19/08/08 - [Reserves] Sheff Wednesday Match Thread
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I'm going with 6 Wednesday fans. I'll have them all 
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I'm going with 6 Wednesday fans. I'll have them all
We might bump into you then... any ideas what the piggies charge for their matches?
The piggies appear to think we'll be playing "most of our first team"... erm... who's the ones lacking a squad?
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Give us a shout if you see me
One of the lasses I'm going with says it's free... but that might be for their ST holders, I'm not sure.
Ha, as if. We'll play fringe players at best, most likely youths.
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Give us a shout if you see me
One of the lasses I'm going with says it's free... but that might be for their ST holders, I'm not sure.
Ha, as if. We'll play fringe players at best, most likely youths.
Aye, they're usually free for home ST holders.
Will give you a wave :hello:
EDIT: Squad news
The Blades take an experienced reserve squad to Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, as they kick-off their Central Division campaign against the Owls (7pm kick-off).
Derek Geary will feature for United against his former club, whilst Matthew Spring, Nick Montgomery, Lee Hendrie and Jonathan Stead will all be hoping to impress the Blades management team in S6.
Meanwhile, youngsters Kyle Naughton and Jordan Robertson will both start after notable pre-season displays.
The United squad is... Bennett, Geary, Chanot, Lowton, Naughton, Hendrie, Montgomery, Spring, K.Quinn, Robertson, Stead, Annerson, Wedgbury, Law, Tahar, Walker.
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Sheffield Wednesday Reserves 1 - 2 Sheffield United Reserves
Yes, we braved it and went to Hillsborough and was pleasantly surprised to get in for free to watch a match where the final score flattered the Pigs. This was no close game and don't let them tell you otherwise.
Our back four consisted of three academy graduates and Del Geary yet they were hardly flustered all match. Charlie Tunnard turned Maxime Chanot early on but the French lad recovered well with a strong boot in the right place... and that was about as close to scoring as Wednesday got all first half. Jon Stead and Jordan Robertson were leading the line well and appear to have a good understanding, while Lee Hendrie was looking to get the ball to them as quickly as possible. It was a horrible mistake however, which saw United take the lead. Jamie Hadfield passed the ball back to Richard O'Donnell in the Wednesday goal, who controlled the ball but hesitated on it slightly too long. Robertson ran a good twenty yards and put him under pressure, O'Donnell lost the ball and the challenge saw it trickle over the line.
The Wednesday players, for some inexplicable reason, seemed to be standing off the Blades... giving us plenty of time on the ball and the chance to boss the game. Matthew Spring seems to like having a crack from distance and was unlucky to see a decent effort fizz over the crossbar while Robertson seemed to mishit a shot along the floor but still forced a save from O'Donnell.
The second goal came from the penalty spot. Spring sprang into the box, only to be chopped down and the referee casually pointed to the spot. Stead stepped up and much to the gathered Wednesdayites' sheer delight, the shot was saved, prompting the biggest cheer of the night so far. Oh how we felt for them when the referee ordered a retake, Stead taking no chances and choosing to blast it into the back of the net.
It's at this point that I wrote "piggies are shit" and despite my bias, they really were. Chanot and Matt Lowton were camped out on the halfway line... any forward balls from them were confidently headed clear by the former. Chanot even managed to spark an attack with a ball down the right channel to Robertson who cutback for Stead to shoot straight into the arms of O'Donnell. Nick Montgomery and Spring were bossing the middle of the park, getting stuck in when need be. Most of the time though, our lads only had to wait for the ball to be passed to them by a blue and white shirt. They really were that poor.
Hendrie was keeping himself busy... strolling into the box unimpeded but rather over enthusiastically blasting wide. Keith Quinn on the other side was rather more quiet, but Kyle Naughton was overlapping well with him.
Wednesday's only shot of the half came from Mukhtar Mohammed, but Bennett easily claimed while Leon Lekaj found himself booked for a nasty challenge on Hendrie's shins just before half time.
The second half was a quieter affair by the Blades, who seemed to drop down a gear. There were still plenty of efforts on goal, but they seemed to lack decisiveness and possibly tried to get a bit too fancy. Wednesday even managed to get a goal. Our defence looked on in amazement as Rocky Lekaj shot from distance which Bennett obviously thought was going over, but actually hit the underside of the bar and went in.
Stead further tested both O'Donnell and the crossbar while Hendrie had a late effort straight at the keeper. All in all, a job well done.
Our MOTM: Difficult to pick because it was a good team performance. So we'll sit on the fence.
Sheffield Wednesday: Richard O'Donnell, Peter Gilbert, Leon Lekaj, Kenny Lunt, Jamie Hadfield (James Cottingham), Sam Liversidge, Mukhtar Mohammed, Tom Connelly, Charlie Tunnard, Luke Boden, Rocky Lekaj. Unused subs: Max Wragg, Arron Jameson, Nathan Modest, Tom Hall.
