Sheffield United (N) | FA Cup SF | Post-Match Thread

ChezBlade said:
We’ve been in semi finals in 2015, 2014, two in 2003, 1999 and 1993. I think the bigger thing for our fans was we lost all 6 of those and had less realistic chance yesterday than in any of those. Throw in 4 playoff final defeats and some of our fans just don’t go to these sort of games anymore just by being ground down after all the defeats.
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I get it mate, 70.000 fans, both from the North is a fantastic turn out, good luck for next season back in the Prem...
 
ChezBlade said:
We’ve been in semi finals in 2015, 2014, two in 2003, 1999 and 1993. I think the bigger thing for our fans was we lost all 6 of those and had less realistic chance yesterday than in any of those. Throw in 4 playoff final defeats and some of our fans just don’t go to these sort of games anymore just by being ground down after all the defeats.
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Out of interest how many were at Wembley? Game yesterday could have been played at the swamp and saved everyone a fortune. Absolute joke for thousands to have traipsed down south.
 
Eds said:
Out of interest how many were at Wembley? Game yesterday could have been played at the swamp and saved everyone a fortune. Absolute joke for thousands to have traipsed down south.
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I think the attendance was 69,000 but that included neutrals. We were saying on the way home it could easily have been played at St James’, Old Trafford or Anfield. Even though we aren’t in it Wembley should be saved for finals only.
 
ChezBlade said:
I have been reading this forum for a while, mainly to see City fans thoughts on how Doyle and McAtee are developing with us (both tremendously by the way) but thought as an SUFC fan would offer an alternative opinion on why we didn’t sell out.

The first obvious one is the cost. We have a core support of around 25,000, adding in a few big game supporters still doesn’t get us near the allocation. My Dad and I went yesterday, neither of us drink but still spent well over £200 between us. I’m fortunate to be able to but Sheffield is a largely working class City where larger families will have been priced out.

In terms of getting to watch the champions, there is not much fun going to a game where you know you are going to lose, have hardly any chances and about 20% possession where a collection of the world’s best players run rings around your team for large parts. I’m 32 and this is our 5th semi final watching United but first where I went with absolutely no expectation or really hope of a result. We did miss a chance early on through NDiaye but being realistic that would have just riled your players and you’d have beaten us by more. In a strange way I think we’d have sold more against Brighton or Man U because our fans would have believed we at least had a chance.

Our starting 11 cost £28m yesterday, 20 of which was on Berge. Within that there were 5 free transfers and an academy graduate. I don’t know how much all your players costs but I know at least a few starters cost around or more than our whole 11. We don’t play on a level playing field anymore. The gap between the top 2, the next 3 and the rest is bigger than ever. We are likely to go up but even then there’s going to be games next season where we turn up expecting to get hammered.

I have to say though this is absolutely not a dig at City, other clubs (your city rivals!) have spent far more for far less return. Pep is far and away the best manager in the business in how he refreshes tactics and teams where your rivals fail and struggle to compete with you season on season. You are currently the best team in the world and a joy to watch on TV, just not so much in person when it’s our team on the receiving end!

All the best for your run at the treble, would be great to see you pick up the Champions League this time around especially.
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Thats a nice read thanks and you seem quite a knowledgeable bunch yourselves. Only thing I would say is that with the possible exception of Haaland, the team aren't really a collection of the world's best players, in fact most are written off as bad buys by our wonderful press on arrival. its more the unit Pep has moulded them into and how much he improves players. When Pellegrini was here we were only just making top 4.
 
ChezBlade said:
We’ve been in semi finals in 2015, 2014, two in 2003, 1999 and 1993. I think the bigger thing for our fans was we lost all 6 of those and had less realistic chance yesterday than in any of those. Throw in 4 playoff final defeats and some of our fans just don’t go to these sort of games anymore just by being ground down after all the defeats.
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I think that was a great turn-out by Blades fans yesterday, especially considering they really had no chance of progression, barring a miracle - especially without Doyle and McAtee.

