The Carpark Protest...

[MunXy]

Now ive seen a lot of comments regarding the protest against Danny Wilsons appointment and id like to take this opportunity to set the record straight, at least from my personal stance and from at least a few others there that day.
I personally didnt go there to protest at the appointment per se, i turned up to attempt to fathom the reasons behind such a controversal appointment, especially knowing at the time how low fans felt after relegation and the fact McCabe had never been so low in fans esteem, also wanted to hear, not just the press release spin from the club but the actual people involved and what they had to say.
i have to admit i wasnt too happy by the appointment, but after talking to and listening to wilson, morgs and even mccabe i was more than willing to go into this season with an open mind and give them time and support, because what i heard that others who weren't there gave me a little hope and belief that even tho wilson might not have been the majority of fans choice, i heard enough to convince me of wilsons belief that he could and would actually like to take the blades back where they belong and im sure brownie and a few others think similar and the small minority that were so closed minded as to protest just because he played and managed the S6 boys, didnt hear the bitterness in his voice when questioned about his wendy connections.
wilson has said many times "A clean slate" and i agree, we should all, fans, players, board and all get behind the blades.
As for a few asking brownie why after he refused to renew his ST, the reasons that he then did renew, well as the song goes "na na na na hes a blade and hes a blade"
and i personally say well done brownie for admitting the blades come first, personal feelings about the running of the club a poor second

COYRAWW!!!!

MunXy

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkqgDoo_eZE&feature=related

 

[Micalijo]

Fair enough Munxy, suppose it's same as me laughing as Alehouse Adams got the 'don't what you are doing' treatment but personal feelings did come first when you lot went to the car park to humiliate SUFC on national TV didn't they? Yep, the Blades come first.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I think it's pretty well known in football circles what Wilson thinks about SWFC.

 

[alcoblade]

Fair enough Munxy, suppose it's same as me laughing as Alehouse Adams got the 'don't what you are doing' treatment but personal feelings did come first when you lot went to the car park to humiliate SUFC on national TV didn't they? Yep, the Blades come first.

Aye, painting the Blades in a possitive light has always been your priority.

UTB

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Fair enough Munxy, suppose it's same as me laughing as Alehouse Adams got the 'don't what you are doing' treatment but personal feelings did come first when you lot went to the car park to humiliate SUFC on national TV didn't they? Yep, the Blades come first.

There is also a time where you just move on Mica.

Once someone admits they are wrong, it gets very tedious to just keep pointing it out to them.

 

[blade too long]

Often things said in haste , in retrospect seem churlish and ill considered

no idea what that means , but someone might do

 

[supermorgs]

i wasn't too happy about appointment becasue of Danny Wilson being a player & manager at wednesday and also i thought could see how Danny Wilson was any better than Micky Adams who id rather stayed and also i could told 10/15 managers that i like to (realistically) take over and i wouldn't have mentioned Danny Wilson. but when he got appointed bearing all that in mind i always said that i judge him on the results he gets and if getrs good results & gets automatic promotion or play offs by end of season then i have no problem with Danny Wilson managing united.

and also someone said something to me a couple of months ago "that Danny Wilson appointment has no middle ground itr will either amazingly well or disasterly bad" & it seems after 3 wins in a week its going well

 

[bricktop]

Munxy, at the time i was incredibly annoyed and angry about the state of the club, i'd been to most of the home games the previous season, and a few of the away games, and it had been the worst season i've had supporting the Blades by a country mile.

I wasn't especially happy about the sacking of another manager in Micky Adams, who i thought given time and having moved on overpaid wasters like Nosworthy, Bent, Mattock and any other of the loan stars we had last season i thought would be able to help us move on, and start the rebuilding job. I wasn't happy with the way the club had been conducting itself in terms of the supporters hearing nothing from McCabe and him swanning in and sacking Micky Adams, i wasn't happy with the actions of Trevor Birch for multiple reasons, and then the appointment of a manager with a mediocre record at in the lower leagues was the tipping point. Especially as i considered there was several other potential managers out who i would have wanted to be appointed ahead of Danny Wilson. As for the Wednesday connection it didn't really have that much of an sway for me, i would have been satisified with the appointment of John Sheridan.

From a personal point of view i decided to take a back seat over the summer, and see how stuff panned out before i made any furthur criticism, and from what i have seen and heard Danny Wilson has been doing a decent job, and in a strange way his appointment divided the fans and caused a lot of anger and resentment towards the club, as that was where my anger was aimed at. The strange thing is that it has gone completely the other way, and he has done well, been out there and spoke to the fans, spoke openly and honestly on the radio, and started the season well, and prehaps in a strange way he might be the best thing to happen to this club for a few years.

The last few years have been an horrendous time to support Sheffield United, but i hope that the summer of 2011 was the watershead where everything bottomed out and we started moving on an upwards spiral again.

