My take ...

[Snowflake]

Back to business as usual for us today. The seven point fillip and game in hand once again looks frighteningly fragile after a game of two halfs and one dismal outcome.

Hecky went back to his Championship First Eleven for much of the lineup today, which may have been the undoing of us. After a cracking win vs Tottenham midweek where we opened our collective hearts and the B squad got the victory they deserved, today we were either profligate with clear chances or allowed Blackburn to pin us in our own half, press us into going backwards or hit us on the break. First half we looked capable, if vulnerable and it was that vulnerability which gave them their early lead. One minute we are up in their box, and less than 30 seconds later Fodders is watching a pretty saveable shot whiz past him. They also struck the post and bar, so it's not like you can say Blackburn were undeserved of their three points. We huffed and puffed and their keeper never really made a big save. If you compare how a scratch team went at Tottenham on Wednesday and how we allowed ourselves to be unpicked today it says it all about HJ&SMcC's dilemma, especially when it comes to fielding a fucking total waste of a transfer fee and shirt that is Sander fucking Berge. Elsewhere it wasn't quite so bad and we seemed to play better after a torrid first fifteen in the second half where Rovers were all over us. Both wingbacks went but I am at an absolute loss as to why Hecky replaced Fleck and Norwood with McAtee and Doyle and left a suitcase sat out on the pitch. Either way, we lost and we lost bad, with plenty of opportunity to win and win good.

Maybe Hecky's first eleven isn't the answer here?

Foderingham 6/10: Poor angles on the goal and the post hit and some shit distribution in the first half. And a spoddy punch in the second.
Bogle 6/10: Some good but a lot bad. Out of position and run a bit ragged. Overplayed once to often. Does anyone think Bogle is actually more a right midfielder in a 4-4-2?
Basham 5/10: Good first half and a shocker of a second. Mazy dance through their backline and a fucked up finish and one soon after where he should have taken a touch. He still shows composure, but these days he just can't cover the yards like Anel can
Egan 6.5/10: Decent industrious game again marshalling the defence, but fuck me he cannot head a ball for toffee
JLT 7/10: Usual tough-as-old-boots Morganesque outing for Jack. When you think, 18 months ago he was 'the golden robot', he is nothing of the sort now
Lowe 4/10: Regressing in output and now showing his limitations. If we go up, he won't be coming with us.
Berge 2/10: Bit speechless as to how this Jessie stays on for 90 minutes and gives us so little. One point for his shot in the first half and the other for a handful of touches but in truth he is such a fucking waste of a shirt
Norwood 6.5/10: Don't think he had a bad game. Didn't deserve to be subbed anyway. Him and Doyle dropped Right and Left with McAtee and NDaiye as RAM and LAM would have been much better
Fleck 6/10: You can see he wants to recapture what form and output he had back in the day but face it ... he's been at the club seven years now and through a rollercoaster of ups and downs and is now on the final loop. Not a bad game for him and a lot better than I have seen him play, but he's out in the summer, up or not.
NDaiye 6/10: Tried and tried to make an impact and won some key balls but was never allowed to run at or through their defence and was reduced to coming deep to get the ball in the second half
McBurnie 6/10: Another one who did what he could but as the game wore on you knew it was never gonna drop for him. Did well defensively too

Sharp 5/10: Battled but failed
Osborn 6/10: Again, much, much better in the LWB role than LM
Baldock 5/10: Didn't offer much more than Bogle to be honest
Doyle 6/10: Wrongly subbed Norwood. Did okay when on and really should have subbed Berge
McAtte 5/10: LIttle impact or chance of

HJ&SMcC 3/10: Blackburn were really full of holes we should have been 1-3 up in the first half. No idea what they were playing at in the second but we seemed to dither about countering Blackburn's changed approach to attack and leaving Berge on was a fucking war crime. They need to have the moral courage now to drop the fucker and consider life without him. We need a more dynamic midfield like we saw on Wednesday and him ambling about and putting fuck all in is effectively making us play with ten men.

We can not now afford to lose any more games whilst Middlesbrough are breathing down our necks. reduce the gap to one and we WILL fail, end up in the playoffs, fuck that up and end up playing the Pigs next season, facing further financial ruin. That is the cost of days like today - Basham et al take note.

And Sky commentators - why not just admit you don't fucking like Sheffield United, eh? We get it. Wednesday are by far a sexier team and Leeds once won the League One title.

