CONFIRMED James Hanson leaves the club

[wizadry]

All I know is, there's some reyt cronies on this thread.

 

[Woodwardfan]

So because I generally agree with sitwell on here I'm a crony and my views are not valid even though I have never knowingly met him?

'Crony' was perhaps a strong word,sorry about that to you and others.

No, to your question then. What I mean is Sitwell has earned a little 'cult' following who love his (alternative) sense of humour and his outspoken ways. I too enjoy his input on here but disagree and agree with him a lot..

He picks up 'likes' very easily , as I said "good luck to him", yet provokes opposite views more often. That's all, I was really backing up Fulwoods point about debating respectfully.

 

[Pinchy]

All I know is, there's some reyt cronies on this thread.

One thing from which I'm safe. Nobody would have me as a crony...

 

[Rodley]

'Crony' was perhaps a strong word,sorry about that to you and others.

No, to your question then. What I mean is Sitwell has earned a little 'cult' following who love his (alternative) sense of humour and his outspoken ways. I too enjoy his input on here but disagree and agree with him a lot..

He picks up 'likes' very easily , as I said "good luck to him", yet provokes opposite views more often. That's all, I was really backing up Fulwoods point about debating respectfully.

sitwell be like

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

All I know is, there's some reyt cronies on this thread.

Crocks yep , and I am one of them

 

[Woodwardfan]

Of course, Wyke was untried and untested at this level whereas Hanson has been around this Div and above for a few years. Our aim in Jan was to sign players to try and bolster our promotion bid and that is exactly what all our signings look like they are helping us achieve. Hanson was just the type of player we needed. It seems Wyke has started well at Bradford but it was a bit of a gamble. We knew waht we were getting. If we are promoted it would mean another big step up for Wyke so it would make the risk of buying him a bit bigger. Whether Hanson cuts it again in the Championship we don't know, but he has played at that level and more so than most of our squad. To have genuine options to strengthen the team at various points in a match is something we now have. To be able to bring on players like Carruthers, O'Shea and Lavery makes such a difference. If Hanson doesn't start I suspect defences wouldn't be too pleased to see him come on as they know they will be in for a battle late on in the game. Too often we just had no one able to do that with the central defenders. One high ball to the back post yesterday in the first half saw Hanson get a powerful header back into the danger area where, to many fans, Sharpe, was pushed to the ground but the referee didn't agree. We hadn't got that option before he arrived. Also, a few teams have pushed up onto our midfield and sometimes the ball has to go long from the back. It happened a few times yesterday and Hanson had three men around him on the long kicks but he won nearly all of them. Ok, they may not all have gone direct to our players but it helped us get some possession in the opposition half.

Hanson usually does the right thing with his headers and is always aware of the situation. How often do we see strikers head at goal selfishly when colleagues are well placed?

 

[Pinchy]

'Crony' was perhaps a strong word,sorry about that to you and others.

No, to your question then. What I mean is Sitwell has earned a little 'cult' following who love his (alternative) sense of humour and his outspoken ways. I too enjoy his input on here but disagree and agree with him a lot..

He picks up 'likes' very easily , as I said "good luck to him", yet provokes opposite views more often. That's all, I was really backing up Fulwoods point about debating respectfully.

I like his outspoken ways a lot. He supports his team and speaks out against unjustified negativity, unfairness and general drivel (a full-time job on matchdays). I do the same. However, we have quite vociferous disagreements from time to time. I am certainly not a member of any cult, though may act like one now and then...

 

[JJ Sefton]

'Crony' was perhaps a strong word,sorry about that to you and others.

No, to your question then. What I mean is Sitwell has earned a little 'cult' following who love his (alternative) sense of humour and his outspoken ways. I too enjoy his input on here but disagree and agree with him a lot..

He picks up 'likes' very easily , as I said "good luck to him", yet provokes opposite views more often. That's all, I was really backing up Fulwoods point about debating respectfully.

I have a shrine to sitwell in my flat. I put a plate of egg sandwiches and a can of Tizer in front of it before I head out to work in the morning.

