Big Sam

[Booker4]

10 points above us and at least they have a chance and some pride.

What annoys me most that if Wilder was going to go, why wasn't it earlier.

Probably because I don't think Wilder going was in the Prince's plan full stop. But they appear to have such different plans to take the club forward it became a car crash waiting to happen but it had to pan out until they did have the crash. West Brom have some decent players in that squad, particularly in the midfield with Periera and Maitland-Niles but like Fulham, they'll lose their loan players when they go down and some other team will sign Periera. I still think they'll go down and Wilder may well be their boss next season.

 

[Bladezz]

We don’t ever get to compare ourselves against WBA.
January they made 4 signings and gave it a good go at staying up. I hope they do it.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Corrupt old pint-of-wine hoofer.

I miss Pinchy

 

[Bladesince59]

Can't see any change to the bottom 3.

 

[true99blade]

Yep, done an absolutely cracking job hasn’t he. Miraculous some might say! From 19th to... er... 19th? Just think we could’ve gone from 20th to 20th if we’d shown some ambishun!

 

[bromtom]

Getting us going is like being told you've got to do Le Mans in a car with no engine or wheels.

Getting West Brom going is like being told you've got to get to Worksop from Sheffield in a car that currently has a flat tyre and a dead battery.

We had 2 points and hadn't won a game when the JTW opened, West Brom had 8 and we're only 6 off safety.

We are absolutely tragic and Guardiola wouldn't have kept us up unless he brought the entire Man City squad with him.

 

[FriethBlade]

Nothing to say he’d have done the same with us, they might just be better team with an actual midfield and some forwards with the ability to shoot.

It was ‘Sam fucking Allardyce’ as well, the placement of the expletive is important when describing such a man.

One of those forwards we swapped for a Duracell bunny who looks like hes never seen a football before !

 

[FMBlade1]

Nothing to say Ronaldo or Messi would have made any difference FFS

 

[metalblade]

Yep Callum Robinson banging goals in for fun .................................... meanwhile at the lane someone resembling a toddler trying to kick a balloon starts for us.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Makes me sad they have scored 3 goals - we won’t get that many in The rest of the season.

 

[metalblade]

West Brom showing fight but they are as good as down, the fly in the ointment being Brighton, Burnley and Newcastle all still have to play us. I reckon they would need to win 5 of 7 games to have a chance.

 

[mattbianco1]

The “not fucking Sam Allardyce” you refer to has just overseen a 2-5 demolition of Chelsea followed by a commanding 3-0 defeat of Southampton, both of whom have blown us away in recent weeks.

With 1 win in 11 from the games before them.

 

[Deaneandagana]

With 1 win in 11 from the games before them.

Whereas SUFC have managed?

 

[mattbianco1]

Whereas SUFC have managed?

I'm not saying we have done anything great but people are talking like WBA are making a late push for Europe. They have won 3 games in 6. They've also won 3 games in 13. Depends how you want to skew stats - In January United won 3 games in 5.

Means nothing, we're both deservedly going down

EDIT - we've won 3 games in 12, so we must be better than West Brom

 

[FMBlade1]

I'm not saying we have done anything great but people are talking like WBA are making a late push for Europe. They have won 3 games in 6. They've also won 3 games in 13. Depends how you want to skew stats - In January United won 3 games in 5.

Means nothing, we're both deservedly going down

One team is playing well, has a chance and is playing with pride.

The other team is Sheffield United.

 

[mattbianco1]

One team is playing well, has a chance and is playing with pride.

The other team is Sheffield United.

One team was playing well and had a chance of playing with pride with victories against Man Utd, Aston Villa, West Brom and Newcastle. That team has conceded 12 and scored just once since their manager walked out.

The other team is West Brom.

 

[Champagneblade]

Probably because I don't think Wilder going was in the Prince's plan full stop. But they appear to have such different plans to take the club forward it became a car crash waiting to happen but it had to pan out until they did have the crash. West Brom have some decent players in that squad, particularly in the midfield with Periera and Maitland-Niles but like Fulham, they'll lose their loan players when they go down and some other team will sign Periera. I still think they'll go down and Wilder may well be their boss next season.

I like Periera. He's a flair player that can get a goal out of nothing and make something happen.

Not him, because he was at WBA but the sort of player we should have gone for in the summer as we looked to transition to more of a front foot 3-4-1-2 with Berge in Norwood's role and such a player in the Duffy role would have been an interesting transition.

