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Blades v Palace

Post by ElectroClaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:59 pm

Quite looking forward to this, should be a good test for both teams.

Think Palace might just do it.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Spijed » Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:03 pm

Hope Palace win.
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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:47 pm

Two poor looking teams of which Sheff Utd are looking slightly the more lively.
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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by ElectroClaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:50 pm

Aren't they just? We'd have battered both these yesterday.
Sheff U want to get Billy Sharp on.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by LeadBelly » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:03 pm

I think Blades have looked the more likely to win but both defences on top generally.
Wilfred has been kept pretty quiet and seems to be getting frustrated. You still fancy his chances of "winning" a pen as the defenders tire a bit though so I'd go for a Palace win if I was betting at this stage; hope it's a draw though.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by ElectroClaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:07 pm

1-0 Sheff. U.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by LoveCurryPies » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:09 pm

Spijed wrote:Hope Palace win.

Why?

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Spijed » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:23 pm

LoveCurryPies wrote:Why?
Does it really need explaining?

Surely you should want the weaker teams to stay at the bottom of the Prem, thus making our chances of staying up easier.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Claretmatt4 » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:24 pm

Draw suits us best I think.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by bfccrazy » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:26 pm

Spijed wrote:Does it really need explaining?

Surely you should want the weaker teams to stay at the bottom of the Prem, thus making our chances of staying up easier.
I personally think that if we don’t finish above Sheff Utd then we don’t deserve to be in this league .... Palace are a stronger side so the more points they drop over the season the better for us. I hope Sheff take points off all the clubs around our “mini league” and then do the implosion which usually comes around Christmas time for promoted clubs when the buzz of playing in prem wears off a bit and players dip in form.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Vegas Claret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:30 pm

I hope Palace are this **** when we play them

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Lowbankclaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:43 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:I hope Palace are this **** when we play them
I’ll second that.

I think SU have done very well.

Norwood,s distribution has been really good at times.

Back four have been really solid so far.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Vegas Claret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:47 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:I’ll second that.

I think SU have done very well.

Norwood,s distribution has been really good at times.

Back four have been really solid so far.
Carrying on from last season, very organised, they won't score many goals but look very solid

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by chorleyhere » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:52 pm

Looks like SU are made of straw, slightest nudge and they drop like they've been clobbered. CP just drawn into the trap eveyrtime, constant free kicks and the time wasting really breaking up the flow and CP can't get going.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by jedi_master » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:52 pm

Palace look absolutely dreadful.

If Zaha isn’t up for it this season (and he really doesn’t look it) then I think they’re going. No goals in that side and both the midfield and defence look lacking in any quality. They’ll be relying on penalties.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Swizzlestick » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:58 pm

How many chances are they going to give to Benteke? A striker that can’t score usually isn’t the way forward. And Wickham as backup... Amazed they didn’t try to remedy that area.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by EarbyClaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:58 pm

If they don't get over the Zaha transfer episode then they are going to be in trouble.

He doesn't look like he wants to be there and is ineffective as a result - what's more the whole thing could spread discontentment throughout an otherwise pretty average squad, They probably need to drop him but as far as I'm aware they never planned for things to play out like this so don't have many options.

Not that I'm complaining - definitely a team we can finish above.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by ElectroClaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:59 pm

Blades win it. Agree CP looked very poor.

Benteke's a lump.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:00 pm

Zaha even looks totally pee’d off on the captions of the players stood in their kits that they use to show the starting line ups before the game.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:04 pm

I think Sheff U and Norwich will both be competitive this season. Let's face it the 3 relegated teams last year were pretty dismal. On the other hand the likes of Palace and Newcastle don't look as strong as last season.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by LeadBelly » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:07 pm

Agree with a couple of the last few comments:

Sheff U limited but well organised/solid at the back/work their socks off.

Zaha looked OK early on but got frustrated & lost heart (Sheff U kept right on top of him though), Benteke has 4 goals in the last 2 seasons combined and doesn't look like he'll add hugely to that tally this year. Palace need a better CF.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by CFS » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:07 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:I’ll second that.

I think SU have done very well.

Norwood,s distribution has been really good at times.

Back four have been really solid so far.
Back 5. They play 3 CB's

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Spijed » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:30 pm

jrgbfc wrote:I think Sheff U and Norwich will both be competitive this season. Let's face it the 3 relegated teams last year were pretty dismal. On the other hand the likes of Palace and Newcastle don't look as strong as last season.
I think judgement can only be made after about six matches.

Just checked and Huddersfield won their first two games when they came up two seasons ago, beating Palace away 3-0 in the process.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by kaptin1 » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:45 pm

It’s not unusual for promoted teams to get a few good results early season. After all, they are still carrying confidence and momentum from the prior season and may also get underestimated by some of the established sides. However, established sides will soon work out their flaws while a few inevitable heavy defeats to the top sides also starts to erode confidence. Few promoted sides will pick up more points in the second half of the season than the first, so unless they are coming into the new year with 20+ points then I think it will be a struggle for them to stay up. I know we weren’t a promoted side last year, but this puts into context just how remarkable our performance was to stay up last year having started the new year on (was it?) just 12 or 13 points. Despite a couple of recent good results for Naarch and T’Blades, I still think two of the three promoted sides will go down.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by LoveCurryPies » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:49 pm

Spijed wrote:Does it really need explaining?

Surely you should want the weaker teams to stay at the bottom of the Prem, thus making our chances of staying up easier.

I like Sheffield. The people are mostly friendly and it’s a city that reminds me of Burnley. 2 games into the season, I’m not too concerned with relegation possibilities.

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Re: Blades v Palace

Post by Lowbankclaret » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:49 pm

CFS wrote:Back 5. They play 3 CB's
Normally more observant than that, thank you for the correction.

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