'It's an absolute disgrace'

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

I think you really do try too hard to sound clever, coming from someone who doesn't realise a question mark doesn't require a space before it

Aye
That’s fettled me, & my faux intelligence although it serves a purpose as I’ve (finally) achieved an audience with the grammar police.
Not sure how smart you are if you perceive that as (trying) “hard to sound clever” but if you need some more ‘material’ I’m a fat bald speccy old cunt n’all.

I also missed a ‘full stop’ (or question mark) after the first line, but as my Nan used to tell me, “God loves a trier”

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Unfortunately it’s indicative of society that so many of the younger generations are entitled brats nowadays.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m extremely mardy when we have lost but let’s take Saturday in context to the rest of the season.

I accept that we haven’t played as well as our results suggest all season but FFS if there was ever a time to just get behind the team for the last few games.

Maybe it’s Chris’ way of motivating the players, maybe it’s his way of protecting them.

I get the ‘I paid my money so I’m entitled to voice an opinion’ argument to an extent, but some fans reaction to defeats - even draws - is embarrassing.

Some of the worst mouthy mardy twattts at games over the past few seasons, in my experience, have been those around my age group, 40 plus.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I've got carried away with the dream that maybe we'd have a shot at winning the league and picking up that beautiful trophy, maybe, just maybe this time we wouldn't be bridesmaids, Saturday confirms that we are not a team that wins the league, we will at best be runners up to Burnley, its not the team or wilders fault that i am compleely deflated, but the people who went to Oxford might have had the same feelings and hopes.. who knows.

So they chose to behave like a bunch of toddlers who couldn’t have what they wanted. Which is a societal thing, football just reflects it. People seem so brittle and weak minded these days. There certainly isn’t much backbone in evidence.

 

[petcharlie]

Correct, it just seems wrong that after the horror show of last year coupled with us winning 6 on the trot away from home that some fans should turn so quickly not only against Wilder but also the players.
Everyone is entitled to voice their opinions, especially those that have spent money and travelled to away games to then see a disappointing performance. But having won the previous 6 games the reaction of what is most probably the minority just seems way over the top. I dread to think how they reacted when they got home to find out their mum had burnt their tea.
Wilder is obviously hoping that the majority of fans will see it as him protecting the players and rallying support forTuesday night.

What these morons don't get is having a go at the players after a great season we are having will have a negative response to the players attitude towards our club . Heads will fall and they must be thinking what is the point ? Well just hope the team on Tuesday get a POSITIVE response from the terraces for a change and get the message that the vast majority of fans are 100% behind them .

 

[Half Bond Jls]

Anyone shouting abuse at Hamer can meet up for some fisty cuffs in Concord Park. " You want some I'll give you some"

 

[Frank the tank]

Nobody has mentioned this yet, so with the interview (which I've listened to btw) i feel the need to address this in my own way with my own feelings...

I've got carried away with the dream that maybe we'd have a shot at winning the league and picking up that beautiful trophy, maybe, just maybe this time we wouldn't be bridesmaids, Saturday confirms that we are not a team that wins the league, we will at best be runners up to Burnley, its not the team or wilders fault that i am compleely deflated, but the people who went to Oxford might have had the same feelings and hopes.. who knows.

We won't get anything at Burnley, that will be the day they put daylight between us, in my opinion, because they make it count when they can capitalise on thier rivals.

We didn't on Saturday, and i think it spoke volumes especially about the style of play, and it wasn't the first time, remember Bristol when we dropped the ball..

Wilder can be as upset as he wants with the fans, and they dont deserve any criticism over the season, but that was devastatingly poor on saturday, and just when we thought they'd started to click after Cov, taken the wind out of many a Blade I can tell you, we were so close.

It's still to fight for, so who knows.. hope I'm wrong and sorry for the negativity, the title was in our hands...

Utb..

Getting a bit sick and tired of reading these doom and gloom prediction and wholly inaccurate and pathetic summary of who we are and what we are about
Always caveated witha hope I'm Wrong but unfortunately...

Maybe you are and maybe that's how you live your life but this football club under this manager is over achieving and only when it's over and we are back to. Scuffing around in the lower leagues will you realise this

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I thought our support was pretty poor on Saturday. It all felt a bit passive and defeatist to me and lacking in the pashun that led to several scuffles in the away end at full time. An off day for everyone involved.

No problem at all with Wilder having a pop at those who went overboard with the stick at the end - he's not talking about the odd boo or wanker sign, he's talking about people making their way to the front to hurl abuse at the players. I'd expect him to defend his players in this scenario. Feels like some people are saying he shouldn't be so sensitive whilst also being sensitive about him criticising the fans.

