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What an awful end to a glorious 5 years.

we don’t know what really happened behind the scenes but we do know how we as supporters feel now and, for me, it is a sense of betrayal.

The fist pumping, shirt thumping, pitch sliding Chris Wilder that so captured and embodied the Blades’ fans passion ultimately ended up walking out the back door as we witnessed today the shambles of a team he leaves behind and that have become such an absolute embarrassment. I will never forget the fabulous times that Chris Wilder gave us and doubt that any other manager could have given us the same. He was truly one of our own but I’m wondering why, if he was one of our own, he would stuff his pockets with 7 million quid and bugger off into the sunset in this manner? I’m sure he will be alright Jack but we collectively won’t be as a fan base. It’s going to take some time to build up trust again. We strongly expressed our views that we wanted him to stay, that we would get over the disappointment, that we would rise again and give him and the team another chance in the Championship and that we would be with him roaring the Blades on for promotion and in pressing the Board for better support. When the chips were down we were more than ready to support one of our own and get through it together. Chris Wilder loved and milked the success as we all did but the test of a person is their ability to tough it out through the hard times. Not so tough after all eh Chris? Glad you could take your lucrative option - sadly as fans we don’t have that choice

I understand the differences were maybe irreconcilable with the Board and a departure was perhaps inevitable. Chris had enough credit in the bank to at least insist on seeing out the season and make a dignified departure in the summer. I watched today’s performance in despair and simply don’t understand that the first person out of the sinking ship was the one who played such a significant role in holing us beneath the waterline in the first place.

We have suffered worse in the history of this club but for me maybe no departure as painful as this one in its manner and execution. One of our own would have given the fans more consideration and respect. Most of us don’t have the luxury of walking away when we disagree with our employer. Most of us don’t earn multi million pounds a year. I just think that when you earn the stratospheric salaries such as those of Prem league managers you actually can make choices that are not solely based on pride and ego.

I wish you well Chris Wilder and genuinely hope you career continues your success story. Spare a thought for those of us who remain and crawl our way through the detritus of this remainder of this season. Would have been good to have said a proper goodbye.
 
alcoblade said:
I keep reading that “he’s walked away” and that he’s “stuffed his pockets with £7m”.

Those two things simply don’t go together.
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A million percent. Im finding it totally bizarre people refuse to try and add up the dots, and instead feel more comfortable with wilder spat dummy out and walked.

You dont get a pay off for that lads.
 
1987 said:
A million percent. Im finding it totally bizarre people refuse to try and add up the dots, and instead feel more comfortable with wilder spat dummy out and walked.

You dont get a pay off for that lads.
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What’s most bizarre is the number of fans on here who seem to accept it.

Away from here, I find a totally different viewpoint.
 
alcoblade said:
What’s most bizarre is the number of fans on here who seem to accept it.

Away from here, I find a totally different viewpoint.
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Definitely. Im not saying he didnt resign, but some resignations are more constructive than others IMO. Can paint a pretty cynical view in my mind of the board, even down to their positive comments of CW a month ago.

Maybe not, but there is more to it all.If on here was your true barometer of a blades fan, youd go mad mate.
 
1987 said:
A million percent. Im finding it totally bizarre people refuse to try and add up the dots, and instead feel more comfortable with wilder spat dummy out and walked.

You dont get a pay off for that lads.
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I didn’t say he spat his dummy out but it’s naive to think he didn’t leave without a significant settlement. Sorry but you do ‘get pay offs lads’ - it happens all the time and I deal with a lot of them in my line of work (not of this magnitude I hasten to add). They are simply cheaper in the long run and avoid huge, PR damaging unsightly public spats. It’s the way of the wold and I dont begrudge Chris Wilder a penny of it. I just think his timing was shit.

