25/09/10 - Leeds United v. Sheffield United

[GlosBlade]

I was a bit surprised he didn't get more stick for his d*ckhead handballs in the play-off final but I guess there was so much that was bad about that day that it got lost in the noise. The guy is potentially one of our best players but his attitude is exactly what Speed was talking about re the culture and negative perception of our club. He needs a two-week fine.

 

[Linz]

I said as soon as Wardy appeared on the touchline to come on that he'd get sent off... the game was too tasty for him at that point.

 

[SwissBlade]

Wardy is a muppet.

 

[Mousey]

The thing with Ward's tackle is that he didn't even touch him.

Steve Claridge said it was a horrific tackle but then when asked that he didn't touch the player just said well no, but...

Let me guess, it was for intent again?

 

[SwissBlade]

The thing with Ward's tackle is that he didn't even touch him.

Steve Claridge said it was a horrific tackle but then when asked that he didn't touch the player just said well no, but...

Let me guess, it was for intent again?

Looked like he caught him with a stamping action as he leapt into the tackle. But only seen it on sky from the one angle, so could be wrong

Perhaps the ref got conned then

 

[SESKU Blade]

The thing with Ward's tackle is that he didn't even touch him.

Steve Claridge said it was a horrific tackle but then when asked that he didn't touch the player just said well no, but...

Let me guess, it was for intent again?

Looked like he caught him with a stamping action as he leapt into the tackle. But only seen it on sky from the one angle, so could be wrong

Perhaps the ref got conned then

He didn't catch him, if he did he would have broken the the other players leg. Stupidity from Ward, if you jump into a challenge like that then as a professional you should be aware you're gonna run the risk of receiveing a red card. No place in the game for tackles like that (contact or not) and if red cards help to cut out that sort of challenge I'm all for it.

 

[Nedski]

the way the leeds player went down, it did look like he caught him. the ref had a similar view to the camera, so would've seen a stamp followed by a player hitting the ground screaming. the instant he went down, the card came out. straight after that it was obvious he wasnt actually caught by ward, but ward had been sent off by then.

it was a stupid 'attempted' tackle by a stupid player. he needs to stamp that out, if you can excuse the pun..

 

[Micalijo]

Best atmosphere in away end that I can remember, truly brilliant support yesterday from a great hardcore of Blades. Theer's been better numbers elsewhere obviously but the singing was non-stop The joy when Soton scored was incomparable and for me more than made up for the near certainty that we were never, ever going to score. It's always good to sing 'Take my hand' and 'We aint got a barrell' and it's restored alot of my faith that people do still care about SUFC. Great show of strength in my opinion at a time when the stuff on the pitch is terrible to watch.

I thought the game was shocking. Hard to believe 33k mugs pay £30 each to watch it but we go for the reasons in my first paragraph. Two terrible sides, full of pathetic, weak, slow, dirty overpaid pieces of shite. Ward is a disgrace and is beyond stupid. A horrible, nasty piece of work.

Our ineptitude up front can be summarised by saying Collins at CB for them was outstanding. On the floor he is useless but we never troubled him in the areas that matter. Very disappointing that we couldn't muster a treal threat until the last few minutes.

My view is that we are going to be very close to serious relegation candidates. We are a very, very poor side and people have to remember that this is mainly Blackwell's fault. Yes we can query Speed's tactics and I'm disappointed Monty and Ertl play in the same side but is Boggy any better than Evans, can Yeates run for 90 minutes - the options we have are shocking and a disgrace that McCabe and Birch have allowed it to happen in the sense that they backed Blackwell for so long. McCabe has still enabled us to operate with a decent wage bill relative to most clubs, the error was allowing Blackie to build this squad. The new RB looked decent but it's another loan player - not interested really.

 

[Foxy]

The joy when Soton scored was incomparable

Guess who got the goal alert on the mobile and started that one?

 

[Micalijo]

Guess who got the goal alert on the mobile and started that one?

Well done Foxy, i'm still buzzin now about the support yesterday.

 

[Foxy]

Well done Foxy, i'm still buzzin now about the support yesterday.

I'm still expecting the knock on the door for challenging the stewards and WY Police on their one-sided attitude

Support was great at times though as you say... Need more of the same Tuesday night whilst getting spat on and coined by Forest.

 

[SwissBlade]

Atmosphere and Heavy handed policing

Got to say, I agree with Mic on this (didn't know you were going to this one Mic, could've got my pint out of you from last season)

The atmosphere on Sat was brilliant, never been to Elland Road before and with the talk of 30k plus before the match I expected a really loud home support... but what a joke the Leeds fans were.

Apart from a small time just before and just after halftime the singing was loud and we were United. It really gave me hope that we can pull together.

