Rob Elliot ,WHY??

He wants to make a name for himself

Think his name is Rob Edwards.

Sorry ,Rob Edwards ,don't know where I got Elliot from

Could definitely see Wolves and Rob Edwards regretting this

How about this...
Been tapped up, via his agent, Wolves willing to pay double or treble his current wages, plus compensation to Boro, to preserve Premier league status and all the money that goes with it
He fails, contract gets paid up... Next please
He succeeds, new contract, other clubs interested
It's a win win

As Peter Reid once said...
After getting sacked for the umpteenth time...
"Just grin and bank it"

Can't see that Reg.. If you are prepared to blow other clubs away with how much you can pay a manager then surely you would aim higher than Rob Edwards.

I'm doubtful Wolves are paying out full contracts to sacked managers as the last 2 went a couple of months into 3 or 4 year deals. Likely have clauses limiting payouts.

Wolves currently have a 20% chance of being in the premier league next season. Midlesbrough 33%.

Walking out of Middlesbrough after 3 months and then failing at Wolves would likely end his career at any decent level.

It doesn't make sense to me.

Nor me.  I agree.

Yes, the club will insert a clause in the contract that limits the potential payoff to less than the full term of the contract such as... If sacked in year 1,compensation up to end of year 2
That would still be a considerable sum
The money aside, for a young manager getting a Premier League job guaranteed, as opposed to hoping to achieve it through his current club's promotion is very tempting
Once you've had some success as a manager, as he has, it seems there's always a club willing to overlook any failures at another club... Steve Bruce never seemed to have a problem getting another club, for example

Also, Wolves might be thinking that they are going down the Newcastle route and getting a long term British manager in place

I heard it's a family thing . Missus in brum , rob in hotel

I heard it's a family thing . Missus in brum , rob in hotel

I heard it's a family thing . Missus in brum , rob in hotel

I heard it's a family thing . Missus in brum , robb in hotel

I heard it's a family thing . Missus in brum , rob in hotel

Could be a family thing

Yes it's mainly family, apparently he has to get up early and drive for hours just to see his kid one day a week. Maybe Wolves have one eye on next season already and know they f'd up with their transfer business in the summer.

Gets up early once a week. Sounds like modern slavery to me.

2 or 3 years deal
On 3 times the money
No matter what happens

fullset     He must have a big family.     

It must be one of the finest pension scams in British financial life.  Become a football manager, fail repeatedly, amass a small fortune of payoffs.  By fifty life is a breeze.

Finest pension scam in Britain is work your entire life and receive a subsistence state pension.

Hardly.  For the previous fifty years you will have been paying someone else’s.

I've had this conversation regarding what Honcho just said many times recently

Will there be enough working people in say 10 years time to pay the pensions for the pensioners?
Basically, people living longer, less workers paying tax due to less jobs, disinclination to work, more on benefits etc

https://www.ft.com/content/665d7d0e-148d-493a-a7b3-4dfff158364b

I keep hearing about "people living longer" but the above article shows that last year, due mainly to covid, the figures fell back to the 2010 levels.

That will obviously grow again but from all I'm reading of late we are now levelling out somewhat.


Why do married men die earlier than their spouse?

Because they want to

Joking apart I would imagine the opposite always to be true.

We're reducing?

What was Rob Elliott thinking????

Probably that it's the worst think he's done since
that chicken dance celebration...

looked at his next 6 games and said at time ,whatever is in his contract can see him been sacked in Jan,and if fans get their way and get fosun out new owners will want their own manager anyway, no club,fans can just sit there every week till may getting beat every week,whatever contract,promises you think you,ve  been given,any player who tiks he,s got half a chance of getting out in JAN will have their agent on overtime looking for a club

Chances of being in premier league next season now:

Wolves 4%
Middlesbrough 47%

boro currently  7pts behind wolves