Chris Wilder's message to the fans

[zablade]

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Finally I believe we have got it right , but let's hope he doesn't shoot himself in the foot with the retained list .

UTB

That all depends I supose on what he's been told is available to spend. If he has only got a budget for two or three players he may well to have to retain some we wouldn't like to see just to provide cover.

I will see what he a does before I decide if he the right appointment or not. I won't lie, I am a bit unerwhelmed by the appointment, But we will see.

 

[JohnDenver]

RS interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03v0wmy

Thanks for that.

He spoke fairly well there. No great departure in rhetoric from any manager, but I'm a bit baffled by his accent. Slightly midlands? Family from south of Chezzie?

 

[Pollingtonblade]

In the long interview he also said its no good players coming out in the media or on Facebook and Twitter saying what they're going to do etc so hopefully we'll see less of that sort of Bollox Long was quoted as saying in Star other week or the regular shit we see them saying .

Also Wilder said there will be no 'fannying about'

 

[finlaytheblade]

I think the guy is a breath of fresh air. I was always in favour of giving NA another season, but the last two games were so dire that I lost faith. Ever the eternal optimist, I am confident that the club will now finally get its act together and we can look forward to an exciting season.

Yes ime with you on that Surrey blade, I thought Adkins would get the chance to put his own team together but last Sunday totally destroyed that.
He has usually been quite measured in his after match comments so what he said regarding the fans was meant as it sounded.
As a group we are demanding ( his words pre- season and he said that was a good thing ) After the shit we have watched periodically from a number of blades teams that is not surprising . Ime a great beleave rin getting behind the team but sometimes that is not possible as the frustration generated by
events on the pitch make that impossible.So we move on.
Chris Wilder is in now and after initially being unsure after what happened to Micky Adams ,another big blade !! could it be a bad move to bring
in another big blade ! ! its grown on me especially after listening to his intreview. Come on Chris Wilder and do the business for us .

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

It's not fresh air.
It's the same air as "every manager we've had after being appointed in his first press gathering air" ...
Different face, same words.

No hands with Kev and A1 lip-sync.

 

[SB_90]

I wouldn't say it was the same old quotes because this one understood its a two way thing that players need to produce to get the fans up & fans need to be up to spur players on

 

[grafikhaus]

What difference does that make , zilch . He has respect because he is a blade , but so was Adams . Let's cut him a boat load of slack , but let's not have sentimental bollocks .

UTB

True. As usual, we welcome the new manager because the previous one was crap and taking us backwards (Weir, Adams, Clough and now Adkins) but we simply can't keep regressing. Blade or not, Wilder simply has to give us some hope. We're not demanding instant success, just signs that we're on the right track. If Wilder can't deliver, it won't be because we're 'impatient' or we 'need to give him more time'. It'll be because he ain't good enough.

Let's hope the bloke doesn't divide our loyalty with the retained list . Good appointment but some of these twat players will get him the sack. Let's have clean sweep.

UTB.

This is something that Adkins hasn't learned from all his years in management. He was ridiculously loyal to most of these players and they 'rewarded' him by getting him the sack. We the fans could see over the course of a season that the majority of our players were demotivated, unfit or just not good enough.

 

[Woodwardfan]

Fans in certain stadiums impart emotion and affect results.

We Blades in our ground do just that.

We Blades are absolutely cheesed off with the downward spiral our club is on and that inevitably passes from 18000 people to players when they do not meet our expectations at matches.

We Blades try so hard to not allow the emotion to spill out and the result is a cathedral like atmosphere, particularly in the first half of games and often this is misinterpreted as 'apathy'.

A positive home crowd can become a '12th man' but a negative crowd can be worse than a sending off.

Opposition managers tell their players to keep things tight and wait for us fans to turn against the home team.

No matter how loyal and committed you and I think we are, the fact is that collectively we are not one of the most patient crowds in the league and the sum total of all our 'support' often works against the team when the chips are down.

That's what Adkins was on about and it's what Wilder is worried about already. There's nothing anybody can do about it, Unitedites have become self-pitying, cynical pessimists and is there any wonder?

