marquee players, and in 6 months he’s had two seasons’ worth of injuries. But even so, the players who did stay fit just never responded (quite the opposite) and so to me Ben’s fool/philosopher/fall guy description was bang on.
And so “change” begins. Or so we hope. But Morgan now needs to get rid of Moxey and most of the current playing and coaching staff. Or else this is just so much papering over the cracks.
I just don’t know who to blame for this shambles. The board must carry the blame, but the players have done absolutely nothing this season with only a few exceptions, but SS kept on playing them and made no attempt to get in some extra loan signings or bring some players back. I Was really hoping for some time for him but did he deserve it? Not really, it was just me hoping that we had found our Wenger. Saunders next in…. terrible, Wrexham fans wanted rid most of the time, Doncaster the same until recently. Only got relegation on his CV. O’Driscoll got sacked and replaced by Saunders so surely he must be a massive no too?
Just an idea but Karl Robinson, MK Dons. Good record over 3 years, young, plays good football. Got to be better than what has been suggested so far. Any other new names anyone can bring up?
Venus & Downing as a joint management team………both have established their credentials at this level and would do as good a job as any of the O’Driscoll, Wilkins, Saunders suggestions as they understand the club and its legacy
That’s an interesting shout mate! You must be like me in wincing whenever you look at the WBA bench? As we stand still (or go backwards) they have one of a number of our old boys masterminding their progression! Typical? First Veno, then psycho, now Kevin Keen.
damn right…….is bloody painful to see Old Boys doing so well at Albion, who have made the right management choices over the last few years. Wasn’t so long we were on the same standing and now appear a world away. Wondering who will be the next former player making a name there? Maybe Saunders will turn things around?
Dear Mr Morgan
You have managed to raise my hopes once more by finally showing me that:
a) You can, actually, make a good decision, and
b) You are learning from your mistakes by making it before the January window closes.
Failure to have fired Hoddlebakken now, the worst managerial appointment since TC
(and you made both of them; boy, were you on a roll), would have meant throwing more good money after bad by giving Solbakken more money to buy more Margariters. You’re learning. Good.
OK, so now let’s stay on the learning trend. Remember what you said a year ago … this is no job for a novice. You were right. So get someone with experience. Go make nice with Curbishley. Tell him you are sorry and that you will give him sufficient funds to secure promotion next season, then more funds to stay in the EPL after that. It won’t hurt. Just do it. It will actually feel a lot better when your team (it is your team, remember; you bought it!) starts winning again and you regain the fans’ respect.
So please don’t mess it up again now that you made the right call. Call Curbishley and tell him he starts Monday.
GoWolves
(Can’t believe we got rid of Stale, and cracking open the bubbly in hope of better things to come. Don’t let us down again Mr M!)
Spot on Curbishley would get my vote. Swallow your pride Morgan.
As relieved as many WWFC fans are, on hearing Stales sacking, I bet it compares to nothing the man himself is feeling.
The only things the guy did wrong was putting faith in backstabbing players and not typing ‘Moxey/Morgan promises WWFC’ into Google.
Absolute disgrace.
Put yourself in this position:
You’re a manager out of work and looking at this club.
You see how M&M treated MM almost 12 months ago and TC afterwards.
You look at how much backing/support SS got when it came to transfers etc.
Then you see the fans, the history and the greatness of this club, and you become intrigued by the job so you decide to apply for an interview.
So you turn up to the meeting with Mr Morgan and Mr Moxey, who happen to be sitting on their arm chairs, Moxey scoffing his pies and Morgan playing with his lego set, creating some new houses.
You realise there’s absolutely NO chance you’ll work for these two incompetent arseholes so you leave and don’t look back…
YOU KNOW WHO LOSES? US. WE LOSE. BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE THINKS THIS CLUB IS SPIRALLING OUT OF CONTROL AND IT’S ALL DUE TO THESE FAT BUSINESSMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF FOOTBALL.
Rant over.
First of all, what a great couple of posts from Thomas and Ben. If our club was run with an ounce of the class of this blog we wouldn’t be in this mess.
What to make of the sacking? Glad he’s gone but sad that it has had to come to this. Would he have succeeded with better players? We’ll never know. Probably Stale’s fundamental mistake was trying to make a silk purse out of a pig’s ear and so the manager takes the blame for the inadequacies of some very, very average players.
For me, these sackings are just papering over the cracks. Our great club is going nowhere under this management. We need a new regime where the manager is given the freedom to manage and recruit the players he needs. We need a wholesale change in playing staff. If no-one wants to buy them, release them on frees. As someone else said above, signing a new genuine left back would signal at last the penny might have finally dropped.
