Blacker’s performance

[Blades1971]

Thought that was the worst performance I have seen from a Blades team. I have watched them since 1971

 

[Gin&Juice]

Thought that was the worst performance I have seen from a Blades team. I have watched them since 1971

 

[jim2007]

Thought that was the worst performance I have seen from a Blades team. I have watched them since 1971

So, you weren’t at the Lane last season much? It was dross but 0-8 and many other performances in the last fifty years have got it beat.

 

[McGrath]

Thought that was the worst performance I have seen from a Blades team. I have watched them since 1971

Do you remember the league one days under the likes of David Weir at all?

 

[ZLB]

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Yeah but yeah but yeah but what's the worst performance you've seen since 1971 when we didn't play our reserves?

p.s. regardless of the strength of the team, you're kidding right?

 

[Pedro Verde]

Thought that was the worst performance I have seen from a Blades team. I have watched them since 1971

You obviously didnt go to Crewe when we lost 0-3
What exactly were you expecting ?
It was a team thrown together with a load of kids and a sprinkling of fringe players who had not played together and will never play together again

 

[Black Cloud]

You haven’t…what a waste of a squad place (and a largish wage)….I actually thought Baptiste looked like a bombscare also….thats before I turned off after 80mins. For all the excuses CW gave before and after the game I find that rubbish unacceptable…..

Yes I think Wilder got that one wrong..hope I'm wrong !

 

[Snowflake]

Baptiste and One look way off but Marsh looks ready? Eh?

Ready to play a part, but not be a regular starter. He is some way off being a regular. However he does appear, like Blacker, to have talent and a decent football brain. I haven’t yet seen that from the others.

 

[SouthportBlade]

Marsh, One, Blacker, Baptiste, Hampson, Blacker are all miles of the required standard (at the moment). In a year or two, who knows? Good luck to all of them!

Don’t get me wrong, none of them disgraced themselves and thought Blacker put himself about quite well but they are only on the bench or anywhere near the first team based on injuries.

Realistically if any of the above play first team minutes in the 2nd half of the season - we’ve either bodged the Transfer Window or have had another chronic injury crisis.

Keep them in and around first team training or send them out of loan, whichever develops them further.

 

[loyalblade95]

From what I saw on the highlights (the 10 minute version on YT), was impressed by Blacker, he seems to have good awareness for winning the ball back, another year or so in the academy or a loan or 2 into conference/national league to get used to first team football.

Oné and Marsh, looked like some good moments from both of them but they both need a consistent run in the team somewhere (I reckon both could do the middle to lower end of league 1 at least), saw a few moments on the highlights where their reactions were a little late, where more experienced players would have reacted quicker, especially in the Cardiff box.

 

[bakeblade]

2027.. we literally just gave him a new contract as soon as he recovered from his last injury and not having had any significant game time... madness!

"Wales international Rhys Norrington-Davies has agreed terms on an improved, long-term contract at Bramall Lane.

The 25-year-old, who has been with the Blades since 2018, has put pen-to-paper on a new three-year deal that sees him contracted to the club until the summer of 2027."

I think we were a bit too generous with his contract.

 

[bornablade]

Put Blacker in a team with T. Davies and/or Vinni and/or Peck and I don't think he'd let us down.

 

[TJ blade]

Marsh, One, Blacker, Baptiste, Hampson, Blacker are all miles of the required standard (at the moment). In a year or two, who knows? Good luck to all of them!

Don’t get me wrong, none of them disgraced themselves and thought Blacker put himself about quite well but they are only on the bench or anywhere near the first team based on injuries.

Realistically if any of the above play first team minutes in the 2nd half of the season - we’ve either bodged the Transfer Window or have had another chronic injury crisis.

Keep them in and around first team training or send them out of loan, whichever develops them further.

On loan got be, if not and there around the first team / bench we're not very serious about going up.

 

[TJ blade]

"Wales international Rhys Norrington-Davies has agreed terms on an improved, long-term contract at Bramall Lane.

The 25-year-old, who has been with the Blades since 2018, has put pen-to-paper on a new three-year deal that sees him contracted to the club until the summer of 2027."

I think we were a bit too generous with his contract.

Agree, not been the same player,after his injury at Coventry sadly

 

[mattbianco1]

Tough for him tonight, first start for us and he didn’t actually look too bad!

His press is absolutely superb, must of closed down Cardiff’s defence and won us the ball on 3 or 4 occasions tonight.

Looks like a neat and tidy player and also very unselfish. Laid it off for Brewster and Oné a few times and they got a shot away. Get him out on loan and see what he can do.

UTB

I genuinely had no idea who was who and I was watching with commentary on tv

 

[robbiez666]

Do you remember the league one days under the likes of David Weir at all?

Or Adrian Heath

 

[JohnDenver]

Or Adrian Heath

Or positive Nige.