My point is that he had choices and one of those would have been to not make a series of derisory, public comments about the Board that were unprofessional and made everyone edgy and to have left in a fashion that did justice to his largely fantastic tenure at the Lane. The club would not have wanted to have it ending in this way (HRH said he would support Wilder even if we lost every game for the rest of the season) and supporters didn’t want it to end in this way. Chris Wilder chose the style and time of his exit and, in my opinion, with a handful of games remaining he could and should have seen it through with us as fans raised his hands at the end of the season and given us all a virtual wave or handshake. Instead of a fond farewell he has handed us a shock bereavement. Just crap and unnecessary in my opinion
 
Bladeulike said:
I didn’t say he spat his dummy out but it’s naive to think he didn’t leave without a significant settlement. Sorry but you do ‘get pay offs lads’ - it happens all the time and I deal with a lot of them in my line of work (not of this magnitude I hasten to add). They are simply cheaper in the long run and avoid huge, PR damaging unsightly public spats. It’s the way of the wold and I dont begrudge Chris Wilder a penny of it. I just think his timing was shit.

My point is that he had choices and one of those would have been to not make a series of derisory, public comments about the Board that were unprofessional and made everyone edgy and to have left in a fashion that did justice to his largely fantastic tenure at the Lane. The club would not have wanted to have it ending in this way (HRH said he would support Wilder even if we lost every game for the rest of the season) and supporters didn’t want it to end in this way. Chris Wilder chose the style and time of his exit and, in my opinion, with a handful of games remaining he could and should have seen it through with us as fans raised his hands at the end of the season and given us all a virtual wave or handshake. Instead of a fond farewell he has handed us a shock bereavement. Just crap and unnecessary in my opinion
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You get payoffs when there are goings on which basically force you to resign. If the board are a squeaky clean as youre making out, why would they have to worry about any damaging PR and have leaving employees signing an NDA (which i imagine comes with the settlement)

Was more a general comment but i have to ask is it me being naive? Or would you agree then that it seems the board arent as innocent in this as theyre letting on?
 
alcoblade said:
I keep reading that “he’s walked away” and that he’s “stuffed his pockets with £7m”.

Those two things simply don’t go together.
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I can tell you categorically that’s bullshit. The mud slinging has already started. People have to understand that Chris Wilder wore his heart on his sleeve he didn’t play games he literally told us the craic in press conferences. There are some snidey bastards at the club feeding falsehoods to the press and it’s complete bollocks. It’s now a PR exercise to taint Chris Wilder and make out it wasn’t us guv it was all him. It is being done in a subtle way through the media.
This is going to get extremely messy, can’t believe what’s gone on if I am honest it’s an absolute joke.
 
Bladeulike said:
What an awful end to a glorious 5 years.

we don’t know what really happened behind the scenes but we do know how we as supporters feel now and, for me, it is a sense of betrayal.

The fist pumping, shirt thumping, pitch sliding Chris Wilder that so captured and embodied the Blades’ fans passion ultimately ended up walking out the back door as we witnessed today the shambles of a team he leaves behind and that have become such an absolute embarrassment. I will never forget the fabulous times that Chris Wilder gave us and doubt that any other manager could have given us the same. He was truly one of our own but I’m wondering why, if he was one of our own, he would stuff his pockets with 7 million quid and bugger off into the sunset in this manner? I’m sure he will be alright Jack but we collectively won’t be as a fan base. It’s going to take some time to build up trust again. We strongly expressed our views that we wanted him to stay, that we would get over the disappointment, that we would rise again and give him and the team another chance in the Championship and that we would be with him roaring the Blades on for promotion and in pressing the Board for better support. When the chips were down we were more than ready to support one of our own and get through it together. Chris Wilder loved and milked the success as we all did but the test of a person is their ability to tough it out through the hard times. Not so tough after all eh Chris? Glad you could take your lucrative option - sadly as fans we don’t have that choice

I understand the differences were maybe irreconcilable with the Board and a departure was perhaps inevitable. Chris had enough credit in the bank to at least insist on seeing out the season and make a dignified departure in the summer. I watched today’s performance in despair and simply don’t understand that the first person out of the sinking ship was the one who played such a significant role in holing us beneath the waterline in the first place.

