How long has he got left?

[bertieblade]

If wilder had missed all of the chances that his team selection created, some of you may have a point in getting rid of him. As this is obviously not the case and we have come so far in such a short period of time under his tutelage. then compare it with all our other managers throughout the last thirty / fourth years and still convince me that he needs replacing ??

 

[ChrisDysonHT]

I'm not asking who should take over or should we sack him. Im asking how long you seriously think he has left? Not thinking with your heart but try and get inside the prince and what the board must be thinking! Me personally i think chris has 2 games left to save his job, the Prince is a business man and will be wondering where his money has gone (wasted) and won't put up with this much longer. Its hard to watch hard to accept but it is what it is and the past is the past im deffo not one of these hes the only man to get us back up, I dont want to go down or sound like pigs when they lost to Hull (we'll just go up next season) we could just tumble back down the leagues, unfortunately I see us without Chris come the end of the season.

We should have won by 6 tonight ... If we did go down - it would be down to Covid ...... pre covid with fans - top 6 ... since the restart and no fans - poor. BUT when 1 goes in and we get the win - we go on the run. I am still confidant and I am 100% behind CW

 

[Yewsman]

It’s all very well people calling for CW to go but who do you get to replace him? He has worked miracles since he joined and hadn’t become a bad manager overnight. If we get relegated we have a team of young players (Rammers, Lowe, Bogle, Berge, McB, Mouse, Brewster, Osbourne, plus O’Connel, Baldock, Egan who are not old and all of whom are more than good enough to bounce straight back and we would then be stronger for the PL.

 

[GrayBlade]

He has put together one of the worst strike forces in the history of the Premier League and he’s done it at a huge financial cost to the club.

If Chris Wilder stays we will go down and we’ll go down on a points total comparable to that awful Derby side that got just 11 points.

It’s time for a change.

So if we go down on a points total comparable to that awful Derby side so fucking what? Do we go down any lower? Do we start the next season on -6?

What about the point total of the shite Pig side of 99 Pal?

 

[Revolution]

Imho he will be gone after we lose the next 3 games (ok, if we lose them I suppose). The owner must have a breaking point.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Wilder will still be our manager at the start of next season whatever happens.

 

[JJBlade]

I kind of disagree, the players we have signed are players able to fit in our formation.

For example Bogle and Lowe as wing backs and Burke/Brewster as different options up front.

I think the only player that has been asked to play out of position is Stevens and tbh nobody can replace JOC, even if we sign another CB in January.

It's funny, but I don't agree with different options

Players should be able to adapt to different tactics, but bringing in players that change everything about the way a team sets up to play never ends well

Barcelona don't have a couple of 6ft 4" strikers to bring on so they can hoof it when ticka tacka isn't working, they just use a different player with the same attributes.
That's a proper different option.

The style of play remains exactly the same right the way through the entire club and the conveyor belt just keeps running.

Using Barcelona might sound a bit extreme but it works the same at almost all decent clubs, even Norwich, Watford and Bournemouth who got relegated last season have an absolutely recognisable style of play that they don't drift too far from no matter who is playing and no matter how results are going.

They bring in players who can play within that style instead of bringing in a dozen oddballs who are there just in case things aren't working one particular week.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

No I don't blame him for not scoring, however I do blame him for putting together a team that is so defensively fragile. O’Connell or not, the backups he's signed are nowhere near this level

I would beg to differ on the defensive issue. If we carried more of a threat going forward and put some of our chances away. This would automatically take the pressure off our defence. At the moment because of our toothless attack, the defence only have to make one mistake and the game is lost.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Wilder will still be our manager at the start of next season whatever happens.

Yes it would pointless to remove an already successful Championship manager....If that’s where we’re heading.
It looks like Norwich have got it right and of course Burnley have prospered by being loyal to their manager also.

 

[Stebop]

The fine margins are ridiculous. We've been rank shite in the Chelsea game only by my reckoning. We would probably have 10 more points if things had fallen right. I welcome any constructive criticism of Wilder, but come on! We should've had a minimum of 2 tonight, what's he supposed to do?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

I hope and pray this won’t happen. But If we all woke this morning to find the Prince had sacked Chris Wilder. What would our initial reaction be. Would we be accepting of a such difficult decision being made or would the Prince instantly incur the wrath of the fans?

 

[knowsnowt]

I hope and pray this won’t happen. But If we all woke this morning to find the Prince had sacked Chris Wilder. What would our initial reaction be. Would we be accepting of a such difficult decision being made or would the Prince instantly incur the wrath of the fans?

I would tweet him "you bloody bastard".

 

[Mario1889]

So if we go down on a points total comparable to that awful Derby side so fucking what? Do we go down any lower? Do we start the next season on -6?

What about the point total of the shite Pig side of 99 Pal?

If we go down on a points total comparable to that Derby side then it will make us the worst Premier League side in history.

That may make for an enjoyable next 6 months for you as you keep telling yourself we were in League 1 a few years ago but I’d rather we do something about it while we still aren’t that far behind 4th from bottom.

It’s about time established ourselves as a Premier League side.

Wilder has wasted an absolute fortune on players and the only signing he’s made that is an improvement on the side that got us promoted is Berge. We have to be ruthless to progress, otherwise we’ll never achieve anything.

 

[Bladezz]

We could lose the next 25 games I would still want them.

However I would expecting top 6 next year minimum.

 

[SB_90]

this is going to sound ricidlous & i wouldve believe it until id seen it either. but i wilder isnt the problem for me we have been in every game & i still state we shouldve been on 11pts. but because of another game we shouldve won, 4-1 or 5-1 like fulham. we ca hit are barn door with banjo. & formation is fine. we have opened many teams up, time after time only for de bryune to feed mr blobby

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

How long has he left?

