Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024


By Ivybridge Wolf
December 9 2024

A very truncated introduction to tonight’s crucial match v West Ham United, apologies as family issues have got the better of me and I haven’t been able to read any pre match news.

Like many I thought GON would be gone after Everton last Wednesday. When we needed a performance to apply pressure, Wolves surrendered in very poor style against a side who previously couldn’t score to save their life! Except they did, just the 4 and it might have been a lot worse.

Tonight we play The Hammers at the London Stadium who have their own problems so much so that GONs predecessor Lopetegui is under immense pressure too.

This match brings to an end this weekends round of fixtures where we now find a gap has opened up between 17th and the bottom three. A win for Wolves seems vital, however unlikely, to plug that gap to a larger extent, but whatever happens we’d remain in the relegation zone.

I usually end by saying enjoy the match, that seems a stretch on recent form, nevertheless tonight the result is everything. The players really need to get their finger out and put a few things right.

Everything crossed. Please leave you comments below, Up The Wolves!!

Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Wolves (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 16:03

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Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Lupy (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 17:38

An important match for both managers but I'm at the stage where, if a loss means that GON departs it will almost feel like a victory.
Our club is in a sorry state and nothing but significant change will alter that so for heavens sake bite the bullet and get on with it.
Cmon lads

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: An angry wolf (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 20:26

It won't make any difference if he is sacked or not. Fosun confirmed there is next to nothing to spend in January and who in their right mind would want to come here and have a relegation on their cv.

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Andy Pandy (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 22:22

Good finish from Doherty and that's about it.

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: essington wolf (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 22:22

Should of had 2 penalties didn't get them as usual but my God we are poor, sad to watch.
Thanks for you're efforts gary but it's the end.
O'Neil not the big problem, we all know it's fosun.
Doesn't matter who comes in they ain't got a chance of keeping this lot up with no backing.
Fosun can give us all the blah blah blah about fair play it's just a smokescreen they are asset stripping this club and when there's no more decent players left to sell that is when they will dump this great club.
It's the bhatti brothers all over again.

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: wolfman1959 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 23:24

Yes we should have had another three VAR calls in our favour. Two penalties and more than just a hint of a foul in the build up for the Bowen goal.
That said, if we can't defend free kicks following the basics of marking your opponents we create our own problems. Zonal marking has never convinced me as effective.
Seeing the demise of our great club, yet again due to loss of interest by the owners, is heart breaking, whilst we call for a replacement manager, who on earth would the reigns of a club seemingly doomed to Championship football next season?
Whilst Fosun provided a taste of European football did they ever really understand the finances involved and required to consistently challenge for Europe season after season - clearly not. Look what Nuno has done at Forest with decent backing - no wonder he left maybe he could see what was developing.
Then COVID struck and provided Fosun with the get out excuse, so stripping the assets slowly but surely.
Thanks for memories Fosun now do the decent thing and sell the club sooner rather than later or plainly just waiting for the parachute money to swell your coffers.



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Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Ivybridge Wolf (IP Logged)
Date: 09/12/2024 23:27

Another very disappointing result. More and more in the mire and Ipswich up next.
Who will be the next manager then? That is should anyone desire it.
Maybe utterly unconnected and I am really the last person with any inside knowledge or inside track and I am dreadful at the rumour mill but I’m up here in Wolverhampton today, 300 yards from Molineux. All I will say is Steve Cooper was in the bar queue tonight and right behind me.

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Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Lupy (IP Logged)
Date: 10/12/2024 07:31

Next manager, go for William Still, nothing to lose at this stage.

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: Andy Pandy (IP Logged)
Date: 10/12/2024 08:56

Discipline seems to have gone. I've seen the video of Lemina in a shoving altercation at the end of the match with one of the coaches, I think it's Shaun Derry, and being led away by some of the players. And he's the frigging captain. Not a good look.

Re: Match Thread: West Ham v Wolves 9.12.2024
Posted by: An angry wolf (IP Logged)
Date: 10/12/2024 10:41

Gon will be here for Ipswich and beyond. Highly likely he will be given a chance next season in the championship to unearth some young and hungry Portugese hidden gems

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