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Formline 2.22 – "Why are the Blades a masterclass at 0-0 but a disasterclass at 1-0? And other things..."
Easter weekend reflections, full-back chat, and a deeper look at United’s strange game-state trends.
1 hr ago
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Memory Lane #007 | "CATCH ME IF YOU KANU" – When Arsenal asked us to do it again, with Ben Meakin
Kanu, controversy, and a re-match. Were Sheffield United involved in football’s strangest acts of cheating and sportsmanship?
Apr 7
Seventeen
Joel Beighton on the age when football means the world.
Apr 3
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Formline 2.21 – "Death, Hodgson, and taking more risks: here comes part two of our Q&A podcast..."
Long-term planning, squad building, and whether United should take a risk.
Apr 2
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Memory Lane #006 | "LET'S (FOR)GET IT STARTED, IN HEEEEEERE" – Creating a Blades-You'd-Forgotten-Played-For-Us XI
An ocean of Sheffield United players you may have forgotten ever played for the club. Come on in, the water is lovely.
Mar 31
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Big Bad Billy Whitehurst
Dec 18, 2023
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ROY'S VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Nov 18, 2024
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The gamble: making sense of the Chris Wilder sacking
Jun 19, 2025
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London Away: tales from the local away day
Apr 19, 2024
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Blades versus Arsenal: an unlikely noughties rivalry
One is a historic football club that hasn't won as much as it deserves, and the other is Arsenal. But despite their differences, an odd rivalry appeared…
Mar 6
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Ode to the Captain
From club legends and coolness personified, to also-rans and symbols of decline, we ask: what does it mean to be a Sheffield United captain?
Feb 27
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The Pinch Year in Review: 2025
Win, lose or draw, The Pinch has seen it all in 2025. Here are our favourite pieces from another busy year of Blades and football coverage
Dec 31, 2025
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The only Blade in Aldershot
Through top flights and lowlights, moving south as a child didn't dim Phil Ridley's passion for the Blades – and even made him a Hampshire football…
Oct 31, 2025
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Dialling for Goals: following the Blades in the pre-digital age
Before push notifications and less-than-accurate social media updates, our writer remembers ClubCall in all its delayed and imperfect glory
Sep 5, 2025
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Hang it in the Louvre
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #8 | Chris MacMillan
Freelance commentator and Glaswegian Blade Chris MacMillan brings three Sheffield United images to the Louvre.
Mar 17
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #7 | Sam Parry
This week, the curator becomes the guest, choosing three images that define a lifetime following Sheffield United.
Jan 20
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #6 | Kate Burlaga
Sky Sports journalist Kate Burlaga picks three Sheffield United images that linger, from pandemic stillness and play-off heartbreak to the unfiltered…
Dec 16, 2025
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #5 | Caty Murray
Sander’s arrival, Hulse’s header, and a scoreline we can’t forget...
Dec 4, 2025
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #4 | Marc Webster
Tufty Club's finest Steven Bettis impersonator joins us for a brilliant chat about three of the finest images the Louvre have ever seen.
Nov 11, 2025
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53:52
Formline 2.22 – "Why are the Blades a masterclass at 0-0 but a disasterclass at 1-0? And other things..."
Easter weekend reflections, full-back chat, and a deeper look at United’s strange game-state trends.
1 hr ago
Memory Lane #007 | "CATCH ME IF YOU KANU" – When Arsenal asked us to do it again, with Ben Meakin
Kanu, controversy, and a re-match. Were Sheffield United involved in football’s strangest acts of cheating and sportsmanship?
Apr 7
49:24
Formline 2.21 – "Death, Hodgson, and taking more risks: here comes part two of our Q&A podcast..."
Long-term planning, squad building, and whether United should take a risk.
Apr 2
2
52:54
Memory Lane #006 | "LET'S (FOR)GET IT STARTED, IN HEEEEEERE" – Creating a Blades-You'd-Forgotten-Played-For-Us XI
An ocean of Sheffield United players you may have forgotten ever played for the club. Come on in, the water is lovely.
Mar 31
2
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Formline 2.20 – "Air-fryers, Wilder and which player could scale Mount Fuji?..." (Q&A Part One)
Answering listener and non-listener questions with Ben Meakin and Andrew Hague.
Mar 26
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