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Forecast Friday - Wolves vs Chelsea
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Looking ahead to the weekend's game as well as a round up of the latest transfer news, as we conclude another week of Daily Wolves
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Transcript
Intro and GSPN Updates
00:00:09
officialgspn
Welcome back, ivan everyone. Happy Friday. It's me, Chris, again, with you, along with my buddy, Will. Hey, Will. Happy Friday.
00:00:17
Will
Hello, yeah, happy Friday. We're back again another successful week at GSPN.
00:00:23
officialgspn
I know, yeah, week two of this new endeavor, and we've been with you every day of the week so far, as promised. And that is our goal, to give you constant news and updates every single day um and just random chit-chat and making ourselves look foolish probably along the way. But who cares? That's what it's all about.
00:00:38
Will
Yeah.
00:00:38
officialgspn
and But it's been a pleasure, I've enjoyed it and I think we're only gonna get better hopefully and flow better and get used to this whole thing. It's a growing thing for all of us. But we have a lot
Wolves vs Chelsea Preview
00:00:51
officialgspn
to talk about. We've got a busy weekend ahead ah for Wolves. We've got obviously ah hope the first home fixture of the season against Chelsea. and I spoke recently to the the boys from the Daily Chelsea podcast which is on Uh, yesterday's show, if you haven't listened to it, you can go back and see what they think about Neto, for example, cause we spoke about what, what, what they think of their purchase.
00:01:16
officialgspn
They seem very happy.
00:01:16
Will
Hmm.
00:01:17
officialgspn
Um, and so we get to talk about that and also just some of the news transfer rumors and news that are going on. Cause again, it's all, it's all go, but nothing, not much solid info, one definite thing happening in terms of incoming.
00:01:32
officialgspn
Uh, so where would you, should we start with transfer room as well? Should we start there?
00:01:36
Will
Yeah, I'm happy to start with the one definite. Well, I say definite again, I'm getting the inverted commas out, um because knowing our luck, it will fall through by the time we publish this. But no, it looks like we've agreed. Was it five million euros?
00:01:52
officialgspn
5 million euros is in all the reports so far, yeah.
00:01:52
Will
um Yeah, with Nantes for a young French defender, centre-back, 18-year-old Bastien Mwepu. I apologise if I've butchered the pronunciation there. um ah Originally, when we were linked with him, it was more a case of signing him and perhaps sending him on loan, or him not exactly going straight away into the first team, but now it looks as though um he'll be straight into the first team squad, which
00:02:24
Will
is an interesting one because all that you and I have spoken about, Chris, is how much of a push there has been for signing players with Premier League experience.
00:02:34
officialgspn
Mmhmm.
00:02:34
Will
This lad barely has any experience full stop. you know He's 18, so it doesn't really fit the criteria there, so I'm interested to to know what the thinking is.
00:02:45
Will
ah But it'd be a ah good, talented addition to the squad with a lot of potential to to progress.
00:02:53
officialgspn
Yeah, um im obviously another incoming is good, depth is good, prospects that could go on to be big things are good because that seems to be very much the narrative of wolves working in that kind of Brighton format now.
00:03:05
Will
Mm.
00:03:06
officialgspn
I mean, and obviously I watched, but I'm sure a bunch of people have heard the name since, or will hear the names of this and go and Google it and YouTube it. Some of their little highlight packages people are putting online are quite interesting, like good looks good with the ball at his feet and stuff, but obviously These montages, or people always pull out the best bits and you're not seeing the whole picture.
00:03:23
Will
Yeah.
00:03:26
officialgspn
So it is going to be interesting. But by all accounts, all reports I've read, yeah, he he seems an interesting prospect. But yeah, first team experience is interesting.
00:03:34
Will
Yeah I think as well I saw that Burnley were looking for 15 million I think for Darva O'Shea as a player who we mentioned on our last episode together and the talk was there that if he came in Santi Bueno would push for a move either on loan or permanent to
Team Dynamics and Transfers
00:03:54
Will
get some playing time. It'd be interesting to see I'm gonna sing his praises once again um you know I like him even though I've barely seen him play but I just I just feel you know that surely that means if we bring in a ah young 18-year-old that Santi has got to be um you know in pole position for a starting place if it's not going to be Totti alongside Mosquera
00:04:23
officialgspn
I mean, I hate to say it for your Santi love, but I feel if Bastian Mapeo i'm goingnna have got just butchered the name i'm sorry ah comes in and and and doesn't go out on loan for experience and actually stays to be part of the squad, I think that could be the end for Santi.
