Sheffield United Are Absolutely Screwed

Following automatic promotion from the Championship three months ago, Sheffield United have sold their two best players - one to relegation rivals Burnley - and have only reinvested £10 million in new signings.
Last season, the Blades had unpaid bills, an unusable training ground, and a three-month transfer embargo - but this season, the concern for the Saudi Arabian owned Yorkshire outfit is on the pitch.
In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at Sheffield United's chaotic pre-season preparations, dreadful transfer business, and what their prospects look like in the Premier League this season.

[@dmur.]

Mad that out of everyone leaving, Ahmedhodžić who’s probably the best talent is still there

[@areebsiddiqui758]

N'diaye was better and has a higher ceiling IMO

[@PUNKPUB]

Ahmedhodžić is excellent but Ndiaye will show in years to come how good he is. Anel on a longer contract. Ndiaye (went to his boyhood club) and Sander were in last year of their contracts so Blades cashed in. Someone probably buy Anel in Jan if they don't sell the club.

[@MrVorpalsword]

Ndiaye is among the future best players in Europe. Ahmedx is a very good player .....

[@johnd8538]

Well done for spelling his name right and even adding the accents! UTB

[@johnd8538]

Are you sponsored by wednesday? Don't write us off pal, I'm confident we'll stay up. Berge has a good game about 1 in 3 and is slow to react, good when he get's going but doesn't do it enough. He's 7 foot tall and can't jump or head a ball, can't tackle and it takes him a second or 2 to even realize the ball's at his feet. Brilliant bit of business getting rid and bringing in sousa. Yeah losing Illiman hurt, really hurt, but barring that we're in a lot better position than you are making out. Write us off and be prepared to wipe that Ostrich egg off your face 😂

[@nathanb286]

I think Sheffield United are genuinely trying to break Derby's 07/08 points record with the way they are going about their transfer business

[@bababababababa6124]

To be fair, Derby made that record REALLY hard to beat 😂 many teams have tried and failed lol

[@parker-ii7fg]

No I cannot see that record ever being broken.

[@jaidenbrisley9722]

Reckon Luton are going that way to 😂

[@tombardsley3081]

@@bababababababa6124more like Wolves gifted Huddersfield 6 points. They were arguably worse than Derby.

[@marsiii296]

​@@jaidenbrisley9722nah not really

[@Leonfei]

The Ndiaye saga is frustrating as a blade. OM is his boyhood club, so it's a dream move for him. However, he's played for us all pre season, and even filmed the video making it look like he was set to stay, only to confirm his departure about 10 days before the first game of the season. I wish him well, but the terms "creek", "paddle" and "without" come to mind. I just wish the leadership had been more sensible about his original contract at this point.

[@ChazTB]

without a creek down a paddle??

[@pingu1352]

@@ChazTB paddle without creek down a a

[@Tm-dp6qd]

​@@ChazTBdown shit creek without a paddle.

[@kurtmcfc1629]

Screwed would've been if they didn't gain promotion all together.. as it stand they've pretty much saved the club at the expense of a bit of an embarrassing season.. IMO this is a W for Sheffield United.

[@RetroProg]

Yep, the PL money is needed to right the ship and hopefully get the club financially stable, especially with the parachute payments. £8 mill in bonuses still to be paid out as well. The club needs restructuring top to bottom.

[@ChazTB]

Exactly, 1 year in the prem followed by 3 years of parachute payments is about £180m. In comparison 4 years in the championship comes to about £30m. The best business model for a club that can't stay in the prem, is to be promoted as often as possible and yo-yo up and down.

[@seandelap8587]

I can't imagine what it must have felt like to be a Sheffield United fan on the final day of the 1993/94 season when they were safe with literally seconds to go only to end up conceding against Chelsea which ended up relegating them from the EPL you would wonder if the future of the club would have ended up the same if they hadn't conceded that goal

[@NUFCOfficial]

Reality is any club that stays up last game of the season ends up getting relegated the next season

[@franze4]

what

[@paulthomas3241]

We have failed so many times over the years on the massive games, relegation, play off finals and semi finals, it’s been life following the Blades for 40 years

[@clossufc7038]

or if hawkeye worked against villa when we got relegated. would’ve been villa going down not us. or if tevez didn’t play for west ham as it was against the rules we probably wouldn’t have gone down that season either, feels like the world is against us to be honest but somehow we push through 😅

[@jackbolland]

@@NUFCOfficialwas fact checking and the last time a team survived on the last day of the season was villa 19-20 that went on to stay up the next season.

