🎧 Is Wilder's future as Blades boss in doubt?
A meeting has reportedly been scheduled by Sheffield United to determine the future of manager Chris Wilder.The Blades amassed 90 points in the Championship in the 2024-25 season but missed out on automatic promotion to the Premier League to Leeds and Burnley, who both hit the 100-point mark.Sheffield United reached the play-off final at Wembley but gave up a first-half lead to lose 2-1 to Sunderland.Wilder is 18 months into his second stint with the club since replacing Paul Heckingbottom as boss in December 2023, having managed United for five years between 2016 and 2021.With speculation that Wilder might be sacked, BBC Radio Sheffield sports reporters Rob Staton and Andy Giddings have been discussing the latest from Bramall Lane.Listen to their thoughts on the situation on BBC Sounds here.
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