CONFIRMED Chris Wilder 3.0 - Returns for the third spell.

[Tickhill Blade]

Wilder has become a better manager by simply sitting on his sofa.

tbf, I do that the more I play Football Manager on the laptop

 

[sufc323]

This whole thing is like when the real Seymour Skinner takes Armin Tamzarian's place, then they realise no one likes him and they prefer the old one, so get him back as though nothing had happened.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Danny Hall can smell the third volume in his trilogy brewing

 

[LSF]

I totally understand the "we look daft" and "back to Wilder again" quotes ......... this is an open forum for opinions and discussion and i am not here to disagree with anyone.

However FWIW we look a lot more stupid with a decent squad, a tidy ground and a decent infrastructure wallowing at the bottom of the championship running the risk of been cut a drift with a clueless manager in charge who isn't capable of managing Llorett De Mar let alone Sheffield United.

For me Chris should have never been sacked. You need continuity. You need someone that knows and more importantly cares. If he remains in charge were top 6 now and we would have only dropped 2-3 points.

Everybody has critics no one anymore than Chris - i dare say he even knows his own faults. I don't believe for one minute he hasn't had other opportunities, he will have had them but they more than likely weren't right for him hence why he was still available.

The reason you see the players turn out for a decent manager week in week out is because they manage, they build relationships and they run the team. There's more to management than moving some magnets round a magnetic board and a flip chart on the training ground. Relationships are vital and for me the last 2 weeks the players distanced themselves from Selles because they knew the fans and club weren't buying this S*** show and the board had made a mistake.

Last season every win was celebrated between management, players, staff and the fans because they are a unit and that comes from one man. An actual manager and figurehead at the club.

Last season we over achieved, we weren't the finished article and halfway in to a rebuild on a decimated squad post premier league relegation and an embarrassing showing he achieved wonders only to be sacked in the summer.

The achievements last season ultimately became his down fall as people believed we had a right to promotion when in reality he elevated a top 6 squad to almost achieve automatic promotion. When people were calling that games were boring and we should be beating Luton by more in reality he was in the background turning draws in to narrow wins.

For me any critics need to look at the situation now and see it for what it is. He is an outstanding manager of people, a brilliant bloke and a blade but is also human and i'm yet to meet anyone who is everyone's cup of tea - including him.

Give him 6-8 weeks and i guarantee you see improvement.

Get Hamer back on the left and give him some TLC

Get Burrows back to his best and utilise the wingbacks

Realign the new CB's in to an organised back 3 utilising Tanganga

Get Ogbene in the side

Welcome back, Chris - Ignite that fire and do what you do best pal!

UTFB

Outstanding summary of the situation.

 

[JS Blade]

Outstanding summary of the situation.

Thank You Sir.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

I think you're kidding yourself if you think 99% have that opinion, home or away. It's your opinion and relevant, same as other people's opinion.

Yes, most people can have an opinion about stuff, without having to gob off about it.

 

[billyblademan]

Danny Hall can smell the third volume in his trilogy brewing

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To be fair, it would be a great read if we were to do it this season!

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

To be fair, it would be a great read if we were to do it this season!

In fact I think the second book ended at the point of promotion to the PL in 2019 so there's a lot of backstory to cover already

 

[billyblademan]

In fact I think the second book ended at the point of promotion to the PL in 2019 so there's a lot of backstory to cover already

"So..." deep breath..."Has anyone heard of Wuhan?"

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

"So..." deep breath..."Has anyone heard of Wuhan?"

Don't care what he's called can he play upfront?

 

[ekke287]

You're right that they have some sort of leverage in the fact Wilder is a blade etc, but Wilder holds the stronger hand in my opinion. The owners have just spent north of £100m to buy us, probably fairly certain that we would be promoted, instantly doubling their money. If we now drop into the next tier, it's almost financial suicide for their investment - they need a guaranteed fix.

I wasn't against Chris leaving at the time, but I'm now glad he's probably returning. While nothing is guaranteed, Wilder is the next best thing to a guarantee. We will not be relegated with him in charge.

To Selles - “You have to get more than 92pts otherwise you’re a failure”

To Wilder - “Just don’t get relegated”

(Not a fan of either manager tbh, just highlighting the hilarity of our situation)

 

[JS Blade]

To Selles - “You have to get more than 92pts otherwise you’re a failure”

To Wilder - “Just don’t get relegated”

(Not a fan of either manager tbh, just highlighting the hilarity of our situation)

Chris has only got to keep us up because of what he has inherited. If he started the season as manager top 2 would have been the demand.