Cunts

pommpey

So you gave SB 10 on Wednesday but 2 today ? I saw little difference between his performances and whilst both were around 5/6 I thought he was better today.
May I suggest that you are judging him against a standard you want/ expect him to be rather than against a normal Championship standard. It’s not his fault we paid silly money for him.
If you leave him out who takes his place ? Bogle with Baldock behind ?

 

[metalblade]

Spot on pommpey after the lord mayors parade comes the shit cart. That midfield don't work never has Berge soft as sloppy shit Fleck was little better at HT I'd have put Doyle and McAtee on for those two. The kids did better v Spurs. Boro wiped out the goal difference today anothr loss and we are in real danger of being caught and passed. We know what happens in the play off's. It don't bear thinking about when we lose our better players and have to play the pigs and maybe the dingles next season

 

[metalblade]

I posted this line on Weds evening and it’s the same again

Fkin hell Hecky - just fkin hell

Wtf was that ??

Everyone watching at my place said the same - we could have predicted that start based on starting lowe and Bogle . Both can’t defend and both leave massive gaps behind them for the opposition to expose by just running at us . There was also no-one to cover and help out Bash who is adored but defensively is a bomb scare .Why not start with Baldock and Ozzie and try to be solid for the first half and then perhaps change in the second to go for it . Fleck and not Doyle - why? Berge in the team - Why ? He offers nothing w h a t s o e v e r

Hecky you got it so wrong today

These lot will not go up - they are going to be hunted down by Midd and Bburn - who have reeled us in

Boy , will we regret not adding a couple of players in Jan .

Wes - 5
Bogle - 5
Lowe - 4
Egan - 5
Robb - 6
Bash - 5
Fleck - 5
Norwood - 5
Berge - 3
IN - 4
McB - 5

Rest - who cares

Hecky 2

We are totally sleepwalking to the playoffs

Failing to freshen up the squad in January is really starting to hurt us.

 

[Harry's Game]

Just shocking especially 2nd half, inexcusable lack of heart and desire.

Wes 5. Poor position for the goal but I don’t think he saves that anyway.

Bogle 3. Can‘t defend, Get GB back in
Bash 2. all over the shop at the back and extremely lucky not to be red carded (twice)
Egan 4. uncertain at the back and more Kryten head like heading at the other end. Anel looked miles better the other night.
JLT. 6. Our MOTM only one to get stuck in and his throws were our only weapon 2nd half
Lowe 2. Not good enough, I am not a big admirer of Ossy but he’s better at LWB than Lowe.

Berge 2. Another no show by our ‘star midfielder’ just about had it with this guy now, heart the size of a pea.
Norwood 4. Had been back to his best first part of the season, form has dipped alarmingly the last month or so.
Fleck. 4 okay for the first half I thought but run ragged second, his career here now surely coming to the end.

Mcburnie 4. A performance reminiscent of previous seasons rather than this, hopefully an aberration.
Ndaiye 4. Completely marked out of it, stop him and you stop us, clubs have worked it out.

Subs

Osborn. 5 better than Lowe, (not difficult tbh)
Baldock 5. Better than Bogle (not difficult tbh)
Mcatee 6. At least ran with the ball and tried to do something.
Sharp. 2. Big sigh, Time and age is an unforgiving thing
Doyle 4. Game had gone by the time he came on And struggled to make an impact.

Hecky. 1. Got team selection wrong and if you can’t inspire a team in this position at half time in a game like this questions have to be asked

 

[Bell4]

Failing to freshen up the squad in January is really starting to hurt us.

Yup

We’re becoming a bit stale - there we’re absolutely no leaders out there today - no one taking charge, creating some urgency

Very disappointing

 

[Bell4]

Just shocking especially 2nd half, inexcusable lack of heart and desire.

Wes 5. Poor position for the goal but I don’t think he saves that anyway.

Bogle 3. Can‘t defend, Get GB back in
Bash 2. all over the shop at the back and extremely lucky not to be red carded (twice)
Egan 4. uncertain at the back and more Kryten head like heading at the other end. Anel looked miles better the other night.
JLT. 6. Our MOTM only one to get stuck in and his throws were our only weapon 2nd half
Lowe 2. Not good enough, I am not a big admirer of Ossy but he’s better at LWB than Lowe.

Berge 2. Another no show by our ‘star midfielder’ just about had it with this guy now, heart the size of a pea.
Norwood 4. Had been back to his best first part of the season, form has dipped alarmingly the last month or so.
Fleck. 4 okay for the first half I thought but run ragged second, his career here now surely coming to the end.

