🔗 Share this article Patrick Bamford Signs With Sheffield United Despite Initiating Abusive Chants About Coach Wilder The striker has signed with the Championship side only half a year after starting disrespectful taunts targeting the team's coach, Wilder. This experienced forward, without a club since leaving Leeds United, has signed a contract joining the second-tier club in difficulty through the winter. His seven-year spell at Elland Road concluded by mutual consent this past summer. Among the player's final notable acts as a Leeds player was to lead abusive songs regarding Wilder amid Leeds' success festivities this spring. Currently, the one-cap England international will feature under Wilder as the Blades’ manager looks to rescue the team he loves out of the drop zone. Past History Between Bamford & the Manager The pair had a past before Leeds moved up back to the top flight last season and United lost the promotion decider to Sunderland. The manager described the forward as “a muppet” when the roles were reversed during the 2018-19 season and the Blades secured automatic promotion whereas Leeds missed out in the playoffs. Reconciliation and Looking Ahead All appears to have been put behind them with United, the league's least productive attack, urgently requiring of a boost in attack while Bamford looking to resurrect his playing days. The song about Wilder went viral in April. An apologetic Bamford and the Leeds manager, Daniel Farke, phoned Wilder the following day. Wilder stated back then: “Spoke with Patrick recently and I’ve no issue whatsoever with it. I’m not sure regarding the language from a fellow pro! But I valued and respected him giving me a call. “We spent a short while and the same again I talked with Daniel as well and had a longer discussion together and he is a super guy, a class act. When I was playing we used to dish it out and take it and that’s an integral part of football across all levels, including Sunday league. I have absolutely no issue. I'm fine with the situation and I told him that to Patrick.” Latest Career Struggles The forward featured in 18 appearances with Leeds United last season however the former Forest, Chelsea FC and Middlesbrough player has struggled with injury over the past few seasons.