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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 25/05/2025
A piece written by my brother: thepinch.uk/p/will-i-alw... "At approximately 15:35, I took a video on my phone: dense, red flare fumes, erratic arms and heads and bodies..."
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Sanny Rudravajhala @sannyr.com · 16/05/2025
The Championship playoff final means becoming a semi-pro travel agent for the week. Great to talk Sam Parry @thepinch.uk & Michael Dunne @rokerreportsafc.bsky.social for my latest @fotmob.com column. ⚽️👊🏾⬇️ www.fotmob.com/topnews/2129... #efl #sufc #safc
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Sheffield United and Sunderland fans are busy prepping for the Playoff Final
The logistical abilities of the average football fan are unparalleled. Becoming semi-professional travel agents and battling with Britain’s creaking infrastructure, tens of thousands will descend upon...
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 08/05/2025
Score predictions over both legs? On the pod, I went with: Bristol C 0-1 Blades Blades 1-0 Bristol C
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 07/05/2025
Two-legged play-off semi 🤝 Two-part play-off pod 1️⃣ Sam, David and Riley on tactics and line-ups ahead of the 1st leg: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-... 2️⃣ George Elek from Not The Top 20 pod joins us to chat play-off curses and why Blades can be bullish: www.thepinch.uk/p/play-off-s...
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 06/05/2025
🚨 24/25 SEASON PLAYER RATINGS... thepinch.uk/p/verdict-sh... Riley doesn’t do sympathy scores. Every Blade rated across the full season — 5 is average, and only six dropped below it. Tough? Maybe. Honest? Always.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 30/04/2025
New Pinch Podcast out this morning 👇 www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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Formline 1.20 – Kieffer Moore, Rob Holding, and who do we want in the play-off semis?
As the Blades head into the final day of the season, Sam, David and Riley pick out some key performances from the past three games and agree on the team they don't want to face in the play-offs.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 17/04/2025
Latest pod just dropped | It's not so much a talking shop about the Argyle result. More a discussion of Jack Robinson, Chris Wilder and leadership. Let us know what you think! www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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Formline 1.19 – "Leadership: Robinson, Wilder and getting emotional..."
A horrible run of three defeats on the bounce has put the Blades at the back of the queue for the automatic spots – David Taylor, Sam Parry and Riley Roberts pull it apart with one eye on leadership.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 04/04/2025
Back to back bangers this week. Today, we publish our favourite quarterly bonanza… Roy’s View From Social Media www.thepinch.uk/p/roys-view-...
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ROY’S VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: NOVEMBER–MARCH
Roy dives deep into Sheffield United’s rollercoaster promotion push, blending match drama and injury struggles with some frankly wonderful social media highlights.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 03/04/2025
Not Blue Skying enough. Anyhow. Here’s our latest podcast. If anyone has any thoughts or questions, promise we’ll respond in the next one www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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Formline 1.18 – "Sonic Youth: Femi Seriki, Sydie Peck, Andre Brooks and Tom Cannon + Coventry reaction"
Sam, David and Riley cast their eye over one of the youngest squads in the Championship, honing in on four players - as is Formline tradition - Seriki, Peck, Brooks and Cannon.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 26/02/2025
Player Ratings from Monday's loss to Leeds. Out now on The Pinch: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United 1-3 Leeds
Blades gave a good account of themselves, but it wasn't to be as we succumbed to the league leaders.
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Joseph Clift @josephclift.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Piece penned for @thepinch.uk on some of the stuff that the new American owners at Bramall Lane might want to consider getting stuck into on the non-playing side of things. Safe standing is an obvious one – but there’s plenty additional things they could leave their mark on #sufc #bskyblades
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unitedite.bsky.social @unitedite.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Top performance. Front foot from the off. Pressed from the front. Great passages of play. Hamer & O'Hare superb. Deserved lead. Then Donohue gives that. Terrible decision and no card for 3(!) swings of the arm. Could've lost our heads, but built momentum 2nd half and just reward. #BSkyBlades
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 28/01/2025
The final part of the trilogy... Top 🔟 Sheffield United Goalkeepers of the past 40 years. ✏️ DeadBat www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United's greatest goalkeepers, part 3: simply the best
The top ten Sheffield United goalkeepers from our statistical and opinion-based analysis of every Blades custodian of the last 40 years
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Roy @panchero.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Pre-Match View From Hull #sufc #bskyblades roysviewfrom.com/2025/01/23/p...
