THE JON STEAD DERBY | Sunderland vs Sheff United - Match Preview

[@Beverley-yf5ec]

Nice to see Nick and Oli on the Panenka bar and grill video, bless 'em! 👍 Anticipated a draw against WBA, simply due to the threadbare squad, injuries and illness etc. Really proud of the team, but they're knackered, no surprises there! Reinforcements in January, or we can kiss goodbye to the top two positions. Wilder's doing a fantastic job 🌟 but he can only do so much with the limited resources. Big shout out to our giant Harry for his excellent defensive delivery along with the other "back fours" - take a bow Harry 🌟 and wishing you a successful recovery from your Achilles injury 🙏 You will be really missed 😢 UTB ⚔️

[@ianoo23]

Sunderland fan here- not sure how this one is gonna go! If your team don’t have the energy to constantly press Sunderland into mistakes then we could really hurt you in the attacking third! We are a handful of players out but still enough quality on the pitch to do a job! I’m going with a 3-1 home win only really based on the performances of both teams last games and Sunderland are due a better game in front of goal than the Stoke game! All the best 👍

[@jeffberesford480]

Given the injuries and squad at BDTBL we could do with finding modern equivalents of two great former stars for both. John MacPhail was a combative centre back and Colin Grainger was a goal scoring left winger in the 1950s who was injured while playing for England whilst a second tier Blade. There's a KZbin video of Colin s 2 goals against Brazil. He became a Mackem in the late 1950s. As for this week, I'm worried fatigue and Sunderland 's pace could well overrun us. UTB

[@brianshaw4029]

Let's never forget Jumping Jack Rodwell, another Blades redemption signing for the Ages!

[@Scottie-bg8hy]

A Yorkshire lock-out this season, the next time the Blades come to Elland Road, it'll be a Premier League fixture. Now, lets get rid of those pesky Makems and Clarets and have a nice relaxing cruise to the finish line in May!

[@Jay-ru3mu]

Cheers Bud UTMB

[@KENDODYL]

Survived as we always do !!!..once a Blade always....

[@jaysteveo9632]

Feel like we need to see what the team looks like starting without O'Hare at some point. Not against Sunderland but Cardiff and Swansea coming up. He works hard and has some lovely little flicks but he goes missing offensively so often to our detriment in a role where Hamer really should be starting instead.

[@chrissimpson7439]

Player connection - Andy Gray

[@watansworld3617]

A win would be incredible but a draw would be good result I think it be 1-1

[@lewismorris6101]

What is the loss then

[@RichCollis1889]

Player connections:- John McPhail, Phil Bardsley, Jody Craddock and Don Hutchinson. 1-1

[@PaulTaylor80]

Brewster shouldn’t be on the bench! Couldn’t put a pass together and his shooting is diabolical, no wonder it took him 26 months 🥶

[@idi0tdetectioninprogress]

We are running on fumes, take a draw right now.

[@LensBadger]

Player connection: Chris Riggott

[@1889jonny]

Matt Killgallon?

[@chriseades5368]

Just go 442 tomorrow. We have the players to do it. Rather see that than square pegs in round holes 😊

[@jaysteveo9632]

Who are you dropping out of Hamer, O'Hare and Brooks to play another striker in One or Brewster? Rather a couple square pegs than the player quality drop too much, Brewster's cameo against West Brom for example.

[@peterhepple3348]

Think both teams are tired, hoping 1-0 win for my mackems but head says 1-1 and I believe that will end our challenge and make it a 3 horse race

[@1889jonny]

I cannot see us winning this, a 0-0 draw is the best we can hope for, we're so thin on the ground... Don't lose, fill the open loan places and maybe one or two signings...

[@ColinHorton-km1vf]

1.0 the lads isodor

[@Chris-c9l6p]

Can't see anything but a defeat I hope I'm wrong