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7 players failed to mark 1 man for their opener, but once again Brewster is the target for not scoring goals.

Nothing about Sharp being awful again also, but hey, he managed to score the penalty that he insists on taking to keep his goal tally up.
 

blade too long said:
of course we can beat them

we should have been 5 -0 up after 70 minutes , you dont even get close to that without being decent
the substitution has highlighted how slow mc goldrick and Sharp are now

the pace of Webster and Ndiaye was way too much for Preston
they were that under the cosh they couldnt get near us
as soon as Webster went off we became pedestrian

we will be fine as soon as januarys moves are completed
if Hecky and McCall dont see that then we are in trouble but I think theyll twig it
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I didn't say we can't beat them, I said we won't.

Irrespective of whether we should have been 5 nil up, it shouldn't have mattered. Conceding 2 goals against 10 men is pathetic and shows the mentality of the players that we have in the team.

We won't get rid of enough in January to make a significant difference and we certainly haven't got any money to bring any in, but if you're sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending it'll all be ok in February then crack on.

I just remember last season "all we need is a striker" we all said, that worked out well didn't it!
 
gordoncharles said:
Couldn't agree more with this, though it puts us in the strange situation of wanting wins but hoping we don't get too many.

Fortunately, there is no way this squad could deliver those in any case.

We are set for a long "transitional" phase. What that really means is stagnation. We can only hope it means the comfort of mid-table mediocrity and not something worse.

Hope of something better is now extinguished for some considerable time. We've had our little bit of fun, now we have to pay the price.
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Id be happy being top 6
imagine how things woulñd feel like if we actually won a play off

you never know what going up would bring

well thered be another 150m quid for starters
surely we wouldnt be daft enough to waste it on promise this time and buy frugaly
 
derekacorah said:
We won't get rid of enough in January to make a significant difference and we certainly haven't got any money to bring any in, but if you're sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending it'll all be ok in February then crack on.
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we dont know what will happen for certain , but I would be amazed if theres nothing hasppened

we couldnt move last january as income was zero with no crowds

we can sell berge alone and finance a couple and we arent paying Olsen for starters
 
pommpey said:
You know what I'm gonna say. Probably not fucking worth saying it, is it?

The line up looked dodgy from the start with no apparent replacement for the abject Robinson and Norwood and Hourihane left to anchor the midfield and Stevens back. I certainly didn't expect us to be so well formed and attack minded to audaciously go one up with Bogle's well placed, drilled drive. Nor even Brewster to show a clean set of heels to their centre back and draw the pen and the red (what happened to the double jeopardy rule, I ask?) But anyway, Billy rams it home and we are two up against ten men, set up for the rest of a first half with a pretty fragile 5-3-1.

It's not as though however you don't expect PNE to try to come at us in the second 45, is it? I mean, what are we? Sheffield United? But they did and from the outset we are rebutting their advances. Generally though our team looks robust but fuck me don't we miss some sitters? Brewster was the main culprit of course. What the fuck does a £23m striker have to fucking do? Klopp must have watched that game (if he did) and thought 'thank fuck those dumb cunts signed him'. Well, we didn't sign him did we? The bloke who did must be ringing Klopp and saying 'thank fuck Sheffield United are lumbered with him, eh?' He didn't have that bad a game overall ... but he is a forward. And he has TWO FUCKING GOALS to his name, in dozens of outings, most of which he hasn't done ninety. Elsewhere, we subbed players (including Brewster) and totally lose the bubble, allowing North End to creep past our slumbering defence and bag a first goal, then with added confidence, go on and take two vital points off us.

I don't want us to go up, fellow Bladesman. In fact, I don't want us anywhere near the playoffs this season because firstly I can't deal with this shower of bellends giving us another playoff heartbreak and secondly, based on the Derby surrender and tonight's capitulation, the team doesn't deserve it. We have reset ourselves fully tonight to somewhere Clough-era, where a decent result or a run of two wins and a draw seems like a cup final. And this is with over one hundred million of finance sunk into players who are clearly done with our club. As long as we aren't relegated I will be happy, but best the fucking scalpel comes out in the summer and we shift some of these suitcases off and out and start the rebuild.

