The Seventy Two has canvassed the opinion of several Football League writers from a variety of different clubs to ask one simple question: what do you want from your football club? Given around 300 words to play with, there were numerous responses so we will be looking at a cross-section every day this week, beginning with the thoughts of Burnley, Blackpool and Sheffield United supporters. Burnley by Adam Haworth “I’ve often thought about what I want from my club, Burnley, in terms of interaction with me and other fans. Those things I want are simple things - news as soon…
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From the Ritz to the Rubble: Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday
It’s that time again - this weekend, Sheffield Wednesday make the short trip across the city to face Sheffield United. How long ago it seems now that these two teams travelled down to Wembley together. This is now a meeting between two third-tier clubs, both desperate to return to the Championship. With both the Blades and the Owls in a similar position, the outcome of Sunday’s clash at Bramall Lane will be fascinating. Let’s find out a bit more about the protagonists from Sheffield United fan Ian Rands and Sheffield Wednesday supporter Chris Ledger… The View from the Afternoon -…
The Burton Blade
Sheffield United supporter Ian Rands has his own side to worry about. The Blades are currently bottom of the Championship and look set to tumble out of the division without so much as a whimper. But there is another relegation-threatened team that he has one eye on, thanks to a former Bramall Lane hero. Thursday 15th May 2003 saw one of the greatest matches I have ever seen in my life and perhaps one of the greatest play-off matches ever: Championship Play Off Semi-Final Second Leg - Sheffield United 4 Nottingham Forest 3. After a one-all draw at the City…
Five Stars: Sheffield United’s best players in the 21st century
There was only ever going to be one person that would be asked to pick Sheffield United’s five best players of the last decade or so - Blades fan Ian Rands of A United View on Football. Ian has selected five Bramall Lane legends from the Warnock era, two of whom remain at the club today. Michael Brown If ever a player of recent years had the best spell of his career at Bramall Lane, it was Michael Brown. Arriving from Manchester City, the midfielder was recognised as a skilful left-footed player with question marks over his temperament. However, under…
Broken Britton? Leon leaves Blades to seal Swansea return
Despite spending little over six months at Sheffield United, former West Ham trainee Leon Britton is heading back to his “career club”, Swansea City. It seemed quite a coup for United to attract the midfielder to Bramall Lane in the summer. Ian Rands explores why Britton was less than great for the Blades. When Leon Britton moved to the steel city in June, big things were expected from him. Heralded as the player who would drive a change in style of play that was being demanded by the fans, expectations were heightened by reports that Sheffield United had held off…
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