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da doce： Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has voiced his frustrations with fellow Championship clubs who are willing to make rash financial gambles in a desperate bid to achieve promotion to the Premier League.
Such actions can prove costly, as failure to go up can result in bloated wage bills and the threat of Financial Fair Play sanctions.
The Blades are run on a far more sensible model, investing what they can afford smartly, and never leaving themselves on the brink of financial chaos should the team fall short of their ambitions.
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Blades boss Wilder has made it clear that he has no sympathy for second tier clubs who find themselves in trouble following financial mismanagement and backfired gambles.
What he said
In his press conference on Monday, as quoted by The Star, the manager said: “Everything goes back to the gambles that teams have, they are prepared to put everything on the line. Clubs are prepared to break rules and break the FFP (Financial Fair Play) to get to the Premier League…No sympathy from me on that…It will be the same this year. Those that don’t go up or make it will be in the same situation as others have found themselves in recently.”
Wilder then continued to explain that the Bramall Lane club take a more measured approach: “It is not a do or die situation for us. If you look at our accounts and our financial dealings, in terms of what we pay our players, there will not be a situation here if we do not go up that will see everyone having to be sold and not being able to sign anyone.”
The responsible way to do it
Sheffield United could well get promoted this season. The Blades are currently in the thick of the chase for automatic promotion and will soon face one of their main rivals for this prize, Leeds United, in a potentially season-defining encounter.
If the Blades do achieve promotion then the club, and Wilder himself, will deserve plenty credit for managing the feat whilst still running the club in an exemplary and responsible manner.
Of course, if Wilder and his squad can’t pull it off this year, then his and the club’s pragmatism and common sense means the future is still bright.