Match Report - just got back

[BaldeRunner]

I live walking distance from Vicarage Road. For the first time in my life i left a game early as watford's third went in. Just couldn't stand any more of it. Any thoughts of building on the Forest result were quickly dismissed with yet another piece of cataclysmic defending to gift them their first goal followed by two brain dead sendings off (both deserved). And there you have it - our season in a nutshell. Brainless, insipid, ill-disciplined, inept, clueless and down.

Big up to the Blades fans - it's a kind of gallows support now but we did make ourselves heard.


I can't be arsed with giving any individual player verdicts. They all became one amorphous mass of sub-standard rubbish. Really don't care anymore for this team or this season. We are simply too bad to watch. I'll still be there next year as we ply our trade against the likes of Yeovil & Chesterfield. Whoopee. Watford fans were actually laughing at us for most of the match, thats how humiliating it has got.

Most telling comment I overheard as I left the ground was "We should be beating crap like Sheff Utd by more than 3 goals". He was right. End of report.

 

[lenners]

The lack of discipline, professionalism, pride and basic football since Adams took over are frightening.
Sacking is unlikely but you wonder how he feels if this is the best he can do.

 

[Foxy]

Can't wait to see replays as me and many others thought they were harsh/wrong in real time. Even the Watford fans next to us were perplexed by Willo's

 

[sheffielder]

Can't wait to see replays as me and many others thought they were harsh/wrong in real time. Even the Watford fans next to us were perplexed by Willo's

we will just have to see about Henderson. I mean it's not like him to get into stuff like this is it . What on earth was micky thinking about starting him against his old team with so much importance. What do people think that will to for the confidence of Boggy.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

I live walking distance from Vicarage Road. For the first time in my life i left a game early as watford's third went in.

The vast majority of fans that were there, who do not live within easy walking distance, stayed to applaud the team off - recognising their efforts and the fact the two sendings off were ridiculous.

 

[Foxy]

we will just have to see about Henderson. I mean it's not like him to get into stuff like this is it . What on earth was micky thinking about starting him against his old team with so much importance. What do people think that will to for the confidence of Boggy.

The first one looked a nothing challenge, certainly not as bad on the two or three they'd already got away with on him and continued to get away with later in the game.

The second one, he simply has to go for the ball. It's bad that the lad got injured, but any striker has to chuck himself at the ball in that situation.

As I said, the replays or a different view might change my mind, but thats what I thought real-time.

The ref was shocking all game, the Graham booking showed how inept he was.

 

[BaldeRunner]

The vast majority of fans that were there, who do not live within easy walking distance, stayed to applaud the team off - recognising their efforts and the fact the two sendings off were ridiculous.

Yes, clearly I am not a True Blade. Sorry about that.

Their efforts? Oh, you mean the two banks of four with one up front and try and keep the opposition from scoring for the whole match? Yeh, marvellous stuff. Or perhaps you mean the terrific defensive header towards our own goal that led to Watford scoring? It's really dire stuff. As i said earlier when a team is as completely bereft as we are now the fans do enter a kind of 'gallows humour' zone. I enjoyed it but please let's not mistake that with actually believing we played well.

From where I was sitting the sendings off looked deserved and early reports are the guy may have a broken leg. I'll watch the replay and hands-up if I'm wrong.

 

[shorehamview]

The lack of discipline, professionalism, pride and basic football since Adams took over are frightening.
Sacking is unlikely but you wonder how he feels if this is the best he can do.

Blaming Adams alone for the situation we are in is rather like blaming the man who sold you the matches when you burn your house down.

Anyway, knickers to it. I'm off for a night on the piss disguised as a charity ball.

 

[Coily]

I was there also, and thought that both Henderson and Williamson were stupid. Henderson had took a whack in the challenge before and he was keen on getting his own back straight away and gave the Watford player a smack with his arm. The second booking was reckless and it was clear he'd done the Watford lad who was in a bad way.

