BBC Sport
Sheffield United striker Patrick Bamford has praised the “rare” honesty of boss Chris Wilder.
Bamford, 32, who has joined the Blades on a deal until until January, phoned Wilder to apologise after starting a derogatory chant about him during Leeds’ Premier League promotion celebrations in April.
Wilder said at the time he had “no issue” with it although the pair have previously clashed.
In 2019 Wilder called Bamford “a muppet” when Sheffield United went up ahead of Leeds.
“When the video came out of the chant it was one of those where I had had a few drinks and the next day my mum was panicking saying ‘why have you started that?'” he told BBC Radio Sheffield.
“I thought I should ring Chris…
