Mr Rosen and Mr Eltoukhy

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Believe me, Rosen and Eltoukhy have big plans for the blades and getting rid of Poundland Wilder is the first step.

Why should we believe you?

 

[DronnieBlade]

They're also not stupid

In business. And only business.

Wilders position is under review. Reading between the lines, I’d suggest that there will be fundamental differences in recruitment strategy that have created a divide between boardroom and dugout.

While I have been opinionated in a negative way regards several recruits in Wilders tenure, I cannot escape that fact that there have been FAR more successes than failures when his recruitment is fully digested.

His overall track record as a Blades manager is almost without compare.

I don’t believe the board will pull the plug just yet. Be both a sad day and a dangerous one if I’m wrong on this !!

UTB

 

[Gin&Juice]

Why should we believe you?

Because we don’t like change. Change is bad.

 

[PrestwichBlade]

In business. And only business.

Wilders position is under review. Reading between the lines, I’d suggest that there will be fundamental differences in recruitment strategy that have created a divide between boardroom and dugout.

While I have been opinionated in a negative way regards several recruits in Wilders tenure, I cannot escape that fact that there have been FAR more successes than failures when his recruitment is fully digested.

His overall track record as a Blades manager is almost without compare.

I don’t believe the board will pull the plug just yet. Be both a sad day and a dangerous one if I’m wrong on this !!

UTB

Like it or not, football is a business.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Like it or not, football is a business.

Then let’s get them clever folks at Greggs to run our football club.

I take your point, I hope you take mine.

UTB

 

[PrestwichBlade]

Then let’s get them clever folks at Greggs to run our football club.

I take your point, I hope you take mine.

UTB

I do

 

[UddersBlade]

Would be a great appointment

Would be awful right now. Never win a promotion as far as I can see. Need someone who has experience of Championship.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Would be a great appointment

Would it? Based on what exactly?

 

[Lupa The Noa]

In business. And only business.

Wilders position is under review. Reading between the lines, I’d suggest that there will be fundamental differences in recruitment strategy that have created a divide between boardroom and dugout.

While I have been opinionated in a negative way regards several recruits in Wilders tenure, I cannot escape that fact that there have been FAR more successes than failures when his recruitment is fully digested.

His overall track record as a Blades manager is almost without compare.

I don’t believe the board will pull the plug just yet. Be both a sad day and a dangerous one if I’m wrong on this !!

UTB

That's exactly right. Through no real fault of their own, the new players bought with the owners system are not good enough. That's going to cause clashes

 

[luffenhamblade]

Would be awful right now. Never win a promotion as far as I can see. Need someone who has experience of Championship.

Wilder?

 

[Freddie]

Would be a great appointment

Who is Gary O'Neil? Never heard of him.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

There are much better managers out there than Wilder. That’s unfortunately just a fact, it’s whether we can afford them & whether they want to join us.

2025 Wilder is tactically naive, no real identity, in game management is poor & has a limited knowledge of foreign based players. At times last season he opted for this underdog title, but we wasn’t we had Souza, Anel, Cooper, Hamer, Choudhury, Diaz, Burrows, JRS, Campbell all really good players.

He turned up against Leeds away randomly playing 3-5-1-1 despite us being on an unbeaten run with Shackleton RWB.

Bottled the home game against Leeds after a great 45 mins - same applied to the Wembley game. We had no game plan against Burnley in either of the games & Sunderland battered us away (we did have a weakened team that day though).

Playing how we did last season I think we’d have broken a record for low points this season if we were promoted

 

[luffenhamblade]

There are much better managers out there I’m sure. Are we likely to attract one who can hit the road running and be more likely to get promotion this season? Possibly but I think it’s unlikely.

 

[Nick Jansky]

There are much better managers out there I’m sure. Are we likely to attract one who can hit the road running and be more likely to get promotion this season? Possibly but I think it’s unlikely.

People keep banging on about the necessity of getting promotion this season as if it’s the only thing that matters. Short term thinking.

 

[Snowflake]

Then let’s get them clever folks at Greggs to run our football club.

I take your point, I hope you take mine.

UTB

Using sausage roll?

 

[chesblade]

Like it or not, football is a business.

