Far better today despite the result

[XM657]

Are we still significantly above the pigs?

No, and for how long?
They're one place behind.
We've no wheels on our waggon.

 

[The Hobott]

At least we looked like we had an idea. I reckon for 65 minutes it looked better than it has- Bash, Brewster, Berge, Davies and Norrington Davies better.
Then Berge gave it away to give them a chance, his head went down and he hid, others started to gave it away and the wheels all bloody fell off. I don't really understand what the f*** happened in that last 25 minutes but everyone's heads went. Til then, I agree, it looked a bit better.

He was knackered after 70 minutes and got sloppy. Should have replaced him with Freeman then.

 

[Bartleby]

Some positives - RND, Davies and Berge, and we got a goal finally (not sure Billy is finished yet). But our defending is still a worry. As is our attacking. I thought maybe slightly less slow and predictable in some of the build ups but never seem to get anyone on the end of crosses. A couple of scary moments from Wes makes me think it would have probably been the same result against West Brom if he'd have played.

 

[alcoblade]

A couple of sloppy moments and a stroke of luck for them by getting away with a foul for the winner. Far more menace from us, more balls into the box and more chances. Thought we were much the better side.

We clearly need 2 or 3 in, but that looked much improved. Let’s see whether Slav sticks with a back 5 or reverts to a back 4 once he’s got some of his own personnel in the building.

UTB

Definitely a big improvement today - but I’m not sure if that’s because Huddersfield are wank. They will definitely be relegation contenders.

So given that, I’m very worried.

Berge had his best game for us today. But the midfield on the whole looks shite.

It’s time to move all three on now. Berge would command a fee that we could use for team rebuilding. The others need a change.

 

[alcoblade]

I would bite your hand off now for mid table.

I think we’ll get relegated if we don’t get anyone in. A new keeper is clearly a must.

And the whole place needs shaking up.

 

[coolasanidiot]

First half played well. Couldn't score. Second half had a 10 minute spell where we pounded the goal but again couldn't score. Players flagged. Hudders got a breakaway goal. Billy levelled. Hudders fluked a winner.

Loads better than Wednesday but opposition far poorer.

Positive performances - Berge, RND, Davies, Egan, Bash - you don't always get what you deserve in life or at Bramall Lane.

But improving.

 

[oldblade]

Imperative the board gets 2-3 in now. Otherwise we’ll wallow in mid table.

As things stand I'd be relieved if we did 'wallow' as high as mid table!

 

[Wright1889]

He was for most the match but then in the last 20 minutes he let them start bully him.

Not sure why? he was gliding past them in the first half.

His passing went a bit shit too. But he did carry the team the previous 70 mins. Not surprising he was knackered

 

[coolasanidiot]

His passing went a bit shit too. But he did carry the team the previous 70 mins. Not surprising he was knackered

He's a big bloke it was obvious his energy levels had gone- SJ mistake should have been swapped for Freeman on 70- not hindsight, our bunch said it at the time.

 

[Dnblade]

His passing went a bit shit too. But he did carry the team the previous 70 mins. Not surprising he was knackered

Good today I thought, but giving the ball away a couple of times in dodgy areas took the gloss off his peformance a bit. Looked the most likely to create something though,and yeah tired last 20.

 

[RecordBreakers]

Berge was different gravy

Yes but so he should be, looked on it today shame about his colleagues

 

[metalblade]

I know it was only Huddersfield but we controlled that game for a hour but sad to say it only McBurie's overhead kick worked their goalkeeper. We looked better by miles on the left side of defence but then Baldock loses his man by about 10yards and they score with their first effort on target. A foul in the build up to their winner I don't quite know how they got away with that one surely a barge in the back of Davies. Even though it was an improvement we have to do better, be stronger and move the ball quicker.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Head scratcher for me. Better than WBA (but the bar was low). They were poor, and we deserved something, but that midfield again!!!

Positives - Basham, Davies, Baldock.

Negatives - Norwood, Fleck, McBurnie

And such weak refereeing. Their GK got away with murder, took 86 minutes to book him.

The dice definitely aren't rolling for us at the moment.

Someone will be along soon saying how good Norwood and Fleck were in the past.

 

[Drunk blade]

We're in the habit of losing, we are experts in snatching defeat from the Jaws of victory

The two starting strikers let us down big time today, you can scapegoat the midfield as much as you want but if there's no movement from the 'strikers' their job is impossible

Brewster and mcburnie just need moving on, both utter utter dog shit

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

A couple of sloppy moments and a stroke of luck for them by getting away with a foul for the winner. Far more menace from us, more balls into the box and more chances. Thought we were much the better side.

We clearly need 2 or 3 in, but that looked much improved. Let’s see whether Slav sticks with a back 5 or reverts to a back 4 once he’s got some of his own personnel in the building.

