United restart article - Guardian

[Tony Currie]

Premier League restart preview No 15: Sheffield United

European qualification is a glorious possibility and Chris Wilder’s side have a FA Cup quarter-final to look forward to

www.theguardian.com

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

7th and a Wembley final appearance? Would take that now.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

7th and a Wembley final appearance? Would take that now.

Bladey blade cap doffing claptrap.

 

[Beans]

7th and a Wembley final appearance? Would take that now.

So would I, although the article just says "Wembley appearance" - NGE

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Decent article, and I'd certainly take the prediction right now. It also highlights how in the summer we need to look at the top of the pitch, so while there is talk that budget maybe reduce, I'd again say we need to look at the one off opportunity of a depressed Championship market and be looking at the likes of Watkins and Eze to sure up our campaign next year.

 

[Sheene7]

When I read this online around 5am, it said Robert Fleck FFS. Think Paul Doyle might have been alerted to this error!

 

[Gin&Juice]

When I read this online around 5am, it said Robert Fleck FFS. Think Paul Doyle might have been alerted to this error!

Remember when we got promoted from league 1 & one of our 'fans' rang up 5 Live to talk about it, referring to John Fleck as Robert Fleck. Very strange.

 

[Sheene7]

Think Fleck will be right up there with Darren Currie as one of our greatest players.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Remember when we got promoted from league 1 & one of our 'fans' rang up 5 Live to talk about it, referring to John Fleck as Robert Fleck. Very strange.

Was he killing them softly with his song?

 

[FredZeppelin]

Bladey blade cap doffing claptrap.

His prediction loses some of its integrity when he also has Arsenal down as "possible FA Cup Winners".
Nothing like 'covering your bets', eh?

UTB

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Only 7th... bollocks to that !!

 

[bromtom]

Remember when we got promoted from league 1 & one of our 'fans' rang up 5 Live to talk about it, referring to John Fleck as Robert Fleck. Very strange.

To be fair, that could just be age. My Dad occasionally says Robert before correcting himself and I know he's legit.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Only 7th... bollocks to that !!

Can't upset young Ole at OT. Unless clamouring for him to be sacked obviously....

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Can't upset young Ole at OT. Unless clamouring for him to be sacked obviously....

Well, everything has been put in place to help the bigger boys. The 9 subs is a huge advantage for them over us, and I can see them wanting it to stay.

 

[Swannyblade]

Was he killing them softly with his song?

Give Doyle a break - it was the first time ever he saw John's face

 

[Deleted member 1486]

"There were more good news"

Was, surely?

 

[coaxingstar71]

The stat regarding shots on goal is misleading - it would be more revealing to see the xG as we all know, Wilder is not a fan of players attempting hopeful potshots from outside the area. We always try to create good chances, rather than wasting possession on speculative ones.

7th as well... pfft!

 

[8lade]

"Sheffield United being the Premier League’s best example of the power of a perfectly calibrated and populated system, it is difficult to identify one player who is more important than the others. Henderson obviously performs a unique role but plenty of others also have critical specialities. "
Most accurate description of United ever, this guy gets it.

 

[Zlatan]

Most accurate description of United ever, this guy gets it.

Considering he seems to have his head screwed on it's surprising he works for that rag.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Premier League restart preview No 15: Sheffield United

European qualification is a glorious possibility and Chris Wilder’s side have a FA Cup quarter-final to look forward to

www.theguardian.com

Regarding our goalscorers in the EPL prior to lockdown, very sensitively put, " David McGoldrick (tantalisingly close to above zero) would be a boost. "

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

7th and a Wembley final appearance? Would take that now.

As long as it's the final and not just yet another semi-final ...

 

[BusheyBlade]

"Sheffield United being the Premier League’s best example of the power of a perfectly calibrated and populated system, it is difficult to identify one player who is more important than the others. Henderson obviously performs a unique role but plenty of others also have critical specialities. "
Most accurate description of United ever, this guy gets it.

Very, very true. Guy at work asked who our single most important player was. I pretty much listed all of the back 6 plus Norwood and Fleck.

 

[I'll tell me dad.]

Our most important player is a right back in his early fifties.

 

[bromtom]

Very, very true. Guy at work asked who our single most important player was. I pretty much listed all of the back 6 plus Norwood and Fleck.

Read an interview from Ben Osborn yesterday, he was on about the "back 8" being so good and having great continuity and I think that's spot on.

Lundstram is hard done by in that description, what with being joint top scorer, but he has come out of the team a few times. That back 8 is the most important thing.

 

[tomtheblade]

"Sheffield United being the Premier League’s best example of the power of a perfectly calibrated and populated system, it is difficult to identify one player who is more important than the others. Henderson obviously performs a unique role but plenty of others also have critical specialities. "
Most accurate description of United ever, this guy gets it.

Yep. I'd like to think this is what people mean when they call us 'organised' or 'hard-working', it's just that this guy has a more apt description since he's actually a decent journalist.

 

[BladesOnToast]

Read an interview from Ben Osborn yesterday, he was on about the "back 8" being so good and having great continuity and I think that's spot on.

Lundstram is hard done by in that description, what with being joint top scorer, but he has come out of the team a few times. That back 8 is the most important thing.

Lunny's only got 4 goals hasn't he? Pretty sure Robert Fleck and Lee Mousset are joint top scorers.

 

[bromtom]

Lunny's only got 4 goals hasn't he? Pretty sure Robert Fleck and Lee Mousset are joint top scorers.

Yeah he's got 4, I had a look, thought he was tied with Liz and Bob.

 

[Guesty]

Was he killing them softly with his song?

Stealing my shoutbox joke, honestly.

Paul Doyle gave us a very nice description in his article about Dean Henderson's loan, too. He's a good writer, Fleck mix-up notwithstanding.

And today we have this:

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...wed-when-i-got-that-first-premier-league-goal

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Very, very true. Guy at work asked who our single most important player was. I pretty much listed all of the back 6 plus Norwood and Fleck.

Why didn't you just say, "I don't know" ?