Sheffield United have sacked manager Ruben Selles following Friday’s 5-0 thrashing by the Blues at Portman Road.

That defeat was the Blades’ fifth of the season in the Championship leaving them bottom of the table without a point, while they also exited the Carabao Cup at the first-round stage.

Last season, the South Yorkshiremen finished third in the table before unluckily losing 2-1 to Sunderland in the play-off final.

Manager Chris Wilder left the club following the failure to win promotion with former Hull City and Reading boss Selles taking over in June.

Wilder is now expected to return for a third spell in charge at Bramall Lane.

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muccletonjoe added 11:13 - Sep 14 No one who saw the game on friday will be surprised at that. Looks like we played them at exactly the right time. I can't see it being such an easy game if they put Wilder back in charge for the next one.
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ringwoodblue added 11:29 - Sep 14 Sellés was a strange appointment as was Martin at Rangers and I suspect both will be looking for new jobs soon. Wilder must be raking the money in being continually sacked and reappointed to the same job. I think Sheff Utd should go with Steve Cooper
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Town1Inter0 added 11:38 - Sep 14 Sheffield Utd were playing the wrong team at the wrong time and luck didn't go their way either. They looked a threat against us in the first 20 mins on Friday, with a lot of possession and good pressing. If we're honest, they were unlucky for 2 of our goals. If they had scored early on or if they had played an easy Championship team it could have been a different scenario for him.

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Gforce added 11:39 - Sep 14 Seems very harsh to me.They could of at least given him the next two games to turn it round, which i believe are Charlton and Oxford, both very winnable.
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Juggsy added 11:45 - Sep 14 @ringwoodblue Steve Cooper is Brondby manager
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Broadbent23 added 11:50 - Sep 14 All our goals were scored from the left side of field and Selles never solved the problem so the sack was inevitable. Sorry for him as his recent record is so poor and I don't think many EFL teams will want him on their short lists. Wilder will not be the answer third time as the championship has moved on in his absence. There are a lot of young hungry managers like our KMc with more progressive ideas.

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Len_Brennan added 11:50 - Sep 14 Sean Dyche is a likely contender.
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Bert added 12:03 - Sep 14 Just like us he had a lot of new faces to blend into his team but unlike us the top brass at SU haven’t really given Selles enough time to make it work.Wilder has sentiment with him but he is old school so may not be enough to address why they collapsed towards the end of last season.
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Saxonblue74 added 12:07 - Sep 14 No time offered as usual. Instant results always expected. I dare say had we not won on Friday there would have been a few short sighted calls for McKennas head.
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bobble added 12:21 - Sep 14 Its not his fault sheffield city has forgot how to play football....
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jas0999 added 12:29 - Sep 14 No surprise. Sheffield were poor. That’s football nowadays.
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TimmyH added 13:09 - Sep 14 They set up completely wrong on Friday...played right into our hands, no surprise at all he's gone.
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Dissboyitfc added 13:54 - Sep 14 Chris wilder, really? Only a fool does the same thing expecting different results!
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d77sgw added 14:00 - Sep 14 Right now I suspect they would take the ‘same result’ - ie getting to the playoff final…
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johnwarksshorts added 14:15 - Sep 14 Ringwood blue. Steve Cooper just been appointed head coach at Brondby.
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Chrisd added 16:39 - Sep 14 Why did The Blades sack Wilder in the first place? It was a bizarre decision at the time. Occasionally, reality is stranger than fiction, this being a case in point. I expect Wilder back at the helm for them over the coming days.
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micksillett added 18:34 - Sep 14 If I was Wilder I'd tell them to poke it !
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SussexTractor added 19:06 - Sep 14 Harsh but football is a results business. They bossed position in the first half with no end product and Town had help because they came to okay football rather than do a Derby.
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Monkey_Blue added 21:32 - Sep 14 The humiliation of the owners having to correct their ridiculous decision and go back to Wilder or the lack of self respect from Wilder if he doesn’t tell them to shove it… not sure which is more cringeworthy
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FromIpswichToPhoenix added 21:56 - Sep 14 Five games is a bit harsh. Plenty of coaches have been able to turn it around.
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naa added 09:01 - Sep 15 Broadbent23 - Wilder has been absent from the Championship for 5 games. Has it really moved on that much since then? He last had a team were top of the table in April.
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naa added 09:03 - Sep 15 Monkey_Blue - Wilder is Sheffield through and through though. All he wants to do is manage the Blades so I can't see him turning them down.
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EuanTown added 11:27 - Sep 15 Sheff utd are the new Peterborough. Ferguson in, Ferguson out, in, out, in, out
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JewellintheTown added 13:50 - Sep 15 Hokey Cokey United. You put your Wilder in, your Wilder out, in, out, in, out, you shake it all about ... Personally, I'd like to see any sacked manager replaced with ones that let us beat them 5-0 each time.
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warwickblue added 13:57 - Sep 15 Whilst I feel sorry for Blades fans at least they can console themselves with the fact that they don't support Derby.
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