Presser questions for Blades v Wrexham, 30/10/26

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Considering Wrexham play a system that has almost a 6 man midfield (with three big centre halves and Moore up front) will we consider changing system to prevent our two man midfield getting overrun? (There's also a huge case for starting Donovan and only playing one up top against their system but I'll leave that open goal for someone else.)
 
Uganda Blade said:
Thanks to FH Team for pushing Chris Wilder on Romelle Donovan in the Derby presser.

Now your questions for the Wrexham game.

I'm assuming the presser will be on Wednesday.

As per last time, I imagine the most popular question will be the one with the best chance of being used.

Fire away!
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You’re surely sensing that the fans are unhappy with performance and team selection , gates are falling - how are you going to turn this round ? Has it now reached the point of no return ?
 
Bell4 said:
Oh Silent - If it wasn't for this thread then the only questions asked of Wilder would be along the lines of - do you like the away kit?

Surely you can see this ?
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It is never a good idea to make Wilder reveal too many things. Dont want too many know it alls to interfere with team selections and tactics.
 
Chezzy Blades said:
Considering Wrexham play a system that has almost a 6 man midfield (with three big centre halves and Moore up front) will we consider changing system to prevent our two man midfield getting overrun? (There's also a huge case for starting Donovan and only playing one up top against their system but I'll leave that open goal for someone else.)
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I think we'll match them up with Seriki and Burrows as wing backs.
3rd centre half will be McCallum or Baptiste unless McGuiness is available
 
The published attendance is a fig leaf masking a malaise that has been gnawing away at the club for five years. Last season Betis stated that on average circa one third of season ticket holders don't attend each game.

So perhaps 15k yesterday, plus the Derby fans and a handful of single match purchasers, charitably a 19-20k attendance. Which is what it looked like to me, watching 20 minutes of it on my mobile in Ireland. A few years ago I'd miss one or two games a season at most, now I don't even look at the fixture list before booking a holiday.

What hurts isn't that crowds are lower but that a lot of those who do attend are totally fucking disengaged, me included . Goals used to be celebrated wildly even in relatively unimportant games. Now its a brief cheer and a round of applause, standing up optional

Even in the dark days of crowds of 10k and lower, those who were there were totally invested.

I don't know who is to blame. Wilder has certainly played his part.

Sorry for the moan but I hate what this club has become.
 
Silent Blade said:
It is never a good idea to make Wilder reveal too many things. Dont want too many know it alls to interfere with team selections and tactics.
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To be fair. Regardless of what is asked, he's only going to say what he wants to say.

Media interviews are part of his job, but anything he says should be treated with scepticism.

Not a dog at wilder by the way. All decent managers treat these the same
 



Blade 1971 said:
The published attendance is a fig leaf masking a malaise that has been gnawing away at the club for five years. Last season Betis stated that on average circa one third of season ticket holders don't attend each game.

So perhaps 15k yesterday, plus the Derby fans and a handful of single match purchasers, charitably a 19-20k attendance. Which is what it looked like to me, watching 20 minutes of it on my mobile in Ireland. A few years ago I'd miss one or two games a season at most, now I don't even look at the fixture list before booking a holiday.

What hurts isn't that crowds are lower but that a lot of those who do attend are totally fucking disengaged, me included . Goals used to be celebrated wildly even in relatively unimportant games. Now its a brief cheer and a round of applause, standing up optional

Even in the dark days of crowds of 10k and lower, those who were there were totally invested.

I don't know who is to blame. Wilder has certainly played his part.

Sorry for the moan but I hate what this club has become.
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brilliant post and spot on the money 👏👏
 
Blade 1971 said:
The published attendance is a fig leaf masking a malaise that has been gnawing away at the club for five years. Last season Betis stated that on average circa one third of season ticket holders don't attend each game.

So perhaps 15k yesterday, plus the Derby fans and a handful of single match purchasers, charitably a 19-20k attendance. Which is what it looked like to me, watching 20 minutes of it on my mobile in Ireland. A few years ago I'd miss one or two games a season at most, now I don't even look at the fixture list before booking a holiday.

What hurts isn't that crowds are lower but that a lot of those who do attend are totally fucking disengaged, me included . Goals used to be celebrated wildly even in relatively unimportant games. Now its a brief cheer and a round of applause, standing up optional

Even in the dark days of crowds of 10k and lower, those who were there were totally invested.

I don't know who is to blame. Wilder has certainly played his part.

Sorry for the moan but I hate what this club has become.
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Too many kids. Yeah its changed to a 'family' attraction now, but kids dont , and will never, create any atmosphere.
 
Uganda Blade said:
Thanks to FH Team for pushing Chris Wilder on Romelle Donovan in the Derby presser.

Now your questions for the Wrexham game.

I'm assuming the presser will be on Wednesday.

As per last time, I imagine the most popular question will be the one with the best chance of being used.

Fire away!
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I have one. Why doesnt Staton just admit hes a pig? Mans an utter liar.
 
RandomBlade said:
Too many kids. Yeah its changed to a 'family' attraction now, but kids dont , and will never, create any atmosphere.
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Kids, women and old age pensioners seem to make up the majority of the crowd these days, or at least that's what it looks like when the cameras pan round the Blades sections. Same with the away followings. Not knocking them, good on em, but might go a long way to explaining why the Lane has lost the noisy, imtimidating atmosphere it was once famous for. Football in a library indeed.
 
Blade In Flame said:
Kids, women and old age pensioners seem to make up the majority of the crowd these days, or at least that's what it looks like when the cameras pan round the Blades sections. Same with the away followings. Not knocking them, good on em, but might go a long way to explaining why the Lane has lost the noisy, imtimidating atmosphere it was once famous for. Football in a library indeed.
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Cameras panning around? you obviously dont go to games then. The away support is totally different to home games. It aint kids and its far bettter. You want getrification , well bare the consequences.
 
Silent Blade said:
It is never a good idea to make Wilder reveal too many things. Dont want too many know it alls to interfere with team selections and tactics.
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Make him reveal? I was under the impression it’s a press conference, I didn’t realise he was being tortured.

I’ll definitely be watching to see Wilder being water boarded until he answers the question of why BBD is in the team. 😂
 
Same as before, but this time I'll expand it.

Why doesn't Donovan get many starts or even minutes - despite being our best player by a country mile, giving the entire crowd a lift when he comes on and changes the dynamic of the game.
 
Blade In Flame said:
Kids, women and old age pensioners seem to make up the majority of the crowd these days, or at least that's what it looks like when the cameras pan round the Blades sections. Same with the away followings. Not knocking them, good on em, but might go a long way to explaining why the Lane has lost the noisy, imtimidating atmosphere it was once famous for. Football in a library indeed.
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Well I’m an OAP so it’s partly true
 
RandomBlade said:
Cameras panning around? you obviously dont go to games then. The away support is totally different to home games. It aint kids and its far bettter. You want getrification , well bare the consequences.
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I don't. I'm a shit Blade me, I am. You're a much bigger Blade than I am, and I'm not just talking about the midriff area. What's 'getrification'? Do you mean gentrification? If you do, who said they wanted that??? You seem..... angry?
 



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