As for Danny Wilson i hope that people continue to ram my words of a few months back down my throat, as it will mean that he is doing well, and we are going back up, because i'd much rather have to eat my words and the Blades be successful rather than being able to say that i was right, and we struggle again this year.

 

[blade too long]

I was surprised by his appointment , but after watching the game since Keith Kettleborough was a star,you learn often the strangest seeming signings turn out to be the best


Martin Peters on paper , world cup hero , looked a good one
as would have Bryan Robson , in theory as would Gary Speed
but in hindsight all disastrous

whereas ex owls
Porterfield , Dooley and now Wilson would not be universally welcomed at S2

to quote a recovering alcoholic "Its a funny ole game"

 

[mattbianco1]

I felt as low as anybody did when we were relegated but I'd never show my face in the car park with my shoes off. I didn't want Wilson in charge or Robins. I felt they were both cheap options from a chairman wearing blinkers who can't see further than South Yorkshire.

My first choice would've been Di Matteo but i reckon that was all paper talk. 2nd choice would have been O'Driscoll although looking at it now it appears that he probably wouldn't be up to the task. He's got a chairman who backs him immensly and I feel he's taken Doncaster as far as he can.

Then, i would have had 100's of other choices but never Wilson. I listened to what he had to say and was sceptical to say the least but the chairman is in charge and he made his decision so I always said i would stick by him.

I've been very impressed so far. I've only seen one game under Wilson but already you can see a massive difference. Even Collins looked good on saturday.We've now got 2 wingers in Laing & Flynn and good attacking options. Things fans have been wanting since we fell from the Premiership, finally we may have found a manager who has given the fans what they want 4-4-2 formation at home with wingers AND full backs getting forward delivering crosses.

Up the blades ! and well done Wilson (so far!)

 

[Ollessendro]

'Once a pig, always a pig'

Do you think these (incredibly smart looking) individuals 'didn't turn up to protest against the appointment per se'?

 

[JohnDenver]

I think it's pretty well known in football circles what Wilson thinks about SWFC.

Do tell! I'm obviously in the wrong circle.

 

[Ollessendro]

'Once a pig, always a pig'.

 

[mattbianco1]

Come on admit it... If you're in the photo, please share it with us all.

also, tell us if your views have changed

 

[Fiery Blade]

Will people slow down - we have beaten Oldham (everybodies favourite to go down) and Brentford at home and Drawn against Hartlepool away - it is the third division - thats why we look better than last year!
The signs of improvement are there with the signings of McDonald and Laing (albeit loan) the jury's out as regards Porter (Injury Prone)and Flynn (Lightweight)
Don't run away with the idea that Wilson's a saviour - he has a lot to prove
Cautious optimism at best - I'll judge him at Christmas if and when he can get shut of any more dead wood and expensive failures

 

[Tuns]

Whether you hated Wilson and now love him or was happy with him and now love him or hated him and still do.....you will end up wanting him out.

Like almost any other manager at any other club he's going to get sacked.

Could be next month could be next year, could be after he's got us a promotion and then struggled....but the likelihood is that he will get sacked and in the build up to that sacking I guess around 80-90% of Blades will want him out.

Not having a pop at anyone as it's one of the bizarre things about football and being a fan with opinions...what's equally bizarre is all the name calling after 2 games when in the end most of you will want him out anyway at which point those in the car park will say they were right all along...and so it goes on.

 

[SwissBlade]

I wouldn't take part in such a protest which gathered upon the appointment, but I don't have an issue with people doing it whatever their reasons. Insinuating that fans were there because of Wilson's Piggy links

Unless its referring to Pigs, Dingles, Wet Sham or Leeds Scum, I never like the petty and childish name calling or criticising someone for their affiliations, far too much of the name calling of players and staff at the club along with the tiresome pigeon holing of fans on here.

Good on those for protesting, they thought it was right to do it because of the extremely poor judgement of the club, so got off their arses and went to protest. The reasons for my disgust at the decision was because it wasn't a step forward.

As for now, Danny Wilson has started the season well in terms of results and as I understand it with decent performances as well, despite the criticism and attention.
His start has surpassed each of the 4 managers of last season already albeit in a lower division so thats the first hurdle taken with apparent ease. But all of this was to be expected wasn't it? 3 games is nothing to get carried away with following a summer of planning and player movements. For a positive slant, the minimal movement in the transfer market means that at least the squad is fairly settled.

I still don't believe that he's the right man to do the job long term, I don't think he's the right man short term, but I'm happy for him to prove me wrong. I've said many times that I think he's a very poor manager, he does't need to do much to disprove that this season at least, just win automatic promotion. Shouldn't be a difficult task considering the resources and current talent (or at least potential) at his disposal. This target would've been the same for Adams, Di Matteo or whoever else.