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Pre-Match View From Hull — The View From
"Nervous about this one...." "90 minute dry bumming" "Unfortunately not letting heart rule the head, 2 or 3 nil loss, give all the new lads a game to get some fitness. I will still be full of hope com...
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Tyrone James @tyronej84.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Spend a Tuesday night in South Wales with me. Swansea (a). bit.ly/4hrSRUu
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Stand United @standunited.uk · 14/01/2025
Confirmation that the Fan Zone will be temporarily closed in Jan & Feb while the club considers ways to develop it further. Survey now open for fans to offer their thoughts on how it’s gone so far, and possible ways to improve it: www.sufc.co.uk/news/2025/ja... #bskyblades
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Fan Zone update
United would like to announce modifications to the matchday offering, including a change to the Fan Zone throughout the winter months.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 09/01/2025
NEW POD | "Tough times don't last forever..." Sam, David and Riley dissect a difficult 4-game festive period for the Blades in the latest episode of the 4ormline. 🔢 Best/worst ratings 📈 xG post-Souttar 🤝 Davies/O'Hare ➡️ Transfer Window www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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Formline 1.14 – "Tough times don't last forever"... No they don't Chris, no they don't.
Sam, Riley and David dissect the festive period – performances, results, trends, partnerships, transfers and what we can glean about the future.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 07/01/2025
Sheffield United Football Club v Owners By Phil Rose | 📩 In your inbox and online, an article on the necessary evil of ownership in football. www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United v Owners
Phil Rose on the necessary evil of owners in football.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 06/01/2025
Player Ratings – Blades 2-1 Watford ✏️ @rileyjroberts.bsky.social Huge performance, huge result, huge marks out of ten? www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United 2-1 Watford (A)
Down, but not out: Blades came out swinging after the Sunderland loss before bravely defending the lead at Vicarage Road.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 03/01/2025
The climb before the beautiful view
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 31/12/2024
Blades best player of 2024? So far this season, I'd hand it to Harrison Burrows. But for the whole of 2024, it has to be Gus Hamer. Very, very lucky to have him. Such a joy, even stuck out there on the left.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 29/12/2024
So happy for Brooksy
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 22/12/2024
Player Ratings following Blades 2-0 Cardiff City. ✏️ @rileyjroberts.bsky.social We are top of the league. www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United 2-0 Cardiff (A)
Another win, another clean sheet, and Sheffield United top the pile going Christmas. Marks out of 10 for this one from Riley Roberts.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 21/12/2024
Great performance that. Good goals. Good cameos. Nice, simple, dominant possession. Top of the pile at Christmas — would never have guessed it. Big challenge Boxing Day. Bring on Parker’s turkeys.
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David Taylor @davidtaylorwriter.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Merry Christmas! What's more festive than a discussion on crossing the ball? 🎄🎁 #bskyblades #sufc
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Roy @panchero.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Pre-Match View From Cardiff #sufc #byskyblades roysviewfrom.com/2024/12/20/p...
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Pre-Match View From Cardiff — The View From
"Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in the last 10 games and come to CCS on Saturday as leaders of the Championship. Cardiff on the other hand are without a win in the last seven games and, depending on outco...
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 20/12/2024
🎙️ Friday pod... Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories? Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode. www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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Formline 1.13 – "Blades don't gerrit in the mixer, and other trends..."
Sheffield United don't cross much, but why? Sam, David and Riley discuss the trend and share thoughts on Rak-Sakyi's dip in form, our level of control and whether a regression is on the horizon.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 16/12/2024
Player Ratings from @rileyjroberts.bsky.social after Blades 2-0 Argyle. Class from Cooper. Heroics from Hamer. But not the most sparkling display of the season. Every mark out of ten 👇 www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United 2-0 Plymouth
Riley Roberts rates the latest display, as Blades remain unbeaten thanks to Michael Cooper who still hasn't conceded at Bramall Lane.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 14/12/2024
Hecky and Stuart McCall
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Tyrone James @tyronej84.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I wrote most of this at 2.30am after a three and a half hour journey home. See if you can tell. Millwall (a). #bskyblades bit.ly/3ONKBBQ
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Women of Steel @womenofsteel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Afternoon #bskyblades - @panchero.bsky.social and @bnmkn.bsky.social go over our impressive win at Millwall and the visit of Plymouth right here, thanks for listening! SC: soundcloud.com/ben-meakin-6... AP: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b... Sp: open.spotify.com/show/6wLq5qa...
