Become a Creator today!Start creating today - Share your story with the world!
Start for free
00:00:00
00:00:01
Match Preview - Wolves vs Southampton
26 Plays1 month ago
Will & Chris discuss final thoughts heading into an absolutely massive game this weekend. Will we finally get 3 points? Or will it be game over?
Keep in touch with us at:
Tiktok @gspnwolves
Twitter @gspnwolves
Sponsors and Advertising
Zencastr
Built for quality - Designed for growth
A new era for creation is here.
The only complete audio + video platform to get best-in-class recording, intuitive editing, AI-powered growth features, and top-tier distribution tools — all in one place.
Get started for free!
We highly recommend it!
https://zencastr.com/?via=ken
Global Sports Podcast Network - Creating the world’s first network of 30-minute daily podcasts for the world’s biggest sporting export, the English Premier League.
For advertising and sponsorship details or to learn more about the scale and demographics of our audience – email Ken Davies, VP Business & Development at:
www.globalsportspodcastnetwork.com
Copyright | 2024 | Global Sports Podcast Network | All Rights Reserved
Recommended
Transcript
Show Introduction & Reflections
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hey everyone, welcome into Daily Wolves. It is me, as always, Chris. Not always, I mean most of the time. I'm usually here. It's usually one of, it's always one of three, but generally i'm pretty good chances, therefore, that my ratio is here.
00:00:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm babbling now, but with me as always is Will. Hey, Will.
00:00:25
Will
Yes, hello, how are we and happy friday
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, I love it when they steal my lines. I love it. um But yeah, happy Friday. we Because we're that far into the week, I'm now at a point where I'm, don't worry, all of that depression is still in the back of my mind somewhere.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you know, enough other things have happened in life and also venting things out loud to everyone that obviously i think i'm a little bit brighter just because you know life moves on but well mi keep moving forward people keep moving forward
00:00:41
Will
yeah
00:00:49
Will
we and happy friday yeah
Therapeutic Value of Podcast & Game Preview
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
do
00:00:54
Will
Yeah. Yeah, well, I mean, you said at the start, you know, as always, you I feel like I've not been as regular this week, so I've still got all of that you know the yeah well you know the therapy that we bring each other here at Daily Wolves I feel like I've been missing out on it somewhat so you know I'm looking forward to to yeah being able to vent a bit
00:00:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:01:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
and eat some fiber
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
need some fiber? Nice, nice. Yeah, so I'll try and push my coherent babble incoherent babble to the side and we will move forward. So obviously we've had the ah cross, but we've had a bunch of rants and raves this week about all of the, the, the stuff from last weekend.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
We met up, ah Nathan and I met up with some of the guys from the Southampton podcast on our weekly crossover to get some thoughts from them on the coming game this weekend.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, some of mine came into that conversation, but I suppose, therefore, I'll start Will asking you, like how are you feeling about the game this weekend?
00:01:49
Will
Thank you.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know Is there a sense of foreboding for you like the rest of us
00:02:03
Will
um I think I'm going to answer that as a two-part question because the game in isolation, you know, um I'm relatively confident for.
00:02:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:02:14
Will
I think i think this could be the the weekend in which we finally see, you know, us pick up those three points that have been evading us for so long.
Management Challenges & Club's Commitment
00:02:24
Will
But I mean, and you know where this second part is going.
00:02:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
the rest of us okay
00:02:29
Will
ah It's just, I almost don't want us to win. I know that's so bad, but it's just going to be delaying the inevitable. um And I just, yeah, yeah.
00:02:44
Will
I think that um that feeling that that GSPN Daily Wolves has been giving us this season has just started to come over me as I as i started to sort of, um yeah, just think about the fact that if we win, O'Neill, we'll be in a job for goodness knows however much longer.
00:02:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:03
Will
But it will be a case of delaying the the inevitable i think
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
The thing is, though, and, you know, we've spoken a Thank you. lot about how this is a huge, obviously is a huge game either way. But this could be a potentially a massive game in terms of his future.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it just me, though? Or is there a sense that, you know, no matter what the result, that the people who are, like you said, there's almost an inkling of wanting a failure just to move on from O'Neill.
