The Official 26/27 Bedwetting Thread

[Snowflake]

Right, last summer i was labelled a "bedwetter" for suggesting our business was crap, and looking likely to be crap, as we'd signed Bindon and Barry on loan at this stage last year

Roll on 12 months, we've had a shite season, manager change, winding up orders, and now, im officially wetting the bed again when it comes to transfers. I can see the next player we have coming through the door being another loan, finished off with Matondo being our only permanent, be it on a 12 month contract....
Concerned is an understatement.

Do we have bids in for players? Why are those who are able to interview our manager not asking the pertinent questions??

I don’t think there are any winding up orders in place.

 

[Darren William]

I don’t think there are any winding up orders in place.

It's wind up more like lol!!!.

 

[DifferentClass]

Doherty... fuckssakes.

 

[ckpe147]

Bedwetting update 20.07.2026

Another underwhelming day in the life of a blade... Doherty signs on a one year deal, understandable, can play centre or right back. However, perennial mid table Bristol City are spending £4m on an exciting young striker.
Oh what's happened to our club.

 

[SUFC Guy]

I am always wearing a senior citizen’s disposable (yet discreet) nappy just in case anyone I come into contact with ever mentions anything remotely about United .

Nick Jansky changes it for me every three days ,under local anaesthetic - he enjoys it

Nick is under local anaesthetic and enjoys it? Hmmm.

 

[KMC-1889]

Bedwetting update 20.07.2026

Another underwhelming day in the life of a blade... Doherty signs on a one year deal, understandable, can play centre or right back. However, perennial mid table Bristol City are spending £4m on an exciting young striker.
Oh what's happened to our club.

Haven’t Swansea just spent £5m on one of our past targets?

At least we’re speed running the decline this time. None of this fucking about post 2008 - let’s get back to league one asap.

 

[Luke1993]

Lets try and not get carried away by other teams spending money on X player. Remember we spent lots of money on a young promising striker 18 months ago and look at how it's turned out. Just because teams spend money doesn't guarantee success, we're perfect examples of this over the years. Whereas frees etc we've generally performed better especially with CW.

 

[MartBlade]

I was very much against renewing my season ticket, but as per usual, I did on the final day just cos....

I really wished I hadn't though. Nothing changes at united, it's in our DNA no matter who owns us and who's the manager. No cash, scrimping, last minute scrambles for loans and stuff.

We are the very definition of tinpot at times.

I get the sentiment.. but I never understand people considering not renewing their season ticket. Blades fans are not in it for glory… the suffering is part and parcel of following a club like ours. However bad it gets, I’ve never wanted to be anywhere other than Bramall Lane when the Blades are playing. Shout, scream … even boo occasionally… but not be there? I think the only thing that would make me consider that is if we were bought by Trump and I had to conscientiously object.
Reading a lot of your posts over the years, I’m pretty sure you feel the same really… and it’s definitely another very frustrating summer.

 

[YES Blade]

Not quite the the bedwetting scale, but on the excitement scale for the upcoming season I'm on around 20%.

Does that count as a wet bed?

I’d say 20% makes you one of our most excited fans!

I’m currently at 0%

 

[Tarqs]

I’d say 20% makes you one of our most excited fans!

I’m currently at 0%

It's ok, because Wilder knows what's needed....

 

[Broomhall Blade]

I get the sentiment.. but I never understand people considering not renewing their season ticket. Blades fans are not in it for glory… the suffering is part and parcel of following a club like ours. However bad it gets, I’ve never wanted to be anywhere other than Bramall Lane when the Blades are playing. Shout, scream … even boo occasionally… but not be there? I think the only thing that would make me consider that is if we were bought by Trump and I had to conscientiously object.
Reading a lot of your posts over the years, I’m pretty sure you feel the same really… and it’s definitely another very frustrating summer.

Trouble is after 50 years it wares you down.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

I’d say 20% makes you one of our most excited fans!

