We had it all didn’t we.
Dining at the top table. European football. Easily the best atmosphere in the league. Nuno at the helm. An outrageously good squad. Trophies and reliving history a really possibility.
I’ll never, ever forgive them for giving up and chucking it all away.
May 2024. Wolves table a motion to abolish VAR
June 2024. Wolves lose their bid to scrap VAR in the Premier League, 19 votes to 1
A club statement at the time said the implementation of VAR in the Premier League has led to numerous negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football.
Negative impacts...
1. Impact on goal celebrations and the spontaneous passion that makes football special.
2. Frustration and confusion inside stadiums due to lengthy VAR checks and poor communication.
3. A more hostile atmosphere with protests, booing of the Premier League anthem and chants against VAR.
4. Overreach of VAR’s original purpose to correct clear and obvious mistakes, now overanalysing subjective decisions and compromising the game's fluidity and integrity.
5. Diminished accountability of on-field officials, due to safety net of VAR, leading to an erosion of authority on the pitch.
6. Continued errors despite VAR, with supporters unable to accept human error after multiple views and replays, damaging confidence in officiating standards.
7. Disruption of the Premier League's fast pace with lengthy VAR checks and more added time, causing matches to run excessively long.
8. Constant discourse about VAR decisions often overshadowing the match itself, and tarnishing the reputation of the league.
9. Erosion of trust and reputation, with VAR fuelling completely nonsensical allegations of corruption.
10. In conclusion, the price we are paying for a small increase in accuracy is at odds with the spirit of our game, and as a result we should remove it.
Hear me out… we’re 8pts off West Ham. Burnley & West Ham are utter garbage and completely catchable. There’s a chance (probably a very small chance, but a chance nonetheless) that Man City are given a whopping points deduction before the summer. 18th would stay up. Give it a go?
@ConceptScouting A lot tougher to give players time in the premier league than other leagues. Many of these didn’t really get an opportunity though (vitinha, forbes, trincao) which is a shame. If we were playing at a higher level in recent seasons maybe we could have given more time
@molineuxmusings The ambition of the club is the problem. Same cycle now every year, when the board is not invested or ambitious, we cannot get players who are. Only time we secure talent is when they are desperate to play in the premier league
@wire_pitch@leeb1977@FabrizioRomano Neto was the only one we missed on that whole list… Semedo will be tough as he has been reliable. Listing lemina is crazy when they’ve our midfield is 2 internationals for Brazil… also FS, HHC, GC contributed absolutely nothing in their time at wolves.
@molineuxmusings Everyone thinks we can bring someone better in, considering outgoings and lack of replacements over the last 2/3 seasons this was always coming. Only critic from me for GON is sticking with Sa and the 4 at the back for too long
The FA have confirmed that #Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs had called ref Anthony Taylor “absolutely f****** useless as usual”.
Hobbs went on to tell Taylor that “we look forward to your apology” after a questionable officiating performance against Newcastle in Oct. #WWFC