Mcburnie 4. A performance reminiscent of previous seasons rather than this, hopefully an aberration.
Ndaiye 4. Completely marked out of it, stop him and you stop us, clubs have worked it out.

Subs

Osborn. 5 better than Lowe, (not difficult tbh)
Baldock 5. Better than Bogle (not difficult tbh)
Mcatee 6. At least ran with the ball and tried to do something.
Sharp. 2. Big sigh, Time and age is an unforgiving thing
Doyle 4. Game had gone by the time he came on And struggled to make an impac.

Hecky. 1. Got team selection wrong and if you can’t inspire a team in this position at half time in a game like this questions have to be asked

The last sentence

 

[232 Bramall Lane]

Why are we leaving ourselves wide open to a counter attack, 5 minutes in and away from home.
Exactly the same happened at Millwall.
What happened to the keep it tight, quieten the crowd away tactic?
And wasn't Wes over- covering his near post on account of him being beaten there by Millwall's first goal.
The onus was on the home team for both games, they needed to win, we could take the draw so the longer the game would go on, the more likely we would get the chance to counter -attack.
Also the stats that Sky showed with results, goals conceded with or without Anel are interesting!

 

[Lane Ender]

Back to business as usual for us today. The seven point fillip and game in hand once again looks frighteningly fragile after a game of two halfs and one dismal outcome.

Hecky went back to his Championship First Eleven for much of the lineup today, which may have been the undoing of us. After a cracking win vs Tottenham midweek where we opened our collective hearts and the B squad got the victory they deserved, today we were either profligate with clear chances or allowed Blackburn to pin us in our own half, press us into going backwards or hit us on the break. First half we looked capable, if vulnerable and it was that vulnerability which gave them their early lead. One minute we are up in their box, and less than 30 seconds later Fodders is watching a pretty saveable shot whiz past him. They also struck the post and bar, so it's not like you can say Blackburn were undeserved of their three points. We huffed and puffed and their keeper never really made a big save. If you compare how a scratch team went at Tottenham on Wednesday and how we allowed ourselves to be unpicked today it says it all about HJ&SMcC's dilemma, especially when it comes to fielding a fucking total waste of a transfer fee and shirt that is Sander fucking Berge. Elsewhere it wasn't quite so bad and we seemed to play better after a torrid first fifteen in the second half where Rovers were all over us. Both wingbacks went but I am at an absolute loss as to why Hecky replaced Fleck and Norwood with McAtee and Doyle and left a suitcase sat out on the pitch. Either way, we lost and we lost bad, with plenty of opportunity to win and win good.

Maybe Hecky's first eleven isn't the answer here?

Foderingham 6/10: Poor angles on the goal and the post hit and some shit distribution in the first half. And a spoddy punch in the second.
Bogle 6/10: Some good but a lot bad. Out of position and run a bit ragged. Overplayed once to often. Does anyone think Bogle is actually more a right midfielder in a 4-4-2?
Basham 5/10: Good first half and a shocker of a second. Mazy dance through their backline and a fucked up finish and one soon after where he should have taken a touch. He still shows composure, but these days he just can't cover the yards like Anel can
Egan 6.5/10: Decent industrious game again marshalling the defence, but fuck me he cannot head a ball for toffee
JLT 7/10: Usual tough-as-old-boots Morganesque outing for Jack. When you think, 18 months ago he was 'the golden robot', he is nothing of the sort now
Lowe 4/10: Regressing in output and now showing his limitations. If we go up, he won't be coming with us.
Berge 2/10: Bit speechless as to how this Jessie stays on for 90 minutes and gives us so little. One point for his shot in the first half and the other for a handful of touches but in truth he is such a fucking waste of a shirt
Norwood 6.5/10: Don't think he had a bad game. Didn't deserve to be subbed anyway. Him and Doyle dropped Right and Left with McAtee and NDaiye as RAM and LAM would have been much better
Fleck 6/10: You can see he wants to recapture what form and output he had back in the day but face it ... he's been at the club seven years now and through a rollercoaster of ups and downs and is now on the final loop. Not a bad game for him and a lot better than I have seen him play, but he's out in the summer, up or not.
NDaiye 6/10: Tried and tried to make an impact and won some key balls but was never allowed to run at or through their defence and was reduced to coming deep to get the ball in the second half
McBurnie 6/10: Another one who did what he could but as the game wore on you knew it was never gonna drop for him. Did well defensively too

