Sheffield United

“I will not give you clues, but football is gonna change,”  Like Bob Dylan, Nuno’s convinced that the times they are a changing.  Watching today’s game, you can see why. In the first half, newly promoted Sheffield United played with the assurance and verve you’d expect from one of England’s established top six. Lys Mousset, […]

Back in August, you’d have got good odds on this fixture being 5th vs 6th with a third of the season gone. Both teams may have slid down a few places by the time it kicks off I suppose, but that shouldn’t take away from the achievement. It’s worth remembering this was a League One […]

With the night sky thick with smoke from the pyrotechnics, you’d have been forgiven for thinking the early minutes of this match were taking place at the San Siro. Embed from Getty Images   Ruben Neves wouldn’t look out of place at any of Europe’s premier venues and as soon as his dreamy opener kissed […]

After tonking Brentford, I was probably a bit optimistic with my ‘we could win every home game’ assertion. Embed from Getty Images   Forest soon put pay to that. But there are nine matches still to contest at Molineux and a solid return will all but guarantee promotion. This looks, on paper at least, like […]

We were never in this one. Embed from Getty Images Even before Conor Coady was sent off for hauling down Leon Clarke the home side were well on top. They were quicker to the ball, snappier in the tackle and effervescent in their efforts to stop Wolves playing out. That enthusiasm forced the mistake and […]

Will I ever be able to think about Sheffield Utd without thinking about 2003? Embed from Getty Images   Probably not. The Blades haven’t had too many opportunities for vengeance since with both clubs ducking and diving around the top three divisions. But in our last two promotion campaigns, in the Championship under McCarthy and […]