Wilder - 'January can't come soon enough'

[bladeinspaceandtime]

Wilder said this again after the match and it is a view that is being echoed by many Unitedites on this forum and on social media. This viewpoint conveys a confidence we just need to get to the January transfer window, then everything will be rosey again. There are a number of obvious issues with this narrative:

In saying 'January can't come soon enough' Wilder is effectively saying to the current squad that he has very little faith in them. If he honestly has so little faith in them, fair enough, but the reality is he has to continue working with this current group for at least another 10-16 games. These sorts of statements are unlikely to do much to lift the morale and confidence of a beleaguered group of players.

Secondly, the January window is a notoriously difficult one to do business in. Quite a significant overhaul of the squad is required (and being hinted at) but is it realistic that we can expect to do anywhere near this about of business in terms of the number of outgoings and incomings? We can assume the January transfer budget will be relatively modest, so it's hard to see how that can cover the sort of overhaul that is being alluded to/is required.

Another elephant in the room is the fact that, unless there are some major changes behind the scenes in between now and January, the same recruitment department that oversaw the disastrous summer transfer window and the signing of Cannon in January will be orchestrating January's recruitment drive. This doesn't instil or inspire much confidence.

In all likelihood by the time 1st January comes around we will still be mired in a relegation battle. You would assume this will make it even harder to attract the calibre of players needed to get us out of this mess.

Assuming Wilder gets his wish and there are a good deal of comings and goings in January, how long is it going to take him to get his new team/squad to 'gel'? Once 1st February comes around we'll only have 16 games left to save our season.

In summary, despite what Wilder and some of the fans say and think, it's highly unlikely January will be a golden bullet. In reality, it's not a case of 'January not coming soon enough', but the end of the season not coming soon enough.

Golden bullet? Do you mean "silver bullet" or "golden ticket"?

 

[Balham]

The Pinch pointed out that there are as many games left to the end of the Jan window (16) as there are between the end of the window and the end of the season (16).

we could genuinely be cut adrift by the time we get to January. Given the shit show of the last three windows are we really pinning our survival on the idea that these idiots will manage to successfully trade players when everyone knows we’re desperate?

I thought the reason for wilder coming back was that he’s a great man manager and he’d get them playing for the shirt? The only player that’s noticeably improved is O’Hare and that’s cause he’s not having to play around Hamer.

Wilder stating that "January can't come soon enough" is beyond ridiculous to the point of stupidity. On January 2nd, we'll have played more than half of this season's games (25. Why not say that it might be important but the 11 to go between now and then are more important? If Wilder sorts it out and we can win half of those games we'll be in a much healthier position.

O'Hare's game being impacted by him having to play around Hamer makes sense. It's a long way around Gustavo Hamer

 

[BalticBlade]

Golden bullet? Do you mean "silver bullet" or "golden ticket"?

I meant golden bullet, hence why I used the phrase 'golden bullet'.

 

[Addison]

CW would be better employed reviewing his coaching team before moaning about waiting for the JTW window. Knill and Prestridge were part of a team that went stale and failed in the second part of last season.

Our fitness and lack of tactical nous are the reason why we are where we are. We were told new coaches would be coming in but all we've seen is retention of the status quo in promoting Collins to the first team set up. Just what the left field appointment of Ramos does is anybody's guess.

Maybe he should sift through the applications for the Head of Sports Science that we were looking for in August. Seems we never filled it.

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[MTBlade]

The BBC Sport Web page has an interesting article by Tony Pulis, about how football has and is changing and with how football is going, how its key that everyone is aligned.

Makes me think we are miles behind the game now (and this is Tony Pulis writing it).

 

[Bladesman101]

Has he actually said that quote exactly? If he has then that is so disrespectful to the players. He shouldn’t be pouring gasoline on it he should be supporting them

 

[I should coco]

It's classic Wilder, let's be honest.

There has to be someone thrown under the bus, and it certainly won't be him.

I think throwing the full squad under the bus might be a step too far though.

Classic Wilder?

Is that the Wilder that wasn't involved in selling Moore, or signing any of the dross we picked up in August? It takes a special kind of rabid Wilder-hater, to blame him for the squad, the pre-season and a run of chaotic defeats, that left morale completely on the floor.

Okay, so his return hasn't been startling, but the 9 points we have got so far, are way beyond what we would have expected from the previous charlatan.

 

[GrunkyPeep]

Has he actually said that quote exactly? If he has then that is so disrespectful to the players. He shouldn’t be pouring gasoline on it he should be supporting them

If my boss said that I'd be tossing it off until January.