But I guess we thought an expensive keeper, a striker we won't pick and a left back we don't need were higher priorities.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

I'm not saying we have done anything great but people are talking like WBA are making a late push for Europe. They have won 3 games in 6. They've also won 3 games in 13. Depends how you want to skew stats - In January United won 3 games in 5.

Means nothing, we're both deservedly going down

EDIT - we've won 3 games in 12, so we must be better than West Brom

I guess our stats are skewed by the fact that since our Manager walked out, we thought we were replacing him with a steady pair of hands who was a professional football person.

In reality we've replaced him with a competition winner who I assume got the job based on his mum entering his name in to a lotto draw and his was drawn out of the hat.

At this present rate, the end of season stats for us are going to make horrific viewing...

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

I like Periera. He's a flair player that can get a goal out of nothing and make something happen.

Not him, because he was at WBA but the sort of player we should have gone for in the summer as we looked to transition to more of a front foot 3-4-1-2 with Berge in Norwood's role.

Bit I guess we thought an expensive keeper, a striker we won't pick and a left back we don't need were higher priorities.

Don't forget the International superstar loanee who 8 months after he signed we're still none the Fucking wiser as to where his best position is or how/if he fits into our system...

 

[Booker4]

I like Periera. He's a flair player that can get a goal out of nothing and make something happen.

Not him, because he was at WBA but the sort of player we should have gone for in the summer as we looked to transition to more of a front foot 3-4-1-2 with Berge in Norwood's role and such a player in the Duffy role would have been an interesting transition.

But I guess we thought an expensive keeper, a striker we won't pick and a left back we don't need were higher priorities.

The lack lack of recruitment in midfield and why that happened is one question I would like an answer for because Wilder clearly wanted Swift and he would have provided some craft and guile to compliment what we have in there already and would have meant we could leave Lunny and/or Norwood on the bench more.

Was there other players Wilder suggested to the board, or was it just Swift? I would guess that the Prince had other ideas on his list of possible midfielders he thought would be good additions, no doubt via Van Winckel.

 

[FMBlade1]

Kyle Bartley ex Blade probably sends them down with that

 

[Silent Blade]

Just watched a masterclass at Anfield. Sat back in the first half, more adventurous in the second. Bullish on the touchline. Such a contrast to Wilder who trots out the same excuses every week. We missed out big time. He's the only manager who could have saved us. Far too much sentimentality at our club.

If he didnt save WBA then he wouldnt have saved us. WBA's short termism hasnt worked

 

[Scarebus]

If he didnt save WBA then he wouldnt have saved us. WBA's short termism hasnt worked

At least he hung around to take the R

 

[Deadbat]

If he didnt save WBA then he wouldnt have saved us. WBA's short termism hasnt worked

Yeah they should have had a long term plan like us!

I do agree though and feel they should have kept Bilic even though they picked up a bit under Allardyce. They showed a bit of fight I suppose but not sure he remains or would want a year or two back in the Champ.

 

[Silent Blade]

Yeah they should have had a long term plan like us!

I do agree though and feel they should have kept Bilic even though they picked up a bit under Allardyce. They showed a bit of fight I suppose but not sure he remains or would want a year or two back in the Champ.

Dont think the WBA fans will enjoy Big Sam's football style if he carries on.

 

[Chris the Blade]

Done a whole lot better if Sam had taken over at Christmas

 

[Withington Blade]

Done a whole lot better if Sam had taken over at Christmas

We’d have perhaps picked up a couple more points but would have still been comfortably relegated and no doubt he would have insisted on spunking a load of cash in the JTW, as he did at West Brom. There is no coming back from getting 2 points out of 54.

 

[Balham]

Done a whole lot better if Sam had taken over at Christmas

Given that Allardyce has taken West Brom from 19th to 19th while spending around £10m on loans for the second half of the season I'm not sure that opinion stacks up.

 

[Maidenhead]

Given that Allardyce has taken West Brom from 19th to 19th while spending around £10m on loans for the second half of the season I'm not sure that opinion stacks up.

And adds much weight to Prince Abdullah's decision not to waste any more money in January.

 

[Roygbiv]

Spent £10m on loans in January. Got them nowhere and their loan players won't stay. I don't see why it would have been any different for us if we had signed players in Jan. Both clubs had too much to do. WBA fans aren't happy they wasted so much money on a doomed season.