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we all would , but if it has to be the play offs we should take it as what it is , a 1 in 4 opportunity of going up , not something history says weve missed out on , its a different day different staff different manager different opponents
 

we all would , but if it has to be the play offs we should take it as what it is , a 1 in 4 opportunity of going up , not something history says weve missed out on , its a different day different staff different manager different opponents


No, no you miss the point. I like the word "auromatic" has a certain ring to the ear don't you think?



Play offs - god, yeah -that's pretty much all we can hope for I guess
 
Idea scenario: Donny and Bournemouth stumble and either don't pick up any points, or just drop some (for the latter) and the Blades make a late dash to steal automatic.

Less ideal, but still better: Blades win their last 3 and just miss out, but Brentford pip Bournemouth to the title. A deflated Bournemouth lose to wanky Swindon in the play off semi's or stumble through, to be beaten by the Blades in the final (who easily see off Yeovil).

Probable scenario: Blades fall just short and finish 4th. They see off Yeovil, but face Brentford in the final. By the way that they have tore us a new one in each of the 2 games they have played, then I will not look forward to it. Hopefully Keith Stroud will ref it and then we might at least score (fter he dishes out reds and pens every 10 mins).

Absolute certainity: the footballing gods will toy with us, but ultimately crush us. Be it a K Mac hamsting injury, Kitson red in the semi final or Collins and/or Maguire getting food posioning, then if we reach the final then sumert will happen. Brought to you in the same fashion as a Don Hutchinson disclocated shoulder, knackered Petr Katchouro, injured Henderson and Ward and sent down Evans, suspended Beattie and unfit Cresswell. I imagine the footballing gods will tease us a bit. They'll ensure that us, Donny, Brentford and Bournemouth all go into the last game with a chance of finishing top 2, but also finished 3rd or 4th. At some point we'll be looking like champions, only for things to go against us and the Blades finish 3rd on goal difference. We've seen wonder strikes from players that have done nowt in their career, paid off keepers dive over the ball as budding cup final starter wannabees strike, ineligble players and understtrength teams, strikers sent down, terrible luck with injuries and some shoddy refeeering decisions. Just what have they got up their sleeves this time??!
 
Idea scenario: Donny and Bournemouth stumble and either don't pick up any points, or just drop some (for the latter) and the Blades make a late dash to steal automatic.

Less ideal, but still better: Blades win their last 3 and just miss out, but Brentford pip Bournemouth to the title. A deflated Bournemouth lose to wanky Swindon in the play off semi's or stumble through, to be beaten by the Blades in the final (who easily see off Yeovil).

Probable scenario: Blades fall just short and finish 4th. They see off Yeovil, but face Brentford in the final. By the way that they have tore us a new one in each of the 2 games they have played, then I will not look forward to it. Hopefully Keith Stroud will ref it and then we might at least score (fter he dishes out reds and pens every 10 mins).

Absolute certainity: the footballing gods will toy with us, but ultimately crush us. Be it a K Mac hamsting injury, Kitson red in the semi final or Collins and/or Maguire getting food posioning, then if we reach the final then sumert will happen. Brought to you in the same fashion as a Don Hutchinson disclocated shoulder, knackered Petr Katchouro, injured Henderson and Ward and sent down Evans, suspended Beattie and unfit Cresswell. I imagine the footballing gods will tease us a bit. They'll ensure that us, Donny, Brentford and Bournemouth all go into the last game with a chance of finishing top 2, but also finished 3rd or 4th. At some point we'll be looking like champions, only for things to go against us and the Blades finish 3rd on goal difference. We've seen wonder strikes from players that have done nowt in their career, paid off keepers dive over the ball as budding cup final starter wannabees strike, ineligble players and understtrength teams, strikers sent down, terrible luck with injuries and some shoddy refeeering decisions. Just what have they got up their sleeves this time??!


Mr Segers' lawyer will be having a word with you :-)
 
I bet you could put that accusation on the front page of a newspaper and Mr Segers would do nothing.
 
