CONFIRMED Chris Wilder leaves by "Mutual Consent"

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robbiez666 said:
Sigh, I was responding to a post which said that signing foreign youngsters was wrong because it stopped Sheffield lads getting a chance. I was pointing out that many of our youngsters who come through are not Sheffield lads.
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Why does it stop Sheffield lads getting a chance? If the ‘Sheffield lads’ are good enough, they’ll get picked, that’s how it works, surely? 🤔
 

love this photo it says everything about the man the gaffer the kop legend tufty one thing they cant change is his hand on his heart once a blade always a blade they cant stop him loving the blades stuff em once a blade hes a proven 2hd tier boss a true sufc fan there not they will never be a fan of this football club like we are they are just unfare money men no clarity to fans,arr ffs fake people dont say nowt to loyal blades fans in tufty i trust all the best m8ty we loved you cheers for the memories you great man i respecto a koppo legend ,,utb..
 

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Without a doubt, CW is the best I've had the privilege of watching, cheering on, supporting. When l really started paying attention to United, we were Basset's United. It was looking, for a generation, that that was going to be the greatest period. That was until Wilder took the helm. He gave us, me, the greatest journey. In my mind, he'll be interwoven with the most magnificent period I've had being a Blade. Nothing will ever change that.

Since the news started bubbling up last Thursday, I’ve been trying to write something about Wilder, but I’ve struggled. Not because I don’t have thoughts — I’ve got loads — but because they all seem to contradict each other.

I’m proud of him. Genuinely. He’s done it again. Dragged us out of a mess. Rebuilt. Stabilised. It’s remarkable how often that gets glossed over. He is Sheffield United in human form. More than Warnock. More than Bassett even. It’s not just what he’s achieved — it’s what he represents.

And maybe that’s the problem.

Wilder was perfect for a broken club with an absent owner. At a time when the club needed one person to hold all the threads, fingers in every pie. But the world’s moved on. Football has. COH (as much as we can guess) seems to be trying to. And I don’t know if CW can — or should — follow it. His personal history and philosophy are what made him so perfect for the job.

Yes, he’s more pragmatic now — more likely to shut up shop once we’re ahead. But the spark, the daring, the momentum of 2019/20 — that feels like a different man. One who, maybe, is a bit worn down by the business. He seems to have lost a little bit of love for it all. Not United, football.

We’re a stable club now. The most stable I remember us every being. Financially stronger. Squad arguably better than ever. But the team last season… that team wasn't. And what’s worrying is that I’m not sure Wilder’s version of "progress" matches the realities of a modern Championship club aiming for the Premier League. Especially one who's owners are trying to modernise its structure, top to bottom.

What's apparent from a lot of the rhetoric today is that there’s a kind of cult around him — I feel it within me. He means something to me, to us. Maybe not as universally this time, but he did. To us all. More than anyone before. But that meaning, that emotion, it's dangerous. It's in danger of overshadowed the real thing we all love. United. The man himself has said it in numerous occasions, the club will be here long after we're all gone. It was here before Wilder, and it'll outlive him.

I think that what l need to do, what we all need to do, Wilder included, is recognise that his strengths got us here, but they might also be standing in the way. The club needs to move beyond him, somehow.

He’ll always be one of us. But that can’t be the reason he stays in the job.
 
First time around was a proper love affair; exciting, full of promise, loved every day. A match made in heaven. It felt like we could do anything together. Then covid hit and it went sour and the split was sad, painful and scarred everyone involved.

Second time around was just getting back together for the kids and the convenience. Was never the same. There were good bits- always stuck together whilst getting one over the wankers next door- but mostly it paled into comparison and was all just a bit… meh.

So now we’ve split up again. And some of the kids are absolutely devastated he’s gone again and are blaming everyone and everything but him, refusing to see any fault. Likewise, some kids are overly happy he’s gone, maybe forgetting the fantastic times we once all had together.

But the majority of the kids (its a big old family) can both appreciate and cherish the good times, but also see that sometimes things just go stale and have to change and move on for everyone to be happy and hope everyone comes out of it better in the long run. They aren’t celebrating it, but can see why its happened (although waiting 2 weeks and counting to actually move out is a bit weird for everyone involved).

Personally Im happy to give our new stepdad Ruben a chance and am a bit excited to see what we can get out of him. But I’ll be watching carefully and if he hogs the bathroom too much, I’ll be shitting in his new trainers along with the angry kids.
 
robbiez666 said:
Sigh, I was responding to a post which said that signing foreign youngsters was wrong because it stopped Sheffield lads getting a chance. I was pointing out that many of our youngsters who come through are not Sheffield lads.
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Apologies, hadn't read through all the other posts 🤫
 
tufty is no yes man whoever gets the job will be a yes man and take blades no were the data driven 3 signings never play so whats the point when are you telling fans who the gaffer is we still have no clarity shame on you up top leave fans in the dark AARR ffs
 

KOPPO said:
tufty is no yes man whoever gets the job will be a yes man and take blades no were the data driven 3 signings never play so whats the point when are you telling fans who the gaffer is we still have no clarity shame on you up top leave fans in the dark AARR ffs
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Nick Jansky said:
How do you know this?
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Ah give a fuck now anyway. As per any big decision these days it's days on days of bullshit rumours with attention starved twitter 'in the know'-ers and speculation threads on forums to the point where we all become accepting of it. Happens every season transfers, happened for months with takeover to the point I lose interest.
 
Just finished golf, sat in X-ray at hallamshire to check if pneumonias cleared up.
Expected press releases, announcements etc to read. NOWT.
What’s appertaining?
 
S5Blade said:
But more importantly, how was the golf?
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I won the golden golf ball on a bog chain. Best I’ve played in ages and pain free from ribs. Looks like infection in damaged lung started weeks ago and prevented me getting ont tour card
 

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