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That’s sort of my point.. I view Wilder in the context of all of his achievements. A Premier League Club owner will look at what he did in the top division.
Great manager, absolutely brilliant, superb football, absolutely loved his tenure, however as I said, you can look at it anyway you like, once he had access to big money he spent £120m on transfers and in doing so made the ‘team’ worse.Hysterical how much people's opinions of Wilder have been warped, 3/10 ffs
Hysterical how much people's opinions of Wilder have been warped, 3/10 ffs
Unless you'd rather have Madine and Clarke than Brewster and McBurnie they didn't make the team worse.Great manager, absolutely brilliant, superb football, absolutely loved his tenure, however as I said, you can look at it anyway you like, once he had access to big money he spent £120m on transfers and in doing so made the ‘team’ worse.
True or False?
Well since you didn’t read my post or chose to ignore what I said there seems little point in any further discussion, save for one last point.
Apologies if I didn't read your post well enough, not being paying full attention.
You‘ve been on the pigs deludemol if you think that no one believes the prince, what I've seen the majority do, I’m pretty sure there was a good ol poll about it it too…Wilder bottled it, he’s no Blade…
Didn't we have 3 goalkeepers, the normal amount?
Respect for your longevity and you make some fair points. However having a run of not winning for 20 matches and not being able to manage resources to improve the club in what might be a once in a lifetime opportunity leaves me cold.
Bassett was never given the kind of backing Wilder got, too.
I agree. As much of a fan of Wilder as I am I think it will be a Championship club that takes a punt on him, one that is probably struggling a little. Failing that a big League 1 club would not be the worst step for him right now either; someone like Sunderland, Portsmouth, Bolton, Ipswich or even Charlton who he was close to going to previously would be great options for him. Big clubs but less expectation right now but a chance to bring them through like the Blades.
Love what CWAK achieved. I may be way of the mark but IMO Chris ended up physically and
Very true. There have been some big signings that have not worked out up to this point, there is no denying that. The problem for Brewster and even McBurnie to an extent is that they have come in at a time that the club is struggling. Who knows with a bot of confidence if Brewster can get going again.
Great post. If you take a club from league 1 to the Premier League you are going to have to spend big along the way, or as Wilder did, spend big when you get there. So those saying he spent more than any other manager, of course he did, he has had to because he has been successful. The only way to avoid spending big money in football these days is to stay exactly where you are and stagnate, and even that does not last long as you fall so far behind that you invariably get relegated anyway. Whether the spending/signings have been successful is another issue altogether. It seems most are not criticizing the spending so much as the success of the players but only time will tell if they are worth it value wise.
I haven’t said Bassett didn’t achieve anything. His time here was some of the best years I’ve seen as a Blade. As was Warnock’s and as was Wilder’s, both of whom have been heavily criticised on here, not just as managers but as people. And if we’re trying to compare the three, which I then went on to say is difficult because it’s difficult to compare managers in different eras, one does need to look at the facts. And maybe accept that they all did a good job under difficult circumstances.
I agree that CW was mentally tired and the Prince having assured him that he would retain his job if relegated, CW should possibly have been offered a sabbatical until the end of the season and come back refreshed to commence another promotion attempt. Not sure (in the macho world of football) having a sabbatical would have done anything for his future job prospects but it can't have been much worse than his present situation ( ignoring the financial situation!).
I think it was a case of too much too soon but I doubt any team would avoid a chance of promotion and it might have been a blessing in disguise if we had missed out on promotion, had an extra year in the Championship with the opportunity to further develop the team.
I wouldn’t even bother having a discussion with anyone who claimed Bassett wasn’t a good manager. I don’t have the patience for ‘flat earthers’.
You have picked up why I focussed on the 4-year period. I haven’t done an analysis of every 4-year period since 1953, but based my post on the experience of watching Utd 2016-20. Football for me is the experience of being in a crowd, preferably with family/friends, and being absorbed in the moment. The moments we were given by Wilder were unique in my experience, and over a sustained period. As one of my friends always says of good experiences ‘They can’t take that away from you’. I feel some on here are trying to do just that. At the time I often thought, and sometimes posted, that those who were turning Wilder into a god should remember that when things go wrong, and I think there is quite a bit of amnesia at the moment.
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