 

[Woodwardfan]

Hanson wasn't Wilders first choice,Clarke was.He was bought because Clarke was going to miss most of the season through injury and he felt this type of player was an essential part of our gaining promotion,Wilder was right again !!

And the Board backed him strongly in January.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

So this Hanson bloke splits opinion between those who don't think he's all that and those who see the value of his non goalscoring contributions.
Welcome to The Lane Runaround James,or Sit Down as I shall call you forthwith.

 

[Bladezz]

Before we signed Hanson, teams use to just sit and camp on their own box for the whole match at times. Basically saying come and break us down we aren't moving. We couldn't lump it into box as Sharp and Done/Alavert/McNulty wouldn't challenge the usual 6ft3 centre halves.

With Hanson they have to push up the pitch more. So that means his header is a pass not a shot.

If they don't push up Hanson will put himself on one of the full backs and start demanding crosses. (Peterborough away)

This now gives space inbehind which is where we damage teams. Hanson isn't the best footballer in the world but he makes teams play against us in a way they don't want too.

 

[blade too long]

Wilder plays him , we win matches when plays

whats not to like
who gives a flyin fuck who scores the goals , weve scored 15 in last 6 games and Hansons been part of it
while Hansons occupying 2 defenders Freeman gets a free shot at goal

which bit of that is hard to take in

 

['Doc' Pace my hero]

And the Board backed him strongly in January.

I bet he had to do some convincing,having already secured Clarke on a 3 year contract,it was a big call funding the Hanson purchase,you are quite right.

 

[I should coco]

is he good enough, and should he be dropped?

No and yes for me, no better than clarke. Would rather clarke (if fit) but lavery for me should be starting ahead of him. For me he has no place here next season if we go up.

He was poor yesterday, Lavery should have replaced him sooner,

I think his only real asset is his height. His passing is not good. He does not score and apart from his flick on heading he does not get a header on the goal target with any force. At Oxford and Swindon he was ineffective. Yesterday he was again ineffective.

This is not good enough. His ability in the air, which I originally believed was his biggest strength, is also no where near good enough for a man his size. J

Someone who can trap a football would be a good start

Bad signing, not needed now and certainly not required next season.

It's great that we have all thse experienced managers who can clearly see Hanson's fault's from just 90 minutes every fortnight.

That idiot Wilder who sees him every day on the training ground, obviously has no idea.

WILDER OUT!

 

[Deano's Shorts]

The relevant plus points to Hanson have already been well said, but here's my two pence worth:

1. He's a nuisance up top and gives big burly League One centre backs something more to think about that the more diminutive Sharp et al (who, in truth, doesn't let himself get bullied)
2. For a big lad he does a hell of a lot of running and chasing down and by the time Wilder subs him off on 80 minutes the man can barely drag himself off the pitch. That in itself is commendable.
3. To compliment his physical presence in attack, he offers additional height when defending set-plays, leaving Sharp and Fleck to worry about counter-attacking. Granted, Basham, O'Connell and Ebanks-Landell are no dwarves, but his defensive work is not to be sniffed at in this rough-and-tumble division. I'd rather have him challenging for the ball in the air from inswinging corners than Duffy...
4. Following on from point 2, to be able to put the likes of Carruthers, Lavery or O'Shea on in place of Hanson for the last 10-15 minutes is a great tactic and the injection of pace and skill must be a real pain in the arse for opposition defenders as they start to tire.

Sharp and Hanson is our Owen and Heskey

 

[Deano's Shorts]

The relevant plus points to Hanson have already been well said, but here's my two pence worth:

1. He's a nuisance up top and gives big burly League One centre backs something more to think about that the more diminutive Sharp et al (who, in truth, doesn't let himself get bullied)
2. For a big lad he does a hell of a lot of running and chasing down and by the time Wilder subs him off on 80 minutes the man can barely drag himself off the pitch. That in itself is commendable.
3. To compliment his physical presence in attack, he offers additional height when defending set-plays, leaving Sharp and Fleck to worry about counter-attacking. Granted, Basham, O'Connell and Ebanks-Landell are no dwarves, but his defensive work is not to be sniffed at in this rough-and-tumble division. I'd rather have him challenging for the ball in the air from inswinging corners than Duffy...
4. Following on from point 2, to be able to put the likes of Carruthers, Lavery or O'Shea on in place of Hanson for the last 10-15 minutes is a great tactic and the injection of pace and skill must be a real pain in the arse for opposition defenders as they start to tire.

