27/08/08 - Huddersfield Match Thread

[Linz]

It's a Wednesday night trip for the second round of the cup

 

[SotonBlade]

I would hope we'd walk this one. Could be a possible banana skin though.

Think we'll see a similar side to the Port Vale game. Although i'd like to see David Carney get a run out.

 

[Foxy]

Huddersfield v Blades
Carling Cup, Second Round
Wednesday 27th August 2008, Kick Off 7:45pm

Due to the short amount of time we have to sell tickets for this fixture, tickets will go on General Sale at 12 noon on Tuesday 19th August 2008. Supporters purchasing tickets will still be allocated Loyalty Points.

This match is ALL TICKET for Blades fans.

2,500 tickets are initially available to Blades supporters. A further 2,000 tickets are available, should they be required. Tickets are priced at £10 Adults, £5 Seniors and Students and £3 for Juniors.

16 pairs of wheelchair and helper tickets are available priced at £5. The escort is free of charge. Ambulant disabled tickets are charged at £10 each. The escort is free of charge.

This match is a Category B fixture therefore 100 Loyalty Points will be issued to supporters purchasing tickets.

Tickets will be on sale to supporters on the following dates:

Tuesday 19th August, noon
General Sale
Tickets will be on General Sale.


Tickets will be on sale in person, over the telephone on 0871 222 1889 or by post. Details of each supporter are required to check and allocate loyalty points.

Any supporter applying by post should clearly state which date of sale they are applying for by writing the application date on the front of the envelope.

Please calculate your loyalty points carefully before applying for tickets. This can be checked with the Ticket Office or by email loyaltypoints@sufc.co.uk

 

[Tinoblade]

Just bought me then checked my account on internet and they didnt give me the loyalty points for it although they did for my derby ticket .

Who's going then?

 

[DazBlade88]

Didn't realise it was the Wednesday, ordered my tickets today anyway as they'd not arrived when I got there at about 11 this morning to get them and Derby.

Tough game, but I think we'll win.

 

[Foxy]

Just bought me then checked my account on internet and they didnt give me the loyalty points for it although they did for my derby ticket .

Haven't got points for mine either, I shall enquire.

 

[Tinoblade]

Haven't got points for mine either, I shall enquire.

Let us know, im sure it says 100 on the website

 

[Linz]

Just a reminder that this is tomorrow night.

What team would you put out?

 

[Come from away]

Just a reminder that this is tomorrow night.

What team would you put out?

Same team that won in the last round but switch Morgan for Kilgallon.

 

[Samantha]

Further ticket update:

Huddersfield v Blades - ticket update
Posted on: Tue 26 Aug 2008

Huddersfield v Blades
Carling Cup, Second Round
Wednesday 27th August 2008, Kick Off 7:45pm

Should the game go into extra time, Unitedites could have problems returning to Sheffield via public transport. The last direct train to Sheffield departs Huddersfield at 10.15pm. There is a later service which goes via Manchester.

The Box Office will be selling tickets for Wednesday night's Carling Cup second round tie with Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium until 4pm on Wednesday.

Blades Supporters will be able to pay on the Turnstiles, with Tickets priced at £10 for Adults, £5 for Seniors and Students and £3 for Under 16s.

Tickets are available to supporters in person or over the phone on 0871 222 1889. The Box Office will be open until 5pm on Tuesday 26th August to allow supporters to buy Tickets for this fixture.

 

[keenzy]

Bennett
Halford Morgan Chanot Geary
Cotterill Spring Monty Hendrie
Henderson Webber


Subs:
Killa, BT, Squinny, Sharp, Speed.

 

[Blades-7]

Hopefully a nice solid 2-0 win, with my side being:

Bennett
Naughton Chanot Halford Geary
Carney Spring Law Hendrie
Webber Stead

If any players are unavalible then so be it

 

[Tinoblade]

Haven't got points for mine either, I shall enquire.

Mine have gone onto my points now

 

[Monty's_Girl]

Early team news:

Morgan (concssion) set to return v Huddersfield. Stead (groin) and Jihai (knock) fit. Beattie (knee) and Gillespie still sidelined.

