Away Match Day Thread 26/11/2024 - Championship: Sheffield United V OUFC

[Northstandboy]

Rate the OUFC players:

 

[Northstandboy]

Match Referee: Leigh Doughty - STATS
Bramall Lane
Tuesday 26th Nov 2024 @ 19:45

Refwatch Sky Sports highlights

 

[BillyTurleys CurlyWurly]

A famous 2-1 away win.

 

[SSO]

I was thinking perhaps we won't get hammered as seems to be expected by many. Then I saw who the ref was. If you want reminding go and look at some of our comments on Ref Watch v WBA earlier this season. I will be watching on Sky + possibly from behind the sofa.

But we start 11 v 11 or 12 v 11 and we start at 0-0. We will probably have to give our best display away so far to get anything. But if we do that anything is possible.

 

[Barbadosyellow]

Really tough fixture. Perfectly set up for first away win.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

First game that I’m absolutely dreading

But we have a very resilient squad. They’ve been coming up short for a while but players come back changes things a little, Come on boys!

Ps I also think Leigh’s early and accurate crossing into Scarlett’s natural finishing could end up being a deadly combo for us this season

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

A famous 2-1 away win.

Agreed 1-2 but think scrappy not famous.
Scarlett has to start and unless awful which he hasn't been needs more than 45 or 60 mins.
Goods thru middle but this is panto season so that won't happen.
Ter avest to bang one in

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

I was thinking perhaps we won't get hammered as seems to be expected by many. Then I saw who the ref was. If you want reminding go and look at some of our comments on Ref Watch v WBA earlier this season. I will be watching on Sky + possibly from behind the sofa.

But we start 11 v 11 or 12 v 11 and we start at 0-0. We will probably have to give our best display away so far to get anything. But if we do that anything is possible.

Are refs not allowed to improve or have had an off day?

 

[m]

Are refs not allowed to improve or have had an off day?

Are supporters not allowed to be wary of a ref who appeared to walk a line between incompetence and outright negative bias?

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

I was thinking perhaps we won't get hammered as seems to be expected by many. Then I saw who the ref was. If you want reminding go and look at some of our comments on Ref Watch v WBA earlier this season. I will be watching on Sky + possibly from behind the sofa.

But we start 11 v 11 or 12 v 11 and we start at 0-0. We will probably have to give our best display away so far to get anything. But if we do that anything is possible.

The thing is, as I remember it the ref was terrible but he made mistakes for both sides.

I know we’re not supposed to talk about things being ‘levellers’ in this game but I’d rather have a terrible ref in a game we’re likely to lose, than in a game we should win. You never know, he might send their keeper off and give us a dodgy penalty in the first minute…

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Are supporters not allowed to be wary of a ref who appeared to walk a line between incompetence and outright negative bias?

If course but do think refs get blamed for a hell of alot. When they just are human and make errors same as Moore at Boro made a mistake.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

People talk about SU unbeaten run but unbeaten runs come to an end. Today maybe theres

 

[Symp59]

Sadly Chris Wilder will be enjoying a win ,I can see 4-1 and getting closer to the bottom 3.Or could we surprise them ?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Needs a battling performance with plenty of housery and 'game management' to nick a point.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

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[TailsWeWin]

Can’t see beyond an improved performance but a 3-0 defeat to a far superior team. No expectations beyond this - so I won’t be making the long journey home too disappointed.

 

[Swaby39]

This is the team I’d like to see of what’s available. It’s the most balanced and gets round pegs in round holes across the pitch and no reason it should leak goals.

I wouldn’t be at all opposed to seeing Golding given a chance at centre back for the additional height against Kieffer Moore, I’ve always thought he’s looked a very competent player and Long had a nightmare on Saturday. Risky, brave, stupid, who knows. Won’t happen.

Hopefully Kioso is back, Scarlett is a must and I’d rather see McEachran in there for the first hour while we settle in to the game. It’s time we put Rodrigues in his best position.

After an hour I’d move Brannagan up, Vaulks on for Ruben and Phillips off for Placheta or even Marselino. And for goodness sake, can Goodwin at least get 15 minutes today?

