Cerberus Blade
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I'm just wondering like...because the home form over the last couple of games has been disappointing and that's the reason why he sacked Wilson (according to McCabe - even though the points tally from both home and away games that season was similar if you averaged it out).
No, I'm not being silly. We've seen before that McCabe will pull the trigger without rhyme or reason. Take Blackwell's 3 games in charge at the start of the season, after we lost 3-0 to eventual Champions QPR and that was the final straw. No matter that he'd allowed Blackwell to stay and recruit new players throughout the preceding summer after a failed campaign. He moves quickly to extinguish doubt does our Uncle Kev and anything is possible. If a manager brings shame on the family name of Sheffield United, they shall be stoned to death (well, sacked anyway - people haven't been "Stoned" to death in Sheffield since the brewery on the Wicker closed many years ago).
It only needs him to get out of bed the wrong side in a morning, step inadvertently into the mini-gazunder poking out from the bed, find cornflakes in his slippers, burn his kippers under the grill, and find a melted Quality Street toffee stuck to the inside pocket of his green cardigan, to put him in a trigger-happy mood.
I hope not.
I think Wilder deserves a bit longer yet. Like, the rest of his working life maybe? Although I see some of you are out in force tonight questioning his tactics and signings etc?
One day, you will be an old man like McCabe. You will be capable of making rash, irresponsible, decisions in haste, and repent them at leisure. But for now, you are just football fans - thankfully!
No, I'm not being silly. We've seen before that McCabe will pull the trigger without rhyme or reason. Take Blackwell's 3 games in charge at the start of the season, after we lost 3-0 to eventual Champions QPR and that was the final straw. No matter that he'd allowed Blackwell to stay and recruit new players throughout the preceding summer after a failed campaign. He moves quickly to extinguish doubt does our Uncle Kev and anything is possible. If a manager brings shame on the family name of Sheffield United, they shall be stoned to death (well, sacked anyway - people haven't been "Stoned" to death in Sheffield since the brewery on the Wicker closed many years ago).
It only needs him to get out of bed the wrong side in a morning, step inadvertently into the mini-gazunder poking out from the bed, find cornflakes in his slippers, burn his kippers under the grill, and find a melted Quality Street toffee stuck to the inside pocket of his green cardigan, to put him in a trigger-happy mood.
I hope not.
I think Wilder deserves a bit longer yet. Like, the rest of his working life maybe? Although I see some of you are out in force tonight questioning his tactics and signings etc?
One day, you will be an old man like McCabe. You will be capable of making rash, irresponsible, decisions in haste, and repent them at leisure. But for now, you are just football fans - thankfully!

