Following a major scandal at FIFA McCabe replaces Sepp Blatter to restore honesty, altruism and sporting principles to the organisation. Meanwhile, the new Sheffield United Manager borrows equipment from Alton Towers to ensure that all first team players are above the required height. Sadly the entire midfield fails and is dismissed. A reshuffled side sees Basham start in goal. Pre-season is a disaster with the Blades losing 8-0 to a Bakewell Sunday School 11.
40 days into the new season Sheffield United sack their newly appointed Manager having lost every match and having failed to score a single goal. In an attempt to break the cycle of poor appointments the Board ask S24SU to put together a temporary management team to take over running the club, but the attempt founders after 580 polls and a complete failure to agree on anything. So Morgan takes over the reins for a historic third caretaker stint and is rewarded by his second McCabe's Golden Ticket, guaranteeing a job with the club for life. He auctions the spare ticket on ebay and buys a yacht from a hard-up Russian oil billionaire. The ticket is bought by Simon Clough who rejoins the club as Chief Scout.
McNulty is once again blamed by the outgoing manager for his early demise and is subsequently sold for £25 worth of Tesco points. United's first black Manager is appointed in early December with the club languishing at the bottom of league one and with a record six players suspended for failing drug tests and a further five suspended for betting on games Louis Reed is made captain as the most senior player available for the final matches of the season. During a three match ban for Reed United, in another first for the club, become the first club to field an entire team of right backs.
As a result of dwindling attendances due to poor results, the club are unable to afford the payments on the new pitch, which is subsequently repossessed. The Football League refuse a request from United that they be allowed to use a pitch made from sand and, in a fit of pique, the Prince withdraws his investment.
The final 6 matches of the season are played at Abbeydale Park. The Blades are relegated on the final day in a 6-1 home defeat to a flamboyant Burton Albion managed by a born again Nigel Clough. Immediately after the game JP tweets that he should never have let BladeTooLong persuade him to mess around with the home kit, even if it does look smart with jeans and flipflops. Meanwhile Chesterfield, Donny and the pigs all get promotion, McCabe is forced to resign from the FIFA presidency following revelations of his attempted bribery of Fleetwood Town and Crewe and Alan Biggs writes in the Star on Sheffield United's need for stability.
There now, after that the season should go swimmingly.