Carpe Diem

[MobileBlade]

We needed points from Charlton and Soton. Even if it had been two draws.

We still don't draw many games, for some bizarre reason.

September 2024 since we last drew an away game 0-0.

 

[Gavlar]

Not sure why we think we will do it. This is Sheffield utd!! We mess up promotions through the playoffs better then anyone and folks want us to do it again!

We have v recently lost to Charlton and Southampton. It’s not going to happen.

 

[ATL Recs]

Is that the poor Oxford that have just won away at Leicester ?

Just like the awful Norwich who are likely to be above us come Saturday evening

 

[LBA_Blade]

I think the playoffs are next to impossible. However, we have to believe. 1 because it remains possible so why not try, and 2 because if we give up however the players perform doesn’t really matter if they’re not playing under pressure. Also, 10th is much more attractive than 17th with regards to new signings and contract renewals.

Whatever allows Adam Davies to sign a new deal is fine by me!

 

[DI36O]

This is about the 10th time I've seen someone pin the entire season on winning the next game. My personal prediction is that someone here will be making the exact same post in April.

 

[Willglynning]

This is about the 10th time I've seen someone pin the entire season on winning the next game. My personal prediction is that someone here will be making the exact same post in April.

I can already see it.

9 points off the playoffs with 3 games to go and you’ll still have people saying we can make it.

 

[Lupa The Noa]

It’s time now.

If these players and this manager are to live up to their potential and their talent, now is the time to seize the moment.

The bar has been set. Dismantling Ipswich, a team who bested us 5-0 should be used to kick start the ultimate redemption story.

No doubt many of us had wavered in our hopes for the season; I still don’t think we should be reckless in the window. However when we lost to a stuttering Southampton that felt like it, knowing we had a rampaging Ipswich team to visit.

Despite the adversity of an unfortunate penalty, we put them to the sword and showed all what was good about us.

Now is time to tap into the consistency of last season. Not only put to bed a poor Oxford team to catapult us closer to jubilation than despair, it’s time to put some of these cocky upstarts back in their box!

Yes, we gave them all a six game start and that has cost us a top two finish. But we showed that Bramall Lane can be a fortress again.

Win your home games and draw your away games and you can’t go far wrong.

With a favourable fixture imbalance, that would give us 38 more points and a final total of 73 points. 70, 73 and 68 got the 6th placed team in the past few years and Bristol City had 41 after 29 games.

So, bang a few away wins out there to get to that 8 away points as soon as possible and then you’re in bonus territory. Keep going and take pressure off the home form.

Losing Bamford is a blow but an enforced rest may not be the worst thing. If the rest of the team play like they did then we can approach any game with confidence.

So, whilst it’s not 100% in our hands yet, there are enough games remaining to make it that way.

Come on United. Let’s do this!

'Bested'??? Dear Lord!

 

[Champagneblade]

'Bested'??? Dear Lord!

Do you know what? I never write bested. But for some reason it is one of the words that seemingly corrects when I mistype some version of beat.

My Lord

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Can't believe people are still harbouring play-off hopes. Let's make sure we don't get relegated first shall we? Our current form in last six games has been win one, lose one. If we carry on that kind of form for the rest of the season we should get just over the 60 point mark which would put somewhere in midtable. After the disastrous start we had, I'd be happy enough with that, especially if we can produce a few more performances like the Leicester and Ipswich games and maybe stuff the pigs 6-0 for good measure.
It's not as if we've got a decent track record in the play-offs and does anyone genuinely think we'd be ready for another season in the Premier League? No thanks.

Can't believe people are still harbouring relegation thoughts.
No way we go down with this side, infact i would say there is more chance of us making the play offs than being relegated.

 

[Lupa The Noa]

Do you know what? I never write bested. But for some reason it is one of the words that seemingly corrects when I mistype some version of beat.

My Lord

Ha ha ok you're forgiven