Expectations too high - thank you Chris for rescuing us.

[reedy63]

I expect Chris Wilder to get rid of the players who are not performing at the end of this season. Have a great pre-season to get player fit.
Bring some quality players in. Set the tactics were every player knows what they are doing. We must be attacking at a fast pace for 90 minutes plus.
We have to win tackles, etc. I want to be excited when I go to Bramall Lane, and I look forward to going to the next game.

 

[Harry's Game]

I expect Chris Wilder to get rid of the players who are not performing at the end of this season. Have a great pre-season to get player fit.
Bring some quality players in. Set the tactics were every player knows what they are doing. We must be attacking at a fast pace for 90 minutes plus.
We have to win tackles, etc. I want to be excited when I go to Bramall Lane, and I look forward to going to the next game.

“Bring some quality players in”

I think that’s going to be a problem with no parachute money and skint owners.

 

[I should coco]

I said it in the summer but Sean Dyche for me would have been the solution, can work to a budget, understands the Championship and how to get out of the division. Does have some fresh ideas and is younger than Wilder. Might not have been the most appealing in term of performances but he would get results. Just before the signing of Selles from no where the bookies had Dyche at 7/1. I am not a betting person but he was 2nd favourite after Gary O'Neil (who is now employed in France). Dyche does fit the mould of our type of club but for some reason Spurs are now linked with Dyche, not quite sure why.

Dyche had previously been at Everton in the PL and was waiting for another PL role, which he got at the Scabs. To suggest he was a realistic candidate to take over a team in danger of relegations, shows almost Wednesday levels of delusion.
I don't even remember him in the conversation, so if you are right that some bookies were offering 7/1, then they were robbing people.

I'd have gone for O'Neil, but again, after roles at Bournemouth and Wolves, I'd imagine he was still hoping for a PL berth.

 

[reedy63]

The owner of Sheffield United are not skint, they have multi-million-pound companies. A press release was issued about the people who own the club.
It would be good if they could give Chris Wilder the funds to build a squad capable of securing automatic promotion.
If they want to be successful you need to spend and stay in the Premier League.

 

[reedy63]

According to Sky Sport News Spurs are interested in Shaun Dyche.

 

[Tarqs]

The owner of Sheffield United are not skint, they have multi-million-pound companies. A press release was issued about the people who own the club.
It would be good if they could give Chris Wilder the funds to build a squad capable of securing automatic promotion.
If they want to be successful you need to spend and stay in the Premier League.

Wilder with funds guarantees nothing.

 

[reedy63]

Apart from Brewster and Cannon, quite a few players He has signed have been Great.

 

[FlamingLip]

My main gripe is this 'being pragmatic' with blatant time wasting. Football is boring enough. It was fcking embarrassing yesterday and calls us out as hypocrites. Shit like that switches me right off.

 

[DifferentClass]

Be careful, being even vaguely pro-Wilder on here is a bannable offence IIRC.

 

[TJ blade]

I expect Chris Wilder to get rid of the players who are not performing at the end of this season. Have a great pre-season to get player fit.
Bring some quality players in. Set the tactics were every player knows what they are doing. We must be attacking at a fast pace for 90 minutes plus.
We have to win tackles, etc. I want to be excited when I go to Bramall Lane, and I look forward to going to the next game.

Then your alarm clock goes off, and its time to get up

 

[Borbokisfreekick]

Your points are valid. However none of the points apply to last season when Wilder had been in the job 18 months. We knew how to hold on to 1-0's and see out games, we where never outdone tactically and the team were fitter than now. It's just a matter of training and time before we see this again!

The team were massively unfit last year, we hung on to most games after 70 mins, and as the season went on conceded late goals in big games (Leeds, Burnley, Plymouth, Sunderland).

We were also very poor in possession last season, no real pattern of play, style of play. We were solid defensively (until Souttar got injured) and prayed on other teams mistakes and got by on bits of individual brilliance.

Hamer was still fat and unfit last season - hence him never being able to play more than 70-75 mins and his poor disciplinary record.

We also struggled to maintain possession when the pressure came - the play off final being perfect example, as well as perfect example of not adapting to other teams tactical changes (Sunderland setting a screen on Moore, targeting our right side and flooding the midfield).

Again, I’m fine with Wilder to have another season, he’s earned that. But I’d be amazed if we actually see any changes - it will be the same as this year, same as last (with less points) and same as 2020-21.

 

[Wards]

As a fanbase we really do expect far too little from our club don't we. A free pass to be completely fucking average.

 

[HOT CURRIE 10]

I expect Chris Wilder to get rid of the players who are not performing at the end of this season. Have a great pre-season to get player fit.
Bring some quality players in. Set the tactics were every player knows what they are doing. We must be attacking at a fast pace for 90 minutes plus.
We have to win tackles, etc. I want to be excited when I go to Bramall Lane, and I look forward to going to the next game.

I’ll have some of what you have had please.

 

[Balham]

As a fanbase we really do expect far too little from our club don't we. A free pass to be completely fucking average.

Personally I’m fucking ecstatic that we’ve reached the heady heights of 13th and only lost by a single goal to the form team in the division last night.

