The Un-mention able one !

[TJB.]

Ched was the best player on the pitch 1st half and is infinitely better than Matty Done

He's also infinitely different to Matty Done.

Blades play a good pressing game these days. I saw nowt from Evans to suggest he'd fit into that system. I'd go as far to say Evans looked very lazy today.

 

[tomtheblade]

Just the fact that we're now talking about Ched as a regular footballer, playing in a match against us, and that this thread can exist in Blades Chat rather than its own forum, is remarkably refreshing. Really, it doesn't seem healthy that any team should be this obsessed with a player who doesn't even play for them.

It really is a chapter in our history that personally I would wish to stay closed. Sure, he could come to us, and maybe he would score a few, but I don't think significantly more than Clarke, given the chance.

I would prefer the opportunity go to someone like Chapman, who is younger and looks promising

 

[blade too long]

Ched was the best player on the pitch 1st half and is infinitely better than Matty Done

personally thought Sharp was better, created far more opportunities

 

[dronny_blade]

He was a real handful today .

That is all .

I thought Billy and Leon were a real handful today.

That is all.

 

[JohnDenver]

I would prefer the opportunity go to someone like Chapman, who is younger and looks promising

He is that. But as he's a loanee we shouldn't be interested in his promise. Deliver or be dropped Harry. No pressure.

 

[ben1987]

I thought he looked a real handful for the first 20 minutes. Showed some real desire and was all over Bash.

I was a bit worried in general for the first 20. But as soon as we levelled it I just knew we would go on and win. Not been this confident in a United team in over a decade.

 

[andy m]

He's also infinitely different to Matty Done.

Blades play a good pressing game these days. I saw nowt from Evans to suggest he'd fit into that system. I'd go as far to say Evans looked very lazy today.

He sure is different. He can control a football, pass and shoot for a start

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

A quality striker such as Ched Evans would be an excellent addition in January and it was great to hear him get a brilliant reception from Blades fans when he was subbed.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I'd have him back here in a heartbeat. He owes us. And with a decent preseason under his belt, and a return to match fitness, he'll be a real asset.

 

[blade67]

their no.9 was one of their better players first half but drifted out of it. Glad to see him subbed though as he has a bit of threat about him.

It's to be expected that he'll pick up injuries given the amount of time he's been out of football and I expect him to have a stop start season.

Clarke looked terrific when he came on and what I expected when we signed him. Hopefully, with him and Chapman both pushing the forwards we should have goal threats from the bench as well as the starters.

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Dont think we need him at this level, given the strikers we have got, unless we get a couple of long term injuries come January. Not sure he can score regularly at Championship level (if that is in the board's mind) - he didnt when we were there before.

 

[8lade]

He hasnt had the chance to - surely you're aware of that?

If he stays fit he'll score plenty of goals for them. His goals may well keep them up.

Played in the last 4 games and Chesterfield have failed to score in all of them.

 

[Sean Thornton]

He was indeed a handful and their threat all but disappeared when he (and Nolan) went off - he did get a bit of fortune with that. It seemed like him going off gave us the confidence to go for the kill.

He looked very strong, Basham couldn't get near him, and he barely gave the ball away. He was a threat around the box, set up their goal and always manages to gets shots off. He could easily have scored today.

In the first half I thought we were set up wrong to contain him - he tends to pull into the wide areas and at RCB and LCB we had two players who he can get the better of physically. It was a mistake to go with that back three. EEL and O'Connell in those positions would've seen us deal with him much better.

Bang on.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I thought he looked a real handful for the first 20 minutes. Showed some real desire and was all over Bash.

I was a bit worried in general for the first 20. But as soon as we levelled it I just knew we would go on and win. Not been this confident in a United team in over a decade.

I said fifteen minutes. But he looked good in the early part of the first half.

 

[cahill]

It was nice to see Ched Evans back in football after all the self inflicted shit he's put himself through, thought Billy and Clarke looked a great partnership.

