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Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Reports and reaction from the 2016-17 season as Walsall finished 14th in League 1
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Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:04 pm

From the back end of August to the end of November, the Blades had a 15-game unbeaten run of League One fixtures....then they lost at home to us. Since then they've played 6 League One games and won them all, and no doubt there will be an element of wanting to set the record straight when they come to the Banks's on Saturday (it should also be remembered that we beat them 1-2 at Bramall Lane in October in the tin pot trophy). Their recent form has resulted in occupation of the top-of-the-table spot, 4 points clear of Scunthorpe United. According to the form book we don't have a chance of even a point out of this one, but that's also what the form book said about the two previous encounters.......

Sheffield United's recent League One form:

10 Dec Swindon Town (H) Won 4-0
15 Dec Coventry City (A) Won 1-2
26 Dec Oldham Athletic (H) Won 2-0
31 Dec Northampton Town (H) Won 1-0
2 Jan Bury (A) Won 1-3
7 Jan Southend United (A) Won 2-4

Not only are the Blades top of the table, they're also very nearly top scorers in League One with an impressive 50 goals so far (compare that to our 26), and their defence has been boosted by on-loan Dingle Ethan Ebanks-Landell staying at Bramall lane until May - he also scored last week against Southend so is evidently one to watch. Unsurprisingly the Blades' equivalent of UTS (S24SU) in their regular poll of game predictions overwhelmingly forecast an away win, although 8% of contributors actually reckoned we would score 2 goals!! :shock:

No matter what JW tweaks for this one I can't honestly see us getting 3 points out of it - I'll be quite happy with a draw thank you very much. Whitney has been talking Simeon Jackson up this week ("the goals will come") but for me a key decision will be whether he sees sense and plays Oztumer from the start. The extension of Jason McCarthy's loan until the end of the season was good news, and presumably the week's break for the squad will mean that any minor niggling injuries will have been cleared up. Matt Preston will be pushing for a start, and at the time of writing the situation regarding Scott Laird is still unclear.

I won't predict a home win, much as I would like to - for all the reasons above I have to hope for a 1-1 result, with Jackson scoring for us.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm

I agree with you Welsh....they will certainly be "up" for this. A draw would be a good result. I also agree Ozzy should play and lets hope he can rediscover his early season form.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:13 pm

Can't disagree with what's already been said - I'm hopeful for a point...

1-1 with Ozzie on target for us

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:49 pm

I've got a feeling in my waters (no Trump jokes here please :wink: ) that we are going to beat the Blades.

Rendition of the "greasy chip butty" song to be cut short by a bit of magic by the Turkish Messi and Makris to get off the mark in the 87th minute.

References of "papering over the cracks" to outnumber the positive comments come final whistle. UTS.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:59 pm

Fearing the worst, but we've got a great record against the Blades, though they finally appear to have their act in order under Wilder.

Their form is awesome. Clean sheets at home, and out-scoring the opposition away. What a team to watch this year.

Would accept being beaten by a better team, but want to see Morris and the two Ozzys in ours. Let's at least give them stuff to worry about.

Expect a light, rather than heavy, pummelling.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:18 pm

I would play Ozzy up front with Baka,I think he would have taken some of the chances that Jackson has missed lately,and he has a better grasp of the offside rule.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:12 pm

Got no chance expected to get a hammering so I predict a 1-0 win to us.
A repeat of away game breakaway goal and hanging on for the other 89 mins.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:04 am

Looking forward to this one. Never liked These lot and beating them again would be ace.

The depressing thing about the story of our last twelve months is that this will be our second consecutive league game at home where the game plan will be about stifling the opposition and hoping we nick one and can shut up shop. A league that this time last year we were in with a genuine shout of winning by dominating the ball.

I'd love Jon to confound both me and possibly the opposition by going for it. Oztumer and Morris to start so that front and back can join up with a goal threat being carried by the front four rather than just the full-backs.

I'd heartily applaud Jon and the team off if it is a ding-dong game that we come off just a bit worse in (a 2-3 type affair). Unfortunately, I think it might be a similar plan, similar line-up and similar outcome to the Rochdale game in front of 6,900 with some suspiciously Yorkshire sounding accents dotted around the home stands.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:05 am

Almost 3,000 of the crowd PT predicts being 'home' supporters! :mrgreen:

Anyone brave enough to put even the smallest wager on us getting anything less than a drubbing, have my sympathies.
Two lucky 'get away with robbery' wins don't automatically make it a three in a row certainty. This is now a team in full flow, scoring for fun and preparing for life in the Championship and eventually the Premiershite (where ALL their fans think they belong..............because they are a big club!)

So yet another 1-0 miracle 'Bolton' type win for us it is then..............but who in OUR team could score?? OG it is then. :wink:

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:41 pm

1-3.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:26 pm

SoccerHQ wrote:1-3.



