Author Topic: Dingle watch - Anything Wolves (Read 2080235 times)

Scooby Doo · « **Reply #6825 on:** June 18, 2018, 07:00:59 PM »

They won't come down. Not in my opinion. Teeming with quality but it's going to be interesting to see how the players go from being big fishes in a small pond to not.

They're not going to get into the Champions League in a hurry mind, Mendes' help or not. Leicester were a massive exception.

Dexy · « **Reply #6826 on:** June 18, 2018, 07:17:48 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on June 18, 2018, 06:56:09 PM

Hahaha

They will come straight back down.

They won't but I think they will find the second season difficult. Its a good bit of business for them.

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #6827 on:** June 18, 2018, 09:02:58 PM »

Quote from: Scooby Doo on June 18, 2018, 07:00:59 PM

They won't come down. Not in my opinion. Teeming with quality but it's going to be interesting to see how the players go from being big fishes in a small pond to not.

They're not going to get into the Champions League in a hurry mind, Mendes' help or not. Leicester were a massive exception.

Teeming? Really. The centre back is a journeyman. The striker not prolific. The defensive midfielder on the radar of bigger clubs. The rest are average Chumps cloggers. Coady. Both full backs. The wingers. They're going down.

Scooby Doo · « **Reply #6828 on:** June 18, 2018, 09:49:01 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on June 18, 2018, 09:02:58 PM

Teeming? Really. The centre back is a journeyman. The striker not prolific. The defensive midfielder on the radar of bigger clubs. The rest are average Chumps cloggers. Coady. Both full backs. The wingers. They're going down.

Patricio, Neves, Cavaleiro, Jota

Think that's a really good start personally. Four quality players are hard to find in any newly promoted side. Their back four needs serious work and maybe teeming was OTT but there's undoubted class in that side.

smosher34 · « **Reply #6829 on:** June 18, 2018, 10:22:56 PM »

Hates me to say it but cant see them coiming down either . Mendes got to many contacts to get the players in they need . So stop up do think there in for a rude awakening .

wba_1996 · « **Reply #6830 on:** June 18, 2018, 11:24:57 PM »

They'll stay up but Leicester have a squad full of players of the quality of Patricio and Jota, and even Leicester won't get near the top 6.

Think Jimenez is a poor signing as well, scoring record is poor across his career and he couldn't get a game for Benfica ahead of Mitroglu.

Despite the wealth of their owners they seem to rely on loan signings and dodgy dealings (Afobe/Patricio), as soon as Mendes is no longer on board then there's nothing separating them from any of the other also-rans.

Fritzl Palace · « **Reply #6831 on:** July 23, 2018, 09:16:26 AM »

I see they are signing Moutinho now. No doubt Andre Silva will arrive from Milan at some stage too.

I imagine that they will soon have exhausted all of Mendes's clients at the level they are at. They are beginning to look like Portugal Mark II.

DaveWBA · « **Reply #6832 on:** July 23, 2018, 09:44:03 AM »

Â£5m for Moutinho is brilliant business.

Fritzl Palace · « **Reply #6833 on:** July 23, 2018, 11:33:05 AM »

Quote from: DaveWBA on July 23, 2018, 09:44:03 AM

Â£5m for Moutinho is brilliant business.

Correct. He is a brilliant footballer and still only 31.

Him and Neves next season make for an exciting midfield duo. In front of that they will have Jota, Costa, Cavaleiro, Raul Jimenez and whoever else they may bring in. They will go well this season, sadly.

j2burnz · « **Reply #6834 on:** July 23, 2018, 03:05:22 PM »

not completely sure about moutinho, hes obviously been a superb footballer, but 31 is definitely past his best and he will only decline from here - the premier league is unforgiving.

also dont think the level of excitement will be matched by the player.

risky signing at massive wages for me

WBAinDEVON · « **Reply #6835 on:** July 23, 2018, 03:12:35 PM »

europa league mark my words

Albionic · « **Reply #6836 on:** July 23, 2018, 04:08:32 PM »

Quote from: WBAinDEVON on July 23, 2018, 03:12:35 PM

europa league mark my words

But Will they do it on a wet weekend in huddersfield, I doubt they will have the Britsh factor in the team next season, more of a latin feel to the squad this season I think, My Fiver says they will be no where near Europa League

Baggies · « **Reply #6837 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:27:03 PM »

I'd expect them to stay up comfortably, and having players all speaking the same language will be good for their squad, but like others have pointed out, there are a lot of good players in the premier league now.

