Sheff Utd (H) 17th April - Match Thread

[Tony Towner]

So taking the info YW posted on trust, we don't have Neves or Neto so I'll predict

---------------------Rui-----------------
-------Boly------Coady------Sais
--Semedo---Donck----Moutinho----RAN
--------Podence--------Jose--------Traore

Positions may change, but I think that'll be the 11.

I'd like to see the below, but won't
-----------------------Rui-----------------
--Semedo----Coady----Boly----RAN
-------------Donck----Vitinha----------
-----------------------MGW--------------
----Podence--------Jose--------Traore

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Don't mind Team 2 but would be picking Fabio instead. What's the point picking José, we're safe, we aren't signing him, he isn't very good or contributing much (and this is when he's had two slightly better games of late). Whereas Fabio has a goal and a top quality assist in a week.

Don't give me this "better off the bench", "tired defenders" stuff either, that never stacks up in reality.

2020/21: W 2-0 (A)
2019/20: D 1-1 (H), L 0-1 (A)
2017/18: W 3-0 (H), L 0-2 (A)
2013/14: W 2-0 (H), W 2-0 (A)
2008/9: D 1-1 (H), W 3-1 (A)
2007/8: D 0-0 (H), L 1-3 (A)
2005/6: D 0-0 (H), L 0-1 (A)
2004/5: W 4-2 (H), D 3-3 (A)
2002/3: L 1-3 (H), D 3-3 (A), W 3-0 (A, P/O, N)
2001/2: W 1-0 (H), D 2-2 (A)
2000/1: D 0-0 (H), L 0-1 (A)
1999/0: W 1-0 (H), L 0-3 (A)
1998/9: W 2-1 (H), D 1-1 (A)
1997/8: D 0-0 (H), L 0-1 (A)
1996/7: L 1-2 (H), W 3-2 (A)
1995/6: W 1-0 (H), L 1-2 (A)
1994/5: D 2-2 (H), D 3-3 (A)

Crikey, I have seen some truly dismal games against these.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

And a couple of good ones , the injury time comeback with De Wolf and Emblen, and the Play Off final for 2.

(not that the former was a particularly good game, but the comeback was)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nathan Blake ripped us to bits in the 1995 game.

One of those we really should have been signing years before we actually did.

 

[sycophantia]

In light of the news and assuming we don't lose any more,

............................Rui
Semedo.....Coady...Boly....RAN
............Donk..............Moutinho/Vitinha (half each)
.....Podence.......MGW........Traore
............................Silva

 

[Trips]

That 0-3 at Brammell Lane in 1999 was my first away game with friends, rather than my old man. What a great game to pick. Pretty sure we saw us draw at Albion and lose at Tranmere and Stockport before Christmas that year too

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Also fond of Bully's last minute goal in the 3-2 win up there in 1997 (celebrated by showing a "Make Mine A Double" t-shirt as we'd just beaten Albion for the second time). Peach of a free kick from Osborn in that game too.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That 0-3 at Brammell Lane in 1999 was my first away game with friends, rather than my old man. What a great game to pick. Pretty sure we saw us draw at Albion and lose at Tranmere and Stockport before Christmas that year too

Went to that 0-3, I'd just moved to Manc and as a naive 18 year old thought getting from there to Sheffield by train would be well easy, it's not very far.

It isn't as the network is a disaster, we were awful and Akinbiyi missed an open goal from two yards.

 

[sycophantia]

And a couple of good ones , the injury time comeback with De Wolf and Emblen, and the Play Off final for 2.

(not that the former was a particularly good game, but the comeback was)

God that was a shit game, freezing cold and it felt like for 85 ninutes it was just the keepers punting back and forth to one another

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Also fond of Bully's last minute goal in the 3-2 win up there in 1997 (celebrated by showing a "Make Mine A Double" t-shirt as we'd just beaten Albion for the second time). Peach of a free kick from Osborn in that game too.

A fantastic 50 yard ball/a desperate hoof from Ady Williams to set up that Bully goal!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

A fantastic 50 yard ball/a desperate hoof from Ady Williams to set up that Bully goal!

On his belated debut!

(He looked a complete bag of nerves, with the standard third of a tub of gel in his hair)

 

[Tony Towner]

I admit I was one of the 1000's on my way out at 0-2.

 

[sycophantia]

I admit I was one of the 1000's on my way out at 0-2.

Me and my lad stuck it out till the bitter end, ground felt like it was half empty

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Only game I've ever left early was Palace away on a midweek as if I didn't, no train home for me. We were losing and playing like shit anyway.

Was tempted when Keet Andrews of all people put Albion 4-1 up, but no.

 

[Tony Towner]

Was tempted when Keet Andrews of all people put Albion 4-1 up, but no.

That's when I walked. I normally only leave if we are 2 goals down into injury time.

 

[AndyWolves]

Only game my dad wanted to leave early was the sheff Wednesday shoot out. He said "I don't want to see them go out like this", and me, all of 12 or 13 said "They've played really well over the two games and made us proud, the least we can do is clap them off".

I know it's not relevant but I still remember that fondly.

 

[Trips]

I normally only leave if we are 2 goals down into injury time.

Pablo's reads '2 goals down in first half injury time'

 

[AndyWolves]

Rui
Semedo Coady Boly RAN
Donk Mout
Adama MGW Pod
Silva

Same team as sickoffanta

 

[Derby Wolf]

Went to that 0-3, I'd just moved to Manc and as a naive 18 year old thought getting from there to Sheffield by train would be well easy, it's not very far.

It isn't as the network is a disaster, we were awful and Akinbiyi missed an open goal from two yards.

Martin Smith doing bits for them. IIRC he then moved to Huddersfield and scored two in a 3-0 up there too. Might even have been the same season.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We lost 2-0 at Hudds in the March of that season with Smith scoring two.

We lost 3-0 up there the season after and an on-loan from Blues Peter Ndlovu ripped us to bits.

Like an idiot I went to both.