00:03:29
Will
it will be a case of delaying the inevitable I think
00:03:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But is there not a sense that we've seen the signs that they're going to stick with him no matter what? And so that isn't necessarily, you know, a worthy idea because it won't make a difference in the long-term impact because this is their guy.
00:03:41
Will
ah
00:03:46
Will
Yeah.
00:03:51
Will
Yeah, no, I hear you.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:03:54
Will
I just hate it. I just ah purely...
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't think it's out the realms of possibility to say that even if we were to, is it yeah saturday um that that it will just not make a difference in terms of the management
00:04:00
Will
really not.
00:04:12
Will
No, and it's it's annoying me how correct you are with that and it's not a thought I want to be thinking. and You know, and especially when you sort of rewind going into this season, that's not ever the way I thought I would be speaking about O'Neal.
00:04:29
Will
But we've sacked a lot of managers for a lot, lot less and no other the club would stand for this. And the only reason, and let this be known as well, the only reason that they wouldn't let him go after even a defeat, as you mentioned.
00:04:44
Will
It's purely just for financial reasons.
Impact of Management on Future & Missed Transfers
00:04:47
Will
That is it. And just for no no care or thought but for themselves, um that being Fossin and Jeff Shee, because you know you're going to get relegated if the results don't change and they're not changing.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:05:06
Will
It's that simple. and So it it wouldn't make sense from a footballing point of view.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:05:11
Will
um So, yeah.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, also to to play again, I feel like I'm playing devil's advocate today, but there's also the the the the piece to this, that this is this was Matt Hobbs guy, right?
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because Jeff Shee, she as as farff far as i was out the country when the management decision was basically made this is matt hobbs's choice essentially right and so he was all like yeah he gave me this amazing presentation this is the guy this could be a big deal for us long-term commitment blah blah blah and so there's also a lot riding on him for this, because if, if this doesn't work and, and, you know, say they did say worst case scenario, say with us, say Gary O'Neill goes, what does that mean for Matt Hobbs in his credibility and his future in terms of he, he know doesn't necessarily want to have to kick O'Neill out the door because it's, it was his decision
00:05:41
Will
and
00:05:48
Will
Hmm.
00:05:54
Will
who
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah the end of the day it seems he's put the most into this
00:06:06
Will
yeah Yeah. Yeah. No, I think you're right. And there's a couple of points I want to, you know, ah make just based off that. um First of all, my initial thought is, doesn't it all just seem a bit like jobs for the boys kind of thing?
00:06:23
Will
Just the way you pitched that just then. um But I also think in a more serious note that that it's like I would say Hobbs and his credibility has gone somewhat downhill just not just in relation to Theo O'Neal but just the summer window as well.
00:06:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
his decision at the end of the day. It seems he's put the most into this.
00:06:41
Will
I feel like he was given an easy easy ride at times by people blaming Jeff Sheehan, rightly so, and Fossuyn as a whole. But, you know, at the end of the day, Hobbs is still giving the thumbs up or down to transfers that have or have not been made.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:06:58
Will
um And the other point that you reminded me of, just at the start of you asking that question was you you spoke about Jeff Shee being out of the country when the decision was made, which bonkers.
00:07:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
you.
00:07:13
Will
I don't understand that. I mean, ah yeah, I just don't get it. But that's just reminded me of um we saw some Champions League football take place during the week
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I was going to, this was going to be one of my points, which you've got to, but but before you go there, when you spoke about Matt Hobbs' credibility already being hampered, that therein actually doubles down on my point that there's even more riding on his backing of O'Neill because of the the signing situation or the the the choices, shall we say, over squad depth and who we're getting in and all this kind of thing and the centre-back situation and all of that.
00:07:29
Will
okay
00:07:39
Will
yeah
00:07:49
Will
during the week? OK. Yeah.
00:07:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you you could arguably say there's more riding on his backing over Neil on top of that, on top of everything else.
00:07:56
Will
Yeah, no, and I wouldn't disagree with it. I just, you know, they've I think regardless of the result, they're going to have to make that tough decision at some point.
00:08:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:07
Will
um And it does just feel like all three of the them involved in terms of O'Neal, Hobbs and Shea are all to blame partially for their own individual um sort of, well, mistakes and and poor leadership skills that have got us into this situation.
