tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post8931877129434909614..comments2024-02-29T09:58:18.342+01:00Comments on The Swiss Ramble: Sheffield United - Blades Rediscovering Their Edge?The Swiss Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-8755559083364415342013-08-14T16:46:15.757+02:002013-08-14T16:46:15.757+02:00This is a fascinating and insightful article, and ...This is a fascinating and insightful article, and not something most Blades will be used to when it comes to critique of our club - the local press in Sheffield is particularly poor in this regard.<br /><br />I was wondering if you could perhaps post a follow-up piece on the situation? As we embark on our third season in League One, there is a genuine worry amongst fans that we may not be strong enough, on or off the pitch, to compete for a play-off position.<br /><br />Also, I would be very interested to know your thoughts on the developments at our rivals, Sheffield Wednesday. Milan Mandarić saved the club from oblivion after decades of financial mismanagement, though it isn't entirely clear how he achieved this, but is now reportedly ready to sell up.Alex Szabo-Haslamhttp://szabohaslam.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-42817068572347459802012-06-16T23:20:45.878+02:002012-06-16T23:20:45.878+02:00If ever there was a team that appears to be in ser...If ever there was a team that appears to be in serious brown stuff - it's this one. The Blades are like an experiment in (football) global domination gone wrong. But then I read something almost unbelievable on their website recently - yet another "tie up" with an overseas team.<br /><br />Some people just don't learn - it would appear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-11084024789949863362012-05-29T12:36:04.075+02:002012-05-29T12:36:04.075+02:00It seems as though little was learned from the rel...It seems as though little was learned from the relegation from the PL where the club spent too much on wages and were saved by the West Ham money & the sale of Naughton, Walker, Cotterill & Killgallon. The wage bill in L1 last season was the largest by a distance but the team performed poorly relative to its wage bill compared to Charlton, Sheff Wed, Huddersfield, MK & Stevenage.<br /><br />The club need to sell everyone that is saleable & release any other players on Championship wages and play the kids and hope to stay up. If they do, they can build from there & hopefully the fans will stick with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-31903912707283278342012-05-28T19:01:59.663+02:002012-05-28T19:01:59.663+02:00wow, deep mire i wold say, so lad im an owlwow, deep mire i wold say, so lad im an owlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-18886990373790986372012-05-28T18:27:16.978+02:002012-05-28T18:27:16.978+02:00My honest opinion is that they are now phooked. Ag...My honest opinion is that they are now phooked. Agent Wilson your work is done! WAWAWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-46916283518714928602012-05-28T17:57:53.685+02:002012-05-28T17:57:53.685+02:00A very good read made all the more pertinent now t...A very good read made all the more pertinent now the Blades have failed to gain promotion to the Championship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-62316456989862165622012-04-03T18:23:37.779+02:002012-04-03T18:23:37.779+02:00Very interesting article. I am concerned that fail...Very interesting article. I am concerned that failure in Gaining promotion to league one Will result in us selling our best players... Ie Quinn, Lowton, mcdonald, Evans and relying on juniors and average league one top end performers such as Hoskins and cresswell. Please go up blades and retain Evans. Though I can see Norwich or even Swansea coming in for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-3969263842492981502012-02-05T18:47:47.603+01:002012-02-05T18:47:47.603+01:00Great Post. Amaizing AnalizeGreat Post. Amaizing AnalizeManchetser United FANhttp://manchesterunitedfixtures.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-29819058410601668572012-02-05T14:14:02.485+01:002012-02-05T14:14:02.485+01:00Excellent well written balanced article.