 

[Linz]

The reserves are playing Walsall tonight so that may affect the team selections.

No prediction league tonight with it being the cup, but I'll say 2-1 to us, at least one sending off and Daz to go running down the stairs

 

[butchaboy]

Hendrie also out as he is in hospital with an infected foot, said by someone else on here but not in this thread

 

[SRBlade]

bum fluff

1-0 udders

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Come on Blades!

 

[Monty's_Girl]

Cmon you Blades!!

 

[Samantha]

SSN update:

We haven't won at Huddersfield since September 1995

Webber replaced Stead

 

[Samantha]

2-1 FT... blimey that took some doing!

Reports from the game anyone? Who actually scored the second goal? I heard a mixture of Naughton, Killa & own goal

EDIT: Appears to be Naughton - hitting someone on way in

 

[Linz]

We we shit until 80 minutes and managed to score in our first real bit of sustained pressure.

Cotterill definitely had a bad game today, trying to be a fancy pants when the simple ball would have been more effective. Tongey was poo.

It says a lot when Killa goes sprinting forward when we're only playing 3 in defence to show Tonge et al how it's done.

Well played from Naughton... cool and calm to take the shot. Our second goal was like their first, deflected in.

EDIT: Stead was also poo and Beattie was doing some quite considerable warming up - will apparently be back in two weeks.

 

[Tinoblade]

Awfuk performance but then just kicked in with two goals and got away with it

But thats where cup runs start

 

[Robbie]

Shocking performance, how we came away with the win I don't know. But we did and that is all that matters.

Anyways............

Cotts wasn't his usual self, wasn't very effective at all.
Tonge was quite frankly crap again.
Carney.... another non performer.
Sun, had an "ok" game.
Killa didn't put a foot wrong, nor did Morgan from recollection.
Spring was hit and miss.
Stead.... shocking.
Henderson couldn't touch ball without the ref penalising him.
Webber did ok when on,
Naughton did well
Sharp hmmmm Sharp.
Bennett did what was needed.
Del did ok too

MOTM Prob Sun from a bad bunch.

We got out of jail last night though, and if we are to progress we will need to up our perfromance.

But we're through, so let us rejoice

 

[Sensiblade]

When's the draw for the next round?

 

[Linz]

When's the draw for the next round?

Saturday at midday.

Quickie match report:

Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Sheffield United

League Cup:

United made seven changes to the team which despatched Blackpool on Saturday, which Chris Morgan the most notable, returning from concussion sustained against QPR. Paddy Kenny was given a rest in the Blades goal with Derek Geary also making a start in the defence. Midfield saw the biggest upheaval with David Cotterill, Matt Spring and David Carney looking to secure a first team place alongside Michael Tonge while Blackwell decided to go with height up front, former Terrier Jon Stead partnering Darius Henderson.

While the home side wore black armbands to show their respects for the passing of a local journalist, the Blades probably ought to have worn face masks and black and white striped tops as we robbed the victory from a side who outplayed us for eighty long and arduous minutes.

Danny Cadamarteri was causing Sun Jihai problems right from the outset, while Gary Roberts’s early statement of intention flew straight into Bennett’s arms. Luke Beckett was also looking to cause an upset against his former team, latching on to a forward ball only to be denied by a decisive Bennett.

It was becoming increasingly obvious that the Blades had no bite in midfield and that Huddersfield were bossing the game. We were slow to clear our lines from corners as Huddersfield piled on the pressure. Our first real opening came from a Sun throw in on the left which fell to Stead on the edge of the box. He crossed to Cotterill on the right wing whose shot could only go back the way it came, firing well across the face of the goal. As ever, this sparked a Hudderfield counter attack and we only regained possession with a free kick on the edge of our box.

The referee appeared to be on a different planet, and awarded a free kick on the edge of the Blades box for a “push” he couldn’t have possibly seen, looking the complete opposite direction as he was. Robbie Williams hit the wall and Nathan Clarke should have probably done better with his header from the resulting corner, knocking the ball wide from close range.