Foderingham 4/10: One decent save but not quick witted enough to cut out low crosses and stupidly complacent when being pressed by opposition strikers
Stevens 3.5/10: Okay, he was more active tonight but his passing at times was fucking shocking. Not even going near his defending. I'm not sure he did any.
Robinson 5.5/10: A better game for old threepio, but that's no high bar. He's another one for whom a heart attack happens every time he touches the ball
Egan 5/10: Not an edifying, groundbreaking outing. I am not sure this bloke is even half the player we went up to the Prem with
Basham 7/10: Pushed forward into space and showed some commendable vision to try at least to create attacking options. From the RCB position. How bad does that sound?
Bogle 6/10: Gave a lot but showed again his vulnerability at times. Another significant goal which reinforces my claim that he stands alone as a Wilder signing worth his money
Hourihane 4/10: At times somewhat better and involved but at other horrifically wasteful and out of position. That fucking free kick. That's all I have to say before I ruddy-well swear
Norwood 5/10: A marginally better game for him, save the wasteful passing, being caught in possession and fucking pointing
Ndaiye 6.5/10: Our best threat and most creating player, if he does run out of options quickly and run into brick walls. No idea why he was subbed
Brewster 5/10: I thought he had a pretty decent game. Made some good runs and a decent curled cross. But he can't hit a fucking cow's arse with a giant banjo.
Sharp 4.5/10: Ran his socks off to chase lost causes and shit balls into his feet with his back to goal and being close-marked in the box. Good penalty.

McGoldrick 2/10: Looks like he's given up. Robbed for their second which is unforgivable
RND 4/10: Not much to go on him but the cross for the second came from his fucking area
Berge 1/10: I have no words

Heckingbotham 2/10: Your team failed to beat ten men whilst two nil up at half time. Let that fucker sink in and think about all those noisy, faithful fans making their way across the M62 and Snake Pass tonight astounded your players couldn't stick to the basics, manage the game and come away with three points. Piss fucking poor.

pommpey
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I’d bump Ndiaye up a bit for his defensive work Pomps agree he was the best player but I think he’s tireless running, tracking back and getting a foot in is being underrated because he’s a 10 but once he went off and was no longer doing that spade work Hourihane and Norwood were exposed and became statues on the pitch to be passed around.
 
blade too long said:
we dont know what will happen for certain , but I would be amazed if theres nothing hasppened

we couldnt move last january as income was zero with no crowds

we can sell berge alone and finance a couple and we arent paying Olsen for starters
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If we sell Berge it will be a loss (even on his book value) because he's not worth anywhere near what we paid, although I'd be happy to have his wage off the books at the moment as he's not earning them.

The Olsen money will be split between a cheap GK replacement and cost savings to the club, the biggest % going to the latter, mark my words.

You seem to have moved back to cloud cuckoo land, I thought you'd left and come to the same realisations as the sensible and pragmatic ones amongst us?!
 
sonofbruce said:
In the first half we had 8 chances on goal of which 6 were on target and we scored twice, albeit one was a penalty.

In the second half we had 10 chances and only 1 was on target. We played against 10 men and gave their goalkeeper nothing to worry about. It's embarrassing and just not good enough and this has been our story for too long. We just don't have any quality in the team to put away chances except MGW, who is injured and may not return even when he's fit.

We can't trouble keepers enough. We can't do the basics in defence. We're hopeless. I'm almost ready to pray for relegation just to get rid of these woeful, gutless, useless players.
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Why would they go if we get relegated ?
 
We did fine until they scored, then it was the same as Derby, they went up a gear and we in many ways fell apart, couldn’t put two passes together, got out battled and lost control of the game
So disappointing last night after Derby
 
blade too long said:
the pace of Webster and Ndiaye was way too much for Preston
they were that under the cosh they couldnt get near us
as soon as Webster went off we became pedestrian
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Simon P. WEBSTER - League Appearances - Sheffield United
 
blade too long said:
how do you work that out

we took off webster and lost the pace that was holding Preston in their own half, Hecky won't make that mistake again
got rid of olsen Berges off to Newcastle and there's 2 coming in this week Frank Fielding and Marcus Brown
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Fuckin hell it makes me feel so much better that we are looking a Stoke's 3rd choice keeper and a crocked midfielder.................. who is Webster?
 

Chilttheblade said:
Please don’t bring Clough into this, those cup runs are still the best memories I have from this club in recent years ,untainted by negative humdrum league performances.
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Aww mate, you missed some great times, we were stuck in League One, then Chris Wilder and Alan Knill arrived, and by the end of the season, we were promoted in top spot, with 100 points, then we were going great guns in the Championship and our Rolls-Royce of a midfielder, Couttsy, got his leg broken and burst the bubble for that season, so we regrouped and got promoted to the Premier League in the second automatic spot, in fact we could have gone up in top spot, right down to the final match, but either way it was great.

The lads got really drunk!, loads of funny video's were flying round. There was another open top bus through the city.

First season in the Premier League and we took it to the big teams, got some great results and ended up ninth! Second season we were not great, then Covid, then lockdown and the wheels fell off, and we are back in the Championship. It was great fun though, a real white knuckle ride, and all the Blades fans had some great memories and great away days.