Sharp 5/10: Battled but failed
Osborn 6/10: Again, much, much better in the LWB role than LM
Baldock 5/10: Didn't offer much more than Bogle to be honest
Doyle 6/10: Wrongly subbed Norwood. Did okay when on and really should have subbed Berge
McAtte 5/10: LIttle impact or chance of

HJ&SMcC 3/10: Blackburn were really full of holes we should have been 1-3 up in the first half. No idea what they were playing at in the second but we seemed to dither about countering Blackburn's changed approach to attack and leaving Berge on was a fucking war crime. They need to have the moral courage now to drop the fucker and consider life without him. We need a more dynamic midfield like we saw on Wednesday and him ambling about and putting fuck all in is effectively making us play with ten men.

We can not now afford to lose any more games whilst Middlesbrough are breathing down our necks. reduce the gap to one and we WILL fail, end up in the playoffs, fuck that up and end up playing the Pigs next season, facing further financial ruin. That is the cost of days like today - Basham et al take note.

And Sky commentators - why not just admit you don't fucking like Sheffield United, eh? We get it. Wednesday are by far a sexier team and Leeds once won the League One title.

Cunts

pommpey

How the fuck are we still in the auto spot baffles me because we are so ordinary.
A promotion seeking side would have took them apart.
No energy whatsoever in the middle I’d be still bollocking them them now if I was Hecky but he ain’t got it in him
Times up for Berge what a wanker
Never thought I’d say I prefer George to Bogle and Runaround to Lowe who is a complete waste of space Bash is spent and Fleck just fuck off

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Best predictor of future behavior is past behaviour... How many times do we have to see Fleck, Norwood, Berge over-run by a faster, fitter, hungrier, more dynamic midfield before we realise it's not 2019 any more.

If we think we can ride this season out with those 3, Basham, Sharp, Baldock then I think we're in for a nasty shock.

Wednesday night showed us what an athletic midfield trio can achieve. Throw in - Brooks showed more dynamism on Wednesday night then I've seen in our side in years.

It's staring Hecky right in the fookin face!

 

[Bell4]

Why are we leaving ourselves wide open to a counter attack, 5 minutes in and away from home.
Exactly the same happened at Millwall.
What happened to the keep it tight, quieten the crowd away tactic?
And wasn't Wes over- covering his near post on account of him being beaten there by Millwall's first goal.
The onus was on the home team for both games, they needed to win, we could take the draw so the longer the game would go on, the more likely we would get the chance to counter -attack.
Also the stats that Sky showed with results, goals conceded with or without Anel are interesting!

I know mate

The wrong team was picked wasn’t it

And before people say it’s ok to say that in hindsight, I posted my reaction and the potential consequences to team selection 30 mins before kick off .

If we can predict it - why can’t the management ?

And trust me - what I know about tactics you could write on the back of a stamp - but for goodness sake hey

 

[BolsoverBlade]

Throwing away a 13/16 point lead

Keep clapping everyone

I'm more of an observer than a poster on this forum, as my history would suggest, but please just fuck off now, it's getting boring

 

[Keen Blade]

We kept control of a top PL side on Wednesday night.
So why change the midfield back to a trio of old age pedestrians ?

 

[Bell4]

I'm more of an observer than a poster on this forum, as my history would suggest, but please just fuck off now, it's getting boring

T b fair ….,

Ok fk it

You’re spot on

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

We kept control of a top PL side on Wednesday night.
So why change the midfield back to a trio of old age pedestrians ?

This x10000%

I'm no footballing expert but to the naked eye, football is getting faster more agile yet we're still picking players who are getting slower and we're never that quick /agile anyway. Norwood is twice the player with legs around him. Thought we learnt this last year when we realised Norwood and Hourihane couldn't play together...

Sharp over Jebbison/Brooks being another example.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Back to business as usual for us today. The seven point fillip and game in hand once again looks frighteningly fragile after a game of two halfs and one dismal outcome.

