Archive - The Pinch

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

1:12:43

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

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

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

59:21

Ashley Ward, Sheffield United icon

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

Jul 3

⏳ DEM Blades fanzine: Pre-order ends tonight

Last call for pre-orders for the DEM Blades fanzine.

Jul 1

June 2026

Hopes and fears ahead of the new season

As the summer window opens, it's time for the usual pre-season excitement and trepidation. Here, Tyrone James explains what he thinks might decide a…

Jun 29

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

1:15:01

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

1:05:23

7 days left to order the fanzine

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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

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