00:04:38
Will
hmm well I yeah but then it it just seems like such a weird signing in that case because the whole push as we said has been um pushing for Premier League experience so why would do you like it just again it just it doesn't make any sense again Chris I don't get it I don't get it I
00:04:41
officialgspn
Because i you know he could be stepping into that spot.
00:04:58
officialgspn
I'm just, I'm putting it out there that it could be the end for Santi. I'm just, just putting it out there.
00:05:06
Will
know I know Look, it's it's fine by me, it's just a waste of his time. And ours, in that case.
00:05:13
officialgspn
Yeah. Then again, when did we sign Santi, right? He wasn't obviously, he's before O'Neil and.
00:05:19
Will
I think he was one of...
00:05:21
officialgspn
Was he in that window?
00:05:21
Will
Oh yeah? No, you right?
00:05:23
officialgspn
So my thoughts are, because he he is he does look aggressive and like a man marker, but doesn't necessarily have the pace that I think O'Neal seems to want from this high line.
00:05:31
Will
Yeah, yay yeah, yeah. Yeah.
00:05:33
officialgspn
Maybe that's the factor. Maybe that's why Totti is getting the nod over him at the moment in terms of they athleticism the Totti and potentially Bastien coming in would have over Santi Bueno is just the sheer pace and athletic build.
00:05:38
Will
ah Yeah, no potentially Hmm
00:05:48
Will
Yeah No, well, I think you're probably correct and I like the idea of it I just think it's a I just think it's a risky signing if he wants to go straight into the first team as in the starting 11 because surely
00:05:51
officialgspn
ah um Again, these are just my suppositions as we speak.
00:06:07
Will
We would be signing someone to take Totti's place as much as we're both fans of him. um Yeah.
00:06:13
officialgspn
Yeah, it's all conjecture right now. And he may just, he may go on loan because reportedly the medical is this week, the money and everything has been agreed.
00:06:18
Will
Yeah.
00:06:20
Will
Mm hmm.
00:06:21
officialgspn
And so we are waiting to see what happens or he could stay and be part of the squad, but that could be a bench player. It doesn't necessarily mean he's going to go straight into that.
00:06:28
Will
Yeah.
00:06:29
officialgspn
i I doubt you would, even if he stays in the squad with the intention of first team football, he's not going to go straight into the starting lineup.
00:06:29
Will
Yeah.
00:06:36
officialgspn
No chance.
00:06:36
Will
no no but then i think then he's got to be below Santiago Bueno in the pecking order surely i just he should he should um even with his potential but you mentioned then that the sort of financial things have been sorted personal terms and and between the clubs think uh speaking of uh financial situations uh
00:06:44
officialgspn
Does he? and Okay.
00:07:01
officialgspn
Like we did there.
00:07:03
Will
Pudense to Saudi Arabia No, no Mm-hmm Yeah, yeah Yeah
00:07:07
officialgspn
Again, these nothing confirm that's not confirmed yet, but reports are that offers have been made ah from Saturday. I think I did actually potentially mention this earlier in the start of the week, actually. ah We do so many podcasts every single day. The days start to blur into one, but yeah, money report offers have been made and PODIN's supposedly as interested in a move to that part of the world. I'm sure the money is exquisite, but but we haven't heard anything confirmed since.
00:07:36
Will
No. And again, I think Wolves are looking for around 10 million euros for him.
00:07:43
officialgspn
Mm hmm.
00:07:44
Will
I think it's something like seven million pounds. And if Olympiarchos aren't going to pay that, then I, you know, I think, I think the move adds up for everybody really.
00:07:56
Will
um Although he has been in, uh, impressing it in, in training and he's been really professional.
00:08:01
officialgspn
Yeah, and we saw him come on in the opening game of the season as well.
00:08:03
Will
Hmm. Yeah.
00:08:05
officialgspn
So if if he doesn't move on this window, I think we will continue to see him in in the first team in some form or another because he he's still getting, however, whether or not he wants the move, Gary O'Neill seems to have made him at least happy in the meantime to be part of the squad, which is great.
00:08:11
Will
Yeah.
00:08:20
Will
Yeah. um And speaking of people who've impressed O'Neill Compton, Luke Cundell, Chris, you mentioned before recording that, um ah yeah, O'Neill seems keen on keeping him in and around the squad this year.
