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

[Snail]

No way Wilder makes it to Christmas.

[Ghost Town]

Big Sam incoming?

[disgraced cake]

I still think Wilder has a point

[nayia2002]

I still think Wilder has a point

😁

Nothing/nobody can save them from relegation now even without wilder.
Should of been sacked 3 weeks ago

[kaesarsosei]

The weird thing is that in every game they seem competitive and their GD is still decent. It's not like Sunderland and Derby when they were regularly getting tanked and looked completely out of their depth.

[CraigDS]

😁

Nothing/nobody can save them from relegation now even without wilder.
Should of been sacked 3 weeks ago

Then maybe keeping him is the best idea. He's got 3 teams promoted before, including Sheffield Utd into the PL.

[OOS]

Then maybe keeping him is the best idea. He's got 2 3 teams promoted before, including Sheffield Utd into the PL.

From what I've read, they have most of the team on long term deals on low wages. They should be competitive if they go down. Burke, McBurnie, Brewster will score bucketloads if they stay next season.

[Legs]

Wilder is the right man for them I mean Burnley went down with Dyche and stuck with him and its done them no harm.

Go back 12-14 months Southampton lost at home 8-0 / 9-0 to Leicester and they stuck with their manager.

Hoping WBA go down now not sure what Bilic could have done got promoted and had very little time to prepare for EPL.

[nayia2002]

Wilder is the right man for them I mean Burnley went down with Dyche and stuck with him and its done them no harm.

Go back 12-14 months Southampton lost at home 8-0 / 9-0 to Leicester and they stuck with their manager.

Hoping WBA go down now not sure what Bilic could have done got promoted and had very little time to prepare for EPL.

I know it's been a bad start in the premiership for them with 7 points from 39 but it was a "strange" decision sacking billic with 6 months left on his contract after getting them promoted in he's 1st year/attempt.

[OsirisMVZ]

I know it's been a bad start in the premiership for them with 7 points from 39 but it was a "strange" decision sacking billic with 6 months left on his contract after getting them promoted in he's 1st year/attempt.

Especially after not really backing him in the summer either, bizarre. Not like they'll give Fat Sam £50m in January to bring in his usual long ball merchants either.

[Brain Potter]

There’s no coming back from such a poor start.

[Drinks Sangria]

The weird thing is that in every game they seem competitive and their GD is still decent. It's not like Sunderland and Derby when they were regularly getting tanked and looked completely out of their depth.

It's really odd, I've thought the exact same thing. I've watched them, 4, maybe 5 times this season and they always give the opposition a tough game, create chances, seize on second balls well. The novelty of their system being largely unseen when they came up has absolutely worn off, but I do think they'll recover to an extent.

If that keeps them up however, is a different matter. If he hasn't 'lost the dressing room' they should keep Wilder, as other posters have said. A season back in the Championship and as long as they keep hold of the core of the team they'll be favourites to come straight back up. You'd hope to see Brewster crack 20+ goals as well.

I'd take Sander Berge from them were they to drop. John Lundstram is also a good little player, not at our level but certainly would deserve another shot in the Prem. His contract will be up too.

[Lone Star Red]

It's really odd, I've thought the exact same thing. I've watched them, 4, maybe 5 times this season and they always give the opposition a tough game, create chances, seize on second balls well. The novelty of their system being largely unseen when they came up has absolutely worn off, but I do think they'll recover to an extent.

If that keeps them up however, is a different matter. If he hasn't 'lost the dressing room' they should keep Wilder, as other posters have said. A season back in the Championship and as long as they keep hold of the core of the team they'll be favourites to come straight back up. You'd hope to see Brewster crack 20+ goals as well.

I'd take Sander Berge from them were they to drop. John Lundstram is also a good little player, not at our level but certainly would deserve another shot in the Prem. His contract will be up too.

If Everton were smart, which we all know they aren't, they should be all over Lundstram considering he's a Scouser and came from their academy.

[Crosby Nick]

If Everton were smart, which we all know they aren't, they should be all over Lundstram considering he's a Scouser and came from their academy.

Lundstram?

[macmanamanaman]

It's really odd, I've thought the exact same thing. I've watched them, 4, maybe 5 times this season and they always give the opposition a tough game, create chances, seize on second balls well.

I think they have been hit by a double whammy:
- GK: Lost a good keeper in Henderson (who was having a blinder for them last season)
- Striker: Lost Mousset
So while their overall gameplay and midfield work ethic etc is the same, they basically just score less (or nil) and concede more. Blunt in attack, leaky in defence. Not a good combination (even if the midfield works hard) !

I think they can recover to a certain degree if they somehow fluke 2 wins in a row.
The confidence may come back, one of their strikers can go on a hot streak (hopefully Rhian!) and maybe, just maybe their GK can improve.
Nope, who am I kidding, the last bit is unlikely to happen. He seems hopeless, everytime I watch them.


Anyway, I agree re: Sande Berge.
In the right system, and with some more development of his tactical side, he would be ridiculously good.
e.g. The Wijnaldum type role at ours!
 

