Just watched the interview with the blades manager, I’ll be honest I wasn’t too impressed with what he said about Ollie our glorious new number 9, he should have a sheff united shirt on and quite a bit more. I’m wondering if he was trying to get into Ollie’s heed a bit. Apparently Ollie offered to basically go on trail with them to prove his worth during the summer window after his contract with the Spanish team had terminated. Oh I do hope he puts a Cpl past them on Saturday… wipe that sneaky smile off that twats face.
Hopefully the Blunts will keep their poor form going. I suspect Slater will come in, in place of Amir. If Crooks and Ajayi are fit enough to start, I'd go with them. Maybe this would look okay Pandur Coyle Ajayi Hughes Giles Slater Lummy either Darko/Crooks Gelhardt Mc Burnie Joseph/Millar
Chris Wilder on Oli McBurnie "He should have a red and white shirt on in my opinion. He was available, there was always talk with Kieffer and Kieffer going, we all realise horses for courses and different forwards I've always gone with - link players in Callum and Gus, stretch players in terms of Tyrese, but always for us a number 9 in the building will give us the different options. There was always a chance Kieffer would go especially when the deal was available and Kieffer wanted to go and the new manager didn't feel he was part of the plan. Good bit of business by Steve [Bettis] and Kieffer got an extended deal and a couple more quid - not being critical of him because he contributed to our 92 points last season. I would've always been looking for a number 9 and Oli was available, he's somebody who I'm in contact with regularly, I'm a fan of him as a player and a personality. There's always criticism of Oli by certain really small sections of our support, which I feel there is criticisms of everybody by small sections of our support, but the contribution he made to the 9th placed season, getting the team to a playoff semi final, getting the team back up, getting the team to an FA Cup semi final, contributions as a culture setter in the changing room as a player and a person.... Love him to bits as a lad, love him to bits as a player, and he should have a Sheffield United number 9 shirt on at this moment. I know Steve Bettis tried to get him in and he offered to the manager off his own back to come in preseason and show what he had but there wasn't an enthusiasm for that to happen and he had Ipswich Town and other options to go to and Hull City made him a deal that he wanted to take. I'm sure, and I'm not being disrespectful to Hull, but the affinity and affection he has for this club, for him to want to come in preseason and do basically a trial to see what he's about I think shows his desire to come here. But that's gone and we're seeing what he's doing now."
When Liam Millar slams home our second goal on Saturday, midway through the second half after a mazy run, it will be Hull City’s 4000th goal scored in league matches at home (excluding play-off ties).
Usual pre match ****housery from Wilder. He should have more class then to speak of another clubs player likes this. He is being disrespectful to Hull City despite him trying to say otherwise. Sheff Utd had him and let him go, similar to Keith Edwards when we rescued his career and made him a name when we signed him from them as a 21 yr old, only to hear the usual bollocks from Bramall Lane we he started scoring goals that 'he was always a blade'....etc etc etc.
Personally don't see anything wrong with what Wilder's said! Full of praise for McBurnie and his talents, and fair ****s, I'd be mega pissed off if I was linked with Shef U too, they would have been prime position to get him with him having been there for 5 years previously and esp now he's bagged 7 and 3 assists, you'd be fuming.
So Wilder rates McBurnie at thinks he should be at their club I read that as criticism of Shef Utd not signing him when he was available
McBurnie is a lot older than Keith Edwards first impact with us but he's a lot closer to that young Edwards than that other ex Blades striker Billy Sharp we signed who flopped.
That’s how I read it as well, he’s clearly frustrated with the club and previous coaching team that they let the chance to get Oli slip. I didn’t see it as disrespectful to us at all. At the time he had more affiliation with Sheff U and we were a shambles, I have no doubt he would have joined them if they made him the right offer. I do think he dodged a bullet though, there’s not a chance he’d have 6 goals in that mess of a team, he’d be getting criticism like the rest of them are. Instead he’s come here and he’s an instant cult hero.
Interesting though that, when he was appointed, one of Jak's first comments was that last season there had been too big a gap between defence and midfield. He saw that as a priority to sort out so it's curious that it still seems to be an issue.
Its clear as day while he does like mcburnie Its a ploy to try and get into his and lundstrams head etc Talking about the good old days of finishing 9th in the prem and that he really wished he was at the blunts Its no big deal Be even better if we win