Long term (i.e. next season) we need to be competing for promotion from the championship.

For now, whilst the summer seemed to be poorly managed by the club (not necessarily Wilson) but the actual season has started well, as expected and all I can say is keep it up.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

If the summer had been poorly managed we wouldnt have started well. How exactly was this start to be expected? I wasnt expecting it!

On the subject of protestors, if we are in a higher division by the time he has moved on then they will have been proved wrong.

Thats all he needs to achieve.

 

[broomhillblade]

Do you think these (incredibly smart looking) individuals 'didn't turn up to protest against the appointment per se'?

Hardly a brain cell among the lot of them!

 

[Micalijo]

I wouldn't take part in such a protest which gathered upon the appointment, but I don't have an issue with people doing it whatever their reasons. Insinuating that fans were there because of Wilson's Piggy links

Unless its referring to Pigs, Dingles, Wet Sham or Leeds Scum, I never like the petty and childish name calling or criticising someone for their affiliations, far too much of the name calling of players and staff at the club along with the tiresome pigeon holing of fans on here.

Good on those for protesting, they thought it was right to do it because of the extremely poor judgement of the club, so got off their arses and went to protest. The reasons for my disgust at the decision was because it wasn't a step forward.

As for now, Danny Wilson has started the season well in terms of results and as I understand it with decent performances as well, despite the criticism and attention.
His start has surpassed each of the 4 managers of last season already albeit in a lower division so thats the first hurdle taken with apparent ease. But all of this was to be expected wasn't it? 3 games is nothing to get carried away with following a summer of planning and player movements. For a positive slant, the minimal movement in the transfer market means that at least the squad is fairly settled.

I still don't believe that he's the right man to do the job long term, I don't think he's the right man short term, but I'm happy for him to prove me wrong. I've said many times that I think he's a very poor manager, he does't need to do much to disprove that this season at least, just win automatic promotion. Shouldn't be a difficult task considering the resources and current talent (or at least potential) at his disposal. This target would've been the same for Adams, Di Matteo or whoever else.

Long term (i.e. next season) we need to be competing for promotion from the championship.

For now, whilst the summer seemed to be poorly managed by the club (not necessarily Wilson) but the actual season has started well, as expected and all I can say is keep it up.

You think winning promotion with Simmo, Collins, Monty and Cresswell is an easy task - don't think so Swiss and very unfair to use this in your balmy anti-Wilson crusade. He is quite clearly a miillion times more sound in mind and judgement than Alehouse the man you wanted in charge and it is very hard to say anything more than that.

Your like me with Blackwell - gutted when we win.

Your 'good on those for protesting' remark is beyond belief for someone with an obvious degree of intelligence.

 

[SwissBlade]

If the summer had been poorly managed we wouldnt have started well. How exactly was this start to be expected? I wasnt expecting it!

On the subject of protestors, if we are in a higher division by the time he has moved on then they will have been proved wrong.

Thats all he needs to achieve.

Poorly managed by the club.

Given the lack of quality in this division we should expect to be doing well.

 

[Micalijo]

Munxy, at the time i was incredibly annoyed and angry about the state of the club, i'd been to most of the home games the previous season, and a few of the away games, and it had been the worst season i've had supporting the Blades by a country mile.

I wasn't especially happy about the sacking of another manager in Micky Adams, who i thought given time and having moved on overpaid wasters like Nosworthy, Bent, Mattock and any other of the loan stars we had last season i thought would be able to help us move on, and start the rebuilding job. I wasn't happy with the way the club had been conducting itself in terms of the supporters hearing nothing from McCabe and him swanning in and sacking Micky Adams, i wasn't happy with the actions of Trevor Birch for multiple reasons, and then the appointment of a manager with a mediocre record at in the lower leagues was the tipping point. Especially as i considered there was several other potential managers out who i would have wanted to be appointed ahead of Danny Wilson. As for the Wednesday connection it didn't really have that much of an sway for me, i would have been satisified with the appointment of John Sheridan.

From a personal point of view i decided to take a back seat over the summer, and see how stuff panned out before i made any furthur criticism, and from what i have seen and heard Danny Wilson has been doing a decent job, and in a strange way his appointment divided the fans and caused a lot of anger and resentment towards the club, as that was where my anger was aimed at. The strange thing is that it has gone completely the other way, and he has done well, been out there and spoke to the fans, spoke openly and honestly on the radio, and started the season well, and prehaps in a strange way he might be the best thing to happen to this club for a few years.

The last few years have been an horrendous time to support Sheffield United, but i hope that the summer of 2011 was the watershead where everything bottomed out and we started moving on an upwards spiral again.

