David Ⓥ
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From a footballing perspective, it seems a strange decision by Rob Edwards to swap Middlesbrough for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boro: 2nd in the Championship, great owner, strong dressing-room, loyal fans and positive culture pervading the club (embodied by Adi Viveash's stirring "resilience" rhetoric). Wolves: 8 points from safety in the Premier League, fans protesting against unpopular owners, keep selling good players (Cunha, Ait-Nouri etc) and not replacing them with sufficient quality.
How interested and ambitious are Fosun? What happened to all that quality and ambition and hope when Nuno, an exceptional manager, was there? What is Jeff Shi doing to repair the damage at a famous club? Boro and Wolves could cross paths next summer, one going up, the other down. Boro will be a very attractive opportunity for an ambitious and talented young coach.
Edwards is a very likeable individual, did superbly getting Luton Town into the Premier League and has emotional connections to Wolves after 4 years there as a player, plus time overseeing U18s/U23s and first-team coach, briefly interim (2016). Always good to see home-grown managers get a chance in the elite division (Telford-born, ex-England youth, Edwards represented Wales).
Maybe Edwards genuinely believes he can plot the Great Escape at Molineux, especially with some judicious signings in January (although club have to improve recruitment). Huge support, currently fractious, a powerful asset if he can turn things around. Strong family reasons exist for Edwards wanting to return to the area (his family are based in Telford) and very strong financial reasons (increase in wages and a long contract will ensure a good pay-off if/when owners get twitchy).
Edwards from Boro to Wolves shows the irresistible pull of the Premier League - but with the warning that managers who race from well-run clubs to more troubled ones should probably park in short stay. #Wolves #Boro
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I'd take Lonergan over our two current keepers.
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The side last time Rob Edwards managed us, they beat our current side. #wwfc
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The latest on Wolves' search for a new head coach with new names mentioned despite Rob Edwards remaining the bookies' favourite. 🐺
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This cannot happen. If you do this @Fosun_Intl you should expect the most toxic atmosphere for a new manager football has ever seen.
John Percy@JPercyTelegraph
Gary O'Neil is in advanced talks with #Wolves over a return as head coach, 11 months after departing Molineux. Other options are being explored but O'Neil is emerging as a very strong contender. No appointment expected today
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Gary O'Neil going back to #Wolves is one option under consideration to replace Vitor Pereira.
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@temperingspices Morgan ruined the north bank and didn't connect it with the Steve Bull which was planned
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@SantiBueno98 Really well played Santi, chuffed you got your first goal
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HT 1-1
Very open game, Wolves not a their best by some distance, look slightly tired from Saturday - but make no mistake this game is there to be won (and lost)
Strand Larsen could be key
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@BriLeeStokle @Diznazza @eadie11 Yeah the actions of senile, selfish billionaires are gonna be in the interest of the masses.
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@TalkingWolves @SICNoticias @LiamKeen_Star What changed since the reports of him almost definitely signing an extension a couple of months ago?
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As per @SICNoticias, Benfica have registered their interest in potentially signing Nelson Semedo on a free this summer.
Especially as the chances of the #Wolves captain staying at the club are “slim” according to @LiamKeen_Star. #WWFC

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@CityLad95 @nocontextfm1 I'm sure they're not City fans! Just hoards of tourists, that's the point. I'd be pissed off if so many non-City fans had infiltrated the ground.
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Compare the crowd at the Everton game vs the crowd at here.
I don’t care how much success a team has. I know which one I’d rather have.
The Athletic | Football@TheAthleticFC
You wait so long for a goal against Real Madrid and then... Erling Haaland sends Thibaut Courtois the wrong way from the penalty spot. His double against Real takes him to 49 goals in 48 Champions League games. #MCIRMA | #UCL 📼 @primevideosport
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@CityLad95 @nocontextfm1 They're literally standing still, you can't seriously be suggesting that's a normal reaction to taking the lead against Real Madrid
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