Pretty clear the first half to our season means we will be in the scrap til the final weeks now. Thankfully the 40 point safety mark hasn't beena. thing for over a decade and 36pts is more often than not good enough.

I think we are more than capable of something like a 5-5-9 record over the second half of the season. Honestly would not be surprised if 33 points is enough to be honest.

comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted about 2 hours ago
comment by wolfieinFL (U16306)
posted 45 minutes ago

We did miss a few players, but that's no excuse and our performance in the second half was very poor.

Ait-Nouri is not a defender and certainly could never be described, as one certain poster put, a makeshift CB.

Just because we play 3 at the back doesn't mean they're all CB's. Last night we had one CB and two other defenders. When we play four at the back we have two centre backs, a left back and a right back.
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We were far the better side in the first half, even without "key players". Had Larsen converted his two chances from literally a few yards out, and Rodrigo's pile driver gone in, we'd have been in front at half time and it could have been a completely different game.

I don’t see the Forest set up as a replica of what Nuno brought to Wolves. In simple terms they play 4231 not the 5 man back line we regularly sent out. Their midfield is more forward looking than ours was at times. And while at Wolves the approach was often to stay in the game for the first 45 or 60 minutes then try to nick a winner. At Forest they are regularly scoring first. In fact they’ve done that in 16 of their games this season.

If we look back on our team with the likes of Neves, Moutinho, Jimenez and Jota I think there’s a fair argument to say we had better players than Forest currently have. But by developing a set up that suits the players he has, at the moment they are doing even better.

comment by This Charming Fan (Why pamper life's complexities...?) (U11214)
posted 19 hours, 50 minutes ago
Hi W.O.
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Hi This Gormless Phanny

I didn’t expect you to be following me round the site like a little lost puppy!

One minute you’re claiming I’m not a Wolves fan, next you’re trolling me on the live match thread

You’re not very good at this are you? Hehehe

Lopetegui set to be sacked now after poor results and falling out with people at the club. Can’t see him getting another Premier League role.

Graham Potter to take over there

Lopetegui falling out with people? Surely not.

With the likelihood of Lopetegui being sacked, I guess that puts on hold any possibility of us unloading Hwang.

At one stage we were linked with taking Rob Edwards as replacement for GON. He has now taken Luton to 20th on the championship and is being shown the door

Listening to radio 5 and Balague whinging about his mucker being treated badly by West Ham. Ho hum.

Evidently Leicester are looking down the barrel of a points deduction. Could mean that they and Southampton are doomed, meaning we only need to finish above one other team.