Blades v Rochdale - Match Highlights

[Bladesman]

Unbelievable save from Moore! Looked it at the ground, too.

Even better from behind the goal.

 

[LJBlade]

That's what happens when you only have one defender and a bunch of clowns making up the numbers.

*Awaits idiotic comments about how the defence has "gotten us to the top of the table".

It's not idiotic when it's correct, no matter how much you disagree with it. I'm guessing you disagree with Chris Wilder by the way?

I'm surprised you're happy to bring this up again actually considering how our other conversations on the matter have ended with you ignoring me when it becomes obvious that you're wrong

 

[nicksufc]

Plenty of idiots on here banging on about how we're going to win the Championship next season, I've never heard such tosh in my life. You only need to look through those highlights, and the fact we'll possibly win this league with one of the lowest points hauls in recent years, to realise that it's going to be a hell of a step-up in standard if we do go up. Several new defenders required.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Plenty of idiots on here banging on about how we're going to win the Championship next season

Plenty??? I've read no mention of this till reading your comment. There's plenty of reason to be confident currently, but I don't think people have quite gone crazy just yet.

 

[Fanny magnet]

Plenty of idiots on here banging on about how we're going to win the Championship next season, I've never heard such tosh in my life. You only need to look through those highlights, and the fact we'll possibly win this league with one of the lowest points hauls in recent years, to realise that it's going to be a hell of a step-up in standard if we do go up. Several new defenders required.

Yeah ,name one

 

[ForgeBlade]

was Dales first goal a tad offside

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Fuckinghell...he's a mile and a half off from that pic.

Note the lino is a few yards behind...poor officials yet again.

Not to take anything away from rochdale...they were excellent and deserved at least a point (in my opinion) but bloodyhell...that's awful from the linesman.

 

[Treeton Blade]

Poor goals, but these things happen over a season, defended well in the main.

Freeman poor for the first, again. He ball watched for Scunthorpes goal at the Lane.
Basham should have headed it out before the second.
Third was sloppy all round.

Got away with it, the point was a good one.

 

[LJBlade]

Poor goals, but these things happen over a season, defended well in the main.

Freeman poor for the first, again. He ball watched for Scunthorpes goal at the Lane.
Basham should have headed it out before the second.
Third was sloppy all round.

Got away with it, the point was a good one.

I don't think Freeman was ball watching, I think he was trying to play their man offside and from the image that's been posted it shows it would've worked if the linesman had been up with play. Not using the offside as an excuse because we still should've done better at stopping the cross

 

[Ricky]

The image of the first goal is taken when the ball is close to the goalscorer, quite some time after leaving the crosser's foot.

If the other Rochdale player got a touch on it before Davies, it was offside. If it went to Davies directly from the cross, it might have been onside.

Either way, Freeman should have been goal side of him. Why take the risk?

 

[blade too long]

shit happens , a draw sometimes is a fair result , we are 6 games into a 17 game unbeaten run makes it sound a lot better

 

[Kev Gee]

Ebanks is well out of position for the 3rd goal there.

 

[Treeton Blade]

I don't think Freeman was ball watching, I think he was trying to play their man offside and from the image that's been posted it shows it would've worked if the linesman had been up with play. Not using the offside as an excuse because we still should've done better at stopping the cross

He was onside, lino perfectly positioned.

Freeman ball watched, then stuck his arm up.
Poor from him on the second too, allowed Lund to get ahead of him.

 

[Ricky]

He was onside, lino perfectly positioned.

Freeman ball watched, then stuck his arm up.
Poor from him on the second too, allowed Lund to get ahead of him.

That was Coutts.

As with Freeman and ball watching, hardly the first time he's made it easy for a midfield opponent in the penalty area.

 

[wizadry]

The image of the first goal is taken when the ball is close to the goalscorer, quite some time after leaving the crosser's foot.

If the other Rochdale player got a touch on it before Davies, it was offside. If it went to Davies directly from the cross, it might have been onside.

Either way, Freeman should have been goal side of him. Why take the risk?

Freeman stays in line with the rest of the defence like they do on the training ground, if the official did his job right then we would be saying what a great defensive line it was, which it was. The player was way offside because it flicked off the player in the middle of the box as the cross comes in, if it didn't get a flick of their player we would've probably cleared the ball.

Laffertys' strike was unbelievable but his defending was a bit to be desired. He doesn't do enough to stop crosses or players drifting past him, he defends like he starts the game on a booking, very cautiously.

 

[wizadry]

He was onside, lino perfectly positioned.

Freeman ball watched, then stuck his arm up.
Poor from him on the second too, allowed Lund to get ahead of him.

He was comfortably offside.

 

[Ricky]

Freeman stays in line with the rest of the defence like they do on the training ground, if the official did his job right then we would be saying what a great defensive line it was, which it was. The player was way offside because it flicked off the player in the middle of the box as the cross comes in, if it didn't get a flick of their player we would've probably cleared the ball.

