The quality of individuals is much higher. We are some way off in terms of individuals.
As a team and our style of play looks far superior. We have some players that wouldn't have looked out of place.
Be a good 2-3 year build to attain those players. However Leicester didn't have the best squad of individuals but it worked.
That's what we have to hope for.
Absolute rubbish! Sorry! I was going to start this with..."with respect"...but we all know what that really means and so I didn't bother.
First of all, I have to excuse myself, my comments are not meant as a personal attack on you so don't take it that way, but it's like this...
I am an optimist. I know, I shouldn't live in Sheffield because that means I don't really fit in with the negative, glass half-empty, personality that seems to be the norm here. But just put that aside for one minute.
I've been watching for about 40 years. Never, in all that time, have I seen a more "together" team playing better football than this. Never have I felt we've had a better manager either. Now, you are saying that we've got "some players that wouldn't have looked out of place" - I'd argue that the majority of the current squad wouldn't look much out of place and that the ones we will add to it will make us a real force to be reckoned with in the Championship.
We've done back to back promotions before. Some of those players in the Bassett side were not ones who you would have thought could cut it at Championship level - but they did - and how! And why? Because of the togetherness of that team Bassett put together - which included Wilder btw.
I think the big difference between that back to back promotion winning team of Bassett's and this one is, we don't have a deadly striking combo like Deane and Agana. And that may be a limiting factor but we'll see who else comes in between now and the start of the season.
But make no mistake...this current squad would give most teams in the Championship a good run for their money and with some quality additions to it we will definitely be up there near the top. That's my honest opinion based on many years of watching United. I've always been optimistic but not this optimistic. It will not take another 2 or 3 years. Neither will Wilder be going for "a season of consolidation" like some of you folks are talking about - that's totally ridiculous and definitely not Chris Wilder.
So I am hoping for nothing less than top 6. In fact, I'm not hoping for it, I'm totally expecting it. And you know what dear Blades - talking about something doesn't make it not happen. So be positive because you've never had a better reason to be positive than this.
