""You've sold the team, now sell the club," chanted the Wolves fans. "Sacked in the morning," they sung at manager Vitor Pereira. As soon as Zian Flemming opened the scoring for Burnley a flat Molineux threatened to turn toxic. After Lyle Foster's 95th-minute winner sealed a 3-2 win for the Clarets, it did. Fractures which have been under the surface for a number of years emerged as players and Pereira had heated discussions with fans in the South Bank."
"It was the first time fans had turned on the Portuguese, who guided them to safety and drank in the local pub with them last season. Yet, executive chairman Jeff Shi and owners Fosun are regular targets with supporters upset at the running of the club, with Wolves on their fourth permanent manager in three years. The summer sales of Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri also saw Wolves lose their best players, who have not been replaced effectively."
Wolves fans chanted against ownership and the manager after a 3-2 home defeat by Burnley, which finished with a 95th-minute winner. Players and manager Vitor Pereira had heated discussions with supporters at the South Bank, marking the first time many fans turned on Pereira despite last season's survival. Executive chairman Jeff Shi and owners Fosun are regular targets of supporter anger amid perceptions of poor club running and repeated managerial turnover. Summer departures of Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri weakened the squad and replacements have been ineffective. The club sits bottom of the league and remained winless in its opening nine matches. Pereira signed a new three-year contract 38 days ago and remains backed by the board as they attempt to avoid relegation.
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