We have suffered worse in the history of this club but for me maybe no departure as painful as this one in its manner and execution. One of our own would have given the fans more consideration and respect. Most of us don’t have the luxury of walking away when we disagree with our employer. Most of us don’t earn multi million pounds a year. I just think that when you earn the stratospheric salaries such as those of Prem league managers you actually can make choices that are not solely based on pride and ego.

I wish you well Chris Wilder and genuinely hope you career continues your success story. Spare a thought for those of us who remain and crawl our way through the detritus of this remainder of this season. Would have been good to have said a proper goodbye.
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The biggest sack of shit I’ve ever read on his platform. I’m not even going to bother answering any of the bilge if I am honest. What I will say is come back to this in 6/12 months.
 
Bladeulike said:
I didn’t say he spat his dummy out but it’s naive to think he didn’t leave without a significant settlement. Sorry but you do ‘get pay offs lads’ - it happens all the time and I deal with a lot of them in my line of work (not of this magnitude I hasten to add). They are simply cheaper in the long run and avoid huge, PR damaging unsightly public spats. It’s the way of the wold and I dont begrudge Chris Wilder a penny of it. I just think his timing was shit.

My point is that he had choices and one of those would have been to not make a series of derisory, public comments about the Board that were unprofessional and made everyone edgy and to have left in a fashion that did justice to his largely fantastic tenure at the Lane. The club would not have wanted to have it ending in this way (HRH said he would support Wilder even if we lost every game for the rest of the season) and supporters didn’t want it to end in this way. Chris Wilder chose the style and time of his exit and, in my opinion, with a handful of games remaining he could and should have seen it through with us as fans raised his hands at the end of the season and given us all a virtual wave or handshake. Instead of a fond farewell he has handed us a shock bereavement. Just crap and unnecessary in my opinion
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I dont agree for a fucking minute he engineered this to stuff his pockets etc, you say about how us fans feel left behind etc...CW is a fan, I'm sure hes heartbroken that its turned out like this, the unbelievable bond he built, the unity throughout the club etc. Hes one of own? Too fucking right he is.
 



I my view it was probably always going to come to this ultimately. Wilder was too successful, in that he got a team into the PL which probably wasn't good enough to be there. It happened too quickly, without the chance to build in the Championship prior to promotion. To turn United into a bona fide PL outfit once there would have cost a lot more than the Prince has spent, or can afford to spend. Wilder does care about the club, but he's also a professional and he's not a young man. By leaving now he avoids having a relegation on his CV, and in my opinion he didn't need to keep criticizing his player publicly when we could all see that many were not up to the standard required. Probably the club just doesn't have the ackers to match his ambition. If there's culpability on the Prince's side then I think it's this United World business which is the problem for Wilder. The Prince only has to look across the city to see what happens when players are foisted on managers. Nuff said.
 
Firstly, nobody has a clue exactly what was said between the board and Wilder in those last days. Everybody seems to have derived a narrative of the events based on their own biases and preconceived notions.
At this point, we don't know whether the owners plans involved conditions which made Wilder's job untenable or whether Wilder's inflexibility and inability to compromise left them with no other option but to terminate the partnership. Either scenario could be true, we don't know at this stage.


Secondly, not a single one of us knows how to balance the dynamic between being a supporter and a salaried employee of the club we support (at first team coaching/managing level). Chris Wilder is Sheffield United to the core, he is also a professional manager in a high-profile industry.
If you feel that there are too many constraints in place or that your job role is undermined by the direction in which the employer wants to take the club, then you're well within your rights to evaluate your position and move on.
That doesn't mean that you love your club any less and it certainly doesn't mean that the decision to walk away wasn't an incredibly difficult and gut-wrenching one.
There seems to be an implication here that he left Bramall Lane laughing all the way to the bank, having screwed us for every penny. As far as I'm concerned, that's a grossly unfair mischaracterisation of the man, and an unfounded one at that.
 