I’m currently at 0%

This must be the first ever season I'm not excited about it starting, normally I am starting to get a bit of a buzz counting down to that Saturday in August but this season no.
Selling Brooks to a rival.
Extending Wilders contract.
Signing 34 year old player from a side in the same division deemed not good enough for them even their fans are laughing.
Not being linked with any decent players to improve us just the TEMU Souttar.
I can only see this season being a lower half maybe even a relegation fight with things turning nasty between the fans.
I'm already thinking which will be the first match I can't be arsed to go too.
There is still time but its not looking good and the sand is fast draining.

 

[MartBlade]

Trouble is after 50 years it wares you down.

It sure does

 

[calcalcal]

In an attempt to go to the shop and procure tena men, I have come to offer positivity and keep the memory foam clean and durable

All we need to do is
Keep everyone
Replace anel and vini (still)

Thats it

I mean it wont happen but I tried to be positive!

I will be back after a few games to confirm if I need a yellow submarine or not

 

[Dkc]

Roll on 12 months, we've had a shite season

I've been watching the Blades a long time. Winning at the Sty then relegating them at the Lane before finishing mid-table in the second tier isn't a "shite season" for me. It's been far, far worse.

 

[Dkc]

Bedwetting update 20.07.2026

Another underwhelming day in the life of a blade... Doherty signs on a one year deal, understandable, can play centre or right back. However, perennial mid table Bristol City are spending £4m on an exciting young striker.
Oh what's happened to our club.

Nothing. Bristol City found some dosh

 

[TJ blade]

Trouble is after 50 years it wares you down.

After 60 odd years mate home & away! It gets worse, renewed like I always do, and not looking forward to it one bit sadly, if it wasn't for the dinner times beers & meeting friends, I'd Jack the fckg lot in!

 

[Nedski]

I'm not sure how true this is but I have no reason to doubt it.

A big reason for the slow summer is that Wilder has a list of players he wants but they have to be ratified by the data guys, and the data guys keep rejecting them for not having good stats.

The AI data is still finding unknowns from obscure markets and ignoring the playing standard (Eastern European second divisions for example).

I can definitely see this being true, particularly the part about Wilder wanting players that aren't actually very good..

 

[Fatlad666]

Bedwetting update 20.07.2026

Another underwhelming day in the life of a blade... Doherty signs on a one year deal, understandable, can play centre or right back. However, perennial mid table Bristol City are spending £4m on an exciting young striker.
Oh what's happened to our club.

Called living within or means

 

[LiamBG]

I'm not sure how true this is but I have no reason to doubt it.

A big reason for the slow summer is that Wilder has a list of players he wants but they have to be ratified by the data guys, and the data guys keep rejecting them for not having good stats.

The AI data is still finding unknowns from obscure markets and ignoring the playing standard (Eastern European second divisions for example).

I can definitely see this being true, particularly the part about Wilder wanting players that aren't actually very good..

So basically it’s not Wilders fault?

 

[Nedski]

So basically it’s not Wilders fault?

Depends which way you look at it. If he's trying to sign more Rothwell types (past their best, weak, slow, and distinctly average) then yes it's his fault

 

[ben1987]

I'm not sure how true this is but I have no reason to doubt it.

A big reason for the slow summer is that Wilder has a list of players he wants but they have to be ratified by the data guys, and the data guys keep rejecting them for not having good stats.

The AI data is still finding unknowns from obscure markets and ignoring the playing standard (Eastern European second divisions for example).

I can definitely see this being true, particularly the part about Wilder wanting players that aren't actually very good..

I can see there being a few question marks against some of his suggestions if they don’t score favourably against fitness, running, availability type metrics because we all know he loves a project. It should operate like that though, wilder and his team should present a list of targets which are vetted before any money is spent.

You could also use the Doherty signing as a counter argument that it may not be happening as I doubt he scores very highly on the AI stats.

I really don’t think we’ll still be looking in Eastern Europe’s second division’s. That phase was driven by Bord and he’s long gone and I imagine they’re all well aware of how disastrous that phase was in our recruitment.

I think it’s slow for two main reasons

1 - we are coming out of a long period of parachute money and expected to sell more than the one player we have so far so we are being careful

2 - The number 1 targets we have are of a quality sufficient to strengthen the first 11 but require other moves to happen first to trigger the domino effect.

 

[Sithblade]

Coming soon to the Blades superstore, red and white striped ones are an option.