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by my reckoning we had AA,blaster, Vini & Hamer stating from last season.
Will take time to gel, but no defeat in 5 when bedding in a 60% new team is decent going imo
Wasn’t on the CW return bus, but signings performance and fight is winning me over
There are no Wilder “haters” amongst the fanbase
And thank god for that.Also we’re 5 games in, hardly going to be like watching Pep’s Barca is it?
I didn’t want him back initially and invariably question some of his decisions…But I could never “hate” Chris Wilder.This isn't true is it.
That’s nothing to do with it. It’s the connection to the club and the group.
So you're not giving Wilder any credit for what he's done and doing with the club in such uncertain times?It's everything to do with it. You think people would be singing for Anel and Wilder pushing him forward if we were losing every week?
So you're not giving Wilder any credit for what he's done and doing with the club in such uncertain times?
Luton haven't come down and cracked the league a new un. I think you have to give plenty of credit, now just go 'wahhh, it's an easier league'
I think you're missing the point, as many have said on this thread, we were in an easier league under Heckingbottom and even got promoted, yet it was never the same."it" is primarily managing in an easier league than last season.
It's the squad. It's the squads connection to the fans.is Wilder doing well? yes
is it very early in the season? yes
is it an easier division than last season? yes
Does Wilder have some mysterious intangible quality that he did not possess last season when he did a bad job? No
If Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich all come back down with less than 30 points, would this seasons Championship still be an easier league than last season?I think you're missing the point, as many have said on this thread, we were in an easier league under Heckingbottom and even got promoted, yet it was never the same.
Obviously winning creates a better atmosphere, but that's not where it ends.
Ya nailed the reasoning - until Norwood was binned off for Doyle, we basically bored the oppo into submission for 6 months of the season.It’s something we never had with Hecky, in a weird way. And I never understood why beside the fact that the football was largely very dull. But I just didn’t feel like I do now.
You've lost me there mate haha. It would be easier than the Premier League, yes.If Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich all come back down with less than 30 points, would this seasons Championship still be an easier league than last season?
This isn't true is it.
Depends how you frame it. I do appreciate the younger end of the spectrum tend to use the words; love and hate instead of the less dramatic; like and dislike, and yes, a few on here obviously don’t care much for Chris. But I’d stake the farm that every last one of them…would love to be proved wrong.This isn't true is it.
spot on . injuries could be our downfall having a thin squad but the young'uns look pretty handy . Also agree about Brewster ,this season is very important for the lad ,it could be a career changer for him one way or another . Hope his luck changes he deserves a bit of good fortune .I don't think we can have too many complaints at this point, considering that we've come from absolute rock bottom in terms of morale and results to starting the season unbeaten in a completely unpredictable league.
Look at Luton, they've carried on from where they left off last season and there were plenty of predictions before a ball was kicked that we'd go the same way, myself included.
The only issue that can end up coming our way are injuries and suspensions as we head into the winter and whether the likes of Peck, Seriki, Marsh etc can step in and make the jump for a few consecutive games because of the lack of depth in some positions. If they can, we've not got much to worry about. For what its worth, I think Peck definitely has enough about him to make a place in the team his own over the next season or so.
If Moore comes a cropper at any point, that's where we could come unstuck but is again a chance for Campbell and Brewster to prove themselves, especially Brewster who is playing for a deal for next year so its in his interest to get himself into gear.
Two different types .Hecky was a laid back type of person Wilder is more up beat type and more up front . Would Hecky have pushed Anel to the front of the players and towards the fans to receive his plaudits on Friday night? May be not ,Hecky was a low profile type of person where as Wilder wears his heart on his sleeve for all to see. I think this side of him comes across to fans and as a result the fans connect to him in a way that makes him one of them ,a true Blade .It's the squad. It's the squads connection to the fans.
He gets us. Simple as that.
Hecky never had the fans feeling like Wilder could and has, despite similarly impressive results. There wasn't the sort of connection you can already see building to that side bar a couple of players - why?
I agreeTwo different types .Hecky was a laid back type of person Wilder is more up beat type and more up front . Would Hecky have pushed Anel to the front of the players and towards the fans to receive his plaudits on Friday night? May be not ,Hecky was a low profile type of person where as Wilder wears his heart on his sleeve for all to see. I think this side of him comes across to fans and as a result the fans connect to him in a way that makes him one of them ,a true Blade .
Spot on What he did on Friday night was a superb bit of man managing .I think that will have done the player a world of good plus it did a lot to cement the relationship between fans and the players . Wilder is second to none with this sort of thing and that's why he gets the best out of his players .I agreewith this. CW understands the importance of creating that connection between fans and team more than any other manager of the Blades save maybe Harry Bassett. I am glad he pushed Anel forward on Friday night, Anel needed to feel the love after what has been undeniably a very difficult time for him and his wife. Superb man management imo and something that is so important but so ofter over-looked.
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Hecky brought the lad in never mind pushed him towards the fansTwo different types .Hecky was a laid back type of person Wilder is more up beat type and more up front . Would Hecky have pushed Anel to the front of the players and towards the fans to receive his plaudits on Friday night? May be not ,Hecky was a low profile type of person where as Wilder wears his heart on his sleeve for all to see. I think this side of him comes across to fans and as a result the fans connect to him in a way that makes him one of them ,a true Blade .
Man management is important but the game’s moved on. If you don’t tactically outwit your opposition by being fitter and stronger and aware of their weaknesses then you lose. This sort of thing takes days in prep rooms training ground and treatment rooms gone are the days when cloughie never mind wilder could walk in.Spot on What he did on Friday night was a superb bit of man managing .I think that will have done the player a world of good plus it did a lot to cement the relationship between fans and the players . Wilder is second to none with this sort of thing and that's why he gets the best out of his players .
Yes Hecky did but we are discussing Wilders managing skills are we not ?Hecky brought the lad in never mind pushed him towards the fans
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