 

[ekke287]

Chris has only got to keep us up because of what he has inherited. If he started the season as manager top 2 would have been the demand.

Yep, it was a joke buddy.

Although for balance, I think at least a couple of Selles games can be written off due to the slowness of early transfers. Think those first four games killed him, then those later signings were too late.

But, 100% he wasn’t right for the job also as it transpired.

 

[Slim Man]

It was put to Ron Atkinson once about the evolution of diets and how Serie A teams like Juve etc were all eating pasta.

His response was simple: the crap teams at the bottom of Serie A also eat pasta.

Same argument here. Spurs have a sporting director, probably the 4th or 5th highest budget and finished 15th or so.

Both examples you provide may operate with some DoF fellow but their success at churning out players lies elsewhere.

Brentford as we all know benefit from piggy backing from Mathew Benham’s sports betting business and leverage an infrastructure from there that individual clubs can only dream of. Their capacity to mine those players comes from there.

Brighton, who are also part of a multi-club set up, also benefited from Tony Bloom’s data driven decision making.

Having a DoF is a bit of a straw man. Some successful teams may have one, but it doesn’t mean their success is down to that. It’s often related to multiple other factors.

if United want to go down that route it’s a fallacy that Wilder cannot work with that. It takes in multiple assumptions to arrive at that conclusion. How United use demarcation in their work is up to the owners but it will still come down to hiring quality operators.

Every single club at Premier league level has a DoF or a sporting director, or a technical director. We have a CEO and manager who seem to be tasked with doing everything regards to the running of the club.

They're merely 2 examples, but it's hardly 'strawman'.

We have a 7 person board - don't you see why it might make sense for them to entrust a single figure to make decisions on their behalf?

We can either attempt to get up and stay up the old fashioned way, or get with the times. Which I've not once said Wilder can't do, just that we simply haven't as yet.

 

[SUFC Guy]

Chris has only got to keep us up because of what he has inherited. If he started the season as manager top 2 would have been the demand.

We will finish in the top 6 mate

 

[dexter101]

Genuine question because my brain is not working today.

Has Wilder ever worked with experienced PL quality players? Specifically thinking like Mee and Ings?

Ok, they are both older but I can't think of any similar signings we have made in his time and I wonder how they will work with him.

Both of those players into last years side would have been huge off the bench (or instead of JLT).

 

[JS Blade]

We will finish in the top 6 mate

Yep, it was a joke buddy.

Although for balance, I think at least a couple of Selles games can be written off due to the slowness of early transfers. Think those first four games killed him, then those later signings were too late.

But, 100% he wasn’t right for the job also as it transpired.

Bristol City in particular could be written off.

 

[KMC-1889]

Genuine question because my brain is not working today.

Has Wilder ever worked with experienced PL quality players? Specifically thinking like Mee and Ings?

Ok, they are both older but I can't think of any similar signings we have made in his time and I wonder how they will work with him.

Both of those players into last years side would have been huge off the bench (or instead of JLT).

Sort of. He’s signed rescue projects like Rodwell & Morison, he seems to have a real issue with players dropping down leagues from bigger clubs, see Gilchrist, Rak-Sakyi & Holding last season.

He always goes for players proven at the level of from a lower level.

 

[KMC-1889]

It feels like they just couldn't be arsed to approach Dyche

Star article says they couldn’t be arsed with a 2 week recruitment process.

Just like last time, we’ve taken the easy short term option.

 

[jim2007]

Genuine question because my brain is not working today.

Has Wilder ever worked with experienced PL quality players? Specifically thinking like Mee and Ings?

Ok, they are both older but I can't think of any similar signings we have made in his time and I wonder how they will work with him.

Both of those players into last years side would have been huge off the bench (or instead of JLT).

Jags? Or was he a Hecky exclusive? Can’t quite call to mind.

 

[dexter101]

Sort of. He’s signed rescue projects like Rodwell & Morison, he seems to have a real issue with players dropping down leagues from bigger clubs, see Gilchrist, Rak-Sakyi & Holding last season.

He always goes for players proven at the level of from a lower level.

