Relegation run in 22/23 ** Now a Wolves free zone**

[Kenny]

Big issue for them is the owner has to repay the money he borrowed to buy the club.
100% that £110m is coming from the club coffers and not his own pocket

 

[lemonjelly]

Someone will surely snap up livramento.

 

[Tony Towner]

He's been out for over a year, although may get a few minutes in their last couple of games. Unless they need the money they'd be better keeping him until Jan where I think they'd get more for him imo

 

[Johnny75]

Alcaraz, JWP, Lavia, Bella-kotchap will probably generate the necessary funds for the owner.

Not reinvested though and no manager. They could be in the Championship a while.

 

[Alan]

Not sure I've seen what makes Bella-Kotchap worth it just yet. A year in the Champ may do him some good (admittedly I don't know his age).

 

[HanDoJin]

Obviously Ward-Prowse will have a bunch of suitors, but I just don't see what he offers when the ball is actually moving.

 

[The Bear]

Obviously Ward-Prowse will have a bunch of suitors, but I just don't see what he offers when the ball is actually moving.

You'll get the usual suspects lining up for him. Usually British managers who don't rely on scouting as much. West Ham, Everton (if they stay up), Palace, Forest.

 

[Johnny75]

You'll get the usual suspects lining up for him. Usually British managers who don't rely on scouting as much. West Ham, Everton (if they stay up), Palace, Forest.

What a load of bullshit.

Neil Warnock had 3 match scouts, a European scout in Belgium, Spain and Germany along with 3 England based scouts.

That was over 10 years ago.

You can now add to that access to scouting databases such as Scout7 and Wyscout and game providers such as IMG.

Even Sam Allardyce's developed his own system to identify players in a certain way.

The lack of knowledge in the average fan still staggers me.

 

[The Bear]

I'm not saying they don't have scouts, I'm saying they often recommend signings or prefer them based on what they see with their own eyes.

 

[Alan]

Big Sam definitely thinks xG is a load of bollocks

 

[Johnny75]

I'm not saying they don't have scouts, I'm saying they often recommend signings based on reputations from their own league or The Championship.

Nope

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Big Sam definitely thinks xG is a load of bollocks

Big Sam was a big advocate of the statistical approach in his Bolton heyday I think.

 

[Alan]

Big Sam was a big advocate of the statistical approach in his Bolton heyday I think.

Consider me sworn off databases, then.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Consider me sworn off databases, then.

Was definitely a more modern approach behind the scenes that the football would've lead you to believe, think he invested quite heavily into sport science.

 

[HanDoJin]

None of this changes the fact that Ward-Prowse is a distinctly below average midfielder with a moving ball.

 

[HanDoJin]

Anyways, the next two match days should be significantly more entertaining than I worried they would be an after that loss v. Bournemouth. Thanks Julen.


Everton, Forest & Saints for me please.

 

[Alan]

None of this changes the fact that Ward-Prowse is a distinctly below average midfielder with a moving ball.

No, but Charlie Adam continued in the Prem after Blackpool went down. I’d be really surprised if JWP isn’t bought.

 

[Carrotdude]

This is quite good work by the social media team

https://twitter.com/x/status/1657769223303712772

 

[Tony Towner]

That Arsenal result is great for Forest. Definite chance of getting something from their game against them now

 

[AndyWolves]

I've made my peace with forest surviving