Neil Warnock claims history has repeated itself at Sheffield United with Chris Wilder’s exit because he also left after falling out with the board.
Warnock quit in 2007 in the wake of their last Premier League relegation because he did not feel the board were fully behind him.
Wilder has gone because he disagreed with owner Prince Abdullah and the directors over the club’s future direction.
“I was there for seven years, probably two more years than Chris, and I felt let down when I left,” said the Middlesbrough boss. “I fell out with the hierarchy like he did.
“Everybody knows Chris has done a fabulous job, but managers have to get on with owners whether you like it or not.
“If it gets very stretched, Chris has got his right to say what he wanted, having been there so many years and after doing what he’s done.
“But you have to feel you can work in a situation and he obviously felt there were certain things that he couldn’t work with.”
Warnock, 72, is still managing nearly 15 years after he left Bramall Lane and is confident Wilder will soon be back in the game.
“Life goes on and when he gets his next club, he will like ‘wow, this is a breath of fresh air. I can go and enjoy myself again’,” he said. “That’s what it was like for me and I’m sure it will be the same for Chris.
“I’m sure Chris will walk into a job in the not too distant future.”
United are doomed for relegation and Warnock, who managed them between 1999 and 2007, claims the coronavirus pandemic has hit them harder than their Premier League rivals.
“Of all the teams in the Premier League, I think Sheffield United have suffered more than anybody else because of the lack of fans,” he said.
“Bramall Lane is such a special place, bloody hell, it’s a goal start and if you look back at their problems, it only started with the pandemic.
“It’s been a disaster and they have missed fans more than anybody and whoever takes over will be hoping Bramall Lane can be that hotbed again.”