00:08:40
officialgspn
indeed recent interviews he dropped his name saying he's been impressing him in training and everything and obviously he ended up going out on loan last season and could stick around this season if he just if he's potentially happy to stay and obviously he wouldn't necessarily be a starter But if he's happy to stay and and be a bench player or be around the squad and like put be pushing for game time, it depends obviously what he wants in terms of his development, whether he
Financial Strategy of Wolves
00:09:08
officialgspn
wants to go out.
00:09:08
officialgspn
I get the impression from what O'Neill said, that if Kendall pushes for like, i I want to continue my development and get more first team football, then he could potentially go out alone.
00:09:20
officialgspn
But I think he's the kind of, you know, we'll see, he might stay and fight for a spot.
00:09:20
Will
Yeah.
00:09:24
Will
Yeah um I think it's something to bear in mind that if a championship club offers a couple of million for him I dare say that we would accept that offer quite smoothly regardless of whether or not he's been impressive and in training because again this supposed 20 million pound transfer budget was only going to be increased by the sale of fringe squad players which he he of course is and has been but um
00:09:49
officialgspn
Mm-hm.
00:09:54
Will
I'd be more than happy for for him to stay. I think, as you said, I'm same with Muepu. I feel like I pronounce that differently each time I say it. But same with him. any Any incoming, I mean I know Kundal isn't an incoming as such, but any bit of depth is is positive.
00:10:14
officialgspn
Yeah and now most importantly before we move on to other other points of conversation we should mention that obviously the most important signing of the season has been announced.
Wolves' Partnerships and Promotions
00:10:25
officialgspn
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00:10:45
Will
Yeah, look, it's it's been a it's been a steady week, shall we say, for Matt Hobson Co. If that's our biggest transfer. ah Which it actually feels like it is.
00:10:54
officialgspn
Hey, don't knock it, don't knock it.
00:10:57
Will
Look, I'll be there. I will be there. um But yeah, I think it it is funny that that's the only sort of absolute definite concrete incoming we've had, ah you know, this week.
00:11:15
officialgspn
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00:11:37
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00:12:02
officialgspn
All right, well, now that we've talked about all of the potential sponsors and in and actual sponsors, you are eager to tell me more of something.
00:12:10
Will
yes i've just remembered one story that i have to tell um i forgot to mention i saw links um with wolves and wilford zahar for well for now yeah um yeah uh it's a
00:12:15
officialgspn
Oh, okay.
00:12:24
officialgspn
Yes, indeed, we've saved that nugget for for for this post advert for now, yeah. yeah
00:12:35
Will
I move that if I'm honest, straight off the bat, I can't see materialising and if it did, I don't know how much of a fan I would be of it. um
00:12:47
officialgspn
Yep. Yeah, he's it's an interesting one.
00:12:48
Will
you know
00:12:51
officialgspn
there's there's It's come from a few different sources.
00:12:53
Will
yeah
00:12:54
officialgspn
the The fact that there is an interest, apparently, in taking Zaha on loan. Now, obviously, you can't knock the Premier League experience. That is undoubted in terms of Ani's previous ability.
00:13:07
officialgspn
What stage is that in recent seasons? i haven't I have confessed I haven't kept tabs on Zaha over the last season or so, but I believe, what is he pushing? Is he around 30 now? 29-30, I think he's around that mark.
00:13:16
Will
Yeah, I think maybe yeah, at least.
00:13:19
officialgspn
Um, and so, but I mean, you still, you know, still amazing players at that age. Don't get me wrong. So it'd be interesting to see if it becomes true, how he would perform again, back in the Premier League.
00:13:31
officialgspn
I too, I've never been keen on him as a character.
00:13:35
Will
Yeah.
00:13:35
officialgspn
ah you know Then again, it's that thing where he's, you probably love him if he's on your team.
00:13:37
Will
Yeah.
00:13:41
officialgspn
I'm sure that Crystal Palace fans used to go crazy.
00:13:44
Will
that sorry that's just remind me ah of someone else who we were linked with who we've spoken about before because I was going to say that I'm not sure I would love him on our team and that's the exact same with Aaron Ramsdale i yeah I've seen
00:13:54
officialgspn
Hmm. Yeah, we mentioned.
00:14:01
Will
um sort of more information on the offers that we had put in it as confirmed loan offer we've put in with I think I don't know if it was an optional obligation to buy um depending on how many appearances he makes of 25 million um
00:14:20
officialgspn
Yep.