00:08:27
Will
and They've all you know contributed in different ways to that. um I suppose it just comes down to you know um who who's blamed the most up to the personal point of view.
00:08:42
Will
But I think for me, what's most important is what's on the pitch. um So, you know, that's that's why I'd...
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:08:51
Will
Yeah. as much As much as it will give Hobbs the blame and it will look bad on him, I you know i think we've got bigger fish to fry.
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I know that, but that's just, I'm just again, like saying that these are factors that could play and play into how long he's, how long Anil is given or, you know, the situations behind the scenes.
00:09:08
Will
Yeah.
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cause there's not just, there's so many other factors that come into it. Cause you mentioned money. And ah on top of that, I'm just pointing out the, you know, people's careers and credibility and egos and all this other stuff comes into, this all comes into play.
00:09:16
Will
yeah
00:09:20
Will
hmm yeah yeah yeah egos essentially yeah yeah no of course but don sorry just before you go on that's exactly what could cost this relegation and it's so stupid
00:09:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cause as much as we want it to to be about on the pitch there's a lot of other things that come into it as a business and as people like i say like in the people's individuals futures come into it um totally but above all else what's important is that no matter like aside from all of that, I never want to wish us to lose.
00:09:43
Will
but yes sorry i inter uppted there
00:09:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm hoping more than anything, and I'm hoping more than anything, and I think I've said it before, that I'm proven wrong and that we're all proven wrong and that we win on Saturday and then we go on and you know it all works out. I'd love nothing more than for it to work out for O'Neill after all this time i mean because i above all i want wolves to do well i want my club to do well and it if that means that he can be successful then i'm all for it because that that means that we'll all be proven wrong and it's just a bad start and things will just work like they'll just work out their human errors and things i want that to be the case more than anything that would be a dream it is it is so before and on that beautiful note before we move on to the other topic that i think we were both uh in like mingling on in our minds beforehand um i'll just take a moment to remind everyone that here at the Global Sports Podcast Network, we did spend a lot of time selecting our delivery platform and Zencastr came out the clear winner with 4K video recording from your phone and AI editing that automatically removes all those ums and ahs.
00:10:07
Will
so stupid but yeah sorry I interrupted there hmm yes
00:10:27
Will
Yes. Mm-hmm. And dreaming is indeed for free as someone once famously said
00:10:49
Will
is indeed 4-3, as someone once famously said.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's super easy to start a podcast that sounds great and is delivered efficiently. If you're ready to tell your story, check out the link in the show description to learn more about Zencastr.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, well, you mentioned, as I was looking up the name, because I'm terrible at name at this name pronunciation.
00:11:09
Will
Thank you.
00:11:15
Will
Yeah, we're definitely on about the same thing.
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, yeah. So you mentioned Champions League football this week and a certain person who did really well. So I'm going to drop that nugget on you and let you go from there.
00:11:25
Will
you're leaving it to me to ah butcher the pronunciation of the name.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sure. But I mean, you don't even have to mention the name, but I don't know how you want to do it, but you go with the Well done
00:11:34
Will
Yeah, it was just when you um mentioned about Jeff Shee being out of the country, it reminded me of ah Victor Giocavis, I want to say.
00:11:45
Will
Yeah, I reckon that's right. Skorving a hat-trick for Sporting Lisbon against Manchester... maller so How did I you know get the Giocares pronunciation?
00:11:57
Will
The mess of Man City? Anyway, Skorving a hat-trick against them is someone who is very, very closely linked to Wolves. And we were leading the race to sign
Transfer Window Strategies Amid Relegation Concerns
00:12:08
Will
him after his good season with Coventry in the championship.
00:12:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
done.
00:12:12
Will
um But the deal, yeah, didn't get over the line because she was out of the country. And so Sporting pounced on us, stalling, and and snapped up the deal as quick as.
00:12:26
Will
And it's just things like that. I mean, don't get me wrong, we we now all love Strand-Larsen.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:12:33
Will
But there's so many things like that that I think are just testament to how badly the club has been run over the past couple of years. And, you know, there's so many little little things like that whether it be signings that haven't been made or ones that have been made and shouldn't have been made or players who have come and gone or players who have been treated badly um by Fossoun and the board and you know especially with the current position that we're in and then you add all of those little factors to it that have gone on over recent years you could really make a sort of timeline of events and just see it getting more and more sort of badly run and it costing us more and more and I just feel like there's little things like that.