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 12/12/2024
SHEFFIELD UNITED TAKEOVER POD 🔃 Sam and David discuss boardroom matters, from the likelihood of a pre-Jan sale to the brinkmanship of the deal, plus one incredibly dour prediction... www.thepinch.uk/p/state-of-p...
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State of Play 1.02 – Sheffield United Takeover: does it happen, and if so what next?
David and Sam talk all things takeover on this week's Pinch podcast.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 12/12/2024
Blades in the 40/20 Club... Over the last 15 years of the Championship, only two teams have failed to be promoted after accruing 40+ points from their opening 20 games. The job Chris Wilder has done is astounding. The next 8 games - thick and fast - will almost certainly be season-defining.
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Ben Meakin @bnmkn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
By me, for @thepinch.uk - an ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and the perfect loan signing ❤️ Thanks for reading! #bskyblades #sufc
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 11/12/2024
"I put it to you, dear reader, that he is — was — the perfect loanee." ✏️ @bladespod.bsky.social This morning on The Pinch, Ben remembers one of the great but underrated loan spells... Read it online or in all good inboxes👇 www.thepinch.uk/p/last-chris...
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Last Christmas: An ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell, the perfect loan player
Ben Meakin pays tribute to a much overlooked Christmas hit.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 06/12/2024
Please put Guinness-sized caveats next to any Sheffield United posting between now and Sunday morning. Dublin, Fontaines and possibly home for Blades on tv 🇮🇪 Ignore any “Gonna miss you Lion” stuff re Prince/Giansiracusa.
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unitedite.bsky.social @unitedite.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Just listened to this driving back from Nottingham. A fascinating listen for #BSkyBlades Well done David, Sam and Riley.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 05/12/2024
Full to the brim with ideas after losing at the FSA Awards, we have gone and started a new column. 📠HOT OFF THE FAX MACHINE📠 Written by @the-speechwriter.com, this first one is about young people and why Blades need a new Dark Age. Let us know what you think! www.thepinch.uk/p/hot-off-th...
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Embrace a new Dark Age for Sheffield United
HOTFM is a new column on The Pinch written by editor Sam Parry. Today's edition is about young people.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 02/12/2024
David drowning sorrows. Pure Peroni tears. Great night. If was going to lose to anyone, best that it was my employers. @ntt20.com 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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David Taylor @davidtaylorwriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A musical piece from @thepinch.uk this morning as we travel for tonight's FSA Awards: Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-... #bskyblades
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Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia
What do Sheffield United and Dua Lipa have in common? After this season's full 180 at Bramall Lane, it's more than you'd think
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 02/12/2024
What do Sheffield United and Dua Lipa have in common? After this season's full 180 at Bramall Lane, it's more than you'd think New piece on The Pinch by John Sligsby www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia
What do Sheffield United and Dua Lipa have in common? After this season's full 180 at Bramall Lane, it's more than you'd think
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 02/12/2024
The Pinch is up for “Best Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight. Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know… 🏆
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 01/12/2024
If we're measuring every Championship player's impact on their team's results per 90 then...
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Riley @rileyjroberts.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Going to do my first “bluesky” and make a point about our attack recently. Combinations look much better in last 7 or so games. Quicker, more incisive. Look at the triangle of Souza/Davies/Peck before the goal yesterday. Feels v obvious but relationships in attack are starting to build
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 30/11/2024
For anyone interested in looking at historical Championship tables... I've compiled 15 years' worth of "20 games in" data. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 30/11/2024
Players Ratings as the Blades go top with a 1-0 win at home to Sunderland. ✏️ @rileyjroberts.bsky.social Who was the stand-out performer on the night? www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
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Sheffield United 1-0 Sunderland (H)
Chris Wilder's side battled against one of the division's best sides to record an 8th straight home league win to nil.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 30/11/2024
Funny how in beating Oxford 3-0 we were “at our best” and in beating Sunderland we weren’t, to some eyes. There is always an opposition. They change the game. Still at our best. Second half superb.
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 29/11/2024
Also. Femi Seriki. That story needs writing down. Couldn’t get a game at Rotherham. In fits and starts, has shown himself a real asset
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The Pinch @thepinch.uk · 29/11/2024
Gotta credit Wilder there. 10 vs 10, second half, got every call right.
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Rich ⚔️ @donnybladesman.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
SCENES!
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