[@bfc_jh]

They’ve just signed Souza & are signing Hamer from Coventry. They’re definitely not screwed. Two really good signings in midfield

[@sheffsteel7]

and 3 or 4 more signings at that level or higher due to come in before the window shuts.

[@wammorrison1430]

@@GamingEnthusast350hamer is a really quality player just wait

[@narwin2477]

So what happened

[@Leonfei]

I was at our pre season thrashing against Stuttgart this weekend just gone, and it was a real kick in the teeth not to see Ndiaye after he's played for us all summer. I'm hoping against hope that we can produce *something* this season like our signing of Anel last season, and avoid another campaign like 20/21, but I'm preparing myself not to care about football for a year at this point.

[@mika14tommi34]

Luton and Sheffield are really going head to head to see who can break Derby's recorrd from 2007/08. One is signing like they barely survived the Championship last season and the other is selling like they just got relegated into League 1

[@Eibarwoman]

Luton is also spending a boatload on stadium upgrades to not need to be forced into playing at MK Dons. Those upgrades also play into FFP.

[@sheffsteel7]

Sheffield are the oldest club in the world and don't even play league football. Always makes me smile how people get Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield FC mixed up.

[@jordan4517]

As a blade, my city has to be the biggest under achieving city in Europe no joke, us and tbf wednesday been let down for years whilst smaller less supported clubs have gone on to bigger things while we’ve been left to rot. Don’t know if it’s a northern thing but we need a break, losing Ndiaye and Berge isn’t great but I’m sure we’ll get some incomings in fingers crossed. Bramall Lane on its day can be a tough gig. UTB.

[@zig_ziggy]

I've always loved watching the Blades when I can. Good luck for this season (Forest supporter)

[@sheffsteel7]

Harsh but true. However he didn't mention some positives. 1: The Sheff Utd defence is still in tact and is still very good, so don't think Sheff Utd will concede many this season, however they'll really struggle to create any chances, never mind score. The midfield and attack is much weaker than last season. 2: The doom and gloom might be short lived because apparently Sheff Utd still have 4 or 5 major signings to make before the transfer window closes. So lets see what happens in the coming weeks.

[@Yates000014806]

I’m happy with everyone writing us off as it takes the pressure off us. The only player we’ve ‘lost’ is N’Daiye which is a big loss. Berge has been bang average and half our fan base hasn’t warmed to him in 3.5 years. We are aiming for another 4 signings before September 1st after fetching in; Traore, Slimanè, Trusty, Larouci and Vinicius Souza. We are going to have a hard season but everyone thinks we are dead certs so we have no expectations on us

[@Toby_Buckley]

First comment that I've seen out of hundreds with actual sense of the club UTB

[@ProwerTheFox7]

Tbf we play better when people expect us to flop. Just look at 19/20

[@ItsZachPlayz_]

Bro trust me Vini Souza is a baller. And while I didn't watch Trusty while he was away from Arsenal, his stats were pretty good. Either you have a horrible season or you do what Bournemouth done last season

[@briantang6440]

Cope

[@alfonsohr02]

You didn't have any pressure to begin with tbh

[@giovannimckenzie2211]

“Football is broken clubs spend too much money” “This team is screwed they spend no money”

[@saxonjedi5878]

i know it's weird but it possabe for both statements to be true

[@imightbebiased9311]

"Your blood pressure is too high! You're gonna die!" "Your blood pressure is too low! You're gonna die!" This happens all the time life. There's a sweet spot you have to hit.

[@kerbyy_]

yes there is a middle ground between spending 150million in your first season up and going into the premier league with a squad worse than the squad which got you there

[@alohatigers1199]

Adding a salary cap is the solution

[@JxkVx]

Been expecting a video of this type from Alfie for a few weeks now. I've said it'll be a tough ask to stay up. Even with Ndiaye and Berge it was going to be a struggle. Hopefully the money we get will get pumped into the squad for replacements and quickly. Saturdays starting 11 will be rough but its not Heckys fault nor the players so we just have to get behind them and hope it gets better

[@ItsJesssee]

I just know they’ll pull of a weird win against a big club to cheer up the fans but be absolutely woeful against other teams

[@Leonfei]

We managed it against Man U in 2021.