It might be policy to remember that, in footballling know how, the distance between an experienced manager like Chris Wilder and the average fan isn’t miles long, it’s a thousand miles long - the average fan, like me, has never progressed beyond parks football.

Imagine you’re finishing your day’s work, wherever your workplace is as a department manager, and some oik enters the room giving it large about your staff’s performance, you’d be more than a bit miffed, wouldn’t you? What makes such an idiot do that, particularly if he looks as though he couldn’t empty the bins?

A manager’s job carries a lot of responsibility and with it, a lot of stress - another part of his job is to keep calm under the stress and not spontaneously combust under such provocation.

So yes, I’m with our manager who has taken the club off its arse, recruited not world beaters, but good players, and now sees the fruits of his labour being radged by people who can’t carry his players’ bags.

Second in the table, in an automatic promotion place, with only a few matches to go, that could never, ever be considered an accident, just the result of know how and hard work by the whole team.

Sorry lads, rant over, it’s been coming for a while now, I’m glad to get it off my chest.

 

[Nickydblade]

Wilder steps outside of ‘bland media friendly’ conventions and talks, as a fan, about how Wednesday are inferior and their ‘season is done’. Most people see it as both accurate and refreshing, but some people in the firing line (pigs) make up all sorts of reasons why he is wrong and shouldn’t say things like that. And cry.

Wilder expresses his opinion about how (a small minority of) Blades fans are behaving. Most people see it as reasonable, but some in the firing line make up all sorts of reasons why he is wrong and shouldn’t say things like that (probably some of them sad undercover pigs on a rival’s forum). And cry.

If you want an Adkins, Parker or Sausage Roll then fair enough… but be consistent. I prefer Wilder and part of that is he often thinks, feels and talks like a fan.

 

[K1 flabby stick]

I mentioned in another post somewhere about some of our fans getting a bit Leedsy, a bit Wendy, a bit too bleeding entitled.

They should get a grip, ffs have they not seen the league table.

Totally agree with Wilder on this occasion

 

[Slim Man]

Aye
That’s fettled me, & my faux intelligence although it serves a purpose as I’ve (finally) achieved an audience with the grammar police.
Not sure how smart you are if you perceive that as (trying) “hard to sound clever” but if you need some more ‘material’ I’m a fat bald speccy old cunt n’all.

I also missed a ‘full stop’ (or question mark) after the first line, but as my Nan used to tell me, “God loves a trier”

I wasnt trying to impress strangers on the internet pal, that's the difference

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Tbf he’s right, you lose football matches, as a collective this season’s been great. I hold my hands up I was frustrated Saturday more about not gaining on Leeds but I probs went ott a bit however, people shouting stuff at players? Mental that tbh.

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

I mentioned in another post somewhere about some of our fans getting a bit Leedsy, a bit Wendy, a bit too bleeding entitled.

They should get a grip, ffs have they not seen the league table.

Totally agree with Wilder on this occasion

I do think there’s a fine line though as you have to be confident and ambitious as a club otherwise what’s the point, but you need balance sometimes and perspective, in the moment I’m negative Neil but in reflection it’s not that bad. Anyone told me we’d be in this position prior to season I would’ve taken it. Apologies if I’m stressful in advance just want the club to succeed ultimately.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

I wasnt trying to impress strangers on the internet pal, that's the difference

Sadly,
For some of us, “trying to impress strangers” is the height of our ambition.
What’s your ‘raison d’etre’ ?

PS “wasnt” ?

 

[John Cutsbushes]

I get the frustration at Oxford but I personally saw someone giving the players dogs abuse.
Just walk out on the whistle if you feel the need to do that, this isnt the Adkins era.

 

[sitwell]

Twats was a bit harsh but I was referring back to a post someone else had made. There's been plenty of times Wilder has questioned whether fans have the right to question him or the players. I just don't think it's necessary. I'd imagine some fans found it embarrassing when Wilder was slagging off fans for having issues with the style of play.

I don't find either thing embarrassing. I don't think fans need to "get a grip" either. Every individual has the right to interact with the team (within reason) in the way they see fit.

And that makes the players better how ?

 

[Tezza1889]

So they chose to behave like a bunch of toddlers who couldn’t have what they wanted. Which is a societal thing, football just reflects it. People seem so brittle and weak minded these days. There certainly isn’t much backbone in evidence.

Would appear so, but we've always vented even we lose, in the past the players just walked off and went down the tunnel, this clapping the fans after a loss, well that leaves them wide open to the knobheads..

I don't endorse the abuse btw, or want to round on our fans, suppose I'm indifferent on the fan/ player interaction..

Would like to win the league before I die.. if I'm being honest ..

