CONFIRMED Chris Wilder 3.0 - Returns for the third spell.

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When will Wilder have his 3rd stint as manager 😉

  • By November

    Votes: 185 46.1%
  • By end of season

    Votes: 16 4.0%
  • Within 3 seasons

    Votes: 38 9.5%
  • Within 5 years

    Votes: 15 3.7%
  • Never

    Votes: 147 36.7%

  • Total voters
    401

What is the point in your existence?
I bet the Mrs is desperate for you to bore off.
Bit harsh but I guess you coke heads spend most of the match off your head instead of watching the footy.
 
When Wilder left us the first time (when we needed him the most) I felt it was unforgivable!
When he was appointed the 2nd time I had huge reservations about it after the unceremonious back door antics!
When we (ultimately) failed last season I admit I thought it was the right time to try some fresh ideas!
But let’s be reyt… he’s the manager that we need right now and he gets my full support! I’m certain that he’ll remind these players what it is to play for Sheff U! The ground should be rocking this Saturday!
Welcome back Chrissy Wilder! The prodigal son returns… let’s get moving up that there table! ⚔️👊
 
Any confirmation on backroom staff? Would have liked a progressive coach to join. Lester now at Brentford so assume we'll be looking for a forward and defensive coach? Or maybe a set piece coach as they've been shit for a while.
 

I just think they should have stuck to their long term aims for the club, put someone in temporary charge and hired a progressive manager that could deliver what COH want.

"Long term aims" is right, so why does this mean they won't still want to work towards them?

I don't see this as a white flag to the long term aims, just a white flag to how they'd gone about implementing it.
 
Some people are completely dug in and make themselves look absolutely insane as they won't admit they got it wrong
It's not that at all.

I didn't want wilder out at the end of last season but I was happy for a change.

I appreciated that a new manager would probably get less points, but the trade off was more entertaining football, and moving in a different direction with AI money ball scouting, a DoF, foreign players etc.

For whatever reason Wilder wasn't part of that.

The strategy is the right one imo, as other, more successful clubs than us are doing it. The simple reason it failed is that Selles was the wrong man. The plan isn't wrong.

Thanks to Selles we now need structure, organisation and most importantly, points. Wilder will give us that, and should ensure that we remain in the Division this season, with an outside chance of something better.

I'm glad he's coming back if he gives us structure, organisation and points, but I want some entertainment in there as well, and despite 92 points last season, the viewing spectacle was dire. Sneak a goal and lock up shop. Zzzzzzzz

Wilder mark 1 was great, successful and entertaining, then the flounce. Wilder mark 2 wasn't successful (92 points wasn't enough was it?) and was a long way from entertaining. I want mark 1, not mark 2.

Hopefully that explains my position. I'm not "dug in" but I don't understand the circle jerk from some on here, who have been blindsided by 92 points and have overlooked some of the serious limitations in Wilders management. He's not a progressive manager, he's a safe bet and thanks to Selles we need that. We still need to head in a different direction as a club, and if Wilder can adapt and change and get us there, then great.

I still want to see goals and entertainment though whoever is in charge, and I didn't get that last season.

Here's hoping we get Wilder mark 1 again, and the circle jerkers will be happy, and so will I
 
Not at all, I’m not against getting rid of Selles, I just think they should have stuck to their long term aims for the club, put someone in temporary charge and hired a progressive manager that could deliver what COH want.
I think that what reappointing Wilder is really. A safe caretaker. They still want to take us in a different direction, and they'll have a longer think about it. Reappointing Wilder largely unites the fan base, it's a cheaper option, he hits the ground running, and he should get us competitive again

If I were COH I'd do the same thing.

Humble pie, definitely, but the plans the right one, Selles was the wrong choice.
 
Whatever your feelings are about Wilder’s return (and mine are mixed) , make no mistake that he has a major task ahead of him to get us out of the situation we now find ourselves in .

Irrespective of the departed manager’s failed tactics , the combination of the departure of of a number of players who made significant contributions to last season’s relative success together with what has always seemed to be a scattergun approach to new recruitment has left us much weaker than we were a year ago imo .

A number of these have yet to prove themselves at any decent level , whilst others were clearly at their best several years ago .

Add to that the fact that after our appalling start to the season many of them are dispirited , lacking in confidence and the obvious camaraderie and team spirit which was apparent last year , it makes for a very depressing picture .

