Sheffield United vs Bournemouth

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Championship Week 41 - Saturday 9th April 2022 - 12:45 - Bramall Lane
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Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referee: Akil Howson
Assistant Referee: Richard Wild
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[St Albans Blade]

No shame in a clean sheet and point against the other probable automatic promotion candidate.

Another small portion of humble pie for yours truly.

UTB

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Feckin Don Spudman is desperate for Bournemouth to score. Probably where his retirement bungalow is. UTB.

It's about time he fucking used it! Maybe invite Andy Hinchcliffe to move in too.

 

[Varkanoid]

Before this match some were saying 4 points from this and QPR would be a good result.

Wes was hardly troubled.

Simply beaten by the ref again, but saying that MGW should have scored and their defender nearly had an own goal but it hit the crossbar

 

[MancBlade85]

anyone got a clip of that pen appeal? i need to show my no blade friends just how stonewall it was

 

[Champagneblade]

2 games against them where we've been robbed by poor decisions. By my maths we'd be ahead of them in 2nd place if we'd beaten them twice this season. Shows how much difference these calls can make

Exactly this.

They should be on 69 points and we should be on 70.

It's an absolute disgrace that this sort of officiating is allowed to stand. It's blatant cheating.

 

[KiwiBlabe]

Funny game that. Thought Bornmuff were by far the better team in and out of possession but created no clear chances. We were sloppy in possession yet could have had 3 or 4.
Take a point and move on.
Best part of the game was the comical throw that hit Ozzie.

 

[Champagneblade]

To be fair he got smashed in the face with blood running down before the ball came to him no wonder he missed he prob didnt know where the goal was.

Like to see that incident again. Probably another penalty missed.

 

[blade86]

Exactly this.

They should be on 69 points and we should be on 70.

It's an absolute disgrace that this sort of officiating is allowed to stand. It's blatant cheating.

MGW has just said the linesman said it was a pen. So other than the ref taking a back hander, how do we explain him not giving it from 5 yards away?

 

[Iceybabey]

Funny game that. Thought Bornmuff were by far the better team in and out of possession but created no clear chances. We were sloppy in possession yet could have had 3 or 4.
Take a point and move on.
Best part of the game was the comical throw that hit Ozzie.

2nd half yes but thought we had them up at times in the first half

 

[jono_t2000]

MGW has just said the linesman said it was a pen. So other than the ref taking a back hander, how do we explain him not giving it from 5 yards away?

If the linesman has said it's a pen and the referee has deliberately ignored him then that HAS to be investigated surely.

 

[Iceybabey]

Where did Solanke go after the first 20mins? Lad looked decent early doors and then just disappeared

 

[Nagima]

While being outplayed for alot of the match we still should have won. We had the better chances and a stonewall penalty.

Scrappy game from us and a bit disjointed.
Foderinham was good.Uremovic did well. Made a vital tackle at the edge of the box. Davies and Egan okish. Mixed good with bad Baldock and Stevens were OK. Fleck was busy. Norwood average. Berge poor. He just does a few cameos of good stuff but for long periods does fuck all.
Mc Burnie average. Mixed good with bad.
Gibbs White good but could have been great if he converted those chances.

 

[Snowflake]

Funny game that. Thought Bornmuff were by far the better team in and out of possession but created no clear chances. We were sloppy in possession yet could have had 3 or 4.
Take a point and move on.
Best part of the game was the comical throw that hit Ozzie.

It’s out of our hands now, we are dependent on others failing to win, even taking into account top sides playing each other.

 

[Peaktrade]

Yes we were denied a penalty, we had the better chances - they were there for the taking, but the subs used were not attacking enough.. We have fresh legs in Ndiaye for example, we have very few games left, this is the time we need to throw the kitchen sink at them! ..
Opportunities missed..

 

[blade86]

If the linesman has said it's a pen and the referee has deliberately ignored him then that HAS to be investigated surely.

I guess you could argue the ref was closer

 

[robbiez666]

Decent point in the end but should have had a pen (not sure the ref sees it as it's an odd one because he kicks through his legs).

Odd one. They were probably the better team but we had the better chances in the end. Pretty decent game to watch though to be fair. We started slightly better but they were dominating as we reached halftime (but we could have caught them on the break). They started stronger second half but again we should have scored at the end. For all their work in open play they didn't really test Wes.

We were ponderous and indecisive at the back and almost let them in on several occasions. Nothing really stuck upfront and I thought we lost the midfield battle. Oddly though, it was pretty even overall. It was a strange game and while a draw against the second in the league isn't a bad result by any stretch of the imagination

Foderingham - 6 - One terrible pass straight out at the start and another later but otherwise pretty solid. Didn't have a great deal to do and kicking was mixed.
Stevens - 6 - Thought he was one of our better players first half but there was confusion with Christie cutting inside. Lovely volleyed cross and was the danger man for us. I thought, after the booking, he kind of faded a bit. Noticed him pulling tackles.
Davies - 5.5 - Some slopping passes and dodgy play. He improved as the game went on but almost sold Wes short. Good header back across at the end.
Egan - 5.5 - Bit of a mixed one with Solanke. I thought he got caught ball watching a few times.
Uremovic - 4 - Thought he started ok and was fairly solid but was dire in the second half. Got done a couple of times and made a couple of bad decisions. I was worried every time the ball was near him. Miss at the end summed it up.
Baldock - 4.5 - Wins the prize for the worst throw-in of the season. Looked a bit at sea defensively. Ok going forward but caught several times at the back.
Fleck - 6 - Started ok but mad a few mistakes. I thought he at least competed but seemed to fade. Poor set pieces once again
Norwood - 5.5 - I thought he was similar to Fleck but without the fight. Error prone and lucky to not get booked. A lot of shirt tugging going on.
Berge - 5 - So frustrating. Wins the ball back and then dithers on it and loses it again. Nothing much going forward and once again poor in the defensive elements. Seems to drift through games instead of grabbing them by the scruff of the neck.
MGW - 6.5 - Thought he was poor first half but could have scored late on. Don't really fault him on either of the chances. He hit the target and I think you have to credit the keeper. He kept losing the ball first half. Better and more involved in the second but didn't quite come off. Unlucky to not got a pen. Linked up ok with McBurnie, at times
McBurnie - 6 - Needs to stop arguing with officials. Constantly. Not sure what he hopes to achieve. Gets an extra mark for his defensive work and the effort he put in. A few bit of good link up play with MGW and better second half in terms of getting us on the front foot.

