Tonight’s Football

[The Shire Claret]

Sean Bean will not be happy

[Rileybobs]

Sean Bean will not be happy

He never is.

[Vegas Claret]

it's just relentless, they don't give you a second

[kentonclaret]

Not much fun being a Claret this season.
Even less being a Blade.

Sadly, that sort of season where fans take any crumbs of comfort that may be on offer. Even if that means we may not actually finish bottom of the league and that there is a club worse than us.

[Buxtonclaret]

Had a fiver on Sheff United just to soften the blow if they won at 16/1 ….. that might now be the full time score

You think Sheffield will score one ?

[simonclaret]

From BBC:

Arsenal are the second team to net at least five goals in three successive top flight away matches, after Burnley in September 1961 (6-2 at Birmingham City, 6-2 at Leicester City, 5-3 at Fulham).

[turbo5]

Wow we cant even win being the worst team in the league typical

[kenyon6923]

It's bizarre that the 2 best teams by a country mile last season in the championship both might not get even 20 points out of 114 !!!

[Vegas Claret]

It's bizarre that the 2 best teams by a country mile last season in the championship both might not get even 20 points out of 114 !!!

it's a problem for the pyramid

[Tall Paul]

Remember when certain posters said that Sheff Utd look much stronger than we do at the moment?

[StayingDown4Ever]

Sean Bean will not be happy

Ba$tard!

[evensteadiereddie]

Trafford at fault for all three so far.

That's brilliant, Rileybobs.

[TsarBomba]

Sheff Utd are dire, but what does that say about us when we’re level on points with them?

I’m embarrassed that we’re bracketed with this hopeless Sheff Utd team, and Kompany and the players should be too.

[Buxtonclaret]

Sadly, that sort of season where fans take any crumbs of comfort that may be on offer. Even if that means we may not actually finish bottom of the league and that there is a club worse than us.

And our friends down the road chucking tennis balls about.

[distortiondave]

What about letting 5 in at home in consecutive games - Sheff Utd have now done three straight in the league, four straight including the cup.
An aggregate score of 0-15 in two and half games is more like a rubbish tennis match than a top division football match.

[Swizzlestick]

While I understand the Blades travails all season, you can very much attribute some blame to Wilder for tonight. Got the set up all wrong and Trusty at full back is just bizarre. They’ve got worse under him.

[kentonclaret]

Sheff Utd are dire, but what does that say about us when we’re level on points with them?

I’m embarrassed that we’re bracketed with this hopeless Sheff Utd team, and Kompany and the players should be too.

If you added our points totals together we would still only be in 15th level on points with Brentford.

[Buxtonclaret]

Ba$tard!

A has bean

[Vegas Claret]

If you added our points totals together we would still only be in 15th level on points with Brentford.

staggering

[FCBurnley]

Attendance when we play them for the wooden spoon will be interesting. Maybe Blades and Clarets fans should both stay away.

[Vegas Claret]

Is 9 nil the heaviest defeat in the premier league ? I can’t recall a team scoring 10 .. maybe tonight ?

not PL but they just said the record away win in English League football was 10..............by Sheffield United in 1892 !

[dougcollins]

From BBC:

Arsenal are the second team to net at least five goals in three successive top flight away matches, after Burnley in September 1961 (6-2 at Birmingham City, 6-2 at Leicester City, 5-3 at Fulham).

I would suggest it was a much more level playing field in 1961.

[creepingdeath]

Made me chuckle

https://x.com/swearingsport/status/1764 ... BQ4AgYZ3WA

[Bosscat]

55 mins in

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[Theivley Pike]

6

[Buxtonclaret]

Actually feel sorry those Blades fans still watching.

[claret2018]

My fantasy football tactic is to pack my team with whoever is playing Sheffield Utd and Burnley

[Boss Hogg]

Arsenal can really move the ball at speed and accurately. They can operate really well in tight spaces too.

[Murger]

0-6

[ElectroClaret]

6.
Doesn't look like they're easing up....

[Vegas Claret]

2 points off the top, City to play soon, every goal will count

[NewClaret]

Me too, difficult watch this

[tarkys_ears]

Think we can beat the all time PL score tonight?