ANd yes, "Sheffield Wednesday's fooked it up again" was perfectly timed and how long did it go on for? Brilliant!

Couple of issues though:

I was on the lower tier in the corner, so was within ear shot of the banter between fans. Of course it wasn't just good natured fun, but it was the Leeds fans that were getting overly excited with the Blades, yet the Police were constantly filming the Blades, getting good video footage of everyone. Back to the good old days of every fan is a hooligan.

There were two lads just behind me with shirts off, singing and dancing, no bother being caused from what I could see. Yet midway through the first half, the Head of the "Response Team" (aka thugs) sent his boys in and took them down to the concourse. It seemed to be just singling out those enjoying themselves. I watched Chief thug in his cheap black suit and leeds tie throughout and he seemed to be getting his thugs to push people about.

When we hit the bar, one blade ran onto the pitch. Pretty stupid but hey he must be from the wrong end of the gene pool. Anyway, Chief thug's boys all 4 of them dealt with him until the Police could leap on him and cuff him. Hardly fair treatment.

Then at the final whistle a Blade in an anorak who the Police had been eager to wind up all game finally got lifted. Of course there was the usual handbags and pointing from both sides, but this lad whom the police had been on top of all game, shoving their camera in his face finally got dragged down the steps to pitch side, where by 5 coppers/ stewards used what they perhaps consider "reasonable force" to place him under arrest.

A few people mentioned this to the coppers at the top of the concourse steps as we walked out and we got reminded to grow up. I reminded them that if you poke a dog with a stick and it bites, don't be surprised. I was told I would be arrested if I didn't move along.

I'm not saying Blades fans were angels, but didn't merit the treatment that the Police dished out

Finally, I counted 5 Leeds fans who were Raoul Moat lookalikes!

Good day, Bad result, Horrible ground, Nasty Fans, Bullying Police, Response team Thugs we were glad to get back to Sheff and get a decent beer or two in

 

[Foxy]

Just a quick note to all those in attendance... please have a quick looky here - http://www.s24su.com/showthread.php?20460-Did-you-go-to-the-Leeds-match-Help-required!

 

[Ollessendro]

Got to say, I agree with Mic on this (didn't know you were going to this one Mic, could've got my pint out of you from last season)

The atmosphere on Sat was brilliant, never been to Elland Road before and with the talk of 30k plus before the match I expected a really loud home support... but what a joke the Leeds fans were.

Apart from a small time just before and just after halftime the singing was loud and we were United. It really gave me hope that we can pull together.

ANd yes, "Sheffield Wednesday's fooked it up again" was perfectly timed and how long did it go on for? Brilliant!

Couple of issues though:

I was on the lower tier in the corner, so was within ear shot of the banter between fans. Of course it wasn't just good natured fun, but it was the Leeds fans that were getting overly excited with the Blades, yet the Police were constantly filming the Blades, getting good video footage of everyone. Back to the good old days of every fan is a hooligan.

There were two lads just behind me with shirts off, singing and dancing, no bother being caused from what I could see. Yet midway through the first half, the Head of the "Response Team" (aka thugs) sent his boys in and took them down to the concourse. It seemed to be just singling out those enjoying themselves. I watched Chief thug in his cheap black suit and leeds tie throughout and he seemed to be getting his thugs to push people about.

When we hit the bar, one blade ran onto the pitch. Pretty stupid but hey he must be from the wrong end of the gene pool. Anyway, Chief thug's boys all 4 of them dealt with him until the Police could leap on him and cuff him. Hardly fair treatment.

Then at the final whistle a Blade in an anorak who the Police had been eager to wind up all game finally got lifted. Of course there was the usual handbags and pointing from both sides, but this lad whom the police had been on top of all game, shoving their camera in his face finally got dragged down the steps to pitch side, where by 5 coppers/ stewards used what they perhaps consider "reasonable force" to place him under arrest.

A few people mentioned this to the coppers at the top of the concourse steps as we walked out and we got reminded to grow up. I reminded them that if you poke a dog with a stick and it bites, don't be surprised. I was told I would be arrested if I didn't move along.

I'm not saying Blades fans were angels, but didn't merit the treatment that the Police dished out

Finally, I counted 5 Leeds fans who were Raoul Moat lookalikes!

Good day, Bad result, Horrible ground, Nasty Fans, Bullying Police, Response team Thugs we were glad to get back to Sheff and get a decent beer or two in

you should put a complaint into the police Swiss. Seriosuly. All complaints have to be dealt with and taken seriously. Write them a letter and detail it. If you don'tget a satisfactory repsonse then take it further (the independent police complaints commission). The police should not be abusing their authority.