Overlapping centre backs - the worst thing to happen to Wilder

[bruce]

It worked well when we had the personnel to employ it while it was still a novel concept. Then we didn't and better coaches worked out a counter strategy. Which may well have been as simple as let us cross, win ball back, quickly distribute to quick striker and let hilarity ensue vs Egan.

It worked more times than not until we lost O'Connell and replaced him with Robinson.

Edit. That sounds harsh on Robinson, who we have now discovered (because we are doing so much better without him) was probably better than we thought. He just wasn't an overlapping centre back.

 

[Valleyblade]

Covid totally fucked us up.

Ultimately, it's way down on the list of things covid caused everyone to lose.

But right down the bottom of the list of all the things that I lost during covid, and it's very long for me, I always add, that sheffield united were about to qualify for Europe, or win the fa cup.

It was on, until the pandemic.

We had a team on the verge of greatness just before ww2 as well.

 

[Sothall_Blade]

Covid killed us completely, lead to JoC's injury, the fall off a cliff of Stevens, Fleck and Norwood to a degree, they were all flying on confidence and momentum and that break completely killed it dead.

Although as has been said, our recruitment since January 2020 has largely been pathetic, Bogle was a relative success, other than that I can only think of Anel and Cooper as permanent additions who you can call a resounding successful purchase, and we probably ended up with not as much money as we could have done from Anel.

I think “Championship player of the year” Hamer can definitely be called a successful purchase.

Burrows for a relatively small fee. O Hare, Campbell and McCallum on free transfers. They’ve all contributed at some point and we would make a large profit if we chose to sell them.