Taxi For Heckingbottom

This is a financial mess of a club. In the last five seasons they have had Premier income in three seasons and two seasons of parachute payments in the Championship. Despite this they appear to have no resources. Heckingbottom was given a transfer budget of £20 million and their two best players Berge and Ndiaye were sold. The ground is in a state of disrepair and the Academy is only second tier. Neither has had any substantial investment. Where has the money gone? The owner wants to sell but unsurprisingly can’t find a buyer.
Reappointing Wilder is the classic definition of madness. Repeating the same mistake and expecting a different outcome.
 
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Gramsci said:
This is a financial mess of a club. In the last five seasons they have had Premier income in three seasons and two seasons of parachute payments in the Championship. Despite this they appear to have no resources. Heckingbottom was given a transfer budget of £20 million and their two best players Berge and Ndyide were sold. The ground is in a state of disrepair and the Academy is only second tier. Neither has had any substantial investment. Where has the money gone? The owner wants to sell but unsurprisingly can’t find a buyer.
Reappointing Wilder is the classic definition of madness. Repeating the same mistake and expecting a different outcome.
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Good summary 👍

But if he gets that left footed CB expect them to finish top 6........😳
 
Not sure Wilder has the temperament to be at the helm of a sinking ship.

Returning after leaving is like stepping in the same pile of crap twice!
 
Chris Wilder back where he belongs - managing a premier league team, chatting tactics with Carra and Nev, crackin on with Micah Richards about who's got the biggest head, and who finds it hardest to put jumpers on.... "we're doing a few things differently, looking at data, and the lads have really bought into it, apart from the few who I've bombed out to cut my nose off in spite of my face" .... a 4-0 drubbing at home to Brentford, and a few pints after match with the wife. All is well in the world. Marvellous.
 
I've always thought Heckingbottom was a bit of a paranoid ****, and he seems to have turned his whole squad into a miserable niggly bunch. I've never seen a team so angry to get promotion.
 
SSN now reporting Wilder in talks to Takeover on the bottom of screen ticker, looks like he's going behind his mate Heckingbottom's back, just like he did with Warnock here?
 
changingman said:
The fact he did so playing football last seen on these shores in the mid 80s means he's been massively found out in the EPL, where teams, you know, play football. :)
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I don't agree with that on 2 levels.

Wimbledon, Bolton, Stoke and Burnley (under Dyche) have all achieved a degree of success in the PL playing that way since the 80s.

I don't think SU would do better playing attractive football either. Burnley this season have suffered more from sticking to their game than SU have from sticking to theirs: Burnley were miles better last year, until Saturday, they were worse off than SU. I match doesn't change much.

I always thin it's a good thing if there's a big, physical side roughing up the prettyballers in the PL; how often did Wenger have a meltdown about Bolton or Stoke not playing the way he wanted them to? I'm pleased I don't have to watch it every week, but all leagues need contrasts of style.
 
changingman said:
If he wasn't going already he is now! Looks massively unprofessional imo when he already knows he's gone.

Looking at the betting markets, Wilder is huge favourite. Warnock in there (can't see it myself).

Potter would be my pick of those in the betting but not sure they have a squad who could adapt to his style?
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I quite admire him for having a go. What he says is probably right. They haven't invested in the team after promotion. Of course he's gone anyway
 
Frozen Horse said:
I don't agree with that on 2 levels.

Wimbledon, Bolton, Stoke and Burnley (under Dyche) have all achieved a degree of success in the PL playing that way since the 80s.

I don't think SU would do better playing attractive football either. Burnley this season have suffered more from sticking to their game than SU have from sticking to theirs: Burnley were miles better last year, until Saturday, they were worse off than SU. I match doesn't change much.

I always thin it's a good thing if there's a big, physical side roughing up the prettyballers in the PL; how often did Wenger have a meltdown about Bolton or Stoke not playing the way he wanted them to? I'm pleased I don't have to watch it every week, but all leagues need contrasts of style.
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I'd argue the league has moved even since Dyche @ Burnley.

I agree that a contrast in styles can be a good thing (used to love Pulis' Stoke personally) but whether it will be successful going forward is another question.
 
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