Bloke behind me last night, just after half time.
"Need to get the coloured lads off...."
Brooks goes down just before he was subbed.
"GET HIM OFF!"
I tell you what, don't bother coming again.
MGW on Sky said linesman told him afterwards that he'd called penalty. Just the ref with the best view that yet again demonstrates the God awful standard of officials in the Football League
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I've accused that team of being gutless and lacking heart this season. After watching their team mate convulsing on the pitch, to get their heads straight and see that out deserves huge credit.
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#sufc
Brewster gets stamped on. Gets a yellow card. There's a red card check on the Wolves challenge. Nothing. Football is screwed with officials acting like this. Just can't be defended. It makes no sense.
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Show me the bloody lines?! The set square?! The angles?! Why did ours need it and three minutes forty seven seconds of messing about and this doesn't?
Making it up as they go along
#ScrapVAR
Wilder sticking up for his team. Klopp sticking up for his. Two teams with different budgets and ambitions. Conflicting opinions. However, no need for Klopp to take it to a personal attack. Says a lot about him as a person, more than it does Wilder.
It doesn't really matter whether people have been all season or just a few games. As long as they all get behind the lads from kick off I couldn't care less. Always people wanting to pull down others on levels of fandom, but what does it matter. All Blades. X
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I'll hold my hand up. I said Hecky appointment was a club doing it on the cheap, lacking ambition. I was hugely wrong. What he has achieved against a backdrop of ownership issues, money challenges, embargoes and a litany of injuries is nothing short of magnificent.
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If that's it then
@billysharp10
needs the opportunity to say goodbye to a full Lane. He's due a testimonial
@SheffieldUnited
Give him one, proceeds to local charities and fill the Lane. It would be an event to make the city proud. And the only way to go.
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None of this "good for the city" for me. I'd be genuinely happy to never play them again. Don't enjoy playing them, would rather they were always in at least a division below. Up the Millers!
Back three superb, but shout out for Berge. Making time and space, making it all look easy. Clear class and vision. He will be some player for us next season. He could have a big influence this.
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Unsurprisingly
@WrexhamFX
glossed over the replay but did a hatchet job on
@billysharp10
without the context of arrogance and attitude from Wrexham/their entourage. The irony of McElhenny saying "We got under that Mother Fucker's skin" when he is still under yours
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Ramsdale has stopped this being a thrashing here. I'll say it again, barely put a foot (or a hand) wrong this calendar year. And pulled off some great and vital saves. Often with an utter shit show of defending in front of him.
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Photo taken from South Stand, Bramall Lane during the Women's Euros, Sweden v Switzerland. Swedish fans were stood singing all game. They weren't asked to sit. But
@SheffCouncil
SAG won't be bothered because of the kudos and money the matches brought to Sheffield.
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For tomorrow's tickets to pass Home + Away Blades, longstanding Season Ticket holders and reach 10,000 loyalty points and still not sold out speaks volumes. Hopefully those in charge are listening. We are loyal but not stupid. Don't take the mickey out of us. 1/2
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Stick a headset and mic on Jarred Gillett today and let him explain how every tackle on them was a foul. But similar on us unpunished. How they dive in the box and he has a word with our players? I'd forgotten about unconscious bias towards big clubs.
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Three and a half wonderful seasons in the ground watching Wilder's Blades get two promotions, Top 10 finish, push for European places pre Covid. Playing the best, most innovative football I've seen from a Blades team. It shouldn't be ending. Thank you Chris.
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#sufc
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@danroan
Nice to see Sheffield United's first win of the season feature so heavily on BBC News tonight, unfortunately it was a prime element of your report. Any reason the Man United celebration was edited short before this? Or is it just easier to focus on a smaller club?
The reality is that the second Sheffield Derby of the season should be history by now. Done and dusted. Instead we have the "fun" of getting there from work on a Monday night at rush hour. All thanks to a police force that hasn't learned from over 30 years of failings. 1/2
So, if Jokanovic is going, as seems true, that is all at the door of a Board who haven't backed him and wasted the opportunity that his appointment provided. You appoint a manager with a known way of playing bit don't give him the tools. It's a shambles.
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If it is Mousset, the likelihood is he got out of the car uninjured , then stubbed his toe on the kerb walking away and is now out for the rest of the season.
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Given
@SheffieldUnited
are airbrushing (deliberately or not 🤷🏻♂️) Chris Wilder out of celebrating the anniversary of Sixfields. Here are some photos I took that day to put it right.
