Penalties this season

[Beans]

United have had a mere 2 penalties awarded in the league this season, both at home (Millwall and Blackpool), both missed (Norwood and Brewster). Yes, the last penalty awarded was so long ago, Rhian Brewster was playing.

With four games to go, there's a realistic possibility that we go the entire season without scoring a penalty. Probably one for Revolution or Silent Blade, but when did that last happen? Even in the crappy Covid season we scored at least one (Berge at Pool is the one I can remember off top of my head).

For what it's worth, there doesn't seem to be any real correlation between how good a team is and how many pens they get. The top 5 for penalties awarded are Reading (???), Boro, West Brom, Coventry and Sunderland: all playoff candidates, but then ourselves, Luton, Blackburn, Millwall and Norwich have all had 3 or less.

Us and Norwich are the only teams yet to score one this season - Norwich's single penalty was stopped by Mr Clean Sheets & Sick Beats himself, Adam Davies, at the Lane end.

 

[Houston_Blade]

That's good because I remember reading on here last season that penalties didn't count in a strikers goal tally, luckily none of our forwards have had to rely on any this season so they have scored goals that would rank highly on the puritan levels of goalscoring.

 

[JohnDenver]

United have had a mere 2 penalties awarded in the league this season, both at home (Millwall and Blackpool), both missed (Norwood and Brewster). Yes, the last penalty awarded was so long ago, Rhian Brewster was playing.

With four games to go, there's a realistic possibility that we go the entire season without scoring a penalty. Probably one for Revolution or Silent Blade, but when did that last happen? Even in the crappy Covid season we scored at least one (Berge at Pool is the one I can remember off top of my head).

For what it's worth, there doesn't seem to be any real correlation between how good a team is and how many pens they get. The top 5 for penalties awarded are Reading (???), Boro, West Brom, Coventry and Sunderland: all playoff candidates, but then ourselves, Luton, Blackburn, Millwall and Norwich have all had 3 or less.

Us and Norwich are the only teams yet to score one this season - Norwich's single penalty was stopped by Mr Clean Sheets & Sick Beats himself, Adam Davies, at the Lane end.

Relying purely on childhood memory…. under Bassett in the Prem we went for the best part of a season without a penalty, I’m certain of it.

I remember him invoking some rather adult imagery to describe what would have to happen to our players to get a foul in the box.

 

[Harry's Game]

Brentford seem to get a penalty every other game

 

[IOM Blade]

2 awarded and 8 conceded in all comps. 4 in 6 FA Cup games!

 

[Programmechap2]

United have had a mere 2 penalties awarded in the league this season, both at home (Millwall and Blackpool), both missed (Norwood and Brewster). Yes, the last penalty awarded was so long ago, Rhian Brewster was playing.

With four games to go, there's a realistic possibility that we go the entire season without scoring a penalty. Probably one for Revolution or Silent Blade, but when did that last happen? Even in the crappy Covid season we scored at least one (Berge at Pool is the one I can remember off top of my head).

For what it's worth, there doesn't seem to be any real correlation between how good a team is and how many pens they get. The top 5 for penalties awarded are Reading (???), Boro, West Brom, Coventry and Sunderland: all playoff candidates, but then ourselves, Luton, Blackburn, Millwall and Norwich have all had 3 or less.

Us and Norwich are the only teams yet to score one this season - Norwich's single penalty was stopped by Mr Clean Sheets & Sick Beats himself, Adam Davies, at the Lane end.

We didn't get any penalties in 1991-92.

 

[Programmechap2]

Add to that in 90-1, we only got 2 (scored 1 and missed 1) and in 1992-3 3 (scored 1, missed 2, but Hodges scored the rebound on one of the misses.

We had only 1 penalty in over 2 years between Feb 91 and April 93. But that was Deane scoring the first ever in the PL

 

[Cappy]

Clean Sheets & Sick Beats

Genuine question…. Has there ever been a better nickname? Fucking quality

 

[Programmechap2]

Whoops Mar 91 and April 93. Those pens 91-93

2/3/91: Southampton H. We're 4-1 up we get a pen with our 10 mins to go. Bob Booker has already scored 2 and there are cries for him to take it. Instead, John Gannon steps up and its a Simonesque miles over the bar effort. Final score 4-1

23/3/91. Wimbledon A. We're 1 down midway through the second half when John Fashanu inexplicably palms away a long throw from Vinnie Jones. Deane takes the pen and scores. Fashanu does the same in the last minute but the ref misses it. Final score 1-1

15/8/92 Man Utd H. We're 1-0 up early in the 2nd half through the famous first ever PL goal, when a long punt down the middle sees Cork clean through on goal, he'd have collapsed through exhaustion before getting his shot away,but Pallister decides to haul him down just inside the area. Deane takes and scores the pen. Man Utd get one back 15 mins later,but we hold on to win 2-1.

