No I didn't see any other thread or I would not have started this one. I am not so stupid as that knowing abuse would be hurled in my direction! I was watching the boring Man Utd/Ajax match and was scrolling through the 'latest' football news and I came across this article. I had not seen anything previously written and as I am not currently living in the UK I don't see the British press on a regular basis so I posted it in good faith, but obviously it was old news which I was not aware of! I will return to being a reader not a poster - it is safer!
Don't let it put you off posting, we all make mistakes, it's not a big deal.
I don't anyone looks at the British press these days, I've not bought a newspaper for many years.
The best way to gain news is often by googling "Forum Sunderland Wilder".
Fans on the Sunderland forum generally know all the rumours about who's going there.
In fact I believe that some investigative journalists appear to just read fan forums for their news.
It does raise the question though.
Outside of Sheffield how highly rated is Wilder and is he in demand in the Championship?
I believe he's rated by knowledgable people within the game but regards your ordinary football fan
the answer appears to be "no he's not rated yet" and "he's not in demand for any good jobs".
He's still a bit of a secret in the football world, next year he has an opportunity to raise his stock.
In fact there's a national lack of respect towards league 1 and league 2.
Any success in those leagues simply doesn't register nationally.
So until Wilder does something in the Championship he has no real reputation yet.