Positive view from the Guardian

[blade.i.am]

Premier League 2020-21 preview No 15: Sheffield United

Chris Wilder will not entertain talk of Second Season Syndrome – and with good reason given the Blades’ blend of solidity and style

www.theguardian.com

Another example of the media’s positive take on Wilder’s approach

 

[coaxingstar71]

Very fair assessment on the whole.

The Guardian writers appear to have been knowledgeable about us for quite some time.

 

[Balham]

The whole Wilder experience is summer up on the graphic in the article:

 

[borg elite]

Good until they state we stole the nickname Blades from Wednesday. All sporting teams from Sheffield at that time were collectively known as Blades when reported on by local media.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

The whole Wilder experience is summer up on the graphic in the article:

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Finishing 3rd it is then.



PS any Wednesday fans looking at this my comment is tongue in cheek based on the above graph, I honestly do not for one minute think we will finish 3rd.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Finishing 3rd it is then.



PS any Wednesday fans looking at this my comment is tongue in cheek based on the above graph, I honestly do not for one minute think we will finish 3rd.

Any Wednesday fan looking at this comment wants their head checking. What are you doing on here?

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Any Wednesday fan looking at this comment wants their head checking. What are you doing on here?

You'd be surprised.
If I hadn't put that there would be a fair chance someone posting on Porktalk that we think we are going to finish 3rd.

 

[Harry's Game]

Someone realising Norwood is the key.. something a few more of our fans should realise.

 

[S64 Blade]

The whole Wilder experience is summer up on the graphic in the article:

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I've been reading these articles, each day. Was looking forward to this infographic.

 

[Balham]

I've been reading these articles, each day. Was looking forward to this infographic.

It's a screenshot from my phone but for some reason it's huge on the desktop...and all the better for it

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

It's a screenshot from my phone but for some reason it's huge on the desktop...and all the better for it

You're just showing off how hi res your phone screen is

 

[SK10Blade]

At last, a reporter who calls us United and in the same sentence acknowledges the newer Manchester United.

 

[PLAIN BLADE]

Major mistake in that report , so rubbish

 

[SuperSonicBlade89]

500-1 hmmm

 

[Balham]

You're just showing off how hi res your phone screen is

Hadn't thought of it that way. OnePlus 7T, seeing as you asked, and it's got a far better screen than my work iPhone...

 

[Varkanoid]

500-1 hmmm

My fiver was put on at the weekend. Along with Top 4, Top 6, Top Half. Last season got £125 in total. Top 6 would have got me £550. Shame.

 

[blade.i.am]

500-1 hmmm

Same as Leicester when they won the title if I remember right

 

[Berlin Blade]

Same as Leicester when they won the title if I remember right

That was 5000/1!

 

[bornablade]

That graph is incredible.

Rishi Sunak's been sent it - that's the unemployment outlook over the next few months.

 

[SuperSonicBlade89]

That was 5000/1!

Bookies have obviously learnt a little lesson from that then and wouldn't wanna take another massive hit

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

11, 1, 10, 2, 9....

We're finishing 3rd next year.

 

[Addison]

Good until they state we stole the nickname Blades from Wednesday. All sporting teams from Sheffield at that time were collectively known as Blades when reported on by local media.

Lazy journalism just looking up wiki which has been altered countless times by the porcine of S6 to promote the view they were first at everything. If the journo had done his research and consulted Blades authors he would know both teams were called the Cutlers originally because of their affiliation with the steel Industry. In away games the preferred nickname used was Blades by both teams, true to say a lot of local teams at the time were referred to as Blades. Eventually SUFC decided to distinguish themselves from the dark side by adopting Blades leaving the pigs to keep the name Cutlers.

Typically the Pigs squealed saying they liked the nickname Blades and as they were the bigger, older and better club( the origin of massiveness) they should chose the nickname. We told them to fuck off stop copying us and kept the name. For a number of years they perpetuated the myth we had stolen their nickname and referred to themselves as Blades until 1912 when an owl was presented to the Club by one of their players.

 

[SufcBilly]

he might be a decent manager You know

 

[Saudi Blade]

Premier League 2020-21 preview No 15: Sheffield United

Chris Wilder will not entertain talk of Second Season Syndrome – and with good reason given the Blades’ blend of solidity and style

www.theguardian.com

Another example of the media’s positive take on Wilder’s approach

Very informative article, while the second season syndrome numbers are worrying me, it's unlikely.

Wilder backed by the Prince will make sure that this will not happen.

 

[Zlatan]

Very fair assessment on the whole.

The Guardian writers appear to have been knowledgeable about us for quite some time.

John Ashdown (sports journo) at The Guardian is a Blade.

 

[Balham]

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he might be a decent manager You know

Wilder linked up with Alan Knill when he took over at Northampton. The rest is history.

 

[Guesty]

John Ashdown (sports journo) at The Guardian is a Blade.

And Paul Doyle, though not a Blade, seems to love us.

 

[N20 Blade]

Someone realising Norwood is the key.. something a few more of our fans should realise.

Well said.
Also note he played in every PL game, so no wonder there was the odd poor pass or two.