0-0 best that anyone could expect

but we should have won :roll::roll:

Well earned draw for you lot to be fair Paul, not much between the 2 sides on reflection, that Brian Howard though :huh:

A well deserved point, comfortably the better side. Hendo worked hard (though he does give away silly free kicks), probably Killa or Monty for MOTM - can't see us losing too many away this season.

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Well earned draw for you lot to be fair Paul, not much between the 2 sides on reflection, that Brian Howard though :huh:

I agree hence the :roll::roll:

Howard can be a great player or absolutely crap

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Not sure at the whistle but after 75 mins it was 7-1 to us

A well deserved point, comfortably the better side. Hendo worked hard (though he does give away silly free kicks), probably Killa or Monty for MOTM - can't see us losing too many away this season.

given it to Johnson???

In all honesty that was a very very poor game, i know the defence looked good for United but there was no cutting edge from either team really.
Not the best advertisement for the Championship.

In all honesty that was a very very poor game, i know the defence looked good for United but there was no cutting edge from either team really.
Not the best advertisement for the Championship.

watched the first half ,and i agree it was very poor -didnt bother with second half

In all honesty that was a very very poor game, i know the defence looked good for United but there was no cutting edge from either team really.
Not the best advertisement for the Championship.

Come on Corky if it wes Boro vWednesday and it was the same game would you have said the same?

I'm not saying it was a great game but a point is a point

watched the first half ,and i agree it was very poor -didnt bother with second half

and is anyone bothered cos I 'aint

In all honesty that was a very very poor game, i know the defence looked good for United but there was no cutting edge from either team really.


I thought the Goalkeeper and Centre-Halves played well, but Johnson ran the full backs ragged!

I thought the Goalkeeper and Centre-Halves played well, but Johnson ran the full backs ragged!

Johnson was head and shoulders the best player on pitch in first half -he has a big future

Wasnt it boring ? I fell asleep.:rolleyes:

Come on Corky if it wes Boro vWednesday and it was the same game would you have said the same?

I'm not saying it was a great game but a point is a point

Oh i agree totally about the result it's a good point, but the game was very negative, lot's of niggly foul's, referee at time's looking very amateur, and the ball was forever out of play.

Hope it's better at Hillsbro' tomorrow.Utd looked strong but not very creative. Good away point.

Johnson was head and shoulders the best player on pitch in first half -he has a big future

To be fair Killgallon was very good, id say he was man of the match by a country mile.

Good point for the Blades, what i was disappointed with was in the second half the play acting trying to win a penalty by boro. You can tell they were a premiership team, Glad the ref was strong enough not to fall for it

Johnson was head and shoulders the best player on pitch in first half -he has a big future

i dont think you get the right to comment on the game if you only watched half of it.

not too bad a result, should have won going on chances. left back looked a little out of his depth, and as usual the two headless chickens in midfield that are howard and quinn didnt have a great game.

United looked fairly solid, but still, very boring. Even in HD.

Oh i agree totally about the result it's a good point, but the game was very negative, lot's of niggly foul's, referee at time's looking very amateur, and the ball was forever out of play.

Considering Hendo played his first game since the POF I don't think he played 2 bad and with 5 players making their debues I'm happy

Ref was a TV ref "I'm the star"

In all honesty that was a very very poor game, i know the defence looked good for United but there was no cutting edge from either team really.
Not the best advertisement for the Championship.

It started off really positively, but soon became clear neither side would score if they played all night. Looks like quite a few players in serious need of matches though, just to get the fitness levels raised.

Why anyone would expect a goal fest when two teams that aren't prolific meet on the first day, with one having a very tight defence and the other with plenty of top flight experience, is mystifying really. I'm sure if you keep a clean sheet at Boro, you'll be raving about it, however dire!

Considering Hendo played his first game since the POF I don't think he played 2 bad and with 5 players making their debues I'm happy

Ref was a TV ref "I'm the star"

I think you could do better than France and that other fella who went off he looked well off the pace sos can't remember his name.
And no offence but did Ched Evan's even touch the ball when he came on?

