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Memory Lane #15 | Signing in the Rain - 10 transfers that made fools of us all...
The signings we were certain would be brilliant, the ones we wrote off too quickly, and the Sheffield United careers that proved none of us really knows…
Jul 24
Got, Swap, Need...Yes, a Shiny!
David Beeden raids the attic and the internet in this history of Sheffield United through cards and stickers.
Jul 21
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26/27 Season Preview: Big Squad, Bigger Questions
Someone suggested to me that Sheffield United are good value at 40/1 for relegation. To gauge my own thoughts, I placed our entire squad into two…
Jul 14
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Formline 3.01 – "The Big Fat Summer Catch Up – ft. The Star-Spangled Bunglers..."
The Formline is back | Listen as Sam and David’s insight and analysis slowly but surely succumb to the summer heat.
Jul 10
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Ashley Ward, Sheffield United icon
Player Strange Love or: How I Will Never Be Able To Not Love Ashley Ward
Jul 3
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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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Ashley Ward, Sheffield United icon
Player Strange Love or: How I Will Never Be Able To Not Love Ashley Ward
Jul 3
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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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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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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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1:12:43
Memory Lane #15 | Signing in the Rain - 10 transfers that made fools of us all...
The signings we were certain would be brilliant, the ones we wrote off too quickly, and the Sheffield United careers that proved none of us really knows…
Jul 24
Formline 3.01 – "The Big Fat Summer Catch Up – ft. The Star-Spangled Bunglers..."
The Formline is back | Listen as Sam and David’s insight and analysis slowly but surely succumb to the summer heat.
Jul 10
3
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Memory Lane #15 | "The World Cup of Sheffield United Defenders" - Part Two
Battling random ex-Blades doesn't get any tougher than this.
Jun 26
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Memory Lane #14 | "The World Cup of Sheffield United Defenders" - Part One
What a time to be alive. We're arguing the toss about 48 random defenders.
Jun 26
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Memory Lane #13 | "The World Cup of STRIKERS!" - Part Two
The tournament hots up with some of the strangest head-to-heads since someone butted Paddy.
Jun 12
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