July 11th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Former Sheffield United hero Brian Deane will grace the Bramall Lane pitch one more time after confirming he will be a part of a ‘Legends’ exhibition game next month.
The game at Bramall Lane on August 7 will pit legends from both England and Germany together, with the winner lifting the ‘Derek Dooley Memorial Cup’ in [...]
July 11th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Kevin Blackwell’s hopes of boosting his summer transfer budget with compensation money regarding the Carlos Tevez Affair have been dashed after it was revealed Sheffield United must now wait until September to find out if they will be compensated.
The latest instalment of the high-court battle between The Blades and West Ham United led to an [...]
July 7th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Kevin Blackwell has received his second glowing reference in as many weeks after former loanee David Cotterill joined Lee Martin in paying tribute to the talents of the Sheffield United manager.
Wigan Athletic midfielder Cotterill also joined Manchester United winger Martin, who also spent a large proportion of last season on loan at United, in expressing [...]
July 5th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Paul Sturrock has confirmed that Plymouth Argyle have recieved no bids for Peter Halmosi, who is a reported target of The Blades.
United manager Kevin Blackwell publicly stated his admiration for Halmosi, then backtracked after stating that he isn’t neccessarily interested in bringing the Hungarian to Bramall Lane. Former Sheffield Wednesday manager Sturrock is resigned to [...]
July 5th, 2008 by Danny Hall
After leaving Sheffield United for Huddersfield Town, Chris Lucketti has expressed his gratitude to The Blades for helping him realise his career ambition of playing in the Premier League.
The 36-year-old defender was allowed to join The Terriers earlier this week after the arrivals of Greg Halford and Sun Jihai, who can both fill in Lucketti’s [...]
July 4th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Sheffield United’s hopes of promotion have been boosted after it was announced that Kevin Blackwell will be handed a substantial transfer kitty by plc chairman Kevin McCabe.
Chairman McCabe earlier this week pledged to make up to £10m available, a majority of which has been earmarked for improving the first team squad.
If the plan is approved [...]
July 4th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Former Blade Colin Kazim-Richards has been linked with a move back to the English Premier League after an impressive debut season in Turkey and a good Euro 2008 tournament for his adopted country.
The winger was plucked from the reserve team of Brighton and Hove Albion by former United manager Neil Warnock for just £150,000 and, [...]
July 3rd, 2008 by Danny Hall
July 3rd may sound like any other day to most people but today marks the anniversary of two key events that shaped the history of Sheffield United.
On July 3rd 1902, United’s Bramall Lane stadium staged the third test match between England and Australia, the visitors triumphing by 143 runs – becoming England’s seventh test cricket [...]
July 2nd, 2008 by Danny Hall
Sheffield United’s summer transfer activity started in earnest today as Kevin Blackwell announced the signings of Greg Halford and Sun Jihai.
Halford, a highly rated utility man, signs on a year-long loan from Sunderland while Chinese international Sun Jihai arrives at Bramall Lane on a free-transfer from Manchester City. Both players are expected to add a [...]
June 29th, 2008 by Danny Hall
Kevin Blackwell’s summer recruitment drive has recieved a boost after it emerged that Lee Martin would welcome a return to Sheffield United.
Manchester United winger Martin, 21, spent a period last season on loan at Bramall Lane which was largely hampered by injury. Despite this, Martin insists that he would welcome a return to Sheffield. “I’m [...]