CONFIRMED Chris Wilder leaves by "Mutual Consent"

[Pollingtonblade]

Them 4 years from 2016 to 2020 were the best of the best times, great football winning the title and the promotion to the prem, that 4-2 and for a period in autumn 2019 Wilder could literally walk on water we were all as one.

He wasn't far off being mentioned in England circles then and I briefly allowed myself to think just before Christmas we were gonna be established for a while I was buzzing and would have crawled through broken glass down the M1 to see us.

Like many things though Covid came at quite possibly the worst ever time for Chris, the club, all of us, who knows how we would have fared in the run in with us?

Then came the car crash recruitment of 2020 and glorified training session football which didn't suit anyone I watched barely any of it but understand the mardy side came out.

I thought him coming back was meh and last summer wanted to stop being shit and up.till Christmas throught we'd bounce back and even after jan thought 100 points was on, sadly Wilder replaced Souttar with the man he'd dropped him for and arguably cost himself his job by spending 10 million quid of his gaffers brass on someone shitter than his previous 20 million shit striker

His performance in those 3 games were embarrassing and the plat off final was pathetic

So thanks for the memories Chris you're clearly a Blade and now can get as pissed and sing Blades songs in Banner as tha likes

GLTTL

 

[Dnblade]

Sad to see him go,and wish him all the best in the future,he's been great.
Hoping Selles can hit the ground running,and we get behind him...tough act to follow.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

A sad day as an era comes, finally, to an end. He (not forgetting Alan Knill) has achieved legendary status with Blades fans.
Thank you for the wonderful times you gave us especially in that first season back in the EPL when we frightened the living daylights out of many opponents when we launched the concept of overlapping fullbacks!
However, whilst we move on, we will never forget all the good times you gave us.

Thank you Chris Wilder.

You will always be one of our own!

 

[knowsnowt]

Meh.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Too scared to BBQ with sweet lady propane Alan?

That’s not what people are actually saying about you Alan……..

 

[Jan Age]

I would like to thank Chris wilder for restoring the club back to its average position at the top end of the champ table after we languished for far too long in league 1.

I would like to thank him for his first stint when it was an absolute pleasure to watch the team go about its business with players, fans and manager all together.

For what he did he deserves a statue or something and keys to the club.

However he should have never returned and it was always goi to divide a once united club.

As others have said time to move on without him and I will certainly buy him a pint if I ever cross paths.

 

[Pet Sounds]

I have to admit that I'm feeling sad about this. My head is telling me that it is correct: despite all of the many reasons we love him and the great moments he has given us, it is his obvious faults ( the pashun over quality, the selections, the tactics, the regular January transfer window failures, our results against Burnley, Leeds and ultimately Sunderland) that have left us where we are. However, the heart overrules all that. We have a new manager and we should be excited, enthused for a new season. At present I am not. Every other Championship club seemed to hate us due to our manager (maybe that was the problem, but it was good to get under other people's skin). My fear is that we will become one of the many "who is their manager this week?" Championship clubs drifting around doing little of any interest to anyone. Oh well, there is a Test Match starting soon and a Summer where we should all forget about football and enjoy ourselves . Hopefully by August the hopes for a new season will kick back in again, and hopefully Ruben will have found a data set that expands past the Bulgarian 2nd division.

 

[radio]

Feeling disappointed, sad , angry and worried
Good luck and good health in the future CW & AK
"THANKYOU"
UP THE BLADES

 

[Eppyblade]

Chris Wilder will always be a legend at Sheffield United. We’ll never forget the incredible rise he led from League One to a ninth-place finish in the Premier League. That journey gave us some of the best moments in recent club history. But personally, I believe a change was the right decision.

He just didn’t feel like the same character in his second spell. The football last season was flat and boring for the most part, and while we ended up with 92 points, we’re still starting next season in the Championship and that’s simply not good enough. I genuinely believe that had Chris stayed, we’d have gone backwards next season.

Whether Rubén Sellés is the right man to take us forward remains to be seen, but I’m ready to get behind him and give him my full support. It’s a new chapter, and I’m hopeful it’s the fresh start the club needs.

