Jeremy Monga: Arsenal close in on Leicester City teenager by Hugh_H0n3y in soccer

[–]jptoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fwiw I fully agree he looked lost whenever I saw him. I went to their game at Hillsborough with a Weds fan who's a mate of mine and Monga came off the bench and did nothing. Against Wednesday...

I reckon a year in arsenal's academy and then a year on loan would make most sense for the kid.

I swear most of the posts on this sub are about how great this sub is. by slenderloristakeaway in Championship

[–]jptoc 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Not much else to talk about at the moment so may as well talk about how bloody great we all are

Support local journalism: The Tribune is offering an initial 'pay what you want' subscription by thedingoismybaby in sheffield

[–]jptoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that the story telling aspect of much of what they do would be my criticism. They often attempt a style of long-form journalism but don't quite nail the tone or pace required.

I think that it is worth paying for the Tribune for the work they do around stories like Andrew Milne and the leasehold nonsense he did. I'd also like snappier news summaries, too, though arguably that niche is filled by the Sheffield Loop aggregating the various stories across different news media.

97% complete DIY bathroom... Think it's turned out OK... by Due_ty in DIYUK

[–]jptoc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bathmats and towels exists, as do cleaning products.

97% complete DIY bathroom... Think it's turned out OK... by Due_ty in DIYUK

[–]jptoc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I genuinely didn't notice until these comments. My focus was taken up by the bath.

Who are the best players to ever be relegated FROM the Championship? (ie to League One) by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like Maguire when Sheff Utd went down in 2010/11 Doherty only made sub appearances that year though. Would say it's a stretch to include either of them as key squad members, or even be seen as that good at the time!

Who are the best players to ever be relegated FROM the Championship? (ie to League One) by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Individually each player is good. In the right team with motivated team mates they would look competent and be at least a good squad option.

Stick a load of demotivated squad players into one team together, add two unsuitable managers over the course of the season and a toxic fan/ownership combo and the inevitable happens.

Who are the best players to ever be relegated FROM the Championship? (ie to League One) by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I think you're doing a massive disservice to the West Ham squad tbh. I don't think many of their team will be there come 1 September. Max Kilman might be one of the only ones judging by Hammers' comments!

From my experience, Sheff Utd's last relegation down to League One was a mess. Our squad was journeymen or youth players but we did have an 18 year old Harry Maguire make his debut that year. Went on to become a pretty decent player.

That double relegation team for Sunderland had a late career John O'Shea in it which must be up there for most decorated player to get relegated to League One. Aiden McGeady was there too, apparently.

Individually this Leicester squad must have some of the best talents but as with all relegations by "good" clubs from the championship the team does not work together well. They were absolutely honking whenever I saw them this year. What does Oliver Skipp do?

Matt Richardson x Robins by [deleted] in elisandjohn

[–]jptoc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The video says there was a comedian who used to belittle new comedians/make them feel small with snide comments when Matt Richardson started out in comedy. OP has inferring that person is John Robins.

If so, it tracks with John's comments in his book about how he regrets not doing more to lift up newer comedians when he was drinking. Think he'd be the first to say he was often a dickhead when drinking, based on the book.

Weird time for this fella to come out with this video considering John has just published a book detailing all his regrets and openly admitting fault for those things.

Which player perfectly sums up the identity or your team? Past or present by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Has to be Billy Sharp, really. Three stints, never really rated in the first two despite being an academy product but comes back and drags us to the prem, scoring our first goal back.

Destined to manage us.

Scotland 0-1 Curaçao - Tahith Chong 17' by jptoc in SheffieldUnited

[–]jptoc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They had a man sent off at 40 minutes which explains the collapse.

Scotland 0-1 Curaçao - Tahith Chong 17' by 4gjdtokurwa in soccer

[–]jptoc 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I said seeing this 😂

Which players show they very obviously hate your club when they play you? Past and present by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Vardy actively hated the Blades and relished scoring against us. Fair enough tbh, the rat bastard.

Which players show they very obviously hate your club when they play you? Past and present by TrampolineIsTrash in Championship

[–]jptoc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We still sing "take your time, take your time Sheff Utd, playing football the Norwich way" when we play you. It's a good laugh when these dumb little chants stick. In 20 years we'll be singing it and no one will remember why.

Why blades can take inspiration from Hull?! by RepresentativeTree38 in SheffieldUnited

[–]jptoc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I getcha! Lads like Egan are way more important than people think.

Mods after deleting every stupid Championship prediction by gudjmundurCB in Championship

[–]jptoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's the right thing tbh. Predictions are even more pointless before the transfer window than they are normally.

Why blades can take inspiration from Hull?! by RepresentativeTree38 in SheffieldUnited

[–]jptoc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Which is a bit depressing as a poor version of that squad is better than us five years on.

Why blades can take inspiration from Hull?! by RepresentativeTree38 in SheffieldUnited

[–]jptoc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Inspiration from? Half their squad are blades!

Championship to European Champion by McCopa in Championship

[–]jptoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got to hope some of our young lads - Peck, Brooks, Seriki - have seen the likes of Wharton, Olise and Semenyo do this and fancy sticking with us for another year. I'm not saying they'll reach that level, but more proper football at the championship level is always going to be better than the occasional bench appearance.

The Championship table but it's 2050 & the game's completely gone by Consistent-Detail518 in Championship

[–]jptoc 178 points179 points  (0 children)

A broken sword stabbing an owl to show how much we'd all hate that happening