I think you could do better than France and that other fella who went off he looked well off the pace sos can't remember his name.
And no offence but did Ched Evan's even touch the ball when he came on?

like I said above 5 players playing competing together for the first time I wasn't expecting miracles

Considering Hendo played his first game since the POF I don't think he played 2 bad and with 5 players making their debues I'm happy

Ref was a TV ref "I'm the star"

Odd, I'm not a Blade but I'd lay money that Henderson missed the Play-off final!

I think you could do better than France and that other fella who went off he looked well off the pace sos can't remember his name.
And no offence but did Ched Evan's even touch the ball when he came on?

That's the problem with bringing players in shortly before the start of the season, when they're not upto the same level of fitness as the others.

Lita looked hopeless when he came on, just playing for fouls as he always did... Liked the look of Bunn in goal, would be good to see if they can get him for the season and put pressure on Paddy and the others.

like I said above 5 players playing competing together for the first time I wasn't expecting miracles

I'll leave it for you Blades to discuss certainly room for improvement
Early night for me lol:):):):):):):):)

i was expecting a 0-0, first game and all that. luckily i have killa and wheeter in my fantasy team so worked out well. will take a couple of games to get the fitness levels up though

I'll leave it for you Blades to discuss certainly room for improvement
Early night for me lol:):):)

Got to be up early to beat titanic for the free pies? :hihi:

I'd be highly surprised if you come back on after the game tomorrow and tell us there's no room for improvement for your lot too... it being the first game... :)

can't see us losing too many away this season.

Don't get carried away, you've only played one game.

Just been PM'd by a fellow blade with a mistake I made about Henderson I put
"Considering Hendo played his first game since the POF"

I meant to put"Considering Hendo played his first game since before the POF"

To be fair Killgallon was very good, id say he was man of the match by a country mile.

pitty martin o'neil was watching his every move!!! :thumbsup:

another one bites the dust...........................:hihi:

Don't get carried away, you've only played one game.

Hardly carried away - if i'd said we'd win loads away fair enough! Looked very much like same away attitude as last season.

Just been PM'd by a fellow blade with a mistake I made about Henderson I put
"Considering Hendo played his first game since the POF"

I meant to put"Considering Hendo played his first game since before the POF"

It's ok I'd already pointed the mistake out.

Another minor correction though, you don't need to include final in this as he was out for the semi's as well.

Glad to be of assistance!

i thought it was a very poor show from both teams but utd will be tough to score against this season if that was anything to go by.
Think the ref spoiled the game a bit too, every time someone fell over he blew up just as the game was getting going

I think the only conclusion you can ever draw from a first game of the season is that you can't draw any conclusions. Both teams looked like they lacked match fitness, which is to be expected, and neither team wanted to lose... again, to be expected. Good point but means nothing at this stage.

I think the only conclusion you can ever draw from a first game of the season is that you can't draw any conclusions. Both teams looked like they lacked match fitness, which is to be expected, and neither team wanted to lose... again, to be expected. Good point but means nothing at this stage.

well at least you cant be bottom of the league after tomorrows games:D

Good draw and i think most blades fans would take the point

But did not sound like a good match !1

well at least you cant be bottom of the league after tomorrows games:D

No, but who knows what the future brings? I think we probably have as strong a squad as last season now, but in this league you're really talking about any 3 out of 20 to get promoted. My prediction is for Wednesday to be top after tomorrow, as I think Barnsley are going to get turned over a lot this season.

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And we thought posts would improve once the season started. Were you on the white lightning cider? or just blind?

A well deserved away draw in my opinion.

Having Ward back will make a huge difference, his pace up front causes a lot of problems, as long as he stays on the pitch!

It's ok I'd already pointed the mistake out.

Another minor correction though, you don't need to include final in this as he was out for the semi's as well.

Glad to be of assistance!

If you're going to point out a minor correction, make sure you get your bit right... from the BBC site...

"Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell says Blades striker Darius Henderson is struggling to be fit for the start of the season.

The 27-year-old suffered a thigh injury in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Preston in May.

"I don't think we realised the severity of the injury at the time," Blackwell told BBC Radio Sheffield. "The bleed was so severe.

"We were lucky he didn't need surgery but he's still not fully fit.""