The surrender at home to Burton Albion tops my list. Last night’s team actually had triers in it.

 

[JOEYDEE]

2027.. we literally just gave him a new contract as soon as he recovered from his last injury and not having had any significant game time... madness!

All the more surprising seeing as CW said before the big clearout in the summer that we could no longer carry injury prone players hence Egan,Bash etc al being released.

 

[Charlieblade]

The biggest disappointment for me was Marsh. I have been an admirer of his natural talent and footballing skills for too long. It was my hope that he might develop a more robust side to his game, but the longer, the wait, the more disappointed I become.

Blacker, One, and Baptiste just need a few rough edges knocking off them and they will be fine, with more time in the man’s game.

Interesting that the natural football talent shows through in a very patchwork team, for these lads. One has a background in Scottish football, and I’m glad he has signed up for more here. Back home in jock land, he owned the game on account of his size and presence. He has obviously realised that only goes so far in the EFL.
No apologies to the Scots, two teams does not make any comparison to the English game!

 

[S64 Blade]

The biggest disappointment for me was Marsh. I have been an admirer of his natural talent and footballing skills for too long. It was my hope that he might develop a more robust side to his game, but the longer, the wait, the more disappointed I become.

Blacker, One, and Baptiste just need a few rough edges knocking off them and they will be fine, with more time in the man’s game.

Interesting that the natural football talent shows through in a very patchwork team, for these lads. One has a background in Scottish football, and I’m glad he has signed up for more here. Back home in jock land, he owned the game on account of his size and presence. He has obviously realised that only goes so far in the EFL.
No apologies to the Scots, two teams does not make any comparison to the English game!

I agree on Marsh to an extent. His first touch was very poor and he just seems to weak for men’s football. That said, he’s without a doubt one who’d benefit from a loan to help him with these elements.

 

[Willie Carlin]

When fans talk of players not being ready at 20 for Championship football ot makes me smile. As I recall the likes Len Badger, Bernard Shaw, Ken Maiiinder, Alan Woodward, Mick Jones, Barry and Tony Wagstaffe were all in their early 20s playing for United in the same team in the 1960s.

 

[Willie Carlin]

When fans talk of players not being ready at 20 for Championship football ot makes me smile. As I recall the likes Len Badger, Bernard Shaw, Ken Maiiinder, Alan Woodward, Mick Jones, Barry and Tony Wagstaffe were all in their early 20s playing for United in the same team in the 1960s. Few more youngsters that weren’t too shabby. Frank Barlow, Geoff Salmons, Gil Reece, Dave Powell, Tom Fenoughty, Alan Birchinall

 

[S64 Blade]

When fans talk of players not being ready at 20 for Championship football ot makes me smile. As I recall the likes Len Badger, Bernard Shaw, Ken Maiiinder, Alan Woodward, Mick Jones, Barry and Tony Wagstaffe were all in their early 20s playing for United in the same team in the 1960s.

Didn’t most of those stop playing in their early 30s though? Much more common now to not become a first teamer until your early 20s and retire mid/late 30s.

 

[Pedro Verde]

I would take issue with Tom Fenoughty he really wasnt very good

 

[Willie Carlin]

Not to forget TC.

 

[Willie Carlin]

I would take issue with Tom Fenoughty he really wasnt very good

Tom was really a part timer. (Think he was a chemist as well as being a footballer). United always had local lads brought through the ranks playing for them. This Seemed to go to the wall when Ken Furphy took over from John Harris.

 

[JohnDenver]

I agree on Marsh to an extent. His first touch was very poor and he just seems to weak for men’s football. That said, he’s without a doubt one who’d benefit from a loan to help him with these elements.

My only disappointment was how inhibited a couple of the young lads were. The team as a whole were quite conservative and they followed suit.

For example, I wanted to see Marsh be given the ball in crowded areas where he can attempt his trademark turns and one touch passes. It’s low percentage stuff, but like O’Hare, that’s his privilege to try these things.

However, we seldom took the risk to fire passes into him, and played safer balls backwards or away from his zone.

 

[Yogi]

Wilder picked him out as our best player after the game. Probably jumped ahead of a few tonight

Especially seeing as you can make a fairly decent case he was doing a job out of position he was originally an attacking player in the 18’s before transitioning into midfield for the 21’s but he’s still a more naturally attacking minded player and yet he was being asked to play as part of a holding two alongside a left back who is himself fairly young and was obviously struggling with the role he was being asked to play. There was no one really Blacker could look too to help him out.

 

[Argentinemanager]

Great to see another academy graduate get his league debut last night, must be buzzing and it shows he must be highly thought of , well done lad

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Quite puzzled when i saw , this forum`s player rating system have him at 5.48 with 87 voting , hardly on the pitch two seconds , nowt as queer as folk/blades .