6/4/93. Leeds H. The game after the Wednesday semi final defeat and we need points in the relegation struggle. Leeds are reigning champions but having a crap mid table season. It's 1-1 when get a pen late on. Deanes shot is saved, but a few mins later he gets the winner a few mins later and we win 2-1

4/5/93. Everton A After Oldhams shock win at championship contenders Villa, we need a win to secure safety. Bradshaws Bullet header puts us one up early on, and a few mins later, Deane is scythes down in.the area. Hodges takes a very weak pen easily saved by Southall. Luckily, it goes straight back to Hodges who sticks it in. No further scoring and we win.2-0 to guarantee safety.

 

[BladesOnToast]

Genuine question…. Has there ever been a better nickname? Fucking quality

The Doktor is my favourite Blades player nickname (the K makes it).

To be honest I can't even remember the player's actual name. Came to us in a Ukraine-war-related transfer. Missed a sitter or too.

 

[Revolution]

Whoops Mar 91 and April 93. Those pens 91-93

2/3/91: Southampton H. We're 4-1 up we get a pen with our 10 mins to go. Bob Booker has already scored 2 and there are cries for him to take it. Instead, John Gannon steps up and its a Simonesque miles over the bar effort. Final score 4-1

23/3/91. Wimbledon A. We're 1 down midway through the second half when John Fashanu inexplicably palms away a long throw from Vinnie Jones. Deane takes the pen and scores. Fashanu does the same in the last minute but the ref misses it. Final score 1-1

15/8/92 Man Utd H. We're 1-0 up early in the 2nd half through the famous first ever PL goal, when a long punt down the middle sees Cork clean through on goal, he'd have collapsed through exhaustion before getting his shot away,but Pallister decides to haul him down just inside the area. Deane takes and scores the pen. Man Utd get one back 15 mins later,but we hold on to win 2-1.

6/4/93. Leeds H. The game after the Wednesday semi final defeat and we need points in the relegation struggle. Leeds are reigning champions but having a crap mid table season. It's 1-1 when get a pen late on. Deanes shot is saved, but a few mins later he gets the winner a few mins later and we win 2-1

4/5/93. Everton A After Oldhams shock win at championship contenders Villa, we need a win to secure safety. Bradshaws Bullet header puts us one up early on, and a few mins later, Deane is scythes down in.the area. Hodges takes a very weak pen easily saved by Southall. Luckily, it goes straight back to Hodges who sticks it in. No further scoring and we win.2-0 to guarantee safety.

The Southampton game was 2 February 1991, not 2 March. Burned in my brain. Gannon almost hit the clock at the Bramall Lane end.

The winner v Leeds is recorded as an own goal I think - Deano's shot flicked off someone on the way in.

To complete the four season spell, in 1993-4 we were awarded 3 pens. Dane Whitehouse scored them all - away at Wednesday (1-3), home to Oldham (2-1), and home to Norwich (1-2).

 

[Programmechap2]

The Southampton game was 2 February 1991, not 2 March. Burned in my brain. Gannon almost hit the clock at the Bramall Lane end.

The winner v Leeds is recorded as an own goal I think - Deano's shot flicked off someone on the way in.

To complete the four season spell, in 1993-4 we were awarded 3 pens. Dane Whitehouse scored them all - away at Wednesday (1-3), home to Oldham (2-1), and home to Norwich (1-2).

Yep. Typo re the Gannon one. You're right re the Deane goal v Leeds. His shot took a deflection off Chris Whyte and the PL in its infinite wisdom decided it was an OG. I'm still claiming it as Deane's

 

[pommpey]

Sez a lot about our ability to get the ball into the box and players being fouled whilst challenging for the ball or stopping a goal

pommpey

 

[Geordie Blade]

Even in the crappy Covid season we scored at least one (Berge at Pool is the one I can remember off top of my head).

Billy Sharp scored three penalties that season: Home to Fulham, home to Newcastle (for our first win of the season) and against Bristol City in the cup. I can’t think of any others. I think we only got into the other team’s box about 9 times that season.

 

[Groucho Blade]

Whoops Mar 91 and April 93. Those pens 91-93

2/3/91: Southampton H. We're 4-1 up we get a pen with our 10 mins to go. Bob Booker has already scored 2 and there are cries for him to take it. Instead, John Gannon steps up and its a Simonesque miles over the bar effort. Final score 4-1

23/3/91. Wimbledon A. We're 1 down midway through the second half when John Fashanu inexplicably palms away a long throw from Vinnie Jones. Deane takes the pen and scores. Fashanu does the same in the last minute but the ref misses it. Final score 1-1

15/8/92 Man Utd H. We're 1-0 up early in the 2nd half through the famous first ever PL goal, when a long punt down the middle sees Cork clean through on goal, he'd have collapsed through exhaustion before getting his shot away,but Pallister decides to haul him down just inside the area. Deane takes and scores the pen. Man Utd get one back 15 mins later,but we hold on to win 2-1.

