If you thought Wilder was spikey on the Boro site….
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laughingboroboy
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I would far far prefer a interview like this than pretending we were unlucky, or the players had been good but done by the ref!
parmoboy
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Good to hear him telling it like it is with regards to the first-half performance but he has to take some responsibility himself for the striker situation.
He mentioned that Akpom was unable to play the full 90 minutes but Wilder chose not to play him pre-season. It was naivety on his part to believe the striker situation would be sorted in time for the season kicking off.
He mentioned that Akpom was unable to play the full 90 minutes but Wilder chose not to play him pre-season. It was naivety on his part to believe the striker situation would be sorted in time for the season kicking off.
h_m_boro
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Unless he was assured by the recruitment team 3-4 strikers would DEFINITELY be brought in. So he told Akpom he wasn't needed. Whoops.
CarrickBall
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My guess would be that, with the work that has apparently been going on 'since he walked through the door' in the lead up to his first full summer window, and with it being so glaringly obvious what we need, he'll have expected the football club to have recruited players for him to use for the new season by now.
ESPECIALLY with the incoming funds from Spence and Tavernier and the amount of players we've sent back to their clubs/released.
Not happy is he.
Nobby_Barnes
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Like Morsy ?
Warnock was told he was being sold to balance the books.....
lostinyorkshire
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Im glad he understands we are 'miles off' as thats how I see us as well
parmoboy
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Possibly but again if Wilder did do that then he was very naive.
A few of us at the time mentioned that it seemed like a bad idea to leave them out completely. These are players that we are paying. They and the coaching staff should all be professional enough to be involved in the short term even if they are expecting to leave long-term. It must be far more useful even just from a training perspective to have better players in the squad. Surely our defenders can learn more playing against a striker like Uche in training than a bunch of kids. Then there is always the risk that you can't get rid of a player and you have to have them around as has happened with Akpom.
I could understand t if offers were on the table but until they've left they are part of the squad, should be treated as such and they should be contributing.
Nobby_Barnes
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Looking at the attacking options and depth of squad Watford have we will be finishing behind them probably WBA aswell....
Love his honesty tbh, you don't see it enough in modern day football and it's quite refreshing! I understand that every team is in the same situation with the transfer market but he does seem to be a little annoyed with how long we take to get players on board, obviously I don't know the ins and outs of why it takes so long but it does seem to drag on quite a bit
TheYorkshireTerrier
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Give me that over Warnock's 'done me proud' routine after every loss.
afcb_acklam
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I like his honesty, however I just think he says too much
h_m_boro
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Saw that as a "get you finger out" statement to the recruitment/financial team.
parmoboy
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Sadly we know what the club is like with regards to recruitment better than he does.