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[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

the article were these 3 were linked also says others will be on the shortlist. I'm expecting an overseas coach from Italy or Portugal 

Surely they should appoint O'Neil as he 'knows the club'?

[DeeCee]

15 hours ago, davulsukur said:

Just read this.

O'Neil, Edwards and Carrick all linked. 

Madness to go back for O’Neil.

I watched/listened to Carrick on MOTD last night, talk about talking for the sake of talking and saying nowt!

 

[GHR]

17 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Wolves are being linked with the re appointment of Gary O'Neil.

A manager who was doing an atrocious job that led to Pereira coming in and saving them. Would be a terrible appointment.

Then they can reappoint Pereira to save them again. Rinse and repeat, and keep that precious Premier Legaue money forever more.

[DE.]

18 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Surely they should appoint O'Neil as he 'knows the club'?

Oddly the Wolves fans aren't having the "knows the club" airtight reasoning. Instead they're aghast. 

Edited November 3 by DE.

[speeeeeeedie]

22 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Wolves are being linked with the re appointment of Gary O'Neil.

A manager who was doing an atrocious job that led to Pereira coming in and saving them. Would be a terrible appointment.

I am one of few who think that Wolves should have kept O'Neil in the first place. Looking at where they are 12 months on from potting him seems like it was only putting off the inevitable. As has been pointed out selling the club's best players and replacing them with inferior replacements leads to trouble.

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I am one of few who think that Wolves should have kept O'Neil in the first place. Looking at where they are 12 months on from potting him seems like it was only putting off the inevitable. As has been pointed out selling the club's best players and replacing them with inferior replacements leads to trouble.

And yet still, certain clubs including our own, keep thinking that they can be the ones who will manage to do this and still manage to tread water

[roversfan99]

38 minutes ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I am one of few who think that Wolves should have kept O'Neil in the first place. Looking at where they are 12 months on from potting him seems like it was only putting off the inevitable. As has been pointed out selling the club's best players and replacing them with inferior replacements leads to trouble.

He was doing terrible when they left, everything had gone into chaos, discipline had totally gone and they appeared doomed. Pereira came in and did a great job rescuing them which made him a candidate for manager of the season.

Wolves fans appear to be absolutely fuming about his potential reappointment.

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, KentExile said:

And yet still, certain clubs including our own, keep thinking that they can be the ones who will manage to do this and still manage to tread water

Wolves also another club basically owned and run by agents. 

A pattern perhaps?

[roversfan99]

Jamie Carragher has said that it isnt a surprise that O'Neil is set to be appointed at Wolves because, and its typical pundit rubbish, he "knows the club."

He does know the club, he got sacked a year ago because he was failing with it. Surely even an unknown is better than someone who they actively know has already failed with a lot of the same players!

Im sure it helps that O'Neil was apparently on Monday Night Football 2 weeks ago.

[RevidgeBlue]

11 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Jamie Carragher has said that it isnt a surprise that O'Neil is set to be appointed at Wolves because, and its typical pundit rubbish, he "knows the club."

He does know the club, he got sacked a year ago because he was failing with it. Surely even an unknown is better than someone who they actively know has already failed with a lot of the same players!

Im sure it helps that O'Neil was apparently on Monday Night Football 2 weeks ago.

It's hardly a surprise Carragher will stick up for O Neill given the fact they have probably worked together as pundits.

I dont think O Neil was as bad at  Wolves as you are suggesting. Although I do have my doubts about whether reappointing him would actually work on the basis  of the general rule "They say you should never go back"

[roversfan99]

18 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

It's hardly a surprise Carragher will stick up for O Neill given the fact they have probably worked together as pundits.

I dont think O Neil was as bad at  Wolves as you are suggesting. Although I do have my doubts about whether reappointing him would actually work on the basis  of the general rule "They say you should never go back"

He was sacked last season with 9 points after 16 games. Pereira then got 33 from 22 games. How they can decide a year on that actually he is the man to take them forward is beyond me.

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

He was sacked last season with 9 points after 16 games. Pereira then got 33 from 22 games. How they can decide a year on that actually he is the man to take them forward is beyond me.

Apparently O Neill has just withdrawn his interest so you can calm down a bit.

Must have been reading your comments! 🙂

[roversfan99]

22 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Apparently O Neill has just withdrawn his interest so you can calm down a bit.

