Man U behind closed doors

[Davalon]

Where was this played?

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Where was this played?

At the Lane. Ticket office publicised it all on Snapchat beforehand, and you needed 500 points to go. Empty stadium

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Where was this played?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...l-news/man-utd-sheffield-united-game-16789052

 

[coolasanidiot]

He’s gotta be in the team on Saturday, ahead of Didsy for me, he’s had 2 gilt edge chances and missed the, both, with the competition we’ve got he’s gonna lose his shirt.

Didsy was absolutely awesome on Sunday. He's one of the classiest players we have ever had- NO CHANCE.

 

[blademark]

Didsy was absolutely awesome on Sunday. He's one of the classiest players we have ever had- NO CHANCE.

Awesome?
Really?
His general play was decent, but he missed a sitter, if that qualifies as awesome, there's still hope for me!

 

[McGrath]

Didsy was absolutely awesome on Sunday. He's one of the classiest players we have ever had- NO CHANCE.

I thought Didsy played well (miss aside). I think we need his calm ability to bring the ball down and control it in tight situations, even more in the Premier League than we do in the Championship.

 

[coolasanidiot]

Awesome?
Really?
His general play was decent, but he missed a sitter, if that qualifies as awesome, there's still hope for me!

He doesn't have the nickname Mcgoaldrought for nothing- scoring is not his forte. But he is skillfull, clever, got a deft touch, he works like a dog, he calms situations down, he thinks, he brings others in, he's strong all in all he's friggin fantastic. He's a big reason we won- all in all, lot of players were awesome on Sunday- but he's deffo one of them.

And finally - the goal he missed on Sunday A- he was right in the right position and B- The goalie got very very lucky, he didn't so much save it, he jammily sucked it into his belly button.

And if your as good as Didsy- get your boots down the training ground nowish.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Player on trial doesn't play, how does that work then?

Callum Nicell was an unused Sub for our U23s on Monday night. Some "detail" in my Blog....

https://ball-sup.blogspot.com/2019/08/u23-limbo-land.html

 

[elgoog44]

Callum Nicell was an unused Sub for our U23s on Monday night. Some "detail" in my Blog....

https://ball-sup.blogspot.com/2019/08/u23-limbo-land.html

Nice blog and write up, very enjoyable, would seem that the prem as some what had an effect right through the club and down to youth level and squads.

 

[bartman]

Didsy was absolutely awesome on Sunday. He's one of the classiest players we have ever had- NO CHANCE.

Awesome? His hold up play was very poor in the 1st half and he kept giving the ball away. He improved slightly in the 2nd half but he was getting deeper meanibg there was at time little pressure on their defence.His workrate is unquestioned but that doesn't mean he played well. Based on the standards he has shown previously he was way below them.

 

[blademark]

He doesn't have the nickname Mcgoaldrought for nothing- scoring is not his forte. But he is skillfull, clever, got a deft touch, he works like a dog, he calms situations down, he thinks, he brings others in, he's strong all in all he's friggin fantastic. He's a big reason we won- all in all, lot of players were awesome on Sunday- but he's deffo one of them.

And finally - the goal he missed on Sunday A- he was right in the right position and B- The goalie got very very lucky, he didn't so much save it, he jammily sucked it into his belly button.

And if your as good as Didsy- get your boots down the training ground nowish.

All about opinions mate. It's not how I saw him.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I do wish folks would realise we’ve got more than one “Freeman” and put the initial before the surname!

Did Oli play?

 

[Grizzly blade]

I’m most interested to know how Morrison did, if we can get that lad firing, settled and loving his game we have a potential player to build around and make us competitive for European places going forwards.

Guess it was useful for the respective managers of both sides to see where their players are and build a level of competitive fitness. While keeping tactics etc from the prying eyes of the media and the competition.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Did Oli play?

Oli and Ollie are clearly distinguishable...

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Callum Nicell was an unused Sub for our U23s on Monday night. Some "detail" in my Blog....

https://ball-sup.blogspot.com/2019/08/u23-limbo-land.html

Good read, thanks.
If the lad's on trial then surely 30-45 mins in either the u23 or 'behind closed doors' matches would have been ideal.

 

[Newbury Blade]

Is this how premiership clubs
Keep there shadow squads
fit ?.
No chance of going back to the old days of the central league then !
Stalwarts like Denis Finnigan ,
Des Thomson , Cliff Mason Denis Shiels and others spending years playing for the stuffs with little chance of first team football.

Bob Widdowson? Understudied Hodgy for years, saw him in CL team many times. This was in the days when they did programmes for reserve games. Hodgkinson alas for Bob hardly ever got injured.

 

[8lade]

McBurnie missed a gilt edge chance against Bournemouth, lucky Sharp was on hand to finish the rebound.

Also if the roles at Bournemouth were reversed, Sharp would've still scored. If Freeman's on from the start I'd like to see McBurnie and Sharp up front.

 

[BushBlade]

Oli and Ollie are clearly distinguishable...

Yes, one’s the little bloke in the middle pinging the ball around and the other looks like an extra from Braveheart.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Bob Widdowson? Understudied Hodgy for years, saw him in CL team many times. This was in the days when they did programmes for reserve games. Hodgkinson alas for Bob hardly ever got injured.

Des Thomson was also understudy to Hodgy before Widdowson who came through the club ( not called an academy in those days)
Thomson was at the club a number of years and like Widderson hardly ever played at 1st team level.
Hodgy hardly ever got injured and he was so consistent.

 

[Pinchy]

Also if the roles at Bournemouth were reversed, Sharp would've still scored. If Freeman's on from the start I'd like to see McBurnie and Sharp up front.

Maybe, maybe not. I’ve seen him miss plenty of ‘easy chances’. All strikers do from time to time.

The number of times Billy ‘would’ve’ when he’s not on the pitch, eh? Never missed.

 

[Silent Blade]

Des Thomson was also understudy to Hodgy before Widdowson who came through the club ( not called an academy in those days)
Thomson was at the club a number of years and like Widderson hardly ever played at 1st team level.
Hodgy hardly ever got injured and he was so consistent.

In mid 1963-64 season Hodgy got injured and was out for some games. Widdowson was going to take his place but broke his arm at training in the week leading up to the next match. Harris then decided to re-sign Des Thompson from Buxton.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

The rise of the squad game has killed reserve team football.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

The rise of the squad game has killed reserve team football.

Squad is a dirty word nowadays, it’s ‘the group’.

 

[finlaytheblade]

In mid 1963-64 season Hodgy got injured and was out for some games. Widdowson was going to take his place but broke his arm at training in the week leading up to the next match. Harris then decided to re-sign Des Thompson from Buxton.

Yes remember it well now silent 55 years ago now .Hodgy very rarely out with injury but yes that was a period