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Post by QPR Report on Mar 11, 2010 9:23:58 GMT
Past Sheffield United vs QPR Resultswww.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=2093&team1id=2328Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield United fight to rescue promotion push Date: 11 March 2010 By Alan Biggs Kevin Blackwell fears Sheffield United's injury mayhem is fated to continue for the rest of a chaotic season as he fights to rescue a promotion push. Striker Ched Evans could face an operation to pin his shoulder, while the other casualties of a dismal midweek defeat to bottom club Peterborough, Jamie Ward and Lee Williamson, look to be out indefinitely with hamstring pulls. "The whole season has been like this and I see no reason why it should change," said a frustrated Blackwell, who takes little consolation from Darius Henderson's return from suspension against Neil Warnock's Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. "It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul," he added. "Ched spent Tuesday night in hospital before being released. It looks as though his shoulder is not broken but there's a possibility he's popped a joint and might have to have it pinned - as happened to Bryan Robson around the time of the 1986 World Cup. Either way, Ched is out for a while. "The problem is that I'm unable to field a settled side and can't get any stability into the team." Take out Chris Morgan and Nick Montgomery and the rest of the midweek line-up total only around 150 Blades' appearances between them. Blackwell is still getting to know many of them and is only just discovering how some will react in tough times. He will inevitably put their character under the microscope considering the fragility of the side's away form. United's sudden game of catch-up in the play-off stakes is a theme that might also occupy the mind of a certain former manager this weekend. Win at Bramall Lane on Saturday and Warnock's QPR will be only two points behind the Blades - with a game in hand. Not that Blackwell's depleted side can afford to dwell on such negative thoughts before what might be viewed, given such a dramatic change of landscape, as the fixture from hell. Cardiff's defeat at Ipswich on Tuesday was scant consolation for United losing at Peterborough, but at least it means no ground - other than another game played - was lost. The gap is just five points and Blackwell's men can go a long way to plugging it. . . providing they win both of two home games in the next five days, with Blackpool to follow on Tuesday. Such desperate need is the price for the team's acute split personality disorder. Nine unbeaten at home, seven successive defeats away - that's some case study. But then so is the chronic injury record this season. Equally, the team and manager can't be divorced from the state of the club as a whole amid difficult times financially. A predictable struggle has to be seen in that context. Of all the managers heading into town, Warnock, who can smell blood a mile away, would be the last anyone at the Lane would pick right now. It's not only his nose - Warnock's tail is also well and truly up. Such are the slim margins in the Championship that winning both his first two games as Rangers boss has given a relegation-threatened side a sudden sniff of the play-offs. Even if United negotiate the next week successfully, the real problem lies ahead; how to cure the travel sickness. The stand-out statistic is that they have scored only three goals in those seven point-less games. BUY ONLINE: The Sheffield Telegraph and Property Guide are now out every Thursday. To sign up on line click here. www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/Sheffield-United-fight-to-rescue.6141414.jp
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 11, 2010 16:21:32 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 12, 2010 7:25:37 GMT
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Post by desorchid on Mar 12, 2010 20:52:43 GMT
Tomorrow, some questions:
1 - What are the Rangers pubs?
2 - Will I be alright to bring my boy in? (he's 4)
3 - Will they have Real Ale?
grateful for any light shedders, if that's a phrase in English.
Cheers.
If I could write in something akin to English that too would help.
