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Chris Wilder has urged people to keep a sense of perspective about Sheffield United's recruitment strategy, following a low key deadline day at Bramall Lane.

After watching Derby County gazump his move for Martyn Waghorn earlier this week, Wilder warned the loan market would be United's most likely source of new talent as he attempts to sign another centre-forward.

Despite breaking United's transfer record to secure John Egan's release from Brentford and capturing Liverpool's Ben Woodburn on loan, Wilder acknowledged: "I understand supporters want to see new players. You saw it last week, with how things went then.

"We brought in (David) McGoldrick, who is a good player by the way, and I was reading 'Wilder can't attract top players and the board have got ambition.' Then we signed John Egan and McGoldrick and it all changed.

"Then, when Ben Woodburn came in, it went to another level. Suddenly I was reading how we were going to win the league. I'm sat there thinking 'hang on' but that's the way of things now I suppose."

United, who did process Ricky Holmes' loan move to Oxford, travel to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday searching for their first win of the new season after being beaten by Middlesbrough on Tuesday and Swansea City last weekend.

Reminding that 'loan to buy' agreements can still be processed before the end of the month, Wilder said: "In a sense, the deadline didn't really mean anything because in the (English Football) League, we can still do business and that's what we're looking to do."

Source: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/shef...-to-buy-deals-can-still-be-brokered-1-9293644
 

Heard from someone well-placed at Preston that you came in for Callum Robinson from at around £2.5m, but it was swiftly rejected and you didn't come back.
 
Callum Robinson eh ?
I heard we tried a £7 million record transfer fee for Lionel Messi.
We really tried this time, we really shoved the boat out,
 
Jonboy60 said:
I think most blades have a sense of perspective, but when your manager speaks to the media just a few days ago, about getting 2 permanent, and 2 loans, perspective changes, to obvious unfound optimism.
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It was the routine interview ,he is obviously asked about transfers and answers honestly, we have bids in for two players and looking for two loans, the two permanent players didn't happen,the two loans could, in his latest, compulsory interview he is asked again , Wilder would love to not get asked but it is part and parcel of his job as manager he has now said we can still do business ,loan with a view to purchase (generally the same) and presumably a couple of loans, give the man a break, I cannot believe how fantastic the atmosphere was at the beginning of the game last Saturday to where we are now, this can still be a brilliant window, I, for one still have faith in wilder and Knill.
 
itsinyerblood said:
Strangely worded....."that you came in for..."

Who is this you that you refer to? Surely not another unsubtle infiltrator? Surely not one of dem pigs?
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Give he's called sheffieldwhite, one may presume He's a Preston Fan living in Sheffield. Hence "you" is Dem Blades. I may be completely wrong and look a complete idiot.
 
Boxer Blade said:
It was the routine interview ,he is obviously asked about transfers and answers honestly, we have bids in for two players and looking for two loans, the two permanent players didn't happen,the two loans could, in his latest, compulsory interview he is asked again , Wilder would love to not get asked but it is part and parcel of his job as manager he has now said we can still do business ,loan with a view to purchase (generally the same) and presumably a couple of loans, give the man a break, I cannot believe how fantastic the atmosphere was at the beginning of the game last Saturday to where we are now, this can still be a brilliant window, I, for one still have faith in wilder and Knill.
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Not disagreeing with that assessment Boxer, but even you, when listening to the last but one interview , must have thought , great, someone in before deadline. Nowhere did he say, (before his last interview) , paraphrasing again, “their is no money”.
 

We tried for players, didn't get them, move on, can't see why this should mean any more criticism of Wilder or the Board. From all 'known' sources, they've fallen down because either the clubs didn't accept our offers or the players wanted more money. Yes, doubtless we could have met their demands but at the end of the day, I'd rather we didn't pay over the odds. The prices for some players at the moment is ridiculous.
 