[@jamesr5827]

​@Leonfei he said big team 😉

[@Leonfei]

@@jamesr5827 Good point

[@DucciVinci]

Saw them in a friendly against my favourite club, VfB Stuttgart, last weekend. Doesn't look bright, but I will be rooting for them as underdogs.

[@earlofdrumer1851]

This kinda reminds me of when Forest got promoted by hammering the Div.1 with Kevin Campbell and Pierre Van Hooijdonk banging in excessive goals. Upon gaining promotion, they proceeded to sell all their good players in a fire sale whilst PvH was on holiday, after having convinced him to stay by promising to invest in the squad and be able to compete effectively at PL level. You can all see how that went down with Pierre..... and we know Forest went down like a Steve Stone!

[@stephenfenwick4309]

Didn't Van Hooijdonk go on strike until Ron Atkinson sold him?

[@sethparker3381]

Looking back on this, you were being extremely kind to them.

[@judefenton3230]

Why? We’ve got past Derbys 11pts season and if we get 3 more we’re not even the 5th worst in history

[@zosiazaremba7479]

​​@@judefenton3230 You set the new record for the most goals conceded in a 38 games season, beating Derby by eight goals with 3 matches still to go, so you'll probably also beat Swindon Town's record of 100 goals, and they had to play four more games. I can only imagine the horrors you had to endure this season, but at least you have something to look forward to in the Championship (if that makes you feel any better). In reality, if any of the promoted teams survives that will be a massive overachievement, bordering on a miracle. As someone had already said, Luton were buying as if they barely survived in the Championship, Sheffield were selling as if they just got relegated to League One, and Burnley basically looked at the team that got them promoted and decided "we don't need any of that", then placed all their survival hopes on a bunch of children

[@judefenton3230]

@@zosiazaremba7479 that’s a good way of putting it mate. If I’m honest this season had made me feel more disconnected from the club then ever before had my season ticket 17 years, got a blades tattoo but I’ve only just realised the championship is the place to be. The prem is impossible to compete in unless you spend 60m+ and I guarantee we won’t be the last team to get torn apart and have a dire season like this the way it’s going. I’m just happy we got past Derbys 11 points total even tho the goals conceded is shocking lol.

[@zosiazaremba7479]

@@judefenton3230 Couldn't have said it better. Looking at the Bundesliga, what Heidenheim is doing at the moment, makes you wonder if there's another way, a better way I hope you'll find a way to connect with your team once again. And yeah, you're not the first and definitely won't be the last

[@Kaijufied]

Marseille signing Ndiaye for 17m is a great pickup

[@jamesblake44]

They have had a great window so far tbf

[@Johnny-ux7yi]

Only to lose to Panathinaikos, play terribly and have Kondogbia sent off 😂

[@tombo416]

I think there’s a greater chance of Ireland winning a World Cup than Sheffield staying up after this season

[@sean5409]

We're one of the favourites to win the rugby world cup so your example is rubbish

[@CallMeConnorYT]

Sheffield United **

[@widgetmaker7257]

​@@opinionated_takeThey were. They joined the UK in 1801. Had a famine that halved the population less than 50 years later when they were part of the UK. UK policy was to let them starve. Had to fight a war to get out of the UK. They're probably not going to rejoin

[@cheesestring2032]

​@@opinionated_takeGlóir don tricolor. Aontóidh Poblacht na hÉireann leis na sé chontae agus ar deireadh bainfidh siad talamh na Sasanach tinn 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@freestylevimto3109]

Bournemouth managed it last year so idk anything can happen

[@alastairnicolson4992]

As a Sky Blue, I'd say Sheffield United are far from screwed now they have Gustavo Hamer. And Gyokeres was sold for €20million, making Ndiaye's price look fair.

[@S050683]

What a lot of people who haven't watched us regularly don't see with Berge is that, yes he's a brilliant player and has excellent moments, but he also goes missing in games a lot and is too far laid back, not putting effort into tackles. Even worse is he's the biggest bloke on the pitch but doesn't even bother trying to win aerial duels. As for Ndiaye can't really blame him. Could have gone last year for a lot more money but stayed to get us promoted. And it was his boyhood club that came for him. Most people would do it. Also we offered a contract that would have made him the highest paid player in our history which he turned down to go to the club he supports. Wish nothing but the best for him. Both of these were going at some point anyway whether we stayed up or went down, so selling now makes more sense than letting them run the last year of their contract down and then go for nothing. £20m/£12m and a sell on clause is better than £0 and no sell on clause.