(Wednesday made another substitution but I didn't write it down. Will find out tomorrow.)
Sheffield United: Ian Bennett, Derek Geary, Maxime Chanot, Matt Lowton, Keith Quinn (Nicky Law), Matthew Spring, Nick Montgomery, Kyle Naughton, Jon Stead, Jordan Robertson, Lee Hendrie. Unused subs: Sam Wedgbury, Jamie Annerson, Aymen Tahar, Kyle Walker.
Yes, we braved it and went to Hillsborough and was pleasantly surprised to get in for free to watch a match where the final score flattered the Pigs. This was no close game and don't let them tell you otherwise.
Our back four consisted of three academy graduates and Del Geary yet they were hardly flustered all match. Charlie Tunnard turned Maxime Chanot early on but the French lad recovered well with a strong boot in the right place... and that was about as close to scoring as Wednesday got all first half. Jon Stead and Jordan Robertson were leading the line well and appear to have a good understanding, while Lee Hendrie was looking to get the ball to them as quickly as possible. It was a horrible mistake however, which saw United take the lead. Jamie Hadfield passed the ball back to Richard O'Donnell in the Wednesday goal, who controlled the ball but hesitated on it slightly too long. Robertson ran a good twenty yards and put him under pressure, O'Donnell lost the ball and the challenge saw it trickle over the line.
The Wednesday players, for some inexplicable reason, seemed to be standing off the Blades... giving us plenty of time on the ball and the chance to boss the game. Matthew Spring seems to like having a crack from distance and was unlucky to see a decent effort fizz over the crossbar while Robertson seemed to mishit a shot along the floor but still forced a save from O'Donnell.
The second goal came from the penalty spot. Spring sprang into the box, only to be chopped down and the referee casually pointed to the spot. Stead stepped up and much to the gathered Wednesdayites' sheer delight, the shot was saved, prompting the biggest cheer of the night so far. Oh how we felt for them when the referee ordered a retake, Stead taking no chances and choosing to blast it into the back of the net.
It's at this point that I wrote "piggies are shit" and despite my bias, they really were. Chanot and Matt Lowton were camped out on the halfway line... any forward balls from them were confidently headed clear by the former. Chanot even managed to spark an attack with a ball down the right channel to Robertson who cutback for Stead to shoot straight into the arms of O'Donnell. Nick Montgomery and Spring were bossing the middle of the park, getting stuck in when need be. Most of the time though, our lads only had to wait for the ball to be passed to them by a blue and white shirt. They really were that poor.
Hendrie was keeping himself busy... strolling into the box unimpeded but rather over enthusiastically blasting wide. Keith Quinn on the other side was rather more quiet, but Kyle Naughton was overlapping well with him.
Wednesday's only shot of the half came from Mukhtar Mohammed, but Bennett easily claimed while Leon Lekaj found himself booked for a nasty challenge on Hendrie's shins just before half time.
The second half was a quieter affair by the Blades, who seemed to drop down a gear. There were still plenty of efforts on goal, but they seemed to lack decisiveness and possibly tried to get a bit too fancy. Wednesday even managed to get a goal. Our defence looked on in amazement as Rocky Lekaj shot from distance which Bennett obviously thought was going over, but actually hit the underside of the bar and went in.
Stead further tested both O'Donnell and the crossbar while Hendrie had a late effort straight at the keeper. All in all, a job well done.
Our MOTM: Difficult to pick because it was a good team performance. So we'll sit on the fence.
Sheffield Wednesday: Richard O'Donnell, Peter Gilbert, Leon Lekaj, Kenny Lunt, Jamie Hadfield (James Cottingham), Sam Liversidge, Mukhtar Mohammed, Tom Connelly, Charlie Tunnard, Luke Boden, Rocky Lekaj. Unused subs: Max Wragg, Arron Jameson, Nathan Modest, Tom Hall.
(Wednesday made another substitution but I didn't write it down. Will find out tomorrow.)
Sheffield United: Ian Bennett, Derek Geary, Maxime Chanot, Matt Lowton, Keith Quinn (Nicky Law), Matthew Spring, Nick Montgomery, Kyle Naughton, Jon Stead, Jordan Robertson, Lee Hendrie. Unused subs: Sam Wedgbury, Jamie Annerson, Aymen Tahar, Kyle Walker.
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Service... that's what it is
Choice quotes from piggies:
and getting the excuses in before the match:
Greasy Chip Butty
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Our mistake of course, thinking it was a reserve match not a youth match
hope we do the same in october!!
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...and guess who's been banned.....
Getting banned from BU is rather like getting banned from the Moon or Netto. You know you are banned but aren't likely to go there again.
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...and guess who's been banned.....
So you've been banned for linking to blades related, non controversial, information that wasn't available anywhere else at that time?
How pathetic.
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Erm... no
Content?? Information??
Tsk......not for BU my friend!!
Erm... no
Yep, you did. I googled for some information about the match, and that's what came up, so I linked to it. What's the problem?
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