So he did play in the first leg of the semis...

Glad to be of assistance!

United looked fairly solid, but still, very boring. Even in HD.

could you see the crowds boredom upto 4 times clearer?

Plus side - I've got Wheater in my team!
Down side - I've got Johnson in my team!

oh and another downside, it was an awful advert for the Championship, maybe Sky will think again when considering both Middlesborough or United to be shown live again soon (apart from Derby Day of course)

Anythings better than last seasons start-losing in the 94th min to Brum.I thought it was going to happen again when Lita came on but he hardly got a sniff.Morgs,Killa and that young lad we've loaned from Spurs were excellent.Monty was his usual tenacious self and Henderson put a lot of work in.Like the look of Bunn too.We still need to be more positive away from home but I can understand Blackwells formation away to a relegated side first game.I don't see many teams putting too many goals past us again but we still need another striker.We need to kick on against our feeder club next week....

That young kid from Spurs looked decent, we should try and sign him. It's not the end of the world getting a point up there but there seemed to be a massive lack of invention

Excellent performance by the Blades, a well earn't point at the promotion favourites.

Defence were superb once again, midfield could have done with a bit more creativity, Howard and Quinn were poor but Monty, what a player.....all over the pitch and didn't give Boro a moment on the ball. The new lads did reasonably well and with time to gel i think we've got a good team, many more performances like that and we'll be there or there abouts.

Upfront Hendo was very harshly treated, many 50/50 chances between him and Wheater went against him but considering he didn't do any training until a week ago he did brilliantly to last a full 90 mins.

With a bit more luck shots from from Quinn x2 and Treacy could have taken a nip on the way through and ended up in the back of the net.

Well done Blades a very encouraging start to the season.

very pleased to get a point considering boro' are favourites to win the league, we were the better team in the first half and should have had a couple of goals, second half we put ourselves under pressure by just hoofing the ball away cos' it just turned into another attack for boro' i felt if we played it out and took it down the wings we could have saved a lot of energy and killed time, but hey us blades should be used to it by now, monty, bunn, killa and morgs were excellent, howard and quinn were clueless, hendo did well cant wait till he's fully fit, evans needs the ball to his feet so non existent when he came on.

Wonder if all the jeering owls fans in the pub last night are confident of coming away with anything when they visit boro' (me thinks not) all in all a good point, we can only get better...!!!

Excellent performance by the Blades - Upfront Hendo was very harshly treated

well maybe excellent by your standards but comon mate that was a terribly boring game especially from the neutral side! Henderson is the type of bullying striker that is punished by many referees, sometimes unfairly, sometimes fairly - but thats what you get from a player like him, not the most skilled but plays an important role in the style of play Blackwell wants (im not having a go, we need a bit more brute strength down at S6)

i bet Sky are kicking themselves they didnt pick a more exciting sounding game as the opening game, a 'boro team low on confidence and a united team gutted to not be in the prem after losing a play-off final last term going for a draw from kick-off, it was never going to be a classic!

Wonder if all the jeering owls fans in the pub last night are confident of coming away with anything when they visit boro' (me thinks not) all in all a good point, we can only get better...!!!

i think by the time we play them they will have fully settled into life in the Championship but i just wonder why united set out not to lose the game instead of going all out for the win, i would be horrified if my team went out with that mentality on the first game of the season, especially against a team with such low confidence!

i think by the time we play them they will have fully settled into life in the Championship but i just wonder why united set out not to lose the game instead of going all out for the win, i would be horrified if my team went out with that mentality on the first game of the season, especially against a team with such low confidence!


I think the plan was to go at them for 30 mins or so and try and nick a goal (which we nearly did) then shut up shop, we did'nt score but blackwell decided to shut up shop anyway, a bit cautious or negative you might say but at least we did'nt lose.

I would'nt say that boro were low on confidence, just gettin used to championship football, still a very good passing side with bags of pace.

