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Grappler

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  1. A real shame this, Chris Wilder arrived when the club was in a real mess, and in a fairly short space of time had fostered an "us against the world" siege mentality, that united the players, the supporters, and the club. That first season, when things clicked into gear, you could see the possibilities of what he was trying to build. Peterborough away being a great memory, when James Hanson headed over the keeper to Billy Sharp, who nodded home the winner and the crowd went nuts. The first season in the Championship we were flying, until that horrific leg break for our pivotal player, Paul Coutts. Second season, we didn't leave it to chance, and stormed up the table, those last half dozen or so games were some of the best (and nail biting) games in memory, Madine getting sent off in the first half, leaving us with 10 men (for over an hour) against Brentford, where we went on to win 2-0, Leeds away, our big rivals that season, with the "Basham's arriving" goal, and Hull away, where it looked like men against boys and we won 3-0. It was that game, on a bank holiday Monday, that I knew that we were going up, as I drove back to Sheffield. The only decider was would we go up in first or second place. It came down to the last day, but that didn't matter, because we were promoted before we journeyed to Stoke, and most of our team looked like they were still half drunk! I like Chris Wilder as a bloke as well, down to earth, one of us, a Sheffielder. The stuff like still catching a bus when he goes out for a few drinks. The time when he was trying to lose a bit of weight, and would jog down to Bramall Lane on a Saturday morning, saying "hello" to everyone he passed. Leading the team to the town hall steps on two occasions during promotions, beer in hand. It took us over a decade to get back in the top flight, and I don't think we would have got there with anyone else at the helm. I wanted the fairy tale ending, with a 65 year old Chris Wilder retiring from SUFC to a full house of supporters, giving him the send off he deserves, but football (these days), is not like that. I started watching the Blades when TC and Woody were playing, but these last five years have been my favourite. Good luck for the future, Chris!
  2. Love it when Wednesday fans follow everything SUFC to the smallest detail! 😄
  3. Pukki will be rubbing his hands in anticipation.
  4. They were rubbish but we made them look like Barcelona. Very poor, we need an entirely new midfield, and we need players with pace, the top flight is full of athletes, most of our fouls are not cynical, it's because the players are half a yard short every time. You think McBurnie had a bad game?, did you see Enda and Lunny?
  5. I'm laughing at the number of times I have read "my mate is a taxi driver, and guess what he overheard" or recently one was someone stood in a queue at a supermarket, and the bloke in front of him was on the phone, talking about players, it's always third hand and none of it ever usually pans out. I am not being naive, it's my job not be (in the real world, away from here), I am sure things are in motion for who is staying and who can go.
  6. I'll take the 1-0 with only 10 men.
  7. Thought we played OK in the first half. I think this was the first league game we have played, since CW arrived, that didn't have any of our usual back three? I was never expecting anything against Liverpool though, even though it was the usual defensive error's, leaving players unmarked, that gifted them a win. If we can coach some finishing skills into Burke, we will have a real player on our hands, the lad is never going to come second in a race for the ball, will always get to the by-line first for a cut back into the box. He's built like a rugby league player, but with the pace of an Olympic sprinter, I can't imagine any defender feeling confident with him charging towards them.
  8. From a purely personal point of view (and once Covid is behind us), watching football on Saturday afternoon at 3pm will be great. None of this midday on Sunday or 8pm on Monday night nonsense. Saturday afternoon is football, always has been, always will be.
  9. Great game and a great performance. To say that "Football is a funny old game" is a massive understatement tonight. Watching Rashford, Martial, and Pogba walk onto the pitch, before kick off (along with our old boy, Maguire), I think we all feared the worst. What happened after that just tore up the rule book. This was Sheffield United of last season, Fleck getting over his injury and looking like his old self was great to see. We still need a miracle, but that performance will give the team some belief.