Jim Chimmerney said:
We tried for players, didn't get them, move on, can't see why this should mean any more criticism of Wilder or the Board. From all 'known' sources, they've fallen down because either the clubs didn't accept our offers or the players wanted more money. Yes, doubtless we could have met their demands but at the end of the day, I'd rather we didn't pay over the odds. The prices for some players at the moment is ridiculous.
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If we can’t afford them why are we after them?

Why isn’t our scouting smarter? Why have we not got scouts stationed or at least travelling abroad where the dreaded wages are cheaper?

We’re fighting in a market we apparently can’t compete in and it makes no sense.

Sheffield United are the equivalent of the metaphor “you’d come out of a barrel of tits sucking your thumb”
 
All well and good...but I’m presuming we could have simply bought these’loan to buy’ targets a month or more ago? o_O
 
S11Blade said:
Chris Wilder has urged people to keep a sense of perspective about Sheffield United's recruitment strategy, following a low key deadline day at Bramall Lane.

After watching Derby County gazump his move for Martyn Waghorn earlier this week, Wilder warned the loan market would be United's most likely source of new talent as he attempts to sign another centre-forward.

Despite breaking United's transfer record to secure John Egan's release from Brentford and capturing Liverpool's Ben Woodburn on loan, Wilder acknowledged: "I understand supporters want to see new players. You saw it last week, with how things went then.

"We brought in (David) McGoldrick, who is a good player by the way, and I was reading 'Wilder can't attract top players and the board have got ambition.' Then we signed John Egan and McGoldrick and it all changed.

"Then, when Ben Woodburn came in, it went to another level. Suddenly I was reading how we were going to win the league. I'm sat there thinking 'hang on' but that's the way of things now I suppose."

United, who did process Ricky Holmes' loan move to Oxford, travel to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday searching for their first win of the new season after being beaten by Middlesbrough on Tuesday and Swansea City last weekend.

Reminding that 'loan to buy' agreements can still be processed before the end of the month, Wilder said: "In a sense, the deadline didn't really mean anything because in the (English Football) League, we can still do business and that's what we're looking to do."

Source: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/shef...-to-buy-deals-can-still-be-brokered-1-9293644
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if chris would stop having the blog on with two of our best players we can turn this around quickly..
 
Eric Cartman said:
If we can’t afford them why are we after them?

Why isn’t our scouting smarter? Why have we not got scouts stationed or at least travelling abroad where the dreaded wages are cheaper?

We’re fighting in a market we apparently can’t compete in and it makes no sense.

Sheffield United are the equivalent of the metaphor “you’d come out of a barrel of tits sucking your thumb”
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We put a bid in for a player, the club/agent/player say no or increase the price so we decide the valuation/wages/fees are no longer acceptable.

We've no idea what our scouting system is or where they look.

Yes, we are in a market where money is thrown around and are competing against clubs who have far more available than we do.

None of the above, to me, means we as a club are doing less than we need to be or have made a mess of the window.
 
2 pm Saturday:

“Chris Wilder names unchanged side for Championship Fixtue at QPR”
 
"Perspective". Now that's a word I haven't heard for a long time. Wasn't it Wilson who used it every week as a cover all for his sins.
 
Jim Chimmerney said:
We put a bid in for a player, the club/agent/player say no or increase the price so we decide the valuation/wages/fees are no longer acceptable.

We've no idea what our scouting system is or where they look.

Yes, we are in a market where money is thrown around and are competing against clubs who have far more available than we do.

None of the above, to me, means we as a club are doing less than we need to be or have made a mess of the window.
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It’s a catch 22 really because you have got to pay higher wages to sign better players that will take you to the next level,£5 million for a good striker is peanuts in today’s market but to get these players you have got to pay the wages to compete.
You can only improve by paying higher transfer fees and higher wages to sign better players than you already have.
So Hanson,Carruthers,Holmes,Ched Evans,Lee Evans,Brooks and Donaldson have left and are off the wage bill this should free up money to pay higher wages to say 2 quality players at least.
 

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