6/4/93. Leeds H. The game after the Wednesday semi final defeat and we need points in the relegation struggle. Leeds are reigning champions but having a crap mid table season. It's 1-1 when get a pen late on. Deanes shot is saved, but a few mins later he gets the winner a few mins later and we win 2-1

4/5/93. Everton A After Oldhams shock win at championship contenders Villa, we need a win to secure safety. Bradshaws Bullet header puts us one up early on, and a few mins later, Deane is scythes down in.the area. Hodges takes a very weak pen easily saved by Southall. Luckily, it goes straight back to Hodges who sticks it in. No further scoring and we win.2-0 to guarantee safety.

My memory of the one not awarded at Wimbledon was that the ref saw it, couldnt believe it, and didn’t award it cos he thought there was something dodgy going on

 

[Programmechap2]

My memory of the one not awarded at Wimbledon was that the ref saw it, couldnt believe it, and didn’t award it cos he thought there was something dodgy going on

He happened very quickly and maybe the ref thought there's no way he'd do it a second time and thought it could be a header so he'd give him the benefit of the doubt

 

[Gimli]

The Doktor is my favourite Blades player nickname (the K makes it).

To be honest I can't even remember the player's actual name. Came to us in an Ukraine-war-related transfer. Missed a sitter or too.

Uremovic?

 

[N20 Blade]

He happened very quickly and maybe the ref thought there's no way he'd do it a second time and thought it could be a header so he'd give him the benefit of the doubt

No, he'd bet one pen only.

 

[Revolution]

Billy Sharp scored three penalties that season: Home to Fulham, home to Newcastle (for our first win of the season) and against Bristol City in the cup. I can’t think of any others. I think we only got into the other team’s box about 9 times that season.

Lundstram missed one v Villa.

 

[JJBlade]

Those that win penalties are usually clever, tricky, quick footed and quick minded players
Rules our bunch of clumsy cloggers out straight away

 

[Bladepicker]

2/3/91: Southampton H. We're 4-1 up we get a pen with our 10 mins to go. Bob Booker has already scored 2 and there are cries for him to take it. Instead, John Gannon steps up and its a Simonesque miles over the bar effort. Final score 4-1

Was this the game where a dog descended second half and you struggled to see the other end of the pitch. Had we not been well on top score wise they'd have abandoned it I reckon.

There's one for you stat guys - when did we last have a game abandoned rather than postponed, not including West Brom?

 

[Norwood's 6 iron]

I'm amazed that with having Ndiaye and McAtee both running with the ball into the opponents box that we haven't been awarded more penalties. Perhaps our honesty works against us.
Although having watched the last two championship games on Sky and the scandalous decisions regarding the Luton penalty and the Burnley handball, nothing surprises me anymore.

 

[Programmechap2]

Was this the game where a dog descended second half and you struggled to see the other end of the pitch. Had we not been well on top score wise they'd have abandoned it I reckon.

There's one for you stat guys - when did we last have a game abandoned rather than postponed, not including West Brom?

I think it's the game at Coventry on 4/3/72..Abandoned early in the 2nd half when we were two nil up. We lost the rearranged game 3-2

 

[BalticBlade]

I think the script is written for tonight.

We're 1-0 up in the final minute of injury time and are awarded a rare penalty. Billy Sharp (on as a subsitute) steps up to take it in front of the Kop, hoping to bag his 250th league goal and put the seal on a victory which will confirm our return to the promised land.

He strikes the pen with all his fury, the ball canons off the crossbar, flies down the other end of the pitch and bounces over a hapless Foderingham into the back of the Blades net. 1-1. Full Time.

We go onto to lose our final three matches, while Luton win their last two to clinch automatic promotion.

THE END

 

[Trigger Blade]

Trig Jnr (TY) said at the Cardiff game that of the penalties we’ve conceded this season, Wes and Davies have faced approx equal numbers despite Wes being our regular keeper and Davies having hardly played. Don’t recall the exact numbers or have the means to check his stats!

 

[Geordie Blade]

I think the script is written for tonight.

We're 1-0 up in the final minute of injury time and are awarded a rare penalty. Billy Sharp (on as a subsitute) steps up to take it in front of the Kop, hoping to bag his 250th league goal and put the seal on a victory which will confirm our return to the promised land.

He strikes the pen with all his fury, the ball canons off the crossbar, flies down the other end of the pitch and bounces over a hapless Foderingham into the back of the Blades net. 1-1. Full Time.

We go onto to lose our final three matches, while Luton win their last two to clinch automatic promotion.

THE END

Wait... how did we get on in the play offs?

 

[BladesOnToast]

Uremovic?

That's the one.

 

[IOM Blade]

Was this the game where a dog descended second half and you struggled to see the other end of the pitch.

Fucking big dog.

 

[Mumbo]

Ndiaye could easily have had a 2 or 3 pens this season, about 100 free kicks for getting his shirt pulled and a few more thrown in for late tackles but the boy just wants to stay on his feet.
All very commendable but maybe a tad naive at times.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

2 penalties all season is surprisingly. Thought pigs always say were lucky getting penalties and last minute goals?