 

[Carlton Blade]

And that makes the players better how ?

I never said it made anyone better, or worse. I'm not saying it's a good idea, or something I'd do. I just don't think it's anyone's job to tell people how to support their club.

But if they are getting in players faces and abusing them, bam them

 

[true99blade]

Whatever gets the players pulling their thumbs out after Saturday.

If having go at a minority of the fan base is followed up but a proper performance and win then nobody will care.

Rightly so that display was lambasted. Quite frankly a disaster of a performance and result considering the position we are in. But we’re still better off than 22 others, wasn’t the end of the world, nowhere near it.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I just don't think it's anyone's job to tell people how to support their club.

Which bit of “it’s my job” are you struggling with?

 

[Carlton Blade]

Which bit of “it’s my job” are you struggling with?

Sorry. Apart from Nick Jansky, it's nobody's job to tell people how to support the clib

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I for one cant belive that members of an away following show signs of unhappiness towards said football team they have spent hundreds of pounds to follow

Shame on anyone who showed any signs of disgruntlement 2000 loyalty points deducted and go straight to Jail

It appears CW cant play the there on 60k a week with big hitters card anymore especially against little old Oxford

So has to Create a siege mentality against his own fans who have done a 200+ Mile round trip

Honestly CW can get to Fuck with those comments he reckons blades fans should worship the ground he walks

 

[Slim Man]

Sadly,
For some of us, “trying to impress strangers” is the height of our ambition.
What’s your ‘raison d’etre’ ?

PS “wasnt” ?

Yeah, it means was not, usually has an apostrophe in the middle of it but like I said I'm not trying impress strangers on the internet

 

[Slim Man]

Top hats, all the fashion when you'd just turned 60

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Yeah, it means was not, usually has an apostrophe in the middle of it but like I said I'm not trying impress strangers on the internet

Aye
Apart from when you’re (youre) ‘advising’ where to place a question mark?

 

[Slim Man]

Aye
Apart from when you’re (youre) ‘advising’ where to place a question mark?

I'm glad to see you've took my advice, it would seem I've got right in your head, bless

 

[Bell4]

I just think everyone should fuck off. Especially Bell4 . He should fuck off twice.

 

[The Crab]

This is exactly the problem and sums up the entire issue. It’s a minority of fans let’s get it straight but I’ve been put off by away days as the entitlement rears its ugly head over the years due to excessive amounts of drugs and alcohol. But then it’s a societal issue that more so than anything specific to our club.

Nail on the head with the societal issue

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Top hats, all the fashion when you'd just turned 60

If you’d got gunpowder for brains, you wouldn’t have enough to blow your off….

 

[ZLB]

I wasn't there at full time I was sat in the car, so definitely wasn't me matey pops

Part timer.

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

I thought our support was pretty poor on Saturday. It all felt a bit passive and defeatist to me and lacking in the pashun that led to several scuffles in the away end at full time. An off day for everyone involved.

No problem at all with Wilder having a pop at those who went overboard with the stick at the end - he's not talking about the odd boo or wanker sign, he's talking about people making their way to the front to hurl abuse at the players. I'd expect him to defend his players in this scenario. Feels like some people are saying he shouldn't be so sensitive whilst also being sensitive about him criticising the fans.

I was at Oxford on Saturday, but left before the players came to the away end.
I was actually sat in the home end as couldn’t get a ticket for the away end.I was surrounded by Oxford fans who were celebrating like they’d won the f a cup, and so decided a quick exit was the only thing to do.I must admit, I walked away pretty disgruntled by the performance, but it was clear to me the players gave their all as usual
.Oxford were there for the taking, no doubt, but I put it down to Wilder’s team selection and tactics rather than a lack of effort.I said so on the forum when I got back, and quickly moved on to thinking about the bid game we’ve got coming up.
If some of our fans started hurling abuse at the team, it was totally out of order, and Wilder was right to call it out.We’ve got some great players, who are all committed to the cause.I’m guessing some of those fans who gave abuse were some of those who walked out of the ground in droves, when Leeds got their second, and when we still had 5 mins plus to get an equaliser.Pathetic on both counts.If you can’t stand to lose, and take your bat home when we do, then the Blades is not a team for you. I suggest you go and support Liverpool, where you’ve a much better chance of getting through a season with minimum losses.
It’s still in our hands, and if we get behind em, we can still do it.If we don’t, then some of those players who you booed will have decisions to make as to whether to stay with us for another season, or go elsewhere.We will need them either in the Prem or the Championship, next season and let’s hope they can forget some of our idiot fans, and remember the mostly great backing they’ve had, and certainly deserved,from most of our fans this season.