Where do we want to be next season?

[Linz]

A silly question some might feel... but where do you want Sheffield United to be playing next season - the Premier League or the Championship?

The reasons I ask are varied. The influx of argumentative souls on this forum alone suggests that there are some opinionated people who feel that little Sheffield United is having ideas above its station in pressing the PL and that any reinstatement is "cheating" by us (Quoted from an aforementioned argumentative plantpot.)

Can you imagine traveling around next season if these views are rife within other clubs?

On the other hand, maybe things weren't on a level playing field, leading to our relegation... why should we lose out on playing in the Premiership and the money that brings?

I'm torn... days ago, I thought there was no chance we would be reinstated. It's now being widely rumoured that it could be a possibilty?

Should we stay up and take the stick?

Or go down with our chins held high and take the moral high ground?

 

[keenzy]

go down....
full of crap ref's
diving and overpriced tickets.

more games in the championship and its great to be going for promotion!

 

[Bladesman]

Premiership mainly due to the money involved.

 

[7UpJordan]

I'm not quite sure what to be happy with. If we stay in the Championship that means there's still plenty of grounds I've not been to yet like Turf Moor, The Hawthorns etc whereas in the Premiership the only grounds I haven't been to are Old Trafford, St Andrews, Stadium of Light and Pride Park. Ticket prices are cheaper in the Championship too compared to some of the ridiculous rip-off Premiership prices.

 

[Sharpy]

Im sure most would prefer to be in the prem, but Its going to be the championship.

Was that me who said we cheated?

 

[Linz]

Was that me who said we cheated?

Nah, it was PremiershipSupporter or someone similar, who said that by asking questions of the Premier League, Kevin McCabe was cheating

 

[rotherhamblade]

ireally dont mind id prefer prem but there are lots of positives from being in championship

 

[Linz]

ireally dont mind id prefer prem but there are lots of positives from being in championship

I've added a "don't mind" option to the poll for all us fence-sitters

 

[dingledog]

I do mind, but I know it will be in the championship, our performances over the 38 games last season were not good enough, we threw it away.

 

[keenzy]

premiership would be ace financually, but with a new manager in think it would be better for him to be a big fish in the little pond.

 

[Robbie]

I wouldn't mind being in the championship at all, and in all honesty I'm more likely to get a season ticket if we was.

I'm also looking forward to some of the away games the Championship has to offer us. Ie Plymouth, Barnsley, Wednesday, Scunnie, Bristol, Blackpool.

The prem is obviously what we all work too, but is no disaster being in a lower league. Anyways, its like home for us

 

[cyp-blade]

A silly question some might feel... but where do you want Sheffield United to be playing next season - the Premier League or the Championship?

The reasons I ask are varied. The influx of argumentative souls on this forum alone suggests that there are some opinionated people who feel that little Sheffield United is having ideas above its station in pressing the PL and that any reinstatement is "cheating" by us (Quoted from an aforementioned argumentative plantpot.)

Can you imagine traveling around next season if these views are rife within other clubs?

On the other hand, maybe things weren't on a level playing field, leading to our relegation... why should we lose out on playing in the Premiership and the money that brings?

I'm torn... days ago, I thought there was no chance we would be reinstated. It's now being widely rumoured that it could be a possibilty?

Should we stay up and take the stick?

Or go down with our chins held high and take the moral high ground?

In all honesty it would be the premiership for me.

Purely selfish reasons I get to see more live games on the tele, but it would possibly be real egg on faces time if we went straight down again.

The feedback I get over here is if we did stay up then the majority of fans I speak to would want us to go straight back down. Seems to be a lot of feeling about this subject both good and bad.

 

[S64 Blade]

I chose Prem. We want to be in the best league in the world of course(one full of cheats and dodgey deals)

 

[shorehamview]

Living in a villa in Spain, with a big fuck-off swimming pool, and a Ferrari, and flying back first-class for every home game.

 

[rotherhamblade]

I wouldn't mind being in the championship at all, and in all honesty I'm more likely to get a season ticket if we was.

I'm also looking forward to some of the away games the Championship has to offer us. Ie Plymouth, Barnsley, Wednesday, Scunnie, Bristol, Blackpool.

The prem is obviously what we all work too, but is no disaster being in a lower league. Anyways, its like home for us

those are the sort of grounds i love BRING EM ON

 

[Linz]

Has anyone changed their mind?

To be honest, one way or another, I just want it to be over and done with.

Not that I don't agree with what McCabe has done but we need to sort the football out... we haven't even got all our pre-season sorted yet!

 

[RichJay]

I don't really care anymore. I just want the whole thing to be sorted out as soon as possible so we can start preparing for whatever league we will be in.

 

[7UpJordan]

Don't care, kinda fed up with all the politics going on now around the Tevez deal, just rather have it over and done with so we can all look forward to being back at Beautiful Down Town Bramall Lane again for another season whatever our challenge is.

