Keen Blade
Look Sharp !
Bassett & Harris kept us in the top flight for a decent run of seasons on very limited budgets.The conversation is nowhere near as black and white as it used to be. He could have left at the end of the season where he took over from Hecky and would have gone down as a true Sheffield United great.
Now, if he ever does actually leave, he’ll be equally remembered for managed decline and god awful football. Not a patch on Basset, on the same level as Warnock or Hecky for me.
I was only a teenager under Harris , and at a time when his taciturn nature suited the lack of media attention.
My youth and his lack of public presence means I've less idea of the man than I do of Bassett.
But for me , no one comes close to Harry.
He arrived at our spineless club and the sheer strength of his personality gave it a real backbone for years.
Selling Deane did for him , as the sale of Currie did for Harris , but during Harry's tenure I've never felt prouder or closer to the club whilst it punched above its weight with an incredible team spirit.
Wilder's walkout in '21 and subsequent performances & attitude have my previously high esteem in tatters.