He should have gone last night straight after that debacle!

 

[ancientblade]

i dont want chris wilder to be sacked but i do fear that he will walk however if we do go down which looks likely hes the man who can get us back no doubt in my mind the 3 relegated teams from last season will finish top 6 in the championship and all 3 could well come back up weve a much better squad than them all with one or two tweaks im sure we would get back up

 

[Bellypork]

Wilder's a great manager, but the problem has been his recruitment in the PL. It's ironic, because it was his recruitment on the way to the PL which facilitated the club's rise. You cannot get value for money here, which is why you need to shop abroad. It's his reluctance to do this which in my opinion has been the problem. Wilder's keen on esprit de corps, which I like, but it's very difficult to maintain that when the newcomers are little better than the old guard, yet are much more highly-paid.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Wilder will still be our manager at the start of next season whatever happens.

I hope so.

 

[benn5712]

As we're sacking CW, let's sack ourselves an' all. Find some replacement fans with premier league qualities who can slot straight in. Enough is enough as far as us Blades
are concerned, we haven't been anywhere near up to the job.

 

[Norville Rogers]

If we go down on a points total comparable to that Derby side then it will make us the worst Premier League side in history.

That may make for an enjoyable next 6 months for you as you keep telling yourself we were in League 1 a few years ago but I’d rather we do something about it while we still aren’t that far behind 4th from bottom.

It’s about time established ourselves as a Premier League side.

Wilder has wasted an absolute fortune on players and the only signing he’s made that is an improvement on the side that got us promoted is Berge. We have to be ruthless to progress, otherwise we’ll never achieve anything.

fortune? 100 million is absolute peanuts in this league
what would my reaction be? bloody furious.

 

[Norville Rogers]

As we're sacking CW, let's sack ourselves an' all. Find some replacement fans with premier league qualities who can slot straight in. Enough is enough as far as us Blades
are concerned, we haven't been anywhere near up to the job.

SUPER LIKE

 

[PurpleRain]

The 1-0 is down to how you set up for a corner. First thing you normally do is put a man in each danger zone and the edge of the 16 yard box is definitely a danger zone. Once the 1-0 goes in WBA can restrict to defend and counter and then you can say we play them off the park we’re fine but that also has to do with the opponent leaving you possession and just soaking up the pressure. It’s always details that decide games, for me it was shocking how you set up to defend a corner. Without that error you probably win the game because from kick off it looked like everything was on the cards for a big win. That corner ruined the game. Wilder needs to take responsibility for that or should axe the player that did not do the job of covering that zone if he instructed one to do that.

 

[GrayBlade]

If we go down on a points total comparable to that Derby side then it will make us the worst Premier League side in history.

That may make for an enjoyable next 6 months for you as you keep telling yourself we were in League 1 a few years ago but I’d rather we do something about it while we still aren’t that far behind 4th from bottom.

And (looking at your avatar), I suppose you said the same about Bassett when we were still adrift at Christmas?

How’s “Wendy” doing?

 

[Sean Thornton]

How long has he left?

He should have gone last night straight after that debacle!

Never thought l'd say this but stick to "breaking news" politics.......

 

[Sean Thornton]

The 1-0 is down to how you set up for a corner. First thing you normally do is put a man in each danger zone and the edge of the 16 yard box is definitely a danger zone. Once the 1-0 goes in WBA can restrict to defend and counter and then you can say we play them off the park we’re fine but that also has to do with the opponent leaving you possession and just soaking up the pressure. It’s always details that decide games, for me it was shocking how you set up to defend a corner. Without that error you probably win the game because from kick off it looked like everything was on the cards for a big win. That corner ruined the game. Wilder needs to take responsibility for that or should axe the player that did not do the job of covering that zone if he instructed one to do that.

Wilder said last night that should have been Fleck but seemed more intent on blaming Berges clearance. He didn't say, through his shitgrin, why Gallagher remained unmarked in the same position on subsequent corners.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Never thought l'd say this but stick to "breaking news" politics.......

I never thought I'd say what I've said, but equally I never thought I'd see the amount of delusion on here!
People need to start realising what shite this team is and has been for months and how we've simply not been good enough for a long time now!

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

As we're sacking CW, let's sack ourselves an' all. Find some replacement fans with premier league qualities who can slot straight in. Enough is enough as far as us Blades
are concerned, we haven't been anywhere near up to the job.

But we've become Premier league fans simply because our expectations have been raised by how we have played and how we reached the dizzy heights we did last season.
However those same expectations have been kicked in the bollocks by the complete ineptitude of the performances we've witnessed in recent months!

 

[Kev Gee]

I would agree with all those points if we were putting up a fight this season. I can take relegation, but there is a difference between a relegation after putting up a fight and potentially being the worst team in top flight history.

I don’t know who we could get, but if someone isn’t performing in their job there comes a point where we need a change. Wilder’s last 13 matches are worse than David Weir’s 13 matches in charge. It’s just got too bad to carry on.

Agreed.
If we're sticking with CW then there needs to be some progress, or signs that if we're going down then we can make a good shake of coming back up.

Comparing us to Farke/Norwich is just stupid. They spent about £5million or something and were always expected to struggle.

Our plan was to progress on from our good 2/3rds of last season and consolidate in the league. Instead of this we have managed to go backwards at an astonishing pace. If current form continues who can say that we will suddenly turn it all around in the Championship and come straight back up?


I would give CW until Xmas to show that we are going to make a good attempt at staying in the division. If so then stick with him but say that moving forward our recruitment strategy will be over seen by Van Winkle.
If we are still on 1 point by then I can't see how CW remains in the job. I would appoint Van Winkle as interim manager whilst we formulate a new direction for the club.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

I'm that pissed off I can't be arsed to do a full Photoshop job on this!