If Wilder can turn this around he will have my utmost respect . Given the situation we are in , a top 6 finish would be a wonderful achievement in my view and even avoiding a relegation battle would be no mean feat .
 
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Back in the day we'd stand at the bar and chew the fat about the game. Those that didn't go to the game (no time/part time supporters) generally kept shtum cos they'd get a gob full if they were too opinionated. We knew that we were just laymen and fans, we had our two penneth but nobody thought they knew more than the professionals employed within the game.

Nowadays everybody is a pseudo football manager/coach/physio/agent/chairman ........................ the fuckin internet, great init!

People moan and say why can't we just change culture and be more like Brentford or Brighton etc etc. Well if it was that easy there would be 80 odd other Brentford/Brightons in the league. It isn't that simple, obviously!

I'd love to go the match, see us win 5 nowt every time playing lovely flowing, beautiful, creative, innovative football. I'd also like a 12 inch dick (but I suppose i'll have to make do with the 14 I've got). It ain't going to happen. So I'll take winning 3 points sometimes ugly and enjoy my post match beer.
I'd say it's more like 13 1/2 to be fair mate, stop exaggerating.
 
Non stop negative what the %£#@ are you on about,
I don't rate Wilder and take exception when people say safe standing will increase the atmosphere when it won't.
Can not think of anything else i have said that was negative.
While you are here can you tell me how I go about getting a ticket for my dad for the game against Leicester on the 1st of Jan he has not been for years and has no buying record ?
Why don’t you rate Wilder?

He’s been promoted from 5th tier to 1st tier and has a top half finish.

He’s just got our highest points total ever at the 2nd tier.

Genuinely curious as to what your criteria is to be ‘rated’. What are you looking for in a manager? and who is fulfilling this criteria that is a realistic candidate to be Sheffield United manager.

Genuinely curious as to whether you are unrealistic in who should manage us or if you are looking for something different and results are not the main driver for you.
 
It's not that at all.

I didn't want wilder out at the end of last season but I was happy for a change.

I appreciated that a new manager would probably get less points, but the trade off was more entertaining football, and moving in a different direction with AI money ball scouting, a DoF, foreign players etc.

For whatever reason Wilder wasn't part of that.

The strategy is the right one imo, as other, more successful clubs than us are doing it. The simple reason it failed is that Selles was the wrong man. The plan isn't wrong.

Thanks to Selles we now need structure, organisation and most importantly, points. Wilder will give us that, and should ensure that we remain in the Division this season, with an outside chance of something better.

I'm glad he's coming back if he gives us structure, organisation and points, but I want some entertainment in there as well, and despite 92 points last season, the viewing spectacle was dire. Sneak a goal and lock up shop. Zzzzzzzz

Wilder mark 1 was great, successful and entertaining, then the flounce. Wilder mark 2 wasn't successful (92 points wasn't enough was it?) and was a long way from entertaining. I want mark 1, not mark 2.

Hopefully that explains my position. I'm not "dug in" but I don't understand the circle jerk from some on here, who have been blindsided by 92 points and have overlooked some of the serious limitations in Wilders management. He's not a progressive manager, he's a safe bet and thanks to Selles we need that. We still need to head in a different direction as a club, and if Wilder can adapt and change and get us there, then great.

I still want to see goals and entertainment though whoever is in charge, and I didn't get that last season.

Here's hoping we get Wilder mark 1 again, and the circle jerkers will be happy, and so will I
Surely, if you unpick all of that, you're saying that Wilder might be a progressive manager. That you (and indeed everyone else) don't know?
 
Surely, if you unpick all of that, you're saying that Wilder might be a progressive manager. That you (and indeed everyone else) don't know?
If he adapts, then why not.

He's got several weaknesses though, and he'll need to address them. If he can do that, then he could be the future 😂😂😂😂

Let's see.
 
I wonder which version of Wilder we'll get, for the third installment in the trilogy?

1st spell - plucky, likeable Wilder. Local lad, innovative tactics. Media sweetheart for giving the top flight a go.

2nd spell - More hardball, defiant, possibly even seen as arrogant by some. Strong character that managed to upset the pigs and some how, many neutrals.

3rd spell - ...
 

Yes, we saw that with the views of a small minority on the ultimately inconsequential two point deduction.
That was something that added pressure on us from day one of the season. The fact that some people were fine with poor ownership resulting in that will never not astonish me but it seems you are the one who actually can't let that go.
 
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