Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers: 29th December 2018

[blueboy3333]

1 minute ago, Ossydave said:

This bodes well

We've conceded 18 later on, they've scoree 18 later on. Some money to be made on the in play markets on a plus note 

 

We're fooked.

[Bbrovers2288]

I reckon it would be an idea for two new defence centre back leaders and shift Mulgrew to left back, he won’t be able to get up and down but he would be solid enough there with some new legs on left wing to carry the attacking threat 

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

25 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

Smallwoods ridiculous challenge was clearly meant as revenge on Sharp for his foul on Travis moments earlier. Given how Travis was banished from the team after his stupid sending off last season, I’d hope the same is applied to Smallwood.

Something’s not been right since Preston, and it’s Mowbrays job to sort it out.

 

Watched it two or three times - some matches it wouldn't even be a yellow (especially when you consider earlier Sheff Utd challenges). However Smallwood is stupid to give the referee the opportunity - which you could tell he had been waiting for by the speed he got his card out (good referees give themselves time to process what they have seen).

In some ways you can't blame TM too much - his initial team selection worked (even though criticised by many on here). His substitutions cant be blamed as Smallwood and the referee changed the context of the match. Three very poor pieces of defending for their goals.

Management is part luck - TM could be lucky that Smallwood will be out three matches - which will hopefully give somebody like Travis the opportunity to replace him. With so many other options - never understood why he stood by him for so long.

[DE.]

2 minutes ago, OnePhilT said:

I certainly wouldn't be taking out Mulgrew. He is possibly the best set-piece taker in the division, and we all know how poor we are at scoring from open-play. By the same measure, he's not playing in his natural position; he's a midfielder, isn't he?

Technically, but he's played a significant portion of his career at CB so I don't think we can really say he's out of position. He just needs a certain type of defender beside him - Lenihan is not that defender. 

[Stuart]

1 hour ago, Stuart said:

Yep.

And Millwall beat Forest today!

We are the only team with manager and fans who will defend an embarrassing defeat and slag off fellow fans who simply want better.

After the next game we could be getting sucked into a real fight. With some very angry fans too.

Just to make the regression more stark.

At the beginning of this month, Hull were in the bottom three (22nd - 17 points - 19 games) and Rovers were 11th (26 points - 18 games). Hull had played a game more.

Hull are now in 14th on 33 points, taking 16 from a possible 18, while Rovers are 15th on 31, having taken 5 from a possible 21.

Grim.

[Sparks Rover]

1 minute ago, DE. said:

Technically, but he's played a significant portion of his career at CB so I don't think we can really say he's out of position. He just needs a certain type of defender beside him - Lenihan is not that defender. 

Agreed. Mulgrew is the only real football player in the team. He must get frustrated next to Williams and Lenihan.....talk about a rose between two thorns 

[Fraserkirky]

Need to see the three goals again, couldn’t quite see from all the salty tear water, but Mulgrew defiantly didn’t cover himself in glory for the 1st or 3rd. 

Edited December 29, 2018 by Fraserkirky

[Tom Stinny]

8 minutes ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

Watched it two or three times - some matches it wouldn't even be a yellow (especially when you consider earlier Sheff Utd challenges). However Smallwood is stupid to give the referee the opportunity - which you could tell he had been waiting for by the speed he got his card out (good referees give themselves time to process what they have seen).

In some ways you can't blame TM too much - his initial team selection worked (even though criticised by many on here). His substitutions cant be blamed as Smallwood and the referee changed the context of the match. Three very poor pieces of defending for their goals.

Management is part luck - TM could be lucky that Smallwood will be out three matches - which will hopefully give somebody like Travis the opportunity to replace him. With so many other options - never understood why he stood by him for so long.

I said well done to the manager before the game started because of the team he picked. It was something different and it was refreshing. 

 

That said though to say the managers subs weren't an issue isn't really truthful. Why not bring Danny Graham on for Brereton or even leave both on and go for the win? Instead he brought an advanced midfielder on and a player in Armstrong who no one knows where to play him?

 

It doesn't make sense. An experienced target man to play into once 10 vs 11 was exactly what was needed.

[Guest]

Just now, Fraserkirky said:

Need to see the three goals again, couldn’t quite see from all the salty tear water, but Mulgrew defiantly didn’t cover himself in glory for the 1st or 3rd. 

First is crap from Williams then worse from Lenihan. Second even worse from Williams. Third just outright embarrassing from front to back.