Must have been reading your comments! 🙂

I think it will have been the Wolves fans comments that put him off!

[davulsukur]

On 30/10/2025 at 13:16, Silas said:

Little update with Sunderland sitting 4th in the League.

Xhaka and his midfield partner have run further than any other players:

And on an overall player ratings website he's in the Top 10 for the Premier League:

Kyle Walker is number 193 on that list.

P.S. Your Bournemouth prediction is looking a bit flimsy too. 😉

Xhaka just bagged the equaliser against Everton as well.

[Silas]

10 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Xhaka just bagged the equaliser against Everton as well.

Studio before game was discussing whether he's the signing of the season so far.

Certainly got to be in the conversation. Particularly if Sunderland go 2nd tonight, which looks possible. 

And considering the fee paid of less than £20 million compared to the astronomical fees for some other signings. 

[riverholmes]

On 11/10/2025 at 10:24, Mattyblue said:

With half the clubs owned by Americans and their wholly unromantic view of clubs as US sport franchise-style revenue generators it’s only a matter of time.

The commercial takeover that isn't being discussed much. I believe a fair chunk of the Championship is now majority or minority US owned.

[K-Hod]

I’m no fan of Liverpool at all, but I think that goal they’ve had ruled out for offside just now is a joke.

Keeper getting nowhere near that header regardless, what difference does the position of Robertson make?

It just seems these days that they’re looking for reasons to deny goals, rather than award them.

[chaddyrovers]

City been on top all game. 

Liverpool dont look like same team from last year. 

 

[K-Hod]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

City been on top all game. 

Liverpool dont look like same team from last year. 

 

Complete role reversal from last season.

City couldn’t get close to Liverpool then, today Liverpool look way off it.

[RevidgeBlue]

32 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

I’m no fan of Liverpool at all, but I think that goal they’ve had ruled out for offside just now is a joke.

Keeper getting nowhere near that header regardless, what difference does the position of Robertson make?

It just seems these days that they’re looking for reasons to deny goals, rather than award them.

Completely agree. Terrible decision.

I think there's a argument to be had that the law should be that if you're stood in an offside position you're off but unfortunately that catches someone stood on the far side of the pitch etc.

So I've no problem with the law as currently drafted and as such the goal should have stood.

[Ossydave]

What a player Doku is, almost unplayable today. He probably wont even start their next match though with Pep. 
 

[RevidgeBlue]

13 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

What a player Doku is, almost unplayable today. He probably wont even start their next match though with Pep. 
 

When I've seen him on TV in the past he's generally looked bright but I thought he wasn't quite top class in that there was a real lack of end product in terms of final ball and/or scoring. Thought he looked the real deal today though.

How long did Salah get a new deal for? With the benefit of hindsight that looks like it could have been one of the most expensive mistakes ever. I'd be trying to shunt him off to Saudi pronto in January.

[K-Hod]

Agree with all the comments about Doku, he was class today, best I think I’ve ever seen him play.

Thought bar his shooting, Nico O’Reilly was a class act at left back, too.

[riverholmes]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

When I've seen him on TV in the past he's generally looked bright but I thought he wasn't quite top class in that there was a real lack of end product in terms of final ball and/or scoring. Thought he looked the real deal today though.

How long did Salah get a new deal for? With the benefit of hindsight that looks like it could have been one of the most expensive mistakes ever. I'd be trying to shunt him off to Saudi pronto in January.

I find the claims about wingers lacking end product often to be lazy analysis. Even worse, sometimes, it seems to me a resentment against wingers and other such 'Fancy Dans'.

A winger that runs at players and tries to make crosses whilst going at full pelt is going to lose the ball more than other players. Theirs is a high risk, high reward style of play. The alternatives are the Grealish at Man City winger that acts as a wall to keep possession or the winger that only passes/crosses.

That said, there's no doubt that there are some 'dribbler wingers' that are wasteful. But Doku has always struck me as a player who makes things happen and unlocks defences. Is he at the Mahrez level - maybe not yet - but I think if he plays regularly, he will be.

Edited 3 hours ago by riverholmes

[den]

That was as bad as I remember seeing Liverpool play for a long time.

It said to me from just a couple of minutes in that they weren’t playing for Slot. He must be at risk.