Would you really be horrified with gettin a point at boro' scooby??? however your team played...!!!:huh:

Would you really be horrified with gettin a point at boro' scooby??? however your team played...!!!:huh:

no not at all - it would be a good result for a team liks us (10th last term - looking for play-offs or close this term) but if you are serious about promotion you need to win these games or at least have the confidence to go for the win! I would be horrified if my team played negative football (not Laws' style) especially on the opening day of the season infront of the sky camera's, from the way some of the blades on here have been talking pre-season they are going to walk the league this year - that result might just bring them down to earth a bit

then again - its only 1 out of 46 lets not get carried away! we beat burnley 4-1 on the opening day last season and look what happened to them!

no not at all - it would be a good result for a team liks us (10th last term - looking for play-offs or close this term) but if you are serious about promotion you need to win these games or at least have the confidence to go for the win! I would be horrified if my team played negative football (not Laws' style) especially on the opening day of the season infront of the sky camera's, from the way some of the blades on here have been talking pre-season they are going to walk the league this year - that result might just bring them down to earth a bit

then again - its only 1 out of 46 lets not get carried away! we beat burnley 4-1 on the opening day last season and look what happened to them!


Yeah best not get carried away, a point at boro' is a good result even for the promotion chasing mighty blades, in my opinion we have the best defence in that league and that will see us through especially away from home, just need to sort that lil pikey out in midfield and get the strikers fit then who knows.

As before i think any wednesday fan would be happy with a point at a place like that even with a second half of negative football, just because the blades are gonna be chasing promotion does that mean we've gotta attack constantly??? or do we use our brains and settle for a point against a top side away from home.

i think by the time we play them they will have fully settled into life in the Championship but i just wonder why united set out not to lose the game instead of going all out for the win, i would be horrified if my team went out with that mentality on the first game of the season, especially against a team with such low confidence!

I think it was wise of both teams to make sure they didn't lose. You want a good start to the season, and although United clearly didn't want to lose they started the game with a lot of confidence and played like the home side for the first 20 minutes. I don't think Sky will regret picking that game, I think they will continue to pick the big teams in the league for most of the games, it's a bit unfair but it is who people want to watch.

I think the most positive thing from the game for me was that although a lot of people on here (from both sides) have questioned the size and strength of United's side that claim was found to be laughable. I think we looked very strong at the back, and dangerous at set-pieces, two things that are very important in the Championship.

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Yeah best not get carried away, a point at boro' is a good result even for the promotion chasing mighty blades, in my opinion we have the best defence in that league and that will see us through especially away from home, just need to sort that lil pikey out in midfield and get the strikers fit then who knows.

As before i think any wednesday fan would be happy with a point at a place like that even with a second half of negative football, just because the blades are gonna be chasing promotion does that mean we've gotta attack constantly??? or do we use our brains and settle for a point against a top side away from home.

all im sayin is i think Blackwell is scared to go after teams in big games and goes for a 'sit in - lump it to henderson and work off the scraps' tactic which is his major downfall and only attacks against smaller teams.
i think if you attacked them, peppered their goal with shots and crosses you would have turned the crowsd sooner and maybe would have had more success, but then again what do i no, im not a Professional Manager and never will be!!

BLOODY HELL!!

One or two Wednesday fans are getting ahead of themselves here commenting like Wednesday are the Real Madrid of the Championship.

As last season proved Wednesday are nothing more than a mid table Championship side yet a few are commenting like its all free flowing football and the beautiful game down at Hillsborough.

Get a grip Wednesday fans!!

For one day only Matthew i'm a Dingle.....up the Reds!!!

I am amazed how many Owl fans, took time out , and showed so much interest to watch The Mighty Blades.

A Friday night too !

If you're going to point out a minor correction, make sure you get your bit right... from the BBC site...

"Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell says Blades striker Darius Henderson is struggling to be fit for the start of the season.

The 27-year-old suffered a thigh injury in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Preston in May.

"I don't think we realised the severity of the injury at the time," Blackwell told BBC Radio Sheffield. "The bleed was so severe.

"We were lucky he didn't need surgery but he's still not fully fit.""

So he did play in the first leg of the semis...

Glad to be of assistance!
Wasn't that what I posted m8ty? IMO it was quicker to put what I meant to put than search through the bbc sites and cut and paste I was replying to 2 threads and IM'ing at the same time
For some one who only posts 'facts' he wasn't very factual wasn't he

I am amazed how many Owl fans, took time out , and showed so much interest to watch The Mighty Blades.