For Williamson to then put in the challenge he did so soon after Henderson's red was lunacy. He had no chance of winning the ball, could easily have backed out of the challenge but oh no, not that dopey twat. He levelled the Watford player who in fairness to him didn't make a fuss, and while it could have been a yellow I had no issue with it being red. And this is the second time he's lost his rag in a month, the kid has shit for brains.

As for the rest of them, they battle but they are crap.

The fans were great, could have turned on the players, could have turned on Adams, but put the home sides "support" to shame.

I'm not in favour of getting rid of Adams, however, the players he has brought in so far range from ineffectual to garbage. In the situation we now find ourselves in, who else could we get in and perform the root and branch surgery of the playing staff that is so desperately needed? Now he is in situ, he deserves a full season to see whether he can turn things around.

 

[Yossarian]

What on earth was micky thinking about starting him against his old team with so much importance. What do people think that will to for the confidence of Boggy.

In all fairness, what's the first thing you think of when you see an ex-Blade lining up for the opposition..?

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Yes, clearly I am not a True Blade. Sorry about that.

Given the club's definition of True Blade, neither am I....

If the lad has broken his leg, that doesn't change anything about whether Hendo was right to go for a 50-50 challenge that would have led to an equaliser.

 

[lenners]

Blaming Adams alone for the situation we are in is rather like blaming the man who sold you the matches when you burn your house down.

Anyway, knickers to it. I'm off for a night on the piss disguised as a charity ball.

Can't see where anyone has blamed Adams entirely, merely pointed out his own degree of responsibility.

 

[BaldeRunner]

Given the club's definition of True Blade, neither am I....

If the lad has broken his leg, that doesn't change anything about whether Hendo was right to go for a 50-50 challenge that would have led to an equaliser.

No it doesn't, you are right. It does suggest, however, with a fussy and poor referee that Henderson lacked discipline to charge in so hard when he was already on a yellow.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

No it doesn't, you are right. It does suggest, however, with a fussy and poor referee that Henderson lacked discipline to charge in so hard when he was already on a yellow.

It suggests it was unfortunate - his decision to go for a ball he has every right to challenge for (on the view I had) doesn't show a lack of discipline. If he gets to the ball first it's probably 1-1 and Hendo off on the stretcher.

 

[parisblade]

Can't wait to see replays as me and many others thought they were harsh/wrong in real time. Even the Watford fans next to us were perplexed by Willo's

A straight red for "more cards than goals" hendo (doesn't even deserve his name in capitals) could've been weakly accepted as "passion". In our current position, 2 yellas is a disgrace.

 

[sheffielder]

In all fairness, what's the first thing you think of when you see an ex-Blade lining up for the opposition..?

I was thinking more of what Henderson would be thinking in fairness

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Agree 100% that Henderson had to go for that ball. He was doing what any striker should do. The fact he was in the right place to do so only highlights what we've been missing in our strikers all season.

Comments about how great our support was today need to take into account the sizable proportion of blades who heaped vile abuse on their fullback as he was stretchered off with an oxygen mask taped to his face.

 

[BaldeRunner]

Agree 100% that Henderson had to go for that ball. He was doing what any striker should do. The fact he was in the right place to do so only highlights what we've been missing in our strikers all season.

Comments about how great our support was today need to take into account the sizable proportion of blades who heaped vile abuse on their fullback as he was stretchered off with an oxygen mask taped to his face.

Yes I agree that wasn't a proud moment in this already god-awful season.

 

[SwissBlade]

The lack of discipline, professionalism, pride and basic football since Adams took over are frightening.
Sacking is unlikely but you wonder how he feels if this is the best he can do.

It was in place before Adams took over

 

[shorehamview]

The lack of discipline, professionalism, pride and basic football since Adams took over are frightening.
Sacking is unlikely but you wonder how he feels if this is the best he can do.

Since Adams took over? You mean everything was all rosy and snuggly before he came?

Can't see where anyone has blamed Adams entirely, merely pointed out his own degree of responsibility.

So Adams isn't to blame, but he is responsible? Hmmmmmm.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

It was in place before Adams took over

Not got better though has it?

