Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield Utd Match Thread

[Buxtonclaret]

Oh well

[Tricky Trevor]

What a crap full back. Turns his body shape to defend inside, when he has cover there, and lets Campbell walk past him on the outside.

[RVclaret]

What a crap full back. Turns his body shape to defend inside, when he has cover there, and lets Campbell walk past him on the outside.

Thought the same… how not to defend masterclass.

[Bacchus]

Low quality match. Should be down to 10. Under the cosh. Score from a raggy deflection on a cross.

Pretty much sums up how it's going for Sheff Utd at the moment.

[BobSykes]

They scored early though. Chance for a Weds equaliser now in the 93rd minute it being a derby and all that?

[ksrclaret]

Sheff Wed are dreadful I’m afraid. I’ll be shocked if they can take something now with the lack of quality they have.

[CrosspoolClarets]

As I posted in the first 30 minutes, Wednesday don’t look good enough.

This useless ref Kitchen doesn’t help - has let United away with so much including a potential red.

I’d take 1-1, snatch hands off for it.

But we may have to do this ourselves.

[Bowclaret]

We Murder Sheff UTD - We WILL take our chances !

[gandhisflipflop]

They are awful

[jos]

Poor showing from Wednesday

[Conroysleftfoot]

Got to hand it to Sheffield United, not played well but got the result.

[helmclaret]

Could only watch about 20 mins of that match. Absolutely woeful.

[ecc]

Bugger.

Difference in quality told.

Smith really doesn't look good enough to play in the Championship and yet has scored eight goals.

[Tricky Trevor]

The more I watch Blades I think they are an average side with a good keeper. Seen them second best so often but pinch the 1-0. A great attribute to have but more annoying when we’ve had so many 0-0s.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Wednesday are a poor side, missed their biggest chance and United took theirs. Ref should have sent BBD off as well, but they got lucky with that decision.

[FCBurnley]

Only consolation is that the Sheff U full back who got booked late on was on 9 yellows so I think he misses next 2 games

[Jimmymaccer]

Next for Sheffield U is the Frank Lampard show at B Lane……………should be more of a test……

Onwards and upwards…..

[BobSykes]

Still wondering if Leeds and their usual implosion is our more likely escape route...

Though Wembley is still the favourite.

[daveisaclaret]

No more or less frustrating than it will have been for their fans expecting us to face a difficult game at Ewood.

League is stuffed with crap teams, we've just got to do our own bit.

[Devils_Advocate]

I think Sheff Utd have won 7 of their last 9 with the two games they didnt win being a draw with Bristol City and a defeat against Leeds. Think they have Coventry next and the 4 games before our match is on paper all easy games they should be winning.

With the run of fixtures Burnley have I'd bite your hand off to being just 2pts behind Sheff Utd going in to our game with them

[dougcollins]

Got to hand it to Sheffield United, not played well but got the result.

That's almost every match this season.

Sleepwalking to promotion.

[Taffy on the wing]

Criminal putting that ref in charge of an important game....he's awful!

[Conroysleftfoot]

No more or less frustrating than it will have been for their fans expecting us to face a difficult game at Ewood.

League is stuffed with crap teams, we've just got to do our own bit.

Spot on, we can't expect anybody to do us any favours. Got to take care of business ourselves.

[Clive 1960]

win all our games and we are promoted and nothing nobody can do about it. UTC

[Devils_Advocate]

win all our games and we are promoted and nothing nobody can do about it. UTC

We're 2pts behind Sheff Utd and Leeds so even if we win all our games we could still end up3rd if they both win all their games as well

[Newcastleclaret93]

We're 2pts behind Sheff Utd and Leeds so even if we win all our games we could still end up3rd if they both win all their games as well

Impossible for United to win all there games if we win ours

[brunlea99]

If we win all our games, we will go up as we play the the blades.

[Ric_C]

Quite incredible that we could win 7 and draw 1 (Sheff Utd) in our last 8 games, finishing on 100 points and only losing 2 games all season, and still not go up

[Vegas Claret]

don't forget Sheff Utd started on minus 2 points, they are having a good season annoyingly.

[Devils_Advocate]

Quite incredible that we could win 7 and draw 1 (Sheff Utd) in our last 8 games, finishing on 100 points and only losing 2 games all season, and still not go up

I said something similar at the start of the season when I worked out we could win 42 of our 46 games, drawing one and losing one against both Leeds and Sheff Utd, finish with 128pts, and still not going up

[Andreshotboots]

I think we've got the toughest run in by far, but I keep expecting the Blades fortune to run out, hopefully at a disastrous time for them.

I've watched them a lot recently and they've been so lucky to win arguably 3/4 of their last victories. A good trait to have maybe, winning when playing badly, but I'm clinging onto it can't keep happening and their luck will run out..

[Lakeland Claret]

Not sure it always work that way re toughest fixture at this time of the season. Teams at bottom sometimes grab their last chance and pick up results . Those at bottom have started to pick up results in last week or so

[willsclarets]

We have to remember that they'll be wishing we would finally lose a game of football and bugger off. On the bright side, Leeds have been dragged back into reach.

[Hibsclaret]

The best thing about it is the after match interview with Wilder. The guy has completely lost it based on the pre match comments from Rohl. He has no class at all and is completely riled up even after winning. With him in charge we have absolutely nothing to fear and will finish in the top 2.

[CrosspoolClarets]

I think we've got the toughest run in by far, but I keep expecting the Blades fortune to run out, hopefully at a disastrous time for them.

I've watched them a lot recently and they've been so lucky to win arguably 3/4 of their last victories. A good trait to have maybe, winning when playing badly, but I'm clinging onto it can't keep happening and their luck will run out..

I agree with your other remarks but I think we have the best run-in. Not the easiest maybe, but the best.

When all sides are winning every week it suits us to have a rival at home. Especially one with a poor recent record at the Turf. That is a really bad fixture for Sheffield, win it, they deserve to go up, lose it, they could be in trouble.

I also like having Bristol and Coventry. Win those, which I expect us to do, it lays a real marker and can be psychologically powerful. I’d rather havr those two now rather than in late April.

Leeds have Middlesbrough and Luton away, two sides desperate for wins. So I’m content with our run-in.

[TheFamilyCat]

I think we've got the toughest run in by far, but I keep expecting the Blades fortune to run out, hopefully at a disastrous time for them.

I've watched them a lot recently and they've been so lucky to win arguably 3/4 of their last victories. A good trait to have maybe, winning when playing badly, but I'm clinging onto it can't keep happening and their luck will run out..

Funny that at Christmas there was a thread on here claiming we had the easiest second half to the season. Seemed odd at the time seeing that everyone had to play everyone once.

[Stonehouse]

Only thing that bothers me is out of the top few we’ve drawn against Boro ,Bastards ,Leeds and Sunderland and now we’ve Bristol City ,Blades and Coventry .need to turn those into wins.

[Woodleyclaret]

We strolled to a win yesterday and have plenty in the tank to keep on winning.We are going up automatically UTC

[claretspice]

The only thing we can safely say of the run in is that all three teams will drop points.

At this stage last season, Leicester had 85 points and took 12 from their final 8 games to end on 97, Leeds had 82 points and took more to end on 90, and Ipswich had 81 and took 15 more to end on 96.

In short, whilst the top sides were out performing this season at the same stage last season, still none of them hit 2 points a game down the straight. If we can do so this season my guess is we will be up. 16 points gives us 94 points and history suggests one of the other two will have a wobble.