Rusty said:
I dont agree for a fucking minute he engineered this to stuff his pockets etc, you say about how us fans feel left behind etc...CW is a fan, I'm sure hes heartbroken that its turned out like this, the unbelievable bond he built, the unity throughout the club etc. Hes one of own? Too fucking right he is.
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He hasn’t pal trust me, listen to what people close to him are saying look at Billy listen to Heckys interview properly. “The owners told me he was coming in (Tindal). Look after my club.
Without having to dig too deep it’s all there read between the lines. The owners will now orchestrate a PR exercise and part of that is to turn the fans against the previous manager. Look how they wheeled out Bettis yesterday, do you not think that was fully orchestrated because we all know he was close to the manager.
 
Robboblade1889 said:
He hasn’t pal trust me, listen to what people close to him are saying look at Billy listen to Heckys interview properly. “The owners told me he was coming in (Tindal). Look after my club.
Without having to dig too deep it’s all there read between the lines. The owners will now orchestrate a PR exercise and part of that is to turn the fans against the previous manager. Look how they wheeled out Bettis yesterday, do you not think that was fully orchestrated because we all know he was close to the manager.
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I think they wheeled out Bettis because he's the CEO and it's his job.
 
Bladeulike said:
What an awful end to a glorious 5 years.

we don’t know what really happened behind the scenes but we do know how we as supporters feel now and, for me, it is a sense of betrayal.

The fist pumping, shirt thumping, pitch sliding Chris Wilder that so captured and embodied the Blades’ fans passion ultimately ended up walking out the back door as we witnessed today the shambles of a team he leaves behind and that have become such an absolute embarrassment. I will never forget the fabulous times that Chris Wilder gave us and doubt that any other manager could have given us the same. He was truly one of our own but I’m wondering why, if he was one of our own, he would stuff his pockets with 7 million quid and bugger off into the sunset in this manner? I’m sure he will be alright Jack but we collectively won’t be as a fan base. It’s going to take some time to build up trust again. We strongly expressed our views that we wanted him to stay, that we would get over the disappointment, that we would rise again and give him and the team another chance in the Championship and that we would be with him roaring the Blades on for promotion and in pressing the Board for better support. When the chips were down we were more than ready to support one of our own and get through it together. Chris Wilder loved and milked the success as we all did but the test of a person is their ability to tough it out through the hard times. Not so tough after all eh Chris? Glad you could take your lucrative option - sadly as fans we don’t have that choice

I understand the differences were maybe irreconcilable with the Board and a departure was perhaps inevitable. Chris had enough credit in the bank to at least insist on seeing out the season and make a dignified departure in the summer. I watched today’s performance in despair and simply don’t understand that the first person out of the sinking ship was the one who played such a significant role in holing us beneath the waterline in the first place.

We have suffered worse in the history of this club but for me maybe no departure as painful as this one in its manner and execution. One of our own would have given the fans more consideration and respect. Most of us don’t have the luxury of walking away when we disagree with our employer. Most of us don’t earn multi million pounds a year. I just think that when you earn the stratospheric salaries such as those of Prem league managers you actually can make choices that are not solely based on pride and ego.

I wish you well Chris Wilder and genuinely hope you career continues your success story. Spare a thought for those of us who remain and crawl our way through the detritus of this remainder of this season. Would have been good to have said a proper goodbye.
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Bladeulike said:
What an awful end to a glorious 5 years.

we don’t know what really happened behind the scenes but we do know how we as supporters feel now and, for me, it is a sense of betrayal.