Sharp and Hanson is our Owen and Heskey

That said, I think Clarke does most of what Hanson offers but has better ball control and finishing.

 

[71Blade]

I feel the OP has been a tad harsh here, granted you want your strikers to get you goals however we knew Hanson was never going to get 20 goals a season he simply isn't that prolific, i work up in Bradford and most of the Citeh supporters said the same however praised his work rate.

On Saturday i felt sorry for the lad he won flick on after flick on coupled with the defensive headers won, Sharp was out wide for long periods of the game, once players gamble on Hanson winning flick ons we may see more goals, as Keith always sways "you've got to gamble"

not having a go at Sharp BTW just dont think the forwards are on the same page as yet

UTB

 

[Jon P]

Hanson might not be scoring but he's given us another style of play - right on queue at half way in the season - just when we thought teams had "worked out" how to play against us. We now have 2/3 styles of play to keep teams guessing.

It's not all about the goals.

UTB

 

[Esablade]

Still going this one Anyhow, he'll do for me this season...I like Hanson

 

[Silent Blade]

DronnieBlade metalblade SUFCinks and other Hanson Haters

Please have another look at the below video and can you tell me how many Charlton defenders were marking Hanson for each of our goals and why did O'Connell and Lafferty have a lot of space when heading the crosses? Bet you will either not answer this or still refuse to give Hanson credit for the two goals

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10807025/sheffield-utd-2-1-charlton

 

[Kentblade]

DronnieBlade metalblade SUFCinks and other Hanson Haters

Please have another look at the below video and can you tell me how many Charlton defenders were marking Hanson for each of our goals and why did O'Connell and Lafferty have a lot of space when heading the crosses? Bet you will either not answer this or still refuse to give Hanson credit for the two goals

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10807025/sheffield-utd-2-1-charlton

As you know Silent football is always an opinion and we can all view the game in different ways.
As Blades we have always had at least one player who divides opinion.
I was at the game and Hanson played his part in keeping the Charlton's defence occupied.
I can understand he is not every one's cup of tea but he has been brought in to do a specific role.
If that gets us promoted we will all be very happy Blades.

Enjoyed the game on Saturday after a shaky start, Charlton have some good players.

UTB

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Like the 50 million quids worth over the dark side who are banging them in left right and centre ?

Why would anyone sign Fletcher, Hooper or Rhodes is beyond me . There goal scoring record is not that good recently and all appear to be a spent force.

Also I believe Fletcher is on £45K per week .

And we moan about Hanson and Clarke . I know who I would rather have and it ain't them forwards at S6, and I am not being bias on that .

 

[Fulwood Blade]

DronnieBlade metalblade SUFCinks and other Hanson Haters

You should retract the word "haters" - this thread has got nothing whatsoever to do with hating a player.

Have you ever condoned the posters calling Mcnuts cunt, twat etc ? Thought not.

UTB

 

[DronnieBlade]

DronnieBlade metalblade SUFCinks and other Hanson Haters

Please have another look at the below video and can you tell me how many Charlton defenders were marking Hanson for each of our goals and why did O'Connell and Lafferty have a lot of space when heading the crosses? Bet you will either not answer this or still refuse to give Hanson credit for the two goals

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10807025/sheffield-utd-2-1-charlton

OK I'll bite.

If your seriously given Hanson any sort of credit for the first, your deluding yourself. Watch it again. The goal is made purely of a good delivery and JOC getting in front of his marker. Hanson doesn't occupy anyone in this active phase. He is behind towards the back stick.

Now, the 2nd goal. You do have a point !.

The back stick defender follows and tracks Hansons run when he should have passed him on to the other CB marking fresh air. Hansons movement is good , first moving towards the back stick then makes a run towards centre of goal taking said defender with him, leaving Lafferty in Acres.