00:14:22
Will
I don't think it'd be an upgrade full stop necessarily. um And I certainly don't think it would be, even if it was a slight upgrade, certainly not um worth spending that kind of money on, you know, if that obligation or option was was ah taken upon.
00:14:41
officialgspn
Yeah it's still an odd one and it's going to be interesting to see how it all plays out in respects to Saar and Bentley and everything because we know Arsenal were interested in Bentley as a backup and they are offered I think it was a million and that got rejected earlier in the summer and that kind of went quiet but maybe this is all part of that stuff rolling in the background with Matt Hobbs and everything you don't there could be some quiet handshakes going on
00:14:48
Will
Yeah. yeah
00:15:00
Will
Yeah.
00:15:03
officialgspn
because we've seen that before with Man City, so it would be interesting when when the window shuts what's actually happened with the goalkeeper situation.
00:15:09
Will
Yeah.
00:15:10
officialgspn
The thing that
Transfer Window Timing Effects
00:15:11
officialgspn
makes me most scared is that it's the one position I don't want, I want solidity in going into the season.
00:15:17
Will
Yes. Yes.
00:15:19
officialgspn
The season has started and the fact that we are considering changing goalkeeper already a game in, that kind of scares me.
00:15:20
Will
Hmm.
00:15:27
Will
i just again it's what you said on our last episode together i just don't get it it's just nothing makes sense i i don't see what the point is it's that simple i know that's not exactly going into it in an incredible amount of detail for me but it's it's that simple i just why why do it why you'd like i said we we want stability there not questions um
00:15:51
officialgspn
Yeah, it just seems like the oddest time to change your goalie. I mean, I'm sure it's happened before, but I personally, yeah, we're already in the we're already in the season. I know it is kind of, and this gets me onto a separate tangent that we can talk about maybe in a wildcard Wednesday about the fact that I do find it odd that the transfer window goes beyond the start of the season.
00:16:08
officialgspn
I feel like it should shut before it used to.
00:16:10
Will
Yeah, I know what you mean.
00:16:11
officialgspn
um That drives me insane because you want the teams to be focused on, I'm sure Gary O'Neill wants to be focused on the next game, not also dealing with transfer stuff in the background.
00:16:13
Will
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:16:21
Will
Yeah.
00:16:21
officialgspn
But that but I'm going to go off on a tangent if I go on a tie. That's going to get me on a whole different tie raid.
00:16:25
Will
Okay, well, I won't mention that that's exactly what I was thinking when we saw Pudense play the other week.
00:16:30
officialgspn
Yep. Yeah. Okay. Cool.
00:16:32
Will
um
00:16:32
officialgspn
So yeah, I'm going to put that to bed. We'll come back to that topic maybe in a, in a future episode with the tone we've got left though, we should focus on the fixtures to come this weekend.
00:16:35
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:16:42
officialgspn
I believe that's, that's where I need to get
Chelsea vs Wolves Analysis
00:16:44
officialgspn
my head to. So we've got walls have got Chelsea at home this weekend, first home game of the season.
00:16:45
Will
Yes.
00:16:49
officialgspn
So I'm sure everyone's going to be up for it. And we have a pretty good record against Chelsea over recent. years in the last six matches head-to-head as I gladly pointed out to the Chelsea boys yesterday.
00:17:01
officialgspn
I was saying Chelsea boys as well because it makes me feel like are they're going to break into a musical. We've won three drawn two and only lost one of the last six head-to-head.
00:17:10
Will
yeah
00:17:10
officialgspn
We did the double over them last season including the stunning 4-2 win with the Konya hat trick. Now I mentioned to you off-air before that actually that they, the Kun, you may have got the hat trick, but it was very much the Neto show that day.
00:17:24
officialgspn
If you watch the footage back, it it was all about, Neto was fantastic that day.
00:17:27
Will
yeah
00:17:30
officialgspn
So, um but we are a different squad now.
00:17:32
Will
Yeah...
00:17:32
officialgspn
I feel like we're overall actually a better team in some ways because we, we've, whatever, I know people are panicking, but I feel like overall we are.
00:17:34
Will
Yeah...
00:17:40
officialgspn
more like We've got more to us, more depth and and there's more positions. That's just me. um But how how are you feeling, Will, about the Chelsea game this weekend?