The fist pumping, shirt thumping, pitch sliding Chris Wilder that so captured and embodied the Blades’ fans passion ultimately ended up walking out the back door as we witnessed today the shambles of a team he leaves behind and that have become such an absolute embarrassment. I will never forget the fabulous times that Chris Wilder gave us and doubt that any other manager could have given us the same. He was truly one of our own but I’m wondering why, if he was one of our own, he would stuff his pockets with 7 million quid and bugger off into the sunset in this manner? I’m sure he will be alright Jack but we collectively won’t be as a fan base. It’s going to take some time to build up trust again. We strongly expressed our views that we wanted him to stay, that we would get over the disappointment, that we would rise again and give him and the team another chance in the Championship and that we would be with him roaring the Blades on for promotion and in pressing the Board for better support. When the chips were down we were more than ready to support one of our own and get through it together. Chris Wilder loved and milked the success as we all did but the test of a person is their ability to tough it out through the hard times. Not so tough after all eh Chris? Glad you could take your lucrative option - sadly as fans we don’t have that choice

I understand the differences were maybe irreconcilable with the Board and a departure was perhaps inevitable. Chris had enough credit in the bank to at least insist on seeing out the season and make a dignified departure in the summer. I watched today’s performance in despair and simply don’t understand that the first person out of the sinking ship was the one who played such a significant role in holing us beneath the waterline in the first place.

We have suffered worse in the history of this club but for me maybe no departure as painful as this one in its manner and execution. One of our own would have given the fans more consideration and respect. Most of us don’t have the luxury of walking away when we disagree with our employer. Most of us don’t earn multi million pounds a year. I just think that when you earn the stratospheric salaries such as those of Prem league managers you actually can make choices that are not solely based on pride and ego.

I wish you well Chris Wilder and genuinely hope you career continues your success story. Spare a thought for those of us who remain and crawl our way through the detritus of this remainder of this season. Would have been good to have said a proper goodbye.
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Nine Inch Nalis said:
Firstly, nobody has a clue exactly what was said between the board and Wilder in those last days. Everybody seems to have derived a narrative of the events based on their own biases and preconceived notions.
At this point, we don't know whether the owners plans involved conditions which made Wilder's job untenable or whether Wilder's inflexibility and inability to compromise left them with no other option but to terminate the partnership. Either scenario could be true, we don't know at this stage.


Secondly, not a single one of us knows how to balance the dynamic between being a supporter and a salaried employee of the club we support. Chris Wilder is Sheffield United to the core, he is also a professional manager in a high-profile industry.
If you feel that there are too many constraints in place or that your job role is undermined by the direction in which the employer wants to take the club, then you're well within your rights to evaluate your position and move on.
That doesn't mean that you love your club any less and it certainly doesn't mean that the decision to walk away wasn't an incredibly difficult and gut-wrenching one.
There seems to be an implication here that he left Bramall Lane laughing all the way to the bank, having screwed us for every penny. As far as I'm concerned, that's a grossly unfair mischaracterisation of the man, and an unfounded one at that.
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I think you have missed my point. I didn’t in any way imply he was ‘laughing all the way to the bank’ or that he had ‘screwed us for every penny’. I don’t think that and I didn’t say that. I also think the club has a lot to answer for in the fiasco that is unravelling before us. My point was that the ‘one of our own’ narrative is seductive and powerful and worked well when we were winning, not so much now it’s all gone tits up. Walking away and not even seeing the season out, in spite of obvious, apparently irreconcilable differences with the Board, to me seems inconsistent with that narrative and I expected Wilder, as a hugely well paid professional, to at least see out the last few games and not leave us with this shitstorm of a departure.
 
alcoblade said:
I keep reading that “he’s walked away” and that he’s “stuffed his pockets with £7m”.

Those two things simply don’t go together.
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It's 100% bollocks. The irony is that the OP diatribe is full of every made up bit of BS out there. He sang "he's one of our own" then turned his back on CW at the first opportunity.There's a lot of it about...
 
nopigfansintown said:
It's 100% bollocks. The irony is that the OP diatribe is full of every made up bit of BS out there. He sang "he's one of our own" then turned his back on CW at the first opportunity.There's a lot of it about...
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For them it may be easier to accept the fact that he's gone if he's painted as the villain
 
alcoblade said:
I keep reading that “he’s walked away” and that he’s “stuffed his pockets with £7m”.

