CONFIRMED John Lundstram signs

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Bladeinleeds said:
Like the idea of seeing fleck pushed abit futher forward....

Having a Leonard/lundstram type along side coutts should give us a bit more defensive solidity in the league above but still maintain possession.

As has been pointed out could put Duffy/brooks closer to sharp to unlock some defences then.
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The impression im getting on the Oxford forum is that Lundstram is a younger version of Coutts, similar type of player. Both very comfortable on the ball and excellent passes with some creativity. However Lundstrums negatives seem to be he's a bit slow and not a great tackler, hes better offensively than defensive.

Whereas the impression I get with Leonard is that he's a good allrounder. High energy box to box midfielder, good tackler, a more defensive version of Fleck but with more energy.

So if we want solidity in midfield then Leonard is likely to be better than Lundstram.

Agree about your comment on Brooks.
He's young and likely to be really inconsistent, He needs protecting with patience shown by everyone.
 

Pinchy said:
I see lots of people are wishing Brooks straight into an automatic first team place. We should rightly be excited about this lad who seems to be a real talent, but a sense of perspective is always to be recommended. He'll be eased in via the subs bench, and that's the right way.

Tufty ❤️ The Right Way.
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Hey, one can dream! More than anything I just want to see him in our first team before he's in another teams reserves. Realistically it'll be Duffy or Carruthers in that spot, although I must admit I'm not convinced by either of them for Championship level. Hope I'm wrong.
 
elgoog44 said:
Just been on the Yellows Forum and some belting comments, its started he was great the closer it came to us completing he now cant pass and they are better with out him :rolleyes:

"No way should Lunny be sold for less than £2.5million! Wilder taking the p*ss again! John's advisers should tell him that he should only go to a top Championship team - IF he leaves at all!!"

"Sheffield Utd can f*ck right off"

"It would take a lot more than 500k to get Eales to sell."

"To replace him with a comparable player would probably cost in excess of 500K.

i.e Ryan Leonard-Southend and Brad Potts-Blackpool spring to mind.
Personally I would go for Jamie Allen at Rochdale.

If we lose Johnson and Nelson, Marcus Maddison and Aaron Pierre should be considered as possible replacements."

"worth more to us if he stays and helps us get promotion."

"He was the best long-range passer of the ball at OUFC for some time, and in the top half dozen of that type in Div 3 last season. He shared some of the normal demerits of such a player: no pace, weak under pressure but he well out-stripped players of his type in defence, mostly.

Very good Div 3 passing midfielder, I wouldn't have thought that would automatically translate to Div 2 but Wilder has an astute football brain (A. Knill prop.) and may well want Lundstram as a defensive midfielder who can turn defense into attack. We'll see.

Anyway, thanks and good luck to the lad. Hopefully he'll have time to meet up with Apples when he leaves the Blades and resume learning the game."

"I thought he was average and nothing special so won't miss him."

"Too many long Hollywood passes which usually ended up in the stands. I won't miss him ."

"working under Wilder is a challenge for any player. He's not exactly Mr Personality."

and this comment about Wilder, fuck me Oxford fans don't know good football when they see it do they?

"They won't be relegated under Wilder, he is a Pullis/Allardyce type at heart, I could see him forging a career in keeping championship clubs up once Sheffield United fans tire of him."
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Thanks Roy
 
Keen Blade said:
Monty was exactly that - half a midfielder - great marker/tackler , totally useless on the ball. In some ways Coutts is the opposite cos he can't really hassle or tackle when we're not in possession , but is great at keeping & using the ball. Im sure CW will have told him to up his defensive game. Maybe the Leonard/Lundstrum signing is to warn Coutts he can't ignore the improvement CW has demanded. We could afford to carry Coutts lack of bite last season coz we were always in possession. Such will not be the case this season.
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If you could combine their best bits, you'd have a top player. If you combined their worst bits, you'd get me.
 
Sheffsteel said:
Wilder does seem to only buy players comfortable on the ball who can pass to feet in a straight line.
It's a bit of a novelty for us older Blades ha ha.
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I'd make a slight change Sheffsteel: Wilder wants players who can pass to others in a United shirt. That might involve a bit of curl on the ball from time to time - not all straight lines.

It is nice to watch United players with a pass completion rate of over 80%; it's certainly not happened much in my lifetime.
 
