Dean Hammond

[Blade56]

10/10 tonight no recriminations he tried and the player went down like ton weight

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Just knew they were going to get a last minute winner though....same as the Spurs game...it's the Blades way...

 

[derryblade]

The whole team worked their socks and put in a fantastic defensive performance and deserve credit for that as do the travelling support. To apportion blame is harsh, Hammond made the tackle but JB can take some of the flack if anybody wants to dish it out, both players put a great shift in and tiredness that late in the game was an obvious factor. We move onto the next game hopefully with that degree of endeavour and add a bit more offensively we might turn the season around. Well done Blades.

 

[Blade56]

Let's hope piggies get them next at Old Trafford and get screwed

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Not going to criticise any player for their goal. We could have tried to keep the ball up their end of the pitch a bit more.... but we didn't. Hammond ultimately was the one who committed the foul (their guy made it look like Hammond had assaulted him with a pickaxe handle)... but it's unfair to load blame onto him. He played well in my view..... and there were others who could have done more in the build up to stop the play developing as it did.

For me.... no blame on anyone. I just wanted us to give a good account of ourselves - and we did. The fact that the manager of Man Utd has been reduced to making a bit of a tit of himself by having a pop at us tells me we did a (good) job on them. The league is and always has been the priority.

UTB

I wish I could be as level-headed as this so soon after a such a heart-breaking last-gasp defeat. All that great work undone in the blink of an eye. It's enough to make me cry. Deep breath - Let's take the positives from this game now and get out of this league.

 

[Boxer Blade]

I am writing this after having a few, but the beard, who had a good game really should have done better, however pissed I am, I am realy, Realy proud tonight, is this the catalyst that pushes us on, well right now I believe it is,however tomorrow is another day., but the country is defo feeling for us toneet.

 

[Trigger Blade]

I wish I could be as level-headed as this so soon after a such a heart-breaking last-gasp defeat. All that great work undone in the blink of an eye. It's enough to make me cry. Deep breath - Let's take the positives from this game now and get out of this league.

That's the way I felt too. I'm far too old to be crying about a football match and I didn't, but I was close. I've seen us at the highest level (and the lowest too) and what tonight made me realise, yet again, is that the level we play at is secondary. Of course I want us to be going in an upward direction, but ultimately, wherever SUFC are, they're mine and (almost sadly at my age), that will never change.

 

[blade too long]

Clear to see where the issue is with us, Billy needs someone to play with up front. I am afraid that Sammon is very poor & at best is a 20 min sub. !

I thought Sammon was, really poor tonight, his control was awful , every touch went away from him, hed held itup once or twice but then his control let him down , Billy got muscled out of it and got little or no service .Done came on way too late , as the team tired visibly
good defensive display but in truth we offered no hope of a goal , was a previous play off final performance up front against a team visibly lacking spirit, who would have shit their pants if wed gone for it
thats what disappointed me , we never gave our selves a chance to get DeGeas gloves dirty