As for Danny Wilson i hope that people continue to ram my words of a few months back down my throat, as it will mean that he is doing well, and we are going back up, because i'd much rather have to eat my words and the Blades be successful rather than being able to say that i was right, and we struggle again this year.

Top stuff Brownie lad. Up The Blades..

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Aye, painting the Blades in a possitive light has always been your priority.

UTB

Plenty of people have tried to paint SUFC in a positive light over last few years and all have looked very, very silly. McCabe is running a sound ship bla, bla bla, Alehouse is a Blade so leave it bla, bla bla, Monty doesn't have to pass the ball or control it etc etc, Blackwell will walk into another job bla, bla, bla. All totally laughable stuff, all pointed out at the time as been utter garbage.

Only positives are I still enjoy watching a match every other wek at BTDBL and having a bevvy.

 

[bricktop]

Do you think these (incredibly smart looking) individuals 'didn't turn up to protest against the appointment per se'?

There was individual there that day, wearing his Peterborough United coat and waving his pig in the air, giving interviews out and offer his opinions to the local press, and appeared to hell bent on getting on to the local media.

The follow week his wishes we're granted as the sick diseased warped pervert was banged up for child porn.

 

[judge]

There was individual there that day, wearing his Peterborough United coat and waving his pig in the air, giving interviews out and offer his opinions to the local press, and appeared to hell bent on getting on to the local media.

The follow week his wishes we're granted as the sick diseased warped pervert was banged up for child porn.

Thought you were in the boozer all day ？

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Poorly managed by the club.

Given the lack of quality in this division we should expect to be doing well.

How?

Given the lack of quality in our squad last season we shouldnt have been expecting anything imo.

Our positive start and the fact that we now resemble something that looks like a football team makes me question that first comment.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

How?

Given the lack of quality in our squad last season we shouldnt have been expecting anything imo.

Our positive start and the fact that we now resemble something that looks like a football team makes me question that first comment.

Far from getting carried away but it makes you wonder what might have happened if Wilson had left Swindon a few months earlier, particularly as McCabe said he'd been 'tracking him' for years.

 

[raul]

Sadly, he'd been tracking "Alehouse" for longer...

 

[alcoblade]

But all of this was to be expected wasn't it? 3 games is nothing to get carried away with following a summer of planning and player movements. For a positive slant, the minimal movement in the transfer market means that at least the squad is fairly settled.

I still don't believe that he's the right man to do the job long term, I don't think he's the right man short term, but I'm happy for him to prove me wrong. I've said many times that I think he's a very poor manager, he does't need to do much to disprove that this season at least, just win automatic promotion. Shouldn't be a difficult task considering the resources and current talent (or at least potential) at his disposal.

You're at it again....

We were relegated because we were rubbish. This years squad will be a lot less costly than last years - so getting anywhere near promotion would be real success.

You keep sounding like a man desperate to set the bar so high that you'll be proved right by your own measure.

UTB

 

[mekkyblade]

Munxy, at the time i was incredibly annoyed and angry about the state of the club, i'd been to most of the home games the previous season, and a few of the away games, and it had been the worst season i've had supporting the Blades by a country mile.

I wasn't especially happy about the sacking of another manager in Micky Adams, who i thought given time and having moved on overpaid wasters like Nosworthy, Bent, Mattock and any other of the loan stars we had last season i thought would be able to help us move on, and start the rebuilding job. I wasn't happy with the way the club had been conducting itself in terms of the supporters hearing nothing from McCabe and him swanning in and sacking Micky Adams, i wasn't happy with the actions of Trevor Birch for multiple reasons, and then the appointment of a manager with a mediocre record at in the lower leagues was the tipping point. Especially as i considered there was several other potential managers out who i would have wanted to be appointed ahead of Danny Wilson. As for the Wednesday connection it didn't really have that much of an sway for me, i would have been satisified with the appointment of John Sheridan.

From a personal point of view i decided to take a back seat over the summer, and see how stuff panned out before i made any furthur criticism, and from what i have seen and heard Danny Wilson has been doing a decent job, and in a strange way his appointment divided the fans and caused a lot of anger and resentment towards the club, as that was where my anger was aimed at. The strange thing is that it has gone completely the other way, and he has done well, been out there and spoke to the fans, spoke openly and honestly on the radio, and started the season well, and prehaps in a strange way he might be the best thing to happen to this club for a few years.

The last few years have been an horrendous time to support Sheffield United, but i hope that the summer of 2011 was the watershead where everything bottomed out and we started moving on an upwards spiral again.

As for Danny Wilson i hope that people continue to ram my words of a few months back down my throat, as it will mean that he is doing well, and we are going back up, because i'd much rather have to eat my words and the Blades be successful rather than being able to say that i was right, and we struggle again this year.

brownie you are absolutely Bang on the money there pal! UTB