I bet you could put that accusation on the front page of a newspaper and Mr Segers would do nothing.

Perhaps. Unlike Grobbelaar, he wasn't foolish enough to bring a libel case after he was acquitted in the criminal trial.
 
I always wondered whether Segers and Fashanu were not charged with anything connected with that particular game because of the possible implications were they found guilty.
 
Absolute certainity: the footballing gods will toy with us, but ultimately crush us. Just what have they got up their sleeves this time??!

I think it will be a spectacular OG by the Brentford reserve selected to replace the suspended Tong Craig which sends Doncaster up instead of us.
 
I always wondered whether Segers and Fashanu were not charged with anything connected with that particular game because of the possible implications were they found guilty.

Playing devil's advocate slightly here, but what do we think any scam might have been in that game? Obviously, Wimbldeon going 2-0 up and then losing 3-2 was pretty unlikely, but I can't see that that could be the basis of any betting scam as it would depend on Wimbledon scoring 2 goals against a team desperate to stop them so doing.
 
Wimbledon went 2-0 up before Segers had any chance to make an impact on the game. The logical bet would just be Everton to win.
 
Wimbledon went 2-0 up before Segers had any chance to make an impact on the game. The logical bet would just be Everton to win.

Fair enough, again devil's advocate again here, but if that game wasn't brought up at the trial, what evidence is there that anything untoward was going on, apart from Segers making a woeful "error" for Stuart's goal?
 
Fair enough, again devil's advocate again here, but if that game wasn't brought up at the trial, what evidence is there that anything untoward was going on, apart from Segers making a woeful "error" for Stuart's goal?

The woeful decsion just before half time to give Limpar a penalty for being sneezed on?
 
The woeful decsion just before half time to give Limpar a penalty for being sneezed on?

But that would imply the ref was in on a scam, which I don't think anyone has ever suggested and rather raises the improbability quotient of the theory.
 
Fair enough, again devil's advocate again here, but if that game wasn't brought up at the trial, what evidence is there that anything untoward was going on, apart from Segers making a woeful "error" for Stuart's goal?

fast forwrd to 2:46 and the shot from behind the goal and tell me Segers was not taking a bung



If not, the 'error' is the worst I have seen. Makes Lee Baxter looks like Gordon Banks.
 
fast forwrd to 2:46 and the shot from behind the goal and tell me Segers was not taking a bung



If not, the 'error' is the worst I have seen. Makes Lee Baxter looks like Gordon Banks.


I agree it looks pretty damning. He goes to stick his arm out to stop it (which he would easily have done) and then withdraws his arm to let it past.
 

I agree it looks pretty damning. He goes to stick his arm out to stop it (which he would easily have done) and then withdraws his arm to let it past.

Couldn't any lawyer defending him just show a video of Mark Bunn and Steve Simonsen 'dealing' with similar shots whilst playing for us?
 
Couldn't any lawyer defending him just show a video of Mark Bunn and Steve Simonsen 'dealing' with similar shots whilst playing for us?

In Grobelaar's trial they got Bob Wilson to give expert evidence to show that BG was trying his hardest on each occasion. The jury bought it.
 
Most shots look easy to save in slow motion...

Agreed but on this occasion, it looks like Segers restrains himself from going full length to get the ball. If he had gone full length, he woul have blocked the shot, no problem.

Of course, that doesn't mean he deliberately let it in. One possible explaination might be that it was such a soft shot that he was looking to catch it with both hands rather than just let it cannon off his body and was thus positioning himself to gte both hands on the ball and then the ball hit a divot and went over his arm. To be fair to him, you would need a more close up shot to judge it.
 
Couldn't any lawyer defending him just show a video of Mark Bunn and Steve Simonsen 'dealing' with similar shots whilst playing for us?

Simmo wasn't actually a bad shot stopper, but I take the point of Bunn getting down slowly. Still, it would take something special to tops Segers 'dive'.

Most shots look easy to save in slow motion...