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Double win for Wilder at LMA Awards winning Championship award and Sir Alex Ferguson Manager of the Year. His peers recognising what we know in Sheffield. A truly special manager, clever, innovative, man-manager, leader.
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In all honesty the signing of Leon Clarke excited few of us, but what a contribution he's made. The volley at Vale, goal at Northampton, 4 vs Hull, 2 hat tricks in a week and 2 in a win at Hillsborough. Will always be remembered fondly. Hope he does well at Wigan.
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Kevin McCabe kept the club going when no one else would. He built an infrastructure, facilities and ground that has helped ease the club back into the PL. He did some good things, he made some mistakes, he didn't handle some situations very well. 1/2
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Lovely finish from Jebbo. Off the bench to score in England U19 Euro game. Two wins from two and through to semi with a game still to play. 👏
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Not sure it is a time to be digging players out. In fact it's definitely not. Not least when as a team and unit we are doing so well. But also when no striker has stood out, or had the service they might have had.
One goal in nine Premier League appearance, 11 if you include cup fixtures.
#sufc
record signing Oli McBurnie needs to start showing growing number of unimpressed Blades fans just what he can do.
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A sign of how far we have come as a club and how we develop players:
Current Players:
Ramsdale
Fleck
RND
Academy products:
Walker
Maguire
DCL
Brooks
Former players:
Henderson
Ampadu
Adams
Coady
Have we ever had this much interest in an international tournament?
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Acted with integrity and calm when all else was happening around him and to him.
Took over a struggling team that wasn't performing and delivered what was asked (and a FA Cup Semi). All the best to Paul and Stuart. And thank you.
This notion that footballers should just tolerate abuse is just weird. The idea that grown men wait for an hour post match to continue it, but are stunned when a player reacts, as if the player are some sort of thick skinned, desensitized being that can accept it. Strange people.
What a team performance. Five different players in the back three over the 90 minutes. Stevens the constant, absolutely outstanding, yet playing out of position. Result of the season. Onwards. Up the Blades!
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What a team we have. Proud. Toe to toe with the reigning Champions on their turf. VAR stiffs us then the ref. Concede a 2nd chasing the equaliser. Then hit post and it rolls along the line and out. Deserved at least a point. They will have few tougher.
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Football has taken the piss out of fans for some time, but calling a match off for Covid 2 hours before kick off with fans travelling is a shambles. If testing players daily have some respect for those who are paying out big money to watch the game. Get them tested early.
Well this has cheered me up no end. Imagining daft lad sat on his sofa ranting gibberish at his remote control because his missus has (confiscated?) his phone 🤣
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@mrjakehumphrey
There were two teams called United playing tonight. The original United and Manchester United. Show us some respect and refer to both teams in full and not MUFC as United.
#sufc
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Oh, the audacity of it.
On this day 21 years ago, Dean Saunders committed this despicable act of outrageousness on Port Vale's Paul Musselwhite. He's yet to be charged. 😠
#SUFC
"I once said, after joining pre-season Premier League relegation favourites Sheffield United, that if I was playing for a side that retained possession better I'd be playing for Brazil......."
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#sufc
Just filmed a brief insert for Sky's pre match coverage tonight with
@Carra23
and
@GNev2
. A good laugh. If you can't make the match it should be on between 7 and kick off. Warning: Contains singing 😂 thankfully I'm drowned out.
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#sufc
Sheffield United said yes 👏, but still had snide comments from the Daily Telegraph's Northern Football correspondent post semi final saying the stadium was too small.
The decision to rule out Billy's equaliser was an embarrassment to modern football. Player lowering his head, striker has opportunity to hook the ball in. What should he do?
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The Premier League and PGMOL are failing football. They have introduced something they don't know how to use properly and as result decisions are increasingly inconsistent, standards falling, fans view the match through a lens of despair and unhealthy anger.
It's not football.
Cracking away day with the gang. Was concerned when Stearman came on that we would concede territory and end up on the back foot. But none of it. Up the Blades.
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🗣️ Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg:
"This is not a foul by Alphonse Areola on Oli McBurnie. It is a foul by McBurnie on Areola! If you know football, and you know Sheffield United, and you know McBurnie, then you know he is going to try to disrupt the goalkeeper.
Find me one positive statement in this report on SY Police plans for the Sheffield Derby. Treating the majority of well behaved fans like criminals. Watching football is not a crime. Are Manchester and Mersey derbies policed like this? I doubt it.