[@martins4902]

As a Burnley fan i'm not sure why we went for Berg over Hamer.

[@RoyMatzem]

Must praise your direct style in this video, Alfie Youre always was accurate and informative, but most of the time i drop yours video on the middle, cause of slow pace approach(gigantic intros, some back to past stuff, etc) Really like this one

[@hananidrisi6436]

Or maybe you just have a short attention span

[@RoyMatzem]

@@hananidrisi6436 Well, could be. but doesnt happen with another Channels with similar length. Just this one in specific

[@chrishansell3427]

As a Sheffield United fan, I think if Heckingbottom keeps us above 20th he should get the keys to the city. The only positive is that one of our key strengths last season was not conceding goals (even against Spurs in the FA Cup). If our defense remains tough to crack we have a shot at getting a lot of home draws

[@leemcdonald1342]

Video idea: Alfie's 7 books about association football that every fan should either own or at least rent and read.

[@unchattytwit]

Superb critique. I'm a Southampton fan but have been following Hegginbottom's career since he began. He is a superb manager and I'd love to see Sheff Utd beat all the odds and survive. If they do survive Hegginbottom deserves to be crowned the best football league manager. If he survives at the club all season, that'll be just as miraculous. Good luck Sheffield Utd. And you still wear proper red and white stripes!

[@Pilot.0101]

We will stay up, this is media talk. We may stay up in 17th on the final day but it wouldn't be Sheff Utd if it wasn't an emotional rollercoaster. We still have enough in this squad, TalkSport just being TalkSport.

[@TheAlphaDingo]

Sky Sports now reporting Sheffield United want to bring Rob Hulse out of retirement 😭

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@nigelbaldwin1038]

Good luck for this season boys. From a 🐝💤 fan. It’s extremely tough in the Premiership …….

[@berbafan67]

Yup, turned out to be pretty nailed on. Conceding 104 goals in impressively bad

[@depekthegreat359]

Sheffield United are one of my favourite respective teams ever but I am absolutely shocked to see a few of their star players left,good friends!!!I do hope though,to see them signing some good players and start their season convincingly,good friends!!!LONG LIVE SHEFFIELD UNITED!!!🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

[@banditalley9592]

They have the hope that there's usually a couple of teams who suddenly crash unexpectedly, and other promoted teams sometimes struggle. I'm clutching at straws for them!

[@benji274]

As an Owl … 🍿 . Not sure we’re going to go much better in the Championship though

[@blackwolf1216]

From a Sheffield united fan this video was spot on, i have no enthusiasm going into this new season....which seems wrong but how can you be enthusiastic with this much chaos at your club

[@oktoberfest2140]

your club is playing in the best possible league in the world.....if i would be a fan of sheffield i would be super excited tbh..... dont know but i feel all this money in english football has blown expectation out of the water, at least thats what in seems to me

[@russell6075]

@@oktoberfest2140Why would they be excited about being slapped every week because they have shit owners

[@blackwolf1216]

@oktoberfest2140 it doesn't matter if its the best league in the world or not, no one wants there team to be there just to make up the numbers, every fan wants to see their team do well and play exciting football

[@oktoberfest2140]

@@blackwolf1216 i think you simply achieved the maximum success your can right now, what else do you want^^ obv you want your team top be successfull but sometimes you just got to be realsitic and enjoy the small things :)

[@oscarfisher4709]

sufc fan here, spot on the whole video, wish us luck this year...

[@MouldyPIX]

I was at a sports industry media event earlier this year where Dozy Mmobuosi made “an entrance!” mobbed by his entourage of bodyguards. I know first impressions aren’t always right, but at the time I thought that if the EFL do proper due-diligence then there’s no way that this guys is going to pass any EFL ownership criteria!

[@boney__70]

never underestimated team that didn't make world class signing...usually, their are the one who overachieved each season

[@Leonfei]

I hope you're right.

[@declangaming24]

The blades nearly got European football in there return In the premier league

[@Wickerbasket]

That's when they keep their squad together. This team is greatly reduced.

