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How do you solve an absence like Gus Hamer?
Gus Hamer is gone, but do Sheffield United really need to replace him like-for-like? Alec Hawley looks at how Chris Wilder’s latest system could offer a…
Aug 26
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Formline 3.05 – "Is squeezeball the new normal at Sheffield United?”
Three clean sheets, two league draws and a very different Sheffield United. Is this the new normal? Plus looking ahead to Blackburn, Cardiff and…
Aug 25
3
Player Ratings 26/27: Blades 0-0 Swansea (A)
Every Monday, Riley Roberts rates every Sheffield United player out of ten and picks through the good, the bad and everything in between.
Aug 24
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Sheffield United, ownership and a proper wind up
What's happened with Sheffield United's ownership battle, and what's next? One thing's for sure: it's never dull being a football fan from Sheffield
Aug 22
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Memory Lane #17 | The Ones That Got Away - Building an XI of the biggest transfer rumours in Blades history
Andrew Hague, Sam Parry and Tyrone James build an XI from the biggest, loudest and most enduring Sheffield United transfer rumours of all time.
Aug 18
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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
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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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How do you solve an absence like Gus Hamer?
Gus Hamer is gone, but do Sheffield United really need to replace him like-for-like? Alec Hawley looks at how Chris Wilder’s latest system could offer a…
Aug 26
13
2
Formline 3.05 – "Is squeezeball the new normal at Sheffield United?”
Three clean sheets, two league draws and a very different Sheffield United. Is this the new normal? Plus looking ahead to Blackburn, Cardiff and…
Aug 25
3
43:29
Memory Lane #17 | The Ones That Got Away - Building an XI of the biggest transfer rumours in Blades history
Andrew Hague, Sam Parry and Tyrone James build an XI from the biggest, loudest and most enduring Sheffield United transfer rumours of all time.
Aug 18
4
1
1:06:02
Formline 3.04 – "Blades Season Preview pod - Riley's 1-24s..."
Sam and David pick holes in Riley's Championship predictions for the 26/27 season.
Aug 13
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Formline 3.03 – "Blades Season Preview pod - Q&A with Ben Meakin..."
Guest Ben Meakin joins us to pick through the case for and against Sheffield United ahead of the new season.
Aug 11
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54:04
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