Henderson was then booked for trying to head the ball… I’m not even going to try and explain that one and I doubt the referee can justify it either. The Blades were further inflamed when Cotterill was blatantly barged over on the right of the Huddersfield box with no free kick given. Carney and Tonge were guilty of wasting some good possession in the opposition half, first Carney firing wide and then Tonge lofting in soft and useless corners and free kicks.

It was only a matter of time before Huddersfield took a deserved lead. Cadamarteri won a corner off Sun which Roberts knocked to Michael FLYNN who fired goalwards. Bennett would have probably claimed it had Tonge not deflected it further to the left with his head.

They should have probably had a second when Cadamarteri was left in acres of space but shot wide while the Blades had the ball cleared off the line at the other end, a case of too many people trying to walk the ball into the net. Increasingly, Cotterill was guilty of trying to be too clever on the wing when the simple ball would have been more effective, often conceding possession.

The last few minutes of the half probably summed it up. Clarke fell on his arse and was awarded a free kick with no one in touching distance of him while at the other end, Tonge managed to drift a free kick miles wide of the goal. Instead of letting Tonge take free kicks on the edge of the box, they ought to just give the opposition the goal kick – saves time and effort!

Danny Webber replaced Stead at half time but the second half was much the same as the first for thirty five minutes. Carney made no friends in the Blades crowd for neshing out of chasing a loose ball and no one was upset to see him being replaced by Kyle Naughton, making his second senior start.

Kilgallon was becoming increasingly frustrated by his side’s performance and started making forays into the Huddersfield box. A good run produced a poor cross from him but the travelling fans were happy to see at least one person in red and white stripes making an effort before the Blades switched to a 3-4-3 formation, replacing Geary with Billy Sharp.

The Blades finally got hold of the ball in the last ten minutes of the game and from the first real bit of pressure they applied, HENDERSON scored – Matthew Glennon got fingertips on the ball but it was powerful enough to hit the back of the net.

A rather fortunate turn in the box by Kilgallon lead to the second goal after he rode the challenges of a number of defenders. Killa looked down, realised in amazement that he still had the ball and then laid off to NAUGHTON on the right. His shot had a flavour of Hudderfield’s opener, deflecting off Robbie Williams to beat the keeper much to the joy of the United fans and players alike.

Glennon attempted to atone for the goal by going forward for the late Hudderfield corners, but the whistle soon blew. Huddersfield have the right to feel robbed while some of our players ought to think themselves lucky they’re getting a wage for that performance.

Attendance: 15189

Huddersfield Town: Glennon, Holdsworth, Clarke, Parker, Worthington (Jevons 85), Cadamarteri, Flynn, Williams (Kamara 88), Roberts, Beckett (Goodwin 77), Lucketti. Unused subs: Skarz, Collins, Unsworth, Smithies.

Sheffield United: Bennett, Cotterill, Morgan, Kilgallon, Henderson, Stead (Webber 45), Sun, Carney (Naughton 69), Tonge, Spring, Geary (Sharp 80). Unused subs: Kenny, Montgomery, Robertson, Ehiogu.

 

[Robbie]

United made six changes to the team which despatched Blackpool on Saturday, which Chris Morgan the most notable, returning from concussion sustained against QPR. Paddy Kenny was given a rest in the Blades goal with Derek Geary also making a start in the defence. Midfield saw the biggest upheaval with David Cotterill, Matt Spring and David Carney looking to secure a first team place alongside Michael Tonge while Blackwell decided to go with height up front, former Terrier Jon Stead partnering Darius Henderson.

Isn't that 7 changes lol. Sorry couldn't resist.

Good report though Linzita

 

[Linz]

Isn't that 7 changes lol. Sorry couldn't resist.

Good report though Linzita

Hahaha... it's too early for me

Least I'm slightly nearer the mark than the bloke sat near us... apparently only Sharp and Quinn had been rested.

Erm....?

EDITED!

 

[beightonblade]

The Blades played shit and won.

Aint that what Champions are made of ?

 

[Linz]

The Blades played shit and won.

Aint that what Champions are made of ?

We can only hope so.

It certainly didn't make enjoyable or comfortable viewing!

EDIT: Pictures up later... forgot to give Foxy the camera so he could sort them out