Good movement from Hanson combined by poor defending creates the back stick overload.

That said, I'll stand by my overall assessment of Hanson based on his stint on the pitch on Saturday.

I wasn't at Rochdale or Oxford. Informed opinion suggests he wasn't great there either.

All abart opinions ! Mine and yours differ wildly to the extent we can't both be right !!!!

UTB

PS the fact Wilder picks him makes it impossible for me to hate him. I'll question his judgement at times, nothing more, nothing less

 

[metalblade]

DronnieBlade metalblade SUFCinks and other Hanson Haters

Please have another look at the below video and can you tell me how many Charlton defenders were marking Hanson for each of our goals and why did O'Connell and Lafferty have a lot of space when heading the crosses? Bet you will either not answer this or still refuse to give Hanson credit for the two goals

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10807025/sheffield-utd-2-1-charlton

Hanson haters? I don't think anyone as said that more like he isn't scoring enough that's all. You really are a drama queen at times, mind you there are a few cronies use this site who go ape shit at the first sign of someone not clapping like a seal. btw Charlton's poor defending (yes two players followed him) does not make Hanson the new Brian Deane. He is a limited league one target man get over it FFS.

 

[Silent Blade]

You should retract the word "haters" - this thread has got nothing whatsoever to do with hating a player.

Have you ever condoned the posters calling Mcnuts cunt, twat etc ? Thought not.

UTB

OK I'll bite.

If your seriously given Hanson any sort of credit for the first, your deluding yourself. Watch it again. The goal is made purely of a good delivery and JOC getting in front of his marker. Hanson doesn't occupy anyone in this active phase. He is behind towards the back stick.

Now, the 2nd goal. You do have a point !.

The back stick defender follows and tracks Hansons run when he should have passed him on to the other CB marking fresh air. Hansons movement is good , first moving towards the back stick then makes a run towards centre of goal taking said defender with him, leaving Lafferty in Acres.

Good movement from Hanson combined by poor defending creates the back stick overload.

That said, I'll stand by my overall assessment of Hanson based on his stint on the pitch on Saturday.

I wasn't at Rochdale or Oxford. Informed opinion suggests he wasn't great there either.

All abart opinions ! Mine and yours differ wildly to the extent we can't both be right !!!!

UTB

PS the fact Wilder picks him makes it impossible for me to hate him. I'll question his judgement at times, nothing more, nothing less

Hanson haters? I don't think anyone as said that more like he isn't scoring enough that's all. You really are a drama queen at times, mind you there are a few cronies use this site who go ape shit at the first sign of someone not clapping like a seal. btw Charlton's poor defending (yes two players followed him) does not make Hanson the new Brian Deane. He is a limited league one target man get over it FFS.

How predictable! I prefer to listen to John Terry's endorsement of James Hanson.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co....n_for_leaving_Chelsea_black_and_Blues/?ref=mr

 

[metalblade]

How predictable! I prefer to listen to John Terry's endorsement of James Hanson.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co....n_for_leaving_Chelsea_black_and_Blues/?ref=mr

I remember someone saying Nick Montgomery was the best midfielder they had ever played against .................................... OH how we laughed, yeah no fucker believed that one either. As well as a drama queen you are a bit gullible too it seems

 

[Silent Blade]

I remember someone saying Nick Montgomery was the best midfielder they had ever played against .................................... OH how we laughed, yeah no fucker believed that one either. As well as a drama queen you are a bit gullible too it seems

It was Frank Lampard who said Monty was very difficult to play against rather than best midfielder he played against.

Oh yeah you have had a better football career and knowledge than Terry and Lampard!

 

[Fulwood Blade]

How predictable! I prefer to listen to John Terry's endorsement of James Hanson.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co....n_for_leaving_Chelsea_black_and_Blues/?ref=mr

It really is quite extraordinary how you keep taking yourself to new levels of silliness.

UTB

 

[Silent Blade]

It really is quite extraordinary how you keep taking yourself to new levels of silliness.

UTB

Oh yes, Wilder is a poor manager!