Sheffield United Blog

The Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Final will take place a week before the League One and Two Finals in 2009/10, because of the 2010 World Cup.
The season starts on August 8 and finishes on May 2nd. There will be no games on New Year’s Day or Eve – the FA Cup third round will take place [...]

Kevin Blackwell knows his failure to lead Sheffield United to promotion will impact upon his transfer budget – but could be buoyed by news that two of his former targets have been handed free transfers by their respective clubs.
Blackwell, who is also bracing himself for a flurry of summer bids for his star names including [...]

Danny Webber is the most notable casualty as Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell announced his list of released players.
Webber played over 100 times for the Blades, including 22 appearances in the Premier League in 2006/07. However, a succession of injuries saw him fall out of favour at Bramall Lane, and he was informed that his [...]

Despite failing to gain promotion to the Barclays Premier League, Sheffield United will still show some Italian flair on the Bramall Lane pitch next season… in the shape of their 2009/10 home kit, manufactured by Italian sportswear giant Macron.
Bramall Lane officials have signed a seven-figure deal with the designer to produce United’s kits for the [...]

Gary Speed has hit back angrily at claims his illustrious playing career could be over as he prepares to undergo surgery on a bulging disc in his back.
The former Wales captain faces going under the knife in the New Year, effectively ruling him out of the rest of Sheffield United’s season and casting doubts [...]

Speculation linking Gary Speed with the vacant manager’s position at Swindon Town has intensified after it was revealed the 39-year-old will miss the rest of Sheffield United’s season with a back injury.
The veteran midfielder faces an operation before Christmas on a bulging disc in his back and it is unlikely he will play again [...]

Birmingham City 1 – 0 Sheffield United
The script was almost written for him.
Kevin Phillips, City’s summer signing from West Bromwich Albion, had previously netted on his debut for three of the five clubs encompassed in his career.
And ominously, he made it four out of six by netting the late winner – leaving Blades manager Kevin [...]

Sheffield United, the pessimistic bunch that we are, are so negative that any preview of the upcoming season would read like a report on Doomsday. Devastation will strike – our multi-million-pound strike force will suddenly forget how to score – even though they have consistently throughout their careers… Our fairly solid defence will be struck [...]

There is no doubt that a manager knowing his squad inside-out can only be a good thing, but few gaffers in the Football League can claim to have such a close relationship with his players than Kevin Blackwell.
Today’s signing of Matthew Spring, who played under the Sheffield United manager at both Leeds United and Luton [...]

Sheffield United’s preperations for the Coca-Cola Championship season gathered pace today when the club announced three new signings.
Former loanee David Cotterill rejoins on a permanent basis after penning a three-year contract, and will be joined by Luton Town’s Matthew Spring, signed on a year-long loan deal from the troubled League Two side, and Maltese international [...]