A Friday night too !

i suffered the first half with volume down while listening to Talksport.

...thought Bunn looked composed n assured...lets nab him eh...

BLOODY HELL!!

One or two Wednesday fans are getting ahead of themselves here commenting like Wednesday are the Real Madrid of the Championship.

As last season proved Wednesday are nothing more than a mid table Championship side yet a few are commenting like its all free flowing football and the beautiful game down at Hillsborough.

Get a grip Wednesday fans!!

For one day only Matthew i'm a Dingle.....up the Reds!!!

Typical Stockers, getting all over excited again then saying it's the Wednesday fans getting ahead of themselves...get a grip yourself...drama queen, it was not an 'excellent' performance cos it ended 0-0, or did you not notice that with ya blinkers on :huh:
Right I'm off down to see what will hopefully be a better game than that one served up at the Riverside last night by two of the Championships best sides :thumbsup:

I am amazed how many Owl fans, took time out , and showed so much interest to watch The Mighty Blades.

A Friday night too !

I was thinking the same and going to post that after answering SheffyFor a first game I don't think we played to bad

Also I didn't notice many Blades posting we are going to WIN most would settle for a draw But on the Wednesday v Dingles thread its from 4-1 from Corky with a lol then bennty 3-1 down to 1-0
A lot of the wednesday fans are leaving themselves open to a lot of stick if they don't win today

Typical Stockers, getting all over excited again then saying it's the Wednesday fans getting ahead of themselves...get a grip yourself...drama queen, it was not an 'excellent' performance cos it ended 0-0, or did you not notice that with ya blinkers on :huh:
Right I'm off down to see what will hopefully be a better game than that one served up at the Riverside last night by two of the Championships best sides :thumbsup:

Yeah, we could learn a lot from the Owls about how to go to the big teams and get results... like at Wolves in your first away game last year, or Reading...

well maybe excellent by your standards but comon mate that was a terribly boring game especially from the neutral side! Henderson is the type of bullying striker that is punished by many referees, sometimes unfairly, sometimes fairly - but thats what you get from a player like him, not the most skilled but plays an important role in the style of play Blackwell wants (im not having a go, we need a bit more brute strength down at S6)

i bet Sky are kicking themselves they didnt pick a more exciting sounding game as the opening game, a 'boro team low on confidence and a united team gutted to not be in the prem after losing a play-off final last term going for a draw from kick-off, it was never going to be a classic!

They were hardly likely to choose you v Barnsley, your games against them weren't exactly a great advert for the championship last year!

As for 'boring from the neutral side' - like an owls fan can be neutral about the blades (or vice versa!).

Pretty much what we've come to expect.

A tough side, strong at the back who are up for a battle. Kilgallon once again proved he's too good for this level and Monty played well in midfield.

But we were way too direct, humping it up to Hendo who time and again had decisions go against him - as he did last season when we insisted on playing one up front - and our passing was at times, dire.

Quinn is a waste of a player - just what does Blackie see in him? - and I would have brought Cotterill on a lot sooner.

But it's early days and we were the better team IMO. We need more investment but I think our play is still a tedious bore on the eye.

If you're going to point out a minor correction, make sure you get your bit right... from the BBC site...

"Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell says Blades striker Darius Henderson is struggling to be fit for the start of the season.

The 27-year-old suffered a thigh injury in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Preston in May.

"I don't think we realised the severity of the injury at the time," Blackwell told BBC Radio Sheffield. "The bleed was so severe.

"We were lucky he didn't need surgery but he's still not fully fit.""

So he did play in the first leg of the semis...

Glad to be of assistance!

Apologies, I did watch the semis (thought you played well then) and I couldn't recall him playing.

I would have expected a Blade to have known this though, maybe he has an "Ignore" button for those games that aren't going well and it blanks his memory out.

Anyway must go now, I've got one of those delicious new pies to look forward to!

Pretty much what we've come to expect.

A tough side, strong at the back who are up for a battle. Kilgallon once again proved he's too good for this level and Monty played well in midfield.