Subs

Osbourn - 2 - Terrible. I thought everything he did was terrible. Everything wrong today.
Hourihane - 6 - Thought we looked better when he game on. More dangerous going forward and settled defensively. Put in a great ball that no one went for.

Hecky - 6.5 - They're a dangerous team and I thought we matched them pretty well. I think they were the better team but we certainly had the better chances and unlucky not to get the pen. Point not a bad result considering.

Bournemouth - They looked slick and lively but didn't create many good chances. A lot of their attacks came from our errors. I thought they tired badly about 70 minutes in. Their keeper Travers impressed me (apart from one he should have come and claimed late on). Made three excellent same from MGW.

 

[YorkBlade]

Quick match reaction

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Point gained that,we were there for the taking,seen more quality in some of our teams that got relegated over the years.

Which of our relegation sides is better?

 

[Champagneblade]

While being outplayed for alot of the match we still should have won. We had the better chances and a stonewall penalty.

Scrappy game from us and a bit disjointed.
Foderinham was good.Uremovic did well. Made a vital tackle at the edge of the box. Davies and Egan okish. Mixed good with bad Baldock and Stevens were OK. Fleck was busy. Norwood average. Berge poor. He just does a few cameos of good stuff but for long periods does fuck all.
Mc Burnie average. Mixed good with bad.
Gibbs White good but could have been great if he converted those chances.

Not the game I saw mate in terms of the first comment at least.

Tapping it to your mates whilst not making any inroads and creating no clear cut chances apart from one pee roller from 25 yards is not outplaying anyone.

United threatened, carved them open. Hit the bar with a desperate clearance, had Gibbs-White twice with only the keeper to beat, had McBurnie with a clear sighter only for a last ditch deflection, had in the last minute a glorious chance falling to a guy who's just had his face smashed and topped off with a blatant penalty.

XG 2.14 v 1.38

If they won it would have been a travesty. A draw is the Gods smiling on them to out it kindly.

 

[Blacksea]

Which of our relegation sides is better?

Ones which I saw in some relegation seasons,the Bassett team that went down would have beaten us today.

 

[robbiez666]

Funny game that. Thought Bornmuff were by far the better team in and out of possession but created no clear chances. We were sloppy in possession yet could have had 3 or 4.
Take a point and move on.
Best part of the game was the comical throw that hit Ozzie.

Ditto. They seemed to have no plan other than pass it around and then someone eventually cross it. Having said that, we let them have too many shots first half. Just lucky they were terrible.

 

[CPB]

I thought we edged the first half and of course had the two better chances and nearly a lucky own goal.

2nd half I thought Bournemouth were the better team for the first 10-15 mins of the 2nd and then we took a better grip of the game.

I'd take the positives, we play like that enough or better and we will pick up points.

As for the ref/officials. Ref made a mistake not booking Smith early doors and then was at times inconsistent with decisions.
I also thought when the ball clearly went out in the 2nd half and everyone stopped inc. Bournemouth that's saying something too.
Pen was a pen, ref I think didn't want to give it in case he wasn't sure. Problem with that is that this indicates he wasn't sure of what he's seeing when pretty much everyone else can see it. I think the referee just wanted to finish the game by the end knowing he'd made a few errors.

 

[Bladey_blade]

Yes we were denied a penalty, we had the better chances - they were there for the taking, but the subs used were not attacking enough.. We have fresh legs in Ndiaye for example, we have very few games left, this is the time we need to throw the kitchen sink at them! ..
Opportunities missed..

Got to wonder who Illiman has upset given his lack of minutes of late

 

[raimond]

Innit funny different people's interpretation of matches. I reckon some could probably do wi' a few less pints, one or two could do wi' a couple more.

 

[Varkanoid]

Pen was a pen, ref I think didn't want to give it in case he wasn't sure. .

Thats what linesman are for. Linesman said it was a penalty.

 

[Greenwich Blade]

anyone got a clip of that pen appeal? i need to show my no blade friends just how stonewall it was

There's a clip doing the rounds in Triple Point. MGW's bollocks took such a whack I imagine his missus is quite concerned.

 

[CPB]

There's a clip doing the rounds in Triple Point. MGW's bollocks took such a whack I imagine his missus is quite concerned.

You could argue the Bournemouth defender makes clear contact with the ball........sss

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Thats what linesman are for. Linesman said it was a penalty.

Why didn't he flag for it?

 

[Varkanoid]

Why didn't he flag for it?

They have microphones, he told the referee over the microphone.

 

[BettingBlade]

They have microphones, he told the referee over the microphone.

Could be wildly wrong here but if the linesman flags then the referee has no option but to give it.

Really wouldnt surprise me if the self-important pricks in the middle tell their linesman to just tell them over the mic so they have the final decision.