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:13:25
Will
I don't know. Do you feel like we're just getting towards a sort of tipping point in some sense?
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:13:31
Will
Like until, until it until you know, we do potentially go down and that seems like the only way Fossin will learn from their if that makes sense.
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I get what you mean. I think we could end up in one of those situations where, I mean, it may be too late but or hopefully not, by the way, time the January window comes, but we could end up in another situation like under Lopetegui where they, because I think they will, and you know a few people have said, and I agree, that they will protect when push push comes to shove they'll try and protect their status so i think if we are in a relic in the midst of the relegation fight come the january window that they will put their hand in their pocket i i believe that because we saw it under lopetegi when when that and i don't and yes he obviously was demanding of certain things, but I still think a big part of that was the battle we were, in and fighting the situation so i think they would do the same again
00:13:55
Will
a Yeah.
00:14:22
Will
Yeah.
00:14:31
Will
Yeah, my only worry is if we if we leave it that late again, we don't have a World Cup in the middle of the season giving us weeks of, you know, however many weeks break it was that it gave us and, you know, delaying that season further along, giving us more time.
00:14:50
Will
We don't
Game Strategies & Team Formations
00:14:51
Will
have that now. so so you know every every second count um
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
totally but obviously apart outside of management in terms of the players themselves that's that's the window.
00:14:58
Will
yeah yeah
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they have to, in terms of adding to the squad depth, centre-back, for example, or anywhere else, that's where they're going to have to hold it till. But I because ah my mind goes, ah when you put me on the spot like that, my mind goes blank with names.
00:15:13
Will
um can i just ask you just based on that um if you were to make, sorry, this is a bit wildcard Wednesday of me have on a Friday, yeah but if you were to just make one signing now, like realistic, you know let's say we're fast forwarded to January, who would you get in? and know I know that's... No, because there's one name that's just sprung into my mind, which I feel like I might get absolute pelters for.
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm i'm the worst person to ask that.
00:15:49
Will
ahvi maguire
00:15:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Harry Maguire. Is he? He's not, no. Because is he still frozen out in the cold kind of thing at the moment?
00:15:58
Will
He's not getting game time. I hope not.
00:15:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, we're going to see a shift and ah shift of things at Man U, so there's a chance that could change.
00:16:05
Will
Because he says that he's not playing. He was linked with West Ham and they instead um got Kilman in the summer. i just think I just think that would fit like a glove.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I can.
00:16:17
Will
I think that would be perfect.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be fair, I can see it, and I think given what we have at the back at the moment that would be a ah solid edition
00:16:25
Will
I just genuinely felt a wave of excitement come over me at the thought and the thought as the thought of a back ah box three of Bueno, my beloved, on the right, Dawson, Maguire.
00:16:38
Will
You know, that is immense. That would be that would be phenomenal.
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
moment that would be a solid addition that would be phenomenal but you realize it would be a back four. So it would be, it would be Maguire and Dawson, for example.
00:16:45
Will
oh yeah ah no but that changed it so much
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm just saying, I'm just saying. Speaking of which, in terms of the weekend, like, so yeah, ah to summarize that, that point though, we missed out on what is potential, what could have been another exciting summer signing due to Jeffff she being outside uh of the uk at that point i guess in the holiday i don't know maybe like parliament they go on holiday in the summer for how many weeks you know when because obviously the government shuts down uh but but um looking ahead to the weekend though i mean, you said you're as a game in itself, as like a singular situation you're feeling
00:17:04
Will
Yeah. No, but
00:17:09
Will
so what does even mean they you just on holiday
00:17:20
Will
yeah i just don't get it
00:17:27
Will
who
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
with positive to stronger word
00:17:33
Will
get it. Yeah.
00:17:36
Will
No, it's not at all. I think you know we've all seen and it was discussed on the crossover episode and it's common knowledge of Southampton's style of play this year.
00:17:47
Will
um I think that probably coincides nicely with the fact that we can't seem to keep the ball to save our lives, or at least we couldn't and against Palace.