 

[ml1997]

Do people understand the phrase “mutual consent”?

Every mutual consent departure in football is a sacking, nobody gets officially sacked anymore. It’s so clubs can pay less and managers can maintain some reputation.

 

[KOPPO]

Thanks tufty kop legend for the blades memories..forza sufc ,utb..

 

[Upton_Blade]

I'm not entirely convinced that Wilder wouldn't have been sacked even if we'd gone up.

Not a chance. I think Leeds flirted with this idea but even they saw the drawbacks of disposing with a promotion winning manager.

 

[Carlton Blade]

United in 24/25

Against the rest of the top 11 teams
P20. W8, D5, L7. GF23, GA25
PTS 29. 1.45 PPG

Against the bottom 13 teams
P26, W20, D3, L3. GF40, GA11
PTS 63. 2.42 PPG

 

[nopigfansintown]

Good luck in the future Chris. It's been an honour following the club during your tenure, including last season which was a fantastic achievement, especially pre Christmas when we should've been nowhere near automatic promotion, and looking down rather than up. You've left the club in a fantastic position for your successor who really should push us on to the automatics given the fantastic foundation you've left them. They couldn't ask for a better platform to produce

I'm glad that you don't have to suffer the vile, unhinged anti Wilder cult that has infected the fanbase any longer, and can go and enjoy the money you have more than earned. Something tells me time will make them treat you better...


UTB!

 

[Blades Glory Owls Down]

I'm a little bit 50/50 about his departure.
We had the amazing period when he first came to the club and achieved nothing short of a miracle in turning a struggling League 1 team into champions and then maintained the momentum into the following seasons to achieve promotion and a 9th place finish in the Premier League with a style/formation that had people struggling to contain us.
We then had the second season in the Premier League that turned to shit and the games that we were managing to win by the odd goal in the first season had turned into defeat by the odd goal or 2.
This was in part down to Wilder and what many perceive as stubborn behaviour where he failed to replace Jack O'Connell and made some poor decisions in the transfer market. This combined with him seemingly not being able to alter our style but also not having the players to play how he wanted them to resulted in him leaving.
At the time, I thought that he should have remained for the first season back in the championship to try and get us back up. He didnt want to and left.

When he returned, I was a bit sceptical of his appointment, but was hopeful that we could get the hungry, keen manager that we had for the first 4 years of his tenure the first time around.
Last season, we achieved a good points total with a team that probably shouldnt have got so high, particularly pre the January transfer window where we were down to the bones of the squad. Wilder was supported in the window and he made some decent acquisitions (particularly Choudhury) but also showed his stubborn side again, when it was obvious to all that we needed to find a replacement for Souttar and instead we spent 10 million on Cannon (i think he may still come good but hasnt shown it yet) and tried to shoehorn him into a team and style that didnt suit him.
He brought in Holding and didnt give him enough game time and again stubbornly refused to change a style that was largely agrcultural with some moments of brilliance from the likes of Hamer to dig out results and doggedly hanging onto leads to get points.
Going into the Playoff final, I had a bit of cautious optimism that this might be our time but we proceeded to throw it away in the final 15 minutes of a game that we didnt look in any danger of losing but decided to sit in and try to protect the single goal lead. Wilder has to take some ofthe blame for this.

Still, I would have liked to have seen him be given this season to try and build the squad he wanted and try one more time to get back to the Prem but also wasnt particularly surprised to see him leave. Had he done enough to be given another season? Probably. However the new owners are clearly wanting to move in a new direction and this may not align with Chris Wilder and his own ethos so I will say thank you to him for the highs and look to support the new manager.
Hopefully, he will be supported to create his own team and have success.

 

[S64 Blade]

Every mutual consent departure in football is a sacking, nobody gets officially sacked anymore. It’s so clubs can pay less and managers can maintain some reputation.

Not quite. Look at the wording Boro and Spurs used when sacking their managers recently - “parted company” and “relieved of duties” being the phrases used. Both of these are explicit in showing it was the club’s choice.

https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/04/club-statement--michael-carrick/
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/june/club-statement-ange-postecoglou-departs/

 

[Kev Gee]

Brilliant manager in his first spell.