The Blad...Excellent well written balanced article.<br /><br />The Blades will certainly be in trouble if they don't achieve promotion this time around. <br />It is time football clubs were stopped from spending more than they earn, football has to become sustainable to survive.pahowlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-88884346115119729962012-02-05T11:58:11.804+01:002012-02-05T11:58:11.804+01:00I agree with nearly all of the points to come out ...I agree with nearly all of the points to come out of this excellent article.<br />However what is not debated in depth is the salary of Trevor Birch who was a complete diaster. £745,000 for allocating excessive wages to very average players and sanctioning the signings of very poor loan players, makes you wonder, have the club got anyone on the Board with any finaancial accumem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-48918864949921435882012-02-04T14:38:47.086+01:002012-02-04T14:38:47.086+01:00Transfer valuations are always questionable whatev...Transfer valuations are always questionable whatever the source. I have considered taking the cash payments from club accounts, but that's also a little misleading, as many transfers have stage payments over a number of years.<br /><br />Normally, I prefer to use the Transferleague website, but that only really focuses on the Premier League, so I use Transfermarkt as an alternative. Some large clubs actually use their figures in the commentary in their annual report, e.g. Lyon.The Swiss Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-5567879208249675282012-02-04T14:34:57.441+01:002012-02-04T14:34:57.441+01:00Chelsea have not yet published their detailed acco...Chelsea have not yet published their detailed accounts, though they have made it known that around £30m of the loss is due to "exceptional" payments, namely the pay-off to Ancelotti and his team plus the payment to Porto to secure AVB's services. Whether these can be considered genuinely exceptional, when they have made many similar payments in previous years is another question.The Swiss Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-26651070898050506592012-02-04T14:32:27.347+01:002012-02-04T14:32:27.347+01:00The PLC is the holding company, but owns 100% of T...The PLC is the holding company, but owns 100% of The Sheffield United Football Club, as well as numerous other subsidiaries. To get the full picture of what has happened at Sheffield United, you really need to look at the PLC. Certainly, that is what the club analyses when its website reviews the financials.The Swiss Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-65324340249071930062012-02-04T14:03:02.862+01:002012-02-04T14:03:02.862+01:00Excellent and balanced interpretation of our strat...Excellent and balanced interpretation of our strategy an finances. In was aching for McCabes master plan to work, I really did believe in it. But your analysis really hits home how badly it has failed. Promotion this year seems vital then. Or the stars stream through the exit door in the summer and the Job of gaining promotion with juniors becomes soo much harder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-643644127886581362012-02-04T12:25:06.306+01:002012-02-04T12:25:06.306+01:00McCabe had the best of intentions, but has messed ...McCabe had the best of intentions, but has messed up. The foreign club follies have failed, it should have been done one at a time and not expanded until the first showed sign of profit. <br /><br />Also the interest rates at up to 10% are now part of the problem, that must be double what we could get from a bank! So McCabe is far from doing us any favors.<br /><br />We have always talked about the football club and the PLC being separate companies, sorry if I've missed something, but is that or is not the case? and how does it effect thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-36180948046564778842012-02-03T20:47:17.645+01:002012-02-03T20:47:17.645+01:00Whilst ultimately this article doesnt tell us much...Whilst ultimately this article doesnt tell us much different to the overwhelming message of the situation, I.e. that everything revolves around what Mccabe wants to do with his money, this is still a cracking read with brilliant analysis.Pplseem2bfascinatedbyrimmingthesedayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420410595033541738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-45896633141472081162012-02-03T19:53:32.866+01:002012-02-03T19:53:32.866+01:00Here are a couple of extra 'problems'.
Yo...Here are a couple of extra 'problems'.<br /><br />You state the value of the Nexis Holdings shares sponsorship is unknown - No it isnt. The value is clearly nothing as Nexis are a scam company. They shouldnt have been allowed in the carpark.<br /><br />Secondly, take alook at the parent companys' (Scarborough) last set of accounts. They are truly horrendous ( loss of over £100m). The next set are due soon, and i dount the world property market is any better now.<br /><br />Big problems ahead at the Lane regardless of promotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-71690559010305436262012-02-03T16:15:18.352+01:002012-02-03T16:15:18.352+01:00Great stuff as always. That academy team were very...Great stuff as always. That academy team were very good against man utd in the first leg of the final, and they look like they should be able to knock four or five first team players out of that group, but they've already sold the star of the team Jordan slew to blackburn for a million quid, which isn't promising. <br /><br />BTW I see that chelsea have announced their financial results for the season, well their turnover, and their loss, but is there any sign of the longer version of the accounts, or are they too horrible to publish?Hoppernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-29224532404418643932012-02-03T14:33:40.191+01:002012-02-03T14:33:40.191+01:00A very interesting article but I just have a coupl...A very interesting article but I just have a couple of minor quibbles:-<br />1) Many Blades fans didn't want Danny Wilson because of doubts over his ability rather than his links with Sheffield Wednesday. So far, he is doing an excellent job and proving his doubters wrong.<br />2) The transfer valuations on www.transfermarkt.co.uk are clearly nonsense (e.g. £50K for Maguire, £1.1M for Collins!). These wild guesstimates have no place in an otherwise authoritative article on a clubs finances.<br />Other than that thanks for a great read and an excellent summary of the facts.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-15227187004116602392012-02-03T13:51:11.480+01:002012-02-03T13:51:11.480+01:00Didn't realise it was quite that bad, we'r...Didn't realise it was quite that bad, we're buggered if we don't go up this yearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-73835757030364207272012-02-03T11:38:38.813+01:002012-02-03T11:38:38.813+01:00A very interesting read. It explains in a lot of d...A very interesting read. It explains in a lot of detail what most of us already knew. McCabe has tried to make the club a success and ploughed millions in to the club doing so. For people to have a go at him and spout "Judas" comments is incredibly unfair. Bad timing was the main reason for the plan not working. Some bad decsisons were made along the way but all with the best intentions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-44439382758260146642012-02-03T10:56:32.299+01:002012-02-03T10:56:32.299+01:00A fantastically thorough and interesting article!A fantastically thorough and interesting article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-42677217073631181202012-02-03T10:39:53.730+01:002012-02-03T10:39:53.730+01:00Brilliant read! You know more about the club than ...Brilliant read! You know more about the club than most blades. Well done, I think you've opened a fair few eyes with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com