Match Thread Match Thread ...Sheffield United v. Coventry City - 25th February 2026

[DeanLearner'sCat]

I thought we played well and deserved something from the game. But their first goal was really bad from our point of view.

 

[Westran]

We didn't do bad against the top of the table. And we said we'd finish mid table after Selles' dreadful start

 

[Westran]

Although to be fair I went to the pub with 15mins to play

 

[Jan Age]

Decent entertaining game but we lack quality in both boxes and Coventry didn’t and it showed.

Personally I would sell Hamer and Tanganga as they are our most salable assets and fund a rebuild off the back of those sales

 

[Half Bond Jls]

Pull your hair out takle that. So frustrating. On front foot for all first half, cracking Burrows goal then f@#k me we switch off

 

[skegblade]

We had no parachute payments last time we went up just good battling players who were upto the challenge.
This lotclearly aremt

 

[andy m]

Played well. We are good to watch if a little flaky at centre half. Oh and the ref was a cunt.

 

[North Riding Blade]

Might be a good thing. Get rid of the expensive core that have failed to deliver and go and find gems like JOC, Baldock, Fleck etc.

Cos these gems are everywhere and readily available. FFS.

 

[Mendi]

Gutted.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

We’re just not clinical enough with our finishing. Seem to give away silly fouls, possession or make wrong decisions too often during the game

You left out the lazy off sides.

 

[Blade In Flame]

Christ these are way behind Boro in terms of tecnical ability. They just look absolutely ordinary. Got lucky with our shite defending and inability in front of goal. Oh and the ref. No surprises though, Frank's one of the elite, on a par with Brooking back in the day. Makes you wonder if Coventry benefit from those kind of refereeing decisions every week.

 

[PrestwichBlade]

We play like an U13 team who are taught the right way to play and do that, but have no killer instinct...but just carry on playing the right way anyway

 

[Stevo71]

Wilders got some wheeling and dealing to do in the Summer to get this squad back up and running.

 

[Roygbiv]

Really good game. We aren't quite up there with the best teams in the league but it's been a great turnaround from where we were. Over to the board and Wilder now for next season

 

[pollster]

Same brain dead 2 centre backs with 2 wing backs
Same endless 5 yard passing crap rather than attacking their defence BEFORE they all get back in position
Make THE BALL do the work scenario required.
Same brain dead inverted wingers. ATTACK WIDE CRETIN!
Two of THE BEST attacking players in the division disabled by the imbecile Wilder and almost all our attacking threat nullified
Tanganga is due another error on the basis I cannot remember him making one the last game.
A number 10 with no shot, no pace to beat a man, the passing range of a kin subuteo player and the physical strength of a 6 stone 16 year old girl
AND a kin hair band to match!
And a journeyman overpaid stroller guaranteed a place up front despite his hold up play being more dangerous for the opposition than us
We need a LOT of luck and brilliance from stars like Seriki Peck Brooks Hamer - NONE of whom were signed by the imbecile Wilder.
As Anel and Souza last year.

As predicted.
Imbecile Wilder costs us the game.
We did have a couple of crosses from Hamer with his right foot early on but it seems to most of us (definitely to Chong) that (inverted) Wingers are NOT allowed to cross the ball.
Hence no quality and NO THREAT.
Even though they(Coventry) are clearly wide open at the back
You CANNOT expect to scrape a lucky 2-1 win against an all time worst division team on Sunday
and beat a better team using the same imbecilic formations and tactics.
Ask Einstein.
We needed that shot from Brooks to go in at 1-0 but with the correct tactics one incident does NOT define your season.
You win despite a minor issue.
Ohare was as shit as I outlined.
Bamford missed a sitter on 19 AGAIN
then set up their best first half chance on 31 with his great 'hold up' play as described pre game.
SO disappointing as ALL SO PREDICTABLE.

