Next Manager

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, les-tah said:

Out of curiosity who are we overrating (from a championship perspective that is)

 

 page - never seen him.

 

Mavididi is a winger so scrap the striker thought.

 

Okoli? Maybe could be good at championship.

 

thomas - maybe but best of a bad bunch at left back and think he will be good in championship.

so 3 new starters as it stands and we could be cooking.

 

 

Ricky P is a class above but is too unreliable. Literally the only reason he's still here

 

Bilal almost certainly won't be here next season imo. 

 

Fatawu has been out for a full season so there's a strong possibility he won't be the same player we had last time. 

 

Mavs is hit and miss and certainly not a striker. 

 

Winks will play if he suits him

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In all honesty I'm just sick of everything to do with us 

[EastAnglianFox]

Who the fvcks Page?

[Fox92]

10 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

We vastly overrate our players 

Honestly I've never seen anything like it. During our last season in the Championship there were posts calling for Winks to play for England  

[Bluearmyfox28]

23 minutes ago, les-tah said:

Agree in principle, but if your good enough (ability x physically x mentally) then they can play for all i care over the likes of BDCR etc.

 

it does worry me though how much youth we might be relying on.

The only one good enough to start every week is Monga, even then he’s 15/16 years old you have to protect him and his body.

 

I’m not including Nelson in this as he’s clearly a starter.

[Livid]

I didn't think it was possible to be more disillusioned with the club but the way they have managed to drag out sacking Ruud without having anyone ready to step in immediately has hit a new low.

 

With a possible transfer embargo on the horizon we really needed to be on the front foot.

 

 

 

 

[MPH]

26 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

"Buy cheap, buy twice."

 

I've not checked this so it's entirely an educated guess but I'm willing to bet we paid more paying out Ruud, Cooper and Puel's contracts than paid in compensation to Celtic for Rodgers? And I'm definitely sure we paid more paying out Rodgers than we did hiring him.

 

It's not an intelligent business decision if it is a business decision. 

 

The bigger problem though is just a massive lack of footballing intelligence that we have as an organisation. There are individuals at LCFC that can spot talent, sure, else we wouldn't end up with Maresca, Fatawu, Hermansen, BEK, etc. But it's not really a collective intelligence.

 

Brighton and Brentford pretty famously lead the way for sporting IQ when it comes to mid-tier clubs of our scale and they're constantly future planning. They're smart enough to know that any manager they have that does well is going to be desired by better clubs yet they're ambitious enough to target them. So they've always got their next manager lined up, Brighton have pulled off some absolute blinders recruiting internationally whilst Brentford have a strong cuture of internal development and replacement. 

 

We don't do any of that. We hire whoever Rudkin and/or Top have heard of, the former having bafflingly little broader knowledge of the wider footballing world for someone that's supposed to be a Director of Football. We cast an absurdly small net for a club that neutral fans used to think was smartly run.

 

 

I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying  but I will say we are assuming we know all the clauses and compensation agreements inserted into the contracts we are giving them

[ceebeefox]

3 hours ago, Noahfence said:

I will never accept Chris Wilder as manager. Want him nowhere near us.

No we can’t be wanting 90 points, another name may get 95?

[BKLFox]

Just in case Danny Rohl is a no go , Ai tells me this on Chris Wilder:-

Style of Play

Chris Wilder's style of play is known for its tactical innovation, particularly his use of overlapping center-backs in a 3-5-2 formation, and an aggressive, attack-minded approach focused on overloading wide areas. He emphasizes intricate football, building play from wide areas, and overloading the final third. His teams are known for their attacking intent and ability to create crossing opportunities.
In essence, Chris Wilder's style is about being proactive, attacking, and adaptable, with a strong emphasis on utilizing the strengths of his players and creating overloads in key areas of the pitch.

Does CW use youth players
Yes, Chris Wilder has a history of utilizing young players, both from Sheffield United's academy and from other clubs, and has shown a willingness to give them opportunities to prove themselves. He has emphasized the importance of a pathway for young players and has spoken about integrating them into the first team when they are ready.
 

Wilder's Philosophy:

Wilder has expressed a desire to build a connected club where everyone, including the academy, is working together. He has also stated that he is "not scared" to use academy players if they are good enough.

 

Is this the same Chris Wilder?

[lanefox]

I really don't get the massive hate for Wilder , he's a lot better option than the dinosaur Dyche 

[urban.spaceman]

2 minutes ago, BKLFox said:

Just in case Danny Rohl is a no go , Ai tells me this on Chris Wilder:-

Style of Play

Chris Wilder's style of play is known for its tactical innovation, particularly his use of overlapping center-backs in a 3-5-2 formation, and an aggressive, attack-minded approach focused on overloading wide areas. He emphasizes intricate football, building play from wide areas, and overloading the final third. His teams are known for their attacking intent and ability to create crossing opportunities.
In essence, Chris Wilder's style is about being proactive, attacking, and adaptable, with a strong emphasis on utilizing the strengths of his players and creating overloads in key areas of the pitch.

