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Jun 23

Life after Knill: What Sheffield United need to fix in 26/27

Chris Wilder said the new coaching team will "inject fresh ideas" into Sheffield United. Sam Parry has a needle and a loose thread of thoughts.

Jun 19

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

1:00:58

United World (Cup)

Tahith Chong joins a very exclusive Sheffield United World Cup Club, as David Beeden assesses the Blades links heading to North America.

Jun 11

Memory Lane #12 | "The World Cup of...?" - Part One

What happens when you let four Blades take responsibility for a World Cup? This... this is what happens.

Jun 10

50:00

DEM Blades is back. Pre-order the fanzine now

It's been a minute, but we're printing a Summer 2026 fanzine.

Jun 9

May 2026

Looking back, and looking forward to...

Exposure therapy at Wembley, what's coming up, and how to get involved.

May 29

Formline 2.26 – Season Review & Awards: the good, the bad and the xG

The final Formline of 25/26 is here. In a bumper episode we review Sheffield United’s season before dishing out award for goals, head losses, MVPs and…

May 18

1:32:19

Memory Lane #011 | “Video Killed The Bladio Star” – SUFC on VHS with Paul Kemp & DeadBat, part two

From survival seasons and Wembley trips to relegation heartbreak — the story of 1990s Sheffield United through VHS tapes.

May 12

53:56

Sheffield United 25/26: a season review in stats

When is "bang average" not "bang average"? Sam Parry searches for answers in the data.

May 7

Memory Lane #010 | “Video Killed The Bladio Star” – SUFC on VHS with Paul Kemp & DeadBat, part one

Season reviews, dodgy commentary, and the VHS tapes that shaped the pre-Youtube generation.

May 5

54:01

April 2026

Formline 2.25 – Postmortem of our pre-season predictions

How wrong did we get it?

Apr 30

46:32

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