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 7:48:59 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 8:07:51 GMT
BBC Preview Sheff Utd v QPR Live text and stats Content will update automatically Saturday, 13 March 2010 Championship Home Team Score Away Team Time Sheff Utd v QPR 15:00 SHEFF UTDQPRPossession Sheff Utd 50% QPR 50% Attempts on target Sheff Utd 0 QPR 0 Attempts off target Sheff Utd 0 QPR 0 Corners Sheff Utd 0 QPR 0 Fouls Sheff Utd 0 QPR 0 Coca Cola Championship Venue: Bramall Lane Date: Saturday, 13 March 2010 Kick-off: 1500 GMT Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio, Final Score & highlights on The Football League Show TEAM NEWS Sheffield United forward Darius Henderson is available again after serving a suspension. But Jamie Ward and Lee Williamson are both sidelined with hamstring injuries, and striker Ched Evans is out with a broken collarbone. QPR's ex-Blades midfielder Mikele Leigertwood has been passed fit after suffering a gashed shin during the midweek victory against Plymouth. Lee Cook is also in the squad after fully recovering from a virus. MATCH PREVIEW Former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock returns to Bramall Lane looking to protect his 100% record as QPR's new manager. After home wins in his first two matches in charge, Warnock's next task is to improve Rangers' dismal away form. They have lost their last four away matches without scoring a single goal. They face a United side that has not lost in nine home matches and have only been beaten on their own patch by promotion chasers Newcastle and Cardiff this season. Another victory for Warnock would take QPR to within two points of the Blades, who are currently in ninth place and four points away from the play-off spots. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head • This is the fourth match between these clubs this season. They drew 1-1 in the league at Loftus Road, where United beat QPR in an FA Cup third-round replay in January. 606: DEBATE Have your say on this match • The Blades have not been beaten in seven matches against QPR since the London side did the double over them in the 2005/06 Championship campaign. Sheffield United • United have lost their last two matches - and three of the last four - by a 1-0 scoreline. • They have been shown more yellow cards this season than any other club in the division (71). • No club has scored more goals in the last five minutes of Championship games than the Blades, who have netted nine. • Richard Cresswell needs two more to total 100 club career goals. Queens Park Rangers • QPR have won three of their last four matches but are without a win in nine away games since beating Sheffield Wednesday on 7 December. • Mikele Leigertwood is set to face his former club, as will on-loan striker Marcus Bent if he is selected. • Hogan Ephraim is in line for his 100th career appearance. MOST RECENT MEETING QPR 1-1 Sheff Utd (19 December 2009) QPR scorer: Leigertwood 2. Sheffield United scorer: Cresswell 8. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8558696.stm |
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 8:09:15 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 8:24:10 GMT
Sheffield United Official Site
Gaffer's preview Posted on: Fri 12 Mar 2010 Kevin Blackwell's look ahead to Saturday's visit of Queens Park Rangers knowing that victory is vital after a pointless week: "We have to try and win, simple as that, but of course we are looking forward to it - it's a home game. Okay, we lost a bit of heart because of losing those two away fixtures but they were both only by 1-0 so we were always in the games, and I have told the lads to keep believing and working hard. "Overall, I have been pleased with our defence, even in the last two away games, and I think that the game will come down to what happens in the two penalty-areas, whoever defends well or takes the chances. "Our home form has been almost exemplary, we haven't lost here since early November, so we can go into the game confident that we can perform. "That terrific run has kept us in the hunt when we can't buy a win away from home and I hope we can maintain it. We might not have the selection options available that we might like but we will keep playing for every point available. "Despite all that has gone wrong for us we are above the likes of Reading and Preston who were in the top six last season, and we are still only four points off again this time with a few weeks left to go." With so many Blades players out of contract in a few months time United are, in most cases, waiting until the summer before opening negotiations. On QPR
"United did turn down an approach for me from them in the summer but I was happy to stay, they have moved on so good luck to them."We face another new manager, this time in Neil Warnock, and we know all about the problem that can cause because it is the fourth time that we have faced that this season. "Rangers have been inspired by that, just as Palace were when Paul Hart took over, and the way they played against us last weekend was apparently the best they have played in weeks. "Any manager joining a new club will talk to his players and expect to get an immediate positive result, and if he doesn't he will be in trouble. He will set his team up like he did at Palace before he left so we know what to expect "People will make a lot about Neil coming back although he has already been here this season, and he will enjoy trying to put one over on us. "But he made it clear the other week that he considered that the Palace fans were the best he had worked for and I wonder what United fans will make of that considering that he is supposed to be a Blade - I'm sure they will bear that comment in mind. www.sufc.co.uk/page/Previews/0,,10418~1991764,00.html