00:17:50
Will
Um... Yeah, I'm not... I'm not scared by any means. ah ah The only thing that does sort of fry to me is the idea of Neto not being on our side this time. But I just think, I mean, obviously in the press full stop, there's been so much talk about Chelsea recently. and And, you know, I was saying a few minutes ago that I don't understand what what's going on in the operations at Wolves.
00:18:24
Will
You know, theirs is, is yeah, it's it's ridiculous.
00:18:26
officialgspn
It's a whole different ball game over at Chelsea. If we don't understand what's going on at Molyneux, I dread to think how people are coping down at Stanford Bridge.
00:18:31
Will
Yeah.
00:18:34
Will
um But the one thing for certain, no matter what starting 11 they do put out, it is going to be a very talented one. i think I think that's the one thing you can take from it in terms of the individual talent they have. How they gel and work as a team and especially with the new manager this year, um you know, it will be interesting to see. I'd like to think that um In a way, I think now is a good time to to play them um despite that individual quality because when you look at the soul of instability and confusion going on there all around from top to bottom, um that's definitely going to have an effect on the on the pitch.
00:19:19
Will
um And I also, I think, speaking of Neto, it will be interesting to see where he actually plays, if he plays, because their player of the year, last year, and the man who won PFA, Young Player of the Year, I think it was, earlier this week, Cole Palmer, he occupies that position on the right wing. So, you know, would you see Neto on the left?
00:19:45
officialgspn
When he came on, he did come on as a sub late last week and he came on on the left, I believe.
00:19:46
Will
um but
00:19:48
Will
But... Hmm.
00:19:50
officialgspn
And I think that's where we'll see him.
00:19:51
Will
but But then they've just signed Joao Felix as well.
00:19:56
officialgspn
Of course they have.
00:19:56
Will
They've just re-signed him. um They've got Unkunku who was unreal in his time at Leipzig but hasn't really um fulfilled his potential as of yet at Chelsea.
00:20:10
Will
you know where Where are all of these players going to play and how are they going to play together? you know It seems like they themselves um ah confused um
00:20:23
officialgspn
Yeah, this is the thing, and this is my hope too, that we are playing them potentially at the best time ah because of the fact that they are still trying to figure out potentially who is starting 11, how to rotate the squad. And there's so much so many players still incoming or just come in that they haven't necessarily had time to bond or or work out like how they work cohesively as a squad.
00:20:46
officialgspn
And again, I put that to the Daily Chelsea people yesterday and I said, like, are you worried about the cohesion? And that was simple answer was yes. They are very worried about that.
00:20:54
Will
Yeah.
00:20:56
officialgspn
And so I think that is the advantage we have potentially going into this weekend is that wolves are a more settled squad. Even the few, I'm going to say few, I'm still quite...
00:21:07
officialgspn
what three or four in total already this summer but the people that we've had come in came in really early in the window with a lot of time to settle in and the rest of the squad has been with us for a while and I feel like Gary Nils got them at a point where it's probably fairly calm so that surely is an advantage going into this at home against the squad that is having and you've got the fallout with Rahim Sterling and everything else going on there
00:21:13
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:25
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:21:30
officialgspn
what is that going to do behind the scenes to, you know, because if you've got, I don't know if bad eggs is the right word, but when you've got disharmony, let's say in the squad, that causes friction and causes other people to have conversations and all sorts of things.
00:21:32
Will
Yeah.
00:21:38
Will
Yeah. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:21:43
officialgspn
So I'm i'm hoping that that is all coming together to make it a difficult time for Chelsea going into this weekend.
00:21:47
Will
Yeah.
00:21:49
Will
Yeah, 100%. I think, I think um in their shoes when you're unsettled and you know not gelling well together anyway i think one of the last places you would want to come to is molyneux so i do think you know we've got that big home advantage and we're just you know seems to be more of a team and more put together then than they do at least at least you know um listening to all of the shenanigans we're having coming out from the club. um Speaking of which, I want to mention obviously
00:22:28
Will
um as I said they've had Joao Felix come back in from Athletica Madrid and Conor Gallagher has been um forced the other way now you know that that's a decent move for him on paper you know Athletica Madrid are still ah an incredible team with Champions League football but I just
00:22:36
officialgspn
Mm.
00:22:47
Will
I really hate the way that he's been treated in in that respect, because it's not just him, it's other homegrown players as well, like Trevor Chalibre at centre back.
