Match Thread Wigan Athletic v The Mighty Blades

[Not_a_Cheat]

Happy new year fellow Blades, hope you're fit and well for today's trip to Wigan. They're struggling this season, and one win in 13 or so is a stat that we ought to be prolonging. However it's 9 new year's Day games since we last won. That was in 1994 against Oldham Hope that made some semblance of sense...

Anyway ..

Any team news?

Who comes in for Bash?

Clarke to partner Billy?

Enabling Duffy to come off the bench?

McG playing Duffy's role?

Games like this are never easy so I hope we give permission for Evans to play against us I'm in for a 3-1 Blades win. Safe journey all. And let's bring in the new year as we mean to go on....

UTB

 

[Snowman]

Where did this come from? Must have taken me 16 mins to do mine!

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Cranie for Bash and no other changes is my prediction.

 

[Rob86]

No idea what the team maybe. Perhaps Cranie in as he’s a bit more mobile going forward.

Perhaps a similar line up to Reading away, with Duffy and Sharp off the bench if needed.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Stearman for Bash you'd have thought, no need for major changes given a lot will be 'rested' next weekend.

Here's hoping we don't start like we did the last time we were there although I wouldn't mind a repetition of the last half hour

 

[IOM Blade]

Doesn't look like we're on red button today. A few games are, but not ours for some reason.

 

[Ricky]

- - - - - - - - - - Hendoria
- - - - - Cranius Egg O'Colonel
Baldrick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stevsonian
- - - - - Nordic - Courts - Flack
- - - - - - - - - - - MC Goldron
- - - - - - - Sharpei


Duffy wasn't quite on it last time and might need a rest more than most. McGoldrick and Sharp have to stay in. And it's about time Coutts started. If Baldock can be on his game again we won't miss Duffy as much.

 

[snootyfenooty]

I'd start as we finished on Saturday with a flat back four and Coutts, Norwood and Fleck accross the middle. It looked solid and was a seamless switch without Basham. The extra man could be the new kid or Duffy behind Billy & Goldy.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I'd start as we finished on Saturday with a flat back four and Coutts, Norwood and Fleck accross the middle. It looked solid and was a seamless switch without Basham. The extra man could be the new kid or Duffy behind Billy & Goldy.

Tufty isn't one for changing formation/tactics unless he has to. Dowell can't play until Saturday.

 

[benn5712]

Morgs to head-butt elbows.
COYRAWW

 

[Carlton Blade]

Get some new years kidney punches in Blades. Start as you mean to go on

 

[Tony Kenworthy]

- - - - - - - - - - Hendoria
- - - - - Cranius Egg O'Colonel
Baldrick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stevsonian
- - - - - Nordic - Courts - Flack
- - - - - - - - - - - MC Goldron
- - - - - - - Sharpei


Duffy wasn't quite on it last time and might need a rest more than most. McGoldrick and Sharp have to stay in. And it's about time Coutts started. If Baldock can be on his game again we won't miss Duffy as much.

Man, how I miss Pro Evo.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Tufty isn't one for changing formation/tactics unless he has to. Dowell can't play until Saturday.

Indeed. The whole point of adding Cranie to the squad was to help ensure we had at least two options for every position, allowing for the exact scenario where Basham was unavailable – Cranie will allow us to keep our usual shape, and I’d be very surprised if he isn’t starting. In the only games that Basham hasn’t been at RCB, his positon was taken by Egan at QPR (prior to Cranie signing) and Cranie at Forest.

 

[bromtom]

What's Cranie like going forward?

Stears is pretty forward minded I'd have thought he'd be obvious were it not for going out and signing an RCB.

 

[derfblade.3]

What's Cranie like going forward?

Stears is pretty forward minded I'd have thought he'd be obvious were it not for going out and signing an RCB.

Brilliant!

 

[Iceybabey]

Reckon we'll see three changes

 

[LoughboroBlade]

The tumbling wonder starts. As predicted, the only change. Freeman back on the bench.

Remarkable to think that through the full Christmas/NY fixtures we’ve only made one change, which we were forced into making.

 

[Blade58]

Not Stearman then replacing Bash

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Not Stearman then replacing Bash

I never thought it was likely. As Stearman isn’t used at RCB, we were either going to play Cranie (one change from usual) or move Egan across and being Stearman in (two changes from usual). With Wilder preferring consistency, the former was always more likely to happen.

 

[Harry's Game]

Big chance for Cranie.

 

[Luke1993]

Big chance for Cranie.

Hope he gets forrud!

 

[SB_90]

hopefully we can get 3 pts today. tough v Wigan. gave us great game at lane. but could be vital as teams around us have tricky fixtures 2nd successive match

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Look fairly comfortable at the moment.

Some good danger area moments which on a different day might’ve fell more kindly to our players in their box.

They’ve had a few opps and one excellent opp but nothing to show.

Keep it up Blades

 

[Bruce Wayne]

DUFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Speedracer]

Now 0-3 Blades, if results elsewhere stay the same it is a very good day for us, keep pressing let's go for more goals now.

 

[1973Blade]

Billy gets the record!!

 

[1973Blade]

And Blackburn beating West Brom!

 

[Mark Hammond]

Sheffield United are winless in their past nine New Year's Day games (D3 L6) since a 2-1 win over Oldham Athletic in 1994.
Billy Sharp the highest goalscorer this century.

 

[HydeParkBlade]

Can we please talk about how good David McGoldrick is?

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Today's just getting better by the minute.

Deep joy . Might get pissed .