Does CW use youth players
Yes, Chris Wilder has a history of utilizing young players, both from Sheffield United's academy and from other clubs, and has shown a willingness to give them opportunities to prove themselves. He has emphasized the importance of a pathway for young players and has spoken about integrating them into the first team when they are ready.
 

Wilder's Philosophy:

Wilder has expressed a desire to build a connected club where everyone, including the academy, is working together. He has also stated that he is "not scared" to use academy players if they are good enough.

 

Is this the same Chris Wilder?

Ask it to predict where we finish this season

[MPH]

1 minute ago, lanefox said:

I really don't get the massive hate for Wilder , he's a lot better option than the dinosaur Dyche 

 

I’d disagree that he’s a better option that Dyche. There’s nothing in his managerial record to suggest that. But for what it’s worth. I don’t think they are as good as each other, I think they’re as bad as each other..

[Brainy]

3 minutes ago, lanefox said:

I really don't get the massive hate for Wilder , he's a lot better option than the dinosaur Dyche 

Yet probably has a much smaller ceiling than Dyche who's ceiling is probably like 16th in the PL with us 

[BKLFox]

5 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Ask it to predict where we finish this season

we make the PO's 

[urban.spaceman]

Just now, BKLFox said:

we make the PO's 

Winning at Wembley, right?

 

[BKLFox]

1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said:

Winning at Wembley, right?

 

of course after beating BHM in the PO then COV (after they beat Sheff U in other PO) in the final we can all relax now 

[Kitchandro]

2 hours ago, Bert said:

It’s important that we get a manager in, you can all argue amongst yourselves of who it should be or who you want but we need to get the bloke in asap otherwise we are gonna be even further behind than we probably already are. 

The way things have gone it can’t go any worse if we just let the players democratically pick the team and tactics.

[Leicesterpool]

I somehow dont think an announcement of wilder as manager would get warm reception at the KP more boos than claps.

[Grebfromgrebland]

Losing Page would be a big loss IMO.  He thinks that his path to the first team would be blocked if he stays at Leicester?  That's a weird take seeing as we're skint.  If he goes then it will be to a lower placed team than Leicester?  Or is it just an excuse, I imagine he's been tapped up and a bigger club.

[brookfox]

19 minutes ago, BKLFox said:

Just in case Danny Rohl is a no go , Ai tells me this on Chris Wilder:-

Style of Play

Chris Wilder's style of play is known for its tactical innovation, particularly his use of overlapping center-backs in a 3-5-2 formation, and an aggressive, attack-minded approach focused on overloading wide areas. He emphasizes intricate football, building play from wide areas, and overloading the final third. His teams are known for their attacking intent and ability to create crossing opportunities.
In essence, Chris Wilder's style is about being proactive, attacking, and adaptable, with a strong emphasis on utilizing the strengths of his players and creating overloads in key areas of the pitch.

Does CW use youth players
Yes, Chris Wilder has a history of utilizing young players, both from Sheffield United's academy and from other clubs, and has shown a willingness to give them opportunities to prove themselves. He has emphasized the importance of a pathway for young players and has spoken about integrating them into the first team when they are ready.
 

Wilder's Philosophy:

Wilder has expressed a desire to build a connected club where everyone, including the academy, is working together. He has also stated that he is "not scared" to use academy players if they are good enough.

 

Is this the same Chris Wilder?

Sounds good. 352 is a simple transition from a squad who are set up for 4231 so there won’t be any need for an overhaul with the £0 we have available.

[Bluearmyfox28]

18 minutes ago, brookfox said:

Sounds good. 352 is a simple transition from a squad who are set up for 4231 so there won’t be any need for an overhaul with the £0 we have available.

He played 4-2-3-1 last season, he dropped the 3-5-2.

[Stopharage]

So the final 5 lucky souls are: Rohl, Wilder, Dyche, O'Neil and Austria U-21 manager Artur Beethoven. 

 

Rohl over Beethoven. 

[AKCJ]

78 days since relegation.

[Richard]

Rohl is still number 1 but Dyche and Wilder are being interviewed/strung along as a backup option if Rohl doesn't happen. 

 

Top is wary of stepping on Chanshiri's toes in regards to getting Rohl out of Sheff Weds. 

[daddylonglegs]

5 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

78 days since relegation.

We hope to have a preferred candidate by the end of this week (83 days since relegation). 

We will then argue about package for another week (90 days since relegation).

We will then release some names to the press to gage fan reaction (Phil Brown & Frank De Boer - 97 days since relegation). 

We will then hire Gary Rowett.

[Nick]

4 minutes ago, Richard said:

Rohl is still number 1 but Dyche and Wilder are being interviewed/strung along as a backup option if Rohl doesn't happen. 

 

Top is wary of stepping on Chanshiri's toes in regards to getting Rohl out of Sheff Weds. 

Thanks Richard, keep me updated.