00:17:58
Will
But I do see it, and I don't want to say smash and grab, but I do see it playing out like that you know
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
out from the back. It's been confirmed. Like the manager has reiterated that he's going to stick with his system. You know, he's not going to change anything and they're going to keep, which is great, I think, for us. um Because I'm hoping if we push as aggressively as we had did for ah points last season, we've seen patches of that this season.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't feel like we've always been as partly, I guess, maybe for some of the teams we've played, but even then we don't seem to have necessarily pressed coherently as a unit as much.
00:18:29
Will
do see it playing out like that you know um
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
You see individuals doing it or in clusters, but not that full on team press, but this is the team to do it against, right?
00:18:31
Will
no
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is the team they've, they've made mistakes and this is the, this is the time to to be aggressive
00:18:43
Will
No. Yeah, no, 100%. Especially at home and especially, you'd like, I mean, I i said it against Palace, I'll say it again now, um this game is bigger than big.
00:18:53
Will
Especially, I can't remember off the top of my head what our fixtures are after the international break. But if we don't pick up but three points a day, again, I struggle to see where we are going to pick up those points given the way we're playing.
00:19:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
be
00:19:09
Will
So that, yeah, it has to change this weekend.
00:19:11
Will
And like you said, its it seems the perfect opposition for it to change against.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i mean call me crazy and i know there's all this debate on back four and back five i think this is where i would actually go back for and be aggressive. Like we said, be be aggressive take it to them and just because we want the early goal we want to I think we want to get out like get stuck in put them on the back foot and the and what I'd love to see bear with me I'm going to run through a little lineup here because obviously your back four I think in my dream would be obviously Semedo, then Bueno and Dawson, 8 Nori, then holding two of, say, or like the deep two of, say, Gomez or Lamina and Doyle, for example.
00:19:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And um and then in the hole is like a number. Wait, hang on. What are we looking at here? So then and then so then actually you've got on the left, I'd put like on the left front wing kind of get the goal that he arguably should have, you can also argue that he has hardly played this season because he's been frozen out pretty much.
00:20:11
Will
Yeah. Yeah. Hmm. Yes. No, I can get on board with that. I think the only thing I'd change with that is I would i wouldn't play Serabio again after his performance, just just on a performance-based analysis of against Palace. I just ah don' know
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he's a little bit rusty. On top of that, he he at least got himself in those situations.
00:20:54
Will
yeah
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we haven't seen many outside of Larsson and Cunha. There isn't many anyone else that's really put themselves in those positions
00:21:02
Will
no you are i just think, I mean, you speak about the pressing with any sort of real intensity. and This would be the perfect team to do that against.
00:21:13
Will
I would actually drop him for Andre and play Andre sitting and Doyle a bit further up because we've seen how creative Doyle can be. And I think he's probably got a bit more tenacity and off the ball defensive work rate than Serabia and if that can transition us high up the pitch with the creativity to to make it count as well into getting us into good goal scoring chances then I think that would be a more effective so the way of lining up.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
those positions.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can, yeah, I can see that. That's why I think the holding two could be, with there's so many options there of combinations because between Andre Lamina, Gomez and Doyle, like the deep two for me could be pretty much any of them.
00:21:46
Will
But either or, either or.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the the reason I like Sarabia in the hole against a team like Southampton is because he's one of the few creatives that will, he'll be looking to play like over the top through balls or little dink passes.
00:22:00
Will
Yeah.
00:22:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he'll find the pockets of space in a team that wants to potentially sit and, you know, play out from the back and be deep. He'll find, he but he's great at finding space and he's really good at playing intelligent little passes.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think against a team that is not necessarily going to come at you then
Hopes, Fears & Fan Reactions for the Game
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
in the in the way that like a man city would because they're gonna they are going to be more protective we struggle to break teams down that do that sometimes that's my only concern and so he has the ability to to kind of find those pockets of space and play other people into dangerous situations.
00:22:27
Will
Yeah.
00:22:44
Will
Yeah. I mean, no, you are right, but I suppose we'll just have to see what, you know, tactical maestro Mr. O'Neill comes up with.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't get me wrong. He's going to be back on the bench. I know it, but I just feel like he, yeah I think he's being a little bit harsh done. I am Sarabia's fan.