Chelsea's Squad Management Issues
00:22:59
Will
He's been um told to to move on and frozen out of the squad as well there. And I just find it just, I don't know, so disrespectful. um And I know, you know, football's a business, there's no room for sentiment, but When it comes to your homegrown players, you'd like to think that they'd be treated, ah you know, just just better.
00:23:22
Will
um Full stop.
00:23:23
officialgspn
Yeah. And it, and it's not like we're talking when you talk about Connor Gallagher, not like we're talking like ah a fringe player. That's a person who was integral last season, played for England in the summer.
00:23:29
Will
No. He was their captain.
00:23:32
officialgspn
Yeah, exactly.
00:23:33
Will
um
00:23:33
officialgspn
Played for England last summer. You'd think that would be someone they'd want to to look after, but oh well.
00:23:37
Will
Yeah. but they've just they've just forced him out to shoehorn in another the signing of another attacker who they don't need it just doesn't make any sense but again it just adds to it being a good time for us to to play them and i also think um speaking of the wards uh incomings i think we could potentially look at someone like chalaba
00:23:46
officialgspn
Mm-hmm.
00:24:02
Will
who You know, I don't know how much of an issue the wages will be with him still being young. You know, I know it's come from a top six club, but you'd like to think that, you know, there's some deals like that that could be done.
00:24:12
officialgspn
I'm going to, whoa, whoa, whoa. Are Chelsea still a top six club?
00:24:18
officialgspn
Like traditionally, yeah, I'm going to, I'm going to argue the case on that.
00:24:18
Will
Traditionally, you know, so-called. Yes.
00:24:22
officialgspn
Like I feel that they're holding onto that with a, with a thread, but I'm going to, I'm going to put it out there for some people who might be thinking, whoa, well, what did you just say?
00:24:23
Will
Yeah.
00:24:31
Will
well you know it's only a couple of years ago that they were winning the champions league you know no i'm all for it as well but do you know i mean there's there's players like that who we should be showing an interest in in my opinion because of the shambles that's going on there um i i think it's madueki as well um there were talks of him being forced out after playing a lot of games for chelsea last last season england under the 21s um
00:24:35
officialgspn
I know, but I've got to any chance for me to mock them. I have to do it. I'm sorry. Right.
00:24:49
officialgspn
Mmhmm.
00:25:01
Will
again, you know, another player. and And also, if we're thinking of getting rid of Saar or Bentley or there's a goalkeeper issue, Petrovich from Chelsea is another one being forced out. But these are names, roll off my tongue now, that are not ah necessarily established Premier League players, but players with Premier League experience who, for some reason, whatever their plans are over there at Chelsea, they're just getting rid of willy-nilly.
00:25:29
Will
um So yeah, it's a weird one.
00:25:30
officialgspn
Well, yeah, I mean, before we, I'm sure, again, this is a big debate and maybe another wildcard day we can have where we discuss just how, I don't know, the I don't know how to put it, like rotation in big clubs or, you know, the the the money management, I don't know.
00:25:48
Will
Yeah.
00:25:48
officialgspn
There's a whole, there's a whole many things that you you're touching on there.
00:25:49
Will
Yeah.
00:25:51
officialgspn
In terms of this weekend though, um how do you think we're gonna fair against them? We've spoken about the fact we think we're going to have an advantage at least in terms of being a more settled team and we're at home we've got a good record against them but like you said they've got a lot of whoever they push out it's going to be a strong side hopefully we might see Kunya start this time having come on late in the game last time because he he does make a difference so actually for this specific game how you're feeling in terms of are we up i won't ask you for the result yet but are we going to win and if so how are we going to do it
00:26:12
Will
Yeah, yeah um I'm confident that we'll get a win. um I think It will be quite even in terms of possession again, the same as last week. But I think that instability that they have that we've spoken about and just being back up more the new first game of the season, O'Neill's had, like you said, a lot of time with the players who have come in to to get them well drilled. And I think, you know, this is really one where they'll want to kick off and and perform well in.
00:26:55
Will
Um, but we do still have to be wary of their quality. Um, like I said, no no matter who they pile, but I think we should, should do enough.
00:27:04
officialgspn
Yeah, they haven't got Sterling to miss sitters this time, so it could be a slightly tighter game.
00:27:07
Will
Yeah.
00:27:08
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:27:09
Will
Yeah.
00:27:10
officialgspn
um All right. I already gave my result yesterday to the Chelsea team. I said that I think we could potentially win 2-1. I think it will be either that or something like a 2-2 draw, but I'm going to say, I'm going to go with the win and say 2-1.
