Ahead of tonight's six-pointer between Sheffield United and Sunderland, Chris Wilder has spoken about Simon Moore - a player he signed in League One and managed for a number of years at Bramall Lane.
EARLY SIGNING
“I love him to bits. He was one of our early signings and he was outstanding in League One. He’s had competition at the football club, and just as a general person and character, he’s brilliant. I caught up with him recently, in not great circumstances, and he’s such a fabulous guy."
HAPPY HE'S DOING WELL
"I’m delighted for him, he’s been playing games at Sunderland. I’m not so sure he’s going to start on Friday but it’s always a pleasure and he was a big part of the start of the journey we went on.”
MESSAGE TO HIS OWN PLAYERS
"I want them to be engrossed in football, I want them to love football and to come in and go, 'They were good last night,' or 'They didn't get that result.’. I talked about it, one of the teams over this last round of fixtures would drop points and it happened (Sunderland drawing with West Brom). We can't be the one teams are expecting to beat. It's an incredibly even contest and we have to enjoy it and embrace it and accept where we are and get on with it. I am and hopefully the players are feeling the same."