Those two things simply don’t go together.
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He didn't suff it in his pockets and run, quite the opposite, hence the late breaking story that he was still manager late into the evening.

Apparently at the death he's said keep the money, drop the DOF from the table and I stay...

PA is having a DOF, so the lma advised wilder to take the money while it was a still on the table...

The DOF was a deal breaker quite literally, and sticking to "the plan" as wilder had said (wilder picks and signs players) hasn't happened.

Hence the payoff.. Nobody was sacked, but the contract he had the Prince wanted to break.. Mutual agreement wilder will not have a player bought for him.. He was always clear on that from day one.
 
Agree with Tezza. Little from column a, little from column b.

That said, I don't think it means there was a 'contract' the PA wanted to break. I imagine a DOF had never been discussed.

PA got (arguably understandably) twitchy about how Wilder had invested our transfer budget since promotion. He decided to not spend money after bad this past January. Said that next season a DOF would be in place with some players (namely Berge) going.

Wilder has then started to agitate in the media and has criticised the plans. He's told PA he won't work under a DOF but fallen short of handing in his resignation. Where do the two parties go from here? Mutual agreement is for once a reasonable get out for both.

The idea that the club will now conduct a PR exercise against Wilder is laughable and conspiraceh nonsense at this stage. Smearing him or putting the entire blame on his shoulders will achieve nothing but alienate an already disillusioned customer base.
 
Bladeulike said:
What an awful end to a glorious 5 years.

we don’t know what really happened behind the scenes but we do know how we as supporters feel now and, for me, it is a sense of betrayal.

The fist pumping, shirt thumping, pitch sliding Chris Wilder that so captured and embodied the Blades’ fans passion ultimately ended up walking out the back door as we witnessed today the shambles of a team he leaves behind and that have become such an absolute embarrassment. I will never forget the fabulous times that Chris Wilder gave us and doubt that any other manager could have given us the same. He was truly one of our own but I’m wondering why, if he was one of our own, he would stuff his pockets with 7 million quid and bugger off into the sunset in this manner? I’m sure he will be alright Jack but we collectively won’t be as a fan base. It’s going to take some time to build up trust again. We strongly expressed our views that we wanted him to stay, that we would get over the disappointment, that we would rise again and give him and the team another chance in the Championship and that we would be with him roaring the Blades on for promotion and in pressing the Board for better support. When the chips were down we were more than ready to support one of our own and get through it together. Chris Wilder loved and milked the success as we all did but the test of a person is their ability to tough it out through the hard times. Not so tough after all eh Chris? Glad you could take your lucrative option - sadly as fans we don’t have that choice

I understand the differences were maybe irreconcilable with the Board and a departure was perhaps inevitable. Chris had enough credit in the bank to at least insist on seeing out the season and make a dignified departure in the summer. I watched today’s performance in despair and simply don’t understand that the first person out of the sinking ship was the one who played such a significant role in holing us beneath the waterline in the first place.

We have suffered worse in the history of this club but for me maybe no departure as painful as this one in its manner and execution. One of our own would have given the fans more consideration and respect. Most of us don’t have the luxury of walking away when we disagree with our employer. Most of us don’t earn multi million pounds a year. I just think that when you earn the stratospheric salaries such as those of Prem league managers you actually can make choices that are not solely based on pride and ego.

I wish you well Chris Wilder and genuinely hope you career continues your success story. Spare a thought for those of us who remain and crawl our way through the detritus of this remainder of this season. Would have been good to have said a proper goodbye.
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'Spare a thought for those of us who remain....'

