Match Thread WBA v The Mighty Blades

[Mumbo]

They always,always, concede at home.
Blades 2-0 up by halftime and cruising.
More even second half but our defence is unbeatable
That cheat of there’s gets 2 yellows cos he just can’t stop diving.
Billy rested for last 20 minutes after his first half brace.
Hogan rounds the keeper to make it 3.
Madine header puts icing on the cake.
Blades march on.......
0-4.
chants of “easy” from away support.
Later.....
Rachel Riley wants it again,can’t say I’m bothered buts she’s desperate........my nuts will take a week to recover.
Not a bad day.

 

[derfblade.3]

Why are people nervous about playing WBA? Not all that from what i've seen of them this season. Someone said WBA ooze quality in another thread. I'm afraid they don't ooze quality at all and i fully expect us to mosh them up today. They were good ,second half at the Lane but by then we should have had the game sewn up. Demolition time today with a big statement made.....The blades are going up!

 

[Harry's Game]

I am pinning my hopes on the fact they have a poor manager who would not get a side anywhere near the top six without parachute payment players.

Hoping CW and AK our tactic him today...

...but if their top players fire like they did in the second half at the Lane it’s going to be very tough.

Same team that stated at Villa for me if everyone is fit, Cranie for Baldock if not.

 

[Dkc]

We've never won a match away away to a promotion rival under Wilder.

I'm sure that's wrong, though I can't think of any offhand.

Weren't Peterborough up in the playffs wen we won there in L1?

 

[Harry's Game]

I'm sure that's wrong, though I can't think of any offhand.

Weren't Peterborough up in the playffs wen we won there in L1?

Southend were around the play offs in League one and the form team with their manager Phil Brown making noises about hunting down the top two and we won there 4-2.

 

[ChalkyBlade]

Got a feeling it might be Sharp and McGoldrick up front. West Brom unlikely to sit back, so might give us a bit more room up top. Fancy Wilder to use Madine as an impact sub as and when.

 

[sufcboy95]

Weirdly think wilder may change formation. 3-5-2 at home against them didn’t work at all in the second half

 

[Dkc]

Southend were around the play offs in League one and the form team with their manager Phil Brown making noises about hunting down the top two and we won there 4-2.

Last day of last season we went to Bristol City and won. Didn't both teams still have a chance of getting in the top six?

EDIT no I think our mathematical chance went the game before - but they were still our "promotion rivals" for much of the season

 

[sufcboy95]

Last day of last season we went to Bristol City and won. Didn't both teams still have a chance of getting in the top six?

Think it was already over for both teams. Sure I can remember it being meaningless game

 

[LJBlade]

I'm sure that's wrong, though I can't think of any offhand.

Weren't Peterborough up in the playffs wen we won there in L1?

Ask him to define what he means by ‘promotion rival’. It changes every time he brings it up.

Anyway, we beat Leeds 2-1 away from home last season when they were 4th in the league and very much in the running for promotion at the time.

 

[Topplayersleave]

Norwich and Leeds both go in front at exactly the same time

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Team news in – Cranie preferred to Basham is perhaps the main surprise.

Henderson
Cranie Egan Stevens
Freeman Norwood Fleck Johnson
Dowell
Sharp McGoldrick

JOC and Baldock not fit enough to be on the bench.

 

[Topplayersleave]

Team news in – Cranie preferred to Basham is perhaps the main surprise.

Henderson
Cranie Egan Stevens
Freeman Norwood Fleck Johnson
Dowell
Sharp McGoldrick

JOC and Baldock not fit enough to be on the bench.

Well I hope I'm wrong BUT FFS !!!!!!

 

[bibbity bobbity boo]

#worried

 

[LoughboroBlade]

#notanymoreworriedthaniwaspreviousthoughiwasalreadyworriedtobeperfectlyhonestwithyou

Everyone knows what they’re doing. We have good options going forward. Could be a high-scoring game.

 

[bromtom]

Apart from Bash pretty much what he had to work with innit. Madine came off with a knock against Reading so could explain the benching, also McG brings his passing, which Wilder might have identified as something which could work well against WBA, they have big defenders so air balls probably aren't wise.

Bit of pace with Dowell and Marvin.

Come on Blades.

 

[robbiez666]

Worried about their height. Confused by the selection. I'm assuming Chris doesn't think Madine can win anything against their towering CBs. Opting for pace instead. I think we may come unstuck quite badly at the back. I'll happily take a draw from this.

I'm glad Murphy isn't playing for them.

 

[Speedracer]

Sounds like he was limited fitness wise in who he could pick but Jeez, is that our strongest bench ever?

 

[BigBed]

That's not a bad looking bench that.
Shame we can't make 5 subs if required!

 

[Iceybabey]

I get excited about changes now, let's see what the lads can do. UTB

 

[Luke1993]

Worried about their height. Confused by the selection. I'm assuming Chris doesn't think Madine can win anything against their towering CBs. Opting for pace instead. I think we may come unstuck quite badly at the back. I'll happily take a draw from this.

I'm glad Murphy isn't playing for them.

If he was opting for pace, surely Hogan would have played. Think madine either a, is struggling with that knock, or b, cw doesn't think going direct will work. However, he did change it at half time against boro and it did and they have 4 big fuckers back there. Cranie is more solid defensively than bash. Put it this way, if we go behind, we can definitely change it from the bench.

 

[Mojo]

Madine might have a knock, there were a couple of incidents last week

 

[derfblade.3]

Bleedin ell!

 

[Danny_Boy]

Leeds & Norwich both win and we’ve got to go to WBA live on Sky. Oh and pigs!

Bad feeling about this.

Fingers crossed.

 

[Bill Johnson]

Maybe Wilder feels Crainie is stronger than Bash defensively given Freeman not Baldock is playing.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

What a shit team selection.

 

[ChalkyBlade]

Got a feeling it might be Sharp and McGoldrick up front. West Brom unlikely to sit back, so might give us a bit more room up top. Fancy Wilder to use Madine as an impact sub as and when.

...pats self on back

 

[JayGreen17]

Cranie deserves to be in the team, he’s been excellent in those 2 games, I always feel Bash has mistakes in him.

Come on blades!

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Oh dear all over by half time.

 

[SB_90]

surprised johnson is still in. but still have faith we can win this game & its 1 of those where both sides need to win to keep in touch but this is a start of run of tricky games