00:22:59
Will
this is true. O'Neill doesn't like ki dosey and but that that is the only thing i would say again playing devils advocate is he didn't score.
00:23:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I feel like he did at least get himself in the positions for people to be thinking he should have scored. Those are date those are good situations he's got himself into, even though he's not really a right winger. He's still put himself in positions to score goals.
00:23:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that's all you can ask of him. He's put himself in dangerous situations and he's practically knocked out
00:23:26
Will
that that And that's what people like him, does he? Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm
00:23:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
but that's why i did at least say Gwede. I think Gwede has earned a ah chance to start.
00:23:32
Will
yes
00:23:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
We keep seeing him come on late. He scored in the cup twice. He's looked good. He got an assist in the last game. We've seen the likes of Gomez at the beginning of the season.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm talking about Rodrigo Gomez. We've seen Forbes come on. I feel like Guedes isn't his opportunity to start a game, surely, after all this time. And I think this is one of the places that he would suit, potentially, to help Semedo on that right flank.
00:24:00
Will
yeah no hunt ah hundred percent and we're speaking a lot about the attackers here, but I do just want to mention that you know we have to keep it tight at the back.
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:10
Will
We can't be relying, especially against this Southampton team that can't seem to buy goals. or I mean, having said that, they've just come off the back of their first league win.
00:24:22
Will
But do you know what I mean? this you know We have to keep it tighter than tight. um and yeah Hopefully, Chris, we get our first three points.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do. We do.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully, although I did say, you know, and the Southampton guys said that their ah our record against them in recent years is really good.
00:24:42
Will
and
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But therefore, given everything, the fact that they've just won their first game and our record against them is fantastic it feels like it's written in the stars that we won't get anything because that would be typical wolves right and we all know yeah we all know that in wolves history our general theme and it's inescapable through the years is that we up until this season we do well against the top teams and lose against the teams at the bottom.
00:24:54
Will
i was going to say yeah
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
So this is arguably the kind of game we are usually losing because we never beat the teams that we should be beating.
00:25:09
Will
I was going to
00:25:14
Will
yeah would, you just couldn't write it, could you? In fact, the more I think about it, the more it seems seems like like the the most most wolves wolves thing thing ever.
00:25:23
Will
ever and And I I do do think think if if it it does does go go that that way, way one one thing thing that that I I do do want want to to touch touch on, on and and it it will be interesting to see is the atmosphere at Molyneux if we don't get a result and things start going badly which obviously of course like you said we hope more than anything that they don't.
00:25:46
Will
I don't know. I think it'll be interesting to see how that is relayed in terms of the energy from the fans and how that is directed.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:26:02
Will
Will it be towards O'Neal, Fossum potentially as well? Do you know what I mean? I just want to brace ourselves for how potentially toxic it could get.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's very much going to depend on, obviously, the journey the game takes. I said yesterday that if, for example, heaven forbid, Southampton scored first, you know, that would be, I think that would just be like, that would turn things absolutely sour within moments.
00:26:20
Will
and
00:26:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I will say that obviously, as always, we, I hope that everyone gets behind the team from the off and give them the opportunity, rally around, because whatever's going on off the pitch you know we we want them to do well so let's hope let's everyone get behind them from the start and hope that they carry that up that motivation into a good performance but yeah if if it starts to go wrong in that manner i can see it not turning out very well so I'm i going to I'm just going to hope for positive.
00:26:41
Will
yes
00:26:48
Will
Yes. yeah
00:27:04
Will
Yeah. Hmm.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's positive vibes people positive vibes
00:27:10
Will
Well, it's funny you should mention that because I was going to speak about something um theyre just just to really boost the positive vibes. And if this isn't a good omen, Chris, then I don't know what is.
00:27:21
Will
um But I've been seeing rumours throughout the week that a special someone is going to be in attendance on Saturday.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'm trying to think if i've heard this rumor. Go on.
00:27:34
Will
um Yeah, well, by the looks of it, um probably not.
00:27:40
Will
um The King, yeah, Ruben Neves, apparently, I mean, he's currently in, he's out injured and is in Europe receiving treatment.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. yep um yeah
00:27:53
Will
I think it might be a knee injury. I'm i'm not too sure. um And so, yeah, I don't know where the rumours have come from, but I've seen it being spoken about a lot.