Be nice to see this United team against a higher class of opposition in the Cup although wouldn't break my heart if we went out to Notlob. Good cup runs are always welcome, I believe our fantastic support in recent seasons has can be partly attributed to good Cup runs

 

[PokerBlade]

It's ironic that now that Ched is actually back playing football we finally don't need him.

If we did I'd take a punt based on his fitness coming up to January. But we don't.

 

[Blade56]

The ONLY player that looked half decent for Chesterfield was Ariyibi

TBH he might look good but Freeman and Fleck had much more influence on the game than him and they both scored.

Now gimmi a like or I'll give you a Hilda Ogden hair do

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Played in the last 4 games and Chesterfield have failed to score in all of them.

Wrong . He has not played in the last 4 games but has scored in 1 of them. I don't mind having a little argument with you but only if you can get your facts correct first otherwise no point.

He's come back after a long absence at Her Majesty's Pleasure, so it's going to take him a few months at least to get anywhere near the pace.

Despite playing less than half the games so far he is Chesterfield's leading scorer with 5 goals - fact.

He was a significant threat today despite playing in a poor side. He made Basham look stupid on 2 or 3 occasions and was very unlucky not to score - only a great save kept him out.

He's clearly nowhere near the player he was when he was at his peak with us but anyone on here who seriously does not think he'd be a good signing in January must be bonkers! The bloke is a cut above this level. He's Championship quality at least and perhaps higher than that. He'd cost peanuts to get him back here - if it doesn't work out then we'd have lost nothing.

He should be here now instead of there if our Board was a bit more ambitious.

 

[SteveBlade]

Sharp, a fit Evans and a good quality Championship striker coming in the summer would be as solid as you'd get if we were to go up.

Would be a very low risk signing in January any which way.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Ched is currently not good enough for our team
But after a long absence you would expect him to improve month by month.

He definitely has the potential to be an asset next season at championship level BUT it would be a risk.
So in these circumstances you make an appropriate bid and offer an appropriate salary.
We are no longer desperate to sign him but if a deal is weighted in our favour then it makes sense to show interest and personally I would welcome his return.

My view is that Ched will show no loyalty to SU and will go to the highest bidder.
We're not in a position to gamble large sums of money when he could become a dud.
I expect us to show interest but I reckon he'll sign for a lower end Chamionship team offering higher wages.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Just spoke to an Orient fan who watched the game. Clarke changed the game, looked a handful and should start if he's fit. Didn't stop raving about Fleck and Freeman.

What about Evans? Who? Chesterfield centre forward...looked OK, he could come and play for us, but not good enough for you.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Just spoke to an Orient fan who watched the game. Clarke changed the game, looked a handful and should start if he's fit. Didn't stop raving about Fleck and Freeman.

What about Evans? Who? Chesterfield centre forward...looked OK, he could come and play for us, but not good enough for you.

Agree he's currently not good enough but all the experts on here said it'll take him 12 to 24 months to get up to speed and may never regain his form. Well, in the space of 3 months he's become Chesterfields best player and logic suggests he will improve month by month and next season could be an asset.

If your mate is an Orient fan I wonder if he remembers Ched last ever appearance for United. Ched had a man of the match performance and was far too good at league 1.

As I've said regards Ched you're only paying for potential NOT gauranteed quality.
So sums should remain modest because it's a risk. I would think other clubs in the Championship would have the finaces to take that gamble and potentially waste money. We're not in that situation so our contract offer would be relatively modest.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Time for us to stop re-signing players.

When Beattie returned it was Hallelujah, just what we needed for that final push... That ended in a Crucifixion.

As I wrote previously, if The Welshman hadn't got any previous with us, he wouldn't get a mention.

Signing him on today's performance, nearly's don't count at the end of the season goals scored, his role this season is to help keep Chesterfield in 1 and prove that their faith in signing him was justified, my concern for any ex-Blades at the Prozac, which is little would be what would happen to Wilson & Morgan if by Christmas they're marooned at the foot of L1.

 

[Ricky]

Those saying he's currently not good enough for us - who's better than him?

