06/07/18 – Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 – 5 Sheffield United – Pre-season Friendly Friday night saw the beginning of the Sheffield United first team pre-season schedule with a familiar trip to Braken Moor to take on Stocksbridge Park Steels. Usually a near capacity crowd, the Blades have scored a number of goals in recent years against the welcoming non-league opponents in what is a great location for summer football. This year was to be … Read More
Ex-Blades at the World Cup With the Blades only returning to begin their gruelling pre-season schedule earlier this week, it’s been nice to have some football in the World Cup to concentrate on rather than the usual close season boredom of car washing, gardening and shopping. England being a different animal under Gareth Southgate, looking to play a different way with youth being one of … Read More
COMPETITION – Win a pair of tickets for the Carabao Cup fixture v. Walsall Win a pair of Carabao Cup tickets to the Sheffield United vs Walsall fixture on 8th August 2017 with Carabao Energy Drink and S24SU.com Carabao Energy Drink has teamed up with S24SU.com to give 2 lucky Blades fans the chance to win a pair of tickets to their team’s Carabao Cup clash against Walsall FC on Tuesday 8th August 2017. … Read More
19/07/17 – Matlock Town 2 – 1 Sheffield United XI – Pre-season Friendly Sheffield United assistant manager Alan Knill oversaw a Blades XI slip to a defeat at a rainy Causeway Lane on Wednesday night. In front of 309 (plus 2 dogs and S2 Jnr in a baby sling) spectators, it was proven that contrary to all known evidence, it is possible for Jake Wright (Snr) to be on the losing side after 90 … Read More
15/07/17 – Scarborough Athletic 1 – 4 Sheffield United U23 – Pre-season Friendly After ten long years outside of their home town, the phoenix club Scarborough Athletic returned on Saturday, officially opening the new Flamingo Land Stadium at Scarborough Sports Village with a friendly against Sheffield United U23s. A sell out crowd of 2038 looked on as the young Blades – in true party pooper fashion – ran out comfortable winners over the … Read More
14/07/17 – Málaga CF 0 -1 Sheffield United – Pre-season Friendly The Blades first team were victorious in their second fixture of their pre-season programme on Friday, beating Málaga CF at the Estadio Jose Burgos Quintana Stadium in Coin, Malaga. Following a week of warm weather preparations and an open training session attended by travelling Blades, a goal from JOHN FLECK was enough to give Chris Wilder’s side the win. Moving … Read More