Friday is huge......

[Boxer Blade]

I will be reasonably happy with a draw but its on Sky, on a Friday night, pubs all over the country watching, a typical United performance is high on the agenda for me, plus several pints of moonshine in the Loyal Trooper, realky looking forward to it.

 

[blade too long]

Friday night will be a good pointer.win there and top 2 will look not too ridiculous a target.even with 32 games to go

 

[blade too long]

1990 proved we could lose 4-0 at Leeds and still go up so it won't be too defining

 

[Willie Carlin]

Should be a good game. Can’t see why we can’t get some at’ out of it.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Impossible game to call!

 

[mattbianco1]

I would settle for our 1st draw of the season here.

 

[Silent Blade]

Wasn't that the one where Wilder gave away a pen?

No, it was Tracey

 

[Maidenhead]

No, it was Tracey

Tracey was also penalised for handling the ball out of his area, when he clearly did not.

They then went on to score from a twice taken free kick.

(at least I think it was that game and not the 4-3 defeat that we would have won with ten more minutes to play)

 

[Mesut Özil's Lawnmower]

I'd be ecstatic with a draw

 

[Carlton Blade]

Mel Rees injury them winning the league game was the worst. Never heard any away fans as loud. Sounded like the stand was going to break. Not relevant but a bad memory i needed to purge

 

[Rusty view]

Kozzy playing up for the fans in the warm down was the cherry on the cake of one of my favourite ever results

Was that the 4 nil one. Locked in after the match singing 'your support is fucking shit' to an empty Elland Rd.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Was that the 4 nil one. Locked in after the match singing 'your support is fucking shit' to an empty Elland Rd.

That's the one. Good times

 

[Rusty view]

That's the one. Good times

My mate sliced off work for it then we found ourselves on the front row.

 

[Ricky]

I can't believe tickets are still available for this game. 140 left for general sale today and they've still not gone!

I know tickets are expensive but this could be a memorable game. If it's anything like the Wednesday game it'll be money very well spent.

I can't wait for it. Great occasion, a game that epitomises why we wanted to be back in this league. And as I was before the derby, I'm confident. I know we'll turn up and have a go. It's the sort of game that suits our squad - our combination of aggression and composure is perfect for highly charged occasions like this.

 

[Silent Blade]

Tracey was also penalised for handling the ball out of his area, when he clearly did not.

They then went on to score from a twice taken free kick.

(at least I think it was that game and not the 4-3 defeat that we would have won with ten more minutes to play)

It was Phil Kite in the 4-3 defeat

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Leeds play tomorrow at Leicester some injuries and extra time will do.

You should never wish that on a team, no matter how much you dislike them. Extra time I mean.

 

[Rodley]

I’ll possibly be on the Leeds end.

 

[blademark]

You should never wish that on a team, no matter how much you dislike them. Extra time I mean.

I'll just settle for extra injuries !

 

[Small Mendonca]

Is it just me who sees this as just another game? I don't know if hating Leeds is an older generation thing. Does someone want to shed some light on the matter?

 

[Harry's Game]

On Friday it is one of our biggest away fixtures on live TV.

I will be at my mother in law as 80th in the wilds of Derbyshire at at pub with no Wi-Fi


Yay!

 

[ForgeBlade]

Huge, huge game. I was amazed there were tickets left when I got mine, and so happy to be going. Win and we go top (albeit probably only overnight). Regardless we're guaranteed to be top 3 after all but a 3rd of the season is gone.

I was at the 0-4 in 2005, and it ranks second only to wins at the sty in my personal ranking of away matches. IF we beat them on Friday, nobody (apart from the deluded massives) can say that we aren't genuine promotion contenders. It would be an enormous result, and would be a real statement of quality and ambition.

As far as the match goes it's hard to call. We're good enough to beat anyone in this league if we play well, but they have quality throughout and if they're on form it will be a hell of a test. That said, if they play like they did at the sty we could potentially batter them.

I'm going to be brave and stick with the prediction I made to my Forest-supporting mate on saturday evening. 1-3 win for the Blades. Coutts and Sharp x2 to score for us.

 

[stringer]

I'm hoping for a 2005 rather than a 1990 result mesen

pommpey

Missed that but was there for the 1-1 (promotion season?) Kabba’s superb finish. Remember it well. Finish only bettered by the atmosphere of what seemed like 300 Blades but sounded like 3,000.

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

after watching this Reading fans overdub of our win on Saturday, I thought his take on Leeds v Reading might offer us some useful insight:

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

 

[bladesmanluke]

Win and we’re top of the league. Even if it’s only for 24 hours, I think I might just have taken that after 14 games in a league where our pub league players are not good enough to compete in...

 

[SteveBlade]

That's what she said.

Friday is what I call my penis.

 

[Fanny magnet]

Used to HATE Leeds More than the pigs
Couldn't care less now

 

[steve26272]

we should be looking for a win, end of.
they can beat anyone on their day, we can beat everyone anyday
stay positive, they will be scared of this game more than us.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Didn't we tick that box at Sunderland?

And the biggest of them all, of course

Fair play as regards Sunderland, but are Bolton that big really?

 

[Rob86]

Leeds play tomorrow at Leicester some injuries and extra time will do.

Now I didn't know that !! Depends what team Leeds pick tomorrow of course - but if we can get our noses in front we might be able to see the game out a bit easier and/or pick them off on the break. Put it this way - I would not fancy playing us after we've had an extra 3 days rest that's for sure !!