Cobblers fan in peace

[cobbler150]

Hello Blades, Cobblers fan in peace here. I don't know if anyone has bothered to come on here from my club to post thoughts or pass on what to expect, but I have been fairly keen to since you we knew Wilder was going, and having read some of the thoughts on here I just want to dispel a few myths.


Aware that a few of you are under whelmed by his appointment due to him not having managed at this level or a club as big as you are. First of all any thing that you have heard that he play long ball football is highly inaccurate and likely to have come from jealous Oxalona fans. Since his appointment we have always played or attempted to play football at high intensity, passing, triangles, using the width of the pitch and something I've loved quick and clever set pieces.

All players he has brought into the club are of competitive nature and recruitment policy has tended to be people with experience in winning teams, who like to play football. He instilled a never say die attitude and created a team that never new they were beaten, finding a way to win and adapting to the game was again something he was very good at. Could never fault his decision making in a game, the days of watching managers make frustrating subs etc we gone under him and Knill.
His man management has been spot on to, he was not scared to loan out and transfer list our big marquee signing in O'Toole, something that transformed him into our player of the season, or drop Cresswell our 'rock' at the back we paid a bit of money for. He works on merit basis when it comes to team selection, often key players have been suspended and on return spent games on the bench due to their replacement giving him no reason to drop them.

His passion and love for football it seems means he will always tell it like it is, if you've been outplayed and won, that's what he will say. Never shy away from an awkward question about players’ ether. I could of course go on, as I firmly believe that without this man, I would have no club. With your budget and platform there is no way I can’t seem him taking you up. I've got friends from Sheffield (united fans of course) really hope you go up this season. If you've got the time watch the famous speech that saved our club from going bust! Its now Cobblers history and has put the word 'appeh' in our all vocabulary! The link is below, it’s worth it. Good Luck for season!

 

[Kev Gee]

Thanks for your views mate!!

If we dont finally get out of this god forsaken league im sure it wont have been for lack of drive or effort.

What was his relationship like with your board? Was he constantly having to battle with them?

 

[Harry's Game]

Thanks for the info.

It's hard to predict how it will turn out, there are major problems here at board level the manager has no control over.

I expect to see us a more passionate and committed outfit next season, whether we will have enough quality to get up is another matter.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

I feel like running through a brick wall after watching that.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

We had similar thoughts from the supporters of a club our new Manager (at the time) had managed before.

A few days after his appointment last June.

 

[AnonymousBlade1995]

Hello Blades, Cobblers fan in peace here. I don't know if anyone has bothered to come on here from my club to post thoughts or pass on what to expect, but I have been fairly keen to since you we knew Wilder was going, and having read some of the thoughts on here I just want to dispel a few myths.

much better report than we got for Adkins or Clough

 

[cobbler150]

Thanks for your views mate!!

If we dont finally get out of this god forsaken league im sure it wont have been for lack of drive or effort.

What was his relationship like with your board? Was he constantly having to battle with them?

At the start of the season our previous chairman David Cardoza stated he was selling the club to an 'indian constortium' This rumbled on for months and we were never sure weather it was smoke and mirrors, as it fell through. The club then had its assets frozen due to 10.25 million loaned from the council to rebuild our stadium going missing. We missed paying our tax bill and faced going bust. Wilder put Cardoza in touch with Kelvin Thomas a chairman he worked under at Oxford. Cardoza continued to drag out proceeding (we think so we went into liquidation and paper work could be swept under). Cue Wilders speech....2 days later.....deal done, Wilder is immortalised in our history. Previous and since his relationship as been spot on with no problems at all. I think he must work on a honestly is best policy!

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

much better report than we got for Adkins or Clough

Adkins?

Look everywhere and you'll see nothing but praise for him from Saints supporters.

 

[sheffielder]

Adkins?

Look everywhere and you'll see nothing but praise for him from Saints supporters.

Look deeper and you will find not so glowing

 

[Bladesman]

At the start of the season our previous chairman David Cardoza stated he was selling the club to an 'indian constortium' This rumbled on for months and we were never sure weather it was smoke and mirrors, as it fell through. The club then had its assets frozen due to 10.25 million loaned from the council to rebuild our stadium going missing. We missed paying our tax bill and faced going bust. Wilder put Cardoza in touch with Kelvin Thomas a chairman he worked under at Oxford. Cardoza continued to drag out proceeding (we think so we went into liquidation and paper work could be swept under). Cue Wilders speech....2 days later.....deal done, Wilder is immortalised in our history. Previous and since his relationship as been spot on with no problems at all. I think he must work on a honestly is best policy!

If he can give our chairman McCabe a kick in the arse and get him to sell the other half of the club to the prince or someone else that would be great.

 

[Barney]

We've already heard about the budget.

He's had success with next to no budget at Northampton but SUFC is a totally different beast. You just know that if he attempts to try the same here, it probably won't come off purely because it's Sheffield United.

Let's not big everything up too much just yet, because you know how this club works. The more hope and optimism there is, the harder it all comes crashing back down. Like last season.

Your thoughts are welcomed and I'm happy as anyone with the appointment but let's keep a level head and not get carried away, because we all know what happens when we do.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Look deeper and you will find not so glowing

Look deeper than deeper and you'll find the words are written from the tears of a 1000 new born infants and the love shown is brighter than the light of a 1,000,000 glowing suns.

 

[Kev Gee]

Adkins?

Look everywhere and you'll see nothing but praise for him from Saints supporters.

And some not so glowing from Reading fans.... Football eh?!

 

[Newbury Blade]

Adkins?

Look everywhere and you'll see nothing but praise for him from Saints supporters.

