v Sheffield United (a) - 3/5/2025

[M_B]

5 hours ago, WacoRover said:

First things, first:

We need a Leeds win today. Two playoff spots are decided. Even if Bristol gets a point @Leeds, it makes that 3rd playoff place nearly wrapped up. 

Come on Leeds, 3-0 would be perfect.

[Ianrally]

5 hours ago, USABlue said:

They may start at full strength and I suspect they will go for the kill early son6they can rest key players by just giving then an hour or so.  We best be ready for a barrage early on.  

2500?  That's a good effort from our fans.  Sing your hearts out. 12th man and all that.  Whose the ref?  

The ref is Farai Hallam. Last refed our games Stoke away and Portsmouth at home.

[arbitro]

Looking for omens?

This season so far we are unbeaten in our three games in Yorkshire.

[Penwortham Blue]

8 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Looking for omens?

This season so far we are unbeaten in our three games in Yorkshire.

We could maintain that with a draw and to no avail, nothing but a win will cut the mustard. COYB

[dallydally]

So far so good at Leeds!

[des]

Let's hope it carries on

[barry_]

Leeds 2 up, 20 to go 

[TruRover]

3nil Leeds! Something is happening…

[Blue Greyhound]

We can now beat Bristol even if they draw, this is a massive chance now, 2 clear cut places up for grabs! 

All we have to do, is win ;)

Edited 12 hours ago by Blue Greyhound

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4-0 wtf come on!!! Haha

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, Blue Greyhound said:

We can now beat Bristol even if they draw, this is a massive chance now, 2 clear cut places up for grabs! 

All we have to do, is win 😉

And now we only need to win by one goal.

[norwichblue]

2 hours ago, Ianrally said:

The ref is Farai Hallam. Last refed our games Stoke away and Portsmouth at home.

Nice. Seem to remember us getting a bit of luck against Pompey at home just before the 2nd goal. Nothing outrageous happened at Stoke too (apart from our disgusting performance).

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Oh come on please give us something good the amount of shit we've all been through this year (and the rest of the reign...)

Oh Lancashire is wonderful!!!!

Shit or bust lads let's have em!!!!

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Best feels all year

[JCRovers]

I would rate us a 50/50 chance of claiming top 6 now if we win on final day:

Bristol City - to draw or lose vs Preston

Coventry - to draw or lose vs Boro

Millwall - to draw or lose vs B*rnley

Two of the three outcomes above need to happen. Likeliest ones are probably Millwall and Coventry dropping points.

Hopefully the team realise that a draw isn't enough and that they attack from the very start of the game. Can't be passive and start playing after conceding a goal like they did against Watford. Sheffield Utd have nothing to play for on paper and are likely going to rotate their squad to improve match fitness for some players and rest key ones to avoid any injury risk.

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26 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

I would rate us a 50/50 chance of claiming top 6 now if we win on final day:

Bristol City - to draw or lose vs Preston

Coventry - to draw or lose vs Boro

Millwall - to draw or lose vs B*rnley

Two of the three outcomes above need to happen. Likeliest ones are probably Millwall and Coventry dropping points.

Hopefully the team realise that a draw isn't enough and that they attack from the very start of the game. Can't be passive and start playing after conceding a goal like they did against Watford. Sheffield Utd have nothing to play for on paper and are likely going to rotate their squad to improve match fitness for some players and rest key ones to avoid any injury risk.

Someone else suggested they may use us as a momentum game and play their starting eleven. I can't see this though risky injury against a team fighting for a spot 

[TruRover]

34 minutes ago, ... said:

Someone else suggested they may use us as a momentum game and play their starting eleven. I can't see this though risky injury against a team fighting for a spot 

Look at their starting 11 v Stoke. Rested a lot of key players - Hamer and Diaz weren’t even in the squad. I doubt that they’ll do that 2 weeks in a row otherwise players will lose sharpness. Really hope I’m wrong! 

[J*B]

Four games from potential new ownership. 

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, JCRovers said:

I would rate us a 50/50 chance of claiming top 6 now if we win on final day:

Bristol City - to draw or lose vs Preston

Coventry - to draw or lose vs Boro

Millwall - to draw or lose vs B*rnley

Two of the three outcomes above need to happen. Likeliest ones are probably Millwall and Coventry dropping points.

Hopefully the team realise that a draw isn't enough and that they attack from the very start of the game. Can't be passive and start playing after conceding a goal like they did against Watford. Sheffield Utd have nothing to play for on paper and are likely going to rotate their squad to improve match fitness for some players and rest key ones to avoid any injury risk.

If we win, 12 of the 27 permutations see us in the top six.

[roversfan99]

49 minutes ago, J*B said:

Four games from potential new ownership. 

Sadly I cant see them going even if we go up.

Not to burst your bubble as I know otherwise the idea of promotion is not one that you like ie playing in the Premier League.

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, JCRovers said:

I would rate us a 50/50 chance of claiming top 6 now if we win on final day:

Bristol City - to draw or lose vs Preston

Coventry - to draw or lose vs Boro

Millwall - to draw or lose vs B*rnley

Two of the three outcomes above need to happen. Likeliest ones are probably Millwall and Coventry dropping points.

Hopefully the team realise that a draw isn't enough and that they attack from the very start of the game. Can't be passive and start playing after conceding a goal like they did against Watford. Sheffield Utd have nothing to play for on paper and are likely going to rotate their squad to improve match fitness for some players and rest key ones to avoid any injury risk.

The issue is, even if we attack from the start its not really our strength. If we are to win it perhaps is more likely to be from a tight game that we grind out built on a clean sheet.

[Fraserkirky]

Well here we are, as close as we have ever been to getting back to where we belong. Not sure how we have managed, so many ups and downs. Got a solid punchers chance, and to be honest the squad looks confident and doing well right now. Give our best go and see what happens. We face two players who I believe can be the difference, Cantwell and Kargbo on Sunday. Cantwell starting to look like the premier league player he was touted to be, and Kargbo has the speed that is utterly void in the team. 
Could have been a better away fixture, they beat the shit out of us at Ewood in the first game. But they have nothing to play for. 

My bet:

Millwall losing at Burnley

coventry drawing with Boro

Bristol beating Preston - (although they were embarrassing tonight at Leeds)

We win 2-1, and have too play them again in a week. 

[miqaayil]

Is the universe finally giving us a glimpse of hope .... you know the shit is bad , when ure afraid to believe ...

13 years just waiting for playoff....

[NeilInBristol]

2 hours ago, Fraserkirky said:

Well here we are, as close as we have ever been to getting back to where we belong. Not sure how we have managed, so many ups and downs. Got a solid punchers chance, and to be honest the squad looks confident and doing well right now. Give our best go and see what happens. We face two players who I believe can be the difference, Cantwell and Kargbo on Sunday. Cantwell starting to look like the premier league player he was touted to be, and Kargbo has the speed that is utterly void in the team. 
Could have been a better away fixture, they beat the shit out of us at Ewood in the first game. But they have nothing to play for. 

My bet:

Millwall losing at Burnley

coventry drawing with Boro

Bristol beating Preston - (although they were embarrassing tonight at Leeds)

We win 2-1, and have too play them again in a week. 

I'd love a play off Vs Bristol. Time to put it right after last year's embarrassing game 

[arbitro]

I really hope the phone signal at Bramhall Lane is better than it was at Leicester and Millwall on the last day of the previous two seasons. With all the likely permutations it will be purgatory again having to rely on somebody several rows away keeping us updated.