As for the manager, Dean Saunders? Please no. Another novice with no experience again of managing in the Championship. Some short term success in Divi one will count for little in our league. Just look at Eddie Howe(Bournemouth/Burnley) and Birmingham’s ex Huddersfield boss. Sean O’Driscoll for me. Years of experience and succeessful in taking a small club on a tight budget up to the Championship and establishing them there for several years. Local man who understands, even supports, the club and gets his team playing good passing football. And he’s available now. With real money available to him for the first time, i think he could be a real success.
Absolutely Fabulous or just Saunders? Over to you Morgan.
They’ll only appoint someone who’ll do as he’s told, and he won’t be controlling the purse strings. Saunders will be relatively cheap and he will consider it a better job than Doncaster, so will gladly take it.
I’ve never been so low about our club. Will be along time before I’ll be able to raise any enthusiasm again for this team.
Sadly, the appointment of Stale Solbakken, has turned out to be a bold but flawed experiment and the decision to part company with him and his staff is timely and correct.
I hope the time for experiments is now over for a while and we can look forward to an appointment of an older manager who is experienced in the ways of English football and has the contacts and tactical knowledge to attract and motivate good quality players (even as loanees).
Like us all, I remember all too well the amount of speculation and “wish lists” that followed MM’s departure so I am not putting any names forward this time round but I do agree with a lot of the previous posts, that whoever is willing to take the job on (and I’m afraid that a lot of managers we would like to take the job will just not want it!!!) will be faced with a serious shake out with regard to playing staff.
Here is my take. First off I still have the £20.00 available Mr. Morgan. Now those of you who wanted SS gone have got your wish. Those of you that wanted him to stay will be dissapointed but, it’s time to move. So who for manager, Dean Saunders might as well be Dawn French at least she married a Dudley mon. He does not have the experience end of and right now we need someone with that experience. Who is available to start on Tuesday and big enough to make some decisions by Wednesday because that is what we need. Money will be the stumbling block, But how about this for a dream team Curbs with the Guvenor as No2 PI would be right in the players faces to make sure they understand the meaning of the word motivation and Curbs (Yes I know he’s been out of the game for a while) but I bet money that he can wheel and deal with the best of them. There’s 25 days of the window open and we nedd to make best use of that time, time to move on and Dean Saunders id not the way forward.
Just woke up to read both of your full articles. Couldn’t have said it any better myself boys.
As ever, cheers for running the blog. Makes being a wolves fan bearable!
Why Dean Saunders Nige?
Because he’s CHEAP.
For me personally I’m moving on & getting behind the guy or guys who make the decisions. I am sick to death of all the negativity.
Although Dean Saunders does come out of the blue for me, if he’s appointed then he deserves the club & the fans full backing.
Forget the bloody politics, we have a lot of assets compared to other clubs. Two stupid appointments have really damaged the club. But a breath of fresh air is now a reality.
I look forward to developments & just glad that I will no longer see the style of football played by Solbakken. I’ll be going to the game on Friday night now, I don’t think I could’ve faced another Solbakken performance.
Up the Wolves!
Confirmed Wolves are speaking to Saunders today. If he takes it we’ll all be behind that’s for sure but this is another major gamble by Morgan. Let’s hope this time he gets lucky!
Dean Saunders. hahhahahahah… dean Saunders… I’m falling about laughing here. If Solbakken was Docherty then Saunders is Chapman.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse … it does.
paddy power just halved the odds on relegation. We’re favourites now. Only even money to win again this season.
Dean Saunders….. at least it made me laugh. Now whats the postcode for Barnet… I’ll need it for the sat nav soon.
I don’t like the look of this one. Why are we going for Dean Saunders? Managerial experience – non league at Wrexham and took Doncaster down. I guess he’s cheap and M&M probably know that a number of more high profile managers wouldn’t touch us with a barge pole. I can see another few seasons of mediocrity ahead of us. This potential appointment shows a total lack of ambition by the club – but we knew that didn’t we?
Did SS deserve to go? His record was poor and the football he played was pretty dire. Against that wasn’t this supposed to be a long term plan? He’d only had his coaching team in for a few weeks and he had some misfortune with injuries. The guy did have a record of sorts in European competition and had been offered the Norway job. It was certainly a better record than the one Saunders has now. SS looked a good appointment at the time.
The main problem seemed to be the players. For some reason he seemed unable to motivate them and watching some performances I don’t think they wanted to play for him. They need to take a long hard look at themselves this morning for their part in proceedings.
