I've always thought Chris Wilder could be our Alex Ferguson.

[spongebobblade]

Wilder will hang on until he's pushed out, but maybe let's hang off a DoF job or building him a nice granny flat next to the fan zone, so he can be worshipped into his dotage, for a while eh?

Back again I see frothing at the mouth after a few days abstinence to pounce when we lose. You must love it.

 

[Pintor75]

Wilder will hang on until he's pushed out, but maybe let's hang off a DoF job or building him a nice granny flat next to the fan zone, so he can be worshipped into his dotage, for a while eh?

When he goes, forget DOF, its got to be the end of bladey blade stuff, if his deciples dont agree they can follow him to his next club, the man is a legend and what he did getting us to the premier league was great, but he will be under great pressure especially if he spends big in january and it doesnt come off, sorry,but he'll have to go in the summer

 

[54yrblade]

When he goes, forget DOF, its got to be the end of bladey blade stuff, if his deciples dont agree they can follow him to his next club, the man is a legend and what he did getting us to the premier league was great, but he will be under great pressure especially if he spends big in january and it doesnt come off, sorry,but he has to go

Agreed.

 

[Cheesebored]

When he goes, forget DOF, its got to be the end of bladey blade stuff, if his deciples dont agree they can follow him to his next club, the man is a legend and what he did getting us to the premier league was great, but he will be under great pressure especially if he spends big in january and it doesnt come off, sorry,but he has to go

Spend big in January? What planet are you on? Wheeling and dealing is all that's happening but to be fair to Wilder his track record is decent in that department.

 

[54yrblade]

Back again I see frothing at the mouth after a few days abstinence to pounce when we lose. You must love it.

Wrong. Again.

We can't tie our long term future to CW. We have to evolve beyond him at some stage.
Watching our second half implosions, lack of fitness, disorganisation, regularly poor substitutions and lack of bottle is letting us all down.

 

[Jon B]

Wilder our Fergie?

I suspect any Fergie team towards the end of a game they were losing 3-5 after being ahead 3-1 would be running themselves into the ground and risking life and limb in tackles and goal attempts to try to rescue the game.

Knowing what they were otherwise about to face in the dressing room.

 

[spongebobblade]

Wrong. Again.

We can't tie our long term future to CW. We have to evolve beyond him at some stage.
Watching our second half implosions, lack of fitness, disorganisation, regularly poor substitutions and lack of bottle is letting us all down.

Wrong again? Was no excuse for that second half but i wonder why you have so little to say when we have a good win? (which we’ve had more of than ‘second half implosions’)

 

[Keen Blade]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, especially seeing how Chris has handled his return.

Comparing anyone to Ferguson usually gets you laughed at, but if you look at the structural and emotional impact on he's had on us, the parallels are hard to ignore.

Firstly, it’s about that cultural soul. Ferguson’s ManU wasn't just a team; it was a representation of the city’s working-class grit. Wilder is the embodiment of that for us. He’s a Stocksbridge lad who stood on the Bramall Lane terraces before ever kicking a ball for us. For Wilder, this isn't just a career move—it’s a vocation. Like Ferguson, he’s created an environment where everyone has to buy into the "no-excuses" mentality. He’s given us our pride back

Then there’s the tactical innovation. People forget that Ferguson was constantly evolving. Wilder did something similar by reinventing the 3-5-2 with those overlapping centre-backs. Seeing Basham and O’Connell bombing forward to create overloads was a genuine revolution that even caught Premier League teams off guard.

He’s also the only manager in recent history who builds for the long term. He took us from League One to the top half of the Prem. Even when he left and eventually returned, the board knew he was the only one who could "stabilise the ship." That kind of gravity—where the manager becomes the face of the entire institution—is exactly what Ferguson had at Old Trafford.

Lastly, it’s the siege mentality. Wilder’s "us against the world" attitude and his refusal to bow to the "cheque-book culture" of the modern game is classic Ferguson. He demands a level of "graft" that makes the team greater than the sum of its parts.
Ferguson has actually mentored Chris over the years, and you can see why. He isn't just a coach; he’s the custodian of our club’s history. In 20 years, we’ll be looking back at the Wilder era the same way MauU fans look at the Ferguson years.

What do you lot think? Am I reaching, or is he truly our GOAT?

He COMPLETELY fucked us up the arse with his TOTALLY UNBALANCED substitutions tonight.
Bone thick.

 

[Keen Blade]

Alex Ferguson ?

Give your head the biggest wobble

 

[CornwallBlade]

Yep, they share a common characteristic. Narcissists who don’t give a toss about anything other than their own self glorification.

 

[sheepbridge]

I think you mean Darren Ferguson.