Dingles 2 Sheffield United 2

[HSBCBLADE]

Oakwell 7.45 kick off

Blades line up with a 4-4-2 and more changes to a depleted squad due to injuries and Morgs being suspended for this game. The fans recieve some welcome news that Kyle Walker is fit and will play. A very welcome boost is the return of Jamie Ward and a massive cheer goes up when it is announced that Derek Geary will be on the bench. Jonathan Fortune will also play alongside Andrew Davies in the centre of defence.

Team: Benno, Walker, Killa, Davies, Fortune, Ward, Harper, Quinn, Treacy, Henderson (Captain), Evans.
SUBS: Cotterill, Williamson. France, Bunn, Little,Geary, Camara.

Before kick off, a minutes silence for Remembrance Day is immaculately observed by both sets of fans.
Then it`s straight into the action and a lively opening from both sides with United kicking towards the Barnsley support. The first chances fall to the Dingles however, with Macken`s overhead kick landing on the roof of Benno`s net and then Killa, playing again at left back, making a fabulous stop after the Blades get caught on the break. From the resulting corner, the ball grazes the crossbar from a Dingle header and is then cleared.
Ched Evans then goes on a strong run which forces a hurried clearance from the Tykes defence and following some good work by Harper, Treacy fires a long range shot just wide. Just before this, Benno has made a great save from a header which was heading goalwards, closely followed by a marvellous save from a shot heading for the top corner.
A cracking game threatens to boil over when Davies and Macken square up to one another with our boy leading in with his head. Both players warned by referee Clattenburg, looking gorgeous tonight in a lovely shade of blue.
The first chorus of "What`s it like to shag your Mum?" is aimed at the Dingles following two badly missed headers by Hendo, both failing to hit the target.
In the four minutes of added time, the Blades injury jinx strikes again. This time it`s Killa who hobbles off to be replaced, with a great cheer, by Del-boy. To his credit, Killa acknowledges the warm applause he receives from the Blades fans behind Benno`s goal as a great first half ends goal-less.

Another sign of how this season is going emerges during half time when I receive a text message from my brother that Benno has broken his thumb in the first half. This is confirmed when Mark Bunn takes his place for the start of the second half. The Dingles have stepped it up a gear and have the better of the opening minutes. Blades fans relieve the pressure on our boys by singing "You`re a wanker" at Toby Tyke who slinks off to his kennel, deeply hurt. Dingles fans return the favour as, having spotted Brian Howard in the Sky commentary box, tell him he`s a greedy 'illegitimate person'.
The pressure from Barnsley results in the first goal on 55 minutes. A throw in from the right wing is laid back to Anderson de Silva who promptly belts it into the top corner from about fifteen yards out.
The Blades storm back with Treacy beating three men in a great run into the box and his shot is well saved by Steele at the near post and on the hour, for once, some good refereeing goes in our favour. A free kick is nodded on by Hendo and Ched is bundled over by Steele and ex-Blade Kozluk for a clear penalty. Captain Hendo steps up to batter the ball into the roof of the net for the equaliser prompting a mini conga from some Blades which is broken up by the stewards. Dingles continue to turn the screw and go back in front shortly afterwards with a goal created by Macken. He breezes past two defenders on the right wing and crosses the ball hard and low into the six yard box. Bogdanovitch tries his best to get out of the way but the ball hits him on the thigh and drops over the line. After finishing his lap of honour round Barnsley town centre and being given the freedom of Cudworth, he is promptly substituted in favour of Iain Hulme who is soundly booed by quite a few Blades.
Blackwells last throw of the dice is to replace Treacy with Camara and on 82 minutes, the lads get a second penalty, courtesy of a trip on Kyle Walker, very similar to the one he didn`t get at Wembley in May. This time, Captain Hendo sends Steele the wrong way with delighted Unitedites going mental behind the same goal. The Dingles have been the better side in the second half and finish the stronger team but the Blades are determined to hold on for a well deserved point after four added minutes.

Man of the first half: Benno
Man of the second half: Hendo

Man of the Match: Benno


Ok, as S36 would say: Rate em.

Benno (45)
Walker
Killa (45)
Davies
Fortune
Wardy
Harper
Quinn
Keeeth (80)
Hendo
Ched

Geary (45)
Bunn (45)
Camara (80)

[RomaBlade]

Good report HSBC. My ratings based on watching at Justins....

