Firstly long time reader, recently joined.
Not sure if any of you have seen that the Prince has made a TV appearance on Saudi TV last night.
The translate feature on twitter does not translate amazingly well, that or the Prince is also a bit confused. Both of which are possible!
It's on this twitter account: https://twitter.com/nawaf__oga
There are some interesting and bizarre statements here.
I have my doubts over the Prince over how he wants to run the club, but going forward I hope we and he does well!
I am in the camp of that Wilder was maneuvered out, not necessarily pushed but more so bit by bit until there was basically no way to continue.
We now must draw a bit of a line under it of course, however here is what I think to his statements, i've given a tuppenth on them too.
He does not want the new manager or Wilder to pick targets. What he wants is for "his team" to pick a number of targets and have the manager decide on which ones.
Chris wanted to use the team he had to pick targets and suggest these to the board to sign. This had already started to happen with Coulibaly, signed without any knowledge to Wilder.
I also find it interesting he says the "dismissal" of Wilder. In the previous line it's resignation. Alan Biggs said all along that him leaving was very much "mutual".
I personally don't buy that the Prince had absolutely no awareness Chris wanted to leave in the times before he tried to resign.
Not sure if any of you have seen that the Prince has made a TV appearance on Saudi TV last night.
The translate feature on twitter does not translate amazingly well, that or the Prince is also a bit confused. Both of which are possible!
It's on this twitter account: https://twitter.com/nawaf__oga
There are some interesting and bizarre statements here.
I have my doubts over the Prince over how he wants to run the club, but going forward I hope we and he does well!
I am in the camp of that Wilder was maneuvered out, not necessarily pushed but more so bit by bit until there was basically no way to continue.
We now must draw a bit of a line under it of course, however here is what I think to his statements, i've given a tuppenth on them too.
Well essentially you gave up on the transfer window because you thought we were already down, kinda fair enough but had we managed to snag Lingard (Quite unlikely) could we still be in with a chance?"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): We have not succeeded in the winter transfer market this season."
Why mention this again or individual players? This is not really fair on Ramsdale to again bring up. Also was Martinez same wages, probably not!"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): Ramsdale is a good goalkeeper, but he needs experience. Dana Najib Martinez from Arsenal was at the same price. "
"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (Sheffield United owner): Brewster will be an influential player in the future. "
Final decisions were Prince's and co not his."Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): Chris Wilder is the coach in charge of the transfers, we show 6 players in a certain position and he chooses. "
"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): When what happened in recent years was distinguished by the Championship, the league clubs are suffering because of the absence of the crowd, and this matter will be in our favor. "
"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): I am very proud of buying the French Buy Club. We got it at a price that is less than its value. The reason for their coming to us is because of the management’s reputation for success with the rise of clubs to the excellent level. "
"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): My team is a strong point, and they are partners with me. "
"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): We have a WhatsApp group that has 14 clubs other than the top 6 clubs in the Premier League. "
I'm guessing he's talking about the Sky Sports one?"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): The interview was settled after the dismissal of Chris Wilder because of the pressure on the new coach. "
Actually not quite, but Wilder had as strong a bond with the fanbase as can be. Certainly before this season. We won't get that anytime soon, but hopefully new boss does well!"Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (Sheffield United owner): The resignation of Chris Wilder is that the whole city has turned on us."
One of the big reasons Chris went."Prince Abdullah bin Musaed (owner of Sheffield United): The reason for the dismissal of Chris Weider is the previous transfer system. I want to put 5 options for the coach, and he is the one who chooses, not the coach who determines the name assigned. "
He does not want the new manager or Wilder to pick targets. What he wants is for "his team" to pick a number of targets and have the manager decide on which ones.
Chris wanted to use the team he had to pick targets and suggest these to the board to sign. This had already started to happen with Coulibaly, signed without any knowledge to Wilder.
I also find it interesting he says the "dismissal" of Wilder. In the previous line it's resignation. Alan Biggs said all along that him leaving was very much "mutual".
I personally don't buy that the Prince had absolutely no awareness Chris wanted to leave in the times before he tried to resign.