Build the statue. Build it yesterday.

 

[reedy63]

TJ .
Where would you like me to go? My alarm is ticking.

 

[TJ blade]

As a fanbase we really do expect far too little from our club don't we. A free pass to be completely fucking average.

Think we just expect mediocraty mate, never been any different

 

[bakeblade]

People's reluctance to move on from Wilder is fuelled by the Selles debacle. Most level headed supporters would probably see Wilder is excellent in some aspects of management and poor in other areas. He's achieved this season what I think most supporters would've settled for when he returned. Survival. However, some of his signings have been sub standard, our fitness levels are poor and his inability to effect meaningful substitutions at the correct times are currently stifling our progress. I like Wilder and still think he's the man for the job but it's understandable if people want to question him.

Exactly the fact that Selles failed so spectacularly, was great news for CW

 

[reedy63]

Tj blade.
I agree with you, but it would be great if we had owners who could back the manager, give him funds to buy players that will get us promoted.
Keep us in the Premier League. I am sure fellow Blades will like that.

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

I get the impression now the players got what they wanted in May 2025. Wilder back at the helm, a lack of professionalism, taking the piss, on the piss and eating what the fuck they want. I really would like to know from the inside what Selles was like in training, tactics erc? Was he instilling a harder work ethic, change of tactics, basically stop taking the piss? Was it a case of the tail was wagging the dog whilst Selles was in charge? Amazing that they, albeit fucking gradually, started moving up the League when old Chris was back. Now whey’re back to the end of last Season with the fucking shit show of the last two matches. Déjà vu mother fuckers.

 

[jt64]

He has successfully avoided relegation

That was never a realistic outcome, but whatever

 

[CornwallBlade]

Let's not forget, many players down tools under selles and were vocal with the board about getting wilder back.....

You expected a bounce.... Wilder won 2 of his first 11 matches (to go with barely winning any of the last 10 league games last season.

Don’t you go ruining the Wilderfanatics narrative by using facts matey…..

 

[YES Blade]

We would all have taken a mid table finish though when Wilder first came back to the club.

I honestly thought we would see more of an instant reaction when Wilder returned, not the continuation of the terrible form.

Given the majority of the squad contained players that were here last season, I expected us to challenge for promotion with there being 41 matches remaining.

 

[CornwallBlade]

Your points are valid. However none of the points apply to last season when Wilder had been in the job 18 months. We knew how to hold on to 1-0's and see out games, we where never outdone tactically and the team were fitter than now. It's just a matter of training and time before we see this again!

Whaaat! We were repeatedly stuffed by his negative “defend a lead” tactics last season. We should have strolled auto’s but bottled the run in by trying to see out a 1 goal lead - I give you the playoff Final as just one example. We have repeatedly failed in big games but because we beat the Pigs he’s dancing on tables and swilling Peroni. Fitness has always been an issue hence our lack of second half energy and his seeming willingness to allow players to get horribly out of shape - Mousset, Hamer, Campbell etc.
Dinosaur who needs to go

 

[CornwallBlade]

Who? Don't say Frank Lampard as he has spent up to £20 million.

Whereas Wilder spent £10m on Cannon……

 

[LBA_Blade]

Dyche had previously been at Everton in the PL and was waiting for another PL role, which he got at the Scabs. To suggest he was a realistic candidate to take over a team in danger of relegations, shows almost Wednesday levels of delusion.
I don't even remember him in the conversation, so if you are right that some bookies were offering 7/1, then they were robbing people.

I'd have gone for O'Neil, but again, after roles at Bournemouth and Wolves, I'd imagine he was still hoping for a PL berth.

At the time in the summer, Dyche was available (he didn’t get the Forest job until October). If the package is right he would have taken a job here, as realistically with our last season finish (3rd) he would have seen the potential, although he has managerial experience in the Premier League, when he got sacked from Burnley they were in the relegation zone and at Everton they were 1 point above the relegation zone. When he was sacked by Forest they were 17th. He did do wonders whilst at Burnley to be fair to him especially the European times which started their downfall. But if Spurs randomly come sniffing, he would be foolish to turn down the big money.

O’Neil is now managing Strasbourg in the French top flight with them in 8th place, he isn’t going to touch us with a barge pole.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

Okay sadly we are not making the playoffs. My view is we have a lot of people on here demanding instant results from Wilder and they have very short memories.


1) He didn't have a preseason
2) He inherited a team bottom of the league
3) He inherited a squad put together by AI
4) The whole back room setup was a mess
5) Team moral was shot

He has successfully avoided relegation (big bonus from where we were). He got us playing some attractive football. Not all players signed are successes but crucially he got the badly needed experienced in Bamford, Mee and Riedewald. Lets see what happens next season, I have faith in Wilder and most other clubs in the championship would be glad to have him.

Thank you for being a voice of sanity.

 

[pollster]

Okay sadly we are not making the playoffs. My view is we have a lot of people on here demanding instant results from Wilder and they have very short memories.