So why didn't they get rid after Wembley, that would have been the time to do it

 

[PrestwichBlade]

So why didn't they get rid after Wembley, that would have been the time to do it

I've no idea

 

[Berkshire Blade]

People keep banging on about the necessity of getting promotion this season as if it’s the only thing that matters. Short term thinking.

It's not a absolute must but this is clearly our best opportunity as after this season the money is gone.

 

[nopigfansintown]

In business. And only business.

Wilders position is under review. Reading between the lines, I’d suggest that there will be fundamental differences in recruitment strategy that have created a divide between boardroom and dugout.

While I have been opinionated in a negative way regards several recruits in Wilders tenure, I cannot escape that fact that there have been FAR more successes than failures when his recruitment is fully digested.

His overall track record as a Blades manager is almost without compare.

I don’t believe the board will pull the plug just yet. Be both a sad day and a dangerous one if I’m wrong on this !!

UTB

Who exactly are the football experts within their recruitment model? Why haven't we heard of big name appointments within this field with football backgrounds and track records? People want Brentford, Brighton, Liverpool . Well they have big name, highly sought after, experienced football adjacent analysts with the requisite experience. Why after 5-6 months (an eternity in football) haven't we seen any appointments from this small and expensive pool? Why no DOF taking total ownership of that side of the club?
There's far more questions than answers. I hope it's essentially not some techies and businesses leaders thinking they can outfox experts in their field.That would be a worry.

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

They aren't stupid, but that doesn't mean they aren't going to make stupid decisions in areas they know nothing about. One look at Eltoukhy and you can tell he makes terrible decisions when it comes to suits, for example.

They need to appoint an experienced Director of Football/Technical Director/Whatever Title You Like to make football decisions.

 

[nopigfansintown]

So why didn't they get rid after Wembley, that would have been the time to do it

If their strategy and Wilder's fundamentally don't align they definitely shouldn't have renewed his contract. Unless there's a break clause that's their first huge error

 

[Ned the Donkey]

Wilders position is under review. Reading between the lines, I’d suggest that there will be fundamental differences in recruitment strategy that have created a divide between boardroom and dugout.

Be both a sad day and a dangerous one if I’m wrong on this !!

100%.

I don't think Tom Cannon's mum would call him a resounding success just yet.

But the alternative seems to be signing ChatGPT players from the back of beyond because someone watched Moneyball on Netflix last week.

For me, we're as close as we've been for a very long time to closing the gap back to Wednesday. It's a big summer of big decisions.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

I hope it's essentially not some techies and businesses leaders thinking they can outfox experts in their field.That would be a worry.

This is what it looks like more and more as far as I can see.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Intelligent and highly successful business people employ the right people for the right job whatever the sector

 

[Danetheblade]

100%.

I don't think Tom Cannon's mum would call him a resounding success just yet.

But the alternative seems to be signing ChatGPT players from the back of beyond because someone watched Moneyball on Netflix last week.

For me, we're as close as we've been for a very long time to closing the gap back to Wednesday. It's a big summer of big decisions.

Absolutely mental view. We’ve been beaten in the final yet should be there or there abouts this coming season, they’re tittering on the edge of existence.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

Absolutely mental view. We’ve been beaten in the final yet should be there or there abouts this coming season, they’re tittering on the edge of existence.

Get back to me in a year's time ;-)

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

There are much better managers out there I’m sure. Are we likely to attract one who can hit the road running and be more likely to get promotion this season? Possibly but I think it’s unlikely.

Who says the plan for next season is promotion?

 

[Sean Thornton]

Who says the plan for next season is promotion?

It needs to be. Income takes a huge hit otherwise.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

It needs to be. Income takes a huge hit otherwise.

That depends on transfers.

Let's say, for example, we sold Gus Hamer for £20mil and he was on £30k per week, and we took a punt and replaced him with Charlie Savage at Reading for £5mil on £15k per week, we'd still be in the green despite a drop in parachute payments.

I'm not saying Charlie Savage should be a transfer target, it was just a name for argument sake.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

That depends on transfers.

Let's say, for example, we sold Gus Hamer for £20mil and he was on £30k per week, and we took a punt and replaced him with Charlie Savage at Reading for £5mil on £15k per week, we'd still be in the green despite a drop in parachute payments.

I'm not saying Charlie Savage should be a transfer target, it was just a name for argument sake.

Cool what about the other 205 million+ we'd be missing out on