Who knows what could have happened if it wasn't for COVID?

I genuinely believe we would have sneaked into Europe.

Sorry to see him go. I'm sure he will replay the final few weeks of the season around in his head and wonder what went wrong.

I believe we have mad the correct decision. And we now need to back the new man.

Thanks for the memories CW.

 

[Bladesince59]

I wouldn't have wanted another year of the stuff we endured over the past 6 months.

 

[baulko]

United in 24/25

Against the rest of the top 11 teams
P20. W8, D5, L7. GF23, GA25
PTS 29. 1.45 PPG

Against the bottom 13 teams
P26, W20, D3, L3. GF40, GA11
PTS 63. 2.42 PPG

...and against the 12th placed team
P2 W2 D0 L0 GF2, GA0
Pts 6. 3.0 ppg.

 

[BlairBlade]

A sad ending to a manager who gave me Duffy bouncing day and the double over them lot last season. For that he deserves praise as did the innovative overlapping centre backs.

His tactical deficiencies caught up with him in the end and the season was lost the moment Farke dropped Meslier on 5 April 2025. On the same day we were stinking the place out at Oxford. Weeds went onto win their last 7 games.

At half time at Wembley we had one foot in the EPL. De Bris kicked that away with his innovative changes and a golden opportunity was lost.

For me the right decision if we are to progress as a club and move into a DOF/Head Coach structure that improves fitness conditioning and medical services.

I'll miss CW's enthusiasm and love for the Club. Third best manager in my lifetime after Harris and Basset. I'll not miss the cult of Chris who are out in force at the moment.

I couldn’t agree more with your last sentence - although I’m sure the landlord of the Banner will. Never really liked that pub and it was my local.

 

[Weasel]

Thanks for everything, Chris.

UTB.

 

[Blade56]

A Blades legend and leaves us in a good place.

We're in a much, much better place than we were a year ago and the new manager has a solid foundation to build upon.

The timing to some is wrong. But as you both point out CWAK leave us in a good place to build on.

Better that than leaving the club in disarray and a new guy coming in having to clear up a mess before he starts.

No excuses for new owners and new manager to crack on from 8 Aug.

UTB

 

[Sean Thornton]

My peonies came out a few weeks ago, and have finished now.

I didn't know the NHS offered a gardening service. I'll take a look

I’d imagine Blade56 has regular appointments at the Uphill Gardening clinic

 

[Blade56]

I’d imagine Blade56 has regular appointments at the Uphill Gardening clinic

I have my green tubers inspected regularly

 

[KOPPO]

thankyou to greatest sheffield united fc manager ever in my lifetime chris wilder tufty the blades kop legend,all the best m8ty.your still a sufc fan which will never end ....utb...

 

[Bladesman]

 

[lakedistblade]

Thank you Chris. I’ve enjoyed your periods in charge - such a lift after what went before. Good luck for the future and enjoy the wealth your success with the Blades has afforded. May your long association with United be recognised and continue in some form as the years go by. UTB pal.

 

[Tongeincheek]

I think like a lot of other Blades I'd been numbed by seemingly endless League One mediocrity before CW & AK came in and rocketed us up to the prem.
I'll always treasure the highs of the promotions, a top-half prem finish, some of my favourite ever United players getting to strut their stuff at BDTBL.

Modern football too often feels like an emotionless meat grinder to make money for the privileged few who own clubs, or run UEFA/FIFA. Where sentiment, loyalty and connection go to die... but for a little while, a wonderful spell, we had a manager and a captain who bled red & white, and it felt amazing.

Cheers Chris

 

[Nick Jansky]

He didn’t half spout some shite on Football Heaven last night, a lot of it factually inaccurate such as saying that the owners have never stated that they want promotion to the PL. Briefly a decent striker for us a long time ago, otherwise a bit of a joke.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

He didn’t half spout some shite on Football Heaven last night, a lot of it factually inaccurate such as saying that the owners have never stated that they want promotion to the PL. Briefly a decent striker for us a long time ago, otherwise a bit of a joke.

Look at the first comment from catterprick. He wants us to get relegated Anyone who wishes that on us is not a blade, they're a cnut