Bournemouth's boyhood Blade waxes lyrical on 'great man' Chris Wilder and Sheffield United

The former United stopper, who Wilder let leave for the south coast, is looking forward to making a return to Bramall Lane and catching up with a man he believes still isn’t getting enough credit for what he has achieved in such a short space of time in charge of the Blades.

Ramsdale told the Bournemouth Echo: “He’s a great man and a great manager and obviously you can tell now with that squad and that club and it’s all about him. It’s all about Alan Knill, who probably doesn’t get enough credit, Darren Ward behind the scenes and those three have really galvanised that squad.

“When I go there I’m going to have respect for the fans obviously but let’s get it straight that I’m going there to spoil the fun and help Bournemouth get a win.”

On whether he thought, back then, Wilder would lead United to the promised land of the top tier, Ramsdale added: “You could tell we were going to get promoted in League One. Premier League, at some point but obviously not the rise they had.

“League One was easy for him, Championship was easy for him and there’s always doubters for some reason. Hopefully he’s getting the credit he deserves.

“It’s a special place to be when it’s going good. And it’s only been going good since Chris Wilder came in.

“I can’t speak highly enough of him. He was superb for me when I was there, been superb for players I’ve spoken to who have gone in there like Deano (Henderson).

“He creates an atmosphere which everyone enjoys, so when it’s going good it’s going really good and the lads are just confident. I speak to a handful of the lads quite often, even the lads who aren’t playing, they’re still enjoying it, still enjoying training and things like that so it’s a credit to them.”

Ramsdale will have a few of his mates in the crowd at Bramall Lane on Sunday and he’s gearing up for a bit of ribbing from the stands. But as the the 21-year-old admits, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

He added: “There’s a lot of the lads texting me saying they’re going to give me some stick in the Sheffield United end and I said they wouldn’t be my mates if they didn’t!

“I’m looking forward to that because at the end of the day it is a rivalry. I’m not going there as a Sheffield United fan, I’m going there as a Bournemouth player.

“I’m not going to be happy if we concede, I’m not going to be happy if we lose. Just because Sheffield United are doing well, that doesn’t mean anything to me.”