Open goal misses at Bramall Lane

[1973Blade]

The most famous one was Ronaldo's at the Bramall Lane end for Manchester United in 2006, which features in many You Tube 'worst misses' clips. I also remember Gary Lineker missing an absolute sitter in front of the Kop to everyone's delight (when he played for Spurs) but I can't remember if it was an open goal. What is the worst miss you have seen at Bramall Lane?

 

[WhiteHawk]

Connor Sammon the other year.

 

[S64 Blade]

Didn't Michael Owen miss a sitter (not sure if open net) in the League Cup game in 2003?

 

[Reedy1889]

Febian Brandy's against MK Dons (was it?)was pretty bad.

 

[Lee Baxter]

This abomination has to be up there.

 

[WhiteHawk]

This abomination has to be up there.

Yep, that's the one I was thinking of.

 

[Tyler Durden]

This abomination has to be up there.

Against Blackpool I believe?

Knew then it would be a long season.

 

[1973Blade]

Yep, that's the one I was thinking of.

Brings back bad memories!

 

[Grecian2000]

Remember Mark Bright heading one over for Port Vale from about a yard (Lane End).
Bad Buy missed a corker from best part of 6 inches (for Wolves, and we still bloody signed him) (Kop End).

 

[bladestrivia]

Not at the lane but Boxing Day was it a bad miss by mcphail or was it a world class save by bobby blunder

 

[RammyBlade]

Don Givens missed penalty in the 85th minute to send us down to the 4th division !

 

[Trigger Blade]

Ade Akinbyi for Wolves at the Kop end.

He feigned injury straight after, but I reckon he was just embarrassed

 

[Blade82]

This abomination has to be up there.

At the time I said to my old man summet along the lines of at least he's getting in the right areas he'll score a sackful this season ...

 

[BushBlade]

Forte. Was it against Carlisle?

 

[Stretch]

Febian Brandy's against MK Dons (was it?)was pretty bad.

Yep, to this day I wonder what might have happened had he scored that. If I recall rightly he then went down the other end of the pitch and got red carded. In that one match he went from being our most exciting player (MOM on opening game of season) to being reviled.

Those 3 points would have bought Weir more time and maybe, just maybe we would have turned a corner? Or maybe not?

 

[Reedy1889]

Yep, to this day I wonder what might have happened had he scored that. If I recall rightly he then went down the other end of the pitch and got red carded. In that one match he went from being our most exciting player (MOM on opening game of season) to being reviled.

Those 3 points would have bought Weir more time and maybe, just maybe we would have turned a corner? Or maybe not?

around 1.09 mark

 

[1973Blade]

Dominic Calvert Lewin missed an open goal against Crewe in the League Cup. It didn't stop Everton paying £1 million for him!

 

[puppet]

Ashley Ward for Blackburn is another that sticks in the mind

 

[Pierre's PC]

Peter Crouch for Portsmouth missed from about 3inch

 

[Guesty]

This abomination has to be up there.

A load of people on here would have you believe that was Campbell Ryce's fault at the time.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Wasn't there one from Nathan Blake when he came back to play against us?

 

[Jordo Blade.]

Anyone remember Ronaldo putting it over the bar from around 2 yards out at Lane end in the Premiership? Fuckin' useless

 

[Tunstall Fred]

Didnt James Wallace miss from a yard out?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Sammon bless him, had the mobility of a traffic cone, the finishing prowess of a dead lion and the ability in the air of a dwarf in lead boots.

 

[dazzlingblade]

that guy will definitely amount to nothing

 

[Jehovah]

Chris ogrady about one yard out for Wednesday at the Lane in the 2-2. Hit the post.

 

[1973Blade]

Ade Akinbiyi, Chris O Grady and Ashley Ward all missed open goals at Bramall Lane and yet were later signed by us. Maybe we will one day sign Ronaldo!

 

[speedymcgeady]

Barry Hayles for us before warnock bombed him out,can't remember the opponents,but it was at the lane end.

 

[Russ]

Steve Bull once missed from about a yard in front of the kop. The fans promptly chanted - Bull. Shit. Bull Shit.

He never did well against us.

 

[Blade for Sale]

John Reed hit the post with the goal at his mercy, I think v Bolton in the dying embers of Bassett's reign. They show a clip of it at the beginning of the 2005/6 promotion video.