But we were way too direct, humping it up to Hendo who time and again had decisions go against him - as he did last season when we insisted on playing one up front - and our passing was at times, dire.

Quinn is a waste of a player - just what does Blackie see in him? - and I would have brought Cotterill on a lot sooner.

But it's early days and we were the better team IMO. We need more investment but I think our play is still a tedious bore on the eye.

Exactly how I saw the game as well to be honest, bit boring too direct Quinny an Howard where pants. Monty, Killa, Morgs and Henderson played well. At the end of the day a good point away at one of the most fancied teams this year, although both teams didnt look like they would score if they played all night!

i dont think you get the right to comment on the game if you only watched half of it.

not too bad a result, should have won going on chances. left back looked a little out of his depth, and as usual the two headless chickens in midfield that are howard and quinn didnt have a great game.

But to be fair that's 1/2 a game more than he's seen wendy play :hihi::hihi::huh:
Calls himself an owl :hihi::hihi::huh:
Brian the blade in disguise:huh::loopy:

Yeah, we could learn a lot from the Owls about how to go to the big teams and get results... like at Wolves in your first away game last year, or Reading...

We could show you how to win in a Play Off final though eh sheff, but I think we have all been down this path before, round and round it goes on here and you Blades reckon it's the Owls on here that post drivel :wink:

We could show you how to win in a Play Off final though eh sheff, but I think we have all been down this path before, round and round it goes on here and you Blades reckon it's the Owls on here that post drivel :wink:

I'm hoping we're not going to need to win a League One playoff anytime soon though thanks :) Drivel goes both ways as you well know :wink:

We could show you how to win in a Play Off final though eh sheff, but I think we have all been down this path before, round and round it goes on here and you Blades reckon it's the Owls on here that post drivel :wink:

And the drivel from an owl continues.
I reckon Blades could actually score a goal and beat 10 man Hartlepool in a play-off final.
Bit of a difference between Hartlepool and Burnley dont ya think ?

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz was their a shot on goal

Middlesborough 7 ( 2 on target ) Blades 9 ( 6 0n target )

Pigs 11 ( 8 on target ) Dingles 10 ( 7 on target )

Not much difference in shots really Mick and theres a bit of difference between Boro away and Dingles at home ;)

Quote from football league programme "It was a game of few chances"

Blimey that's a polit way of putting it!!!!

Middlesborough 7 ( 2 on target ) Blades 9 ( 6 0n target )

Pigs 11 ( 8 on target ) Dingles 10 ( 7 on target )

Not much difference in shots really Mick and theres a bit of difference between Boro away and Dingles at home ;)

The stats don't lie, your 4th from bottom.

The stats don't lie, your 4th from bottom.

Only cos we're not called AFC Blades tho' mate...

Only cos we're not called AFC Blades tho' mate...

Told Canada though every1s been sound then you get his drivel, i think Canadas gone to his head, stick to your bobsledding pal.
Gets away with a lot on here CB and it's about time he got told he's full of ****.

Whtever happened to the days of bringing the league tables out after 3 or 4 games...Even my fave 'Scottish' team are top of Div 3 so there must be somehing wrong.:huh:

Whtever happened to the days of bringing the league tables out after 3 or 4 games...Even my fave 'Scottish' team are top of Div 3 so there must be somehing wrong.:huh:

I know they were showing you the leagues on the new bbc programme last night.
It looked very cheap and cheerfull i have to say lol.

0-0 best that anyone could expect

but we should have won :roll::roll:

not a brilliant game but a good solid performance,i think the new signings looked good and will do well for us.

changing the subject what a fantastic advert for the championship the WBA v newcastle was last night,i do wish we could get the blades playing the fast exciting stuff that was on show at the hawthornes.

yes i know they were both prem last season but a lot of the top players have left.

not a brilliant game but a good solid performance,i think the new signings looked good and will do well for us.

changing the subject what a fantastic advert for the championship the WBA v newcastle was last night,i do wish we could get the blades playing the fast exciting stuff that was on show at the hawthornes.

yes i know they were both prem last season but a lot of the top players have left.
last nights game was superb ,a stark contrast to what was served up for the cameras on friday . im looking forward to watching more games involving WBA and Newcastle on the box this season .

im looking forward to watching more games involving WBA and Newcastle on the box this season .

got to agree,i think the championship is slowly turning into the premier 2nd division,nice to see it on BBC 1 aswell ;)

ive ITV lost it all together now? i notice there highlights programme aint on today

IMHO, last season Boro were the most boring side in the Premiership, they appear to want to replicate this in the Championship. Utd paid them too much respect, but I suppose that a clean sheet and a point away from home is a good result.


