Wilder

[ISpeds00]

"We should have been 3 up in 35 mins"

"Nearly good enough"

"optimistic about what we can do"

Clown

They had a couple of nearly chances and did sod all else other than the goal

[Vim Fuego]

Thought Muric kept us in it early doors, personally

[jedi_master]

They could have scored a couple in the first twenty, but that was through our own idiocy at the back as opposed to any decent play from them. He might want to focus more on how a team that struggles to score at this level has put NINE past them this season.

[distortiondave]

There's at least 3 goal saving, er, saves by Muric just on the 3 minute sky highlights, and the consensus on here was a poor performance from us until our first goal, a little after 35 minutes.

I'm not sure what's so out of order in what he's said? He's a manager trying to sugar coat a bad situation to the national press without throwing his players under the bus.

[beddie]

"We should have been 3 up in 35 mins"

"Nearly good enough"

"optimistic about what we can do"

Clown

They had a couple of nearly chances and did sod all else other than the goal

He’s right though. If that had been the other way round I would have expected Kompany to say the same.

[bfcjg]

Good saves, one worldie we had chances as well.

[Dark Cloud]

Just like pretty much every match this season, we spent 20 minutes being miles the better team, but still managed to gift two easy chances to the opposition who were basically doing nothing. Unlike other teams Sheffield didn't take them as Muric made a couple of really good stops and the rest is history, but that's not been the case so often and won't be against decent teams.

[elwaclaret]

Had Muric not kept out the early chances, it could have been a very different feeling tonight.

[Gp8419]

"We should have been 3 up in 35 mins"

"Nearly good enough"

"optimistic about what we can do"

Clown

They had a couple of nearly chances and did sod all else other than the goal

Considering the opposition that was up there with the worst half of footy we have played this season the first half,until scoring the two at the end of it. You could really see why we was both bottom two. Giving us credit though we somehow turned it into a thumping!

[Goliath]

Just like pretty much every match this season, we spent 20 minutes being miles the better team, but still managed to gift two easy chances to the opposition who were basically doing nothing. Unlike other teams Sheffield didn't take them as Muric made a couple of really good stops and the rest is history, but that's not been the case so often and won't be against decent teams.

We were dominant but Sheff Utd were by far the better team in terms of chance creation and attacking threat until we scored the 1st.

[Ric_C]

Used to think he would have been a good transition for when Dyche left. But over recent years he has come across as someone with a massive chip on their shoulder. My Boro supporting mate hates him

[Big Vinny K]

Let’s not pretend the score did not flatter us…please.

First half we had plenty of possession but it was getting us absolutely nowhere for most of the first half. When our play broke down and Sheff United got the ball they made by far the better chances.
Muric was brilliant yesterday but the chances missed were sitters and the decision from Diaz to not just pass it 5 yards square to the player who had an open net was typical of a team at the bottom of the league.
Once we scored they lost whatever little shape they had. And once they went 2 down a lot of their players just gave up.

We improved in the second half and they got worse. They could not cope with Assignon and even worse if you are a United fan they did not change anything to stop his runs - if anything they gave him more space !!

Berge also totally dominated their midfield.

Not sure if they have bought McAtee from City but in the games I have seen them this year he’s their only quality player and a player I’d like to see at Burnley. Looks like a poor man’s Cole Palmer !!

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

Let’s not pretend the score did not flatter us…please.

First half we had plenty of possession but it was getting us absolutely nowhere for most of the first half. When our play broke down and Sheff United got the ball they made by far the better chances.
Muric was brilliant yesterday but the chances missed were sitters and the decision from Diaz to not just pass it 5 yards square to the player who had an open net was typical of a team at the bottom of the league.
Once we scored they lost whatever little shape they had. And once they went 2 down a lot of their pla ayers just gave up.

We improved in the second half and they got worse. They could not cope with Assignon and even worse if you are a United fan they did not change anything to stop his runs - if anything they gave him more space !!

Berge also totally dominated their midfield.

Not sure if they have bought McAtee from City but in the games I have seen them this year he’s their only quality player and a player I’d like to see at Burnley. Looks like a poor man’s Cole Palmer !!

A game last 90 mins how many games should we have been out of sight this season only to fall behind and go on to lose.Not saying we will stay up at all but our season remains alive for now

[Silkyskills1]

Had Radio Sheffield on for a while on the return journey. Their fans were very critical of the goalkeeper and Souza. Sure I heard one fan say he believed he should be in the Brazil squad but what was holding him back was the poor quality of players he plays with for Sheffield Utd. . Oops!