That doesn't help Wilder in any way whatsoever though.

What? Give us a winning team and we'll show you true support? Big of us that is!!

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Fans in certain stadiums impart emotion and affect results.

We Blades in our ground do just that.

We Blades are absolutely cheesed off with the downward spiral our club is on and that inevitably passes from 18000 people to players when they do not meet our expectations at matches.

We Blades try so hard to not allow the emotion to spill out and the result is a cathedral like atmosphere, particularly in the first half of games and often this is misinterpreted as 'apathy'.

A positive home crowd can become a '12th man' but a negative crowd can be worse than a sending off.

Opposition managers tell their players to keep things tight and wait for us fans to turn against the home team.

No matter how loyal and committed you and I think we are, the fact is that collectively we are not one of the most patient crowds in the league and the sum total of all our 'support' often works against the team when the chips are down.

That's what Adkins was on about and it's what Wilder is worried about already. There's nothing anybody can do about it, Unitedites have become self-pitying, cynical pessimists and is there any wonder?

That doesn't help Wilder in any way whatsoever though.

What? Give us a winning team and we'll show you true support? Big of us that is!!

Woody , Wilder has got this sussed already in the interview comment . If players show effort , commitment and will run through a brick wall for him and us , then we understand and accept . We actually don't ask for much but a honest manager who sees a game like we do , bad is bad , good is good , with no spin or motivational jargon.

We will know we're we stand and so will the players . No more what the hell is this bloke on about , geese , diamonds , hot weather etc etc etc. . We are already having the mindset of us all being the twelve man at home matches , as forget he's a blade rubbish , we have a manager who understands supporters and football whoever he is managing . Simple but can be complicated as with our previous two managers.

 

[BladeFisher]

Fans in certain stadiums impart emotion and affect results.

We Blades in our ground do just that.

We Blades are absolutely cheesed off with the downward spiral our club is on and that inevitably passes from 18000 people to players when they do not meet our expectations at matches.

We Blades try so hard to not allow the emotion to spill out and the result is a cathedral like atmosphere, particularly in the first half of games and often this is misinterpreted as 'apathy'.

A positive home crowd can become a '12th man' but a negative crowd can be worse than a sending off.

Opposition managers tell their players to keep things tight and wait for us fans to turn against the home team.

No matter how loyal and committed you and I think we are, the fact is that collectively we are not one of the most patient crowds in the league and the sum total of all our 'support' often works against the team when the chips are down.

That's what Adkins was on about and it's what Wilder is worried about already. There's nothing anybody can do about it, Unitedites have become self-pitying, cynical pessimists and is there any wonder?

That doesn't help Wilder in any way whatsoever though.

What? Give us a winning team and we'll show you true support? Big of us that is!!

True, but I think us Blades recognise triers and effort. Obviously we want some quality but if performances improve markedly, and I think they will, we'll get behind them. It's the Bury and Gillingham (A), Burton and Shrewsbury (H) performances you're trying to eradicate.

 

[grafikhaus]

We Blades are absolutely cheesed off with the downward spiral our club is on and that inevitably passes from 18000 people to players when they do not meet our expectations at matches.

Well most of our players can get used to playing in front of 4-5k at their next club. Let's see how they get on with that.

There's nothing anybody can do about it, Unitedites have become self-pitying, cynical pessimists and is there any wonder?

Nah. Not having that. The crowd have been bludgeoned into subterranean expectation - nothing to do with being 'self-pitying' or 'cynical'.

I thought the crowd were remarkably patient v. Scunny and the first rumblings of discontent only started when Adkins' Golden Boy gave the ball straight to their man and the first goal was conceded. Did we decide to take this stiff on loan and make him a permanent feature in the team? Is it our fault that, under Clough and then Adkins, you might as well turn up at the start of the second half, as fuck all would have happened in the first.

Football is meant to be entertainment, and the reason the crowd is silent is that there hasn't been any for a couple of seasons. It's testament to the fans' patiencde and loyalty that we keep turning up in such numbers.

