Chris Wilder on the Sheffield United fans he thinks are a 'disgrace' — Yorkshire Post 7/4/25
By Stuart Rayner
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has hit back at those
away fans who booed the team after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Oxford United.
The Blades' six-match winning streak away from home came to
an end at the Kassam Stadium, with Burnley taking the leadership of the
Championship at the weekend. With six games to play, the Blades are in the
second automatic promotion place, a point above Leeds United.
Wilder did not hide his anger at the response of some
supporters at full-time.
"Do you know what? I think it's an absolute
disgrace," he said having had two nights to sleep on it, "an absolute
disgrace to the players who represent the football club and what they’ve done
this season.
“I was speaking to my media guy before and he was telling me
to stay away from it, but I’ll meet it head on. It's a joke and a disgrace.
"If that's what you think of the players then, when we
have the good days, don’t be clapping.
“Go home. Be consistent. If you want to come and wait for us
to fail and abuse us, verbally and gesturing with abusive hand signals, give
your ticket up to someone who wants to be there. Because there are loads of
people who can’t get tickets who’d love the opportunity to back us.
“I understand negativity off the back of a bad performance,
and it was. But there’s a line. Be consistent.
"We appreciate the good support and we'll need it on
Tuesday night to lift the players.
“You can analyse it and we’re disappointed. We all wear our
hearts on our sleeves and we're giving everything for the football club, to get
to 85 points with six games to go. if it was happening every other week or was
the group I inherited last year who turned it in and were miles off it, then
I'd get it.
“But not this group. Not this group. Don't do it to them,
don't do it to me.
"That's how it is.
"It'll bring us tighter together and I'm sure you'll
see a reaction in the players’ performance. The week before (at home to
Coventry City) was outstanding and we were just off it.”
The Blades are at home to Millwall on Tuesday.
Leeds are away to play-off-chasing Middlesbrough, and
Burnley travel to Derby County, who are above the relegation zone on goal
difference.