Lots of over-reaction from Blades fans today. Lowe is not even 3rd choice left back, Smith clearly not getting an opportunity for a reason. Lightens squad and wage bill. Wish them luck and move on. Now if we don’t get the 4/5 SJ is after, that’s a different matter.
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"We've got a clear plan and identification of what we need and we're still going through that process. We're not just signing players because other people are in for them, we're signing these players because they fit into what we are about" CW
*Waves at Dean Smith*
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Welcome, Jayden & Max. ✍️
Chris Wilder has added two exciting wing-backs to his squad, with the long-term signings of Derby County duo Jayden Bogle and Max Lowe.
Feels a bit like watching the Blades in the FA Cup SF at Wembley v Hull. Gutted to lose but you applaud them off for giving their all and having a bloody good go.
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Context. 3rd on goal difference. 8 points clear of 7th. 11 points clear of that lot. Who wouldn't have taken that at this stage of the season?
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When we were burgled a couple of years ago you couldn't get out to my wife on her own, who had disturbed the intruders. In fact, it took 15 hours and chasing up for anyone to come out. You can't even support the public on everyday crime which should be your priority. 🤷🏻♂️
“We're in a critical position in South Yorkshire; infection rates are rising and we're approaching a point in the year when our health service is already stretched."
ACC David Hartley on why we're launching a dedicated response to
#COVID19
breaches 🚔👇
Hey
@SheffieldStar
I get your national owners want clicky non journalism, but this is unbelievably poor. Ben Osborn is Keane Lewis Potter......of Brentford. Daniel Jebbison is Antwoine Hackford. And that's just for starters....
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What a phenomenal second half performance. Wilder got subs spot on. Work rate, intensity and passion. Every block, save, tackle, bodies on the line. I was exhausted watching it.
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All attacking midfielders and forwards, Didsy aside, had a poor night. But four points from two away games and a point gained on Leeds this week. That will be forgotten based on being third. Heads up and on to Saturday. Put the pressure back on Leeds.
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Sky Sports spaffing off about Burnley. But they can have all the possession they want, they are still only level on points with us. If Kompany wasn't their manager, it would be completely different. It's embarrassing.
If this is your idea of rot you have clearly only supported United for the last two years. Genuinely, the level of entitlement, over reaction and hyperbole from some of our fans bemuses me. Look at the league table.
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The last conversation I had with you about United was in St Luke's, 6 years ago next Saturday. I told you we had drawn 1-1 with Colchester and had been awful. You gave me that resigned look and a slight shake of your head. Well we are back now Nan. X
“When’s he fully fit…” 💪
“I don’t think there’s a better defensively-minded left back in the Championship” 🙌
We’ve been highlighting the best transfers of the summer so far!
@JustinPeach27
chose Max Lowe going to Sheffield Wednesday👇
🔗
#SWFC
Biggest match of my Blades watching life tonight. Win and 2 more will follow.
41 years of going, I've seen promotion clinchers, p/o finals, cup semis, none bigger.
Sad that I can't be there over the next 10 days for the culmination of the best season of my life.
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Stayed off here and any football coverage last night.
I've defended Hecky previously. Yesterday was the turning point. I can accept other teams being better than us, have better players etc But yesterday we rolled over and had our belly tickled. No fight, no guts.
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The fact Sky Sports pundits are talking about how
#MUFC
have to cope against us in the absence of Pogba and McTominay is a huge compliment to how far we have come and where we now are.
#pubteam
#dogandduckfc
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If enjoying your team being successful, however long that lasts, is a crime then football as we know it might as well just stop. Nothing is guaranteed in football, we may be out of Top 6 come May but by heck we will all enjoy it whilst we are winning.
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Anyone who thinks this squad with a few tweaks bounce straight back are kidding themselves. Yes, standard is lower,but...
The mentality/application of the squad is v poor. You don't get that back quickly.
We are deeply wedded to a way of playing that isn't working.
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Lundstram gives ball away on the goal. Watches play, stood with his hand in air and makes no attempt to close down any opposition player. Pathetic.
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So if you're Souza, Doyle, McAtee or any of the other players we are linked with, what does this say about the club? What attracts you to join over and above the other interested clubs?
Shout out for David McGoldrick. Another great performance, the source of much of our creativity and threat. Superb work rate and covered every blade of grass. Also Stearman and Crainie. When called upon haven't put a foot wrong.
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