Topic: Sheffield United Thread: Can they avoid relegation? Hopefully not.

[IanZG]

Think this doesn't include today's game, but the fact that Brewster had an xG of 0.3 in 250ish minutes played is an indictment of how bad they're playing.

[Nick110581]

Wilder didn't need to make comments about Klopp.

Maybe he should focus on coaching his side.

[Fromola]

Wilder didn't need to make comments about Klopp.

Maybe he should focus on coaching his side.

Infuriating reading all the comments everywhere having a go at Klopp for 'attacking Wilder' and how classy Wilder was to rise above it.

It's as though Wilder's shithouse interview never happened.

[redgriffin73]

Currently on course for 3.8 points this season [emoji16]

[Dim Glas]

He's wasted a considerable amount of money this summer. His job will be under threat soon if not already?

Their transfers over the last 2 seasons  - the only real hit so far has been Sander Berge, otherwise their transfer dealing has been decidedly dodgy.  No idea who deals with it, but it’s not exactly well thought out.

Last season Henderson was their player of the season, and they where able to put out a very stable and consistent defence and team. But their highest scorers had 6 goals    The warning signs where there.

They only played 44 games I think too, so it’s no wonder that prick Wilder is thinking only for himself, hoping they can get away with running out the same team, knowing they won’t have to play much more than the league games.
 

[Dim Glas]

Infuriating reading all the comments everywhere having a go at Klopp for 'attacking Wilder' and how classy Wilder was to rise above it.

It's as though Wilder's shithouse interview never happened.

it’s how it is.

Jürgen Klopp is a bit too foreign. Also manager of every other fanbase' most hated club, Liverpool.

Also highly succesful at said club.

He’ll be getting it in the neck, even though he’s 100% right.

[Kekule]

Imagine being so shit that after 10 games you’re three points behind a team managed by Scott Parker.

[TipTopKop]

Not that arsed about Wilder or his comments; he'll come and go.

I reserve most of my rage at those blue shitehouses across the park and those insignificant internationals. Together they took half of our team out.

[rushyman]

All of a sudden want these down

[Shankly998]

They never could score goals in their first season and now teams have figured out how to attack them. In big trouble.

[Caligula?]

I genuinely think they'll go down. They can't defend and are absolutely toothless going forward. West Brom looked like scoring with every corner.

[AndyMuller]

Bye bye.

[Kekule]

If they had put in half the performance they put in at Anfield in their other games they might be doing alright. Unfortunately for the Sheffield United fans though the journeymen types the club has bloated their squad with seem to think trying to beat Liverpool is the be all and end all. As if doing alright at Anfield is worth 40 points or something.

You see it with at least one club most years.

[DelTrotter]

Wish he'd shut up about our manager but I suspect he'll continue in his next PC, it's every single week now. Getting a bit weird! Funny how he's never in the mood to talk after the game though, if these results continue much longer he won't have to worry about being asked questions after a game anyway!

[Gerry Attrick]

Enjoy travelling to St Andrews next season. Nobody will miss you.

[Kekule]

Enjoy travelling to St Andrews next season. Nobody will miss you.

They’ll be the team that everyone forgets in those “name the clubs relegated from the Premier League each season” quizzes.

[RedKenWah]

I don’t think his comments are too bad, I think this is a classic bit of media spinning a headline to add its required controversy in football.

I think Chris Wilder would be better off though dropping it and concentrating on how he can get his team to perform at the level they did last year though.

[12C]

Remember last year when he slagged off his own goalie Henderson?
And then he moved back to the mancs and now they are leaking goals.

[Pistolero]

Really enjoyable game that last night...not least because Utd should've got at least a point and probably all three...you could tell by Bilic's almost apologetic demeanour at the end that he knew the Baggies were fortunate....was great seeing Wilder having to suck it up....

[Mighty_Red]

The irony is that Wilder is close to being subbed off himself if this losing run goes on.

Amazing how a few defeats have brought the c*nt out in him yet his team have got worse.

[Dim Glas]

I don’t think his comments are too bad, I think this is a classic bit of media spinning a headline to add its required controversy in football.

I think Chris Wilder would be better off though dropping it and concentrating on how he can get his team to perform at the level they did last year though.

rambling about another coach somehow having political influence about whether fans can go to games in Sheffield or not is really really really weird though.

Added to the other stuff he’s said recently.

He doesn’t like being called out for being the selfish prick he is. I think he was maybe shocked that Klopp went public about how it is basically Wilder alone who’s blocking 5 subs (and it’s laughable that the league bosses are so weak he’s able to do this). He thought his ‘mates’ would keep it in-house. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he doubles down on this bullshit again.

Unless he’s sacked before he gets a chance.

[Six Beardy]

Sheff Utd fans must be ecstatic they've got One Point Wilder looking after their interests; with 5 subs allowed they'd likely be so much worse off. 

