Some positives

[BettingBlade]

Positive is we should have won.

We didnt - which is a fact. McBurnie needs to be "rested"

Another positive. West Brom lost yesterday

Genuine question, on what basis should we have won?

 

[Gavlar]

I think our main problem isn't our strikers. We create so little, play the ball back too often, are too slow breaking.

We missed enough chances today to win the match.

 

[Varkanoid]

Genuine question, on what basis should we have won?

We could have been 2/3 goals up in the first half, McBurnie hit the crossbar in the second which should have gone in. West Ham scored 1. Do the hypothetical maths.

 

[BettingBlade]

We could have been 2/3 goals up in the first half, McBurnie hit the crossbar in the second which should have gone in. West Ham scored 1. Do the hypothetical maths.

So we just disregard the chances West Ham created then?

 

[Champagneblade]

The positive is that we only have to finish above Fulham, West Brom and Burnley to stay up.

While that remians a possibility, there is still hope.

So I'm told anyway

 

[BettingBlade]

The positive is that we only have to finish above Fulham, West Brom and Burnley to stay up.

While that remians a possibility, there is still hope.

So I'm told anyway

But we are the worst of those 4. We made hard work of getting a point at home to Fulham, a game we should really have lost

 

[1973Blade]

We missed enough chances today to win the match.

The Mcburnie one was the only really good chance we had. West Ham created the better chances in the game.

 

[JPSharpy93]

Some positives...

I’ve still got beers and pizza and a job to go to in the morning,

Edit: I’m not Ollie McBurnie

 

[Guesty]

So we just disregard the chances West Ham created then?

And the fact that none of the chances were taken. Points are awarded for chances created, you have to finish them as well. Fail to score in a game, you don't 'deserve' to win, it's as simple as that (barring referring interventions of course).

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Some positives...

I’ve still got beers and pizza and a job to go to in the morning,

That thee Billy?

 

[Gavlar]

The Mcburnie one was the only really good chance we had. West Ham created the better chances in the game.

Baldock shot? McBurnie header?

 

[robbiez666]

I thought we started the first half much better than recent games. Looked far more lively and up for it. Pressing well and moving the ball quicker. We also put in a a few quality low crosses.

I didn't think West Ham looked very good first half but a lot of that could well be down to how we played off the ball. We looked a lot more solid at the back.

McBurnie looked better and we created more chances than usual.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Totally disagree- we are and look like a very average championship side

I’ve been watching average championship sides this season and they’re shitterer

 

[Houston_Blade]

Pitch looked well.

It’s a shame that when we pass a ball on it, it seems to go 10 times slower then when the opposition do.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Pitch looked well.

Even the pitch looked below par today

 

[Isar]

I fully expected a win today, it would have been a huge boost. Now I am struggling to see where we will pick up points.

 

[ChrisDysonHT]

United's crossing was better first half.
McBurnie was unlucky twice.
He worked exceptionally hard.
Come on United.
Win the next game.

Love the positivity ... I thought we looked a lot better today #UTB - 3 points V WBA next week and we are off and running.... and 3 points we will get

 

[1973Blade]

Baldock shot? McBurnie header?

I'd say they weren

Baldock shot? McBurnie header?

Not a big chance in my book, at least Fotmob agrees with me

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Brewster showed flashes of quality. Fleck was back.

 

[ChrisDysonHT]

I fully expected a win today, it would have been a huge boost. Now I am struggling to see where we will pick up points.

WBA next week ... a banker .... If Last Man Standing was running ... I would be picking the Blades next week ... and no I have not started drinking yet

 

[BettingBlade]

WBA next week ... a banker .... If Last Man Standing was running ... I would be picking the Blades next week ... and no I have not started drinking yet

On what basis is it a banker? We were fortunate to get a point against Fulham.

I’d love to be in a last man standing with you.

 

[Russ]

Keeper made some good saves.
Took me 0 seconds to get back home.

 

[Varkanoid]

So we just disregard the chances West Ham created then?

Yes they didnt score apart from one goal.

We score our chances and we should have won it in the first half.

The Mcburnie one was the only really good chance we had. West Ham created the better chances in the game.

The header he had in the first half was just as good a chance but their goalie made a good save.

 

[ChrisDysonHT]

On what basis is it a banker? We were fortunate to get a point against Fulham.

I’d love to be in a last man standing with you.

Lol - Its like being in a casino and seeing 9 REDS drop on the roulette wheel in a row ......... a BLACK just has to drop - so get your chips on Black..... Seriously though, we are fortunate that WBA and Fulham and Burnley are just as poor - 3 points and out of the bottom 3 is the motivation.

Reply back next week and if we DON'T win ... I will give £20 to your Xmas Charity of choice ... I will donate even if we draw. 2 0 here we come

 

[BettingBlade]

Yes they didnt score apart from one goal.

We score our chances and we should have won it in the first half.

If me auntie had bollocks etc.

Story of the season though, we are completely toothless all over the park. We haven’t ‘deserved’ to win a single game all season imo.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I thought we were decent first half, but again the worrying thing was how we fell apart after the goal. We need a flukey goal to go in off someone's arse or something. I think if we lose to West Brom next week I might give up the ghost.

The spirit is knocked easily at the min. The mentality of "we're doing this and it's still not working!"

 

[Digs blade]

I might not be able to watch the WBA game due to another commitment.

that’s a positive.

8pm ko on a Saturday night.
I’ve a feeling that match will be a bit of a blur

 

[Foody]

PlPositives:
-Ramsdale looked much more composed than in previous games.
-Fleck put a couple of good balls in from the left hand side of the pitch.

And erm that's about it.

Oh and we created absolutely piss all, but will again blame the fact our strikers can't score with every single chance, or indeed half chance they get.
Someone on twitter claimed that any decent striker would've got a Hatttick today..

 

[1973Blade]

We are a win from being out of the relegation zone!

 

[Houston_Blade]

Before I say owt else, I'm not clutching at straws here.

Right now, it feels shit and I'm as gutted as the next Blade.

However - this is not a 'we didn't turn up, we're useless' feeling of disappointment.
This is a 'we looked a bit better and deserved something from that' feeling of disappointment. There's a huge difference between the two.

Yes, we're still not fully at it and it lacks tempo, yes there's obvious flaws in how we're playing but in comparison to our pretty shite starting point, that was an improvement. We tried to move the ball about, the full backs tried to get forward, we whipped balls in early and McBurnie tried to get on the end of them. The strikers will benefit from that.

The first McBurnie chance where he forces a save, the first half header, the McGoldrick header and then the McBurnie shot that thunders against the bar. Take some of those and we have our first win of the season. Those chances created are what McBurnie and Brewster work best with, now they've got to remember what they are doing - as it's been a while since they had owt to work with.

UTB.

Don’t agree.

We look abject. I’ve seen a lot of ‘what if’s’ from our fans for every game we’ve played this season but we really look poor.

We deserved nothing from that game. A mid-table team didn’t have to get out of 2nd gear against us.