Moore
Basham Stearman O'Connell
Freeman Coutts Fleck Stevens
Duffy
Sharp Clarke

GK, CB, Baldock, Lundstram, Leonard, Carruthers, Lavery

Wright, Lafferty, Thomas, Brooks, Evans, Hanson, New AM/ST



Pushing it a bit isn't it?

We're not going to spend 500k on anybody and not have them in the squad. And having them both on the bench wouldn't make sense if we have Basham starting and also Carruthers (and possibly Lenihan) on the bench as midfield options - we'd already have 5/6 CM options in the squad.

They might be a bit different but there's no room for Leonard if we're signing Lundstram. Not yet anyway.
 
Pinchy said:
I see lots of people are wishing Brooks straight into an automatic first team place. We should rightly be excited about this lad who seems to be a real talent, but a sense of perspective is always to be recommended. He'll be eased in via the subs bench, and that's the right way.

Tufty ❤️ The Right Way.
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He is nailed-on for the role of sub for Duffy at the 60/65 minute mark when he tires. To start the season at least – whether he finishes it a starter is mostly up to him.
 
Ricky said:
Moore
Basham Stearman O'Connell
Freeman Coutts Fleck Stevens
Duffy
Sharp Clarke

GK, CB, Baldock, Lundstram, Leonard, Carruthers, Lavery

Wright, Lafferty, Thomas, Brooks, Evans, Hanson, New AM/ST



Pushing it a bit isn't it?

We're not going to spend 500k on anybody and not have them in the squad. And having them both on the bench wouldn't make sense if we have Basham starting and also Carruthers (and possibly Lenihan) on the bench as midfield options - we'd already have 5/6 CM options in the squad.

They might be a bit different but there's no room for Leonard if we're signing Lundstram. Not yet anyway.
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And that's all assuming we have zero injuries/suspensions. Throw in cup games too. Having such squad would allow us to rotate too - having such a fresh team each week could be an advantage.
 

When you look at what the squad could end up being with the addition of this Oxford player, plus possibly Leonard and another striker and there is going to be a hell of a job keeping everyone happy.

Assuming he sticks to the philosophy about consistency rather than squad rotation it's going to be interesting to see how it pans out.
 
Grizzly blade said:
When you look at what the squad could end up being with the addition of this Oxford player, plus possibly Leonard and another striker and there is going to be a hell of a job keeping everyone happy.

Assuming he sticks to the philosophy about consistency rather than squad rotation it's going to be interesting to see how it pans out.
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Good point.
I remember when Clough and Adkins were manager they rotated the starting 11 every match.
It was very rare that we played the same team twice in succession

But under Wilder it was the total opposite, he tended to play the same settled side every match.
Another observation was how the players on the subs bench who rarely played were still 100% committed to the club efforts.
In interviews Wilder regularly praised the attitude of the players that were waiting in the wings and couldn't get a game.

When a team is winning I think players accept it might be difficult to break into the 11.

It's the lack of bullshit that seems to be Wilders strength, he's mentioned loyalty but not sentimentality. He's also said if a player performs well then they retain their place, he's not the type that has his favourites or falls out with players.
 
Personally I couldn't be happier with Wilder's recruitment policy. We are cherrypicking the best players/ leaders/ characters from some very good clubs. We are recruiting quality players with loads to still go for. I absolutely love it.

I've loved Wilder the Blade for decades. I've followed him as a manager and watched his teams at Halifax and followed them at Oxford and Npton.. This man knows football. He knows proper footballers are not necessarily the big earners, they are the first name on a manager's teamsheet. Put 5 or 6 of them in one team and you have game, set and match against these foreign managers who can only look at players on big wages with reputations where they know to look.

Wilder, equally as important Knill and Mitchell, know a player. We are a new formula, a new brand, a new way to reach the Premier League. We have momentum and we have all our young players to come into the equation yet. Our young lads will be quality and loads of hunger, loads to prove, loads to add when we can afford to play them.

I'm absolutely convinced that all the best players in L1 and L2 can compete in mid-table Premier League. I'm also convinced Wilder will not become a 'big-time-Charlie' and alter his approach. He, like me, watches the Prem week in week out and abhors the half-commitment, the strutting and the self- centred, self-promotion in Prem teams. Watch out you lot, we are on the way!!!

We will have a team of honest players who like you and me can see so much wrong in the Prem and the Championship. Players who yearn to have a crack at all that's wrong with modern day football spoiled by cash. Watch out - here we come.
 
