Hello Blades, Cobblers fan in peace here. I don't know if anyone has bothered to come on here from my club to post thoughts or pass on what to expect, but I have been fairly keen to since you we knew Wilder was going, and having read some of the thoughts on here I just want to dispel a few myths.
Aware that a few of you are under whelmed by his appointment due to him not having managed at this level or a club as big as you are. First of all any thing that you have heard that he play long ball football is highly inaccurate and likely to have come from jealous Oxalona fans. Since his appointment we have always played or attempted to play football at high intensity, passing, triangles, using the width of the pitch and something I've loved quick and clever set pieces.
All players he has brought into the club are of competitive nature and recruitment policy has tended to be people with experience in winning teams, who like to play football. He instilled a never say die attitude and created a team that never new they were beaten, finding a way to win and adapting to the game was again something he was very good at. Could never fault his decision making in a game, the days of watching managers make frustrating subs etc we gone under him and Knill.
His man management has been spot on to, he was not scared to loan out and transfer list our big marquee signing in O'Toole, something that transformed him into our player of the season, or drop Cresswell our 'rock' at the back we paid a bit of money for. He works on merit basis when it comes to team selection, often key players have been suspended and on return spent games on the bench due to their replacement giving him no reason to drop them.
His passion and love for football it seems means he will always tell it like it is, if you've been outplayed and won, that's what he will say. Never shy away from an awkward question about players’ ether. I could of course go on, as I firmly believe that without this man, I would have no club. With your budget and platform there is no way I can’t seem him taking you up. I've got friends from Sheffield (united fans of course) really hope you go up this season. If you've got the time watch the famous speech that saved our club from going bust! Its now Cobblers history and has put the word 'appeh' in our all vocabulary! The link is below, it’s worth it. Good Luck for season!