pride in battle
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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...
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Sheffield United (N) | FA Cup SF | Post-Match Thread
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kaz7
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Nice one boys , ffs amazing !
They said we are in pole position in the prem a dozen times when we are not , setting us up i reckon
They said we are in pole position in the prem a dozen times when we are not , setting us up i reckon
Exactly. No idea why anybody would or needs to spend a penny in that placeIt's a pity the new Wembley wasn't built in a residential area with loads of cheaper takeaways and cafes within walking distance.
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.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.
aka blue jambo
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It's a pity the new Wembley wasn't built in a residential area with loads of cheaper takeaways and cafes within walking distance.
Compared to Hampdump its a glorious stadium
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.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.
Norman kneejerk
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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.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.
the blue panther
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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.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.
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.
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.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.
the blue panther
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Officially just under 70,000.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.