Fulham, Brighton, West Ham and Huddersfield have all spent monumental amounts on players, so it is not that out of the ordinary for this summer.

The real test will come next season - do they push on from staying up, or do they then start to sell players like Neves to rivald if he thrives in the league?

skyclad99 · « **Reply #6838 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:34:42 PM »

Quote from: WBAinDEVON on July 23, 2018, 03:12:35 PM

europa league mark my words

We have money on this don't we Glyn?

wba_1996 · « **Reply #6839 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:42:53 PM »

Going off the rails a bit this lot for me. I was envious of how Fosun were going about it with the focus on youth and getting the likes of Neves and Jota with massive resale potential. They're now just hoovering up anyone with links to Mendes and and a Portugal cap. Moutinho is 32 soon and clearly on his way down, they're also after 35 year old Pepe if reports are to be believed.

In the battle for best of the rest, I think they're behind Everton, Leicester, West Ham and Southampton at the least.

johnny Cash · « **Reply #6840 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:51:45 PM »

Quote from: wba_1996 on July 23, 2018, 05:42:53 PM

Going off the rails a bit this lot for me. I was envious of how Fosun were going about it with the focus on youth and getting the likes of Neves and Jota with massive resale potential. They're now just hoovering up anyone with links to Mendes and and a Portugal cap. Moutinho is 32 soon and clearly on his way down, they're also after 35 year old Pepe if reports are to be believed.

In the battle for best of the rest, I think they're behind Everton, Leicester, West Ham and Southampton at the least.

I expected more too, although there is still time for them to do more.

Seems to me like theyâ€™ve had to spend around Â£30m just to maintain the side that got promoted. The keeper hasnâ€™t played in a league where he will have faced the same sort of tests as he will in the premiership and as said above, Moutinho is soon 32 and the league is unforgiving.

I donâ€™t think they will go down mind but they may not be as comfortably as they hoped / believe / lording it about .

skyclad99 · « **Reply #6841 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:54:21 PM »

Quote from: wba_1996 on July 23, 2018, 05:42:53 PM

Going off the rails a bit this lot for me. I was envious of how Fosun were going about it with the focus on youth and getting the likes of Neves and Jota with massive resale potential. They're now just hoovering up anyone with links to Mendes and and a Portugal cap. Moutinho is 32 soon and clearly on his way down, they're also after 35 year old Pepe if reports are to be believed.

In the battle for best of the rest, I think they're behind Everton, Leicester, West Ham and Southampton at the least.

I am still convinced that it will all end in tears.......

Dexy · « **Reply #6842 on:** July 23, 2018, 05:59:49 PM »

Moutinho .....dear me thats a top signing for them

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #6843 on:** July 23, 2018, 06:07:03 PM »

Quote from: skyclad99 on July 23, 2018, 05:54:21 PM

I am still convinced that it will all end in tears.......

Same.

I think they'll be bottom 3.

skyclad99 · « **Reply #6844 on:** July 23, 2018, 06:12:01 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 23, 2018, 06:07:03 PM

Same.

I think they'll be bottom 3.

I am thinking financially as well Jacko, but I agree with your thoughts on the position.

VVVAlbion · « **Reply #6845 on:** July 23, 2018, 09:37:14 PM »

I'm quite enjoying the optimism from the Dingles (something as an Albion fan I know I'll never have), it reminds me of the last time that they got promoted and were going to be in the Champions league within three seasons ... and we know how that ended.

east-stand-nick · « **Reply #6846 on:** July 23, 2018, 10:10:24 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 23, 2018, 06:07:03 PM

Same.

I think they'll be bottom 3.

You can get odds of 9/1 for Wolves to go down...

Baggies · « **Reply #6847 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:16:02 PM »

While not all directly linked, 3 portuguese internationals, Guedes at PSG and Pepe / Quaresma both at Besiktas have been left out of their match day squads for their upcoming games.

Could be nothing, but as they are all Mendes clients, all 3 could potentially end up at Wolves.

smosher34 · « **Reply #6848 on:** July 24, 2018, 06:04:22 PM »

They will finish mid table with the players they have and look like getting. Cant see them being bottom 3 . Really hope i am wrong

MICKYMEL · « **Reply #6849 on:** July 24, 2018, 08:20:18 PM »

People thinking with their hearts rather than their heads if they think wolves will be bottom 3