“Wolves at home, Sheffield United away, repeat at your leisure. Norwich can’t continue to ‘play well’ and lose games. That isn’t sustainable. That doesn’t keep you in the division.

What constitutes a positive performance? Passages of decent possession without penetration?” “Very poor today, how have a bland club like Sheff Utd surpass us on every level!” “Rich owners. They aren’t planning with Prudence.” “Sheff Utd and Villa have very rich owners, more £ than Delia. Fact is we are self funded until there is concrete offer to buy the club, of which there hasn’t been.” “They just know how to grind out results. Not sure I’d like to watch that each week but you have to admire what they’ve done this season. We’re just a bit soft in the middle like a decent soufflé!!!” “Four minutes stoppage time after a player has spent three minutes rubbing his head for no reason and both teams have made three subs?

This game is ridiculous. Sheffield United completely outmuscled, outniggled and outhustled us today. ”

“The replay clearly showed there was no contact on McBurnie – it was pure cheating to add to the thuggery the ref completely ignored. If you want to watch a team like them you’re welcome to Robbie, but I never would. The ball was 80% over the line but just wouldn’t go in. Have we had any luck go our way this season?” “The blades team is full of thugs. Two double-footed, off the floor tackles from Fleck unpunished. What the f?” “Anyone else fed up with the opposition goalkeepers having worldies against us?? Incredible how often its happened this season!!” “Poor premier league match from both teams today. Their keeper MOTM sums it up. How did we not score? Quiet stadium” “Sheff U had a 10 minute spell in which they scored and had chances but we dominated the 2nd half. 3 Shots inside the 6 yard box without scoring. Just our luck.” “May have been the same result but Sheff Utd had 24 hours extra to recover from their FA Cup game and didn’t then have to travel at the weekend – both likely factors in a poor 1st half.

Unlucky not to get a point at the end” “yes. They did have a gruelling midweek fixture to contend with. So did Sheffield United, by the way.

They didn’t get back until the early hours, I suspect the Blades didn’t either. They upped it for 15 minutes and won the fixture. That’s levels. Not fitness.”

“They had 24 hours extra recovery. That’s a massive advantage to go along with being at home” “Wednesday to Saturday turnaround proved too much in the end. They were the last team I’d want to play when not 100% physically” “Sheffield United did not need to be good to beat us today. Impotent” “Breaking down an organised Sheff U 1-0 down was always going to be a big ask after the Spurs effort midweek.” “Not as free flowing today and found it hard to penetrate through thirds regularly. Sheffield made it hard , they pressed well and broke the play up.” “Any small hope I had left is now gone. Sheff U didn’t even need to be that good, one cross and Hanley/Godfrey dont mark their men and they score an easy goal. Offered absolutely nothing going forward other than Krul and Hanley lumping it long as if we’re a League One team” “Sheff Utd defended well; as I’m sure we expected them to.” “Sheff Utd just so bloody efficient. Knew exactly how to play us. Bastards.”

“A few second half positives to cling to but overall City we’re out-fought by a superbly disciplined and determined Blades team full of confidence. Bramall Lane was rocking.” “Sheff Utd also know where our difficulties lie – we can’t defend crosses into the box, whether that be from deep crosses or set pieces. They’ve capitalised on that to good effect” “Frustrating to lose all games against fellow promoted sides this season – though impressed with Sheff Utd’s intensity today.” “First time Sheffield United have done the double over us in decades. Well deserved, worrying lack of variation in our play when chasing” “Was men against boys” “Thought they looked tired but they tried their best, battled, but struggled to break down a very good, very organised Sheffield United Good luck to the Blades – hope they get into Europe. They deserve it.” “Sheffield controlled the game. We were outplayed and out-thought. We’ve now played them 5 times since “Busgate” and the record is 4 Sheffield wins and one match drawn.” “No Sheffield United controlled two periods of about twenty minutes in each half where they had us locked defending. They made one of those dominant periods count and unlocked us. We failed to make our dominant periods count.”