The top flight’s newest manager has Sheffield United in his blood but has been a winner wherever he has coachedIt was Sam Allardyce in 2012, then in charge of West Ham, who infamously said he could have been managing a Champions League club had his surname been “Allardici”. At the EFL awards in April, when Chris Wilder walked away with the manager of the year prize, the compere Colin Murray made a similar joke, stating the straight-talking Sheffield United manager would no doubt be in the conversation for the Paris Saint-Germain job if he had a more exotic name. On stage Billy Sharp, a good sport and an even better striker, played along.It was put to Sharp, the captain, that nobody expected too much from a team with a modest Championship budget after finishing 10th last season. Awards season can often feel premature but Wilder is undoubtedly the manager of the year. With a game to play, his team could beat Norwich to the title. Related: Sheffield United ready for a Premier League walk on the Wilder side | John Ashdown More seven-minute interviews on clubs' official YouTube channels with promotion-celebrating managers who have drunk at least seven bottles of Moretti, pleasehttps://t.co/QFOAoEckgqWhen he walked into Oxford 11 years ago, we were mid-table in the Conference. He's had four promotions since. Incredible Continue readingreadfullarticle