[@declangaming24]

@Wickerbasket they have lots of football league players billy sharp should of stayed to play against his old club Nottingham forest while on loan from Southampton

[@glen1555]

Austin Trusty, that's a name that fills one with confidence.

[@adamsilfverstrand5829]

As a Blade I didn’t even know that the club was THIS poorly run. And while I’m incredibly disappointed in losing our best players we all know what happened when everyone thought we would get relegated in 19/20. We have a class manager, and with some talented signings and a packed out Bramall Lane I can only hope for the best⚔️⚔️

[@horscanigunger5098]

As a German I appreciate English Soccer. Hope you get the chance to save the Money from the PL to restart a kind of a ol YTS-Scheme and create your own Sheff Utd Busby Babes. When Brentford and Bournemouth are back to the League One, I am sure you would be still a strong contestant for the Play-Offs of the Championship then. Wednesday seems like 1860 Munich, nothing but ol days anymore, and Sheff FC could find you a Youngster or three. Seems like I gonna hear much from Utd again, in the years to come! 👏 Stay sincere!

[@user-xd9yo3le7o]

Given the financial madness going on around them United are quite a well run club in comparison.

[@drewnaylor635]

Thank you for the pick-me-up. Needed the boost this morning. #WAWAW

[@santinopaone-hoyland]

We'll never play you again

[@drewnaylor635]

@@santinopaone-hoylandyou’re right, I’m unlikely to play football against Sheffield Utd.

[@SubZero589]

This transfer shocked us Burnley fans too, especially as they came up with us, that said we have never had a good transfer window so maybe this makes up for it. Hard luck Sheffield fans, but think getting Hamer will be a good replacement

[@sheffsteel7]

Season ticket holder here. Berge is a weird one to sum up. He's plays football like a Rolls Royce doing 70mph on the motorway. Plays in a classy effortless way, but he never grabs a game by the scruff of the neck. Also can go missing in matches and eventhough he's a man mountain he's quite weak in the challenge. We're not too sad to lose him because he's blows hot and cold during matches and we never found his best position but Blades do accept he has quality and could do really well at another club. He's a nice guy so we wish him well.

[@SubZero589]

@@sheffsteel7 He played against City. But we don't count that game because City always bitch slap us.

[@sheffsteel7]

@@SubZero589I watched the match and he was neat and tidy but underwhelming like he usually is when he ever he played for us in defensive midfield in front of our back 5. Altho to be fair it was Man City so maybe has an excuse. We experimented 2 years ago by pushing him more forward and encouraging him to have forceful runs and he was much better. Most Blades liked the look of Berge and we accept he's got quality but it's as though he's stuck in 2nd gear. We always thought he needed slapping around the face and told to wake up and go for it. Every now and then he started games where he was up for it and looked really good. Most Blades will be watching with interest, it could go either way regards having success at BFC.

[@torernning8652]

I must live a sad life when the highpoint of my week is a new Alfie video...

[@finleymulroe9]

We offered Ndiaye a new contract last season but he rejected due to not knowing if we will get promoted, he wanted to leave as it was his boyhood club and we can’t do anything about that. Berge refused to sign a new deal and owner decided to cash in as he is replaceable. We now have closer to £40million to spend but if he kept both we would have £10million to spend. We also have an option to extend contracts on majority of our players(e.g. Oli mcburnie and Wes foderingham)

[@Secret19977]

You can’t defend only having 10m to spend if you kept two of your best players when your in the premier league

[@finleymulroe9]

@@Secret19977 the media makes Berge to be our best player, he wasn’t. Never looked arsed and takes 3 seconds to realise he has the ball

[@areebsiddiqui758]

I've seen nothing in Berge to suggest he's a quality Premier League player. The guy is bang average, nothing special.

[@pete456113]

I’m backing you mate. Really hope you stay up! Hoping Bournemouth go down after an arrogant sacking of O’Neil.

[@Hyder.39]

​@@Secret19977 That's because we had already spent 10m, just spent another 10m, now we should have 35M left

[@anthonydoyle7370]

"The blunt answer." Gotta love it, dude. WAWAW

[@richardloach610]

Wow this video is prescient, Newcastle smashed them 8-0 today

[@paulthomas3241]

Iliman and Berge refused continually to sign new contracts so basically we have cashed in with the plan to re invest in younger players

[@constablekennedy7705]

RIP to the City of Sheffield in regards to Football ⚽️

[@Hyder.39]

Sheffield is the home of football 😂 it will never die ⚔️

[@LucianaShadow]

Wednesday exist too!

