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Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
 



Delboyscap said:
Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
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Yup, goodpost...did you have one of your ribs removed?

;)
 
Wilder is really looking as though he has the potential to be successful at any level. It's as though he's a natural born manager. This is his first ever season at this level and he's transformed a mediocre club into an excellent side on the brink of promotion. Pass and move in the third tier. I'm cumming just thinking about it :eek:
 
Delboyscap said:
Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
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Was on train with a few of your fans 2 weeks ago,we were playing oldham and your were playing fc united,good lads them who was on train to Moston? Saying wilder was fantastic for you also wishing us well,top lads.
 
Delboyscap said:
Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
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Yes, I remember your posts and those of the Northampton supporters who also came on here to praise him. I was a bit cynical when he was appointed but those posts and the way he set about the job from day one was all very encouraging and helped to banish the doubts I had.
 
I have been to Halifax and I like this pub a lot.

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corkysbeard said:
Was on train with a few of your fans 2 weeks ago,we were playing oldham and your were playing fc united,good lads them who was on train to Moston? Saying wilder was fantastic for you also wishing us well,top lads.
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Good to hear mate! I guess being starved of success for many years either makes you bitter or mellow, thankfully for us Shaymen it seems to be the latter!! Live in Sydney myself now, but was back to watch a few games only a few weeks ago!!!
 
There's probably some unwritten rules about away fans coming here to say "I told you so", but I'm sure we can make an exception in the current climate.
 
Appreciate your time delboy, everybody here appreciates its a duo and a dam good one at that but Wilder will always tend to get the lions share of the plaudits because he is the manager and obviously a blade but come the end of the season I would love it if we could find a way to single out Knill for his undoubted skill and work ethic, dont no what but when we are doing the lap of honour surely we could give Knill a special mention.
 
Delboyscap said:
Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
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You do know we don't like a smart arse on here don't you?

However, I'll overlook that because you were, indeed, completely on the mark! Well done.
 
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corkysbeard said:
Was on train with a few of your fans 2 weeks ago,we were playing oldham and your were playing fc united,good lads them who was on train to Moston? Saying wilder was fantastic for you also wishing us well,top lads.
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I wonder if they were the lads I met in the Ashton Arms that day?

One of them had what I thought was a Norwich shirt on at first.
 
I lived in Halifax for 9 years and enjoyed many a pint in both establishments mentioned in this thread!!. Have got a few mates who are Halifax fans and they have so much respect for wilder!!. Moved to Liverpool when the wife got a new job back in august last year. Utb
 
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BornOnShoreham said:
I wonder if they were the lads I met in the Ashton Arms that day?

One of them had what I thought was a Norwich shirt on at first.
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Maybe,on train from Victoria there was about 20 halifax fans on it who I was speaking to then on way back there was bout 40/50,they got off at Moston and I got off stop after Mills Hill,
 
Boxer Blade said:
Appreciate your time delboy, everybody here appreciates its a duo and a dam good one at that but Wilder will always tend to get the lions share of the plaudits because he is the manager and obviously a blade but come the end of the season I would love it if we could find a way to single out Knill for his undoubted skill and work ethic, dont no what but when we are doing the lap of honour surely we could give Knill a special mention.
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Yeah always the way. Brian Clough always got much of the credit for the success he had, but Taylor was instrumental in that too, same with Warnock and Jones etc.. do feel Knill is the perfect match for Wilder and personally feel Knill could have been a great manager himself had he not had all the mission impossible jobs. However Knill himself says that he hated being a manager so a great match for everyone.
 
Grecian2000 said:
You do know we don't like a smart arse on here don't you?

However, I'll overlook that because you were, indeed, completely on the mark! Well done.
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Well in my defence I did hold off until the end of the season to not jinx you!! Followed Wilder's career since he left the Shay as he did a cracking job and was always destined for great things, really hope he continues to bring you success.
 
Delboyscap said:
Been following you guys all season and have read the boards quite a lot without posting. As you are now on the verge of securing promotion, and hopefully the Title too in the coming weeks, I feel sure that I will not be tempting fate. A few may remember I came on here when Wilder was appointed to wish you luck and to give you an idea of what Wilder was about. Glad he has continued his magic with you guys as he is possibly the best manager we (Halifax Town) have had since the 70's and he is also a great football man. Well this is what I wrote at the time;


"Halifax fan in peace. Thought I would post a little more on Wilder as I have followed his career after he left the Shay. I can understand the sense of underwhelm you are feeling. Most fans of a club your size would probably be hoping for an ex Premier League or good Championship manager, so completely get the feeling of being a but short changed.

What I will say though is, Wilder is an excellent manager. Did very well at Alfreton, at the Shay he was severely hindered by our financial situation but still did a cracking job overall taking us to within 10 or so minutes of a return to the League against all the odds. At Oxford he turned around their fortunes in his first season going on a run that took them to an almost impossible run towards the play-offs which was only hindered by a 5 point deduction. The following season got them out of the division. Admittedly perhaps could have done a little better with Oxford in his couple of seasons in League 2, but he left them in a very stable position and in pole position to win promotion in that season. Does not need mentioning the job he has done at Northampton!!!

The big plus in my opinion is that Wilder seems to have finally found a really good assistant in Alan Knill. In some ways they remind me of Warnock and Jones. Knill is a very good football coach and an underrated Manager himself, who has had impossible jobs in management. Led what many believe to be the best League 2 footballing sides in recent times Bury to the brink of promotion before leaving. It seems that together they work very well, and complement each other perfectly. Wilder appears to have changed a little, with better football now Knill is part of the team. Some management duo's just work, and the evidence since they teamed up together suggests they are one of those. Wilder actually assisted Knill the season that Bury did win promotion from League 2 (although Barker finished the job off as Knill had left for Scun*horpe and Wilder left for Oxford). At Northampton they identified all that was wrong immediately and the turn around there was quite amazing. Of course nothing is guaranteed in football, but together you have a cracking management team in place. I went on the Northampton board when Wilder was appointed to say what a good manager they had, I hope you guys are just as successful as both Wilder and Knill (both ex Halifax players too) deserve it!!"

