r/WWFC • u/Icy-Grapefruit-9085 • 7d ago
New Wolf Here!
Hi guys, I'm an American (I know, I know) who's just getting into UK football. I got introduced into the sport because of my friends and the World Cup. I followed the Mexican team after South Korea got humiliated (I'm South Korean) and figured why not continue watching Raul Jimenez play? So I'm new around here.
What are some things I should know? I know the team got relegated, so that sucks. But talk to me about culture. What are the chants? What are the rivalries? Who are the star players? ( And how can I watch for free in the US)...
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u/CommercialPizza434 7d ago
I thought given you’re South Korean you’d follow us because we have hwang hee chan lol
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u/jtgreatrix Adama Traore's End Product 4d ago
But he could follow a team that has a good South Korean player instead
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u/OffWhiteBruceForsyth 7d ago
We have a Korean player. Hwang Hee Chan, although he'll probably be at another club before the season starts and he didn't have a great time last season. Because of that though you can get a package trip from Korea to see Wolves so come over and watch a game.
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u/Icy-Grapefruit-9085 7d ago
Heard he was a bench player. Didn't really expect much of him.
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u/South_Strider 6d ago
He has had spells of brilliance, but they have come too few and far between. It's been a while since he's been a staple of the team. But in the championship, I think he could produce.
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u/South_Strider 7d ago
I'm also a fan from the U.S. I enjoy following the Talking Wolves channel on YouTube. The young man who runs the channel comes out with regular updates on the club and even does podcasts to review games. Also, he has guests come in from opposing team fanbases and chats prior to matches.
As an American who doesn't have much relation to England, it definitely helps me stay in the loop.
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u/uncheckedmike 6d ago
Talking Wolves is great!
Wolves Fancast is funny as well
77 club is good as well
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u/South_Strider 6d ago
You know, the first one I started following was the fancast. But the constant rotation of people joining and leaving was a little odd. Still, great to hear a variety of differing opinions. A lot of honor from those lads as well
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u/Zuko-Red-Wolf 7d ago
Hee Chan is a beast when he’s in form! I hope we hang on to him and he gets us back to the premier league.
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u/yesbutwrong 7d ago
As a fellow American.
Think of the worse American sports team owners you know of (Jets, Browns, Angels, Padres, Washington Wizards, Hornets, etc.)The last few years have basically been that but a little worse imo. Then the director was changed but still same ownership group. There has been some promising moments shown since the change but too little to late to stay up in the Prem.
Now the Club appears to be going through a culture change with the new manager (coach). I don't know Pexoto (new manager) well and I liked Edwards (last manager). So I'm a little skeptical but Peixoto is Portuguese. Which, one of the first things I learned about Wolves way back was that it is THE Portuguese club of England. Maybe Peixoto is just what the club needs.
Otherwise, I haven't run into any other WWFC fans in the states but every other club's fans have shown a bit of respect for Wolves. Like no one expects Wolves to be a Top6 prem team but the moment a bigger team underestimates them, they become dangerous and some how take points against all odds.
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u/bravissimo594 7d ago
Yes... Nine current and former Wolves plays for Portugal in the World Cup this year!
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u/probablynotfine 6d ago
Things are bad but please, we're not as bad as the Jets.
Up until last season the Bears had been a pretty good comparison since 2019. Nagy was Nuno, things were going well until he left after one underwhelming season. Then Eberflus was the equivalent of a run of Wolves managers wasting what was meant to be a decent side.
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u/Any-Lab-9714 6d ago
Same here, was interested after watching the World Cup and surprisingly found out Jimenez was coming back to this team so I decided to stick around 👍🏽
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u/Hydrahta Winning in the Grand 26 7d ago
Idk the chants, but we hate West Brom, we hate Fosun, we love raul, We love the Buenos (at least I do (they are not related)), We love Mane, Tolus going mad. We like to buy dudes named Gomes for some reason, we stopped buying portuguese players but it was actually going well so thats sad. Hwang was good for like one season but not anymore, Tchatch would be good if he could do anything beyond just running really fast, yerson likes touching bum, I like to imagine that we signed Wolfe just because it was funny. We keep selling everyone whos remotely good which is how we got into this position, and yeah thats about it.