[@DJ_Intrusion]

@@LucianaShadowaye but it's thursday so no'one's arsed aboot that lot😂

[@VortexBladesX]

​@@LucianaShadowAnd they ain't making the prem 😂😂😂

[@kerbyy_]

@@LucianaShadow and they also have their fair share of issues to say the least lol

[@ipvoc19]

Wow, had no idea of the troubles at Sheffield United Hopefully the new signings can hit the ground running

[@WilsonsWanderings]

The team that spends the most is not always the one that succeeds.

[@nicocorbo4153]

i was wondering how the blade's will fare this season. thanks for taking a stab at answering that question, alfie

[@TheLyxy]

Mans been uploadin gems every few days now... holy moley... we dont deserve you Alfie...

[@MrAkabane1]

Souza just brought in for £10.5m. Akpom rumoured for £8m, Hamer for £15m, Smallbone for £7m, Lewis O’Brien for around £15m, loans for Palmer or Archer and a return for McAtee/Doyle. Pull some of these off and suddenly it’s a good window.

[@cavill8875]

£15m for Lewis o’brien🤣🤣🤣

[@santinopaone-hoyland]

Pull them off and it's still a disaster.

[@smoothgeorgeone8234]

Copium

[@andrewschultz6608]

I heard "plastic spoon" as "+6 spoon." It's been a long time since I played any RPGs like that.

[@olivergwynne5607]

On paper we look doomed, but we have replaced key positions with younger and more athletic talent. I think if we get another creative player in, give the team some time to gel, we will actually be fine.

[@daniel15yearsago66]

Hi Alfie, can we get a video on the top 7 players from the 5th tier of Under 8s amputee league in Kazakhstan that would start over martial at united. I've made my own shortlist if you need and I reckon you could fit a few bob dylan references in the video. Maybe a few lines from the "Idiot Wind" chorus to describe martial.

[@BitcoinMicropig]

They're doing the right thing for a provincial club. Take the money and run. Rinse and repeat enough times and they might be big enough to compete with Premiership clubs. At this stage they should be happy for their season in the sun. They might even surprise a few people though I doubt it.

[@johnhanover2229]

Sounds like the only blades moving with a purpose are the green ones. Not a good omen for returning to the Premiere, and then to get shutout today by Palace. Good luck Blades supporters.

[@aggeloshoxha1586]

A very interesting idea of a video is teams that are far away fro their league like las plasmas that are in spanish league despite being closer to Morocco or Madeira that are far away from Portugal Santa Clara too

[@petesmart1983]

Both Sheffield clubs have been ran into the dirt, both were original prem teams too. A massive city with badly run teams but amazing supporters with great history.

[@BFC237]

I like sheff u, proper club with a passionate fan base. Hope they can get some replacements in and stay up…as well as us of course

[@robertmason6366]

Coventry fan here. They bought Hamer 15m. Hes amazing! Hes the egdar Davids, you will love him. I think you might surprise a few people this season. Good luck

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Sheffield United are screwed is an understatement. Lost most of the key players, lack of funds to replace players and stuck with the dross. They could smash Derby's record for the worst Premier League team ever.

[@jordanbolland1377]

24 hours is a long time in football. We’ve gone from being negative to being absolutely positive with Hamer and Doyle links. Roll on proving the doubters wrong!

[@CharlieC1889]

Come back To this when , Tommy Doyle ✅gus hamer ✅ Cameron archer ✅chuba akpom ✅ cole palmer (loan) ✅

[@petesmart1983]

Palmer is most likely going to Brighton or West ham, akpom going to lens, archer probably won't leave as villa want a buyback clause. Hamer the guy who couldn't get into feyenoord first team and Doyle... 😂. All unproven at prem level too

[@sawyertuide7636]

Sheffield, and Wolves might legitimately give Luton a chance at surviving Especially if Forest gets second season syndrome in an extreme way

[@sylviasheldon6090]

For goodness sake let the season begin for Sheffield united with out criticism beginning.

[@lucaskuntz1419]

Ndiaye is the little brother of a friend of mine. Hes not only a good footballer but an amazing person of the field.