There seems little point in speculating about who we’d like to see when the deal appears to be already done. A deal put in place by two muppets who don’t have a fc*k*ng clue about running a football club. Nothing will change while these two remain involved with our once great club.
I note that Saunders and Daley played together in the cup final for villa. So thats the worst fitness trainer in the world remaining at wolves with his mate dean.
‘Doncaster Rovers can confirm that they received an official approach from Wolves this morning to speak to Dean Saunders regarding their vacant position.
The Rovers board will not stand in the way of Dean but will try to keep him at Rovers. Dean has been given permission to speak to Wolves and he is meeting them today’.
Its not signed and sealed yet but its looking increasingly likely. Personally i think a lot of managers probably see the roll as a challenge to far. But if Mr Saunders is up for the challenge then i for 1 will get behind him.
Get behind the new manager and the team. That’s what fans do.
The faces change but the colours remain the same. Gold and black forever.
Kevin we all follow our team.
Clearly the majority of folk on this blog are disappointed at the strategic direction and financial commitment.
We feel that too much of our war chest will be eroded on management contracts rather than playing staff where it would have made the difference.
Whilst we all sit here being warned about the Ides of March, so should mr. Morgan and whoever the new manager will be.
We got behind Stale. Unfortunately it was clear from performances that players were not playing for him( strangely i saw away performances play better than home ones). Some fans wanted him out. I suspect the same will happen with Saunders. You will get polarized views, but the fans will get behind him to start. Even though he’s not my first choice.
But let’s not forget we are All WOLVES……
We are a pack
Dunno if this has been mentioned yet but the cheap option would be a manager out of work (O’Driscoll) not Dean Saunders who is in work!
I think the missus thinks she is married to Victor Meldrew at the minute as all I have done for the last month is moan…and now this mornings news just tops it all off, what an unbelievable couple of tossers M&M are, how they hell they have come up with Saunders as the man to turn things around I cant possibly fathom?….this joke just gets worse by the day….M&M please leave our club…for the sake of my missus if nothing else!
OK everyone deserves a chance and of course I will back him BUT Dean is not the guy and it will not work out for us.
Hope I am wrong but I will say it now.
Well well well, Stale gone. Thank you for your service and wish you the best. Knew it was coming after yesterdays performance.
So now what… Saunders please NO. Go get someone who can get this team back on track.. But I fear cheap (Saunders) will take the job as no one else wants it. There’s a CANCER spreading within Molinuex and, a REALLY good manager will not want to take on this challenge, nightmare or a bad dream.
Though I cannot stand Steve Morgan, Moxey is the real disease that can only be removed with a very strong dose of sacking.
The players (not all) also have a disease called a mental block not used to winning, fed up with the cancerous management we have. Is there a cure, I believe yes but we need the right manager and, a new CEO who cares about the club and not his own bonus.
Lord help us. I think the next few months will be tough regardless of who is assigned. One can only pray that the teams below us have poor runs and performance which allows us to stay up.
I have a mate here in Atlanta who’s a Newcastle fan. After yesterday’s loss to Brighton Hove, I think that Alan Pardew will soon be available too.
I’m really concerned by Pat Murphy’s comment that ‘ It was not a case of him (SS) losing the dressing room because I’m told he never found the dressing room.’
The implication here is that the players decided not to give him a chance – that they were set in their ways and were not going to change them despite their dreadful results over the previous 12 months.
If the players refuse to adapt to the manager’s demands (as appears to be the case here) there is no way to progress. We will be condemned to a lifetime of ‘percentage football’ i.e. hoof and hope. The only way forward is to clear out the dead-wood, which currently is about 90% of the first team squad.
I’d ignore Pat Murphy. When MM was sacked he was on record as saying he thought Wolves were mad to get rid of such an experienced Premiership manager. (this was before the Conner fiasco kicked in).
Iam saddened – not by the loss of an inept manager but the lack of passion for WWFC by the board. Now Dean Saunders – what has he done in management – this is a proud club being made a laughing stock by Morgan (im only interested in rebuilding Molineux) and Moxley (i know nothing about football) jus making sure i have my salary,
Please please please appoint someone who has done something
Gus Poyet
Gordon Strachan
Since 1957 i have been watching the Wolves and I am ashamed at what these “lovers of the club) are doing – do they want it to fail – thats what it looks like
And NO NO NO motgan it will never be the REDROW stadium
I’m old enough to remember Stan Cullis the greatest ever Wolves manager being appointed and you should have heard the screams of disapproval, he was 31 and had never managed ANY CLUB BEFORE, so get off Deano’s back and give him a chance.