24/10/09 - Sheffield United v. Cardiff City

[Linz]

I can see this one being a bit grim

Match thread for Saturday's game...

 

[The One]

Let's get behind the team! Don't wanna any abuse to begin with!

UTB!!!!!

 

[SotonBlade]

Well, i'd shake things up as much as we can this week, which isn't much given the injuries!

Bennett
Walker
Morgan
Fortune
Stewart
Cotterill
Harper
Little
Reid
Evans
Camara

Subs: Bunn, Taylor, Killa, Quinn, Williamson, Henderson, Treacy

 

[Come from away]

Given the players playing with injuries it's hard to tell but the above list may be a good call, certainly in goal.

 

[Guesty]

The referee is Trevor Kettle, who in an air traffic controller.

An apt profession, given our current tactics

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Think we will start brightly and the fans will do their bit. However I think cardiff will weather the early storm and slowly but surely run our shakey defence a merry dance.(fans turn) Would take a draw now all things considered, but deep down I think this is the 1st home defeat on the cards.:thumbdown:
Come on Blades prove me wrong!

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Good luck Blades, think we're gonna need it today!

 

[Lizardboy]

The match v Cardiff

So far so good. it sounds like we have a totally different team out today who actually play football!!

There is hope.....

 

[Lizardboy]

bugger
1 down scrappy crappy goal

 

[Lizardboy]

GET IN, 1-1 Henderson
awesome response in under a minute

 

[Deleted member 2102]

Come on!!!!

 

[Lizardboy]

pen for cardiff!!! this game sounds crackers!!!

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Didn't last long!

 

[Lizardboy]

crap, gutted.

 

[Lizardboy]

playing well though by the sound of keith edwards. i think we should get a result though.
I'd take a draw with a good performance

 

[Lizardboy]

get in!!!!!! Henderson is on fire!!!
2-2
i need a lie down

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Come on Blades!

 

[Lizardboy]

For gods sake!!! losing again.
if it weren't for my chicken kebab and chips i'd be biting my nails now!!

 

[Mad Mick]

Jeez that's another 3 we've let in. At least it sounds like we're playing a lot better.

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

The defence must be awful!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Shit!!!

 

[Lizardboy]

the performance sounds very positive but the defence are about as much use a chocolate fireguard at present

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Never known us concede so many goals at home - 3 goals against Ipswich and now Cardiff.

 

[Lizardboy]

treacy sounds like he's having a good game today

 

[Lizardboy]

game over. I'm gutted that we conceaded 4 today. Absolutely gutted

 

[Mad Mick]

Orbison

 

[davidpinder]

better performance or not we can't be conceding 4 at home and 10 in 3 games

 

[LasVegasBlade]

Well, I have (metaphorically) walked out of the stadium before the end of the match for the first time EVER.
Mostly because I just couldn't listen to the commentary anymore.

They did better today than they have in the recent past and that makes me happy. I'll leave it at that . . .

UTB!

 

[Lizardboy]

spot on, something is needed to stop this rot we seem to find ourselves in.

 

[Notts Blade]

Is that now 21 goals conceeded in the last 8 games. Our entire game plan for several years, excluding Robson, has been based on a strong defence. Blackwell needs to identify the reason(s) for this awful performance and get it sorted out, whether that is dropping or removing certain players, bringing in new defenders or some change in tactics and on the training ground.

I don't care what Edwards keeps saying, I'd have taken a scrappy 1-0 win today with the winner bouncing off a big red beach ball rather than a performance and a 4-2 defeat.