 

[Raparee]

Right now, I think the best place for us is the Championship. We'll have the ire to fight our way back up and prove, yet again, that we can be and are Premiership worthy. Which apparently, we need to do...again. But it would give us a well-needed boost of self-assurance to get promoted again and prove it to everyone. I just think we'll have a lot less going against us there.

I really doubt, at this point, that we'll be reinstated. Now don't get me wrong, I would love to actually BE wrong and be reinstated (not to mention, being able to catch some of the matches on FSC!), but I feel that it would be a helluva thing for the lads. It'd be us against ALL of them and that's hard on a team. (I'm not saying it's not in general, but I just get the impression that normal rivalries would be...well, a lot less pleasant, and normal competition would be amped into something more as well. And the refs were bad last year...aiii, to think of what they could be this year if we stayed up!) Not to mention, everything has bigger consequences now: we stay in the Championship and get promoted - we prove we were deserving the first time; we get in the Premiership and stay up - we prove we were deserving to stay up; but falling in either, especially the Premiership, will be a far harder fall than for any other team currently, given the brouhaha. There really is no way to win this one.

At most, I'm hoping for us to get some kind of compensation, something to say that they know they futzed it up bigtime. I can't see them doing more than that, because to do more than that, they'd have to admit just how corrupt they really have become and how badly everything needs an overhaul. I do want this particular hornet's nest to keep buzzing though. There is a lot that needs to be cleaned up, but money talks and that will be slow going indeed. It's all so damned stupid. Had they simply docked West Ham the points, the fans would've been pissed at the MANAGEMENT for being idjits and that's exactly the way it should have been. Now, they've gone and done this, stirred up multiple club fandoms, not the least of which for giving West Ham fans more power than other fans, and not a damned thing has been resolved adequately.

All of us need resolution, one way or another. Hanging in limbo sucks. I hate big business. Feh. >_<

And really, to a degree, it doesn't matter to me where we end up in that I'll still be following every match as I'm able and cheering on the boys in red'n'white (I will never comprehend the mind-blowing blinding new away kit...someone want to 'splain that to me?). ^_^

 

[dj_uk_1234]

In a way , i want you playing in the premiership, Enjoyed wathing a Sheffield team playing in the prem on match of the day and getting a lot of coverage week in week out

On the other hand, as a Wednesday fan, i obviously don't want you up there, pride, derbys etc

Tbh, i would like to see youy in the prem, but i put im not a united fan,m doesn;t matter

 

[Jack & Helga]

Although I totally back McCabe for standing up to the PL, I'm not too fussed which league we start in.

Although I wouldn't say no to the £170 I'd get back if we were re-instated!

 

[sendô WHU]

I'm interested to see that there's an even split at present between those wanting to be in the PL and those who think it best to be in the Championship.

Leaving aside all the arbitration etc, I think the Championship might be the best bet. You still have a decent side, and now you have got rid of Warnock (who held you back in my view), you can rebuild and strengthen while in the championship, get automatic promotion and come back stronger.

Another year in the Prem might backfire, if you end up struggling and getting relegated in May.

 

[Linz]

By the way, I think the Championship option may have been slightly hijacked by West Ham visitors

 

[Greasy Chip Butty]

By the way, I think the Championship option may have been slightly hijacked by West Ham visitors

so surely they want to be in the championship??

 

[debaser_74]

Interesting answers from a lot of you there, I'd never really thought of it before but it would be a kick in the teeth to stay up, not perform and go back down again. I'd like to think that Robson will get you playing more attractive football, though if its in the championship that's not always going to get you results. The physical side of the game and the lack of time on the ball hampers a lot of players - Michael Carrick looked shite down there but suits the prem. Have any of the players - other than Jagielka - said they want to leave? He's going to be a huge loss if he does go.

By the way, I think the Championship option may have been slightly hijacked by West Ham visitors

I voted that my vote doesn't matter, not acusing us of cheating are you?

 

[Robbie]

A reading fan I know decided to text me taking piss other day, the texting went like this.....

Them: You need to go to Swindon away next season.

Me: And at what point would United be playing Swindon?

Them: They got promoted didn't they?

Me: Yeah they day, promoted to League One. Perhaps you should brush up on your football knowledge before you start acting a smart arse.....

Them: Oh right, no need to be nasty

Me: Not being nasty, bye

 

[dingledog]

Aside for the ongoing and now tedious agrument with the Premier League, we will be in the Championship next season, we were relegated because ultimatly our manager didnt have the necessary skills to invest wisely in players in January and the negative away tatics were doomed to failure.

Its seven weeks to the start of the next season so lets look forward to winning the Championship and being back in the Premiership because we deserved to be, because of our football on the field.

 

[Come from away]

Looking forward to July when we can all critique Robbo for the transfer moves he made or missed. Much more fun.