Benno - 9
Walker - 8
Killa - 8
Davies - 6 - a bit harsh possibly as he was carrying an injury
Fortune - 6
Wardy - 6 (he disappeared 2nd half - unfit)
Harper - 7
Quinn - 5 (was he playing?????? )
Keeeth - 8
Hendo - 7 (would be 8 if he hadn't missed 2 sitters first half)
Ched - 7

Geary - 6 (was clearly not ready to play again)
Bunn - 6
Camara - 6

[YouFUMS]

Benno (45).........8
Walker.............8
Killa (45)...........7
Davies.............7
Fortune............6
Wardy.............6
Harper............4
Quinn.............4
Keeeth (80)......7
Hendo............8
Ched.............7

Geary (45)......7
Bunn (45).......7
Camara (80)....7

[S13 Wizzzaaaard]

Benno - 7 (did ok, think we are getting a bit carried away thinking they were anything other than standard saves)
Walker - 7 (still gets out of position a lot, recovers well but needs to know when to go foward and when not to)
Killa - 7 (seemed up for this one, until the injury)
Davies - 8 (my MOM though he hbattled from start to finish and never bottled a thing)
Fortune - 5 (looked ring rusty)
Wardy - 6 (no real chance to run at them)
Harper - 6 (wanted the ball again which I like)
Quinn - 3 (dog shite)
Keeeth - 6 (never got into the game)
Hendo - 8 (missed a couple of sitter but ran the line well and 2 great pens under pressure)
Ched - 7 (worked hard last night for once, I think one good goal will see him kick on)

Geary - 6
Bunn - 6
Camara - 5

[S36Reject]

Great Report HSBC, carry on like this, and i'll be out of a job

Benno (45) 8 - Fantastic Saves marred by a Broken Thumb
Walker 7
Killa (45) 7 - I'm guessing he ain't going in Jan now then
Davies 7
Fortune 6
Wardy 7 - Unfit and disappeared from 35ish! In fact whichever flank the ball was on, He wasn't
Harper 6
Quinn 4 - God he was Wank,
Keeeth (80) 7
Hendo 7 - 2 Pens, 3 clear misses, cancels themselves out IMO
Ched 7

Geary (45) 7 - Great to see him back, looked unfit, but still did a sound job
Bunn (45) 5
Camara (80) 6

All in all, we, quite frankly, played with 4 passengers and 2 desperately out of form players, which means we got a creditable draw from 5 Players

[BobBooker]

Nice 1 HSBC, where were you sat/stood ?

Benno (45) 9
Walker 7
Killa (45) 8
Davies 6
Fortune 6
Wardy 6
Harper 6
Quinn 5
Keeeth (80) 6
Hendo 8
Ched 6

Geary (45) 7
Bunn (45) 6
Camara (80) 5

[Pastitblade]

Benno (45) 8 (MOM)
Walker 7
Killa (45) 7
Davies 7
Fortune 6
Wardy 6
Harper 6
Quinn 5
Keeeth (80) 6
Hendo 8
Ched 6

Geary (45) 7
Bunn (45) 6

[HSBCBLADE]

Oooops, in all the excitement of doing the report at three this morning, I forgot a couple of things. My scores for the boys will follow shortly.
Watched some highlights of last night and forgot to mention the Dirty Dingle Shotton practising his tap dancing on Kyles back.............and then Kyle getting a yellow card for Crappity Smack knows what.
Thanks also for the kind comments on the report lads, very much appreciated. Dont worry S36, dont want to put you out of the job but would love to do it again sometime soon.
Bob - I was on Row K - Seat 34. I was the one with the notepad getting suspicious looks. Were we near each other?
And from that prime vantage point :

Benno - 8 - very good solid performance.
Walker - 7 - worked hard and with Wardy on right hand side.
Davies - 8 - gutsy performance, played thru pain barrier.
Fortune - 6 - did ok though slack marking for their second goal.
Killa - 7 - the tackle/block he made in the first ten minutes was worth the price of the ticket alone.
Wardy - 7 - commendable show after nearly two months out. Knackered in second half understandably.
Harper - 6 - still not the player he was at Reading is he?
Quinn - 5 - FFS Blackwell - REST HIM !!
Keeeth - 7- getting better performances from him IMO.
Hendo - 8 - being honest, should`ve had a hat trick. Absolutely brilliant penalty taking and great touch with the captains armband.
Ched - 7 - got involved a lot more than usual.

Geary - 6 - Welcome back owd lad. Now get yerself fit.
Bunn - 6 - apart from picking the ball out of the net twice, had little else to do.
Camara - 6 - only ten mins plus added time to get involved so it`s a six.

[BoltonBlade]

Nice report1 HSBC.

Benno 8
Walker 7
Killa 8
Davies 6
Fortune 6
Wardy 5 - nice to see him back though
Harper 6
Quinn 3 Waste of a shirt
Keeeth 6
Hendo 8
Ched 6

Geary 6
Bunn 6
Camara 5

[S36Reject]

Oooops, in all the excitement of doing the report at three this morning, I forgot a couple of things. My scores for the boys will follow shortly.
Watched some highlights of last night and forgot to mention the Dirty Dingle Shotton practising his tap dancing on Kyles back.............and then Kyle getting a yellow card for Crappity Smack knows what.
Thanks also for the kind comments on the report lads, very much appreciated. Dont worry S36, dont want to put you out of the job but would love to do it again sometime soon.

Actually HSBC, I don't go to many Away games, so I'd much appreciate it if you would do the report for the Away Fixtures. You seem to go to all of them. So it kinda makes sense to me Bob may want to write a couple too

Get back to me fella