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 10:43:22 GMT
South Yorkshire Star BLADES: Sheffield United are told to go for brokePremium Article ! Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. Options Premium Article ! To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the Sheffield Star site. Subscribe Registered Article ! To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. Sign InRegisterBLADES: Sheffield United news « Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryADVERTISEMENTPublished Date: 13 March 2010 By James Shield SHEFFIELD United have been told they must seize the initiative against Queens Park Rangers this afternoon. Despite losing their seventh straight away game when they were beaten at Peterborough on Tuesday, Kevin Blackwell's side have tasted defeat only twice at home in the Championship since February last year. That record is expected to come under severe pressure from visitors who, Blackwell acknowledges, have been revitalised by the appointment of his predecessor Neil Warnock. But the United manager said: "We are still only four points off the play-offs and, to be honest, I think that fact has been lost among everything else that has been going on. "The selection we want probably won't be available to us but although we've obviously struggled away from home lately we've been exemplary at Bramall Lane. We have to start on the front foot and stay there." United are expected to be without Jamie Ward, Lee Williamson, Ched Evans, Gary Naysmith, Derek Geary, Ryan France and Toni Kallio. Got a view? Add your comment below. JOIN THE STAR READER PANEL: The Star is YOUR newspaper, so tell us what you think about it and what you want to see - CLICK HERE. Don't miss our daily pull-outs - only in the The Star: Monday Star Sport, Tuesday Class Act; Wednesday Business; Thursday Grassroots; Friday Time Out; Saturday Retro. Subscribe to The Star - CLICK HERE READ MORE Subscribe to The Star or Green 'Un Visit our Matchday Centre for free live coverage of every match Football headlines. Football gossip. Blades news Owls news Reds news. Millers news. More rugby. More boxing. Sports columnists. All sport categories Free E-Mag: Premier League 2009-10 Preview Watch Premiership highlights, international football, golf, tennis, darts and much more - click here www.thestar.co.uk/sportheadlines/BLADES-Sheffield-United-are-told.6148490.jp |
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Post by cpr on Mar 13, 2010 11:24:31 GMT
Thank the lawd we didn't get that gawd awful muppet, 'orrible bloke with 'orrible football tictacs.
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Post by cpr on Mar 13, 2010 11:27:02 GMT
Tomorrow, some questions: 1 - What are the Rangers pubs? 2 - Will I be alright to bring my boy in? (he's 4) 3 - Will they have Real Ale? grateful for any light shedders, if that's a phrase in English. Cheers. If I could write in something akin to English that too would help. I dunno if this helps. Quote:
Pubs
Most of the pubs in the immediate vicinity of the ground are home fans only although this isn’t an inhospitable place by any stretch of the imagination. Most QPR fans looking for a drink will try the town centre five or ten minutes walk away. There’s the usual Wetherspoons, RSVP and Lloyds Bar next to the City Hall concert venue if you like that kind of place (I don’t) while a little further afield fans of real ale and a wider variety of beers and spirits might like to try the Frog and Parrot on Division Street or the Devonshire Cat on Devonshire Green - both pubs have an excellent reputation and deservedly so. The Parrot will serve you a former Guinness world record holding beer that is so strong they only do it in third of a pint portions. Again you can probably walk to Bramall Lane in little over ten minutes from there.
Rangers fans arriving by train usually migrate to one of four pubs - The Howard is the most obvious, dead opposite the station, although it can get crowded on match days, the police like to pay very close attention to it and there have been problems in there in the past after the match. Slightly further up the hill is the Globe which isn’t a bad place and then further up still, across the road up the ramp and between the Library and the art gallery, there is The Graduate and then next to the Crucible the Old Monk.
The police attention on games in the city seems to vary massively - four years ago we went in the Monk before a game at Rotherham when Sheff Wed were at home and were welcomed warmly with our colours on with kids in our group. Two weeks later for Sheff Utd away the exact same police officers and doormen we’d spoken to a fortnight before refused us admission with colours and said no children were allowed inside then denied all knowledge of us ever being in there before. It really does seem to depend how they’re feeling. We’ve had problems trying to get kids (and I’m talking 14/15 year olds here not toddlers) into pubs even just to eat a meal on matchdays before so bear that in mind if the whole family is heading north. |
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Post by desorchid on Mar 13, 2010 11:37:35 GMT
Cheers CPR,
gonna leave in a minute so my confidence is turning to nervousness, before returning to absolute certainty of Hooped success at about 2.59pm!
Des
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Post by cpr on Mar 13, 2010 11:43:44 GMT
Enjoy Des, at least it's a proper stadium. Hopefully, a decent turn out by the Rs.
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 13, 2010 11:46:04 GMT
If we don't win today, I'll actually be surprised and disappointed. That's the impact of Neil Warnock at least on my thinking!
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