General Wolves News

[Paddingtonwolf]

Agreed. We all knew the game was up that day for him though. What happened after killed us though.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty I guess.

 

[Papper]

If only we had signed Dann, Lallana and McCarthy. For a more dollars more eh ...

 

[Lycan]

When were we ever in for Lallana?

 

[Freddeno]

They wouldnt be the players they are today imo if we did unfortunately

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We definitely were.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

McCarthy was nothing to do with money tbf.

We were tenuously linked with Lallana when we bought Surman. I'm not sure we were actually in for him. We obviously picked the wrong one!

 

[Tony Towner]

We were after him in our second Prem season from memory or at least it was rumoured. I don't think it was ever likely to happen much in the same way Andy Carroll and Adam Johnson weren't

 

[Papper]

McCarthy was nothing to do with money tbf.

We were tenuously linked with Lallana when we bought Surman. I'm not sure we were actually in for him. We obviously picked the wrong one!

And what a player Surman has turned out to be for Bournemouth.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I dunno, Howe obviously rates him but I still don't see what he actually does.

 

[Lycan]

McCarthy was nothing to do with money tbf.

We were tenuously linked with Lallana when we bought Surman. I'm not sure we were actually in for him. We obviously picked the wrong one!

That's what I thought. There were rumours about us being after a Southampton player that we had scouted for a long time and Surman & Lallana were the two obvious candidates. We signed Surman and that was that.

 

[Tony Towner]

That's what I thought. There were rumours about us being after a Southampton player that we had scouted for a long time and Surman & Lallana were the two obvious candidates. We signed Surman and that was that.

The Lallana rumour was definitely a year or two after Surman. As for Surman he's gone on and had a decent career post Wolves and is currently a starter in the Prem. Seems to have great stats in terms of ground covered, if that floats your boat

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Reported we bid £500k for Lallana in 2009:

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/5422063/lallana-price-must-be-right

Some links in April/May 2010 too but nothing about a further bid.

 

[Papper]

Reported we bid £500k for Lallana in 2009:

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/5422063/lallana-price-must-be-right

Some links in April/May 2010 too but nothing about a further bid.

Nice info.

Perhaps Mick could have taken us higher ... we'll never know. I'm beginning to think we should have pushed the boat out further during those years. I'd have him back tomorrow - wouldn't be surprised if he turned up at the Villa next season.

 

[Tony Towner]

It wasn't about pushing the boat out, it was what we spent it on. We were something like the 6th highest net spenders in the PL across those 3 years, it was the £2m here, £2m there and the associated wages that were the problem

 

[Papper]

It wasn't about pushing the boat out, it was what we spent it on. We were something like the 6th highest net spenders in the PL across those 3 years, it was the £2m here, £2m there and bathe associated wages that were the problem

Yes, I agree. I stand corrected.

 

[Papper]

Have we got a Fans Parliament member on here?

 

[Jolemai]

Have we got a Fans Parliament member on here?

Paddy...

 

[FrankMunro-371]

If Moxey is on the reported £500,000 a year, does that make him the highest paid employee at Wolves? And if so, surely it is unusual for an administrator to be the highest earner at a football club?

 

[Alan]

If Moxey is on the reported £500,000 a year, does that make him the highest paid employee at Wolves? And if so, surely it is unusual for an administrator to be the highest earner at a football club?

Why would that be unusual?

 

[Tony Towner]

No McDonald is on more with his new contract as is Dicko with his I think. Reported as being around the 11/12k pw mark. Your point is still accurate though he is obscenely overpaid for the club that we are and in a time of cutbacks is an obvious saving to make. My business turns over just shy of £100m and our Chief Exec earns less than half of that. More pertinently so do those in similar roles in the Championship