BOOZED-UP Chris Wilder taunted the “muppets” at bitter rivals Leeds and roared: Who’s got the bottle now?
Wilder then hailed his men for clinching a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2007 — and turned on his Yorkshire rivals, who are now destined for the play-offs.
The boyhood Blades fan said: “Everyone should be so proud.
“The way we’ve attacked the division and dealt with heartache and refused to be beaten, it’s an amazing group.
“I’ve got muppets from Leeds talking about precious honours and Patrick Bamford and Adam Forshaw and ‘it’s over to you’ — they got beat seven times since Christmas and we’ve been beaten once.
“Don’t mention anything about bottle and b******s and us. The best two teams have gone up.
“Everyone wanted Leeds to go up and we’ve come steaming through and deserve Premier League football next year.”
Wilder also slammed Bamford after the striker was accused of conning the ref at Elland Road to get a Villa player sent off.
It’s always in your coconut trying to bring the club forward and it’s unbelievable
Chris Wilder, Sheffield United manager
But he applauded Leeds counterpart Marcelo Bielsa for sportingly allowing Villa to equalise after Mateusz Klich’s controversial opener.
Wilder added: “Full respect for Marcelo Bielsa today. Not full respect to Patrick Bamford.
“If anyone wants to buy me a drink I’m on Moretti but I’ll take Peroni as well!”
Getting over the line is an incredible achievement for Wilder, who has bagged two promotions in three seasons amid a boardroom power battle.
The 51-year-old has called for joint-owners Kevin McCabe and Saudi royal Prince Abdullah to sort out their dispute over the club’s ownership and put the fans first next season.
Wilder added: “I’m still disappointed with stuff off the pitch and hopefully that gets sorted out.
“The owners are custodians, it’s not theirs and they’re here to run it in the right way.
“I’d love to take the club forward. The people who pay their hard-earned money are the ones who should be thought about first.”
Video footage posted on the Blades’ official Twitter feed suggested Wilder was going to be at the heart of a wild night out.
He jokingly soaked a TV reporter with lager as he jumped up and down celebrating with top scorer Billy Sharp.
Midfielder Ollie Norwood was snapped stood on a table, glugging a magnum of champagne, while the squad later posed for photos on the pitch.
But Wilder was adamant he would be plotting for next season even while he partied.
He added: “It’s always in your coconut trying to bring the club forward and it’s unbelievable.
“But you’ve got to be in the arena to fight and we’ll be in the arena.
“It’s been a tough old few years and I’m delighted for everyone.
“I’ve been fronting an unbelievable group.
“The players are unbelievably proud of the backing from the punters and we will need it next year because there will be some quite difficult games!
“At the moment we’re the second-best team in the division and we’re going to try and be the best next Sunday.”