 

[Bladesman]

Its just Wilders way of saying "not my fault gov". However as you say hes effectively throwing most if not all of the new players under the bus.

He also seems to conveniently forget that a good percentage of the players in the squad are his signings and that he marched in with a swagger that said 'Im back, dont worry the march up the table begins now'......and it didnt.

He threw many of them under the bus not long after he arrived when he said the squad is too big.

 

[Blade59]

January is not going to save our season. At best we might get a couple of loans that improve us a bit. I would expect more outgoings to be honest as the squad is to big. The size of the squad just encourages to keep chopping and changing personnel instead of addressing the key issues such as identifying a style and formation that suits our best 11 whatever that is. We have three very winnable games coming up and anything less than 6 points from these would be a disaster. That is not to say I am confident and could probably see us loosing all 3 more than winning them. Yes we have to plan for January but Wilder needs to prioritise getting points in the here and now otherwise by then the gap may be to big to close.

 

[SouthportBlade]

A lot getting there knickers in a twist about this. The statement clearly is correct.

Our squad is bloated, full of shite and imbalanced. Unfortunately we likely need significant changes in January, and it may well ‘save the season’, as a few more points could be the difference between 21st and 22nd come May next year

I’m sure the players he wants to shift out already know they are on the way out (Barry, Bindon, Godfrey etc) regardless of a comment in the interview. Hardly throwing them under a bus.

 

[KMC-1889]

Classic Wilder?

Is that the Wilder that wasn't involved in selling Moore, or signing any of the dross we picked up in August? It takes a special kind of rabid Wilder-hater, to blame him for the squad, the pre-season and a run of chaotic defeats, that left morale completely on the floor.

Okay, so his return hasn't been startling, but the 9 points we have got so far, are way beyond what we would have expected from the previous charlatan.

Yeah what is wilder supposed to do with this squad of mainly players he’s signed and has been linked with in the past?

Just admit he’s a shit manager now and we need to move on.

 

[TJ blade]

If my boss said that I'd be tossing it off until January.

Think some already are mate

 

[54yrblade]

Classic Wilder?

Is that the Wilder that wasn't involved in selling Moore, or signing any of the dross we picked up in August? It takes a special kind of rabid Wilder-hater, to blame him for the squad, the pre-season and a run of chaotic defeats, that left morale completely on the floor.

Okay, so his return hasn't been startling, but the 9 points we have got so far, are way beyond what we would have expected from the previous charlatan.

This began in our first PL visit, after the away loss at Leicester, when he threw the players under the bus. Our implosion, his leaving (whatever the truths behind that), the team stinking the PL out, the then owners 'we're not football people' (well, no sh*t Sherlock!) standing back, the apparent lack of long term planning, dancing with Wilder repeatedly, long term fitness issues that haven't been addressed (why? How long, exactly, do we give that to fester while we wait for the next aspirational JTW!) and how much wasted money from our PL visits are all nothing to do with Selles and nothing new.

I hate what we've become as a club and what we've shown ourselves to be in recent years. The discussion around Wilder is just a recurring symptom of a much bigger problem. That we cannot manage sustainability and success, or even get anywhere near some clubs of our size and smaller in making the best of the rare opportunities that come along, to be able to make a difference and change our long term underachievement.

We are serial underachievers, and too many appear happy with that.

Sadly, until we find the right people to run the club, someone grips it properly and they pay close attention to what's gone on since 2016, both the good and the bad, nothing changes. That period is an excellent evidence base to work from. What went well, what went wrong, why and who was involved? Like many successful organisations would do. Cold decision making, based on facts, timelines and nothing to do with who everyone is comfortable with or feels sorry for.

We can't just focus on the highs when the lows now so outnumber them, and somewhere in there are the answers to how we've got where we are now

We're a twice recent PL club from THE home of football.
The real concern for me is, why no one with any real financial credibility or football business acumen want to take it on. That would be worth knowing the background to.

That being said, UTB and I'll be there on Saturday, while we tick down to the end of January, when I'm sure this will all turn out alright.

Won't it ......?

 

[I should coco]

Yeah what is wilder supposed to do with this squad of mainly players he’s signed and has been linked with in the past?

Just admit he’s a shit manager now and we need to move on.

Ah, 'linked with'!

Alan Biggs?
Nixon?
El Accountino?

Talk about putting 2 and 2 together, to make a stick to beat Wilder with.

Sorry, but you'll have to do better than that.

