Date: Saturday 6th August
Kickoff: 3 pm
Venue: Elland Road
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For the first game of the season Wolves travel to Elland Road to take on Leeds.
With the transfer window still open, Wolves have brought in only one new player to date: central defender Nathan Collins who arrived from Burnley in July. Outgoing players include Romain Saiss, Marcal and John Ruddy. Another player who will not feature this season is £36m ‘wonder kid’ Fabio Silva who has gone out on a season long loan.
The Wolves’ ranks however have been bolstered by the return of Adama Traore from his loan spell at Barcelona as well as the return to full fitness of forwards Daniel Podence and Pedro Neto.
The return of attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White from his loan spell at Sheffield United may also feel like a new signing if he can match the form in the Premier League that he showed in the Championship last season.
Leeds have been far more active in the transfer market having spent in the region of £90m. Incoming players include midfielders Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson, Marc Roca and Darko Gyabi, defender Rasmus Kristensen, winger Luis Sinisterra and forward Sonny Perkins.
The cost of the incoming players has been more than offset by the sale of Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips.
After their pre-season friendlies in Spain and Portugul Wolves look set to start the season with a break away from the 3 at the back system which has proved so successful defensively for the previous 5 seasons. However, unless they bring in a striker this week to replace the injured Raul Jimenez, it’s hard to see how a more attacking formation will be of any benefit.
Gem’s prediction: 1-1
Leeds v Wolves Match Day Thread
posted on 9/8/22
Tamwolf, are you saying Wolves have become a selling club? Where the supporters actually want the owners to sell players rather than try and keep them and try to build a team.
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Grey Knight (U22886)
posted 6 minutes ago
Tamwolf, are you saying Wolves have become a selling club? Where the supporters actually want the owners to sell players rather than try and keep them and try to build a team.
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Have you met Amiga? I feel like you two would get along.
posted on 9/8/22
If MGW has been waiting to see if he can cement a place in the team before signing a new contract then the arrival of Guedes has made both of those things less likely.
I agree with many on here, if we can get £35M+ then sell him on.
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Grey Knight (U22886)
posted 6 minutes ago
Tamwolf, are you saying Wolves have become a selling club? Where the supporters actually want the owners to sell players rather than try and keep them and try to build a team.
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Have you met Amiga? I feel like you two would get along.
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It would help if you would answer the question asked.
No, I have not met Amiga, is it an organisation or a person? So on very little evidence, you are making judgements of me. Still waiting for an answer to my question.
posted on 9/8/22
The question had no relevance to what I said, yet started with 'are you saying?' It was a way of trying to make out I was saying something I wasn't to get the result you want.
Amiga is a poster on the Wolves forum who has a very similar posting style. Constantly makes out people are saying things that they haven't said or tells them what they are thinking. All to feed his own sense of superiority to whoever he is in a discussion with. Hence why you two would get along.
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 42 seconds ago
The question had no relevance to what I said, yet started with 'are you saying?' It was a way of trying to make out I was saying something I wasn't to get the result you want.
Amiga is a poster on the Wolves forum who has a very similar posting style. Constantly makes out people are saying things that they haven't said or tells them what they are thinking. All to feed his own sense of superiority to whoever he is in a discussion with. Hence why you two would get along.
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I asked you a question, nothing more, nothing less, about what you wrote in a comment. From what you wrote I got the impression you thought Wolves have become a selling club that just required a yes, or no answer.
I repeat I do not read minds, though from what you write you seem to be able to read minds over the internet. It is not your fault that Wolves have become a selling club. It is a sad situation when the owners of the club leave the club in that position.
posted on 9/8/22
OK. I'm not getting drawn in anymore. Have a nice day.
posted on 9/8/22
I don’t think it’s s problem being a selling club as long as the money brought in is reinvested for the benefit of the squad. When we sold Jota that didn’t happen. Selling MGW and bringing in Guedes is a good move in my opinion but the main need remains a centre forward.
I think everyone was getting concerned about how this window was going but there’s a sign of things getting better now. When the window closes is the time to see whether we have made a step or two forward
posted on 9/8/22
The ironies of how the transfer market works
Wolves are hoping to sign Nico Gonzales from Barcelona. But we face a rival in that chase in Valencia who have some money to invest having sold Guedes to Wolves
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 14 hours, 40 minutes ago
Not being able to name a 25 man squad is part of the problem.
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You're probably unaware of the fact. But only 4 or 5 clubs registered the full 25 man senior squads last season. One or two only named 17.