We however, could have taken a hammering without Grant's heroics, let's hope that BL hasn't written off the services of Beevers as a defender. :confused:

IMHO, last season Boro were the most boring side in the Premiership, they appear to want to replicate this in the Championship. Utd paid them too much respect, but I suppose that a clean sheet and a point away from home is a good result.


We however, could have taken a hammering without Grant's heroics, let's hope that BL hasn't written off the services of Beevers as a defender. :confused:

Yes that's how's how much we need a new striker having to play Beevers up front.

last nights game was superb ,a stark contrast to what was served up for the cameras on friday . im looking forward to watching more games involving WBA and Newcastle on the box this season .

That was one very average game with very few moments of quality - and I'd happily never see that Newcastle away kit again :gag:

got to agree,i think the championship is slowly turning into the premier 2nd division,nice to see it on BBC 1 aswell ;)

ive ITV lost it all together now? i notice there highlights programme aint on today

Good game on at the moment in Coventry v Ipswich.

Good game on at the moment in Coventry v Ipswich.

Yep very good first half, Clinton Morrison x2 he would have been a good signing in the fantasy league acually.

IMHO, last season Boro were the most boring side in the Premiership, they appear to want to replicate this in the Championship. Utd paid them too much respect, but I suppose that a clean sheet and a point away from home is a good result.


We however, could have taken a hammering without Grant's heroics, let's hope that BL hasn't written off the services of Beevers as a defender. :confused:

I agree with you, that's the second time I've seen Purse play poorly yet Beevers was superb against Hull.

Will Laws drop the man he brought in though?

I agree with you, that's the second time I've seen Purse play poorly yet Beevers was superb against Hull.

Will Laws drop the man he brought in though?

Probably not given Purse's reaction last time he got dropped!

Probably not given Purse's reaction last time he got dropped!

What is that, I can't remember anything!

What is that, I can't remember anything!

He went to the press and openly slagged off Dave Jones for dropping him, saying he was too good to be dropped.

last nights game was superb ,a stark contrast to what was served up for the cameras on friday . im looking forward to watching more games involving WBA and Newcastle on the box this season .

Try going to hillsborough to watch them for a change
You got no excuse now

last nights game was superb ,a stark contrast to what was served up for the cameras on friday . im looking forward to watching more games involving WBA and Newcastle on the box this season .

One thing for sure, if United try to play like that at the Lane, they will soon find out that the fans are not happy with it. It's a perfectly acceptable approach to go away to your biggest challengers and set your stall out not to lose, and hope to nick a goal if possible. At home, we need to make the play and swamp teams.

On the occasions we've done this under Blackwell it's been great to watch, but too many teams have done to us what we did at Boro - set out to make themselves tough to break down, and try nicking one on the break. Jamie Ward's return, and Evans arrival, will hopefully give us more thrust in away games in future... should the manager be prepared to go for it. I think we'll see more of Reid and Little at the Lane, if we're going for teams...

The choices for United Sky games have generally been the away games to expected challengers (Brum and Derby early, then Reading and Burnley towards the end of last season spring to mind, plus the derby of course) where we would adopt that defensive approach - Palace away we had a real go at them but just couldn't score for various reasons. I think we only had two live games at home, Palace (which was an eventful 2-2) and the Brum game, where we played good football. Maybe the Sky people should put us on at home more often than away!

That was one very average game with very few moments of quality - and I'd happily never see that Newcastle away kit again :gag:

im with you on that kit -shocking :gag:

Just realised we've got Watford at the Lane on Saturday... that'll be an aerial battle then :( Very rarely see a good game against Watford...

