Wards
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Looking at our run in and it isn't kind at all, especially the next month or so. Be interesting to see how we fare against the top teams in this division.
Play-Offs......
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gavtheblade
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2 months ago we would have struggled to win against plastic dons.
Another 1.0 away win,a fantastic achievement shows a squad of 15 players that are itching to play football and impress.
A massive pat on the back lads,and mr clough,well,where have you been for the past 6 seasons,christ,we`d be in europe by now,what a man.
Another 1.0 away win,a fantastic achievement shows a squad of 15 players that are itching to play football and impress.
A massive pat on the back lads,and mr clough,well,where have you been for the past 6 seasons,christ,we`d be in europe by now,what a man.
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Threads like this show how "all or nothing" some Blades fans have become. Not too long ago, we'd got used to merrily bobbing along as a Division One midtable team but then we get all these crushing blows and "nearly" matches and Unitedites have turned to extremes... We're either shit or worldbeaters.
After the way this season looked like it was going, mid table is enough. We were rubbish and probably deserved to go down under Weir. Clough has taken us on an amazing run and probably deserves more, but averaged out... mid table is where we *should* be. It would be heartbreaking to think that Clough"s United could be kicked in the teeth by relegation.
After the way this season looked like it was going, mid table is enough. We were rubbish and probably deserved to go down under Weir. Clough has taken us on an amazing run and probably deserves more, but averaged out... mid table is where we *should* be. It would be heartbreaking to think that Clough"s United could be kicked in the teeth by relegation.
Wards
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No probably about it Linz, we were definite relegation material under Weir.
Personally just happy to see the season out and get to that 50 point mark ASAP, something I never thought I'd see this season!
Personally just happy to see the season out and get to that 50 point mark ASAP, something I never thought I'd see this season!
blade too long
we go again
gavtheblade
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Weve the cup run to thank for this.
Since Aston Villa away(the turning point of our season)weve never looked back,barring crewe away weve solidified as a team,and as a unit look tight and very handy going forward.
Self belief was all it needed,and Nigel has injected that.
Keep looking up lads,not the other way and see where we end up.no pressure.
Since Aston Villa away(the turning point of our season)weve never looked back,barring crewe away weve solidified as a team,and as a unit look tight and very handy going forward.
Self belief was all it needed,and Nigel has injected that.
Keep looking up lads,not the other way and see where we end up.no pressure.
gavtheblade
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Coily
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This is the table if the season began on 15th October...
P W D L CS FtS F A GD Pt PPG
1 Brentford 21 16 4 1 9 3 41 16 +25 52 2.48
2 Wolverhampton Wndrs 22 13 6 3 12 4 37 14 +23 45 2.05
3 Preston North End 23 12 9 2 9 4 31 22 +9 45 1.96
4 Rotherham United 22 12 6 4 6 3 48 28 +20 42 1.91
5 Leyton Orient 23 12 5 6 7 1 41 25 +16 41 1.78
6 Sheffield United 21 10 6 5 9 4 26 19 +7 36 1.71
7 Walsall 22 8 7 7 6 7 26 22 +4 31 1.41
8 Coventry City 20 7 6 7 2 3 33 36 -3 27 1.35
9 Port Vale 22 9 2 11 6 6 31 36 -5 29 1.32
10 Swindon Town 23 8 6 9 3 7 31 32 -1 30 1.30
11 Milton Keynes Dons 23 9 3 11 7 8 30 32 -2 30 1.30
12 Tranmere Rovers 22 7 7 8 3 3 30 36 -6 28 1.27
13 Gillingham 23 9 2 12 3 4 30 38 -8 29 1.26
14 Oldham Athletic 24 8 6 10 5 6 26 32 -6 30 1.25
15 Crawley Town 18 5 7 6 5 8 16 22 -6 22 1.22
16 Bristol City 24 7 8 9 2 4 34 35 -1 29 1.21
17 Colchester United 20 6 5 9 6 5 27 27 0 23 1.15
18 Peterborough United 21 7 3 11 6 6 28 34 -6 24 1.14
19 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 5 11 5 6 28 38 -10 26 1.13
20 Stevenage 21 7 2 12 6 8 23 33 -10 23 1.10
21 Carlisle United 23 7 4 12 5 7 27 35 -8 25 1.09
22 Notts County 24 7 2 15 4 10 29 42 -13 23 0.96
23 Bradford City 22 3 11 8 4 7 24 32 -8 20 0.91
24 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 4 12 3 9 19 30 -11 19 0.90
Elsecar_Blade
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Sheffield United current form - 2.5pts per game.
Peterborough United current form - 1.67pts per game.
If United were to beat PUFC on Tuesday night and then the current form was maintained, we'd sneak in by 2/3 points.
It's not inconceivable that PUFC's 1.67 pts per game will stay as it is.
It'd take an immense effort from all at SUFC to maintain 2.5pts a game to the end of the season.
It's an extreme long shot. I'd target top 8 but I'm happy with top half now. IMO, we're getting close to being considered safe. It'd take a monumental blow up to get relegated from here. It's not just the fact it's 6 points difference, it's the form AND the number of teams between 21st and United. A win vs. Posh on Tuesday should stop all worries.
