David Unsworth

[Mendi]

David Unsworth is joining Sheffield United's academy setup as a coach.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

Good good.
Perhaps he can show them how to take penalties.

 

[oldblade]

Good good.
Perhaps he can show them how to take penalties.

But hopefully not like the one he took against Blackburn.

 

[Bladesman]

But hopefully not like the one he took against Blackburn.

Well bar the odd one he usually got every penalty spot on.

Having said that not sure why our squad are not looking to Blackman to show them how its done from the penalty spot.

 

[Bladesway]

I thought we had taken him on for left back when I read the thread.

 

[Fiery Blade]

I thought we had taken him on for left back when I read the thread.

Probably would still be the best left back in the club despite his age ! But then again not much competition at the moment!

 

[LSF]

Probably would still be the best left back in the club despite his age ! But then again not much competition at the moment!

Memory playing tricks again?
As much as I admired DU as a player in his heyday, he was way way past his best when he arrived at BDTBL. Had a couple of inspirational games but generally I thought teams targetted him and usually played a wide man with a bit of pace to expose David's woeful turning circle and poor recovery powers.
However I guess most people will relate him to that great season we had and not what I perceive.

 

[Latters]

He could teach the yoofs how to get done for pace, kick somebody to the ground and get off with it. Other than his penalties, that was all I remember him doing for us. Sort of worked though!

 

[Fiery Blade]

I agree he was passed his best but he was certainly one of the plus factors the year we went up!

 

[Latters]

I agree he was passed his best but he was certainly one of the plus factors the year we went up!

More like "plus size" factors!

 

[Sheff de party]

signing someone who went absolutely nuts when he relegated us. i was all for giving Wilson a chance, but this is takin the piss a bit for me.

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Who will be the next appointment I wonder?
Don Givens as penalty coach? Adrian Heath as strategic football manager? Hans Segers as goalkeeping advisor?
Wonder if any more villains in our recent history could apply for positions within the club?

 

[Guesty]

He could teach the yoofs how to get done for pace, kick somebody to the ground and get off with it. Other than his penalties, that was all I remember him doing for us. Sort of worked though!

He scored direct from a corner for us too (against Derby, I think) and another well worked goal from a short corner routine that I think he injured himself scoring! Plus of course how could you forget the goal against Hull? That's the one that really broke the back of Leeds and Watford, really.

I remember when he first joined he had a couple of fine games prompting a Flashing Blade article naming him our best Left Back in many a year, prematurely it turned out. After that it was just a series of diagonal balls, being beaten for pace a lot with the occasional goal lobbed in for good measure.

 

[broomhillblade]

signing someone who went absolutely nuts when he relegated us. i was all for giving Wilson a chance, but this is takin the piss a bit for me.

I doubt if Wilson had much to do with the appointment.

 

[Kev Gee]

signing someone who went absolutely nuts when he relegated us. i was all for giving Wilson a chance, but this is takin the piss a bit for me.

To be fair he saved had saved his current club from relegation & financial oblivion & was probably aimed as much at our then, fine upstanding manager Warnock rather than anything else.

 

[Billyblade]

Who will be the next appointment I wonder?
Don Givens as penalty coach? Adrian Heath as strategic football manager? Hans Segers as goalkeeping advisor?
Wonder if any more villains in our recent history could apply for positions within the club?

That could be a whole new thread!
How about:-

Phil Starbuck as fan liasion coach
Peter Withe to teach them how to bite the hand that feeds
John Ebbrell preaching how to give value for money
Howard Kendall (not a villain I know) on alcohol abstinence and race relations
Terry Curran on how to play with a neck made entirely of brass
Paddy Kenny - prescription advisor
Jimmy Muir - penalty coach (but it's Youniiiiited Jimmy, Youniiiiited!)
Patrick Suffo - Self control coach (with Wally Downes as his number 2)
Lee Baxter - goalkeeping advisor (not Hans Segers, who was a good goalkeeper)
Hans Segers - gambling ambassador
Michael Twiss - Running a workshop entitled "How to live up to expectations"

 

[Balham]

Jamies Beattie (the second coming): strikers' coach.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Georges Santos - Anger Management Coach

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Alan Whittle - (w)hole hearted commitment coach

(one for the oldies in very bad taste)

 

[Guesty]

My Dad is always referring to the David White school of ball control. He was rubbish, but then his goal scoring record wasn't too bad.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

Neil Warnock - modesty czar
Andy Morrisson - dietician

 

[Balham]

Andy Goram - psychiatrist

Ched Evans - nightlife planning* (*currently unavailable)

 

[Sheff de party]

I doubt if Wilson had much to do with the appointment.

no i meant I was up for giving Wilson a chance (even tho he was a Wendy), im not prepared to accept Unsworth. i.e. i dont mind a former Wednesday manager, but someone who celebrated when he relegated us is not on.

 

[Sheff de party]

To be fair he saved had saved his current club from relegation & financial oblivion & was probably aimed as much at our then, fine upstanding manager Warnock rather than anything else.

good point, you could well be right. i dont know that for certain though and im sure there were plenty of applicants for the job!

 

[Torrix1889]

no i meant I was up for giving Wilson a chance (even tho he was a Wendy), im not prepared to accept Unsworth. i.e. i dont mind a former Wednesday manager, but someone who celebrated when he relegated us is not on.

Spot-on, he can fuck reight-off....mind you I suspect his celebration for Wigan was more two fingers up to widow twanky Warnock then anything else...