Will you be attending this game or are Vile more appealing ?
2 can play at stalking.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:18 pm

swampysaddler wrote:
SoccerHQ wrote:1-3.



Will you be attending this game or are Vile more appealing ?
2 can play at stalking.


Didn't login so briefly saw this post....

Neither this weekend.

Aren't flushed with cash presently and want to go Bolton away so saving for that game.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:28 pm

SoccerHQ wrote:
swampysaddler wrote:
SoccerHQ wrote:1-3.



Will you be attending this game or are Vile more appealing ?
2 can play at stalking.


Didn't login so briefly saw this post....

Neither this weekend.

Aren't flushed with cash presently and want to go Bolton away so saving for that game.


Join the club :mrgreen:

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:01 am

Not looking forward to this one, I think it will play out like a Home Game for the away team with their large away following.

However I reckon we may nick a draw.

1-1

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:42 pm

3-0 Saddlers
Makris Hat-trick!

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:36 am

i can see us being hammered. they will want to avenge the game that we won at their place. they also have a savvy manager with experience who probably has a plan "B", something that we don't have :(

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 12:48 pm

Yep, another 2-0 home loss in front of 6,650, including 2,500 Blades.

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 1:14 pm

Yet again another Saturday stuck at work!!!!!!!!!!!! :( , so it's the BBC feed for me.

I lived in Sheffield for a couple of years when i was a student and ive always had a soft spot for the Blades. And one of their most famous fans is Jess Ennis-Hill (I mean lets be honest you would , wouldn't you?)

We are starting our battle against having a good season already and i fear today could be a nasty one , JW on thin ice now and i am genuinely suprised he is still at the helm . However our new Celtic centre half has played against the best in the World this year and with the news we are hanging onto Laird for the rest of the season , maybe , just maybe the future doesn't look as terrible as it once did.

Don't think we'll get anything other than Walsall 0 today if were lucky i can see it being Sheffield United 3

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 1:41 pm

2-2, Bakayoko and Oztumer

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:26 pm

Team:

Etheridge, O'Connor, O'Connoll, Preston, Edwards, McCarthy, Chambers, Cuvelier, Osbourne, Oztumer, Bakayoko

Subs:

MacGillivray, Roberts, Laird, Dobson, Morris, Jackson, Makris


It looks like Whitney has reverted to plan one (up front). Laird presumably has not trained for the past few days

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:08 pm

Blades hit the woodwork - 4 minutes....... :(

It looks as though they mean business.

AND THEN WE JOLLY WELL SCORE!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 Saddlers :D :D Bakayoko has been shown where the net is :mrgreen:

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:11 pm

Early goal also at Gigg lane, where it's Bury 0 Peterborough Utd 1

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:13 pm

THAT early goal will get a few nervous twitches amongst those with some hefty bets on?? :D :D

Can't quite get my head round such a score line...let's hope it lasts through the remaining 85 minutes!!!

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:14 pm

Couldn't last long, could it?

9 minutes - Walsall 1 Sheffield Utd 1

And it's 1-1 at Gigg Lane now (9 min)

Fleetwood Town 1 Bristol Rovers 0

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:23 pm

Goals all over the place in League One - these after 30 minutes:

AFC Wimbledon 2 Oxford Utd 1

Bury 4 Peterborough Utd 1 :shock: :shock:

Southend Utd 1 Rochdale 0

Northampton Town 0 Scunthorpe Utd 1

Fleetwood Town 2 Bristol Rovers 0

Rochdale down to 10 men at Southend

Sheffield United yellow card, 33 min (Matt Done, for a bad foul on James O'Connor)

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:34 pm

Anyone able to comment on our formation and who is playing where?

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:36 pm

Can we please sign Vaughan from Bury?? Pleeeease??? Not too bad, 4 goals in 30 minutes against Posh! It's just like watching our free scoring forwards eh?

Looking like the majority prediction vote of a 1-3 result will come to fruition unfortunately...

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:38 pm

chriss5471 wrote:Anyone able to comment on our formation and who is playing where?


I think all running around a lot trying to stop 'em scoring is the reasonable assumption. :oops:

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:43 pm

Oldham Athletic 1 Gillingham 0 (42 min)

Shrewsbury Town 1 Bradford City 0

Northampton Town 1 Scunthorpe Utd 1

As half-time approaches, we've had 1 shot on target, and the Blades have had 7 ..... :?

Yellow card for Walsall (McCarthy, 44 min). Half-time score is 1-1 .....

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Re: Sheffield United (H) League One 14 Jan, 3pm

Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:50 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:Oldham Athletic 1 Gillingham 0 (42 min)

Shrewsbury Town 1 Bradford City 0

Northampton Town 1 Scunthorpe Utd 1

As half-time approaches, we've had 1 shot on target, and the Blades have had 7 ..... :?


Some worrying results coming out of the bottom four positions, at this stage we are only 7 points clear of the zone!

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