[Big Vinny K]

A game last 90 mins how many games should we have been out of sight this season only to fall behind and go on to lose.Not saying we will stay up at all but our season remains alive for now

I don’t know exactly- but I’d say very few games we should have been “out of sight” because there are very few teams in this league (probably none actually) who have struggled to create very good chances against us at some point in the game.
There is a number of games though that I think we should have won or picked up a point at least. Crystal Palace were awful against us on the Turf. West Ham were even worse - up until that last 10 minutes they were as bad as any team I’ve seen this season (Sheff United excepted). Man United were bang average and we should have beaten Bournemouth, Luton and Wolves.

Away from home we deserved to beat Forest (though they could have been 2 or 3 up themselves in the first 20 mins) and we could have picked up a point at Wolves.

All I was saying about Saturday was that 4-1 flattered us but I still think we were the better team and deserved our win.

I agree we are still hanging on in there. Hopefully we are catching Man United at a vulnerable time and they have shown that they can be beaten by most teams in this league. Let’s hope they play Maguire and Casemiro at the back again !!

[beddie]

Let’s show Wilder how to beat Man U. As long as we stop McTominay we’ll be okay, he always makes things happen. Jay Rod get ready.

[Rileybobs]

It's true that Sheff Utd could have been 2 or 3-0 up at half time, but that would have meant them scoring all of their chances and us missing all of ours. That's not how football works. The McBurnie chance that Muric saved with his feet really should have been scored, but I don't think any of their other chances would have been more than 50/50's.

Going in level at half time would probably have been a fair reflection of the first half, but by the end we proved we were comfortably the better team over 90 minutes.

[bfcjg]

It was realistically their last desperate chance of survival, they had a stuffing at Turf Moor to try to get revenge for plus they were at home, not surprised they started so well.

[alboclaret]

"We should have been 3 up in 35 mins"

"Nearly good enough"

"optimistic about what we can do"

Clown

They had a couple of nearly chances and did sod all else other than the goal

He is absolutely correct. Not really clownish.
They had 3 good chance early doors, they weren't good enough and he has to be optimistic.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Without muric we’d have lost that game. Fact

[Goody1975]

Without muric we’d have lost that game. Fact

Teams playing without a goalkeeper would be at a serious disadvantage, so I completely agree with you.

[houseboy]

Without muric we’d have lost that game. Fact

Sorry bud. It is not logical to say ‘fact’ when no one knows what would have happened had Muric not been playing. Facts are things that have either happened or can be proved without any doubt to have happened, like mathematics or historical occurances that have actually happened. Facts are scientifically provable. Guesswork is probably as far removed from fact as it is possible to be. Yes we may have lost but we could have also won by a much bigger margin, or snow could have stopped play, or both teams could have walked off because they were tired. Without any shadow of proof with regard to defeat or otherwise saying ‘fact’ is actually just a nonesense. You are expressing an opinion…opinions are not ‘facts’.

[Raconteur]

He is absolutely correct. Not really clownish.
They had 3 good chance early doors, they weren't good enough and he has to be optimistic.

Surely if they had scored the 1st chance, the other 2 chances would not have happened

[Jakubclaret]

Sorry bud. It is not logical to say ‘fact’ when no one knows what would have happened had Muric not been playing. Facts are things that have either happened or can be proved without any doubt to have happened, like mathematics or historical occurances that have actually happened. Facts are scientifically provable. Guesswork is probably as far removed from fact as it is possible to be. Yes we may have lost but we could have also won by a much bigger margin, or snow could have stopped play, or both teams could have walked off because they were tired. Without any shadow of proof with regard to defeat or otherwise saying ‘fact’ is actually just a nonesense. You are expressing an opinion…opinions are not ‘facts’.

It's a fact since murics been recalled back into the starting selection results have improved significantly. It's also a fact you have spelt "nonesense" wrong the correct spelling is nonsense I just thought I'd point it out as you appear to be big on facts.

[Big Vinny K]

Seen it all now.
The poster who does not know how to use basic punctuation or understand the definition of a paragraph picking someone else up on spelling mistakes.
Rearrange these words
Kettle
Pot
Black

[Jakubclaret]

Says missing the full stops himself just to emphasize the point he's making.

[Big Vinny K]

You wouldn’t know what a full stop was if it kicked you up your fruit loop boney arse.
And as for commas I’m assuming you think these are a mild curry dish ?

