Time's up Billy

[Berkshire Blade]

His drive was key yesterday. If anything once we took him off we lost something.

 

[JohnDenver]

Considering he was up against one of the leagues best players and also played on the wrong side - somewhere he has only recently been deployed despite our LCB problems dating back to JOC’s injury - I thought Basham did very well yesterday.

I thought he got regularly ragged in the first half, and it’s happened enough times to make me think he’s now being targeted.

As with Sharp, I hope it’s just form, but there’s a very good chance those legs simply lack the speed and power they once had.

 

[Bath Blade]

I don't think we're creating chances around the six yard box in the same way as we used to.

It's not necessarily a bad thing but we used to play to Billy's strengths with everything centred around overloads, get to the byline, cut it back for Billy... now it's a little more varied as Doyle, Ndiaye and McAtee don't mind going through the middle.

I was thinking exactly the same yesterday. The number of times we drifted crosses into the box, even when we didn’t have McBurnie on the pitch, that were defended easily was very frustrating, and I recalled how we used to pass around intricately with the aim of creating a chance for Billy two yards out. It’s a clear change in tactic, and it’s effectiveness is questionable.

 

[Everblade]

Love Billy to bits but you just know now that when the ball is played to him he would rather win a free kick than the ball, refs must be fed up of it.

In the distant ( ish ) past Dave Kitson would constantly do exactly the same, why not try and win the effing ball?

 

[Freddie]

Billy is simply one magnificent man. I love him.

 

[Sneinton Blade 1952]

Think Billy's style of play against Norwich yesterday provoked the ideal response in two respects - the Norwich defence lost their discipline and the kop became vocally animated. Go on Billy!

 

[1889]

Great vision by the skipper to pick out Osborn

Maybe there was an element of good fortune about it, a bit like the second goal when McBurnie hit the post from a foot out, only for it to cannon back onto his shin and into the goal.

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

His drive was key yesterday. If anything once we took him off we lost something.

Agree with this. His presence at the top end of the pitch gave us more than what Khadra did when he came on. We looked less like scoring.

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

One swallow and all that....Bash has been beyond shocking most of the season.

He’s been poor, I agree. But that makes him being decent is worth mentioning.

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Billy shouldn’t have started a game after the relegation season

Blades legend but he is significantly holding our younger forwards back and blocking there progression

FACTS

 

[DronnieBlade]

Sadly today was another example of Old Father Time claiming another.

In the pantomime spirit, oh no it isn’t.

Solid perf from the skipper Saturday. More to come.

UTB

 

[WeareBlades]

Billy shouldn’t have started a game after the relegation season

Blades legend but he is significantly holding our younger forwards back and blocking there progression

FACTS

Top goal scorer last season shouldn't have played last season

 

[ekke287]

Assist my arse....

100% this, he’s gone for goal and it’s deflected kindly.

See those highlights in ITV too, he’s on his arse twice looking for fouls, and lucky to not get a red. And yes I also saw the game.

Sharp is a player to bring in when you’re peppering the box and getting nowhere. At the moment it seems to be to win a foul in dangerous areas.

 

[Tom Bott]

McBurnie playing with an injury again.

Though if he's fit enough for the bench he should play for 90 minutes, twice a week.



Surely anyone can see that

 

[just ted]

Billy shouldn’t have started a game after the relegation season

Blades legend but he is significantly holding our younger forwards back and blocking there progression

FACTS

Sorry but this is just bollocks

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Top goal scorer last season shouldn't have played last season

He was correct with what 10 in 40 from open play any striker worth his salt should get that

He also offered us nothing else IMO

Im not slagging him off but you cant deny him playing blocks the pathway for younger players

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

And to be fair that demonstrates the problem we currently have. From the starting line up today, Baldock, Basham, Osborn McAtee and Sharp would all be on the bench if all of the others were back from injury and/or not carrying knocks. That’s half of the current starting 11 (or outfield 10, I should say)

You are correct but basham/osborn/baldock/macatee would all walk into the first 11 of the majority of the teams i8n the league

So the injury excuse is nonsesne the squad is good enough

 

[LJBlade]

You are correct but basham/osborn/baldock/macatee would all walk into the first 11 of the majority of the teams i8n the league

So the injury excuse is nonsesne the squad is good enough

Most of what you say is nonsense so I'm not going to concern myself with it too much.

 

[WeareBlades]

He was correct with what 10 in 40 from open play any striker worth his salt should get that

He also offered us nothing else IMO

Im not slagging him off but you cant deny him playing blocks the pathway for younger players

Think it's more to do with younger players not taking their chances...

 

[ATL Recs]

You are correct but basham/osborn/baldock/macatee would all walk into the first 11 of the majority of the teams i8n the league

So the injury excuse is nonsesne the squad is good enough

Macatee would be nurtured into any team in this division. But only a desperate team would throw a talented 19 year old who has never played in this league or in adult football n at the deep end

 

[Freddie]

Billy is simply one magnificent man. I love him.

Thanks for scoring another goal today Billy. It’s what you do. Love you. xxx

 

[Bladesman]

 

[FriethBlade]

Goal scorer supreme, captain and leader of men , all time Blades legend. However everyone's career ends and I'm not sure the above is enough anymore against the better teams.

McBurnie and Ndiaye are clearly our first choice pairing and Billy is still good from the bench but I don't want to see him starting too many times.

 

[Katzenjammer]

Nuff said...

 

[Stretch]

A great finish for the goal today. Despite his recent drought (by his supreme standards) as soon as he was through 1 on 1, I would have bet my house on that going in.

 

[Jinxy1966]

A great finish for the goal today. Despite his recent drought (by his supreme standards) as soon as he was through 1 on 1, I would have bet my house on that going in.

I love the guy but I’ve always thought that the little dink over the advancing keeper that he did today has always been a bit lacking. Don’t take this as a criticism as such but i reckon if he had this in his locker more he would have been a top top striker & not just the top striker he undoubtedly is

 

[Stretch]

I love the guy but I’ve always thought that the little dink over the advancing keeper that he did today has always been a bit lacking. Don’t take this as a criticism as such but i reckon if he had this in his locker more he would have been a top top striker & not just the top striker he undoubtedly is

He's been working on it mate

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Times up for big move Sander

 

[Bladesman]

 

[ekke287]

Thought he played shite today, sorry. Yep he scored the goal, one on one with time to spare, and well taken. Aside from that he did nothing.