Sheffield United v Coventry City...

[Steddyman]

We sold our best players, they bought the best players in the Championship. Lots of people suggest Sheff U are worse than us, they are not.

[NewClaret]

We sold our best players, they bought the best players in the Championship. Lots of people suggest Sheff U are worse than us, they are not.

Think we should judge that after we’ve played them twice.

[dvalley69]

This Coventry side is somehow in the play-off places and yet their points total is closer to the relegation zone than top of the table.. I just hope they're this bad when we play them.

Further evidence of how crap this league is.

[TsarBomba]

Coventry’s defence are getting no protection from their midfield.

Lampard definitely got his team selection and tactics wrong tonight.

[boatshed bill]

Lampard definitely got his team selection and tactics wrong tonight.

Credit Sheff Utd, they've won this without even bossing it.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Fat Frank should have parked the bus for this one but he was like Vinny in the Prem, no plan B.

Looks like Pace played a blinder not giving him the job but lets get next week out of the way before we make firm conclusions.

[Murger]

We really need the 3 points tomorrow, otherwise the top 2 becomes a tall order.

[NewClaret]

We really need the 3 points tomorrow, otherwise the top 2 becomes a tall order.

They keep doing their jobs. Fair play to them.

[ecc]

We need to focus on what we do and aim to win the last eight games. That's all our club can do.

[Flixtonclaret1]

They keep doing their jobs. Fair play to them.

Just needed Agent Thomas to do his job.

[TsarBomba]

Credit Sheff Utd, they've won this without even bossing it.

We should be so lucky to come up against a non existent Coventry midfield in a weeks time.

[boatshed bill]

We should be so lucky to come up against a non existent Coventry midfield in a weeks time.

We would still have to finish our chances, which the Blades did very well.

[Row x]

We sold our best players, they bought the best players in the Championship. Lots of people suggest Sheff U are worse than us, they are not.

It's like the babies on match day threads

If we beat them, I'll take a wager off you for charity, we go up.

How much?

[FCBurnley]

You have to praise Widers selection -dropping O’Hare for Brewster

They paid how much for Brewster !!!

[Row x]

We really need the 3 points tomorrow, otherwise the top 2 becomes a tall order.

Have Leeds won tonight?....I must have missed that

[Commy]

They paid how much for Brewster !!!

Reported fee £23.5m. Another player that never played for Liverpool but they sold for stupid money.

[boatshed bill]

Reported fee £23.5m. Another player that never played for Liverpool but they sold for stupid money.

To be fair to Sheff Utd they've shown a lot of faith and patience to Brewster and may yet see the benefit.

[Milltown1882]

Win tomorrow nothing changes it’s just another game down and we’re still in striking distance of Sheff United. Hopefully we fly out with a point to prove tomorrow before it’s our turn to be the early kick off next week.

[Commy]

To be fair to Sheff Utd they've shown a lot of faith and patience to Brewster and may yet see the benefit.

He might be a late bloomer like Solanke. He struggled for quite a while and then just suddenly started looking good. They wouldn't still be at Liverpool if they were totally useless.

[warksclaret]

They paid how much for Brewster !!!

Right now he looks a better buy than Tresor

[agreenwood]

Brewster has scored less than 20 goals in 6 seasons. He’s 25 next week.

Even if he is a “better buy than Tresor”, I don’t think he’s getting a statue built anywhere anytime soon.

[warksclaret]

Brewster has scored less than 20 goals in 6 seasons. He’s 25 next week.

Even if he is a “better buy than Tresor”, I don’t think he’s getting a statue built anywhere anytime soon.

No but he might get an attendance bonus

[agreenwood]

No but he might get an attendance bonus

Well, congrats on mentioning Tresor on a thread about Sheffield United and Coventry.

Do you win a bet?

[blatherwickstattoos]

We absolutely dominated them on their own patch. When at it there is no better team in the league than us. We just need to keep up our form and there’s nothing for worry about

[Devils_Advocate]

Sheff Utd looked a Premier League team in waiting tonight. In the next two games Burnley need to match that level of performance as against the 4th-10th place team they've often struggled and drawn too many

[Spijed]

Apparently Brewster has 8 goals in 100 appearances for Sheffield United.

What made them part with £23 million?