00:28:03
Will
And there is confirmation that I think he last was in um Finland but he's certainly in Europe receiving treatment and you know I pray for for his sake if he's there I don't
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep. me
00:28:15
Will
ah don't want him to to see us like this chris ah don't like it
00:28:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no. Can I, just to break your heart on any dreams of a recent, like an impending comeback, can I just point point out out that that he did recently sell his house in Teton Hall just in the last few weeks.
00:28:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've still got one there and it's now no longer his.
00:28:34
Will
look you know
00:28:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or it's, yeah. I know, just pointing out, just pointing out.
00:28:37
Will
few quid He can buy another one sometime soon, I'm sure
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, sorry. All right. So before before we get on to final thoughts and predictions, i'll just take a moment to remind everyone that this podcast is of course 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 fancy football ah unique listening experience that puts fans first bringing you the very latest breaking news from your team subscribe wherever you get your podcasts um make us your first listen
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
every day global sports podcast network every club
00:29:18
Will
and every day
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
every day
00:29:19
Will
sleep
00:29:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
nice all right um i did run i did give my thought on a prediction i'll do another one in a moment. But, Will, what is your predicted scoreline for this crucial, crucial home game?
00:29:28
Will
Every day.
00:29:32
Will
um
00:29:36
Will
I think a solid 2-0 win. I think we'll beat Southampton keeping the ball and all that.
00:29:47
Will
We'll get two goals from turning over possession quickly and um getting us up the pitch. But the more I think about it, the less fussed I am about the result and the more I just want to see Reuben.
Game Predictions & Focus on Key Players
00:30:01
Will
So that's all I'm really bothered about.
00:30:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:30:02
Will
I mean, I want O'Neill's sacks either way, actually. So, yeah, that's all. I won't be watching the game. I'll just be, you know, just playing I Spy.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
you ah Oh my gosh, she's going to be stalking, stalking.
00:30:15
Will
That was cringy even for me.
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is really cringy. you Yeah, you're creeping me out now. ah Well, I will say again for anyone who missed the crossover, or, you know, I'm sure they're going to go back and rewind and check it out.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But just to spoilerific you, I hope I hope more than anything that you're right. And it's a nice, easy two nil win. However, however.
00:30:39
Will
yeah
00:30:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
The the pessimist in me fears, out absolutely fears that this is going to be an absolutely in three.
00:30:49
Will
Yeah.
00:30:54
Will
Yeah, that that would probably be the worst result. That's how I felt like after Palace. I felt like that was the worst possible sort of outcome is was a draw know, just leaves you just just with all the same answers that and questions and, you know, well, I was going to say hopes, but yeah, hopes that you have going into the game.
00:31:15
Will
It just solves nothing.
00:31:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unbeasing in three. Can't knock it. Can't knock it.
00:31:24
Will
Oh, I don't like it
00:31:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah um No, seriously, i do I do hope more than a and anything that it's a nice 2-0 win. You know, I'd love it, as let's say, goals from Larsson and Cunha.
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, in the back of my mind, that other flashing scoreline is just lingering. I'm just putting it out there. Cover my bases bases i've got two predictions in one okay all right well you don't think about it you you fascinate on your idol yeah yeah we all do we all do you don't don't want to see his room um all right so on that bombshell any final thoughts?
00:31:44
Will
like it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'm just not thinking about it. I was going
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, should we leave the people in peace?
00:32:06
Will
i think yeah we'll leave them in peace and and give them the opportunity to rest the before what could be, you know, ah the the best Molineux has felt um all season an or, you know, the exact opposite.
00:32:18
Will
position Yeah.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's going to be the best or the worst. It's the best of times. It was the worst of times. I feel like, go on, go on, off on one. All right, everyone, take care.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, let's have an amazing weekend weekend and let's, no matter what, when that whistle kicks off, let's give everything we've got, get behind the team and hopefully bring it, bring home the the beloved three points that we all love and crave you
00:32:37
Will
Yes. Yes.
00:32:46
Will
Out of darkness
00:32:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
just had to steal my lines again take care everyone