Aside from Sharp, he's been more impressive than all our other strikers this season.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Agree he's currently not good enough but all the experts on here said it'll take him 12 to 24 months to get up to speed and may never regain his form. Well, in the space of 3 months he's become Chesterfields best player and logic suggests he will improve month by month and next season could be an asset.

If your mate is an Orient fan I wonder if he remembers Ched last ever appearance for United. Ched had a man of the match performance and was far too good at league 1.

As I've said regards Ched you're only paying for potential NOT gauranteed quality.
So sums should remain modest because it's a risk. I would think other clubs in the Championship would have the finaces to take that gamble and potentially waste money. We're not in that situation so our contract offer would be relatively modest.

He might also have reached his post-prison peak and there's nothing more left. He might also now be a bit injury prone. 4 years of not training at professional level may well be taking its toll and regular spells out are now the norm.

And far too many on here are remembering his last performances for us as if they are some sort of reliable indicator of how he is now. Unlikely to happen again for him and having now watched back today he looks a pale imitation of his best games for us.

 

[Jehovah]

Id have him back in a hummingbird's heartbeat, that's on coke....... and shagging.

 

[Caseh]

Those saying he's currently not good enough for us - who's better than him?

Aside from Sharp, he's been more impressive than all our other strikers this season.

Clarke is also a renowned goalscorer at this level. Evans had one great season at this level, and that is it.

People want to sign someone that had no professional training for 5 years, because he had one exceptional year. Signing him now would just be like when we signed Brayford - An emotional signing. If Wilder turns around in January and says he wants him, fair enough.. But if he doesn't want him - I don't want him anywhere near the team.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Clarke is also a renowned goalscorer at this level. Evans had one great season at this level, and that is it.

People want to sign someone that had no professional training for 5 years, because he had one exceptional year. Signing him now would just be like when we signed Brayford - An emotional signing. If Wilder turns around in January and says he wants him, fair enough.. But if he doesn't want him - I don't want him anywhere near the team.

Totally agree.
We're no longer desperate to sign him because we already have better quality strikers.
Many have mentioned the risks which I totally agree with but those risks just bring down his bargaining ability.

The key factor with Ched is potential.
Can he regain his standard from 4 years ago and how long will it take him to regain that standard?

So how much are SU willing to risk on potential?
We're not flush with money so even if Wilder wants Ched I can't imagine us offering him a big contract.
We should offer average league 1 wages and I would imagine he'll get bigger salary offers from other clubs.

 

[8lade]

Wrong . He has not played in the last 4 games but has scored in 1 of them. I don't mind having a little argument with you but only if you can get your facts correct first otherwise no point.

He's come back after a long absence at Her Majesty's Pleasure, so it's going to take him a few months at least to get anywhere near the pace.

Despite playing less than half the games so far he is Chesterfield's leading scorer with 5 goals - fact.

He was a significant threat today despite playing in a poor side. He made Basham look stupid on 2 or 3 occasions and was very unlucky not to score - only a great save kept him out.

He's clearly nowhere near the player he was when he was at his peak with us but anyone on here who seriously does not think he'd be a good signing in January must be bonkers! The bloke is a cut above this level. He's Championship quality at least and perhaps higher than that. He'd cost peanuts to get him back here - if it doesn't work out then we'd have lost nothing.

He should be here now instead of there if our Board was a bit more ambitious.

I was talking about league games (didn't include games against lower league teams), the last 4 in which Evans has played almost every minute and yet Chesterfield have scored 0 (zero) goals. My facts are correct and prove the point that he seems to raise his game when there is a point to prove. (Do I need to write 'FACT' here?)
Plays a former team and for 20 minutes he's man of the match! I'm sorry but all the indications are he's Mr 90%. I have no doubt there is a good Championship striker here a la Jordan Rhodes but we have a team built on everybody giving their all, all of the time and signing a part timer would not fit the ethos.

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

Played in the last 4 games and Chesterfield have failed to score in all of them.

I could have sworn they scored today, to be honest. Perhaps it's just me.