[warksclaret]

Well, congrats on mentioning Tresor on a thread about Sheffield United and Coventry.

Do you win a bet?

You should not ridicule players from the opposition particularly citing high cost and lack of return, when we have worse in our camp.Just a reminder for you. Brewster might well prove the catylyst that gets Sheff Utd over the line in which case his previous stats will be immaterial to their fans

[willsclarets]

They won a home game comfortably against a playoff side, I'm disappointed but not surprised. I still think they'll drop points away, and at less likely places where lower teams are scrapping. Lots of twists in the tail yet but we could really do with winning tomorrow

[warksclaret]

They won a home game comfortably against a playoff side, I'm disappointed but not surprised. I still think they'll drop points away, and at less likely places where lower teams are scrapping. Lots of twists in the tail yet but we could really do with winning tomorrow

Agreed-few more twists and it will go down to the wire, and possibly one team might miss auto with record points

[Spijed]

In comparison Lyle Foster has 8 goals in 59 games for us.

[FCBurnley]

He might be a late bloomer like Solanke. He struggled for quite a while and then just suddenly started looking good. They wouldn't still be at Liverpool if they were totally useless.

He has never looked good. Just got a bit of confidence

[Wokingclaret]

Coventry rubbish, as is the ref (again).

Player kicks out late at keeper, keeper stretchered off, ref missed it. Was a yellow.

Back to Coventry, big difference between hoovering up little teams and us at the top. They are high tempo but it leads to errors and they are getting picked off. Very much hope we do the same next week.

I think that was a red on the Cov keeper

[Robbie_painter]

Further evidence of how crap this league is.

Much rather be on this league than the prem

[Quicknick]

Much rather be on this league than the prem

I know what you mean, Robbie, but the problem is that if we don't go up this season or next, the probable only way out of the Championship will be to League 1.

[Burnleyareback2]

Much rather be on this league than the prem

If I knew we would get promoted within 2 years then I’d be getting the jelly and ice cream out if we avoid promotion in May

[bumba]

We need to win all our remaining games to finish above Sheff Utd now I can't see them not winning all there's apart from the game against us, they've an easy run in.
Between us and Leeds for second now I think and we've the tougher run

[RVclaret]

Looks like refs have changed the rules to allow free kicks to be taken from anywhere now… this following the West Brom one against us a few weeks back:

https://x.com/itvfootball/status/190572 ... 85381?s=46

[The Shire Claret]

Sheffield United has a good game last night - they might have a bad game next time

Still think we will win the league outright

[Conroysleftfoot]

I know what you mean, Robbie, but the problem is that if we don't go up this season or next, the probable only way out of the Championship will be to League 1.

I think we would struggle to go up next year given the sides coming down from the Prem and the likelihood of two big spenders, Birmingham and Wrexham coming up from League One.

[Quicknick]

We need to win all our remaining games to finish above Sheff Utd now I can't see them not winning all there's apart from the game against us, they've an easy run in.
Between us and Leeds for second now I think and we've the tougher run

That will depend on Sheff U's results.

[willsclarets]

I think we would struggle to go up next year given the sides coming down from the Prem and the likelihood of two big spenders, Birmingham and Wrexham coming up from League One.

I think next year we'd compete. We'd probably sell esteve and Trafford for 60 million plus. Beyer is just about the best replacement at this level you could have but we'd need to get it right on the GK. But if we weren't to go up next season you start to worry.

Anyway not giving up yet! Let's hope Leeds throw one in today

[bumba]

That will depend on Sheff U's results.

Not sure what you mean, isn't that literally what I just said? Haha

[willsclarets]

We need to win all our remaining games to finish above Sheff Utd now I can't see them not winning all there's apart from the game against us, they've an easy run in.
Between us and Leeds for second now I think and we've the tougher run

I don't think it's a given sheff united win their away games against teams scrapping at the bottom. Of the teams we've played recently I thought Cardiff gave us a real game and we were lucky to win. Stoke and Plymouth both likely desperate for points when they play them. On paper you'd say easy sheff united win, but as the saying goes the game isn't played on paper.

[IanMcL]

To be fair to Sheff Utd they've shown a lot of faith and patience to Brewster and may yet see the benefit.

Never impresses. Average/decent but not impressive.