Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have been reacting to a tweet from Tim Spiers which relayed news of two departures.
According to the Athletic journalist, Wolves board member Sky Sun and European scout Bernard Schuiteman have left the club to take up new roles with Grasshopper Zurich (per Tim Spiers), which fans reacted to.
Swiss club Grasshopper Zurich has been bought by a Hong Kong firm owned by Jenny Wang, the wife of Fosun boss Guo Guangchang.
Wolves board member Sky Sun and European scout Bernard Schuiteman have both left Wolves to be president and sports director respectively.
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) April 9, 2020
Tim… is there an staff left on the payroll ?
No wonder we don’t need to furlough anyone… ?
— Martin Danks (@MartinDanks) April 9, 2020
Another couple of jobs for Jeff to handle…
— Dan Pressland (@SteelyCityDan) April 9, 2020
Sky Sun was tipped to be Jeff Shi successor when taking a back seat and highly thought of. I wonder if Grasshopper Zurich is a little warm up gig?
— Mark Stewart (@MarkyStew77) April 9, 2020
Are you worried about the two departures from the club's hierarchy?No, all under control
Yes, it's concerning
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As stated in the tweet from the journalist, the club that the duo has departed for ‘has been bought by a Hong Kong firm owned by Jenny Wang, the wife of Fosun boss Guo Guangchang’ (per Tim Spiers).
A further tweet from Spiers then explained that the Wolves board now comprises of just Jeff Shi, John Gough and John Bowater, with Kevin Thelwell and Sky Sun having departed (per Tim Spiers).
Suns Crying nice one.
— ?D?M ? ? (@Findingnuno) April 9, 2020
Like Nuno, Jeff likes a small squad ?
— Polecat (@itspolecatime) April 9, 2020
Another two jobs for Jeff Shi then
— B?i?l?l?y? (@BillyWWFC06) April 9, 2020
Tim surely wolves must have some quality replacements lined up, jeff shi can’t fill all these roles??
— Jamie Pilkington (@Red_Wolf123) April 9, 2020
We’ve got a few job vacancies at the club now, I’m assuming they have people lined up to bring in?
— Mark Spruce (@mark_spruce) April 10, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from Wolves supporters, the announcement from Spiers has caused a slight bit of panic, however, they believe there is some kind of plan.
Interestingly, Spiers also raised the point that the Old Gold signed Christian Marques from Grasshopper and also sent Ed Francis on loan there in January (per Tim Spiers), which could mean there is a relationship growing between the two clubs.