On a cold and wintry Friday evening

It is no fun to watch football from the terraces in a cold and wintry evening. It is never fun if the game turns out to be a dull, dour goalless stalemate.

On Friday evening I was at Bramall Lane to watch Championship side Sheffield United take on bottom boys Crewe.

And after 90 minutes of cold and chill, I returned home feeling absolutely gutted. Not that I am a fan of the Blades. Just that they have been doing well this season and have cemented their second place in the league.

If they get promoted, the big boys from Premiership will be coming here on every fortnight.

However Sheffield United is not doing quite so well just at the moment. Infact the fans are worried that their team is losing steam and might lose its second automatic spot for promotion.

In the last six games, Sheffield has just won one game - away to local rivals Sheffield Wednesday. They have taken only six points in six games and still have to entertain Leeds and Crystal Palace at home. Both these teams are breathing down the Blades for the coveted second spot.

Sheffield now has 75 points with nine more games to play and lead third-placed Watford by eight points. Not much actually. No wonder the fans are edgy and rightly booed off their team last night.

I just hope the team can get its act together again and do well in the last few remaining matches. I just can't wait to see the big boys play so close to home.

my other blog