 

[Dave9777]

Really didn’t enjoy that one, different to the boro defeat….. mistakes & missed chances galore, huffing & puffing against a shape & discipline which was far superior. Ahh well onwards & upwards.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

As predicted.
Imbecile Wilder costs us the game.
We did have a couple of crosses from Hamer with his right foot early on but it seems to most of us (definitely to Chong) that (inverted) Wingers are NOT allowed to cross the ball.
Hence no quality and NO THREAT.
Even though they(Coventry) are clearly wide open at the back
You CANNOT expect to scrape a lucky 2-1 win against an all time worst division team on Sunday
and beat a better team using the same imbecilic formations and tactics.
Ask Einstein.
We needed that shot from Brooks to go in at 1-0 but with the correct tactics one incident does NOT define your season.
You win despite a minor issue.
Ohare was as shit as I outlined.
Bamford missed a sitter on 19 AGAIN
then set up their best first half chance on 31 with his great 'hold up' play as described pre game.
SO disappointing as ALL SO PREDICTABLE.

 

[54yrblade]

Same issues from last season laid bare again.
So frustrating to have so many shots and not crack on then, we go ahead and the mentality/ bottle issue shows up.

When it comes to the crunch we just don't have what it takes I'm afraid.

Enjoyed the game but can see us losing Brookes. He's ready to step up and be coached beyond our levels.

 

[Wetwang blade]

Too slow in building an attack allowing Coventry to get back in their shape thus nullifying any attack action. Lots of wasted passes to the opposition, majority of our throw ins have gone to the opposition. Thought we were going to win when the first goal went in but alas we ran out of puff against a poor but well drilled team plus the match officials who favoured Frank's Coventry. Thought we should of had 2 pens but if they had been given we would probably have missed them. Onwards and upwards, UTB

 

[Champagneblade]

Best team lost.
The stats back that up.

But you can easily undo that by not concentrating properly.

Don’t know why we are so dopey in the 45-60 minute mark. You’d think after a break they would refocus better.

 

[pollster]

Really good game. We aren't quite up there with the best teams in the league but it's been a great turnaround from where we were. Over to the board and Wilder now for next season

Utters balls.
TACTICS and FORMATIONS WRONG.
We would be coasting in the playoffs now with a good manager
and no 2 goal leads at Preston and Wrexham ending in defeats but wins.
To name just 6 points thrown away.
Wilder is an imbecile
Wilder is the problem.
SUFC will NEVER succeed with him as manager
NO team 'builds' with the signing of over 30's journey men
Except for the Wragg O35 team
eg Mee, Ings, Rotweiller, Rothwell, Bamford et al over 30's and more to come if Wilder has a say.
It has ALWAYS been his way.
No parachutes I believe next season so Peck Brooks anybody wanted good and young and the future will be gone to pay for this journeymans journeymen Dads Army of football.
Ironic that 'three 'much needed experienced calm heads' Bamford Rothwell and the 150K a week man have been sent off NEEDLESSLY, STUPIDLY.

 

[CornwallBlade]

As predicted.
Imbecile Wilder costs us the game.
We did have a couple of crosses from Hamer with his right foot early on but it seems to most of us (definitely to Chong) that (inverted) Wingers are NOT allowed to cross the ball.
Hence no quality and NO THREAT.
Even though they(Coventry) are clearly wide open at the back
You CANNOT expect to scrape a lucky 2-1 win against an all time worst division team on Sunday
and beat a better team using the same imbecilic formations and tactics.
Ask Einstein.
We needed that shot from Brooks to go in at 1-0 but with the correct tactics one incident does NOT define your season.
You win despite a minor issue.
Ohare was as shit as I outlined.
Bamford missed a sitter on 19 AGAIN
then set up their best first half chance on 31 with his great 'hold up' play as described pre game.
SO disappointing as ALL SO PREDICTABLE.

