Why didnt we bring Mcburnie back?

[Northernsoulblade]

Still amazes me how we get rid of players who give a fcuk and keep players who don’t and how we sign players who are simply not good enuff hopefully the dross on the field will actually start giving a shit like the fans

 

[Swannyblade]

I feel like we got rid of McBurnie at exactly the wrong time. Since settling down with a Mrs and a kid, he seems to have adopted a much more mature and serious attitude towards his work without losing any of his character. He looks fit, he's playing well and seems to be available for every game. There also doesn't appear to be any tabloid or social media controversies following him.
Shame really.

 

[Carlton Blade]

I feel like we got rid of McBurnie at exactly the wrong time. Since settling down with a Mrs and a kid, he seems to have adopted a much more mature and serious attitude towards his work without losing any of his character. He looks fit, he's playing well and seems to be available for every game. There also doesn't appear to be any tabloid or social media controversies following him.
Shame really.

He's been available for 108 of his last 131 league games. 82.4%

 

[Silent Blade]

Championship Player of the Month.

Thank goodness we didn't want him back.

DronnieBlade , where are you?

 

[GymClassHero]

Listed in Championship top scorers McBurnie (2nd top), Moore, C. Morris, J. Windass all on there too, these are all players who played for us or we could've brought in for naff all.

The striking department has been badly neglected this year. We've finally signed some depth in quality of CB's after years, but then we weaken the midfield and attack.

Shocking.

 

[Rudders]

Listed in Championship top scorers McBurnie (2nd top), Moore, C. Morris, J. Windass all on there too, these are all players who played for us or we could've brought in for naff all.

The striking department has been badly neglected this year. We've finally signed some depth in quality of CB's after years, but then we weaken the midfield and attack.

Shocking.

Agree with most of this. We have signed CBs but the impact has been neutral I would suggest and not really an upgrade, with Tanganga offering perhaps more defensive solidity than Anel but much less goal threat. Mee realistically is a like for like experienced and slow centre back replacement for Robbo and only a one season signing. Zatterstrom could be really interesting but is young and obviously not fancied. So we have spent £10m in that area, not improved the team really and probably botched a fair bit of that spending too!!

 

[Houston_Blade]

Listed in Championship top scorers McBurnie (2nd top), Moore, C. Morris, J. Windass all on there too, these are all players who played for us or we could've brought in for naff all.

The striking department has been badly neglected this year. We've finally signed some depth in quality of CB's after years, but then we weaken the midfield and attack.

Shocking.

The problem with buying or keeping more strikers is that we have zero creativity behind them and we only ever want one of them on the pitch at a time for some bizarre reason.

It’s no coincidence that when strikers go to clubs with service, that they score more goals.

We are a wasteland for strikers in our current setup.

 

[Loco Blade]

He's got 4 so far at Hull, including 1 today and Lundstram scored for them. Egan scored last week for them as well. They've got our Spine and we got their Spain (manager) Bring Mcburnie back please Chris. Break the bank for him, Lundstram and Egan. 40 million should do it.

What’s Billy up to ?

 

[GymClassHero]

Agree with most of this. We have signed CBs but the impact has been neutral I would suggest and not really an upgrade, with Tanganga offering perhaps more defensive solidity than Anel but much less goal threat. Mee realistically is a like for like experienced and slow centre back replacement for Robbo and only a one season signing. Zatterstrom could be really interesting but is young and obviously not fancied. So we have spent £10m in that area, not improved the team really and probably botched a fair bit of that spending too!!

McGuiness seems alright too. We have better strength in depth for sure. I liked Anel but he could be suspect at time, maybe his goals cancelled out his mistakes leading to goals. Tanganga looks the better defender to me.

Our recruitment pretty much everywhere else has been abysmal. We sold an experienced combative midfield destroyer and signed.... Two unproven kids. Our midfield has a gaping hole in it.

 

[Jan Age]

Anel & Tanganga is a better pairing
Than Tanganga & MM.

Anel was a very good defender …. Look where he’s playing v where we are now

Choudary was a much better RB than we currently have.

Overall our defence is weaker than it was last year.

Overall our midfield is weaker

Overall our attacking options are weaker

It’s not hard to see why we are where we are…

Yes we have more depth but it really is quantity not quality

 

[blade too long]

we are where we are due to Selles poor training and tactics , Wilders having to purge the shite we were playing
we were creating nothing

we out possessed hull had more shots and more touches in the box but a penalty miss cost us at least a point
thing are improving , but its taking time, but the shoots of recovery are showing

all the players we brought in were just looking worse because there was no plan, no one had any idea of the formation to use

 

[MadDad38]

Then all Wilder needs to do is to tell Hamer, Campbell and COH to forget what Selles said and play a bit more like last season…

 

[jimmymuir]

Since we're discussing bringing back former players, Oli Norwood would still be our best central midfielder if he returned.