1) He didn't have a preseason
2) He inherited a team bottom of the league
3) He inherited a squad put together by AI
4) The whole back room setup was a mess
5) Team moral was shot

He has successfully avoided relegation (big bonus from where we were). He got us playing some attractive football. Not all players signed are successes but crucially he got the badly needed experienced in Bamford, Mee and Riedewald. Lets see what happens next season, I have faith in Wilder and most other clubs in the championship would be glad to have him.

When Wilder took over we were FOUR
repeat FOUR
points down on HIS total in the equivalent FIVE league games last season.
ie he could reasonably expect to get 88 points from the remaining games
IF, IF they were down to the abilities of the manager.

We have lost 20+ points from winning positions apparently putting us second at the moment and on course for automatics - as last season.
You have to be demented (if only in bigotry) to think saving us from relegation with the massive advantage of parachute payments when better game management could have you in second place easily, is success
Apparently Bettis said PROMOTION was the aim for Wilder, as it should have been in this WORST EVER second division
where EVERY GAME is a chance to win if YOU play well.

He has spunked cash on the squad since and before his official arrival with a host of fellow expensive journeymen,
so unlike SELLES he has no excuses of being unable to field a balanced team

As for the rest of this bollocks The ONLY difference, the ONLY CHANGE he has made since replacing Selles is to play TWO genuine midfielders
rather than just Peck.
SELLES DID NOT HAVE TWO FIT MIDFIELDERS

He has kept the same brain dead anti-football crap of
'pissing about endlessly and dangerously ' at the back.
Inverted wingers (clue if you use an oxymoron to describe your tactics the odds are you are a MORON, as Wilder)
Apparently banning crossing the ball by the wingers, just the ******* fullbacks being allowed to cross and attack wide!
(ps inverted wingers were pointless for Forest tonight as well - as all but the brain dead would expect)
They is no evidence that Selles would not have learned from his mistakes given time AND PLAYERS TO PICK FFS
There is now three continuous years of the same FAILURE and crap from the brain dead imbecile Wilder.

Plus the pre season WENT WELL.
The problem was the key players being sold the week before the season and the none replacement of Souza added to the crock Davies.

Great trolling.
But this does not fool anybody paying attention.

 

[ml1997]

Wilder’s a very good manager and is liked by the players. Due to his high standards our fanbase think he’s average. They should have a look at the shite that floats around at this level. For 10 years only Selles has been a genuinely shite manager, who was here for what 6 games? Jokanovic is a decent manager but was a bad fit.

Heckingbottom was good, Wilder’s is excellent.

Give him the summer to do his magic with clear parameters (eg. prioritise ensuring high value for whichever players we sell, new contracts for good players, whichever players we spend on must have a big potential to be sold for profit, fill out the squad with fit, useful pros).

Our fanbase has grown entitled. Of course I want us to challenge, but many here seem to think the solution is to take loads of risks and spend loads. It doesn’t work. See Wednesday, Derby etc.

 

[Keen Blade]

“Bring some quality players in”

I think that’s going to be a problem with no parachute money and skint owners.

Agreed.
People are dreaming.
What quality players have we brought in recently - on permanent contracts - even when we had parachutes ?
Gbric ?
Cannon ?
Chong ?
McGuiness ?
Even Tanga has been nowhere near what we actually needed - and Millwall have been flying without him.

We spend transfer fees extremely poorly.

And trying to repair our mistakes with loans like Binden (who will develop into a good player and leave) is a short-term fix. To say nothing of all the older , inferior loaness.

The "we want to build" bollox that Wilder is always spouting is just hollow words.

Some non-parachute teams have put us to shame in building effective teams.

Our haphazard recruitment has bled the club dry , to the point where :

We've no £ to spend unless we sell our rising young guns ; and

We're stuck with some crap on long contracts , for whom we can't recoup any of our investment , coz either no one would take them or they're worth next to nothing ; and

Once all the current loans go back , we can't afford to replace them , so are forced to loan again.

Almost no point discussing Wilder in isolation.

Until we change our management structure & the people responsible for our recent windows of dreadful recruitment , there's only one direction we're heading.

And looking at the physical fitness of many of our players , that's not great either.
Also , looking at the inconsistency of the on-pitch displays , nor is the coaching.
Doesn't it often feel like we have no plan of attack , once the opposition proves a little bit difficult ?

Ask yourself WHO is reviewing the performance of Bettis , Wilder , Knill , the recruitment people , the fitness people and the coaching people ?

Some yank 3,000 miles away ? Nah.

It's become all too "pally-pally" at the Lane and the money that's been wasted by the old pals act is shameful.

We can laugh at the pigs predicament , but at the same time , it should serve as a warning of what can happen if you waste your money.

 

[I should coco]

When Wilder took over we were FOUR
repeat FOUR
points down on HIS total in the equivalent FIVE league games last season.

You have conveniently ignored the fact that we lost SIX games on the trot, and the players were on the floor.
After the omnishambles at Ipswich, it was simply a question of howmany goals the next team would score.

To sit here now, arguing the toss about FOUR points, conveniently ignores the situation as it was. We were rock bottom and only going one way,

Great trolling.
But this does not fool anybody paying attention.

The bloke you are accusing of trolling, started this thread.

Are you sure you are payng attention?