WILDER EDDS INTO TOP FLIGHT TO

STOKE DANIEL FARKE savoured Norwich City’s title success and declared: “We have climbed Mount Everest, now we have to do it again.”

The Premier League-bound Canaries rounded off a memorable season in style with goals from 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 CHRIS WILDER hopes he can be an inspiration to young English coaches because of his fairytale rise from non-league to the Premier League.

The Sheffield United boss (left) is relishing his first campaign in the top flight next term – 18 years after he began his managerial career with Alfreton in the Northern Counties East League.

Wilder, who looks up to countrymen and established Premier League managers Eddie Howe and Sean Dyche, said: “This is obviously the pinnacle of my career and, hopefully, it’s a little bit of inspiration to the likes of me 15 years ago.

“There are certainly enough quality English coaches and managers around, who maybe get overlooked. I take my inspiration from the likes of Eddie and Sean and, hopefully, I’m a little bit of one for other English coaches, who want to work hard and try and achieve the dream.”

Wilder, 51, and his players have partied since winning promotion and there was a definite hangover to their poor first-half display.

The Blades improved after a few stern words from their boss and he was pleased they did not end their fabulous season on a defeat. “We had words at half-time, but I have to say it was a real tough one for the players after all the emotion of the weekend as well as drinking every pub in Sheffield dry for the last four

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