#124 Delboyscap, May 16, 2016


"As I mentioned the other day, this is exactly what Wilder did on taking over at Northampton. Seems him and Knill know exactly the players from the pretenders. May be a bit harder shifting some of your players than it was at Northampton due to you guys being one of the biggest in the division, but looking good so far. Big window coming up for you guys, just hope history repeats itself!! "

#349 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016


"One thing that Wilder is big on is team spirit. Without knowing too much about the players released, it will possibly be a combination of them being passengers or they do not fit the mould of being part of a collective and unified group that are hungry and ready to run through brick walls? He also will be looking at players who can step up to the Championship in that he recruits for a division above.

He was known as a bit of a tinker man himself at Halifax, as we had quite a large turnover of players in his first few years. This in part was having to start from 3 or 4 players in his first season, but he is not scared to rebuild a squad or to ship out players, even the ones he has brought in. This has changed somewhat over the years, but even at Northampton, I recall one or two of his own signings were shipped out quickly when they were deemed not good enough.

If some have you have time, it may be worth looking over this article about his time at Halifax. Being a Shayman fan, there is no better apprenticeship in football if you want to learn the hard way with odds stacked against you;"


http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/spo...lifax-came-so-close-to-defying-odds-1-7921890

#20 Delboyscap, May 21, 2016

So was I right?
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Yes.

UTB
 
Boxer Blade said:
when we are doing the lap of honour surely we could give Knill a special mention.
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What the term 'special mention' means to the average blade:

Get yer Knillys out for the lads!
(for the laaaads)
Geeet yer Knillys out for the lads!
 
You most certainly were Delboyscap . Wilder has been an absolute revelation. Tactically, team spirit, recruitment. Every aspect of the management side of things has been impressive. You can see how much it means to him and he’s re-united a broken football club. I hope he will be our manager for many years to come and build a real dynasty here. You can also see the bits of Knill in the team. We’ve scored from some wonderfully worked set piece routines showing real imagination and you can see they’ve been worked on on the training ground.


Next year is a whole new challenge for them but I have every faith that we will punch our weight or better with these two at the helm. We just don’t know yet what our weight will be (financially).

Good luck to you and your club and thanks for the positive vibes.
 
Boxer Blade said:
Appreciate your time delboy, everybody here appreciates its a duo and a dam good one at that but Wilder will always tend to get the lions share of the plaudits because he is the manager and obviously a blade but come the end of the season I would love it if we could find a way to single out Knill for his undoubted skill and work ethic, dont no what but when we are doing the lap of honour surely we could give Knill a special mention.
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I think Knill also deserves some credit for his humility. The bloke has been a manager and probably could have made a career of sorts out of it but he knows he’s a bloody good coach and that he and Wilder are a formula for success. He doesn’t let his ego get in the way of being a part of something more successful.
 
1danewhitehouse said:
You most certainly were Delboyscap . Wilder has been an absolute revelation. Tactically, team spirit, recruitment. Every aspect of the management side of things has been impressive. You can see how much it means to him and he’s re-united a broken football club. I hope he will be our manager for many years to come and build a real dynasty here. You can also see the bits of Knill in the team. We’ve scored from some wonderfully worked set piece routines showing real imagination and you can see they’ve been worked on on the training ground.


Next year is a whole new challenge for them but I have every faith that we will punch our weight or better with these two at the helm. We just don’t know yet what our weight will be (financially).

Good luck to you and your club and thanks for the positive vibes.
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Yes, he is a top football manager who's professionalism and attention to detail is absolutely top notch. Think Knill has added a whole other dimension to the management of Wilder (or should I say their partnership brings out the best in both and complements each others skills and talents perfectly). I feel you will do well next season, no doubt the work has already begun long ago at looking to next season and Wilder and Knill will already know exactly what they require. Top ten finish next season and if you get the right striker a play off push I reckon.

Thanks for the words mate! Hopefully we can snatch a play off place this season and sneak the second promotion spot!!
 
Delboyscap said:
Top ten finish next season and if you get the right striker a play off push I reckon
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Delboy,
It's a tricky one to judge how we'd do next season.
We have a touch of the Leicesters about us where normal/ decent players are being motivated and playing to their stengths making them really good players. The whole seems to be better than the parts.

I really believe the current squad would stay up and finish about 17th even with minimal improvements.
With 1 or 2 major signings (which is the minimum I expect) then we should finish mid table.
With 3 or 4 major signings we should finish top half, maybe close to the playoffs.
Next season we'll have the surprise factor and play with no expectation or pressure.

Currently we desperately need 3 players
1: A big commanding centre half, EEL goes back to Wolves, although he has potential he doesn't seem reliable enough for Championship level.
2: A combative, tough, leader in midfield. Our midfield is the best part of our team, they are all very comfortable on the ball and can keep great possession with quick one touch passing and pass and move.
The only problem is the midfield might be a bit light weight, great in possession but not so good at closing down the oppostion, so may need a defensive midfielder, an enforcer.
3: Totally agree about our attack needs strengthening. Theres only Billy Sharp with comfortable Championship class however the thing with Sharp is that he's slow, lacks physicality/ height and doesn't have any tricks. Basically he needs players around him to play the ball to his feet and set him up. If this happens he's lethal and will do a good job next season. If we don't manage to set him up then his goals will dry up.
 
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