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Sheffield United Season Preview (25/26) – manager, squad strength, predictions
With a fanbase caught between hope and anxiety — as Sheffield United gear up for another Championship campaign, Alec Hawley assesses whether the Blades…
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Roy's View From Social Media: Pre-season 25/26
Roy is back... truth is he never left.
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⚔️ Sheffield United Season Preview Podcast Part Two
We go all-in with predictions, hot takes, and a healthy dose of skepticism. But what do our 1/1, 10/1 and 100/1 shots look like?
⚔️ Sheffield United Season Preview Podcast Part One
A detailed look at United’s pre-season results, tactical shifts under new management, and which players are catching the eye.
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?
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July 2025

June 2025

The gamble: making sense of the Chris Wilder sacking
Ben Meakin weighs up the risks, rewards, and reasoning behind a bold decision by new ownership—and why he's ready to roll the dice on a new era at…
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Formline 2.1 - "Chris Wilder to be sacked: what happens next?"
As reports confirm Chris Wilder’s sacking, we reflect on a departure that feels both inevitable and potentially high-risk.
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Wilder sacked: Blades owners put their heads above the parapet
Chris Wilder’s second spell at Sheffield United ends not with failure, but with fallout. Sam Parry unpacks what happened and why.
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Roy's View From Social Media
The Beatles: "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the hearts you break [at Wembley]."
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