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Formline 3.13– "Have Sheffield United really turned a corner?”...
What’s behind United’s recent revival, and can it survive a tougher run of fixtures?
Nov 5
Player Ratings 26/27: Blades 3-2 Preston (A)
Riley Roberts rates every Sheffield United player out of ten and picks through the good, the bad and everything in between.
Nov 4
Blades kit history poster giveaway
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Nov 4
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Memory Lane #25 | “The B Sharps: The Many Eras of Billy Sharp...” [Part Two]
Andrew, Sam and Jon Bradley continue down Billy Sharp Avenue, from Wilder making him captain to promotions, Premier League goals and the final chapter…
Nov 3
Player Ratings 26/27: Blades 1-0 Wrexham
Riley Roberts rates every Sheffield United player out of ten and picks through the good, the bad and everything in between.
Nov 2
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Big Bad Billy Whitehurst
Dec 18, 2023
Blades kit history poster giveaway
Nov 4
ROY'S VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Nov 18, 2024
The gamble: making sense of the Chris Wilder sacking
Jun 19, 2025

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Player Strange Love or: How I Will Never Be Able To Not Love Ashley Ward
Jul 3
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
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
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
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

Hang it in the Louvre

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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #11 | Travelling Blade
To the Pinch Wing, Travelling Blade brings a true legend, a true horror, and a reminder that football is really about the people you meet along the way.
Oct 14
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #10 | Paul Kemp
The Kop without a roof, the Blades without a care in the world (oh no...), and the sweetest taste of the century.
Sep 9
48:01
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #9 | David Pendlebury
From first glimpses of Bramall Lane to Basham’s iconic arrival at Elland Road, David Pendlebury takes us through three images that capture what it means…
Apr 14
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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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The Pinch Podcast

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57:33
Formline 3.13– "Have Sheffield United really turned a corner?”...
What’s behind United’s recent revival, and can it survive a tougher run of fixtures?
Nov 5
Memory Lane #25 | “The B Sharps: The Many Eras of Billy Sharp...” [Part Two]
Andrew, Sam and Jon Bradley continue down Billy Sharp Avenue, from Wilder making him captain to promotions, Premier League goals and the final chapter…
Nov 3
1:03:31
Formline 3.12– "The Officially Unofficial Formline First Non-Annual Quarterly Awards of the Season So Far, Featuring Special Guest…
Sponsors TBC.
Oct 29
1:17:58
Memory Lane #24 | “The B Sharps: The Many Eras of Billy Sharp...” [Part One]
Andrew, Sam and Jon Bradley take a stroll down Billy Sharp Avenue, revisiting the false starts, prolific spells elsewhere and difficult road that…
Oct 27
36:32
Formline 3.12– "Are we turning the corner?”...
Are we turning “woke”?
Oct 23
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