[@rowancockin2426]

All correct apart from weve used 1 loan spot out of 2. Can only have 2 domestic loans but can have up to 5 loan players in a match day squad

[@ATFOTP]

Bookmarking this for when we stay up 👍

[@stevebamford4339]

we'd be more screwed if we hadn't have gone up, its hard to feel happy about expecting a hammering though

[@marinrabadija]

who's here after 8-0 loss vs Newcastle?

[@AnggaTangerang]

Sheffield along with Wolverhampton are strong candidates for Relegation. For other one, many people says Luton. But for real, i really want Luton to survive.

[@Toby_Buckley]

Personally, I don't think Sheffield FC will be relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One East

[@1nnu3ndo]

They managed to get promoted to the EPL, but know they have no way of making your promotion stick... so just roll with it. Accept that you don't stand a chance of avoiding relegation and collect those EPL payments to help you build up a more stable team and organization from 2025/2026 season onwards. Don't think they have any other choice.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

My prediction? 16th. They'll stay up after winning 2 and drawing 3 of their last 5, and their 16th will be the first time they are out of the bottom three. Just you watch. (God, this hurts me, because I'm a mighty, mighty Raptor's fan, but I wish them well, and I genuinely believe that this will happen!)

[@franciscomorgado8560]

The opening line on this video is just hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@bensmalley9320]

Can’t wait for this video to look redundant. In Hecky and our excellent scouting team we trust. ⚔️⚔️

[@stephenholmes1036]

Blackpool we're supposed to have gone down on a single point tally! Good luck Blades

[@servesyourightformuscat1219]

Loosing illy is heartbreaking but berge i dont really care he went missing to much. Im just glad this promotion money saved our club from real trouble. We need to invest for the future.

[@peterlangan1181]

Blade here, the owner wants to sell the club so he will really have no incentive to invest money. He spent a fair bit a couple of years ago but it wasn’t a success. I can see him thinking to recoup losses and the team must just try and survive. If we do I expect he would spend next year, but right now we are seriously going to have a monumental struggle and your video is totally on the money. Being Blades we are used to struggling though. The finances of the club do need to be taken care of and gambling lots of money to try and stay up often fails.

[@Aus_Blade]

Brilliant, written off before a balls been kicked !! We thrive on being the underdog 💪

[@Outdoors2theMax]

As a Sheffield United fan it's tough to see all this. I think defense is the strongest group of players we have. Ahmedhodžić, Trusty, Basham and Egan will rotate as starters in a back three. I think Max Lowe will do just fine, and Bogle will do fine once he's back. We also have some depth in defense with Jack Robinson, Larouci, Baldock and Norrington-Davies (sill injured?). I think if we can swing it, we should sign another young central defender. I think the midfield is very weak. With injuries to Fleck (serious), Norwood (questionable), and Coulibaly (doubtful) I think the midfield is a wash. Yes, we signed Vinicius and Ben Silmane, but they aren't proven in real high level play. Sure the fees are fair, but I'm not sure they're enough. I guess we have arblaster who's a decent young player and Ben Osborn who can play in the midfiled and wingback. I think we really need a quality signing in midfield, maybe two. I think the attack is also quite weak. We have Brewster (questionable) and McBurnie (questionable), who I think will start most games if healthy. I'm excited to see Jebbison once he's healthy and even Osula. We're linked with Akpom who would play more of that Ndaiye role, but Sheffield isn't willing to meet a 10 million asking price. I think Akpom is well worth that. Hopefully we can sign a couple decent players before the window closes.

[@apjsard1]

It feels like the gulf between the teams who will almost certainly be in the top half of the prem and the teams fighting relegation has become massive this year and that might make it an interesting battle; i.e. maybe 25 or 28 points will be enough to stay up. Bleak seasons for some.

[@gabrielantonio3418]

couldn't disagree more. villa, brentford, fulham, palace, wolves, west ham, bournemouth, forest could all struggle. brentford in particular seem due for a collapse, while villa every pundits "suprise" are now in europe, emery always struggles in league in 2nd season, and Monchi has taken over after having lost his touch and destroying roma and sevilla...