00:27:22
Will
Yep. Good.
00:27:25
officialgspn
Will, what are your thoughts?
00:27:27
Will
I would agree with you completely. I think they've got enough quality to cause us some trouble. So I think a clean sheet would be, you know, aspirational, shall we say. But I think we'll get over the line and get three points.
00:27:43
officialgspn
Yeah, because obviously our back line is new, is raw, this new back four situation is completely new as well.
00:27:46
Will
Yeah.
00:27:49
officialgspn
So I think that we are going to, and I think for the whole this season, whoever ends up being alongside Muscarra, I think the aggressive way that, and the amount of goals we scored last season alone, I think we'll hopefully continue on that.
00:27:49
Will
Mm hmm.
00:28:02
officialgspn
tangent, but we're going for to potentially concede more as well. I feel like we're turning into one of those teams that we could be more open, but hopefully outscore people.
00:28:07
Will
Yeah.
00:28:10
officialgspn
I think that that's maybe going to be the goal.
00:28:11
Will
Yeah, yeah.
00:28:12
officialgspn
That's the goal. But if we're winning, I don't care.
00:28:14
Will
Yeah, no, nos ah neither, neither.
00:28:14
officialgspn
It'll be exciting. um Before we move on to anything else, I should just remind everyone of a couple of things. One is that this podcast is part of the Global Sports Podcast Network, the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your Premier League team, the Premier League, women's football, and fantasy football, a unique listening experience that puts fans first, bringing you the very latest breaking news from your team. Subscribe but wherever you get your podcasts and make us your first listen every day. Global Sports Podcast Network, every club, every day.
Support for Wolves Women's Team
00:28:47
officialgspn
Now, I mentioned in that women's football, there is actually a GSP and women's football podcast completely focused on that, but I can't not mention, as always, our Wolves women's team because it's integral to the club. ah Last week, of course, they were successful by a mile beating star Rich Fornill. Congratulations, Tammy George, player of the match.
00:29:07
officialgspn
She's such a good player, honestly, just like the heart of that team in midfield. Another goal as well. um This weekend, they are away to Derby County on Sunday, the 25th. I believe that tickets are still available. If you can get down there and support them, please do. um I have two young daughters and I often take them to the home games whenever I can, because I think it's great great for them to see. I mean, I've taken them to games at Molyneux too, but I love seeing, love taking them to see the girls team.
00:29:34
Will
Yeah.
00:29:37
officialgspn
So I'm going to be trying to support them as much as we can through the podcast and try and do a few episodes on that as well as we go.
00:29:44
Will
Yeah, you mentioned there about tickets being available. I'm pretty sure as well, going back to the men's fixture against Chelsea, that tickets are still available for that. um but I think mainly because of the sheer price increase from foresoon.
00:29:58
officialgspn
Yeah. Yeah, is there tickets going to be available on the door?
00:30:03
Will
ah
00:30:03
officialgspn
Maybe.
00:30:04
Will
I don't know, yeah.
00:30:04
officialgspn
Maybe.
00:30:05
Will
Yeah, which is crazy.
00:30:06
officialgspn
But it will be interesting. Yeah, normally hope first home games of the season, normally an easy sellout, just because the the dry spell in the summer.
00:30:10
Will
Hmm.
00:30:14
officialgspn
We'll see what happens. I hope it's a good turnout. Whatever people think of, I'm aware the season ticket price hikes obviously was a big deal.
00:30:22
Will
Yeah.
00:30:22
officialgspn
Um, and the average day ticket has gone up as well, which is, you know, it's a tough time, tough time we live in. And I could get very sombre here because I'm thinking about how much my mortgages and all my other things that I have to pay for like everyone else out there.
00:30:36
Will
Yeah.
00:30:37
officialgspn
Um, but hey, no, I'm going to end on a high cause we're focusing on the fact that it's the weekend coming football is back again.
00:30:41
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:30:45
Will
Yeah.
00:30:45
officialgspn
And hopefully we're going to once again, begin a fresh double over Chelsea. Let's go with that.
00:30:50
Will
Yes, yes.
00:30:52
officialgspn
All right, well, it's a goodbye from me. I think it's goodbye from Will too.
00:30:56
Will
It is also a goodbye for me, yes.
00:30:58
officialgspn
I got it in one, got it in one. And we will see you on Monday when we can celebrate or commiserate together. Take care, everyone.