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Beware banana skin, Blades!
So close: Ched Evans rues a near-miss in the defeat at Wycombe. Picture: Steve parkin
sheffield United have been warned not to slip up against teams such as Saturday’s opponents Wycombe by one of the Blades’ most famous ex-players.
Keith Edwards, who follows United home and away in his role as a match summariser on local radio, says nothing can be overlooked if the team are to contend for an automatic promotion position.
He said: “It’s important to win the matches that your opponents will be winning. It’s games like these that are the difference between the top two and the play-offs. Yes, Wycombe are a banana skin but the way we have been playing of late, passing the ball around well, we should win.”
Although United and Wycombe’s league positions are at the opposite end of the table, the Chairboys did inflict the first away league defeat of the season on Danny Wilson’s team in September.
Edwards, who scored 171 goals for the Blades in 293 starts during the late 70s and early 80s, said the team has improved since then. He said: “The Wycombe game was during a difficult patch. We dropped points at Leyton Orient too.
“Since then Danny Wilson has tightened things up and even though we have lost the last two matches the performances have been there. I’m a big believer that if you keep the quality of your performances high, then the results will come.”
Defeats at Charlton in League One and at home against Birmingham City in the FA Cup, along with last Saturday’s match at Colchester being postponed, means it is nearly a month since United last had the winning feeling.
Edwards is confident the Blades will prevail at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
He said: “It’s hard work for the opposition when the ball is being passed around. Michael Doyle and Kevin McDonald need a lot of praise for the way they have been playing.”
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you'll always be second to us
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 10:20 PMComment removed by moderator
manorblade
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 07:10 PMI dont know about a meteorite hitting the lane but there's a Comet just off Queens Road
UTO1
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 06:55 PMWe don't Donny, the massive do just like you own radio Sheffield United. Keith Edwards works for SIG moving insulation about..... I reckon that's what's between his ears!!!
crystalpeaksman
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 06:43 PMKeith always talks sense,I will be happy with 4 points from the next 2 games
Gerimo
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 06:37 PMYou never know,a meteorite might hit the Lane
manorblade
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 05:58 PMWe could do with winning this game by half time, the big game is on Tuesday . No injuries or daft sending offs and hope that rhodes leg falls off against Orient as i'm sure they would be 10 points worse off without him. The porkers have tricky games coming up, the Stevenage game on Tuesday will be a real football fest hoof ball at its finest and lets hope Exceter end up with at least a point, dropped points at Chezzi will set them up well for the derby.
HideTheCretinsForTheGoodOfSheffield
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 05:48 PMThe intelligent amongst us (and believe it or not there are a few from Sheffield!) are aware that pigs the animal are intelligent creatures. I think that most neutrals seeing the often infantile, generally foul mouthed cretinous abuse posted on here would think that pigs would be have to be far more intelligent than the vast majority posting on here.
Gerimo
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 02:29 PMWouldn't smash your pigs if I were you especially Sir Nathaniel
sliverblade
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 01:32 PMLnd Rd Owl... (shake, shake) wake up... wake up... (shake, shake) your dreaming again !!!
Ldn Rd Blade
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 01:24 PMWe are much more solid than the last time we played them as Mr Edwards points out. Hope the break hasn't left us a bit rusty, need to hit the ground running, get a draw against Hud, beat Preston and the smash the Pigs. Lovely.
Ldn Rd Blade
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 01:13 PMNot trolling are we Floater? No not Mr "I don't even lower myself to reading Uniteds stories".
Flotter
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:42 AMI would like to praise Keith Edwards for his honest, balanced and insightful commentary on Utd's games, but I can't. He epitomises pig mentality
Flotter
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:38 AMWhat's got four leg and more money than Sheffield United. Harry Redknapp's dog.
Flotter
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:37 AMDon't pigs eat banana skins? Why else would the Star put a pig story on here? It's the best way to get their fans to comment. I would also like to congratulate Keith Edwards on his balanced ,Don't pigs eat banana skins? Why else would the Star put a pig story on here? It's the best way to get their fans to comment. I would also like to congratulate Keith Edwards on his balanced
Donny Blades
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:35 AMHaving there supporters on our pages hahaha since when did the pigs own the sheff star?? Fans comment on boths threads its called BANTER!! UTB FTO
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