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Steve, or the story of how The Pinch came to be
Popes and Panzers, war and Wednesday — Steve’s remarkable life ends in the places we know: football terraces, barbershops and home. But it begins in a…
Oct 22
The Night Shift
How better to spend the early hours caring for a newborn than reliving Sheffield United's nineties journey through the magic of VHS?
Aug 4
Does Roy remember this right?
Roy remembers – but did the following outlandish moments in United history even happen?...
Jan 21
43 moments of quintessential Wilderballs
Andrew Senior takes a sideways look at the post-match words of our straight-talking, no-spin, says-it-as-it-is manager.
Mar 26
New year, new faces?
There's no sugar-coating it: there are evident issues throughout the United squad. Who should we move on in January, and who's out there to help the…
Nov 6
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Big Bad Billy Whitehurst
Dec 18, 2023
ROY'S VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Nov 18, 2024
The gamble: making sense of the Chris Wilder sacking
Jun 19
London Away: tales from the local away day
Apr 19, 2024

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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
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
The Night Shift
How better to spend the early hours caring for a newborn than reliving Sheffield United's nineties journey through the magic of VHS?
Aug 4
The BBC – Best Blades Celebrations
Deadbat looks through decades of United's most memorable celebrations – good and bad – to find our top ten
Apr 1
43 moments of quintessential Wilderballs
Andrew Senior takes a sideways look at the post-match words of our straight-talking, no-spin, says-it-as-it-is manager.
Mar 26

Hang it in the Louvre

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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #3 | Andrew 'Roy' 'Panchero' Hague
The Louvre has been robbed. Fear not, the thieves left the Sheffield United gallery untouched, which is more than we can say for Andrew, who has very…
Oct 21
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #2 | David 'Deadbat' Beeden
The podcast where Blades fans pitch three images for our consideration, but only one will make it onto the hallowed walls of the Louvre.
Oct 14
36:58
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #1 | Tyrone James
A new podcast where guests pitch three favourite images from their life as a Blade and together, we pick our favourite to hang in The Pinch wing of the…
Sep 26
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Formline 2.10 – "Emergency pod ... as in, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!"
Sam, David, and Riley react to the loss to Derby before chatting in detail about the key metrics behind successful Championship teams — and reveal one…
Nov 3
Formline 2.9 – "Michael Cooper, Harrison Burrows, Callum O'Hare, and the state of our matches at 0-0..."
David, Sam and Riley get into the weeds of the last three games against Watford, Blackburn and Preston.
Oct 27
1:06:31
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #3 | Andrew 'Roy' 'Panchero' Hague
The Louvre has been robbed. Fear not, the thieves left the Sheffield United gallery untouched, which is more than we can say for Andrew, who has very…
Oct 21
56:50
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE #2 | David 'Deadbat' Beeden
The podcast where Blades fans pitch three images for our consideration, but only one will make it onto the hallowed walls of the Louvre.
Oct 14
36:58
Formline 2.8 – "The never-ending story as Blades lose again, but how far were we from a 9-point week?"
David, Sam and Riley chew over 7 days of double disappointment and ponder on what happens next.
Oct 8
48:07
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