As for PO's - let's not get remotely excited by it. It's extremely unlikely. We just need to continue what we're doing and see what the situation is at the end of March. If we are 4-5 points off entering April, then we have a chance. But we've got some tougher opponents to come to the Lane, including Wolves, Millers, Orient and Brentford. We should be looking at those games as a barometer for how far we've come under Clough and how much more we need to be right in the mix next season.
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Play-offs are 100% categorically not happening and it isn't worth the time to even think about and discuss them. I know a lot of the play-off talk is slightly tongue in cheek, 'dare to dream' sort of stuff, but I still don't think many of our fans realise just how much we'd have to do in order to reach them. If we win every game between now and the end of the season we'll finish on 83 points; the total needed will probably be around the 76/77 mark. We are in the territory of having to win all but one or two matches and would need our best ever PPG average over the next 14 games in order to get enough points.
Not even a month ago this Sheffield United side lost 3-0 to a side in the bottom 4 in one of the most pathetic performances I have ever seen as a Blade. Obviously we're on a better run of form now but when you take into account who we still have to play, to suggest that there is even the remotest chance of us reaching the play-offs is just utterly laughable.
I'd be delighted with a top-half finish, anything higher is a bonus.
Not even a month ago this Sheffield United side lost 3-0 to a side in the bottom 4 in one of the most pathetic performances I have ever seen as a Blade. Obviously we're on a better run of form now but when you take into account who we still have to play, to suggest that there is even the remotest chance of us reaching the play-offs is just utterly laughable.
I'd be delighted with a top-half finish, anything higher is a bonus.
that's fascinating, really annoying in a sense as if we would not had Weir we could be right up there now, still there's time left.
Coily
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With the names lined up before Weir was appointed, I'm as sure as I can be that we'd be nowhere near the play-offs with whoever we appointed. Let's be right about this, Sheffield United have been a basket case since 2007 and the slide has been painful. I feel a little sorry for Weir, he had no chance with no experience in the job, and was a hideous appointment by Winter. And make no mistake we'd be L2 bound had we stuck with him.
But let's look on that as our first bit of fortune for a long time, at the time it became obvious that Weir couldn't reverse the slide, an experienced manager with a proven pedigree of turning clubs around became available. And while Clough is still only at the start, there must be near on 100% confidence among Blades support that he has the ability to get us out of this hellhole division and then push us on in the Championship. And from there, who knows.
The play offs are a pipe dream this season, and to an extent it may not be what this club needs right now. But if we can get past 50 points soon, Clough can plan ahead for a proper tilt at automatic promotion next season and keep building the momentum we are *finally* starting to find.
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Not really worth thinking about. Our current for is 2.5 points per game? Fair enough. But that would be 115 points over the entire 46 game season. If anybody thinks we're a good enough team to get 115 points they're mental. We aren't as good as Peterborough, just having a good run. May have got 15 points, but only scored 8 goals in those 6 games. No team can keep winning games like that. Once we get to relative safety, the mistakes at the back will creep back in and we won't have the firepower to turn the games around. The form will inevitably drop off, and i don't really care, just happy to be winning some games and moving away from the bottom.
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I think on balance August, September and October were the killer months.
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Agreed. I think Clough's done wonders to turn us around, including several of the players
- but it's too much of an ask without a decent striker on the books. It's looking hopeful for next season though, given a few more quality dealings in the summer market.
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Think you're wrong about form dropping off and mistakes creeping in.
Mr Clough but more importantly the squad won't let it happen. That's what Nigel has given us back - a team, lads that are in it together.
I think the play offs are a step too far but Nigel has given us the hope back.
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The simple problem is @GRUMP this run is 10 games too late.
Still gives me confidence for next season, just hope we can keep/attract a few more.
Still gives me confidence for next season, just hope we can keep/attract a few more.
gavtheblade
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Disagree.
100%%That its not going happen?
Bull,same can be said that 100%we will be relegated?
The general form is more than like that we will be top half bearing on our results and other teams failed points.
The way it pans out is that of lady luck barring other teams fortunes,ie peterboro,bratfut,portvale,walsall-massive teams-yes?if we did carry on our recent improvement,and the mentioned teams carry on there dips as they are,then you never know,funnier things have happened in football!like sheffield utd making the quarter finals of the fa cup,knocking out fulham,aston villa and notts forest in the same season following our worst ever start.
Dont give up on us making a push.I never thought we`d beat cambridge away!!
keep the faith shitwasps.top 7 finish
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Maybe 100% is a little OTT, but put it this way, if we make the playoffs I'm sure the council will offer to put on a civil reception for us at the town-hall.
mattbianco1
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What about if Crawley win 1-0 and we go into the game against PBoro Tuesday with the opportunity to close the game to 8pts??
Then can I mention the play offs. Please? Pretty please with cheese on top?
Torrix1889
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You can whisper it in the privacy of your own mind.
mattbianco1
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Fact is, we are now playing and achieving points at the rate we expected in July. We were one of the favourites for promotion and are currently in top 2 form.
Had it not been for the first 12 games we would be fighting wolves and orient.
Had it not been for the first 12 games we would be fighting wolves and orient.
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No Matt, if we win the next 8 league games then and only then can you mention it.
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Welcome Positive Nigel
fuck not mentioning it, let's do this thing they call play offs.
blade too long
we go again
yes , not possible means wed need to go on a run of wins without conceding say 1 in 8 matches , not possible at all
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