After last night...

[Bladesman]

Sunderland 2 - Sheffield United 1

Anel (og), McBurnie (og) Fleck 1

A lot of OG's there.

 

[Blade56]

I expect tonight we'll be cautious

That’s how we have wasted a 14 point, game in hand lead and +15 goal difference IMO.
Big mistake to do the usual and expect a better performance than last 10 games

 

[Gin&Juice]

That’s how we have wasted a 14 point, game in hand lead and +15 goal difference IMO.
Big mistake to do the usual and expect a better performance than last 10 games

Nail on head. Private Godfrey in charge. Hand on heart, when he have decimated a team this season? When have really just had them on the ropes all game and toyed with them like a psychopathic cat on a poor farmhouse? Burnley maybe? But it should be more!

I thought it was the players conserving energy because they knew they were better. But it turns out, it's probably Sgt Schultz pretending to "know nothing".

 

[Sheffsteel]

So long as he doesn't wheel "tiredness" out as an excuse I dont care what happens, nobody broke a sweat last Saturday.. So they can't be tired, tiredness, come on ffs, it's the job..

Berge had a little sleep during the match, so he has less excuse than most.. But only just.

I had to say to the bloke stood next to me on the Kop at half-time against Luton
"Is it me or did literally nothing happen in that first half", no attacking intent from either team.

I did say "Maybe Hecky is being clever and deliberately trying to conserve energy, so aim for a 0-0 at half-time with the most minimal of effort'
Then basically the match result is all based on how we perform in the 2nd half.

The Luton match reminded me of when we had Nigel Clough as manager, where nothing happened in the 1st half, as it was always 0-0.
Then we'd open up and up the tempo 2nd half, deservedly score, then once we scored we'd sit back defending the lead inviting pressure.

 

[Tezza1889]

I had to say to the bloke stood next to me on the Kop at half-time against Luton
"Is it me or did literally nothing happen in that first half", no attacking intent from either team.

I did say "Maybe Hecky is being clever and deliberately trying to conserve energy, so aim for a 0-0 at half-time with the most minimal of effort'
Then basically the match result is all based on how we perform in the 2nd half.

The Luton match reminded me of when we had Nigel Clough as manager, where nothing happened in the 1st half, as it was always 0-0.
Then we'd open up and up the tempo 2nd half, deservedly score, then once we scored we'd sit back defending the lead inviting pressure.

I think hecky is, suffering from plan B syndrome, same as wilder, same as clough..

 

[ChemEngBlade]

It doesn’t matter what the score is when you have a manager who

1- Isn’t judged on results by his boss

2- Is only bothered about what the data looks like

Big Sam Be seeing you

Whilst telling you he isn't a fan of data but using it as an excuse when it suits

 

[VictoryBlade]

I'm hoping we see a Forest away in the play off semi-type performance. That was off the scale. In reality, I suspect it'll be 1-0 either way and Berge will not need his shirt washing.

Again

 

[JJBlade]

Hope we're not cautious, because
1) It won't work
2) Someone will screw up somewhere along the line

It's a chance to extend the lead if we can, because in 10 games there'll be another couple of fuck ups, you can be sure of that

 

[Blade56]

Nail on head. Private Godfrey in charge. Hand on heart, when he have decimated a team this season? When have really just had them on the ropes all game and toyed with them like a psychopathic cat on a poor farmhouse? Burnley maybe? But it should be more!

I thought it was the players conserving energy because they knew they were better. But it turns out, it's probably Sgt Schultz pretending to "know nothing".

Credit where it’s due much better performance tonight

 

[blade too long]

Well 12 games to go we had a 7 point lead ..now with 9 to go we are 6 points clear so if we can just lose 1 point every set of 3 we go up by 3 points

Nice

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

I think the Boro result WILL have an effect on how we set up.
If we lose, Boro go above us if they beat Preston at home.
Game in hand or not, that will put us under a whole new kind of pressure playing catch up against a side that won't let up much.
A point tonight keeps us ahead regardless on the weekend's games.
I suspect the psychological outcome of that scenario playing out will figure highly in the way Hecky approaches this game.

Da f**k do I know

 

[blade too long]

Last 3 games we have got 2 points per game ..not bad considering how drab we were v luton