No, is the simple answer to that.

Stuart's shot was a trickler in real time. The way that Segers just falls to one side and actually retracts his arms looks mighty suspicious to me. Segers does seem to take a step to the left (leaving a huge gap at his near post) and could be argued to ever so slightly lose his footing, as he essentially falls on the spot (and doesn't put his arms out). The best defence from his lawyer would have been to argue that Hans Segers was spectacularly crap. If it was actually a mistake (which I do not believe for a second) the ineptness of that keeping (positioning, getting down slowly, not utting his hands out) is of the highest order. It's not just the softness of the goal, it's Segers complete lack of effort, lethargy and the fact that he seems to be set to save it and then doesn't extend his arms any further. Come and sue me for libel Segers you cheating scumbag and disgrace to a professional footballer.
 
we lost a game , not a crime , but the timing was awful, especially for DW
But the players were drifting listlessly at home, had lost all focus, he has to take the can for that
Enter Captain Morgan , and like the rum hes given them a bit of zest back, wether we get auromatic is in the lap of the gods now , but,,,
Im not as scared of the play offs now if under Chris we have found our mojo

Can we sue Wilson for being a twat?
 
As a damning indictment of all that is wrong, I'll post the latest graph. Before the half-time whistle has blown...
Total wake-up call for the team, the fans and the board. Show us a team that can barely muster a shot (Stevenage etc.) and we'll collapse. Next up, Crewe. Oh dear.

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I was right that it would go down to the wire, but wrong that it would include SUFC. What a pile of wank, but what a missed opportunity. With Donny losing and Brentford drawing, we missed a massive chance. Wins on Sat-di and Tuesday would have put us in a great position for automatic. Us playing Preston, whilst Donny and Brentford slug it out. Instead we put in a pathetic display. Didn't turn up. The players obviously had the same attitude as me. By that I mean, I was thinking 'bunch of has been's, players on interim contracts and kids that have just been relegated, we'll breeze past these'. It's happened too many time this year. Morgan has to take responsibility for not getting them motivated. It's one thing getting them riled for teams in the top 6, he should have made sure they were up for it on Saturday. Instead we are left thinking what could have been and staring blankly down the double barrells of the play offs. Wank!
 
for what it is worth .....

(these are last season's results)
APR 9 Crawley(H) 2.5
APR 13 Swindon(H) 2.5
APR 16 Brentford (H) 3
APR 20 Portsmouth (A) 1
APR 23 Crewe (A) 1.75
APR 27 Preston (H) 3

After Crawley we dropped to - 8.75, but a win against Swindon saw us claw back to -8.25, only for us to then drop 2 point son last season against Brentford -10.25. A loss against Portsmouth and we are down a whopping 11.25 points when compared to last season.

I have been saying all along that 83 is the magic number. It will actually be less than that. Unfortunately this pathetic United team couldn't get anywhere near that.
 
It's 51 years ago today that I first saw United. Many, many lows but I can't remember being as dispirited as this...

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Last graph of the season. Picked up at Match 29 but the traditional fade-out. After today's performance, fear the worst in the play-offs.
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We're Shit and we know we are
We're Shit and we know we are
We're Shit and we know we are

We're Shit and we know we are

Third division bobbar
 

for what it is worth .....

(these are last season's results)
APR 9 Crawley(H) 2.5
APR 13 Swindon(H) 2.5
APR 16 Brentford (H) 3
APR 20 Portsmouth (A) 1
APR 23 Crewe (A) 1.75
APR 27 Preston (H) 3

After Crawley we dropped to - 8.75, but a win against Swindon saw us claw back to -8.25, only for us to then drop 2 point son last season against Brentford -10.25. A loss against Portsmouth and we are down a whopping 11.25 points when compared to last season.

I have been saying all along that 83 is the magic number. It will actually be less than that. Unfortunately this pathetic United team couldn't get anywhere near that.

Loss at Crewe and draw at home saw us lose further points on last season and finish 15 points down on last season. Abysmal.
 

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