Should be easy if they want it

[HunterST_BFC]

This was from our last game v Blades.

It's Brilliant

Hope we do something similar

https://twitter.com/DaveNeal/status/1731060733419340225

[jurek]

Apparently it's the 4th home game on the trot where they've conceded
five goals = well at least 5 as they've just conceded a sixth against Arsenal.
Can't imagine what the Turf would be like if we d been in the same situation.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Thank god for Sheff Utd otherwise we'd be cut off at the bottom of the league on our own

[Murger]

Apparently it's the 4th home game on the trot where they've conceded
five goals = well at least 5 as they've just conceded a sixth against Arsenal.
Can't imagine what the Turf would be like if we d been in the same situation.

It would be as it is now. A lot of indifference with a few idiots clapping.

[kentonclaret]

If this match carries on in the same trajectory both Burnley and Sheffield United will have been ‘nilled’ by Arsenal with neither home team managing to have a shot on target.
Both teams guilty of shambolic defending and toothless in attack as the table can verify.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Apparently it's the 4th home game on the trot where they've conceded
five goals = well at least 5 as they've just conceded a sixth against Arsenal.
Can't imagine what the Turf would be like if we d been in the same situation.

And yet they've still picked up more wins and more points at home than we have

[claptrappers_union]

-50 goal difference

[bfcjg]

Considering they lost their best player to us,are in a mess behind the scenes, haven't really strengthened and weren't not a patch on us last season it really does highlight just how Kompany has spunked away a golden opportunity and some serious money.

[Nori1958]

Considering they lost their best player to us,are in a mess behind the scenes, haven't really strengthened and weren't not a patch on us last season it really does highlight just how Kompany has spunked away a golden opportunity and some serious money.

If only fans spent as much time supporting their own team as they do trying to justify why other teams are crap.

[claptrappers_union]

If only fans spent as much time supporting their own team as they do trying to justify why other teams are crap.

11 games to go, we can do this!!!

FIGHT and WIIIIIIN!!!

[bfcjg]

Sheffield are crap, I am a passionate Claret and acknowledge we are crap, what's your point ? If you comment on other teams you are disloyal if you dare to question Kompany you are not a BFC Ultra ?

[Jamesy]

Considering they lost their best player to us,are in a mess behind the scenes, haven't really strengthened and weren't not a patch on us last season it really does highlight just how Kompany has spunked away a golden opportunity and some serious money.

I was driving last night and listening to the game on the radio. Danny Murphy alluded to what you are saying here.
He said when Sheffield United got promoted they proceeded to weaken their team by sending loanees back and selling their best two players.
He then said the other team down there with them, Burnley have spent a lot of money but not spent it wisely.
Sums it up really.

[evensteadiereddie]

We'll see.
We have much better prospects.

[beddie]

The gulf just gets wider. The level of players in the PL just goes up and up. It’s certainly becoming much harder for teams like us/sheff u etc to compete. Luton have done well but won’t survive. As much as I’d like us to compete in the PL it’s not going to happen unless some rich individual/ company gets involved. I think the Championship is our level at this time.

[claptrappers_union]

I was driving last night and listening to the game on the radio. Danny Murphy alluded to what you are saying here.
He said when Sheffield United got promoted they proceeded to weaken their team by sending loanees back and selling their best two players.
He then said the other team down there with them, Burnley have spent a lot of money but not spent it wisely.
Sums it up really.

If only fans spent as much time supporting their own team rather than listening to former professionals offering their opinion on national radio justifing why other teams are crap.

[CoolClaret]

The gulf just gets wider. The level of players in the PL just goes up and up. It’s certainly becoming much harder for teams like us/sheff u etc to compete. Luton have done well but won’t survive. As much as I’d like us to compete in the PL it’s not going to happen unless some rich individual/ company gets involved. I think the Championship is our level at this time.

I mean.. two seasons ago we competed, still sh1te but competed.

Football moves quickly but not that quickly, we're just crap.

[claptrappers_union]

I dont think the gulf is widening. Two out the three teams who were promoted last last season completely cocked up. Thats all.

Luton came up with the most sensible approach, don't take any risks, invest wisely and then take the money and run.