One thing for sure, if United try to play like that at the Lane, they will soon find out that the fans are not happy with it. It's a perfectly acceptable approach to go away to your biggest challengers and set your stall out not to lose, and hope to nick a goal if possible. At home, we need to make the play and swamp teams.

On the occasions we've done this under Blackwell it's been great to watch, but too many teams have done to us what we did at Boro - set out to make themselves tough to break down, and try nicking one on the break. Jamie Ward's return, and Evans arrival, will hopefully give us more thrust in away games in future... should the manager be prepared to go for it. I think we'll see more of Reid and Little at the Lane, if we're going for teams...

The choices for United Sky games have generally been the away games to expected challengers (Brum and Derby early, then Reading and Burnley towards the end of last season spring to mind, plus the derby of course) where we would adopt that defensive approach - Palace away we had a real go at them but just couldn't score for various reasons. I think we only had two live games at home, Palace (which was an eventful 2-2) and the Brum game, where we played good football. Maybe the Sky people should put us on at home more often than away!

I agree with everything you posted some people think its alright for their team to play defensive away but we should go 3 3 4 every game away

It looked like for the first 30 mins we were 4 3 3 then dropped to 4 4 1 1

Told Canada though every1s been sound then you get his drivel, i think Canadas gone to his head, stick to your bobsledding pal.
Gets away with a lot on here CB and it's about time he got told he's full of ****.

What you mumbling on about Corky ??????
Mick said summat about not many shots on goal in the Blades match following by lots of ZZZZZZZ'S
So i put up the shots on goal from both matches showing very little difference.

Wheres the drivel in showing a poster up ??????

Great point for United, but it didn't qualify as a football match.
'Hundred miles an hour' is the usual term for games played at a fast and furious pace.
This game was played at 200 miles an hour, and not even Zidane, Best, Cruyff, Pele or Messi can 'play' with a pack of hounds jumping on them 0.00000135 of a second after getting the ball.
Shocking 'game', shocking football, crap 'spectacle'.
United will do very well this season 'playing' like that, but the football is non-existant.
Sorry ........ it was dire.

I was quite satisfied with the game on friday and just wish we could put their goalie under more pressure.

I was quite satisfied with the game on friday and just wish we could put their goalie under more pressure.

Do you think your strikers will be a tad more prolific than last season?
I personally don't think Hendo's up to it, and Ward and Evans are relatively unknown quantities at this level.
If you were Blackclock, would another striker be your top priority?

Do you think your strikers will be a tad more prolific than last season?
I personally don't think Hendo's up to it, and Ward and Evans are relatively unknown quantities at this level.
If you were Blackclock, would another striker be your top priority?

I'd still like Tommy Smith from watford,he's fast and can cross a ball onto a sixpence.Good service into the box will provide better scoring oportunities.

I'd still like Tommy Smith from watford,he's fast and can cross a ball onto a sixpence.Good service into the box will provide better scoring oportunities.

Heard this morning on Talksport that Smith IS on his way out of Watford ...... imminenetly

Heard this morning on Talksport that Smith IS on his way out of Watford ...... imminenetly

Him and Hendo are best pals and I hope we get him but reading are also after him.

Him and Hendo are best pals and I hope we get him but reading are also after him.

Is he a Savvener?
Has he played up north before?

Is he a Savvener?
Has he played up north before?

Sunderland 03-4

and Derby.

We've got no chance, Smith has turned us down already and stated he wants to join Brendan Rodgers at Reading.

We had a £1.5m bid accepted by Watford and Smith turned us down, Reading are offering £800k which Watford have rejected. Its gonna get messy!!

and Derby.

We've got no chance, Smith has turned us down already and stated he wants to join Brendan Rodgers at Reading.

We had a £1.5m bid accepted by Watford and Smith turned us down, Reading are offering £800k which Watford have rejected. Its gonna get messy!!

Didn't think about Derby as its a midlands not norf

It's norf of the M25, and for some players, that's norf!

Didn't think about Derby as its a midlands not norf

Its north of Watford Gap which most Southerners consider the cut off point :)

Its north of Watford Gap which most Southerners consider the cut off point :)

Of course never thought about the London maps all intelligent life stops at Watford and the London maps say"Here be Dragons"