Good point, Holding is someone I would definitely class as a seasoned PL professional. Youth I don't think would count as they are still developing anyway and isn't quite clear what level they are.

Rodwell and Morrison.... not sure what we call them!

He just loves an underdog doesnt he.

 

[Roygbiv]

The club has totally fallen apart the last two times Wilder has left. It obviously needs modernising behind the scenes. No well ran club goes into turmoil because one man leaves. I can't think of any well ran club in the last 20 years who have completely shit the bed after a manager left.

Managers in the modern game aren't as important as they once were. If you have a proper structure in place, the manager is just someone who can get you that extra 10%.
It's why Brighton and Palace change managers all the time yet never fall backwards whereas Man U appoint the supposed best coaches in Europe and never progress. Long term success is always dependent on what's going on above the manager.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

To Selles - “You have to get more than 92pts otherwise you’re a failure”

To Wilder - “Just don’t get relegated”

(Not a fan of either manager tbh, just highlighting the hilarity of our situation)

I think he's got to get playoffs. I'm not buying this "just don't get relegated" narrative.

 

[Slim Man]

The club has totally fallen apart the last two times Wilder has left. It obviously needs modernising behind the scenes. No well ran club goes into turmoil because one man leaves. I can't think of any well ran club in the last 20 years who have completely shit the bed after a manager left.

Managers in the modern game aren't as important as they once were. If you have a proper structure in place, the manager is just someone who can get you that extra 10%.
It's why Brighton and Palace change managers all the time yet never fall backwards whereas Man U appoint the supposed best coaches in Europe and never progress. Long term success is always dependent on what's going on above the manager.

This is it.

I've seen people say 'people always cite Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton as examples' yeah they do, but only because they're the most obvious ones as they're the clubs punching so far above their weight.

In reality every top club, it runs day to day without a single point of failure, they have an identity in how they want to play and they'll get a manager in that suits that ideal. If he leaves they have targets in mind that suit the philosophy and the squad. It's not rocket science. It's why in the past it was Swansea who could replace whoever with whoever and sustain themselves in the premier league. There's plenty of examples, but no, it's all smoke and mirrors voodoo bollocks.

 

[S64 Blade]

Danny Hall can smell the third volume in his trilogy brewing

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Already been on the blower to literary agents with his pitch.

 

[ATL Recs]

The club has totally fallen apart the last two times Wilder has left. It obviously needs modernising behind the scenes. No well ran club goes into turmoil because one man leaves. I can't think of any well ran club in the last 20 years who have completely shit the bed after a manager left.

Managers in the modern game aren't as important as they once were. If you have a proper structure in place, the manager is just someone who can get you that extra 10%.
It's why Brighton and Palace change managers all the time yet never fall backwards whereas Man U appoint the supposed best coaches in Europe and never progress. Long term success is always dependent on what's going on above the manager.

Bournemouth when Eddie Howe saved them from league 2 relegation with a -17 point penalty then took them to promotion left went to Burnley - he was terrible - Bournemouth fell apart - back he went and had them in the PL within 3 years staying there for 5/6 years

 

[S64 Blade]

Hopefully filming the announcement video in the Banner Cross.

You see a hand reaching for a freshly poured pint of Madri…out of shot, you hear a big gulp, followed by “it’s fucking shite that Spanish shit, get me a proper pint. Get me a Peroni!”.

The shot cuts and Chris Wilder reappears, stood on the table dousing himself in ale, shouting “I’m back you bastards”.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Already been on the blower to literary agents with his pitch.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, then the best of times, then the worst of times. Then the best of times again”

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Hopefully filming the announcement video in the Banner Cross.

You see a hand reaching for a freshly poured pint of Madri…out of shot, you hear a big gulp, followed by “it’s fucking shite that Spanish shit, get me a proper pint. Get me a Peroni!”.

The shot cuts and Chris Wilder reappears, stood on the table dousing himself in ale, shouting “I’m back you bastards”.

If he had Moonshine or Deception I’d trust him more

 

[DifferentClass]

Hopefully filming the announcement video in the Banner Cross.

You see a hand reaching for a freshly poured pint of Madri…out of shot, you hear a big gulp, followed by “it’s fucking shite that Spanish shit, get me a proper pint. Get me a Peroni!”.

The shot cuts and Chris Wilder reappears, stood on the table dousing himself in ale, shouting “I’m back you bastards”.

Madri's brewed in Burton