YAWN

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Utters balls.
TACTICS and FORMATIONS WRONG.
We would be coasting in the playoffs now with a good manager
and no 2 goal leads at Preston and Wrexham ending in defeats but wins.
To name just 6 points thrown away.
Wilder is an imbecile
Wilder is the problem.
SUFC will NEVER succeed with him as manager
NO team 'builds' with the signing of over 30's journey men
Except for the Wragg O35 team
eg Mee, Ings, Rotweiller, Rothwell, Bamford et al over 30's and more to come if Wilder has a say.
It has ALWAYS been his way.
No parachutes I believe next season so Peck Brooks anybody wanted good and young and the future will be gone to pay for this journeymans journeymen Dads Army of football.
Ironic that 'three 'much needed experienced calm heads' Bamford Rothwell and the 150K a week man have been sent off NEEDLESSLY, STUPIDLY.

Your caps lock is fcked fella

 

[Fernandopartridge]

Christ these are way behind Boro in terms of tecnical ability. They just look absolutely ordinary. Got lucky with our shite defending and inability in front of goal. Oh and the ref. No surprises though, Frank's one of the elite, on a par with Brooking back in the day. Makes you wonder if Coventry benefit from those kind of refereeing decisions every week.

I'll take points and goals over some nice short passing, though to be fair we were playing that way ourselves early season. You are a good side at home so realistically we were never going to come and try to play pretty football, we did that last season and just got picked off and hit "on the transition".

 

[pollster]

Utters balls.
TACTICS and FORMATIONS WRONG.
We would be coasting in the playoffs now with a good manager
and no 2 goal leads at Preston and Wrexham ending in defeats but wins.
To name just 6 points thrown away.
Wilder is an imbecile
Wilder is the problem.
SUFC will NEVER succeed with him as manager
NO team 'builds' with the signing of over 30's journey men
Except for the Wragg O35 team
eg Mee, Ings, Rotweiller, Rothwell, Bamford et al over 30's and more to come if Wilder has a say.
It has ALWAYS been his way.
No parachutes I believe next season so Peck Brooks anybody wanted good and young and the future will be gone to pay for this journeymans journeymen Dads Army of football.
Ironic that 'three 'much needed experienced calm heads' Bamford Rothwell and the 150K a week man have been sent off NEEDLESSLY, STUPIDLY.

ps - SIX DEFEATS in SEVEN games against the three promoted teams last season show that despite Wilder gobshiting and bullying any reputable observant reporter pointing out this is a problem show there IS a problem with his tactics.
You cannot just copy Pepshit Cocoa the Clown at Man City without the best striker in the world and £500 million to spend in transfers in the last 12 months to get your megalomaniacal anti-football tactics out of jail

 

[The Fox]

For once id say the ref and linesmen really did for us .
Its not allowed to give penalties against Lampards cov , the time Wasting isnt added on and the ball didnt go out from sereki which resulted in the second goal.

Played well enough to win , not great by any means but dear me.

Hope cov go up and get dry bummed weekly

 

[PUSBCCFC]

I thought we were dreadful in the first half and Sheffield United were comfortably the better side.

We were ruthless after conceding as we have been throughout the season. The difference was, we finally sat back and defended a lead. We'd have lost that 3 weeks ago.

Sheffield United are far better than the position they sit in. Some of the best players in the division.

 

[hamerhammer]

Sheffield United are far better than the position they sit in. Some of the best players in the division.

such as who?

 

[blAdes96]

ps - SIX DEFEATS in SEVEN games against the three promoted teams last season show that despite Wilder gobshiting and bullying any reputable observant reporter pointing out this is a problem show there IS a problem with his tactics.
You cannot just copy Pepshit Cocoa the Clown at Man City without the best striker in the world and £500 million to spend in transfers in the last 12 months to get your megalomaniacal anti-football tactics out of jail

Find a better hobby, seek active employment.

What life fulfilment do you get from this? Must be a sad sad life in your mums basement…

 

[Silky Sabella]

Wilders got some wheeling and dealing to do in the Summer to get this squad back up and running.

He won't be here to do it !