Welcomed changed proposed starting line up?

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Dike was abysmal in a good team display. The ball bounced off him and he was chasing shadows. Bostock not much better but not easy coming up to the mens game. I dont think Bostock is the answer yet.

We need a mobile player just off Heggebo. Maybe one of the younger lads like Jimoh or Mustapha, or Wallace to do the running.

Wallace can?t run FFS!! Good point though.

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Dike was abysmal in a good team display. The ball bounced off him and he was chasing shadows. Bostock not much better but not easy coming up to the mens game. I dont think Bostock is the answer yet.

We need a mobile player just off Heggebo. Maybe one of the younger lads like Jimoh or Mustapha, or Wallace to do the running.

From the brief glimpses we have seen of him, I think Mustapha might be worth a shout and we already pretty much know what Wallace and Jimoh-Aloba can and can't offer and, besides, these two are probably better played wide.

Really difficult to judge from just being able to listen to the game Matt, but whilst I get a similar impression of Dike, I also thought Price sounded guilty of the same at times. Certainly, he seems to make the runs but his end product also remains poor.

As for Heggabo, he is a battler and can hold the ball up but he doesn't always seem to help himself in terms of getting himself into better positions to receive the ball when we are able to break, something a number 9 should surely always be wanting to do. I certainly accept that service to him has generally been poor but just think he could do more himself. That said, he is never going to do much as a lone striker so totally agree with you that he needs a more mobile player playing off his shoulder. That hasn't worked so well with either Grant or Price in the past and Dike doesn't seem to be the answer either so time to try Mustapha perhaps?

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Well, at least that was a better performance and a deserved point against a decent side who have been on form recently. The Blades had the better of possession but we all know that doesn't necessarily mean anything and, from listening to the game, there didn't seem much between the two.

Defensively we were much better today and while Molumby battled away in midfield, both Imray and Diakite helped us to show more attacking intent. The obvious problem remains our lack of quality up top. Dike, Heggabo and Price all sounded like they put more effort in today but for far too often the final ball simply wasn't good enough and they also lost possession too easily. It also sounded like they often weren't mobile enough to be in the right places to receive the ball when we did get opportunities to play it forward.

Ollie Bostock sounded like he started well and was prepared to run at their defence but he was all but anonymous second half so not surprised Wallace replaced him. I'm sure a lot of this was down to inexperience at this level as much as poor service, but I'm sure he will continue to get his chances.

As for Campbell, I felt sorry for him for the OG which came against the run of play at the time but he's a player I like for his attitude and he both redeemed himself with the equaliser as well as showing our "strikers" how it should be done.

Had we played like this against Oxford, we might not have conceded those two early goals and fought enough to take the 3 points. Still nowhere near enough threat going forward from open play and we still need to make far better use of the number of corners we win, but something at least to build on for the coming home games. Neither Mozza or the fans I suspect will be overly disappointed and at least we are back out of the bottom 3-if only by a point!I

(Access to this site has been pretty shocking again today)

Great post Omgestrat6
Couldn't have put it better Molumby & Imray were the pick for me to , what was more pleasing for me was how we battled when going one down , where as last week we had nothing at all , if we play like that till the end of the season we have a chance , but the best thing of all for me was at the end of the game all the team to a man went and applauded the fans & the fans like wise applauded the player & sang there praises , which to me made me feel proud & ive not felt like that for a very long time onwards & upwards COYB great point .

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Great post Omgestrat6
Couldn't have put it better Molumby & Imray were the pick for me to , what was more pleasing for me was how we battled when going one down , where as last week we had nothing at all , if we play like that till the end of the season we have a chance , but the best thing of all for me was at the end of the game all the team to a man went and applauded the fans & the fans like wise applauded the player & sang there praises , which to me made me feel proud & ive not felt like that for a very long time onwards & upwards COYB great point .

Good to hear those last comments Johnny! In his post-match interview, Campbell pointed out that having the crowd behind you can be like having a 12th man on the pitch and judging by some of the comments on the BBC site from Blades fans, the Albion away fans were noisier than their own for much of the game.

Mozza felt our first half performance too "passive" but doubtless this was them focussing on his instructions not to concede early on, thwart Sheffield and stay in the game. Anyhow, it worked and Blades fans were a bit muted by their teams inability to get a goal. At the other end, even though Morrison was right in saying that we seemed too desperate and not controlled enough when we did create chances, we did at least create some which gave the away fans something to cheer about and, of course, Campbell's 25 yard strike was something to celebrate!

Anyhow, hats off to all the travelling fans for showing their support and glad you were all rewarded by a far better performance. As Morrison seems at pains to point out, the support of the fans is going to be crucial going forward -but it has to be earnt!

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Good to hear those last comments Johnny! In his post-match interview, Campbell pointed out that having the crowd behind you can be like having a 12th man on the pitch and judging by some of the comments on the BBC site from Blades fans, the Albion away fans were noisier than their own for much of the game.

Mozza felt our first half performance too "passive" but doubtless this was them focussing on his instructions not to concede early on, thwart Sheffield and stay in the game. Anyhow, it worked and Blades fans were a bit muted by their teams inability to get a goal. At the other end, even though Morrison was right in saying that we seemed too desperate and not controlled enough when we did create chances, we did at least create some which gave the away fans something to cheer about and, of course, Campbell's 25 yard strike was something to celebrate!

Anyhow, hats off to all the travelling fans for showing their support and glad you were all rewarded by a far better performance. As Morrison seems at pains to point out, the support of the fans is going to be crucial going forward -but it has to be earnt!

Your last paragraph is bang on! Patel should also award those travelling supporters for one match with free coach travel or tickets! Other clubs do it and we used to even under Lai!