 

[lenners]

Swiss and Shoreham,
Remind us of our league position and points total before Adams took over.
We were shit but by god we've got shitter.
His brief was to sort things out, not win one game in 15.
Of course he's responsible, to a degree, for that return. We were bad, but not this bad.

 

[oldblade]

Their efforts? Oh, you mean the two banks of four with one up front and try and keep the opposition from scoring for the whole match?

Well, with only 8 outfield players left on the pitch our attacking options were somewhat limited. I really don't see what else we could have done except defend and try and keep the score down.

If by some miracle we do catch Palace, it could come down to goal difference.

Whether or not the sending offs were deserved is something that can be debated, but I feel that those United players who were left on the pitch deserve at least some credit for not caving in completely, regardless of their footballing abilities. That could easily have been an absolute hammering.

 

[shorehamview]

Swiss and Shoreham,
Remind us of our league position and points total before Adams took over.
We were shit but by god we've got shitter.
His brief was to sort things out, not win one game in 15.
Of course he's responsible, to a degree, for that return. We were bad, but not this bad.

Sheffield United's current league position is not entirely down to Micky Adams, is it? Remind us who sold Beattie, the Kyles, sanctioned expensive flops - Carney, Hendrie and their ilk, and spent money on foreign business investments in the name of Sheffield United. As far as I can remember that wasn't down to Micky Adams.

To pin the blame solely on him for our predicament is very naive to put it mildly. Micky Adams hasn't helped matters, but he's hardly the architect of our demise, is he? he may well be the man to hammer the final nail in the coffin, but his share of the responsibility for our situation is nothing compared to that claimed by our (ex) chairman, Kevin McCabe.

 

[oldblade]

Since Adams took over? You mean everything was all rosy and snuggly before he came?

No it wasn't. But I don't think that anyone can argue that the situation hasn't deteriorated markedly. We were on 25 points from 23 games when he arrived. That's more than a point per game, and we were 5th from bottom. The worst non winning run we went on was 4 games.

We are now picking up points at less than half the rate that we were doing and have gone on a very lengthy non winning streak. Also our discipline appears to have worsened.

I'm not arguing that he should be sacked, or that he should resign, but it's just not possible to try and say things haven't got much, much worse.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

i'd rather have robson back to be honest.

 

[William Large]

Blaming Adams alone for the situation we are in is rather like blaming the man who sold you the matches when you burn your house down.

Anyway, knickers to it. I'm off for a night on the piss disguised as a charity ball.

How did you disguise yourself as a charity ball?

 

[oldblade]

i'd rather have robson back to be honest.

I think Robson is the main reason we've now got no money.

I think he was making a pretty good attempt at getting us relegated with one of the strongest squads in the division. If he had this squad to work with I think we'd have been relegated before Christmas!

 

[lenners]

Sheffield United's current league position is not entirely down to Micky Adams, is it? Remind us who sold Beattie, the Kyles, sanctioned expensive flops - Carney, Hendrie and their ilk, and spent money on foreign business investments in the name of Sheffield United. As far as I can remember that wasn't down to Micky Adams.

To pin the blame solely on him for our predicament is very naive to put it mildly. Micky Adams hasn't helped matters, but he's hardly the architect of our demise, is he? he may well be the man to hammer the final nail in the coffin, but his share of the responsibility for our situation is nothing compared to that claimed by our (ex) chairman, Kevin McCabe.

Er, yes and for the second time, Adams is not being blamed entirely.
Perhaps you should read the content of the post rather than the name of the poster.

 

[alcoblade]

i'd rather have robson back to be honest.

ROFL. Just close us down.

UTB

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I think Robson is the main reason we've now got no money.

I think he was making a pretty good attempt at getting us relegated with one of the strongest squads in the division. If he had this squad to work with I think we'd have been relegated before Christmas!

Absolutley. The biggest disaster in our history? If you're going to be completely shite, at least do it cheaply like Adams has....

UTB