 

[I should coco]

This began in our first PL visit, after the away loss at Leicester, when he threw the players under the bus. Our implosion, his leaving (whatever the truths behind that), the team stinking the PL out, the then owners 'we're not football people' (well, no sh*t Sherlock!) standing back, the apparent lack of long term planning, dancing with Wilder repeatedly, long term fitness issues that haven't been addressed (why? How long, exactly, do we give that to fester while we wait for the next aspirational JTW!) and how much wasted money from our PL visits are all nothing to do with Selles and nothing new.

I hate what we've become as a club and what we've shown ourselves to be in recent years. The discussion around Wilder is just a recurring symptom of a much bigger problem. That we cannot manage sustainability and success, or even get anywhere near some clubs of our size and smaller in making the best of the rare opportunities that come along, to be able to make a difference and change our long term underachievement.

We are serial underachievers, and too many appear happy with that.

Sadly, until we find the right people to run the club, someone grips it properly and they pay close attention to what's gone on since 2016, both the good and the bad, nothing changes. That period is an excellent evidence base to work from. What went well, what went wrong, why and who was involved? Like many successful organisations would do. Cold decision making, based on facts, timelines and nothing to do with who everyone is comfortable with or feels sorry for.

We can't just focus on the highs when the lows now so outnumber them, and somewhere in there are the answers to how we've got where we are now

We're a twice recent PL club from THE home of football.
The real concern for me is, why no one with any real financial credibility or football business acumen want to take it on. That would be worth knowing the background to.

That being said, UTB and I'll be there on Saturday, while we tick down to the end of January, when I'm sure this will all turn out alright.

Won't it ......?

A really well argued post.

The corporate dissection you suggest, could be possible under shrewd and focused ownership.
Sadly, I get the impression that our lot are just playing at it. Otherwise, Bettis would be long gone and we would have a proper structure in place.

 

[54yrblade]

Thank you

We are just playing at it. The evidence is all laid out in front of us, IF we want to see it.

 

[dn5 shaun]

This team is full of bottleless gits - wilder will want to bring in 6-7 players who will fight to the death and want to play. only 2/3 of our squad actually care and its shocking. The wilder team which got us promoted to the PL first time would absolutely batter this team 6/7 nil easy.

The summer transfer window has destroyed us in regards to not a single loan player is a game changer, first teamer, or bench ability currently

Yanks have destroyed us and I doubt they will have enough spondoolies to put it right.

 

[S64 Blade]

Given we did nothing last January to move the needle and bag automatic promotion, I can’t say I’m overly confident on next January making much of a difference.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Worrying post that mate, but spot on, and Bettis already alluded to us doing "our business" again at the end of the January window, which is even more concerning

In coincidental news, “doing her business” is how my friend Helen refers to her dog having a shit.

Roll on January.

 

[Keen Blade]

Golden bullet? Do you mean "silver bullet" or "golden ticket"?

He's the Man with the Golden Gun ,

according to Lulu from Glasgae

 

[Keen Blade]

In coincidental news, “doing her business” is how my friend Helen refers to her dog having a shit.

Roll on January.

Well we certainly did some bobbar at the end of the summer window

 

[dc_blade]

I haven’t seen anyone saying or implying that January is going to magically resolve our problems, let alone Wilder. It is an opportunity to improve the squad and that’s all. Given the rubbish we’re currently carrying I would be surprised if we didn’t improve somewhat.

 

[Slug]

Need to sign as many experienced match ready championship players as possible

Anthony Patterson
Mark Travers

Hamza Choudhury
Nathaniel Clyne
Sam Byram
Connor Roberts
Adam Smith
Ki Jana Hoever
Matt Doherty
Matthew Pollock

Harry Souttar
Jamaal Lascelles
Joe Worrall
Willy Boly

Lewis Cook
Dan Neil
Tim Iroegbunam
Harrison Reed
Ilia Gruev
Josh Laurent
James Ward Prowse
Sam Morsy
Sam Field
Imran Louza

Omari Hutchinson
Josh Murphy
Largie Ramazani
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Davis Keillor-Dunn
Giorgi Chakvetadze

Evan Ferguson
Ashley Barnes
Yousef Salech

A list there to work through where most of them should be available/attainable and our inept scouts wont have to do too much work as all domestic based (Morsy aside).

 

[Ned the Donkey]

I meant golden bullet, hence why I used the phrase 'golden bullet'.

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I mean, it's not rocket surgery.

 

[Bladesince59]

It's classic Wilder, let's be honest.

There has to be someone thrown under the bus, and it certainly won't be him.

I think throwing the full squad under the bus might be a step too far though.

Quicker he is chucked out the better

 

[Ned the Donkey]

Sam Morsy

Blimey, that's a name I've not heard for about a fortnight. Isn't there a thread on Sam Morsy somewhere that's about 500 pages long.