Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is drawing inspiration from the club's legendary ex-boss Dave Bassett.
Wilder knows Bassett very well, as he was on his team that won two promotions in the late 1980s and then stayed in the First Division (now Premier League) in 1990-1991.
The club were winless after 16 games, but eventually finished 13th after kick starting their season in December 1990 with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.
The Blades manager: “It was the same dismissive narrative from the outside then as it is now – Sheffield United have lost again, we're down and nobody is really bothered about us.
“It's a similar siege mentality, so I've had experience of it and that Forest game felt like an FA Cup final win with supporters running on the pitch.
“That was the start of a great escape and going into the New Year we won seven games on the spin.
“I'm not saying we're going to do that – the Premier League has moved on – but that group was together, they took their blows on the chin and came out swinging.
“When you have a bit of belief, some good can happen so we have to stay really positive and believe we can replicate what that team did in 1990-91."