 

[Woodwardfan]

Well most of our players can get used to playing in front of 4-5k at their next club. Let's see how they get on with that.



Nah. Not having that. The crowd have been bludgeoned into subterranean expectation - nothing to do with being 'self-pitying' or 'cynical'.

I thought the crowd were remarkably patient v. Scunny and the first rumblings of discontent only started when Adkins' Golden Boy gave the ball straight to their man and the first goal was conceded. Did we decide to take this stiff on loan and make him a permanent feature in the team? Is it our fault that, under Clough and then Adkins, you might as well turn up at the start of the second half, as fuck all would have happened in the first.

Football is meant to be entertainment, and the reason the crowd is silent is that there hasn't been any for a couple of seasons. It's testament to the fans' patiencde and loyalty that we keep turning up in such numbers.

Nah, you're not having that? What you say about the causes are not in question but what we are now is self-pitying, cynical pessimists, as I said above " is there any wonder"?

I think we agree actually. Yes we turn up in numbers but we do not enjoy it do we.

 

[SB_90]

Fans in certain stadiums impart emotion and affect results.

We Blades in our ground do just that.

We Blades are absolutely cheesed off with the downward spiral our club is on and that inevitably passes from 18000 people to players when they do not meet our expectations at matches.

We Blades try so hard to not allow the emotion to spill out and the result is a cathedral like atmosphere, particularly in the first half of games and often this is misinterpreted as 'apathy'.

A positive home crowd can become a '12th man' but a negative crowd can be worse than a sending off.

Opposition managers tell their players to keep things tight and wait for us fans to turn against the home team.

No matter how loyal and committed you and I think we are, the fact is that collectively we are not one of the most patient crowds in the league and the sum total of all our 'support' often works against the team when the chips are down.

That's what Adkins was on about and it's what Wilder is worried about already. There's nothing anybody can do about it, Unitedites have become self-pitying, cynical pessimists and is there any wonder?

That doesn't help Wilder in any way whatsoever though.

What? Give us a winning team and we'll show you true support? Big of us that is!!

I disagree with some of that because we duc show support take the Walsall Gillingham & Barnsley home games 1 win & 2 0-0 draws but we cloud see that the team was trying was motivated & we responded in kind trying to roar them on. We just need to see the team try. Put in a few crunching tackles take on a few players. Instead of static pretty football with no aim or end product

 

[Isar]

It is self perpetuating, if we get of to a winning start next season, and the commitment from the players is evident, then the support will grow.

 

[tonytonycurrie]

OH YES, He is![/QUOTE

Tip Chris. LOOK BEHIND YOU, BECOS YOU'LL GET SHAFTED COME APRIL/MAY NEXT YEAR. It's the United way

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

I wonder if CW's superstitious?

Keep an eye open for the date of the Scunthorpe United game at BDTBL.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

No doubt many/most will already have seen & read it but, for those who haven't - a cracking article posted on the O/S yesterday, reprinted from the 2014/15 Southampton cup game programme.

CW ex-Silverdale, apparently.

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-chris-wilder-3119856.aspx

 

[FlamingLip]

He's a Blade and I believe he knows enough about the club and the fans to restore some unity and pride to Sheffield United. I found him a breath of fresh air after listening to Nigelspeak for 11 months. At least we can expect Chris Wilder to tell it like it is and not try to be positive about everything, when clearly things were not right!

Time to get behind the guy....yes actions will be a lot more important than words but so far so good! UTB

I think the guy is a breath of fresh air. I was always in favour of giving NA another season, but the last two games were so dire that I lost faith. Ever the eternal optimist, I am confident that the club will now finally get its act together and we can look forward to an exciting season.

Clough and his 'total control' was a breath of fresh air. Big Jim and his touchy feely high fivy i'll like you if you like me back waffle train communication was a breath of fresh air. Hiring an articulated, impressively qualified, sharp suit donning chap with pig-esque positivity in Adkins was a breath of fresh air.

Fresh air isn't a problem at the Lane. Air quality wouldn't be improved if we upped sticks to a Kevin McCloud endorsed eco-ground in Llandudno.