Preston North End vs Sheffield United

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EFL Championship Matchweek 1 - Friday 9th August 2024 - 20:00 - Deepdale
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Referee: Robert Madley
Assistants: Blake Antrobus, Darren Williams
Fourth Official: Anthony Backhouse

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Pre-Match Press Conference:

Preston v Blades - press conferences

Chris Wilder spoke to the media ahead of the season opene at Deepdale.

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[Sky Blues]

Sorry, but who gives a fuck?
This is a match day thread, and you’re not even playing.

Which position are you playing?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Sorry but incorrect.

3 games draw. Puts you above 6 sides. 9 teams win including yourselves. You would be in 9th as only 8 other teams would win.

You're wrong.

 

[Danetheblade]

6-0 blades. Piece of piss this championship lark..

 

[JJBlade]

What's the away ticket allocation for this? Has it sold out?

They got 3,564 which is roughly half of what they could have had, and there's stacks left.
By the time the entitled 50,000 plus loyalty point holders had fucked about deciding whether to go, and who they were going with, there was no time for anyone else.

For this particular game, the starting point should have been anyone with 100 loyalty points and scrap the one per person policy, the 50,000 ers would still have got their tickets and we'd have probably sold a lot more

 

[loveWalrusDaveTheBlade]

Which position are you playing?

Lifelong Blades supporter. You?

 

[Danetheblade]

Why? Start of the season. Could be several draws. You get the win you're on 1 point but with a positive GD. You would be on top of every club that doesn't win. So minimum 12th place without any draws. Just 2 games ending in a draw has you in the top 10.

1 draw=2 teams end up below you. I know it's a big ask but 6 games ending in a draw puts you in 6th.

Have a bit of positivity

Positivity? What’s that?

 

[VictoryBlade]

A win would be very important for us in instilling some self belief among players and fans after last season’s debacle, and in generating some early momentum. However, surely nobody will be looking seriously at league tables for a few weeks yet.

Pigs will be.......................HMS piss the league lol

 

[Mario1889]

2-0 win for us tonight. Very confident.

 

[BigBed]

Brentford 2017

We are traditionally pretty meh on opening days which will change tonight with a 3-0 win.

Jamal Blackman in goal......he's currently without a club!!!
And the season of the Bouncing day Massacre.....ahhh, happy days!

 

[jono_t2000]

Jamal Blackman in goal......he's currently without a club!!!
And the season of the Bouncing day Massacre.....ahhh, happy days!

Feel sorry for Blackman, he had a promising career ahead of him until a nasty leg break.

Never been the same since.

 

[BigBed]

Feel sorry for Blackman, he had a promising career ahead of him until a nasty leg break.

Never been the same since.

Think hes training with Chez??

 

[VictoryBlade]

Think hes training with Chez??

Well I hope he gets a club!

 

[jono_t2000]

https://twitter.com/SheffieldUnited/status/1821969695030874481?t=EYkCVULrie6JjNwFoBWB-Q&s=19

 

[bibbity bobbity boo]

Tonights team:

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Moores fit thank god

 

[ChezVegasBlade]

Coulibaly on the bench????

 

[Constantly Optimistic...]

I am confident we will win big tonight. Lay down a marker for everyone else in the championship. This team may be a bit disjointed for now, but full of winners. Preston are in the doldrums, we are ex Premier league, shit though we were. I wouldn't have said this 4 weeks ago, but I am impressed with our signings. We have quality with the likes of Hamer, Blaster, Moore and several new fighting true Blade style players. UTB

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Coulibaly on the bench????

Break out season

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Can anyone share a picture of the team in formation? I'm steaming...

 

[Frank the tank]

By worried about central defence and keeper

 

[1987]

Break out season

Honestly think it could be

 

[jt64]

Can anyone share a picture of the team in formation? I'm steaming...

I'm guessing at something like Davies - Burrows, JLT, Anel, Gilchrist - Hamer, Souza - Brooks, Blaster, O'Hare - Moore, but that middle five could be anywhere

 

[Bell4]

By worried about central defence and keeper

You Fanny

 

[FatPaul]

I think we could win, but I think we could also lose.

Might also end in a draw.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

I'm guessing at something like Davies - Burrows, JLT, Anel, Gilchrist - Hamer, Souza - Brooks, Blaster, O'Hare - Moore, but that middle five could be anywhere

Hopefully because i can't see Hamer being LW where some think he will play.

 

[Foxy]

I think we could win, but I think we could also lose.

Might also end in a draw.

Doubt it.

 

[BigBed]

McCallum injured??

 

[Vass Borbokis]

What's happened to McCallum?

 

[FatPaul]

Doubt it.

Not very optimist of you foxy

 

[ThatJa]

What's happened to McCallum?

In talks to terminate his contract