3-0 loss is what I’m expecting but as ever hoping for more. A good performance is a must to restore some belief ahead of Saturday.

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

I am hopeful of a sneaky win. We must concentrate on us not what the ref does. On Saturday we all thought dodgy penalty and offside 3rd goal but the officials were tight. Remain focused on what we do well and just get the win. Simples.

 

[dickwalton1964]

I’m really surprised a few fans - on other threads - appear to be giving up on this one. Bar Sunderland, we’ve been well in every single away game right to the end. We have to get the strongest side we possibly can on that pitch and believe we can get something - no holding anything back, this is another game to get a crucial point or three towards safety. I thought these were the games we wanted to get promoted for? With respect, was Preston at home or Millwall at home really the mouth watering games we couldn’t wait to see walking out of Wembley in May? Leeds away, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Burnley etc - they were the names and stadiums that I couldn’t wait to see. Here we are, embrace it, enjoy it and believe we can get something. Sat at home watching it from behind the sofa wasn’t what I had in mind after Wembley and it isn’t what I intend doing now we are where we longed to be!

 

[Sarge]

despite Doughty being the referee and the Blades being unbeaten at home , tonights the night we get our first away win back in the championship, 1-2 with a late winner to clinch the points

 

[Belgium Yellow]

No one's mentioned that Sheffield United also have loads of players out.

 

[Berliner]

We need to stop balls coming in from the wings to the edge of the box. If we do that to start with, we may just nick something. It is going to be a slog though.

Let's say optimistically a 1-1.

 

[Jaboysmith]

4-2 will be my guess, 2-0 down at half time

 

[holdsteady]

Oxford United Away record

P7 W0 D2 L5 F7 A13 GD-6 PTS2

Sheffield United home record

P7 W6 D1 L0 F10 A2 GD8 PTS19

They are third but joint top on points despite having 2 points deducted so essentially top, we are 18th but only 2 points from the relegation zone.

They were in the prem last season while we were in league one. We lost 6 -2 at home in our last league game all of three days ago.

If by some miracle we won this game it would be our best and most surprising league win in at least 25 years, it probably won't happen but hopefully it does to give those who travel up there a night to remember.

 

[Mad Dog]

Bit of a free hit tonight, as far as I’m concerned.

We’ve got no width available what with Placheta and Phillips not ready to start, so get two up top, get some energy in the midfield, let Josh sit pulling the strings, and get any width from the full backs.

Bring on Phillips and Placheta in the 2nd half against tiring legs, to provide new width, just to wrap things up.

So easy.

0-3 (Scarlett, Harris, Brannagan)

COME ON YOU YELLOWS!!!

 

[Jaboysmith]

I felt that on Saturday, the fact that Greg Leigh was essentially playing as a winger, while it may have lead to a few more chances, left Ciaron Brown basically playing two postions, and as he was stretched to the flank when he tried to cover Doak, which he was not at all quick enough to do, we would be without cover in the middle of the pitch. It led to the penalty, with Doak being a step or two quicker than Ciaron and leading to Moore having to come over and put a foot in to him in an effort to stop a cut back.

I feel Bennett is a huge loss, because with he and Kioso at full back, we have a back 4 who you can trust to be back defending when you need men back

 

[BicesterU]

We're likely to lose, but we could also draw or maybe even win.

 

[SteMerritt]

We're likely to lose, but we could also draw or maybe even win.

This is the kind of insight you could only get from a fellow Bicesterite. Top analysis

 

[BicesterU]

This is the kind of insight you could only get from a fellow Bicesterite. Top analysis

Also why I'm banned from the bookie. They can't keep taking these sorts of hits.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Moore having to come over and put a foot in to him in an effort to stop a cut back.

I feel like there was a few other things that Moore could have done instead of charging in like a madman and chopping him down!

 

[Jaboysmith]

I feel like there was a few other things that Moore could have done instead of charging in like a madman and chopping him down!

Yes he didnt have to dive in, but someone had to come over to close down doak, who had nothing but green grass in front of him to pick out a pull back for a tap in