  10. Former Blades player, Luton Shelton, has died aged just 35 years old, of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). That's no age to die. R.I.P. Luton Shelton https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/former-sheffield-united-striker-luton-shelton-passes-away-aged-just-35-3110436
  11. It's on the main BBC Sports website https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55751219
  12. What is he like?, a young lad apparently? Winger?, Midfielder?, Rumours flying around that his agent his touting him around to other clubs and has contacted us? I can't see it myself, as we have enough young lads already (mostly out on loan), but stranger things have happened.
  13. Bit of a pointless thread. The Prince has already said, in interviews, that he thought it would take around five years to be promoted from the Championship, slowly building the team, adding players, and we went up automatically in our second season. So this has all been a "free hit" and he said that he wants Chris Wilder in charge, no matter what. He won't get sacked.
  14. You Owls fans have to worried when you see Sol Campbell's name up near the top! Eddie Howe's name is only on there because he is currently available, not because he is actually interested in the job. In fact nearly all the names on the list will have woken up this morning and thought "eh?, why is my name on this list?", that's how bookie's make money of course. Best thing you could do, is find a decent manager, go down to League 1, rebuild properly from there with hungry lads who respect the shirt and the club, build the foundations and get back to the Championship. To do that, you need a visionary owner of course..........so........well, you all know where that is going. Alan Pardew......really?
  15. T'owd Chancer eh, always breaking tradition; changes the badge, messed around with the kits, and now disrespects the SWFC Christmas Eve sacking tradition. All joking aside, you have to wonder what on earth is going on inside Chancers head, paying off Monk and now Pulis.
  16. According to the press, it was the players (some of them) who asked the PFA to get involved in the matter, which sounds like at least some of them are concerned. I am confident you will stay up, although the latest late accounts episode means there is a chance of fireworks at some point. I actually think you would have been better taking the 12 points hit, going down, re-grouping properly, and building a hungry, cohesive team, but can understand why not everyone thinks that way.
  17. Said it before, SWFC will stay up this season, almost 100%, only a few of things can derail it, in my opinion. The main one being, Mester Chancer tinkering around with the players pay packets. What is he messing around at here? The players are pretty rubbish, but not bad enough to be bottom three at the end of the season. The delayed accounts have to be an issue, over five months late, and I assume, won't be posted until after any transfers in January. This of course, runs the risk of another EFL run in, and I guess they (the EFL) would be rubbing their hands at having a second crack at SWFC. Last but not least, Tiny Pulis needs to be able to bring in his own players in January, and not have t'owd Paxo stuffing pulling the strings. All things considered, you will make 4th from bottom and be safe.
  18. Yes exactly. More than once that players wages are missed/late, but they have stuck by the club, so it's not unreasonable for them to become a bit miffed when it continues to happen. But Mester Chancer was ready for this wasn't he?, because he loaned almost 6.5 million against the ground, it was news at the time. I would have thought he was going to use that money to cover player wages, etc? He has to pay that back in 9 months, what is he doing with that money? Also, who loaned him the money, and will they be lenient when it comes to repayment? I liked t'owd Milan, said it on here many a time, but Mester Chancer?, not sure what to make of him.
  19. Dear oh dear, what is your Chairman playing at? "...Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri contacted by PFA over unpaid wages...." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55401798 Does the Chairman have a mouthpiece at the club, if not, how does he communicate with the players and manager? "...Wednesday's players called the PFA last week to try to resolve the problem...."
  20. That's what the parachute payments are for, to pay the salaries for a few years of the players you have signed.
  21. Late accounts eh Bassett?, what's he trying to hide this time? He's a character isn't he, t'owd Chancer, let's hope he can get that money together in time for September or things start to get really interesting.
  22. No sour grapes from me pal, the facts don't lie, we are in trouble. I just said that the three teams relegated last season are not having too many problems in the Championship. I watch EFL on Quest most weekends and the quality in the Championship is very poor, outside the top 6, I would have no fear dropping down with a couple of hundred million in parachute payments and going straight back up. Wednesday's main problem is the man at the top, off-field stuff, the team should have no problem finishing 4th from bottom and escaping the drop.
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