Sheff Wed (H) - Match Thread

[Durnerz]

I see Fatawu’s habit of holding onto the ball when there’s a clear pass or through ball on is still alive and well. 

[limeydale]

throwin coach incoming

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Mavididi playing like he's wearing jeans and Rockports

[spacemunky]

Lots of room for improvement in the second half.

[lcfc043]

BEK has been an absolute disgrace. 

[fuzzymizzit]

I'll back the manager but he has to be dragging at least a couple after this first half. Pathetic, tbh.

[merlin1969]

Palace beat Liverpool. community shield on pens. 

[JonnyZeroFox]

No one in a blue shirt cares 

[Twitcher]

New season, new manager, same old Soumare hardly moving. I was hoping for the youngsters this season. Just not brave enough to play Nelson, Alves, Monga. Real shame 🫩

[ithuriel]

Can see Marti not finishing this campaign as manager, he considers this his best team, I know its early days but  I need to be convinced and I'm not.

[STUHILL]

Top deserves this. 

[lgfualol]

If the manager isn’t shite he’d make 3 subs at HT

[foxfanazer]

Disgraceful half from all concerned. Starting lineup wank, attitude wank and the same old shitty performances. Hate them 

[moore_94]

Just fvck off Soumare

[Sunbury Fox]

Utterly embarrassing in every sense. 

[lnkstern]

Would love to see at least two halftime subs.

 

Problem is, there are, at a minimum, four players who need replacing.

[jonny_wright]

Just now, lgfualol said:

If the manager isn’t shite he’d make 3 subs at HT

Bilal needs to come off, shocking 

[Sly]

It’s crazy that we don’t seem to have a plan in the final third of the pitch, other than “Give it to Fatawu”. 

[Guest Bilo]

We've been piss easy to beat for three seasons now.

 

Two relegation seasons and losing 11 while getting promoted is honestly criminal. 58 defeats from 122 games. Soft.

[filbertway]

Hard to tell which team had the disruptive summer atm haha

[Jattdogg]

1 minute ago, spacemunky said:

Lots of room for improvement in the second half.

100%. I plan on going to the grocery store for the entire 2nd half. 

[CornwallFox]

I warned people that our players aren't all that.

22 hours ago, CornwallFox said:

I see this sort of thing written quite a bit but I'm really not sure about how true it is. I think Fatawu, Mavididi, BEK (who we might but get to keep) and Winks (if he plays) are too good for the division. 

Beyond that, Ricardo is another 2 years older since we were last in the championship, Faes, vestergaard who got us up last time might be good enough but we are playing a different system. 

Monga, Nelson look quality but it's very early. 

The rest are bang average or below.

But they wouldn't have it.

22 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

We're walking this league, bar something unprecedented happening with the points deduction.  It is full of crap.  I thought that last time and if anything it has got worse.  

 

Our worst players are decent at this level.  Our best players are far, far too good.

 

We have a manager who seems vaguely competent as well, which helps.  

 

If we keep Bilal and Fatawu and sign a decent forward we will break all records. 

 

I typed this with my top lip slightly curled in contempt at the standard of the championship.   

 

22 hours ago, Bilo said:

That's 9 players who are either too good for the division or look quality. It's not just our first XI, but our strength in depth that shows promise.

 

First XI is probably going to be, as things stand:

 

GK: Stolarczyk 

RB: Ricardo (C)

CB: Okoli

CB: Nelson

LB: Justin 

CDM: Skipp

CDM: Winks

RW: Mavididi

CAM: El-Khannouss 

LW: Fatawu

ST: Ayew

 

Add a decent striker and that's far too good for most at this level.

 

But then there's our ressies. Let's say these are our seven on the bench.

 

GK: Begovic 

CB: Faes

CB: Vestegaard 

CAM: Alves

RW: Monga

LW: Decordova-Reid

ST: Daka

 

At Championship level, that's a silly level of quality and options. Imagine somehow marking Fatawu out of the game for an hour and then having Monga running at tired legs for the last half hour. Or Daka coming on with the press for the last 15. 

 

And that's before we add any more or consider players like Page and Aluko.

 

"Delusions of grandeur"

Edited 10 August 2025 by CornwallFox

[Vacamion]

 

Booing after 46 minutes of the season.

 

New record.   

 

 

[moore_94]

Half time 0-1

 

Shite

[Flappit]

We really have something wrong when Vestergaard is trying to play quarterback in the final third of the pitch and getting frustrated that no-one is giving him a pass.