There goes Julen!

[Alan]

Clubs really ought to be keeping a shortlist of interesting managers at all times. You never know.

 

[Wolvensam]

What’s more concerning is they’re clearly not willing to spend to keep him, if indeed that’s an ultimatum he is willing to issue.

 

[WsWolf]

Absolutely. But this sounds a lot like an agent doing bits for me. If he was going to walk he would have done by now.

This for me too and people are losing their minds over it. I get it, people are already pissed off with the owners. I think they are cretins too but this seems like a storm in a teacup.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Rumour that Fosun have spoken to three potential replacements, just in case. One name mentioned is Lampard - I'd rather have Lage back than become Frank Lampard's Wolves.

 

[Alan]

This for me too and people are losing their minds over it. I get it, people are already pissed off with the owners. I think they are cretins too but this seems like a storm in a teacup.

We scored 3 (!) goals on Saturday, I think we've all just been waiting for the other shoe to drop after that.

 

[Wolvensam]

This for me too and people are losing their minds over it. I get it, people are already pissed off with the owners. I think they are cretins too but this seems like a storm in a teacup.

Jeff contacting O’Neill to say “hey, we’ve got beef with Julen, if he walks do you fancy it?” is just contingency planning as opposed to an end to the current regime. The talks could have happened a month or two ago for all we know. Agents are horrible bastards.

 

[Deano]

Jeff contacting O’Neill to say “hey, we’ve got beef with Julen, if he walks do you fancy it?” is just contingency planning as opposed to an end to the current regime. The talks could have happened a month or two ago for all we know. Agents are horrible bastards.

It's not good contingency planning though, it would be a shite appointment.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Liam has been on the phone

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688629633653104640

For all the stick he gets, LK hasn't been far wrong throughout all of this.

 

[Lycan]

Clubs really ought to be keeping a shortlist of interesting managers at all times. You never know.

There's a difference between keeping a list and going for a bottle of Barolo and a veal saltimbocca down Fuime with them.

 

[Wolvensam]

It's not good contingency planning though, it would be a shite appointment.

I agree. I’m far from a Fosun apologist - trust me. But I genuinely think JL has avoided the press in pre-season to stop questions on his future, and I do think he would have walked weeks ago.

It isn’t a good look for him for future jobs to ditch a team right before the season starts after doing an entire pre-season, no matter how frustrated he is.

 

[Alan]

There's a difference between keeping a list and going for a bottle of Barolo and a veal saltimbocca down Fuime with them.

Maybe, but my instincts tell me we'd be surprised just how often those kinds of meetings happen and either nothing comes of them or we never hear about it in public (or both).

Still burying my head in the sand a bit.

 

[Kenny]

There's a difference between keeping a list and going for a bottle of Barolo and a veal saltimbocca down Fuime with them.

Like we can afford anywhere but Nandos at the minute


*The chicken place rather than TWF's main man doing them a meal at his gaff...although...

 

[Wolvensam]

I’m probably being a bit bury head-y too but a pissed off Lopetegui would have had all manners of job offers in the summer after the job he did here last year, and he’s still here.

Better to take this squad to mid table for January and go “your move Fosun” than walk now.

 

[prawnking]

Rumour that Fosun have spoken to three potential replacements, just in case. One name mentioned is Lampard - I'd rather have Lage back than become Frank Lampard's Wolves.

The other name mentioned is Dean shittin' Smith ffs

 

[Aikiwolf]

Oh Wolves, ffs!

Jeff Shi is a smug, unlikeable, man (or at least his public personna is).

Even if he is nicer in real life, he's doing an appalling job at running a football club.

 

[WsWolf]

The other name mentioned is Dean shittin' Smith ffs

There's no chance that or Lampard is true. Its just cunts on the wind up.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Jeff contacting O’Neill to say “hey, we’ve got beef with Julen, if he walks do you fancy it?” is just contingency planning as opposed to an end to the current regime. The talks could have happened a month or two ago for all we know. Agents are horrible bastards.

Reports suggest the approaches to other mangers are very recent. No harm in contingency planning but if you're planning for a fire maybe you need to do a bit more than put a couple of leaky buckets of water outside the back door. O'Neill and Lampard would both be shocking appointments.

 

[Wolvensam]

There's no chance that or Lampard is true. Its just cunts on the wind up.

He’d have gone by now. This situation isn’t unknown in football, Julen would have had teams attempt to tap him up throughout the summer.

He’s still here.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

We don’t need a shortlist if Lop walks, Jeff just needs to find Nuno’s phone number.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

The other name mentioned is Dean shittin' Smith ffs

Hard to think of three more depressing potential managers. Just chuck in Fat Sam for good measure.