Archive for April, 2008

Sheffield United 2 Bristol City 1 (Speed 2, McIndoe)

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

In the week that both management and playing staff at Sheffield United praised the influence Gary Speed has had on their recent upturn in form, it was predictably the United captain who proved the defining figure as the play-off hopefuls produced yet another victory, their 8th in the last 10 games, against 4th-placed Bristol City. [...]

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Sheffield United New Kit - 2008/09

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Sheffield United have revealed details of their new home and away strip for next season.
Although no images of the new shirt have been released, the home shirt will be worn for the first time in Saturday’s game against Bristol City, and the away shirt will be revealed at half-time in the same game by United’s [...]

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Supporters Club Awards…

Monday, April 21st, 2008

James Beattie has crowned his first season at Sheffield United by winning the SUFC Supporters Club Player of the Year award. Although unable to collect his award in person because of a large charity event, he was named the recipient of the award after his 22 goals to date helped United to 8th in the [...]

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Strength of Character the Key

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Sheffield United’s 10-man victory against fellow promotion chasers Hull City demonstrated the club’s new found determination and resilience, according to midfielder Gary Speed. The Blades were reduced to ten men when captain Chris Morgan was sent off before half time with the score at 0-0, but a brilliant Stephen Quinn volley and another penalty from [...]

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Will he Beat it?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Unsurprisingly, speculation is circling Bramall Lane concerning the future of their prized asset, record signing James Beattie. Striker Beattie’s form has led to speculation of interest in the former Everton man from Premiership clubs, and in turn has led to Kevin Blackwell reportedly putting a £8m prize tag on Beattie - double the club record [...]

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Billy and Beatts - the new Deane & Agana?

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Sheffield United’s late promotion surge may appear improbable but is altogether possible - in no small part down to the prolific form of their front two strikers.
England international James Beattie, one of the division’s top scorers with 21 goals, and Billy Sharp, one of Britain’s most prolific marksmen in the last two seasons, have combined [...]

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Burnley 1 - 2 Blades & The Play-Off Shake Up.

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Sheffield United failed to make up any ground on the Play-Off positions despite registering their third away victory in four league games at fellow promotion hopefuls Burnley. The victory was achieved thanks to another stunning free-kick from James Beattie and a header from Billy Sharp, with Andy Cole scoring a late consolation goal in the [...]

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Steel City Derby - Blades 2 - 2 Owls

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The second Steel City derby of the season ended in an exciting 2-2 draw, thanks to the brilliance of United’s James Beattie.
Unsuprisingly, an on-loan player had made the difference for the visitors - QPR’s Adam Bolder had put Wednesday 2-0 up with goals either side of half-time, with Portsmouth’s Frank Songo’o and Sunderland’s Graham Kavanagh [...]

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Blackwell hails Hungary test a success

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Manager Kevin Blackwell has hailed Sheffield United’s trip to Hungary as a success after watching his team overcome Ferencvaros in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Tuesday night.
The midweek jaunt, scheduled because of a break in Championship fixtures due to the international mid-week games, had been dismissed as purely a PR stunt designed to improve [...]

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