Wardy1889 said:
Anyone seen this? Multiple of signings?
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Wilder is usually pretty good at keeping his cards close to his chest. Only leaked when bids have been made public by opposition

Barely a peep re Stearman before that was announced and no real rumours of the 1/2 at the top end of the pitch - hopefully be an exciting prospect.

Assume one will be a defender but doubt it will be the Blackburn lad as that seems to be a bit pricey for us.
 
It's a rubbish site and has tried adding its own spin to the Oxford manager saying we were close to signing Lundstram so as to appear more credible.
 
Woodwardfan said:
Personally I couldn't be happier with Wilder's recruitment policy. We are cherrypicking the best players/ leaders/ characters from some very good clubs. We are recruiting quality players with loads to still go for. I absolutely love it.

I've loved Wilder the Blade for decades. I've followed him as a manager and watched his teams at Halifax and followed them at Oxford and Npton.. This man knows football. He knows proper footballers are not necessarily the big earners, they are the first name on a manager's teamsheet. Put 5 or 6 of them in one team and you have game, set and match against these foreign managers who can only look at players on big wages with reputations where they know to look.

Wilder, equally as important Knill and Mitchell, know a player. We are a new formula, a new brand, a new way to reach the Premier League. We have momentum and we have all our young players to come into the equation yet. Our young lads will be quality and loads of hunger, loads to prove, loads to add when we can afford to play them.

I'm absolutely convinced that all the best players in L1 and L2 can compete in mid-table Premier League. I'm also convinced Wilder will not become a 'big-time-Charlie' and alter his approach. He, like me, watches the Prem week in week out and abhors the half-commitment, the strutting and the self- centred, self-promotion in Prem teams. Watch out you lot, we are on the way!!!

We will have a team of honest players who like you and me can see so much wrong in the Prem and the Championship. Players who yearn to have a crack at all that's wrong with modern day football spoiled by cash. Watch out - here we come.
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Best post all preseason.
Clap clap.
 
Woodwardfan said:
Personally I couldn't be happier with Wilder's recruitment policy. We are cherrypicking the best players/ leaders/ characters from some very good clubs. We are recruiting quality players with loads to still go for. I absolutely love it.

I've loved Wilder the Blade for decades. I've followed him as a manager and watched his teams at Halifax and followed them at Oxford and Npton.. This man knows football. He knows proper footballers are not necessarily the big earners, they are the first name on a manager's teamsheet. Put 5 or 6 of them in one team and you have game, set and match against these foreign managers who can only look at players on big wages with reputations where they know to look.

Wilder, equally as important Knill and Mitchell, know a player. We are a new formula, a new brand, a new way to reach the Premier League. We have momentum and we have all our young players to come into the equation yet. Our young lads will be quality and loads of hunger, loads to prove, loads to add when we can afford to play them.

I'm absolutely convinced that all the best players in L1 and L2 can compete in mid-table Premier League. I'm also convinced Wilder will not become a 'big-time-Charlie' and alter his approach. He, like me, watches the Prem week in week out and abhors the half-commitment, the strutting and the self- centred, self-promotion in Prem teams. Watch out you lot, we are on the way!!!

We will have a team of honest players who like you and me can see so much wrong in the Prem and the Championship. Players who yearn to have a crack at all that's wrong with modern day football spoiled by cash. Watch out - here we come.
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Well said woody
 
Sheffsteel said:
Good point.
I remember when Clough and Adkins were manager they rotated the starting 11 every match.
It was very rare that we played the same team twice in succession

But under Wilder it was the total opposite, he tended to play the same settled side every match.
Another observation was how the players on the subs bench who rarely played were still 100% committed to the club efforts.
In interviews Wilder regularly praised the attitude of the players that were waiting in the wings and couldn't get a game.

When a team is winning I think players accept it might be difficult to break into the 11.

It's the lack of bullshit that seems to be Wilders strength, he's mentioned loyalty but not sentimentality. He's also said if a player performs well then they retain their place, he's not the type that has his favourites or falls out with players.
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What Wilder's mantra is simple- earn a place in the team and you are in - be you 18 years old, a Man Utd or Middlesbro' starlet or simply Basham or Lafferty. His squad battle for places day in day out midweek, impress more than the usual choices and you are in - they know that so they are on their toes. Chapman and Riley didn't get a luck in. That's how it is.
 

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