Hecky went back to his Championship First Eleven for much of the lineup today, which may have been the undoing of us. After a cracking win vs Tottenham midweek where we opened our collective hearts and the B squad got the victory they deserved, today we were either profligate with clear chances or allowed Blackburn to pin us in our own half, press us into going backwards or hit us on the break. First half we looked capable, if vulnerable and it was that vulnerability which gave them their early lead. One minute we are up in their box, and less than 30 seconds later Fodders is watching a pretty saveable shot whiz past him. They also struck the post and bar, so it's not like you can say Blackburn were undeserved of their three points. We huffed and puffed and their keeper never really made a big save. If you compare how a scratch team went at Tottenham on Wednesday and how we allowed ourselves to be unpicked today it says it all about HJ&SMcC's dilemma, especially when it comes to fielding a fucking total waste of a transfer fee and shirt that is Sander fucking Berge. Elsewhere it wasn't quite so bad and we seemed to play better after a torrid first fifteen in the second half where Rovers were all over us. Both wingbacks went but I am at an absolute loss as to why Hecky replaced Fleck and Norwood with McAtee and Doyle and left a suitcase sat out on the pitch. Either way, we lost and we lost bad, with plenty of opportunity to win and win good.

Maybe Hecky's first eleven isn't the answer here?

Foderingham 6/10: Poor angles on the goal and the post hit and some shit distribution in the first half. And a spoddy punch in the second.
Bogle 6/10: Some good but a lot bad. Out of position and run a bit ragged. Overplayed once to often. Does anyone think Bogle is actually more a right midfielder in a 4-4-2?
Basham 5/10: Good first half and a shocker of a second. Mazy dance through their backline and a fucked up finish and one soon after where he should have taken a touch. He still shows composure, but these days he just can't cover the yards like Anel can
Egan 6.5/10: Decent industrious game again marshalling the defence, but fuck me he cannot head a ball for toffee
JLT 7/10: Usual tough-as-old-boots Morganesque outing for Jack. When you think, 18 months ago he was 'the golden robot', he is nothing of the sort now
Lowe 4/10: Regressing in output and now showing his limitations. If we go up, he won't be coming with us.
Berge 2/10: Bit speechless as to how this Jessie stays on for 90 minutes and gives us so little. One point for his shot in the first half and the other for a handful of touches but in truth he is such a fucking waste of a shirt
Norwood 6.5/10: Don't think he had a bad game. Didn't deserve to be subbed anyway. Him and Doyle dropped Right and Left with McAtee and NDaiye as RAM and LAM would have been much better
Fleck 6/10: You can see he wants to recapture what form and output he had back in the day but face it ... he's been at the club seven years now and through a rollercoaster of ups and downs and is now on the final loop. Not a bad game for him and a lot better than I have seen him play, but he's out in the summer, up or not.
NDaiye 6/10: Tried and tried to make an impact and won some key balls but was never allowed to run at or through their defence and was reduced to coming deep to get the ball in the second half
McBurnie 6/10: Another one who did what he could but as the game wore on you knew it was never gonna drop for him. Did well defensively too

Sharp 5/10: Battled but failed
Osborn 6/10: Again, much, much better in the LWB role than LM
Baldock 5/10: Didn't offer much more than Bogle to be honest
Doyle 6/10: Wrongly subbed Norwood. Did okay when on and really should have subbed Berge
McAtte 5/10: LIttle impact or chance of

HJ&SMcC 3/10: Blackburn were really full of holes we should have been 1-3 up in the first half. No idea what they were playing at in the second but we seemed to dither about countering Blackburn's changed approach to attack and leaving Berge on was a fucking war crime. They need to have the moral courage now to drop the fucker and consider life without him. We need a more dynamic midfield like we saw on Wednesday and him ambling about and putting fuck all in is effectively making us play with ten men.

We can not now afford to lose any more games whilst Middlesbrough are breathing down our necks. reduce the gap to one and we WILL fail, end up in the playoffs, fuck that up and end up playing the Pigs next season, facing further financial ruin. That is the cost of days like today - Basham et al take note.

And Sky commentators - why not just admit you don't fucking like Sheffield United, eh? We get it. Wednesday are by far a sexier team and Leeds once won the League One title.

Cunts

pommpey

Would only query Norwood mark. 5 for me? I could be imagining it but SMc looks increasingly pissed off with him. No interaction last two times he comes off, subbed, between them. Any today?

 

[Lane Ender]

This x10000%

I'm no footballing expert but to the naked eye, football is getting faster more agile yet we're still picking players who are getting slower and we're never that quick /agile anyway. Norwood is twice the player with legs around him. Thought we learnt this last year when we realised Norwood and Hourihane couldn't play together...

Sharp over Jebbison/Brooks being another example.