It's a shame you missed all that, but as you say, those cup runs under young Cloughie are the best memories in recent years..................
 
blade too long said:
how do you work that out

we took off webster and lost the pace that was holding Preston in their own half, Hecky won't make that mistake again
got rid of olsen Berges off to Newcastle and there's 2 coming in this week Frank Fielding and Marcus Brown
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To be fair, at 58, she can't last the full 90 minutes.

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derekacorah said:
If we sell Berge it will be a loss (even on his book value) because he's not worth anywhere near what we paid, although I'd be happy to have his wage off the books at the moment as he's not earning them.

The Olsen money will be split between a cheap GK replacement and cost savings to the club, the biggest % going to the latter, mark my words.

You seem to have moved back to cloud cuckoo land, I thought you'd left and come to the same realisations as the sensible and pragmatic ones amongst us?!
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Exactly this

Hecky has nothing nowt fk all zip nil zero to invest in anything other than a replacement goalie - we are in a worse mid to long term situation now than I can ever remember

Why

Because we are totally and utterly leaderless and rudderless

We have no one who has any interest or connection with us at the top - no one

They have cut the rope to us and we will drift wherever , they don’t care , as long as costs are at an absolute minimum

We are screwed

The chairmen during my 51 years attending BL have left a lot to be desired abs we have had some basket cases but non of then cut us adrift
 
Grappler said:
Aww mate, you missed some great times, we were stuck in League One, then Chris Wilder and Alan Knill arrived, and by the end of the season, we were promoted in top spot, with 100 points, then we were going great guns in the Championship and our Rolls-Royce of a midfielder, Couttsy, got his leg broken and burst the bubble for that season, so we regrouped and got promoted to the Premier League in the second automatic spot, in fact we could have gone up in top spot, right down to the final match, but either way it was great.

The lads got really drunk!, loads of funny video's were flying round. There was another open top bus through the city.

First season in the Premier League and we took it to the big teams, got some great results and ended up ninth! Second season we were not great, then Covid, then lockdown and the wheels fell off, and we are back in the Championship. It was great fun though, a real white knuckle ride, and all the Blades fans had some great memories and great away days.

It's a shame you missed all that, but as you say, those cup runs under young Cloughie are the best memories in recent years..................
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Sorry you spoiled your argument when you mentioned the name Chris Wilder🤮🤮🤮
 
Fuck me. Brewster 'terrorised' them all night? A striker who can't score to save his life? Who can't hit the target from the edge of the goal area when in the centre of the goal? Christ, every defence would love to be 'terrorised' by that type of striker.
Van den Berge was the best defender on show again, as he was at The Lane when we played them. I'd swap 2 of ours to get him.....
 
Don’t agree re Fodders. He pulled 3 spectacular saves, the 1:1 int first 15mins, the low drive to his right corner and the tip over the bar near the end. He made the 1 point possible. On a bad night we would have conceded another 2-3 goals.
 
blade too long said:
how do you work that out

we took off webster and lost the pace that was holding Preston in their own half, Hecky won't make that mistake again
got rid of olsen Berges off to Newcastle and there's 2 coming in this week Frank Fielding and Marcus Brown
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Hecky has been in football a long time , why does he make such a glaring error that was immediately obvious to everyone , both pacey players taken off ?
We the fans are the lions led by the donkey management & players.
They say that football is corrupted by its distorted finances - dem Blades are becoming an unpalatable example of that , where lack of effort and pride in the job cannot be censured by the paying punters.
The players have all the power and we are at the mercy of their laziness.
Unforgivable.
 
blade too long said:
you never know what going up would bring
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We would need an entirely new side. I mean, entirely new.

From free transfers and loans, because our wage bill would again be £80m a year.

And with the following season back in the Championship in mind.

We'd get fewer points than we did the last time.

But seriously, going up? It won't happen. Just like it didn't when you thought we'd escape the drop till about March (?) last season.
 
blade too long said:
Aw come on. Going Down?

That's a ridiculous statement
We've lost 1 in the last 6 .mostly all away from home

We have 2 home games in hand over most which if won could put us 5th


I d put our relegation chances at 1000 to one
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I normally skim your inane ramblings but you do realise it's 3 points for a win and that for us to go fifth winning our games in hand would require us to not only win all three but for West Brom, Middlesbrough*, Stoke, Coventry and Forest to not win any of their combined 8 rearranged games?

*granted, if we win all three we'll be level with Boro on 42 points as they'll have lost their one postponed game


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Yogi said:
I’d bump Ndiaye up a bit for his defensive work Pomps agree he was the best player but I think he’s tireless running, tracking back and getting a foot in is being underrated because he’s a 10 but once he went off and was no longer doing that spade work Hourihane and Norwood were exposed and became statues on the pitch to be passed around.
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He was indeed our best player
 
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