An embarrassment

[Sheffsteel]

Just how damaging could this be?

Think it will be a blessing....it's a wake up call.

Before this game the fanbase seem really happy with 99% fully behind Hecky, saying he performed miracles last season.
He was good last season but it's hardly a miracle when you are given one of the best squad of players in the league and was amongst the preseason favourites.

The vast majority of Blades have also said Hecky has been great this season because we played so well with narrow defeats.
I try to be neutral and level headed but all we've done this season is be set up well defensively and we've generally just sat back and defended.
Not sure how that can be classed as great play. Norwich were relegated a few seasons back but at least they were attacking and went for it.
We're just putting everyone in defence trying to keep the score down. Archer has hardly touched the ball so far, which is a terrible sign.
Also I'd say that man for man this season's players are individually better than any of the Wilder teams, but they don't play as a unit.

 

[Green7361]

I don't mind getting beat but they literally walked through us and defensively was shambolic, both Egan and Anel were horrific today to name but a few

 

[SuperSonicBlade89]

Palace did it Bournemouth did it Southampton did all worse and they all stayed up

I feel so much better now...

Bit annoyed now though that I can't say to my piggy friends, remember that 8-0 against Newcastle?
Ah shit.
Was praying it wouldn't be 9 so they would have something to brag about.

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

You can only piss with the cock you’ve got. We’re skint. We’ve got a decent first XI - probably mid bottom half - but we can’t afford strength in depth, so as soon as we lose a player we rely on (McBurnie in this case) we’re going to get fucked. Nothing we can do about it. We haven’t got the coin to compete.

Granted today’s capitulation is annoying and embarrassing, but let’s not forget we nearly got a point against the European champions.

I'll remember that. Great we didn't get twatted 9 nil and nearly got a point. Did we get half a pfennig for it?

 

[CPB]

At 4 or 5 - 0 I'd say you try and shut up shop. We seemed to be trying to attack like we could get back into the game till the end but badly.

 

[Gavlar]

Well Newcastle travel to Italy and back and play a v tough 90 mins and we do fuck all I’m the week and lose 8-0 at home!!!! You couldn’t write it.

 

[Le Cynique]

I'll remember that. Great we didn't get twatted 9 nil and nearly got a point. Did we get half a pfennig for it?

Obviously we want to win and to compete, but the long and short of it is that we can’t. We just don’t have the quality in the squad.

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Worst performance ever in my life that. Biggest goal deficit I’ve ever seen, awful.

 

[HuddersfieldBlade]

Least they didn’t beat our record away win

 

[Bobby b]

Message for Roy, don't bother pal, go and get in the bath and get your work clothes ready for morning

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

Just like that our goal difference advantage is decimated and we hit bottom

It's not like teams stay up on goal difference...wtf. it won't matter

 

[Steve.C]

Sack the lot

 

[Jan Age]

Midfield was woeful… woeful …

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Been going since 77 .. worst I’ve seen was 5-0 at home to Arsenal in 78 & Oldham in 87 .. that is beyond embarrassing seen us play league & European champions but fuck me haven’t got the words …players hang their heads in shame

 

[Big.Dane.w]

Sack the lot

That all you got pal?

Can we just sack you from the forum?

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

What's the odds on Xisco outliving PH as Manager of a Sheffield football league club?

 

[blades78]

And I would transfer list Anel two minutes after the final whistle. That arsehole doesn’t give a flying fuck, trotting about the pitch believing his own hype. I fucking detest lack of effort.

Agree. At fault for at least 4 goals and just looked like he couldn't be arsed. Egan just marked space and Norwood was a waste a of space. Thought Davies looked promising even though he gave them a goal. Traore is way out of depth at the moment.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Hecky is to blame for that second half performance. The tactical change made us look so open.

We were 3-0 & absolutely no chance we were going to come back from it, just be defensively strong and move on to West Ham.

Instead he went 4 at the back. Neither McAtee or Hamer were tracking their wingbacks so they just doubled up on us. Absolutely bizarre

 

[Albert Grumble]

That defensive coach needs his p45, the first goal was hard to take but after the first few minutes you could tell we weren’t up for it.

100%, we don’t win headers in our box

 

[Paulus]

Lots of people slagging everyone off but I just feel numb and very sad. I think this week has been the toughest I can remember for the Blades (and I was on the kop against Walsall) we need to find something from somewhere and I really don’t think a massive change is the answer.

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

I would say to Sheffield but fortunately S6 are far more embarrassing.

However, that was the single worst performance I’ve seen in my lifetime from us.

I back Hecky but even I’m close to saying he deserves to go after that.

We will bounce back. We knew we lose this football match. 8 is absurd but 3 points we knew we wouldn't get. Don't panic yet, and personally I see no reason to swap manager. We'd accepted relegation before this season started and now we have a younger hungrier team to come back with hecky IMO

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Mr Sinclair played this at the end?

 

[VictoryBlade]

Just how damaging could this be?

I think it finished us

 

[VictoryBlade]

53 years for me

Same for me

 

[Paulus]

Mr Sinclair played this at the end?

If he did he should be sacked

 

[Le Cynique]

Let’s not forget that the club has, to some extent, had its heart broken this week with the sad news about Maddy Cusack. From the sounds of it she wasn’t just a player or a staff member; she was so much more and part of the Blades family.

I know that if a member of my team had passed away suddenly last week our productivity would have hit the floor. Let’s have a bit of empathy.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Worse than the scoreline for me, is that that was the least Sheffield United type performance since the Adkins season.

I hate when fans use the word unacceptable as it smacks of entitlement, but what other word is there for it?

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Then this!!

"Eight Goals A Game"

The whooshommmmeter is off the sacle!

 

[PrestwichBlade]

Let’s not forget that the club has, to some extent, had its heart broken this week with the sad news about Maddy Cusack. From the sounds of it she wasn’t just a player or a staff member; she was so much more and part of the Blades family.

I know that if a member of my team had passed away suddenly last week our productivity would have hit the floor. Let’s have a bit of empathy.

This thought had crossed my mind. As professional as you'd want them to be, they're human beings. A loss like this is very un-Sheffield United.

 

[biggiesablade]

I stopped at five nil when i heard eight nil i felt sick