Spot on Flecks fit so put him with his old mukka Norwood brilliant from Hecky

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Spot on Flecks fit so put him with his old mukka Norwood brilliant from Hecky

We looked twice the side on Wednesday so my one hope is Hecky is now fully aware of what needs to be done...

Watching Brooks do well against Spurs and then seeing Sharp come off the bench today and hustle around with zero impact was a massive contrast.

 

[VictoryBlade]

After midweek's epic this was a disaster. Fleck and others were running back for their goal and looked as though they were treading in treacle. How come we were so outnumbered for it.? How come we have this new system of back -peddling to our own goal when the opposing forwards run at us with the ball.? Why wasn't Basham off sooner.? Why wasn't Jebbo on for McBurnie.?
We are losing too many games now. The warning signs are there. Hecky better heed them.

He won't

 

[VictoryBlade]

Didn’t take long for the knives to come out did it.
Same people slagging and writing em off, after praising em to the hilt,days ago.
keep calm everyone,and get behind em, with some support, not a knife.

Well in fairness the knives have been out for long time. And who can blame people. Do you remember going into the 4th division?

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Failing to freshen up the squad in January is really starting to hurt us.

100%

 

[VictoryBlade]

Back to business as usual for us today. The seven point fillip and game in hand once again looks frighteningly fragile after a game of two halfs and one dismal outcome.

Hecky went back to his Championship First Eleven for much of the lineup today, which may have been the undoing of us. After a cracking win vs Tottenham midweek where we opened our collective hearts and the B squad got the victory they deserved, today we were either profligate with clear chances or allowed Blackburn to pin us in our own half, press us into going backwards or hit us on the break. First half we looked capable, if vulnerable and it was that vulnerability which gave them their early lead. One minute we are up in their box, and less than 30 seconds later Fodders is watching a pretty saveable shot whiz past him. They also struck the post and bar, so it's not like you can say Blackburn were undeserved of their three points. We huffed and puffed and their keeper never really made a big save. If you compare how a scratch team went at Tottenham on Wednesday and how we allowed ourselves to be unpicked today it says it all about HJ&SMcC's dilemma, especially when it comes to fielding a fucking total waste of a transfer fee and shirt that is Sander fucking Berge. Elsewhere it wasn't quite so bad and we seemed to play better after a torrid first fifteen in the second half where Rovers were all over us. Both wingbacks went but I am at an absolute loss as to why Hecky replaced Fleck and Norwood with McAtee and Doyle and left a suitcase sat out on the pitch. Either way, we lost and we lost bad, with plenty of opportunity to win and win good.

Maybe Hecky's first eleven isn't the answer here?

Foderingham 6/10: Poor angles on the goal and the post hit and some shit distribution in the first half. And a spoddy punch in the second.
Bogle 6/10: Some good but a lot bad. Out of position and run a bit ragged. Overplayed once to often. Does anyone think Bogle is actually more a right midfielder in a 4-4-2?
Basham 5/10: Good first half and a shocker of a second. Mazy dance through their backline and a fucked up finish and one soon after where he should have taken a touch. He still shows composure, but these days he just can't cover the yards like Anel can
Egan 6.5/10: Decent industrious game again marshalling the defence, but fuck me he cannot head a ball for toffee
JLT 7/10: Usual tough-as-old-boots Morganesque outing for Jack. When you think, 18 months ago he was 'the golden robot', he is nothing of the sort now
Lowe 4/10: Regressing in output and now showing his limitations. If we go up, he won't be coming with us.
Berge 2/10: Bit speechless as to how this Jessie stays on for 90 minutes and gives us so little. One point for his shot in the first half and the other for a handful of touches but in truth he is such a fucking waste of a shirt
Norwood 6.5/10: Don't think he had a bad game. Didn't deserve to be subbed anyway. Him and Doyle dropped Right and Left with McAtee and NDaiye as RAM and LAM would have been much better
Fleck 6/10: You can see he wants to recapture what form and output he had back in the day but face it ... he's been at the club seven years now and through a rollercoaster of ups and downs and is now on the final loop. Not a bad game for him and a lot better than I have seen him play, but he's out in the summer, up or not.
NDaiye 6/10: Tried and tried to make an impact and won some key balls but was never allowed to run at or through their defence and was reduced to coming deep to get the ball in the second half
McBurnie 6/10: Another one who did what he could but as the game wore on you knew it was never gonna drop for him. Did well defensively too

