Chris Wilder has admitted he understands the question marks about his position as Sheffield United manager from sections of the club’s support, despite insisting he has “the trust of the majority” to carry out the Blades’ big summer rebuild. Wilder returned to Bramall Lane in December but couldn’t stop their inevitable slide back into the Championship, with the die very much cast before the decision was made to sack Paul Heckingbottom. United face heading back to the second tier on the back of...
Chris Wilder admitted he was “extremely disappointed” with the manner of Sheffield United’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur this afternoon as the Blades signed off their Premier League season in familiar fashion. Dejan Kulusevski scored twice either side of Pedro Porro’s well-struck effort as United suffered their 28th defeat of a miserable relegation campaign. It was a familiar story for the Blades as they squandered some good chances to go ahead in the game before being pegged back, with...
Sam Curtis, the latest teenager to make a Sheffield United debut in the Premier League this season, has been backed to improve further after manager Chris Wilder’s “harsh” verdict on his performance at Everton on Saturday. The 18-year-old, who signed for United in January after leaving St. Pat’s in Ireland, made his English top-flight bow as a second-half substitute ust months after leaving the League of Ireland. It was, as Wilder pointed out, not the most accomplished of debuts as he wasted a...
All managers need results to sustain them. Chris Wilder, for all his previous success, is no different. And he will know his recent record, including fleeting reigns at Middlesbrough and Watford, needs bolstering. Wilder has also owned one relegation from the Premier League at Sheffield United and now part-owned another, not that he or Paul Heckingbottom could have done much about it. But the Blades’ redevelopment as a club, including its infrastructure, must come first and it’s clear he is...
Chris Wilder has admitted he is “desperate” to send Sheffield United’s excellent supporters into the summer with something to hang on to from tomorrow’s final game of the season at home to Tottenham Hotspur. The Blades are facing an uncertain future after relegation back to the Championship and have picked up just 16 points from their 37 games so far. Only two teams in the Premier League’s history have ended with fewer but a positive result against Ange Postecoglou’s side would be just reward...
Anthony Patterson, the Sunderland goalkeeper linked with a move to Sheffield United over the weekend, has already admitted it feels an “extra bit special” to play for his hometown club over another club. The 24-year-old grew up on Tyneside dreaming of playing for the Black Cats and has since made more than 120 appearances in goal. National media reports suggested that Patterson could be an £8m target for the relegated Blades this summer, with Liverpool and Arsenal previously also credited with...
Sheffield United will look to repeat their previous success in the loan market this summer when their big rebuild begins following relegation from the Premier League. Boss Chris Wilder is looking to freshen up his Bramall Lane group ahead of their return to the Championship, with a host of loan and out-of-contract players set to depart. The Blades expect interest in the likes of Vini Souza and Anel Ahmedhodzic, despite unconvincing seasons for both key men in a United shirt, and will hope to...
Chris Wilder played down his skipper Jack Robinson’s spat with former Blade Dominic Calvert-Lewin during Sheffield United’s defeat at Everton this afternoon. The relegated Blades lost 1-0 on their final visit to Goodison Park thanks to Abdoulaye Doucouré’s first-half header from Calvert-Lewin’s cross. But the first-half flashpoint was between the former United striker and Robinson, who shoved Calvert-Lewin to the floor and sparked a mini-melee between both sets of players. Referee Stuart Attwell...
Sheffield United may have to repeat their approach to transfers which saw Dominic Calvert-Lewin handed a Premier League chance with Everton, manager Chris Wilder has admitted, as he prepares to come face-to-face with his former striker at Goodison Park this afternoon. Wilder worked with the future England international during a loan spell at Northampton Town, linking up with him again after he took the United job the first time around. At that point Calvert-Lewin was a promising youngster but...
More than a dozen players out of contract. Five effectively on loan, including one returning to his parent club. A couple who don’t want to remain and, judging by some conveniently-timed transfer links in the last few days, are already being touted around by their representatives. This is, on many fronts, the most important summer transfer window in Sheffield United’s recent history. Boss Chris Wilder has little alternative but to freshen up a group that has become increasingly stale by the week...
Sheffield United will have to spend wisely ahead of their first season back in the Championship, with Chris Wilder not likely to have a big budget for his rebuild. The Blades boss has already admitted as much, saying: “We're not going to have an open chequebook and we have to be really smart with this. We're going to have to use the loan market again, which I feel we can do. We'll be one of the outstanding clubs in the Championship for young players to come to. “We'll make sure we don't overuse...
Sheffield United may be headed for the Championship, but they might yet have been part of the final VAR season in the Premier League. Premier League rivals Wolves have started a campaign to scrap the technology, and there is some early indication that they will get support from at least some of their rivals. The technology has dominated headlines again this season, with many teams feeling aggrieved over decisions at one time or another. But which teams have been impacted the most by VAR this...