UTB

Menace?? This actually made me laugh. I do read your posts, generally like them and appreciate your positivity Rodley, but that was gutless shite against one of the division's supposedly pushover sides.

 

[247Blade]

We also found a system that finally suited us in 2016/17 after a poor start with a new manager….. that didn’t work out too badly did it?

Then was then

 

[Rodley]

Menace?? This actually made me laugh. I do read your posts, generally like them and appreciate your positivity Rodley, but that was gutless shite against one of the division's supposedly pushover sides.

71% possession, 16 shots, 6 on target. Tested the keeper a few times and got our first goal. That’s far more menace IMHO.

 

[JJ Sefton]

We had a lot of possession against a team which was happy to let us have it. We failed, again, to convert this into goal threat. Our best chances came with balls across the box, some good, but our strikers couldn’t get near them. Our defence crumbled again.

Not great.

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

71% possession, 16 shots, 6 on target. Tested the keeper a few times and got our first goal. That’s far more menace IMHO.

No,it's more tippy tappy crap with no end result (Billy excepted). I'm no Einstein, but we have conceded 7 times more goals than we've scored, so I don't agree with the "far more menace " assessment!!

 

[SwissBlade]

A couple of sloppy moments and a stroke of luck for them by getting away with a foul for the winner. Far more menace from us, more balls into the box and more chances. Thought we were much the better side.

We clearly need 2 or 3 in, but that looked much improved. Let’s see whether Slav sticks with a back 5 or reverts to a back 4 once he’s got some of his own personnel in the building.

UTB

Spot on fella, we’re getting there slowly

 

[CornwallBlade]

‘Far better’ - it’s pretty hard not be seeing as we got pumped 4-0 isn’t it? Never looked like breaking down one the poorer teams in the division, and when we were crying out for a number 10 in the second half he changed the left backs. Worrying signs.

Cf my earlier post. Totally agree but the issue is that we simply don’t have a 10. Didzy looks a shadow of himself from 2 seasons ago. Give Berge a go. Issue is that McBurnie and Brewster simply aren’t good enough. Billy is the only forward making runs into the places he needs to

 

[JohnDenver]

We had a lot of possession against a team which was happy to let us have it. We failed, again, to convert this into goal threat. Our best chances came with balls across the box, some good, but our strikers couldn’t get near them. Our defence crumbled again.

Not great.

Our flat midfield gave us loads of possession, but when did any of them break into the box? In defence of our front two (who weren’t great), they were facing 3 centre halves who had absolutely nothing else to distract them at all. Until our midfield and wide men offer a threat, we’ll be easy to stop.

It’s partly tactical (flat 3), and partly the players being horrifically unsuited. Buy some wingers and attacking midfielders and do it a year ago!

 

[spongebobblade]

Then was then

I could say exactly the same about last season. You’ve contradicted yourself

 

[CornwallBlade]

We had a lot of possession against a team which was happy to let us have it. We failed, again, to convert this into goal threat. Our best chances came with balls across the box, some good, but our strikers couldn’t get near them. Our defence crumbled again.

Not great.

Balls across the box from deep are meat and drink to defenders at this level. When we were overlapping and getting in behind defences we were tearing teams apart. I simply don’t understand why we aren’t doing that any more. We need a 10 to boss things between half way and the penalty area but Baldock doesn’t even try anymore- him or his coaches instructions?

 

[247Blade]

I could say exactly the same about last season. You’ve contradicted yourself

Now is now

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

A couple of sloppy moments and a stroke of luck for them by getting away with a foul for the winner. Far more menace from us, more balls into the box and more chances. Thought we were much the better side.

We clearly need 2 or 3 in, but that looked much improved. Let’s see whether Slav sticks with a back 5 or reverts to a back 4 once he’s got some of his own personnel in the building.

UTB

Fair comments there, Rodders. 100% agree.

 

[spongebobblade]

Now is now

Exactly. It has nothing to do with last season

 

[Bladezz]

There’s a manager that can save us

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

Think you're arguing with someone else to be honest.

Keep a diet Wilder in Heckingbottom? Persevere with the Yorkshire "good bunch o' lads" shit? Or get a new manager who's done it before with a new style and a more up to date approach who might see the huge glaring issues that Wilder refused to address?

He might not get the chance to address them because of finances, but that's a different issue.

Want the new style. I want the changes. But if financially we can't do it, there was no point appointing a manager who plays a different style, if we can't get the players to play it. Hence may as well have stuck with Hecki 3 wins in last 6 was a ratio which would have kept us in the PL easily.. And maybe European qualification

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

We're in the habit of losing, we are experts in snatching defeat from the Jaws of victory

The two starting strikers let us down big time today, you can scapegoat the midfield as much as you want but if there's no movement from the 'strikers' their job is impossible

Brewster and mcburnie just need moving on, both utter utter dog shit

I wish we could snatch a defeat from the Jaws of victory. I heard in late October we lead for 4 minutes