FFS.
 
nopigfansintown said:
It's 100% bollocks. The irony is that the OP diatribe is full of every made up bit of BS out there. He sang "he's one of our own" then turned his back on CW at the first opportunity.There's a lot of it about...
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It seems the emotional fanboys are out in force again.
The facts are that Chris engineered his way out of the club with a payoff, although not as substantial as he would have liked.
It is quite clear to those who can control their emotions that Wilder was acting like a petulant kid when he wasn't getting his own way!
The board have evert right to talk about bringing in a DOF, as his signings since we got promoted (and a lot before that) have been appalling. He has wasted millions and he didn't deserve to spend a penny more.
Chris said he didn't want to risk the financial stability of the club, so he can't moan about paying higher wages. Maybe the Chairman wanted us to have a similar plan to Norwich. Yo yo for a few years, but live within our means and build year on year.
At the end of the day, Chris presided over one of the worst runs in history and made us the second worst team to ever compete in the Premiership.
Questions to the Wilder fanboys:
Why did Chris refuse to change our formation when we were getting beat week after week and where was this tactical genius' plan B?
Why did Chris keep playing Lundstram, when he wouldn't commit? Duffy was thrown out for a similar reason.
Why did Chris come across as downbeat and uninspiring in interview after interview, throughout the season?
Why did he buy players and not play to their strengths?
The answer overall is that he orchestrated his way out of the club, knew he couldn't save us from the drop and wanted the sack, so that he could get a substantial pay out. Thr Prince wouldn't play ball, so a compromise has been reached.
Chris has now left us with an aging first team squad and a load of players who are probably league 1 level at best.
What has happened has happened.
We shouldn't cry for a man who no longer represents us, so we move forward as a club.
 



nopigfansintown said:
It's 100% bollocks. The irony is that the OP diatribe is full of every made up bit of BS out there. He sang "he's one of our own" then turned his back on CW at the first opportunity.There's a lot of it about...
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It’s an interesting dynamic that is emerging in this thread. Apart from the ‘bollocks’ and ‘bilge’ and ‘shit’ insults that my OP generated there’s also been a lot of targeted polarising so I have now become, apparently, one of ‘them’. Not entirely sure who ‘they’ are but, presumably I can longer, by definition, be ‘one of us’. The irony isn’t lost on me that at least I am still here posting a point of view rather than in the car up to Glasgow...allegedly. Also interesting that I have ‘turned my back on Wilder at the first opportunity’. That’s a good one. If you can bothered to read posts I have made throughout the season (no, I don’t blame you if you can’t be arsed) I have been a strong supporter of Wilder all the way through until now. The now is because he’s gone and as far I can make out the only back I can see is his going off into the distance.

Please cut out the abusive comments, or at least shape them into something reasonably coherent. Please stop castigating me as if I belonged to some group that I neither recognise nor belong to. Lastly, please try and stop the rewriting of my position so that it fits more neatly into the limited range of insults you wish to hurl. Of course you disagree with me,honestly that’s fine but attack the post not the poster.

For the record, I don’t blame Wilder for leaving if the relationship with PA had turned toxic and I am not saying he engineered his departure to earn a big cash payout. I am not saying the club has behaved well either. What I am saying is that if you clear away the smoke and mirrors on all sides he has left us with a team today that would get mullered by the team that first came up and has spent shedloads of money in doing so. It has ultimately been an abject, humiliating failure but the ride to get here was exhilarating along the way. I absolutely credit him for the ride. What I don’t give him credit for is the timing and manner of his departure and I believed him when he said, many times, that we would be ‘leaving by the front door’. For me, that would mean seeing out the last few games out and getting to the end of the season as a team, albeit not a very good one any more. That would be what I believe the Chris Wilder of old would have done. I don’t recognise this guy slipping out of the back door when there are still games to play as much as I don’t recognise this team of shadows that he has left us with. In criticising him for that I am not apportioning all the blame for this sorry state of affairs, I’m simply saying he has to take some responsibility for his actions as well as others
 
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