Sheffield United vs Oxford United

EFL Championship Matchweek 26 - Sunday 4th January 2026 - 12:00 - Bramall Lane
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Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistants: Carl Fitch-Jackson & Ian Cooper
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[Alex Cheeseright]

I heard COH were buying electricity for the wider bits of the pitch from Maduro. Turns out the US switched our pitch off as well. Ffs thanks Trump

If we bought anything from Maduro, then we are in more than financial trouble!!

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

The referee? He’s the one who called it off

Thanks. I'll ask Utd to send me his name.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Thanks. I'll ask Utd to send me his name.

D Whitestone

 

[Shawy24]

D Whitestone

Ask him to share the brown envelope that mysteriously appeared under his hotel bedroom door this morning.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Ask him to share the brown envelope that mysteriously appeared under his hotel bedroom door this morning.

Check the local boozers for the cunnt

 

[dingledog]

Another fine from EFL incoming!!!

Plus them poor buggers who have travelled today will have to fork out for a midweek night match…. So embarrassing by us.

Met some Oxford fans and they had stayed over night in Sheffield, with tickets they are about £450 out of pocket.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Postponements are part and parcel of football. Admittedly, not usually for us - something technical has clearly gone awry (ie technical issues).

Conspiracy theories are silly and make zero sense.

It's frustrating, not just from support logistics aspect but even more so about the chance to keep the momentum going and secure 3 points at a very good time.

 

[Æthelstan]

Feel bad for the Oxford fans who travelled up or stayed over night to just find out it was a waste of time.

It's not even been that bad this morning, it's just cold. Someone's messed up somewhere.

Don't know what to do with the extra time I've got today now!

 

[1973Blade]

'like a Greasy Chip Butty'.... Hang on where is everyone?!

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Feel bad for the Oxford fans who travelled up or stayed over night to just find out it was a waste of time.

It's not even been that bad this morning, it's just cold. Someone's messed up somewhere.

Don't know what to do with the extra time I've got today now!

A sympathy wank over a picture of Alison Hammond?

 

[Tony Currie]

I was initially joking but looking at this…

That ain't frozen!

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Dark arts of the undersoil heating sections mysteriously not working.

 

[Harrisblade]

As someone said earlier if the pitch has been widened SINCE the undersoil heating has been laid it may not stretch for the entire width of the pitch plus an area beyond the touchline for linesman and throwers-in.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

As someone said earlier if the pitch has been widened SINCE the undersoil heating has been laid it may not stretch for the entire width of the pitch plus an area beyond the touchline for linesman and throwers-in.

Surely when the undersoil heating was installed they would have ensure the extent of grass was covered not just where the amendable touchlines were at that point.

 

[Champagneblade]

Many ways of looking at this.

We’re playing well and we could have put pressure on teams above by cutting the gap to 5 points from 6th and 9 from second (I know, a big ask, but single figures would have felt significant if only for a few hours!).

But then if one of the key players got injured and it impacted the January plans we’d be cursing.

Also, it might have been one game too far.

In the end it’s extra recovery time for Peck, Mee, Davies, Shackleton and it also gives Wilder more time to get his squad how he wants it, probably lifting the mood further by removing players who aren’t playing from the day to day.

If you are going to achieve, whilst I’d rather have the points, having a game in hand at home vs second bottom isn’t the worst.

Feel for travelling fans of both clubs and I wonder with undersoil hearing what has transpired. Maybe it was just a really bad, cold snap and the heating just couldn’t thaw it in time?

 

[SwissBlade]

As someone said earlier if the pitch has been widened SINCE the undersoil heating has been laid it may not stretch for the entire width of the pitch plus an area beyond the touchline for linesman and throwers-in.

To be honest, I keep reading this conspiracy but that’s highly unlikely. Not beyond the realms of possibility but unlikely

 

[bakeblade]

Many ways of looking at this.

We’re playing well and we could have put pressure on teams above by cutting the gap to 5 points from 6th and 9 from second (I know, a big ask, but single figures would have felt significant if only for a few hours!).

But then if one of the key players got injured and it impacted the January plans we’d be cursing.

Also, it might have been one game too far.

In the end it’s extra recovery time for Peck, Mee, Davies, Shackleton and it also gives Wilder more time to get his squad how he wants it, probably lifting the mood further by removing players who aren’t playing from the day to day.

If you are going to achieve, whilst I’d rather have the points, having a game in hand at home vs second bottom isn’t the worst.

Feel for travelling fans of both clubs and I wonder with undersoil hearing what has transpired. Maybe it was just a really bad, cold snap and the heating just couldn’t thaw it in time?

It also means the team we are playing after the rearranged game will probably have a week to prepare, whereas we will only a few days to recover and prepare.
That team could be Wednesday

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

That ain't frozen!

Bad enough to set back Tom Davies at least a decade.

 

[Champagneblade]

It also means the team we are playing after the rearranged game will probably have a week to prepare, whereas we will only a few days to recover and prepare.
That team could be Wednesday

If that’s the case then we’ve probably got little to worry about!

Who knows, it could be vs Ipswich and they also have to rearrange.

I wonder if we’ll go for a quick turnaround or go for one of the last FA Cup weekend slots when we may both be out of the cup anyway and could play on a Saturday?

 

[john Mathison]

Wilder did a midnight, nicked copper wire to help finance January window!!!!

 

[just ted]

Come on, we’re Sheffield United FFS. Cock up over conspiracy all day long.

We could never successfully pull off a conspiracy.

 

[prescotblade]

Just arrived after 125 mile journey from Gloucestershire. Fuming that the game is off.

Many will be in the same situation. Arrived at turn of for Sheffield for radio to say match had been postponed. Travelled from Liverpool

 

[Snowflake]

If that’s the case then we’ve probably got little to worry about!

Who knows, it could be vs Ipswich and they also have to rearrange.

I wonder if we’ll go for a quick turnaround or go for one of the last FA Cup weekend slots when we may both be out of the cup anyway and could play on a Saturday?

There is no FA cup slot to put it into

 

[dingledog]

To be honest, I keep reading this conspiracy but that’s highly unlikely. Not beyond the realms of possibility but unlikely

Well it wouldn't be Sheffield United without a good conspiracy theory would it?

 

[Jon B]

Pitch not ready for 12 noon. Pity they couldn't have postponed kick off to 3pm.

 

[SuperSonicBlade89]

We have a hotel do we not? Could have put it to good use for a few hours...

The referee's a wanker....

 

[Æthelstan]

A sympathy wank over a picture of Alison Hammond?

Is she from Oxford? Can anyone confirm that this would make Oxford fans feel better?

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Postponements are part and parcel of football. Admittedly, not usually for us - something technical has clearly gone awry (ie technical issues).

Conspiracy theories are silly and make zero sense.

It's frustrating, not just from support logistics aspect but even more so about the chance to keep the momentum going and secure 3 points at a very good time.

Postponements at the level we are at, for this reason, isn't acceptable.

A deluge, fog, locusts, unexploded ordnance id accept. A frozen pitch isn't. And not when it was single figures below zero.

The late call was unacceptable too.

Back home now and still fuming.

 

[Maltby_blade]

Promotion run in

What’s so funny about that, we are closer to the playoffs than Coventry were at the same stage and have 3 points more than they had.

 

[Uncle mick]

Absolutely brilliant decision by Widler to turn off the heating. Hope he never gets found out.

No he went in via his secret door where he carried his stash out of.
But I do agree after all the moaning about fixtures it looks dodgy