Most inept Blades performance you've seen

[coaxingstar71]

We've not had many lately so I thought I'd have a good old reminisce about bygone days when the Blades were still capable of bringing us out in cold sweats with their performances.

I have some contenders in no particular order and I'm sure there are plenty others to add....

2016/17
Southend home L 0-3 (seems like a lifetime ago)

2015/16
Shrewsbury home L 2-4
Bury away L 0-1
Burton home L 0-1

1987/88
Oldham home L 0-5

For me, a game that sticks out was when we played Coventry at home on Boxing Day, either 1992 or 1993. We lost 0-3 and it was truly awful. When that Bassett side played well, it was exciting and effective but when they didn't play well it could be awful. We couldn't string two 'hoofs' (for Pinchy ) together and it's the only time I've left a game more than a few minutes early, on 66 minutes after they scored their 3rd to be exact.

 

[Pierre's PC]

THE Port Vale game.

 

[dazzlingblade]

1-0 night match at peterborough, think mackail smith scored for them, most inept blades away performance i was at as a spectator, probably been worse displays, but not that i was there for

 

[ShorehamRevolution]

We've not had many lately so I thought I'd have a good old reminisce about bygone days when the Blades were still capable of bringing us out in cold sweats with their performances.

I have some contenders in no particular order and I'm sure there are plenty others to add....

2016/17
Southend home L 0-3 (seems like a lifetime ago)

2015/16
Shrewsbury home L 2-4
Bury away L 0-1
Burton home L 0-1

1987/88
Oldham home L 0-5

For me, a game that sticks out was when we played Coventry at home on Boxing Day, either 1992 or 1993. We lost 0-3 and it was truly awful. When that Bassett side played well, it was exciting and effective but when they didn't play well it could be awful. We couldn't string two 'hoofs' (for Pinchy ) together and it's the only time I've left a game more than a few minutes early, on 66 minutes after they scored their 3rd to be exact.

As soon as I saw the thread title the 2-4 Shrewsbury and 0-3 Southend match stuck out to me, they’ll forever haunt me, after the Shrewsbury game I didn’t attend another game for 2 months, the longest I’ve ever gone without going to a game, I really did want to jack it all in and pretend I was a ice hockey fan, but I think sometimes a bit of mutual time away from each other does couples good and I went back and although it took us a bit of time to build our relationship back up, I’m glad to say me and the other half are doing brilliant we’ve had a whirlwind last 12 months and made some great memories together.

 

[ShefRedandWhite]

Stevenage away 2013 is definitely up there

 

[UnitedBlade]

Stevenage away 2013 is definitely up there

As is Crewe away 2013.

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Carlisle United 1 Sheffield United 0, 14 September 2013.
Lovely day, nice local ale followed by one of the most insipid, comatose performances I've ever seen against an awful Carlisle team who went down, had two points from six games at that point and had lost two of their previous three home games 5-1 and 4-0.
Weirball at its finest.

 

[INTERUNITED]

Have a look at the fixtures from the Nigel Adkins season and take your pick!!

 

[dazzlingblade]

1-0 night match at peterborough, think mackail smith scored for them, most inept blades away performance i was at as a spectator, probably been worse displays, but not that i was there for

just checked 2010

this was the line up, dear god

bunn
bartley
morgs
nosworthy
stewart
harper
monty
williamson
ward
creswell
ched


ched went off after 8 minutes for henri camara

 

[ShorehamRevolution]

just checked 2010

this was the line up, dear god

bunn
bartley
morgs
nosworthy
stewart
harper
monty
williamson
ward
creswell
ched


ched went off after 8 minutes for henri camara

Nosworthy.... any game he played in was an inept United performance

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

Definitely not the most inept per se, but one that has always stuck in my mind is the home defeat to Ipswich the season we got relegated from the Championship.

I was absolutely dumbfounded by the worst gutless surrender of a football match that I'd ever seen. Think we lost 2-1 or 2-0 & I just knew from that game that we were done for. There have been a few since, but that one in particular haunted me for many months afterwards.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Altrincham 3 Sheff Utd 0

FA Cup replay. The first game was bad enough, but this was something else. It was cold and wet to top it all off.

 

[madeinsheffield]

Robbo's last home game, first time I've ever left early, about 75 mins into game. When I got outside loads had the same idea. Real low point

 

[Gimli]

Gillingham 4 - 0 Blades. So much optimism ahead of a new season with a manager who up until that point had an excellent League One record, and all smashed to pieces within 90 minutes.

 

[Wards]

As is Crewe away 2013.

Yep, was gonna cite this one. Left early to go to that chip shop behind the stand.

Remember Jonathan Forte getting pelters if memory serves correctly!

