Let me start by saying I have nothing against Wolves as a club. One can only admire how you found a way of destroying the championship with loan players and then consolidating in the Premer league. It does not seem like too long since I was at your place watching Wolves versus sheff Utd in a league one game. The side that won the championship was so powerful and you utterly destroyed leeds at Elland road that season.
Roll onto the Bruno Lage era. Last season at Elland Road you stole 3 points with the worst pantomime performance I have witnessed in 40+ years of watching the game. I have no idea just how many times Wolves players went down but it felt like around the 20 mark. It was that bad. Jiminez was the worst culprit.
Yesterday I so badly wanted to beat you. Revenge for last season. It ended up another away pantomime performance with approx 10 “injuries" this season. Leeds had 1 stoppage when Sa smashed Rasmus in his face. The strange thing is you even went for stoppages at 1-1 when in complete control of the game after half time when it looked inevitable you would score the third goal. Mind blowing.
I honestly feel sorry for the Wolves fans. I only get 1 game a season completely ruined to watch live. I simply could not watch Wolves and I don’t know how you put up with it. Credit to the away fans travelling all that way to watch what surmounts to WWE.
Serious questions
- are you happy with the antics of the current manager/players?
- who is to blame - is it manager players or collective?
- are there players that drive you crazy to the point you want them out of the club? (We had a player called Saiz who destroyed my love for football every week)
- are there fans refusing to go to games?
Serous debate please
Anti-football.
posted on 8/8/22
Felt it changed for us after playing Brentford early last season when they put on a clinic in shathousery.
Not a fan and we do seem to do it a lot now, Hwang and Podence in particular for me.
posted on 8/8/22
It is a sign of the times. There is all sorts of nonsense happening on the pitch these days. In the past as some fans have pointed out, Leeds were known for their thuggery on the pitch.
I remember new rules being bought in to stop over the top challenges etc. At the time I thought it was ruining a mans game. But now I understand it was the right move, and players need to be protected.
The flip side of that now is players will use it to their advantage, I certainly don't blame them, and it involves all teams. If you want to blame anything, it should be the standard of refereeing.
posted on 8/8/22
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 31 minutes ago
It is a sign of the times. There is all sorts of nonsense happening on the pitch these days. In the past as some fans have pointed out, Leeds were known for their thuggery on the pitch.
I remember new rules being bought in to stop over the top challenges etc. At the time I thought it was ruining a mans game. But now I understand it was the right move, and players need to be protected.
The flip side of that now is players will use it to their advantage, I certainly don't blame them, and it involves all teams. If you want to blame anything, it should be the standard of refereeing.
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Disagree on the refereeing side 100%
A player goes down holding his head the referee has to stop the game by letter of the law. It’s a safety issue. Imagine being the first referee who thought he’s just kidding and the guy is choking on his own tongue.
A player going down holding another part of his body, referees if they don’t think it’s serious will allow play to continue. However, again they must allow the player to be seen by medics as soon as the ball leaves the field.
Referees use these laws consistently and in line with the laws of the game. They simply cannot ignore them.
Full 100% responsibly of feigning injuries lies with the clubs management and players.
The way forward for Wolves would be for the fans to make their opinions known to the club. It appears like the ones on here are all against it and I couldn’t understand any fan being in favour of it. Your team is good enough win games without it.
posted on 8/8/22
Hwang on Saturday.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1556214685632024576
posted on 8/8/22
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 31 minutes ago
It is a sign of the times. There is all sorts of nonsense happening on the pitch these days. In the past as some fans have pointed out, Leeds were known for their thuggery on the pitch.
I remember new rules being bought in to stop over the top challenges etc. At the time I thought it was ruining a mans game. But now I understand it was the right move, and players need to be protected.
The flip side of that now is players will use it to their advantage, I certainly don't blame them, and it involves all teams. If you want to blame anything, it should be the standard of refereeing.
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Disagree on the refereeing side 100%
A player goes down holding his head the referee has to stop the game by letter of the law. It’s a safety issue. Imagine being the first referee who thought he’s just kidding and the guy is choking on his own tongue.
A player going down holding another part of his body, referees if they don’t think it’s serious will allow play to continue. However, again they must allow the player to be seen by medics as soon as the ball leaves the field.
Referees use these laws consistently and in line with the laws of the game. They simply cannot ignore them.
Full 100% responsibly of feigning injuries lies with the clubs management and players.
The way forward for Wolves would be for the fans to make their opinions known to the club. It appears like the ones on here are all against it and I couldn’t understand any fan being in favour of it. Your team is good enough win games without it.
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Head injuries are different, and as you say there is a lot of pressure on the ref to take care of the players. But there are many instances where play is stopped with little or no contact. Players will get away with what they are allowed to, same as Leeds back in the day. I do sometimes see a player go down and roll my eyes Hwang usually. But this is the modern game, and it is not just Wolves playing it.
posted on 8/8/22
I still remember this match:-
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjvqr6vi7f5AhVWKkQIHZfPCZcQwqsBegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DT5jVMSlpZhg&usg=AOvVaw0Nz2s_nNKtpSkkgNZahsbn
posted on 8/8/22
comment by wolfieinFL (U16306)
posted 3 hours, 14 minutes ago
I still remember this match:-
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjvqr6vi7f5AhVWKkQIHZfPCZcQwqsBegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DT5jVMSlpZhg&usg=AOvVaw0Nz2s_nNKtpSkkgNZahsbn
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madness
posted on 8/8/22
That's what we might have called, in the 50s, a bit spirited. If Moutinho or any of today's academy award winners had been playing in that match he'd still be writhing around now.
posted on 8/8/22
Some players if they were horses they'd get shot!..
But it is funny how fast players screw their legs back on and chase the ball when the ref ignores them!..
posted on 8/8/22
Surprised some have called out Moutinho on this, I don't see that, Hwang yes, Podence yes and Saiss would always buy a couple of minutes if we were under a bit of pressure but rarely see it from Moutinho or Neves to be fair. But to be called out on it by Leeds, fookin ell