Sharp 5/10: Battled but failed
Osborn 6/10: Again, much, much better in the LWB role than LM
Baldock 5/10: Didn't offer much more than Bogle to be honest
Doyle 6/10: Wrongly subbed Norwood. Did okay when on and really should have subbed Berge
McAtte 5/10: LIttle impact or chance of

HJ&SMcC 3/10: Blackburn were really full of holes we should have been 1-3 up in the first half. No idea what they were playing at in the second but we seemed to dither about countering Blackburn's changed approach to attack and leaving Berge on was a fucking war crime. They need to have the moral courage now to drop the fucker and consider life without him. We need a more dynamic midfield like we saw on Wednesday and him ambling about and putting fuck all in is effectively making us play with ten men.

We can not now afford to lose any more games whilst Middlesbrough are breathing down our necks. reduce the gap to one and we WILL fail, end up in the playoffs, fuck that up and end up playing the Pigs next season, facing further financial ruin. That is the cost of days like today - Basham et al take note.

And Sky commentators - why not just admit you don't fucking like Sheffield United, eh? We get it. Wednesday are by far a sexier team and Leeds once won the League One title.

Cunts

pommpey

Surprised you gave Berg 2 to be honest. Just got back and he was shite!

 

[VictoryBlade]

Good summary, time for a change in midfield, Berge needs a couple of games on the bench to give him a kick up the arse.

The sight of berge, Egan, Lowe etc ambling back for their goal makes me feel sick, not what the blades are about

WE need Joe Bolton back ...............and if your not old enough?

 

[Lane Ender]

We looked twice the side on Wednesday so my one hope is Hecky is now fully aware of what needs to be done...

Watching Brooks do well against Spurs and then seeing Sharp come off the bench today and hustle around with zero impact was a massive contrast.

Hecky goes for the easy option and it backfires on him to leave the City lads out today was criminal

 

[VictoryBlade]

Lolz at people thinking we were better second half. That's quite some take.

I normally defend Berge but I think Pommps has been nice giving him 2. There were two occasions where the ball was coming towards him and he was the nearest too it, but rather than make the effort or put himself into the challenge he actively shrunk away from the ball. Absolute criminal lack of responsibility or effort.

Fuck off United. From being proud as punch Wednesday to that spineless fucking showing. Time for a big team meeting tomorrow morning Hecky, some home fucking truths and putting it all on the line against Reading.

But he wont because he's a coward!

 

[VictoryBlade]

So you gave SB 10 on Wednesday but 2 today ? I saw little difference between his performances and whilst both were around 5/6 I thought he was better today.
May I suggest that you are judging him against a standard you want/ expect him to be rather than against a normal Championship standard. It’s not his fault we paid silly money for him.
If you leave him out who takes his place ? Bogle with Baldock behind ?

Yes

 

[Brookblade]

WE need Joe Bolton back ...............and if your not old enough?

Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe. A West Terrace Legend

 

[TJ blade]

This may sound an odd one too.

But do we actually practice shooting? I mean actually continuously placing the ball where the keeper can't reach it?

As I sit here now, Boro have had 10 shots. 4 have been on target. 4 goals.

Meanwhile, we had 14 shots. 4 on target. Came away with nothing.

What a message from them. All that bollocks about our goal difference. They are just 4 behind now on goal difference and points.

Time for us to show some composure and some fucking bollocks now. We've spent the last month putting in lackluster disorganized performances.

We're now playing teams that we either beat or drew last season. In fact you look at last year's results against the same teams and we didn't lose a single one.

I'm struggling to see that coming but would welcome it.

3 points out of a possible 12. That's fucking shite. The players and coaching staff need to start earning their wages now. No more fuck ups or amateurish, insipid displays or these players will be known as the biggest bottlers the Championship has ever seen.

I can't help it but I'm really angry about that result and second half performance. I'm probably not alone either.

Tell me about it! I'm fucking seething! Gutless performance again, and I don't mean the cuptie..

 

[Snowflake]

Yes

Might work for 60 minutes.

 

[Bladesince59]

Berge 2. Really? He wasn't worth that much.

 

[Bladesince59]

So you gave SB 10 on Wednesday but 2 today ? I saw little difference between his performances and whilst both were around 5/6 I thought he was better today.
May I suggest that you are judging him against a standard you want/ expect him to be rather than against a normal Championship standard. It’s not his fault we paid silly money for him.
If you leave him out who takes his place ? Bogle with Baldock behind ?

Berge was crap.