Gateford Blade
Member
Having been a fan through Wragg, Brearley, Woolhouse,McDonald and other shysters I may not recall, my teddies are firmly in the pram and not for throwing.Season ticket sales at 12000 to date may be a touch disappointing.
The ownership dispute may be partly/ mostly the cause why some fans are leaving their options open.
Would fans welcome full ownership returning to McCabe or the prince taking full charge?
I'm not sure what the prince knows about football or more particularly football in S2, or about fans in S2. Nor am I sure McCabe wants to throw even more cash at the club. It may be 'Hobson's Choice' and the prince might think he is the popular option.
This is a special club and the culture of the club is maybe more important than many, if not most other clubs.
Chris Wilder epitomises our culture and is a proven successful and experienced manager. In my opinion whoever owns the club should secure his services for years to come. If he doesn't want recruitment of numbers of foreign players then that is how it is as far as I'm concerned.
As a season ticket holder I wish to make a pledge that if Wilder leaves the club due to differences of opinion with any owner on strategy, approach or budget, then immediately I cut my season ticket card in two and return it to the owner.
In these days of petitions for this that and everything, why don't we petition the half-owners to let them know our concerns and anxieties over their dispute.
Indeed the message is 'do not take control of the club without adequate financial resources to back our current manager' this summer. Back him with increased (not extreme) budgets and you are very welcome.
Let's back our Blade and manager!
If Wilder chooses to leave then so do I.
This is my club, ups and downs admittedly, odd games missed here and there, but I’ll be here (hopefully) long after Wlilder, Mcabe et al and will support my club through thinner and thinner as I always have