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[pr0sl0]

If playing Football Manger has taught me anything, it's that the way you "develop youth" is to focus on buying promising 17-19yos who will become classed as homegrown under the rules by the time they're 21, while your academy is really as Deano says, just a nice self-sustaining extra that helps with the English homegrown quota with a once-every-few-years talent.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Fair play, it would appear the club have a sense of humour, and read the Facebook pages which is a little disconcerting.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205102318/permalink/10158468424197319/

 

[Kenny]

Fair play, it would appear the club have a sense of humour, and read the Facebook pages which is a little disconcerting.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205102318/permalink/10158468424197319/

Sales so bad they are giving them away...

 

[The Bear]

Had a tenner this morning with a Leicester fan at work, that we'll finish above them this season.

Hope we make good with the run of fixtures after tonight.

 

[t3ch]

uhm ??

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/21/wolves-manchester-city-jorge-mendes-football-fiver

DANCING WITH WOLVES

Humanity has long since established that there is nothing quite like the English Premier League, which is different from every other league that is almost identical to it by virtue of pronouncing itself as such more loudly than them, more often than them. It has more tradition than Tevye, more thrills than Thriller and more mythology than mythology itself – chances are, you’re choking up while reading this, and rightly so.

And there is nothing more English than a Monday night clash between famed purveyors of morality, Manchester City, and Jorge Mendes FC, an absolute paragon of red-hot “THIS LEAGUE” action. When Stan Cullis said: “You only have the one life and I gave mine to Wolves,” little did he know that, one fine day, his sacrifice and love would be dwarfed by that of a Portuguese superhero with a sharp suit, devastating rolodex and colossal income, who for some inexplicable but palpably altruistic reason had always felt tremendous affinity to the Wulfrunian way of life. Where other Mr 15%s deal in bullsh!t, he deals in Bullsteve; when they drink up jars, he drinks in Matt Jarvis; and while they cook their tea, he Paul Cooks it. Kenny Hibbitt? Yes he can!

Mendes FC will, though, attack Monday night’s game without the services of Diogo Jota, who is now a Liverpool player. To simpletons, losing so good a player might seem like a blow to the Molineux club, but in reality the reverse is so: the eponymous Mendes can now use his cut of the transfer fee to embroider his personal bank account, before bringing another player into the club, for another cut of another transfer fee, to embroider that same bank account. Everyone’s a winner, baby.

 

[BGreenWolf]

Someone really thought they were doing something there, huh

 

[Lycan]

Ffs, which idiot wrote that? Not going to justify that shit with a click. Wasn't Jonathan Liew was it? Sounds like the kind of crap he'd spew.

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[Boozad]

Wasn’t Liew, can’t remember which prick it was

 

[t3ch]

Someone really thought they were doing something there, huh

:icon_lol:

 

[BGreenWolf]

Word going round that Coady's going to be offered a new contract.

 

[Pablowolf]

Wolves Portuguese players ranked. I don't think they're far off, tbf.

https://www.90min.com/posts/wolves-portuguese-players-ranked

 

[Tony Towner]

I hope Silva and Vitinha prove to be better than Vinagre pretty quickly

 

[lemonjelly]

One would hope so.
I actually think one of our best performers since January has been Rui. I have been really impressed with how good a keeper he is. Him & Neves are tied for me. 3rd seems a bit low for him (Rui).

 

[t3ch]

love me some neves obviously but think it's fair to put him at 3rd behind mou and rui, respectively.

and yes rui, while already great, has only become more solid. his distribution massively improved, but guessing the bigger factor is simply developing repertoire with the backline and gaining the comfort/confidence that comes with it

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

One would hope so.
I actually think one of our best performers since January has been Rui. I have been really impressed with how good a keeper he is. Him & Neves are tied for me. 3rd seems a bit low for him (Rui).

I was thinking that too when I read it. Rui has been superb this year.

 

[lemonjelly]

He's ridiculously good. I actually think with hindsight I didn't give him the credit he deserved when we signed him.
For me, he's the standout signing in many ways. Performances have been consistent, and he's still improving. I'm reminded of Dave Brailsfords argument that it's the little 1% here and 2% there makes the difference.
He's been probably our most consistent performer for some time.

@t3ch I love Neves too. TBH, I feel Neves since January has been very good. Possibly just about pips Moutinho into third , but it's a tight call.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Rui's been great. Although does feel weird that he's getting bigged up right after we conceded a goal the other night and it was absolutely his fault. We normally say those players "need upgrading" round these parts when that happens

 

[PuntsWolf]

Rui's been great. Although does feel weird that he's getting bigged up right after we conceded a goal the other night and it was absolutely his fault. We normally say those players "need upgrading" round these parts when that happens

I think it’s a little harsh to blame him. Obviously he leaves an effectively empty net to score in but he’s hoping he can get there and stop the shot/cut out the pass.

Even if he just guards his near post sterling can sneak it in or a cut back leaves most of the goal unguarded. Sterling could probably commit him more and leave just an easy tap in as well.

Edit - on watching it back Coady is probably going to force him wide so maybe not...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think Sterling is very likely to score from there at all, and Foden isn't likely to score from the cut back if we actually have a keeper in goal. Poor decision.

 

[Kenny]

Rui's been great. Although does feel weird that he's getting bigged up right after we conceded a goal the other night and it was absolutely his fault. We normally say those players "need upgrading" round these parts when that happens

Nah. Classic keeper move in that situation. He is trying to rush Sterling into a shot or panic himwhen he looks up and the keeper is on him. Sterling was on it though and played the simple ball and mugged him off. See the position of the defence, they are expecting that move from him