[GreatEx]

It was amazing business from us as usual. To me, it had the Solanke to Bournemouth feel about it right from start and I don't see them playing the type of football that will get the best out of him

I don't know how we can judge Brewster based on his Sheffield record, unless we watch all their games in full - and who in their right mind would do that? Look at the goals record of all their attackers since promotion: historically bad. Obviously their game plan is to defend resolutely and try to bundle one in off a defender's arse at some point during the game. This was always going to be a bad move for Brewster's reputation, but I guess he saw the promise of regular PL starts as an offer too good to refuse, and their points total last season would have suggested he'd get more than one top flight season out of them. I hope his agent is hitting up PL teams for a loan next year or the kid may sink without a trace.

[killer-heels]

Can't help thinking that paying Ł23mill or whatever it was for Brewster was a huge mistake.  IMO at that level you need guaranteed goals and experience, not bringing in a young prospect with huge potential and expect him to start banging in them in for fun. Wilder starting to get tetchy as well, does not bode well for them.

Of course it was. People hype up young players so much and i thought it was mad why a club the size of Sheffield United would gamble so much on a young, relatively unproven striker.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

Apparently worst start in premier league history.

[Dim Glas]

Of course it was. People hype up young players so much and i thought it was mad why a club the size of Sheffield United would gamble so much on a young, relatively unproven striker.

It makes you wonder about their recruitment and scouting, cos he didn’t tick any of the boxes for them.  He’s a goal scorer - which in theory is fantastic for a team who don’t score goals, but he isn’t a player who’s going to create them all himself. He’s at his best in the box, and not particularly evident outside the box.  He did do pretty well in that role at Swansea, but it’s one heck of a leap up to expect him to do it from the get go in the prem. A league and level he bascially has no experience in.

Hard to not like him, such is his character, and I hope things do work out for him, but he’s at about the worst team he could be at to develop.

[elsewhere]

title made me laugh

[Ghost Town]

I rarely, if ever, talk about transfers (yes, I know that simply won't compute for some here  ) but it's true that my eyebrow was peak Carlo when Brewster went to SU. What could either party possibly see in the other that made them think 'that's the one for me/us'?

I expect on our part we just took the money and ran

[Red-Soldier]

It makes you wonder about their recruitment and scouting, cos he didn’t tick any of the boxes for them.  He’s a goal scorer - which in theory is fantastic for a team who don’t score goals, but he isn’t a player who’s going to create them all himself. He’s at his best in the box, and not particularly evident outside the box.  He did do pretty well in that role at Swansea, but it’s one heck of a leap up to expect him to do it from the get go in the prem. A league and level he bascially has no experience in.

Hard to not like him, such is his character, and I hope things do work out for him, but he’s at about the worst team he could be at to develop.

He's screwed.

[AndyMuller]

Steve Bruce is the original fat head but Wilder does have a massive head to rival him.

[Fromola]

I rarely, if ever, talk about transfers (yes, I know that simply won't compute for some here  ) but it's true that my eyebrow was peak Carlo when Brewster went to SU. What could either party possibly see in the other that made them think 'that's the one for me/us'?

I expect on our part we just took the money and ran

If it wasn't for Covid or anyone was even remotely interested in buying Origi then I think we'd have done right by the player and if not kept hold of him loaned him back to Swansea or at a Prem team with a better fit (Brighton maybe).

He could still help keep them up, but in reality is more likely to score them the goals to get them back up.

[Skeeve]

Wilder out with some conspiracy bullshit against Klopp? Saying he is a world class politician who managed to get Liverpool out of Tier 3 so that we can have supporters  Seems like he is a bit of a nutter. Wonder if he also believes foreigners are bad.. oh wait! c*nt after all..

Ignoring the rest of his idiotic comments, does he not even realise that after having been the first city to be in tier 3 that it was obvious that it would be the first to leave it too since the numbers in other areas would lag behind ours.

[Kekule]

Imagine being so shit that after 10 games you’re three six points behind a team managed by Scott Parker.

[Dim Glas]

Is it still 3 subs and 1 point for Chris Wilder?

[Gerry Attrick]

Can they avoid relegation? Allow me to help with that; no. No, they cannot.

[Ghost Town]

But at least he's stopped the CL/EL teams from managing the workload of their players. A modern day Robin Hood.

[disgraced cake]

I expected them to fight relegation with a bit of that second season syndrome, but 1 point from 11 games is ridiculously bad.

They go to Southampton next, really they should lose but Southampton have a habit of poor home results so whilst I expect a home win I wouldn't bank on it

[bird_lfc]

They were actually getting credit for losing most games by a single goal earlier.

They have one bloddy point

[Caligula?]

Goodnight, sweet princes

[Fromola]

They were actually getting credit for losing most games by a single goal earlier.

They have one bloddy point

They're competitive in games every week but it's no good if you're not scoring goals, or even creating chances, and have no clean sheets.

There's a lack of quality in the side. People talk about second season syndrome, but typically teams who struggle in their second season usually dropped off a lot in the second half of the season before. They had a good half season and then lost their surprise element once everyone had played them.