The Championship
Wednesday 19 October 2022
SUFC 2022/23 Game #23
Sheffield United 2 v Norwich City 2
The Championship
Saturday 22 October 2022
SUFC 2022/23 Game #24
Coventry Hot Take
I had warned sundry and all about the possibility of Purity Brewing Co, Mad Goose Pale Ale being available in the ground. So, a real What The Fuck moment, as the actual search unveiled;
Purity Brewing Co, Fixie, Coffee Stout on Keg at 5%
Brewed in Collab with Monsoon Coffee. I loved it as a Guinness Buster. The coffee was there, but didn't dominate. Some bitterness in the finish.
Norwich Hot Takes
There are things you can look after. Discipline is one. Lots of chatter traffic about the Norwich player faking it as Sharp confronts him. And collects a booking. Thing is, after thinking he'd been fouled (?by another player?) on the touchline, Sharp doesn't need to go in for the toe-to-toe, chest out, eyeballing. He makes a choice to go over there for the classic - no YOU fuck off - encounter. If Sharp doesn't go over there, there's no faking, there's no booking.
McBurnie could have won that at the death. His header was downwards. But, basically lacked power and was straight at the keeper. I find it odd. When he's at his bustling best, McBurnie looks like he might win every crossin the box. Gets the right side. Stays strong. Gets up. Hang time. But. McBurnie also never looks like scoring from those crosses. His headers are more like a cushioned header you'd do in midfield than a full on, neck stretching, have that bastard. Odd.
Basham shuffled to Left Centre Back not only makes us a bit iffy there, but it also reduces our attacking threat wide right. Anel is prepared to, and capable of, pinging accurate balls cross field, wide left to (in this case) Osborn, with his right foot. And, it's sort of easier for right footed quarter back Norwood to go that way as well. But, much harder for Bash' to cross field ping wide right to Baldock.
Norwich centre backs were immense. Snuffing out and heading back cross after cross.
Steel City Beer Festival
The rolling drinking event of the week has been The 46th Steel City Sheffield Beer & Cider Festival 2022 at the Kelham Island Museum. Three years of Covid Confusion since the last one. Still a superbly organised event. But, fuck me, the sort of rain we had on Thursday can get in the way. Piss wet through by the time we got there. Made worse by the (thankfully short) out in the open queue to pay and get in. Completed by intermittent re-soakings as you make your way between the Marquee, The Upper Hall & the pissoirs.
The Carrier Bag Firm game plan can be summarised as follows; start with a clear attack plan through the 3.5% to 3.9% Hoppy Pales, get distracted by the "oooohhhh funny name" ones, descend through the chaos of provenance, see out the final minutes searching for a £1.80 half as that's all the tokens you have left.
Neepsend Brew Co, Mimosa, Session Pale on Cask at 3.9%
Hopped with Wainea and Southern Cross.
DEYA, Have You Got Cask Or Is It All Craft?, Pale Ale on Cask at 5%
Oooohhhh Funny Name. Brewed in collaboration with Cafe Beermoth. Saaz and UK Chinook during the boil. Strata in the whirlpool.
Drone Valley, ECKY Hopped Best Bitter on Cask at 4.5%
Provenance. Provenance. Provenance. I'm a shareholder/member at Drone Valley. And this was brewed with green fuggle hops from Eckington (where I used to live).
True North, DEVIKA, IPA on Cask at 5.2%
This was judged Champion Beer of Sheffield 2022. Centennial and Citra Hops.
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