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Then all Wilder needs to do is to tell Hamer, Campbell and COH to forget what Selles said and play a bit more like last season…

And stop with the daily trips to the kebab house

 

[Laney Blade]

He's got 4 so far at Hull, including 1 today and Lundstram scored for them. Egan scored last week for them as well. They've got our Spine and we got their Spain (manager) Bring Mcburnie back please Chris. Break the bank for him, Lundstram and Egan. 40 million should do it.

Selles told him he isn't his type of player so he would be sitting on the bench. So he went to Hull as they said he would figure in their plans.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

I bet CW mentions after game presser that McBurnie would be our player if he was not sacked in summer.

Nailed on.

 

[FredZeppelin]

I bet CW mentions after game presser that McBurnie would be our player if he was not sacked in summer.

Nailed on.

Nobody cares what he says now. We could have a game of 'who's to blame this week, Chris' if you like.

If McBurnie had returned he'd have still been the same slow, combative, poor target man that he was when he was here because he'd have been as poorly coached and managed as the players that are already here. I don't doubt that there's a player in there, the player that scored goals at Swansea and the one doing well for Hull this season. The reason therefore seems to be obvious. The quality of coaching he's received.

The cult of Wilder will prevail though, even if we get relegated next season.

utb

 

[Revolution]

I bet CW mentions after game presser that McBurnie would be our player if he was not sacked in summer.

Nailed on.

And someone should then ask him why he was released in Summer 2024 when wilder was in charge.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I bet CW mentions after game presser that McBurnie would be our player if he was not sacked in summer.

Nailed on.

Even after he was sacked we would have had him if Selles said yes

 

[UTB Blade]

...
The cult of Wilder will prevail though, even if we get relegated next season.

utb

Those of us who appreciate figures in Sheffield United's history who've done well for the club are in a cult, eh? Better than being unable to appreciate those figures, and being one letter away from 'cult'.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Good player, Bamford is better though. And One will be better next season...

 

[Silent Blade]

DronnieBlade when McBurnie got a standing ovation from Blades fans as he was being subbed

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Since we're discussing bringing back former players, Oli Norwood would still be our best central midfielder if he returned.

The fact that he would be is more of a reflection that we as a club have gone into retrograde since he left instead of forwards as we had hoped. He has great skills such as passing and free kicks but was woefully short in other departments at times.

 

[wak1889]

Mcburnie was training with us but wouldn't play for Selles as he didn't like him

 

[ATL Recs]

And someone should then ask him why he was released in Summer 2024 when wilder was in charge.

He was offered a reduced salary contract that’s why

 

[SwissBlade]

Good player, Bamford is better though. And One will be better next season...

Bamford is certainly a big improvement.
Not sure about One, he's done well at Lincoln, will have to see how he slots back in over the summer

 

[54yrblade]

Because 26 goals in 5 years is a poor return for a lead striker
Too many injuries
Either he wasn't good enough or we just were unable to play to his strengths, both preclude a deal

Sadly, being one of the lads and a kop favourite doesn't really cut it when we're spending stupid money

Given all that, we'll probably sign him again because we do like to live in the past.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Mcburnie was training with us but wouldn't play for Selles as he didn't like him

From what I observed Selles refused to let him train with us much to the anger of Bettis .A crazy thing to do! Just don't know what was driving Selles.Maybe a pig in disguise!

 

[CPB]

Nobody cares what he says now. We could have a game of 'who's to blame this week, Chris' if you like.

If McBurnie had returned he'd have still been the same slow, combative, poor target man that he was when he was here because he'd have been as poorly coached and managed as the players that are already here. I don't doubt that there's a player in there, the player that scored goals at Swansea and the one doing well for Hull this season. The reason therefore seems to be obvious. The quality of coaching he's received.

The cult of Wilder will prevail though, even if we get relegated next season.

utb

You forgetting he scored 15 goals the season we went up with hecky and linked up well with ndiaye.

Or that he got 6 in 21 apps the following relegation season. He showed he was a good player before he left.

And someone should then ask him why he was released in Summer 2024 when wilder was in charge.

He very nearly signed a new contract but went for an experience in LaLiga with LasPalmas. Left field option was offered to him.

 

[Kenilworth]

Nobody cares what he says now. We could have a game of 'who's to blame this week, Chris' if you like.

If McBurnie had returned he'd have still been the same slow, combative, poor target man that he was when he was here because he'd have been as poorly coached and managed as the players that are already here. I don't doubt that there's a player in there, the player that scored goals at Swansea and the one doing well for Hull this season. The reason therefore seems to be obvious. The quality of coaching he's received.

The cult of Wilder will prevail though, even if we get relegated next season.

utb

McBurnie is doing better at Hull because he’s available to play. Nothing more than that.
My key criticism of McB is that his availability when he was our player was shocking.
It’s got absolutely nothing to do with coaching.