Your reaction to Sheffield United's play-off final defeat
Sheffield United missed out on an immediate return to the Premier League as they were beaten 2-1 by Sunderland in Saturday's Championship play-off final.Could the Blades have done more?Where did it go wrong for Chris Wilder and his players?Here are just some of the thoughts of Sheffield United supporters:Miguel - Unfortunately failed to win any significant match against strong opposition this year and like so many games this year should have scored more whilst on top. Not ready for the Premier league yet.Mary - Proud of them all. Hold your heads high and we go again next season and go up automatically.Ian - Did well in the first half but our front line is only really Tyrese Campbell. Hamer pulling up, Anel getting taken out by Cannon didn't help. Sunderland keeper pulls off a top class Banks save and they took their chances really well. Fair enough really - renewed ST regardless.Dave - Hate to say it but could be a blessing in disguise!Jake - The team showed signs of mental fragility when they let a five-point lead slip with only a few matches left to play. I think that had some bearing on the fixture, and Burrows' strike being ruled out by VAR meant heads started to drop. Ultimately, promotion feels like a poisoned chalice now, with the growing gulf between Premier League and Championship teams. Sunderland fans may be in for a long season.Matt - Summed up the whole season, just did enough to lead, then did not push on for a second, especially after the VAR no goal. We just thought we could hold on again like so many of the previous 20 odd wins this season. A strange season all round! If, when, we lose the creativity (Hamer) next season will be even more tougher than this.Will - My worry now is that we're going to lose some key players and it would be great if the team was kept together because we know we can challenge for promotion next season. If we lose Hamer and Cooper I think that will be a real shame.
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