Talk Sheffield United

dakir.thanveer48d ago

"Dread it, run from it, destiny still arrives" - Chris Wilder come end of season after pulling the Blades to promotion with a one-legged Bamford and injury-struck Kalvin Phillips

lee.connor48d ago

Losing Brooks is no issue he’s bang average and Donovan will contribute the same. Hamer is the one to replace but almost impossible. Wilder is at his best with a tight budget and backs to the wall. We’ll be around the top 10 but we have to sign a defender and we need another goal threat other than Bamford.

tom.procter48d ago

Rate Wilder but play-offs could be beyond them. Losing Brooks and especially Hamer are big blows

leeclarke050854d ago

Steady player but does he transform them into top 6 contenders? I'm not sure.

callum_boyle54d ago

Wish we could keep him but he was always gonna go there after the way we’ve treated him. Mind you, £10m is a lot to spend when I can’t imagine they have millions to play with

george.patten54d ago

There’s a quality player in there - Not sure we will see it this year tho

lee.connor54d ago

We have 5 decent midfielders now. Still think there’s a chance we sell Peck. Still, would leave us with Arblaster, Riedewald, Phillips and Rothwell, with O’Hare in the 10. Not bad for a Championship side that.

seanfisher54d ago

You have to wonder just how much regret he has about leaving Leeds… he’d be a concrete club legend by now if he stayed put

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markmarston55d ago

Maybe McGuinness adds another £1m on to his price tag!

dantowen8195161d ago

They won’t get relegated I don’t think but if Peck goes without a readymade replacement, then I’d be worried

lee.connor66d ago

Anything around £12m and he goes. He is a match winner but our fans are bizarre. On one hand, they says he’s overweight and all this rubbish, then next minute he’s linked with a move and suddenly we are going down without him. We can’t afford to lose him for nothing, so take what we can and reinvest.

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markmarston67d ago

Year left on his deal… be lucky to get £15m unfortunately

dantowen8195167d ago

I saw him do a Q&A at Elland Road this summer. Imagine his expression when a certain Chris wilder-themed chant started up

markmarston67d ago

Fed up of these type of signing at Blades… Wilder needs to freshen up this team with more youth

markmarston70d ago

Been hearing lots of Blades fans tipping Chong to have a great season…

gorriejonathan74d ago

Chong’s goal looked decent! Hard to get carried away though 🤣

chillout75d ago

I think this will be an interesting year for Sheffield United and Wilder. I’m still not sure where they will end up at the end of next season. They have to be challenging for promotion. I’d like to see them and Wilder do well, but the Championship is going to be very very hard to get out of.

kyle.dimond75d ago

Could be one that contributes more than we’ll ever know behind the scenes but genuinely didn’t know he was still playing 😂😂 screams Sheffield signing though

lee.connor76d ago

It’s the sort of signing we needed tbh. Wilder speaks of ‘Culture Carriers’ a lot and we lost a load at the start of last season - McBurnie, Egan, Fleck, etc. Doherty will be good for the squad and good for Femi Seriki too. Experience and versatility can’t be underestimated at Championship level. We can’t all afford to spend £35m on random teenagers.

james.brooke87d ago

Terrible signing if it happens

jameslloyd14.jl87d ago

Incredible leader. Don’t mind it

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markmarston87d ago

I’m really torn on this one… his injury record isn’t great but is Wilder just bringing him in to be a good voice in the dressing room ?

dantowen8195188d ago

I like this. Whether he can emulate what Brooks did last season is another matter, but I like the approach of going for youth

jonny88d ago

Don’t be so quick to write him off, Brentford tend to be good judges of talent and Donovan will be desperate to prove himself. Worth a go and if he plays a lot it will entice clubs in the Premier League to send loan players there in the future.

leeconnor88d ago

We need loans as we’re financially crippled again. We’re down £37m due to no parachutes, new owners don’t seem too fussed either on making big investments. He is a replacement for Brooks who we’ve just got £10m for but I’ve never heard of him so time will tell I guess. Wilder can be quite harsh with the young lads and he wanted experience, so 🤷‍♂️

chillout92d ago

Sheffield United was the very first sports club in world history to use the suffix ‘United’ on founding in 1889. Bramall Lane, opened as a cricket ground in 1855, is the oldest major stadium in the world that still hosts professional football. In 1878, Sheffield United made global history by hosting the world’s first-ever floodlit football match.

kyle.dimond117d ago

Yeah I think they’ll be in the mix but it really depends on how Wolves and West Ham do. If they bounce back, it’s going to be a real battle for those other spots

adam98williams118d ago

Six play-off spots means the Championship is going to be a bit of a casino from next season. Anyone can get in with a good run from March onwards.

leeclarke0508118d ago

Steady season in store for them for certain. O'Hare and Hamer must be kept.

jordan.harris118d ago

Would be crazy not to be targeting promotion

callum_boyle118d ago

They should be aiming for a play-off spot but they’ll finish 12th. Pretty bang average side but Premier League recency bias makes them look better than they are

dantowen81951122d ago

Has to be top 6. A dreadful start cost the Blades last season, otherwise they’d probably have had half a chance

callum_boyle118d ago

One emoji to describe them: 🗑️

dantowen81951122d ago

3/10. Forgot most of them were even there to be honest! Barry was such a disappointment, thought he’d explode in the Champ

charlesjones122d ago

7/10. Bindon decent, the rest are pretty dire