Well done finding a negative angle on this very encouraging OP but Adkins' last club was Reading and he didn't exactly arrive with a glowing recommendation from them.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

I feel like running through a brick wall after watching that.

True . Forget the blade bollocks again and again.

Fuck me after wet Adkins , that bloke Wilder is a cross between Kelly , Odd Ball , and General Paton.

Forget Kelly's Heroes its Wilder Heroes before we have even kicked a ball.

Bring it on.

UTB

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Well done finding a negative angle on this very encouraging OP but Adkins' last club was Reading and he didn't exactly arrive with a glowing recommendation from them.

There's a big difference between a criticism and a comparison.
Raise yer game.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

And some not so glowing from Reading fans.... Football eh?!

For Reading read Sheffield United. Ground Hog Day , de ja vu..

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

And some not so glowing from Reading fans.... Football eh?!

I'll be waiting for the Oxford United OPs.

Football eh.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Why do the tourists always "Come in Peace?"

 

[cobbler150]

We've already heard about the budget.

He's had success with next to no budget at Northampton but SUFC is a totally different beast. You just know that if he attempts to try the same here, it probably won't come off purely because it's Sheffield United.

Let's not big everything up too much just yet, because you know how this club works. The more hope and optimism there is, the harder it all comes crashing back down. Like last season.

Your thoughts are welcomed and I'm happy as anyone with the appointment but let's keep a level head and not get carried away, because we all know what happens when we do.

If you look at our club recent club history, we are littered with managers that come into us 'one of the biggish' clubs in the league with a 'biggish' budget that fell flat on their face (Johnson, Boothroyd) If there is a trend that needs to be bucked, I'm 95% certain he can do it. If not we will gladly sack however is in charge at the time and welcome him back with open arms

 

[cobbler150]

I'll be waiting for the Oxford United OPs.

Football eh.

They cant handle fact under Wilder we dicked the league and beat them twice, most deluded fans I've ever come across, that's over Notts Country and Pompey fans.

 

[Barney]

If you look at our club recent club history, we are littered with managers that come into us 'one of the biggish' clubs in the league with a 'biggish' budget that fell flat on their face (Johnson, Boothroyd) If there is a trend that needs to be bucked, I'm 95% certain he can do it. If not we will gladly sack however is in charge at the time and welcome him back with open arms

I just have a superstition that the more hope and optimism there is around the place, the much greater chance it'll all go to shit. Especially with this club. Let's not get carried away and let's just see how it goes.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

most deluded fans I've ever come across

Welcome To Sheffield.

You ain't seen, heard or read nothing yet!

We are talking DELUDED..... not deluded!

 

[Kev Gee]

I'll be waiting for the Oxford United OPs.

Football eh.

Yep.
They got the arse on with him because he left for a divsional rival. Not because he was shit.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Welcome To Sheffield.

You ain't seen, heard or read nothing yet!

We are talking DELUDED..... not deluded!

They're going to need Hulls allocation at Wembley just for season ticket holders.

 

[Seanshoreham]

Well reading your opinion has made my day - add to the fact that the Mrs has gone out..

Thanks Cobbler - fond memories BTW of a visit to your ground during out 1982 promotion season

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

cobbler150

Who's the man your supporters want?
Any favourite from the ones on offer, any ex-players you'd accept as the next Manager?

 

[Blade82]

He'll definitely have the fans and players on his side talking like that.

Hopefully this bloke won't ponce about and tell it straight come the transfer window and let everyone know that kev needs to get his cheque book out and there's a deal to be done if we want promotion

 

[Rodley]

Hello Blades, Cobblers fan in peace here. I don't know if anyone has bothered to come on here from my club to post thoughts or pass on what to expect, but I have been fairly keen to since you we knew Wilder was going, and having read some of the thoughts on here I just want to dispel a few myths.


Aware that a few of you are under whelmed by his appointment due to him not having managed at this level or a club as big as you are. First of all any thing that you have heard that he play long ball football is highly inaccurate and likely to have come from jealous Oxalona fans. Since his appointment we have always played or attempted to play football at high intensity, passing, triangles, using the width of the pitch and something I've loved quick and clever set pieces.

All players he has brought into the club are of competitive nature and recruitment policy has tended to be people with experience in winning teams, who like to play football. He instilled a never say die attitude and created a team that never new they were beaten, finding a way to win and adapting to the game was again something he was very good at. Could never fault his decision making in a game, the days of watching managers make frustrating subs etc we gone under him and Knill.
His man management has been spot on to, he was not scared to loan out and transfer list our big marquee signing in O'Toole, something that transformed him into our player of the season, or drop Cresswell our 'rock' at the back we paid a bit of money for. He works on merit basis when it comes to team selection, often key players have been suspended and on return spent games on the bench due to their replacement giving him no reason to drop them.

His passion and love for football it seems means he will always tell it like it is, if you've been outplayed and won, that's what he will say. Never shy away from an awkward question about players’ ether. I could of course go on, as I firmly believe that without this man, I would have no club. With your budget and platform there is no way I can’t seem him taking you up. I've got friends from Sheffield (united fans of course) really hope you go up this season. If you've got the time watch the famous speech that saved our club from going bust! Its now Cobblers history and has put the word 'appeh' in our all vocabulary! The link is below, it’s worth it. Good Luck for season!

Carlsberg don't do endorsements for new managers, but if they did...

 

[TJB.]

An absolutely superb OP, and thanks for taking the time to come on here and share your thoughts.

The main concern for me is that it seems CW needs time to build a team and get his lads in to do the job. Sceptical as to whether our chairman will allow that. To be frank, I'm sceptical that many fans will allow that too, because many are so restless from being camped in this dog shit league.

Open minded for next season, but can't say optimistic.