Another that sticks in the mind was that return play off leg at fucking Yeovil.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Relative to the importance of the occasion I would have to nominate the Wolves and Burnley play-off defeats. Both pathetic no-shows in matches where the fans deserved at least some heart and passion.
I'll not include the Palace/Hudders games where both teams just cancelled each other out in attritional shitfests.

 

[UnitedBlade]

Yep, was gonna cite this one. Left early to go to that chip shop behind the stand.

Remember Jonathan Forte getting pelters if memory serves correctly!

He did, he had an absolute ‘mare, I felt sorry for him.

Doyle can over to the fans during the second half to plead that we stay behind them but they really didn’t deserve it.

 

[Sandygate Blade]

Because of its importance the Burnley play off final for me. We just did not turn up.

Although a long time ago some of the performances in the 1980/81 relegation season were inept to the point I can't remember any of the opponents or scores (apart from Walsall)

 

[Bristol Blade]

Losing 3-0 at home to Palace in 2004 (the season Dowie got them promoted).

Don't know why it stands out but we were shite.

 

[Lil red rooster]

0-5 home to sunderland steve bruce's last game as a player ,wonder why. and I think they missed a pen.

 

[Worksop II]

Altrincham 3 Sheff Utd 0

FA Cup replay. The first game was bad enough, but this was something else. It was cold and wet to top it all off.

For some reason I always pair this with the 1 - 0 defeat at Aldershot, midweek, & miserable ....... & foggy

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Watford 3 - Blades 0 in Feb 2010. Nosworthy and Jordan stewart in the back four. No wonder we got mullered.

 

[Roygbiv]

Carlisle United 1 Sheffield United 0, 14 September 2013.
Lovely day, nice local ale followed by one of the most insipid, comatose performances I've ever seen against an awful Carlisle team who went down, had two points from six games at that point and had lost two of their previous three home games 5-1 and 4-0.
Weirball at its finest.

Everton fan on Weirs spell at United

 

[bertieblade]

Bury away league cup tie on a Tuesday evening. Bassett in charge and sent them straight back out at half time. Made to stand around for ten minutes waiting for Bury to come out for the second half.

If I remember correctly Mark Blount was at right back

 

[Foody]

Getting beaten 1-0 by an already relegated Yeovil stands out for me. Shocking game, Tuesday night, miles away and beat by the whipping boys of the division.

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Home Burton, 1-0, most inept, pointless 'run out' I've ever witnessed at home. Don't think we mustered a single shot for 85 mins....and the annoying thing about it is, Burton were shit too.

2010 - Mentioned earlier - 3-0 at Watford.

First game I'd taken the ex Mrs too, she said it was the worst team she'd ever seen. I was embarrassed and the unfortunate thing about it, I couldn't argue with her.

 

[Tray]

Stevenage 4-0 Sheffield United (One game wonder scores a h)
Portsmouth 3-0 Sheffield United (bloke in front of me fell asleep before half time, 80% left at 2-0)
Sheffield United 2-4 Shrewsbury (You're not fit to wear the shirt)
Burton Albion 0-0 Sheffield United (Scougs and Reed ridiculously bad)

Thankfully I missed the Southend game, and the aforementioned Bury/Port Vale/Crewe "efforts"

 

[Nasik Blade]

We've not had many lately so I thought I'd have a good old reminisce about bygone days when the Blades were still capable of bringing us out in cold sweats with their performances.

I have some contenders in no particular order and I'm sure there are plenty others to add....

2016/17
Southend home L 0-3 (seems like a lifetime ago)

2015/16
Shrewsbury home L 2-4
Bury away L 0-1
Burton home L 0-1

1987/88
Oldham home L 0-5

For me, a game that sticks out was when we played Coventry at home on Boxing Day, either 1992 or 1993. We lost 0-3 and it was truly awful. When that Bassett side played well, it was exciting and effective but when they didn't play well it could be awful. We couldn't string two 'hoofs' (for Pinchy ) together and it's the only time I've left a game more than a few minutes early, on 66 minutes after they scored their 3rd to be exact.

Crikey that Oldham game was my first ever, after Shrewsbury at home I said to my Dad this is rock bottom, then when we lost to Southend beginning of last season we said this HAS to be rock bottom!

Man I've seen some shite matches!

 

[IOM Blade]

The most inept performance I've seen in person would be losing 0-2 at home to Yeovil. George Long tried to dribble around Paddy Madden, got tackled and Madden rolled the ball in the empty net.

That and every Play-Off Final.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Talking of FA cup games, I was also at the 3rd round game at Watford. It was in the days of that Dad's Army side with Burridge, McNaught, Withe et al. It was one of the coldest days ever at a football match, we lost 5-0. As the old saying goes, we were lucky to get nil.