[Fraserkirky]

Just now, Mellor Rover said:

First is crap from Williams then worse from Lenihan. Second even worse from Williams. Third just outright embarrassing from front to back.

Who was it that got caught out by the bounce for Sharps first goal, right before he hit it. Thought it was Mulgrew

[Sparks Rover]

Just now, Fraserkirky said:

Who was it that got caught out by the bounce for Sharps first goal, right before he hit it. Thought it was Mulgrew

Come on mate, we would be bottom without Charlie or even in league 1....its plain to see Williams is just shit, lenihan is a loose canon and their screening midfielder is a slow headless chicken with hardly any tekkers.....the poor guy is surrounded by shyte and has been for 2-3 years.....he deserves a feckin knighthood 

[Hasta]

57 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Every season in every league there seems to be a team that goes into free fall culminating in relegation.

All the signs are pointing to us at the moment.

 

Bit of a myth that Mercer. For the last 5 years, the three relegated teams have been in the bottom five at Christmas in this league.

 

[Fraserkirky]

3 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Come on mate, we would be bottom without Charlie or even in league 1....its plain to see Williams is just shit, lenihan is a loose canon and their screening midfielder is a slow headless chicken with hardly any tekkers.....the poor guy is surrounded by shyte and has been for 2-3 years.....he deserves a feckin knighthood 

So it’s cool for him to just collapse  after 70mins every game? 

Not all his fault but he is the captain and at the middle of a defense that is capitulating. 

Your talking about a knighthood?

Edited December 29, 2018 by Fraserkirky

[Sparks Rover]

Yes he is our best player

[Fraserkirky]

Just now, Sparks Rover said:

Yes he is our best player

Reed is 

[Sparks Rover]

1 minute ago, Fraserkirky said:

Reed is 

When hes scored the goals Charlie has and influenced the club like Charlie has, fair dos....for me,  Charlie is our best and most influential player

[Hasta]

12 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Who was it that got caught out by the bounce for Sharps first goal, right before he hit it. Thought it was Mulgrew

It's Lenihan.

Mulgrew gets caught under the ball for the second and Williams doesn't not help by not spotting the danger. 

Edited December 29, 2018 by Hasta

[Pedro]

2 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Reed is 

By a country mile.

[davefarnworth]

Need a defence and a manager. Then we can build next season. But it's too obvious for the Lunes 

[Butty]

Massive rebuild needed in the summer. Other than Raya,Mulgrew, Nyambe, Reed Dack Graham and Bennett I wouldn’t be upset to see any of the rest leave. That’s the reality of it unfortunately. We haven’t got the quality to expect anything more than a 15th or 16th place finish this season. If the chicken farmers are serious about righting the wrongs they need to back the manager next summer. 

[den]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The first thing in your head when the opposition has a player sent off at home should be - "  The referee will be looking for an opportunity  to even this up now if he can, don't give him that chance ".

and the second thought should be - “up the pace, use the full width of the field and run them ragged”. Certainly don’t drop the pace and play in front of them. That’s the worst thing you can do and makes it as easy as it can for them.

[Ewood Ace]

Just now, Butty said:

Massive rebuild needed in the summer. Other than Raya,Mulgrew, Nyambe, Reed Dack Graham and Bennett I wouldn’t be upset to see any of the rest leave. That’s the reality of it unfortunately. We haven’t got the quality to expect anything more than a 15th or 16th place finish this season. If the chicken farmers are serious about righting the wrongs they need to back the manager next summer. 

They gave him around £10 million this summer and what did he come up with, Armstrong and Big Ben. As for it being a massive rebuild in the summer let's just hope that the rebuild is for the Championship.

[Rogerb]

Despite the poor run over the last nine games. Ipswich Reading Rotherham and Notlob are no closer than they were nine games ago. When those four are closing the gap then the alarm bells will be reaching a crescendo.

[Ewood Ace]

3 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Despite the poor run over the last nine games. Ipswich Reading Rotherham and Notlob are no closer than they were nine games ago. When those four are closing the gap then the alarm bells will be reaching a crescendo.

Reading and Bolton both gained a point on us today. At 15:00 on Wednesday we were 12 points from relegation tonight we are 9 from relegation with our goal difference getting worse all the time.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

13 minutes ago, den said:

and the second thought should be - “up the pace, use the full width of the field and run them ragged”. Certainly don’t drop the pace and play in front of them. That’s the worst thing you can do and makes it as easy as it can for them.

Yeah - " Make The Pitch As Big As You Can ".