Match Thread The Mighty Blades v Barnet (FA Cup 3rd Round)

[CurseofOnuora]

Well, it'll be a good chance for all these fringers to mount a bit of pressure on the starting 11....he says... last chance saloon for Johnson and Lundstram?

 

[Minty]

Oh contrare, if we use subs it's likely to mean Barnet are still in the game.

Just an excuse to be a pedant, but it's "au contraire"

 

[Minty]

Well, it'll be a good chance for all these fringers to mount a bit of pressure on the starting 11....he says... last chance saloon for Johnson and Lundstram?

Johnson maybe, but Lundstram is a decent back up IMO

 

[botoble]

That's the all changed team that I thought we'd pick.

Plenty of Championship appearances between them, should be more than strong enough.

Shows how far we've come.

I was going to say this! Our second team looks very very strong! If you’d have offered that as our starting 11 3 years ago I’d of said wow we’ve invested a lot in our squad. To think that’s now our 2nd string is incredible!

What a Club we have, building this squad under the radar without spending disproportionately and contending with the clubs around us! Credit to everyone involved from top to bottom of United!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Strongest bench in the history of the club.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Our first game with VAR, never used at BL before?

VAR isn't being used in our match today.

 

[CurseofOnuora]

And no Woodburn that would surely suggest he's pissed off back to Liverpool. Unless he already has and i've missed something?

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Well, it'll be a good chance for all these fringers to mount a bit of pressure on the starting 11....he says... last chance saloon for Johnson and Lundstram?

Has Johnson actually started a game for us yet? I'd say 'first chance' to show what he's made of.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[bromtom]

I've seen Kean Bryan with my own eyes. I'm now a believer.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

And no Woodburn that would surely suggest he's pissed off back to Liverpool. Unless he already has and i've missed something?

You missed it. He was injured in training and went back to parent club.

 

[Ricky]

Just an excuse to be a pedant, but it's "au contraire"

Whoosh!

 

[Sothall_Blade]

Noticed that Sharp, Washington, Duffy and Dowell were all practicing shooting and finishing before the game but Clarke and McGoldrick weren’t.

Just seemed a bit odd. Any theories on why? Do they just let the players choose how they want to warm up?

 

[CurseofOnuora]

Has Johnson actually started a game for us yet? I'd say 'first chance' to show what he's made of.

He started against Birmingham if I recall?

 

[Karaoke Blade]

He started against Birmingham if I recall?

Second chance then. I remember we were awful against Birmingham but clearly Johnson didnt make any impact on me!

 

[CurseofOnuora]

Tbh I don't remember anything. The only thing that sticks out in my head is that terrible run where he gave it away for whoever it was to equalise.

 

[derfblade.3]

Sloppy at the moment. Looking a bit cockey and giving the ball away. Barnet had goal chalked off for offside.

 

[derfblade.3]

Penalty to Barnet..............Goal!

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

First on MOTD at this rate

 

[derfblade.3]

Concentrating on the league..

 

[Seth Rollins]

Madine’s fault.

 

[Hamburg Blade]

Have we not got a third keeper who would be good enough to be on the bench for this game?

 

[snootyfenooty]

And people still wonder why the Cup's going down the pan.

 

[Steve.C]

We seem to have a few wage thieves

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

We seem to be treating this as a friendly.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

So far this has been a terrible weekend.

 

[derfblade.3]

5 shots.....non on target!

 

[CurseofOnuora]

Awful game to watch. Barnet all the way if it continues in this ilk. Utterly toothless. Clarkes given the ball away loads and I haven't noticed Lundstram or our new boy at all.

 

[bromtom]

We've been wank with occasional quality passes.

Barnet look handy, they do one thing but do it well, a diagonal pass which takes out our defence. Most of our players are chasing the ball and not getting in positions to receive it.

Freeman continuing his poor form.

Dowell looks good but seems to be biased towards a wing rather than central roaming.

Lundstram has looked good in flashes passing wise, Bryan is bigger than I thought but made a few errors, Coutts in control in the centre but no passes on.

 

[Lane Ender]

That’s what you get when you throw a team of L1 players together.