Familiarity breeds contempt was a mantra Jack Charlton believed in and Chris Wilder will also be all to aware of it’s meaning…

Writer Alan Biggs argues that Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is suffering from 'Jack Charlton syndrome,' where supporters become restless after a prolonged managerial tenure. Biggs explains that Charlton believed five years was the maximum amount of time a manager should spend at any single club before familiarity breeds contempt among the fanbase.
Across three spells at Bramall Lane, Wilder has accumulated seven-and-a-half years in charge of Sheffield United. Despite recent pressure, Biggs maintains that Wilder remains the right manager for the club's current circumstances and cautions fans that now is not the right time to seek a change.
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