[mainone]

wilder deffo has a point

[afc tukrish]

wilder deffo has a point

In all honesty, I believe it's hard to see his point...

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

In all honesty, I believe it's hard to see his point...

It's not easy to understand him, you should go very deep to see his point...

[I've been a good boy]

Can you lot please get to the point?

[Smellytrabs]

Bring back Dave Bassett.

[Ghost Town]

Can you lot please get to the point?

The point is that Wilder's favourite film is Point Break, his favourite album is Harry Nilsson's The Point, his favourite novel is Borkmann's Point by Håkan Nesser, his favourite art movement is pointilism and his favourite band The Pointer Sisters.

Have I missed out anything? If so please point it out

[aw1991]

The point is that Wilder's favourite film is Point Break, his favourite album is Harry Nilsson's The Point, his favourite novel is Borkmann's Point by Håkan Nesser, his favourite art movement is pointilism and his favourite band The Pointer Sisters.

Have I missed out anything? If so please point it out

Favorite Office program: PowerPoint
Favorite dog breed: Pointer
Favorite "films" category: POV

[Nitramdorf]

The point is that Wilder's favourite film is Point Break, his favourite album is Harry Nilsson's The Point, his favourite novel is Borkmann's Point by Håkan Nesser, his favourite art movement is pointilism and his favourite band The Pointer Sisters.

Have I missed out anything? If so please point it out

Point taken

[lamonti]

Wilder signed Jack Rodwell, Jack Robinson, Ravel Morrison, Phil Jagielka and Aaron Ramsdale and doesn't pick his record signing Brewster.

What the fuck was he playing at with those signings?

Wonder if his players are stick of his "I'm a straight-talker, me" shtick.

[lamonti]

The point is that Wilder's favourite film is Point Break, his favourite album is Harry Nilsson's The Point, his favourite novel is Borkmann's Point by Håkan Nesser, his favourite art movement is pointilism and his favourite band The Pointer Sisters.

Have I missed out anything? If so please point it out

lol

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

The point is that Wilder's favourite film is Point Break, his favourite album is Harry Nilsson's The Point, his favourite novel is Borkmann's Point by Håkan Nesser, his favourite art movement is pointilism and his favourite band The Pointer Sisters.

Have I missed out anything? If so please point it out

What's the point of all this?

[Flaccido Dongingo]

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[redgriffin73]

2,000 fans screaming "you're shit ahhhh". Jesus wept.


Edit: thought I was in the PL thread but the game does involve Sheff Utd at least!

[ScubaSteve]

2,000 fans screaming "you're shit ahhhh". Jesus wept.

Small time chant

[JC the Messiah]

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United: Danny Welbeck saves late point against 10 men - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55291045

He thought it wasn't a red...

[MrGrumpy]

Big Sam incoming?

Not this time, but Pulis is now available.

[darragh85]

they seem to lose every game by a goal. bizarre.


seems like they are fucked psychologically. if they manage to win a game it might get them going again.

[On Axis]

seems like they are fucked psychologically. if they manage to win a game it might get them going again.

They have a chance for a win in their next two matches (@Palace, Newcastle), but they run the gauntlet of Spurs, United, and City after that.

[Elzar]

Massively overpaid for shit players, playing a system that relies on centre backs to be creative or bad players producing individual moments, no crowd and no first season adrenaline.

Well done.

[FiSh77]

They're trying to be the first club to finish with less points than subs

Now only if they had voted for 5 instead, it would've been slightly less embarrassing

[Fromola]

Chrissy must have lost the proverbial dressing room there, or at least lot the plot and run out of ideas. His tactics have been well and truly found out.

2 points from 16 games is pathetic for any team and they fell away badly last season as they looked set for Europe until the last month of the season.

If they sacked him after 10 games then they'd have at least got a bounce with a club legend caretaker like Brian Deane or 'Jags' and won a game or two. The fact they're competitive in every game shows that they aren't just completely out of their depth like Derby who were hammered every week.

The same team near eough were winning PL games last season..

[The North Bank]

They are 100% down, havent got the players to get out of it from here, would  be hilarious if they dont make 10 points.

Still, split center backs running down the wings, reminds me of Barcelona.

[Fromola]

They are 100% down, havent got the players to get out of it from here, would  be hilarious if they dont make 10 points.

Still, split center backs running down the wings, reminds me of Barcelona.

It's one thing having a novel tactic like that for a promoted team that works for a bit. When you get found out though you have to evolve. Wilder was scoffing at 'second season syndrome' taunts early in the season, but that's pretty much that is. A team being found out.

They lost their last 3 games last season, so that's 2 points from 19 games, exactly half a season. No manager would normally survive a record like that. That's why it's so bad. Normally the manager would be binned after 10 games and they'd get some kind of new manager bounce whether it's sustained or not. Too late now anyway, they're down. Would be funny if they just keep losing every week though.

[Gaz123456]

Rhian Brewster must be wondering what the hell he's done

[macmanamanaman]

Rhian Brewster must be wondering what the hell he's done

Chance to reinvent himself as a ball playing CB.