It was either a cute ploy to motivate his players still further, or Chris Wilder has not grasped the appreciation for his side beyond Sheffield.
In the wake of this home draw against Brighton, the Blades boss delivered a message to those who think his team are a Championship outfit who simply boot the ball forward: go back and watch the previous 90 minutes.
Wilder's outburst was strange. Not because he is wrong but because there are very few, if any, observers who do not know exactly what Sheffield United are about, and that is far from a team who simply lump it upfield.