Chris Wilder has addressed Steven Rosen’s comments earlier this week, insisting communication and clarity are “massive” for Sheffield United while revealing the dialogue he has had with the chairman.

Chris Wilder believes that communication and clarity is “massive” for Sheffield United after being asked about owner Steven Rosen’s appearance on an American podcast earlier this week. The Blades co-owner sat down with Cleveland Browns broadcaster and long-time associate Nathan Zegura in the States.

In the chat with Zegura, Rosen attempted to dismiss concerns over a potential points deduction and the ongoing dispute with former owner Prince Abdullah, while also discussing other decisions in his time at United and the club’s links with America.

The lack of detail in the chat has still prompted questions from supporters and local media, who are concerned about some of the major issues currently facing the club under the watch of Rosen and co-owner Helmy Eltoukhy.

Neither have spoken to any Sheffield media since taking ownership in 2024, making the podcast the first time either have faced questions, however soft they appeared.

In the video Rosen admitted that boss Wilder had had to face questions on the ongoing ownership saga, which saw Rosen and Eltoukhy’s COH Sports Bidco company wound up in the High Court last month over an alleged - but never disputed - £35m unpaid debt.

“I think communication and clarity is massive for a football club and we're all vested stakeholders, manager, coaches, players and the most important part of the football club is the supporters,” said Wilder.

“The chairman has addressed that in his own way and my sole focus, I don't think anybody else in the division has had to deal with the situations I've had to deal with this year, but I'll deal with them.

“I'm an experienced manager ... I'll deal with them. I'll be the spokesman for the football club on that. Sometimes, when it is sensitive, the approach might be the approach that it has been.

“Until everything gets cleared up and sorted out and put to bed, which I imagine when it does, there'll be a final statement on that. Maybe that's been the approach of the owners and the chairman, but I'm happy to take it on my shoulders and deal with it and explain it.

“I have done. I would rather get on with working as a football manager, but as David Moyes said, there's always disappointments at football clubs that you've got to deal with or certain situations you've got to deal with.

“I've dealt with it and now hopefully we can concentrate on the football.”

Wilder was then asked whether he was confident the dispute involving the former owner would ultimately be resolved without causing further problems for the club.

He declined to discuss any private conversations but made clear that his understanding of the situation is no different to what has been made public.

“I've had the same dialogue as what was published,” Wilder added. “I can't take my eye off the ball as well. I can't get caught up in stuff.

“I'll deal with stuff and be the representative of the club from the playing side, coaches and managers. The dialogue that I've had with the chairman has been exactly 100 per cent the same as what the supporters have had.”