[ecc]

"Without Muric we lose that game."

This is correct English in 2024.

[Jakubclaret]

Kormas not commas. Hardly any similarities between the 2! You need to research about curries & indian cuisine generally speaking & kormas aren't always mild you can add as much spice/kick into any particular dish to make it as hot as you wish.

[Big Vinny K]

Wooooosh

[Jakubclaret]

"Without Muric we lose that game."

This is correct English in 2024.

Correct. If only our inspector clouseau manager would have realized that sooner.

[Big Vinny K]

Realised

[Jakubclaret]

It still makes sense lot's of american spellings have been adopted & are widely in the english language. When I logged in this afternoon I mistakenly thought I was logging into a football forum not some university english language forum I should log back out now & let you eton educated academia's crack on.

[Big Vinny K]

Did you think that before or after you pulled up another poster on their spelling ?
I won’t bother pointing out the number of mistakes in your last post. I don’t want to miss the Arsenal game at 8pm.

[boatshed bill]

It's true that Sheff Utd could have been 2 or 3-0 up at half time, but that would have meant them scoring all of their chances and us missing all of ours. That's not how football works. The McBurnie chance that Muric saved with his feet really should have been scored, but I don't think any of their other chances would have been more than 50/50's.

Yes he should have said "we could have been....", it would be hard to disagree with that.

[elwaclaret]

Realised

I’m afraid both are accepted in academia now. I still use S myself.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Without Muric the chances are we could have perhaps lost that match…. Is that better. Jeeeeeez

[houseboy]

It's a fact since murics been recalled back into the starting selection results have improved significantly. It's also a fact you have spelt "nonesense" wrong the correct spelling is nonsense I just thought I'd point it out as you appear to be big on facts.

Ha ha. Well spotted.

[Quicknick]

I’m afraid both are accepted in academia now. I still use S myself.

Academia has nothing to do with it. One is American, the other British.

[ecc]

Jakubclaret » Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:16 pm

ecc wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:06 pm
"Without Muric we lose that game."

"This is correct English in 2024."

Since when have the rules for the use of the conditionals been completely overhauled?

[elwaclaret]

Academia has nothing to do with it. One is American, the other British.

Nothing to do with academia?
Who do you think writes things like the Oxford English Dictionary, with current accepted versions of English spelling?

[Jakubclaret]

Nothing to do with academia?
Who do you think writes things like the Oxford English Dictionary, with current accepted versions of English spelling?

Realized is that accepted I have to manually change it on my keypad if I want to spell it as realised. It makes no odds both have the same meaning & are as equally easy to understand regardless of the spelling preference.

[Quicknick]

Nothing to do with academia?
Who do you think writes things like the Oxford English Dictionary, with current accepted versions of English spelling?

Academia? As I said earlier, one is American, one is British. It goes without saying that the US version is slipping into British English. I've had all these discussions with my editors.

[elwaclaret]

Academia? As I said earlier, one is American, one is British. It goes without saying that the US version is slipping into British English. I've had all these discussions with my editors.

Gone way past slipping in, as I said I still use ‘s’ but in the many papers I have read in recent years I am now in the minority of English academics that do so; both are now considered equally acceptable (I have had the same conversation with many scholars to make certain before writing my own latest papers).

[elwaclaret]

Realized is that accepted I have to manually change it on my keypad if I want to spell it as realised. It makes no odds both have the same meaning & are as equally easy to understand regardless of the spelling preference.

Your view is shared by Oxford and Cambridge, guardians of the written language.

[Quicknick]

Gone way past slipping in, as I said I still use ‘s’ but in the many papers I have read in recent years I am now in the minority of English academics that do so; both are now considered equally acceptable (I have had the same conversation with many scholars to make certain before writing my own latest papers).

I'll continute to use the British spellings in my books. I don't doubt you're right, though.

[Quicknick]

Realized is that accepted I have to manually change it on my keypad if I want to spell it as realised. It makes no odds both have the same meaning & are as equally easy to understand regardless of the spelling preference.

And I suppose the 'z' versions are logical, in that that's how they sound.

[Jakubclaret]

And I suppose the 'z' versions are logical, in that that's how they sound.

Like I said it's that accepted if I type it out on my keyboard it's recognized as first choice if I wanted to spell the other way I have to dismiss that & select the other spelling.

[Ric_C]

great thread

[Quicknick]

great thread

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