The disappointment is that there were a lot of knobheads looking to rile normal City fans and looking for trouble afterwards. I hope they found it from lads who can handle themselves; City have got their fair share of them.

Hopefully, it can be civilised next season, and I hope you can invest wisely over the summer to give yourselves the best chance of staying up.
 
Eds said:
Out of interest how many were at Wembley? Game yesterday could have been played at the swamp and saved everyone a fortune. Absolute joke for thousands to have traipsed down south.
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The 2 Sheffield clubs wanted it at Wembley in 1993, part of the problem we have now is down to that game being a trailblazer.
 
Ted_Bovis said:
When we played them in the semi a few years back it was horrific. On the main road to the stadium (managed to blag good parking) the rag fans were so horrendous we were convinced they would turn our car over.
They were throwing beer at the police horses. We covered our club colours and drove through.

It was like a fucking zombie apocalypse. Terrifying.
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They were even singing "Fuck off back to Manchester"

Guess the cockneys don't do Irony.
 
blew said:
The only ground I have ever had a knife pulled on me, Bramall lane, it was a Wednesday night cup match if I remember. I was at the fa cup quarter at Goodison, and all that went on there before and after, countless times at $old Trafford, Millwall away, A few European games, countless big home and always, never before or since has a knife been pulled.
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They do call them the Blades.
 
the blue panther said:
I think that was a great turn-out by Blades fans yesterday, especially considering they really had no chance of progression, barring a miracle - especially without Doyle and McAtee.

The disappointment is that there were a lot of knobheads looking to rile normal City fans and looking for trouble afterwards. I hope they found it from lads who can handle themselves; City have got their fair share of them.

Hopefully, it can be civilised next season, and I hope you can invest wisely over the summer to give yourselves the best chance of staying up.
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I agree, sunshine, drugs and alcohol bring out the worst in some football fans. This has also been called out as unacceptable on our forum this morning and ruined the day of quite a few of our young fans experiencing Wembley for the first time.

I do think it’s a growing concern across football post pandemic and we have an unpleasant share like most clubs.
 
Eds said:
Out of interest how many were at Wembley? Game yesterday could have been played at the swamp and saved everyone a fortune. Absolute joke for thousands to have traipsed down south.
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The swamp is not fit for purpose.
Along with the 2 scouse grounds and Newcastle.I might find Newcastle okay if I have sat in the lower part of the ground.
That leaves Sunderland and The Etihad.
 
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Bluesince1979 said:
Sick of seeing smirking reds sniggering at the turn out.

Regardless of how many we took the fact that sheff U took less (big day out, doing well in the championship, playing the champs, get very decent home crowds in a high population city etc etc etc) spells out in huge letters that football fans are being priced out of these games.

Working mans sport no longer and with a cost of living crisis people make choices
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I know quite a few match going reds who ain’t going today due to either cost or because they don’t agree with the semi being at Wembley.
 
Keeper! said:
This image always comes to mind when the PL accuse us of fiddling our accounts, and the reality of our irrefutable evidence is just that

man-city-lawyers.gif
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Don't mess with the big dog...
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Anyone see the fan get arrested on the steps to the tube at wembley park? Loads chased him and het got legged up with about 7 coppers jumping on him
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I could see the Police getting hold of someone on the steps but didn't see what went on before. If was going on as we were walking up the steps to get the tube.

On another note, the tube we were on stopped at Baker Street and loads of people were getting on. Some Sheff Utd fans squeezed on and the door shut. There was a guy on the platform going mad, kicking & punching the tube door and shouting at this woman from Sheffield, who had got on. The train wasn't moving with this going on, so the police came over, didn't see if they just had a word or they got arrested, as the train pulled away. Not sure if it was one of our lot or another one of their own fans, but no idea why someone would be punching a door, trying to start on a woman. Maybe they had pushed in to get on the train, but the reaction seemed over the top, to say the least.
 
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