Tag: Wilder

Gus Hamer: Sheffield United expect midfielder to rejoin Coventry City – Chris Wilder
11 August 2026 Off

Gus Hamer: Sheffield United expect midfielder to rejoin Coventry City – Chris Wilder

By Total Football News

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he expects midfielder Gus Hamer to rejoin newly-promoted Premier League side Coventry City.

The 29-year-old has scored 22 goals and provided 29 assists in 123 games in all competitions for the Blades since arriving from the Sky Blues in 2023.

Hamer, who was the Championship player of the season in 2024-25, has been strongly linked with a return to Coventry where he previously spent

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Chris Wilder: Sheffield United ‘have to put a run together’
27 February 2026 Off

Chris Wilder: Sheffield United ‘have to put a run together’

By Total Football News

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says his team “have to put a run together if they want to get something out of the season”.

The Blades are nine points adrift of the play-off spots with 12 games remaining and face 14th-placed QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

“We need another big performance. We’re at the business end of the season. We understand where we want to be,” Wilder

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Sheffield United ‘not reckless’ despite Kalvin Phillips red card in derby, says Chris Wilder
23 February 2026 Off

Sheffield United ‘not reckless’ despite Kalvin Phillips red card in derby, says Chris Wilder

By Total Football News

In total, Sunday was just Phillips’ 29th start in club football since he left hometown team Leeds United in July 2022.

It quickly became apparent that City boss Pep Guardiola did not think he was at the level he required and his loan spells with the Hammers and Ipswich were both largely disappointing.

It had been hoped that a move back down to the Championship, where he excelled under Marcelo

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Sheffield United are in top-of-the-table form – Chris Wilder
13 February 2026 Off

Sheffield United are in top-of-the-table form – Chris Wilder

By Total Football News

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says his team have been in promotion-chasing form in the Championship despite their defeat to league leaders Middlesbrough on Monday night.

The Blades face another tough test when they visit Fratton Park on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 GMT) to take on a Portsmouth side who fare better on home soil.

“We talked about it, over the last 15 games it’s been top-of-the-table stuff,” Wilder told BBC

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Sheffield United: Chris Wilder ‘can’t get dragged into play-off talk’
8 December 2025 Off

Sheffield United: Chris Wilder ‘can’t get dragged into play-off talk’

By Total Football News

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says he is not thinking about mounting a challenge for the Championship play-offs and is solely focused on performances.

Five weeks ago, the Blades were 21st and three points from safety after 11 defeats in their opening 14 games – and 13 points off the top six.

But a five-game unbeaten run, including four convincing wins on the bounce, has lifted United to 18th and

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Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Sheffield United: Blades boss Chris Wilder says team can decide direction of season
23 November 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Sheffield United: Blades boss Chris Wilder says team can decide direction of season

By Total Football News

United have made a record-breaking start to the campaign – in an unwanted sense.

No team in second-tier history has ever had a bigger drop-off in points across the first 15 games of a campaign than their hefty deficit of 23 from last season.

The Blades had accrued 33 points by that stage last term – but began Sunday’s derby on just 10.

They have lost 11 league games already,

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Patrick Bamford: Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder ‘did not care’ about chant
21 November 2025 Off

Patrick Bamford: Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder ‘did not care’ about chant

By Total Football News

Sheffield United striker Patrick Bamford has praised the “rare” honesty of boss Chris Wilder.

Bamford, 32, who has joined the Blades on a deal until until January, phoned Wilder to apologise after starting a derogatory chant about him during Leeds’ Premier League promotion celebrations in April.

Wilder said at the time he had “no issue” with it although the pair have previously clashed.

In 2019 Wilder called Bamford “a muppet”

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Chris Wilder: ‘This is why I do it’
18 October 2025 Off

Chris Wilder: ‘This is why I do it’

By Total Football News

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder admits he is addicted to the buzz of winning at Bramall Lane with his beloved Blades.

Callum O’Hare’s winner earned United their first home victory of the season and lifted them off the bottom of the Championship and above city rivals Sheffield Wednesday on goal difference.

Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield: “It was in the 93rd minute and I got asked the question by one

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Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss says he would appeal against a touchline ban
2 October 2025 Off

Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss says he would appeal against a touchline ban

By Total Football News

Wilder was also critical of the appointment of referee Adam Herczeg, who has been overseeing matches in the English Football League (EFL) since 2022-23, and was in charge of his third Championship game this season.

“We all make mistakes, managers and players included, but it seems we are a testing ground for referees,” he added.

“If there are up-and-coming referees, why hasn’t the referee had more Championship games this season?

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