Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United

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Premier League Matchweek 2 - Friday 18th August 2023 - 19:45 - City Ground
Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.


Matchday Stats/Player Ratings - https://www.s24su.com/forum/match-day/match/nottingham-forest-vs-sheffield-united.658/

Officials:

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: Harry Lennard, Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Andy Madley
VAR: Michael Oliver
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:


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[S6Blademan]

Hi Stegosaurus here

Needs to play Trusty instead of Robinson. Robinson is a liability

Juts when you think Robbo is trustworthy he drops a massive bollock

Trust in trusty

 

[VictoryBlade]

That article says "police have identified customers from a database" so I'm not sure how a VPN will help with that?

Its better than being on the streets and catching real criminals eh?

 

[S6Blademan]

Anyone watching on a steam or Firestick tonight please remember to use a VPN..

Police launch crackdown on Premier League illegal streamers

Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League table after winning 14 matches.

www.express.co.uk

Crackers it really is there are millions with firesticks

 

[VictoryBlade]

It'll be a load of mystery injuries that our medical team cant quite work out, sack the lot and start again!

 

[SuperBobbyHatton]

Meh

 

[Shawy24]

Another disappointing line up.

Don't know why Trust doesn't start.

No vision, no excitement no risk. Get Seriki in the side. He can’t do worse than any other fucker. Looked good pre season.

 

[Bartleby]

Its better than being on the streets and catching real criminals eh?

Yep, even easier than sitting in a van on a bridge over a dual carriageway with a camera.

VPN hides your location but if you are making traceable payments to a firestick provider (and/or in his "database") I'm not sure it covers you.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Fk........hope florist look at the line up and feel they just have to show up....fk

 

[blAdes96]

Baldock being out is a BIG loss, hopefully it isn't too long. The squad is an improvement on the Palace XI, so that's a plus, somewhat. There is no Slimane, do we have any idea why?

 

[Jan Age]

Osula who didn’t play that much for league one Derby leading the line

Max Lowe who has never been a prem left back

Osborne should be nowhere near the first team

And then you drop to the bench

 

[loveWalrusDaveTheBlade]

So Hecky full of bollocks again about George, saying he just had cramp.

Shame on him, not telling the opposition that he’s injured.

 

[Yarrayering]

Hi Stegosaurus here

Needs to play Trusty instead of Robinson. Robinson is a liability

Stop saying stegosaurus here it's well weird

 

[RetfordBlade]

Right hecky jokes over release the real team sheet

 

[8lade]

It's good to come on this board and read all the messages, I was feeling a bit down but I'm really up for this one now!

 

[JayGreen17]

Why isn’t Trusty starting…..

 

[Yarrayering]

Any news on why McBrittle has not made the bench ?

Made of biscuits like Brewster

 

[ATL Recs]

Still injured from last week, I guess.

Long cramp then

 

[tyke1889]

Also looking...

It's come on in my Sheffield United folder now on Optus Sports 1

 

[ChezVegasBlade]

Super sport prem league

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Great view from my seat in the VIP Stand.

 

[SB_90]

the club asking for patience, which i dont mind, but board are putting themselves under huge pressure to deliver, because if this still the team we have come everton, the anger will surface & we all know it wont be directed at hecky.

 

[1987]

Some odd picks from Hecky, even on what's basically a free pass he's raising a few eyebrows

 

[petcharlie]

It'll be a load of mystery injuries that our medical team cant quite work out, sack the lot and start again!

well makes you think our injuries seem to last for ever unlike other clubs who have players back in a week or two ours last for months and months

 

[UTB Blade]

I dont get it either if you watch the Inside Shirecliffe video McBurnie is training with them including that end bit and he does a great tackle on Norwood so he cant be that far away. They wouldnt let him do that if he was miles away. Bogle was also involved.

I'm wondering if McBurnie's absence tonight has less to do with his injury status/ match fitness, and more to do with his recent 'history' with Forest (ie the events of the play-off semi and subsequent legal proceedings ). If fit enough to play tonight, he would have been unlikely to start due to lack of match fitness, and therefore would've been a sub. This would've meant him warming up for 60 minutes plus directly in front of their fans, and you can imagine the torrent of abuse he would have received. He can be quite hot-headed, as we know, and I'm wondering if either the club's or McBurnie's own legal team thought it unwise to put him in that situation.

Edited to add: yes I know I'm probably just doing some serious straw-clutching here, because the thought of McBurnie taking up long-term residence on the physio's couch alongside Brewster and RND makes me want to cry!

 

[Need4speed]

Great view from my seat in the VIP Stand.

You mean very important person box dot lc

 

[SB_90]

hadnt realised last time the blades played a PL game, at the city ground was brian clough farewell, when he got relegated & always thought we get punished by football gods because of that

 

[nickwr37]

FFS!

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Between both cb's

 

[The Hobott]

Jesus wept

 

[DromoreBlade]

Fuck sake, terrible start