Another great win Mr Heckingbottom, but you picked the wrong team!

[1973Blade]

I'm a big fan of Hecky and it was another great win. But we were overrun at times in the first half and really missed Doyle in the middle. Hopefully Doyle will be back in the starting line up next game, we look a lot more solid with him playing! That's my grumble over, up the Blades!!!

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Said in the Shout Box we missed him first half but I was pleased Heck wanted to go attacking away from home.

I think Heck’s biggest issue today was underestimating a fairly decent Preston side.

 

[1973Blade]

Said in the Shout Box we missed him first half but I was pleased Heck wanted to go attacking away from home.

I think Heck’s biggest issue today was underestimating a fairly decent Preston side.

They were a lot more sttack minded than I expected!

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

They were a lot more sttack minded than I expected!

Same, didn’t expect it given their GD.

 

[DifferentClass]

We win and people still whinge

 

[Stanthemanfan]

I also think it was wrong to bring on Billy, khads for illy to keep em on there toes.. But does it matter? Hecky knows what he's doing so leave him to continue the top job he's doing UTB TOTL

 

[Gyp the blade]

Scored both goals without Doyle on pitch so how did hecky pick the wrong team?

 

[Keen Blade]

Their manager not daft - soon as he sees our lineup he tells his lot to attack through mf

 

[Bashamed]

Hecky needs to go if he doesn't start listening to people on this forum. Why can't he see it?!

 

[1973Blade]

Scored both goals without Doyle on pitch so how did hecky pick the wrong team?

True, but we looked poor in the first half and it was only Preston's poor finishing that stopped them scoring. Delighted with the win though!

 

[bakeblade]

We win and people still whinge

Not really, it's called debate and I agree with the OP.
Also Khadra should have come on instead of Billy or definitely McAtee, I hope there's nothing in the deal that insists he gets minutes.

 

[Keen Blade]

We seem to be getting away with poor periods of play ... Maybe our terrible luck with injuries is being counterbalanced by some fortune on the pitch ?
Some bigger tests will come in the shape of Norwich , Burnley , WBA etc

 

[Swannyblade]

We win and people still whinge

I think it’s a valid criticism. I would prefer Doyle’s presence in the middle against more ruthless teams.

 

[metalblade]

Ever thought Sharp has come on just to give him some minutes after a long lay off ?

 

[Foxy]

Wrong team, wrong system, wrong players, wrong manager, wrong everything for three or four stood behind us… I’m assuming they are looking the wrong way at the league table too

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

We seem to be getting away with poor periods of play ... Maybe our terrible luck with injuries is being counterbalanced by some fortune on the pitch ?
Some bigger tests will come in the shape of Norwich , Burnley , WBA etc

I think we have good enough players to raise to these games.

Even if we don’t but we still win all the games we’re expected to then we’ll be up there

 

[Swannyblade]

Wrong team, wrong system, wrong players, wrong manager, wrong everything for three or four stood behind us… I’m assuming they are looking the wrong way at the league table too

(tune of When the saints go marching in)
The Championship, is upside down
The Championship is upside down,
Boro’s in the play-offs
And the Blades are going down

Harrumph!

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Ndiaye magic bailed us out.

If he dropped Doyle just to start Brewster that is poor.

Did feel if we rode out that first 30 mins or so we'd go on to win. But it didn't have to be as uncomfortable as it was

But yeah we're going up

Still no good away performance though...

 

[Houston_Blade]

Decent selection, rested Doyle and got away with it!

 

[dc_blade]

Doyle missed out so that we could have Ndiaye sat on Whiteman to stop them playing out through him. Remind me where our first goal came from?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

The league is ours boys! 3 ropey performances in a row…9 shiny points. Just wait till we click.

 

[Edinblade]

True, but we looked poor in the first half and it was only Preston's poor finishing that stopped them scoring. Delighted with the win though!

Anyone noticed it was Swansea poor finishing in the week, now it’s Preston. Maybe we’re just lucky …………………………………… or maybe we’re the best team in the league

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Scored both goals without Doyle on pitch so how did hecky pick the wrong team?

Doyle had been on for 6 minutes before the second goal (hence Berge was further forward).

 

[Champagneblade]

I do take what the OP is saying.

I think the issue is injuries and how to deal with them.

Without Fleck and Osborn or even Coulibaly then how else do you rest Doyle who is just 20 and was out on his feet against Swansea?

Probably happier to drop Berge back and try to make up for it by throwing a forward up there than to put it on McAtee's shoulders who we're probably happier subbing for N'Diaye.

Hopefully get a few players back so we aren't faced with that type of scenario.

 

[Aston max]

We win and people still whinge

And ?????

 

[robbiez666]

I'm a big fan of Hecky and it was another great win. But we were overrun at times in the first half and really missed Doyle in the middle. Hopefully Doyle will be back in the starting line up next game, we look a lot more solid with him playing! That's my grumble over, up the Blades!!!

I assume Doyle wasn't 100%.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

We win and people still whinge

We win. Away from home for the second time 4 days. Keep a clean sheet for the second time in 4 days. Score 2 in one game against a team who had conceded 2 in their 9 previous games this season etc etc etc.

It's almost like some people don't actually give a flying fuck about the team or the club and just need a place to share their misery and try to make the rest of us feel as shit about life as they do.

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Won 2 nowt away from home, keeper only had one save to make so no way was that the wrong team. It's a squad game, just so happens that ours is the best in the league so sorry, there is no wrong team with this lot, we're just fucking better than everybody else.

 

[Frank the tank]

We've become one of those fan bases I used to hate when we were under the likes of wilder and Warnock

Can't remember them creating a clear cut chance and yet most on here think they battered us

 

[Bladesman]

I understand why and its down to fitness. I think Hecky knew we would need to dig in a bit against Preston. Although had Preston got their scoring boots on this season we could have been 1 down quite early on in the game.

Nice option to be able to change in the second half and get the second goal to kill the game off.