Laffertys' strike was unbelievable but his defending was a bit to be desired. He doesn't do enough to stop crosses or players drifting past him, he defends like he starts the game on a booking, very cautiously.

You know what they do on the training ground?

It was offside if the other player got a touch, but I don't see how you can be sure from watching it.

If Davies was in an onside position when the cross was struck then Freeman made the wrong decision. If Davies was in a marginally offside position when the cross was struck Freeman made the wrong decision - it's a dangerous game to rely on officials like that, especially in this league. He would've only been right to do what he did if he was comfortably offside when the cross was struck, and no footage seems to show whether he was or not.

 

[Mendi]

Crazy game it was full of drama.

 

[Keen Blade]

Our whole teamwork out of possession was poor yesterday and the defensive shape was really poor , especially with crosses.
I am confident that CW will have read the Riot Act to the team last night.
No point getting promoted if you're going to defend like that.
Third goal FFS ! Total shambles from start to finish.
Great move by Rochdale ? Fuck off ! We had 3 players running along together looking at each other instead of the Dale attackers - me and my mates , all 60 years old , could have put that move together in the space Dale were gifted.

 

[wizadry]

You know what they do on the training ground?

It was offside if the other player got a touch, but I don't see how you can be sure from watching it.

If Davies was in an onside position when the cross was struck then Freeman made the wrong decision. If Davies was in a marginally offside position when the cross was struck Freeman made the wrong decision - it's a dangerous game to rely on officials like that, especially in this league. He would've only been right to do what he did if he was comfortably offside when the cross was struck, and no footage seems to show whether he was or not.

I was bang in line with it at the game and i'm adamant that the player touched it as the cross came in and that he was way offside otherwise I wouldn't have commented.

As for the snide remark regarding the training ground, it's common practice to keep a straight line when defending, if one person drops deeper on one side of the pitch he'd risk playing someone onside over the other side of the pitch, a man with your apparent knowledge of the game should know this, if they aren't practicing it in training then it would be inept but luckily I think they will be.

Freeman didn't defend too well on Saturday but he can't be blamed for the goal in my opinion, there were a whole host of things that could and shouldve been done beforehand. Lafferty on the other hand was for the most part shocking defensively but because he scored a wonder goal it gets forgotten.

 

[Pinchy]

I've never heard such tosh in my life.

But you have written plenty.

 

[Pinchy]

Our whole teamwork out of possession was poor yesterday and the defensive shape was really poor , especially with crosses.
I am confident that CW will have read the Riot Act to the team last night.
No point getting promoted if you're going to defend like that.
Third goal FFS ! Total shambles from start to finish.
Great move by Rochdale ? Fuck off ! We had 3 players running along together looking at each other instead of the Dale attackers - me and my mates , all 60 years old , could have put that move together in the space Dale were gifted.

Are you sure you are a keen Blade, Keen Blade?

You do a decent impression of a knee-jerking moaner.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Wapping Blade]

Cheers Bladesman.

Their goalie steps well over to the right for our first and has no chance of getting back.

EEL does a Chief-like takedown of their goalie for our 3rd!

 

[Keen Blade]

Are you sure you are a keen Blade, Keen Blade?

You do a decent impression of a knee-jerking moaner.

Just calling it as I saw it , the Chris Wilder way ............. no point glossing over deficiencies if you're keen to succeed.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Lafferty on the other hand was for the most part shocking defensively but because he scored a wonder goal it gets forgotten.

Looking back at his attempt to deal with NML, I think the goal must have gone to Lafferty's head to such an extent that he thought he all of a sudden had super strength. The thing to do would have been to try and slide the ball into touch. He was never in a million years going to be able to actually outmuscle NML, who in that sort of battle would have the beating of most left-backs at this level. Madness.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

You know what they do on the training ground?

It was offside if the other player got a touch, but I don't see how you can be sure from watching it.

If Davies was in an onside position when the cross was struck then Freeman made the wrong decision. If Davies was in a marginally offside position when the cross was struck Freeman made the wrong decision - it's a dangerous game to rely on officials like that, especially in this league. He would've only been right to do what he did if he was comfortably offside when the cross was struck, and no footage seems to show whether he was or not.

The goal was comfortably onside, our defenders were switched off and static.

I was sat bang in line. Even the appeals from the players were half hearted, they knew they'd ballsed up.

 

[wizadry]

The goal was comfortably onside, our defenders were switched off and static.

I was sat bang in line. Even the appeals from the players were half hearted, they knew they'd ballsed up.

It might have been half hearted although i personally didnt think it was at the time but they appealed as soon as they knew it flicked off the player in the box. They knew the decision wouldn't get overturned because the refs decision is final and there was no point carrying on the claim as we were still comfortable and leading at the time. This always factors into claiming for something, if that goal would've made the game 3-2 to Rochdale the claims would have been a lot different and carried on a lot longer, from my experiences anyway.