“Good luck to Sheffield United in the final – by far the better team over the two legs.”
“Beaten by a far better team no shame in that. We can hold our heads high and we go again next season.”
“An aggregate scoreline that shows the difference in quality between the two sides. Well done to Liam Manning and the players for over-achieving this season”
“Sheffield United are so far ahead of the other teams in the race “
“I really like that Peck lad, proper baller”
“Gave it a go for 25 minutes with a patched-up side, but Utd ground their way back into control and won comfortably in the end. No shame”
“I guess we got to the playoffs unexpectedly and one rash moment impacted our progress. I’m not saying we would have won, but pretty sure it wouldn’t have been 6-0.”
“We have been outclassed over the two legs, and no complaints. Equally, always felt to stand a chance we needed the breaks to go our way. Our shot flies in off a deflection rather than theirs, yellow card rather than red, fouls given for pulling shirts etc.
When you are the better side, and the breaks go your way, sadly this is what happens.”
“Hurts so much more than if Sheffield United had just battered us with quality. Very much in the tie with Williams and Dickie on the pitch and we’ve ended up totally embarrassed.”
“Says more about parachute payments really doesn’t it. £10m for Cannon, £15m for Hamer, £24m for Brewster. Just can’t compete with any of that”
“We look like exactly what we are – a team that finished 22 points behind the opposition and are without 4 or 5 players that have been key at various points throughout the season. It was one step too many and we had to win at home to have any chance. “
“We played very well against Sheffield United in the home and away fixtures in the league when we had a more complete squad, and their side cost tens of millions (if not hundreds) more than ours. In different circumstances this would’ve been a very competitive tie (not that it matters).
Absolutely gutted to have been embarrassed in the way we have”
“Awful playoffs for us, partly because of the difference in strenght (mainly seen today), partly because of bad luck (many players in bad form, injuries, refereeing in the first leg).”
“Says more about parachute payments really doesn’t it. £10m for Cannon, £15m for Hamer, £24m for Brewster. Just can’t compete with any of that”
“They bought on a 25 mill striker off the bench”
” can see why some seem happy we “gave it a go” but did we?
We looked utterly toothless in attack, too slow to get it out from the back most of the time and completely lost the physical battle all over the park. Didn’t change shape at all, even second half.
Losing 6-0 on aggregate, and it takes til the 89th minute for someone to get frustrated and take a booking?”
“Blame the red card and the parachute payments all you want.
Our manager and team has been tactically shown up again over two games.
They’ve not got out of second gear all game.”
“Outdone by a manager I’m sure would be classed as a dinosaur by people on here.”
“No fan of Sheffield per se but they finished 3rd on 90 points, can’t begrudge them a trip to Wembley, they were 3rd best team this season. Still hope they lose final though”
“Brilliant from our fans
If there’s one thing we can take is that we can compete with most Champ clubs except maybe Sunderland and Leeds with fanbase and support off the pitch”
“I do believe that this is the biggest aggregate defeat in the entire history of the playoffs, which makes grim reading.”
“So was that the lowest points to reach the play offs? Followed by the record biggest loss over the tie?
Great “
“I hope Sheff United don’t go up simply because of the crime against fashion from O’Hare. “
“Don’t like Sheff Utd. Don’t want another Parachute club to go up. But. But
We have more chance beating Sunderland and Coventry than we do beating Sheff Utd home and away. Hope they go up to help us out as much as possible “
“Would like to have another crack at SU next season.”
“I’d like to see Sunderland go up the biggest and best supported club in the play offs really surprised sheffield couldn’t sell out tonight”
“Don’t care who wins the final so long as it isn’t Sheffield United! “
“Whos that numpty commentating saying Sheff fans were singing all game all i could hear was City fans until They scored and they had 5 mins of singing then they went quiet again”
“Horrible manager , horrible fans , horrible club , hope they lose at Wembley !! “
“Having lived near Bramall Lane for a while when I was younger, I absolutely disagree. The manager isn’t pleasant I grant you, but he isnt paid to be. Horrible fans? I’ve sat on their Kop End a fair bit, and I cant agree, Horrible club? Not at all”
“Sheffield United were worried that their playoff record might give City a chance. Well they forgot we are 0-6 in the playoffs now ourselves. At least it wasnt the customary 0-1 final defeat this time. Don’t get all the hate for Wilder tbh, best of luck to them in at Wembley. Rather Sheffield Utd than Fat Frank.”
“One downside to them going up is Brammell Lane is a proper ground, was annoying it was a mid week away day this season. “