[@apjsard1]

absolutely no chance Villa struggle. Emery's second season thing just isn't true, he's qualified for Europe 16 years in a row with multiple different teams... if by struggle you mean finish 7th I don't think many Villa fans would mind.@@gabrielantonio3418

[@charleslouis4907]

In Châteauroux (France) we unfortunatly know this sad chairman good luck to you sheffield

[@novaxdjokovic9592]

The Prem's relegation battle and the Championship promotion battle are more interesting than the battle for the Prem itself at this point.

[@marsiii296]

I think that Derby County 07/08 record is in danger. And imagine they do well LMAO

[@benedicttano4253]

Hope both sheffield teams finally end up in the same league

[@peterlangan1181]

That wish will likely be granted next year.

[@ScottBlade1889]

@@peterlangan1181 Not sure about that. Wednesday look like certs for relegation at the minute.

[@fredfredrickson5436]

Surprised more of the smaller promoted clubs just don't take the money and run. Seems sensible to me, under the circumstances.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I think for more than a few of them, they need one season of PL money to try and get the books balanced. It looks like Sheffield United are being honest about that, but if they are, maybe they aren't communicating it well enough with the fans. If instead of spending £30m on a player it is used to get the training and youth facilities up to the very top level, maybe in a few seasons time they aren't looking in to the loan market, but are instead building a team around a core of local talent and making a lot of money when they do sell them on. I think teams that rely upon great scouting for example tend to hit a wall as other teams adopt their methods and they lose their advantage. As good as Brighton look at this point in time, I'll be far from shocked if they fade over the next few seasons and get relegated

[@fredfredrickson5436]

@@neilbiggs1353 Maybe, but don't underestimate the awesome power of algorithmic analysis to sift through international talent for the most suitable players. It seems undeniable that developing this facility will become critically important to clubs at every level of the professional game.

[@TheOwlinbayern]

"The Blunt answer...." Amusing!

[@thomasjohnson2862]

‘A heck of a lot less straightforward’ - I see what you did there!

[@17_Medy]

Conceding 104 goals is astonishing. -69 GD too. Not nice, lmaooo

[@LewisSkinner]

Frustrating preseason for us Blades. I'm desperately looking around for 3 side wise than us, but i just can't find them. Everton surely can't have yet another poor season, and Burnley looked Premier League class last year. If we're 4 points off safety at Christmas, i await the fire-sale

[@1srireson]

I'm Newcastle till I die! But live in Sheffield for 18yrs. Love the City but sad to see the size of the fan base for both football clubs and yet still struggling despite promotion to PL. I hope they get a new owner that sees the potential of the club! But saying that I'd take 6 points off them is season when they play Newcastle 😂

[@philscott1880]

It's a shame you don't know the premier League loan rules. The limit of 2 loans at any one time that you talk about at 15:14 is only on domestic loans, so Larouci won't count towards that limit. Also when you mention getting both Doyle and McAtee back on loan at 14:45, they couldn't do that either, as there is a limit of 1 loan player from a single club.

[@owenbrown8173]

As a blade, I was expecting it to be a tough season, but it's looking like it'll be a soul destroying one. Ho hum, we'll still love 'em.

[@sillybillykilly7058]

Nice little challenge on FM24

[@sheffsteel7]

The reason for the turmoil is the old owner had agreed a deal to sell so he basically lost interest in the club and temporarily stopped funding it and paying bills. It wasn't a case of not being able to afford to pay the bills, it was more about refusing to pay, so admin was never a serious proposition. The logic was....the new owner can decide which players need new contracts etc, so all projects were put on hold. The takeover took 4 months, until eventually it was rejected, so the old owner started funding the club again and he's taking a semi interest again. In a recent interview in July23 he said there are 2 parties showing serious interest and he may end up staying on with a 20% owership share.

[@moshemankoff7488]

Thanks!

[@sp4cem4n70]

They'll for sure finish 'hecking' bottom of the PL table.

[@rifatmahmood1670]

Berge being sold to a relegation rival is the best business ever. If I knew about, I would have offered to drive him down myself. Great player on his day, but for the other 7 out of the 8 games he's a total passenger and a waste of space. He goes missing, doesn't track back, can't tackle, for someone who's 6'5" he can't head the ball either, has very low football IQ (makes wrong choices when in possesion). I could go on, but watch him have that 1 good game against us. The only other thing I would say that you forgot to mention is that a lot of our current players are also on the wrong side of 30. It makes no sense for us to tie them down to long term contracts. Fleck being perfect example, 3 years ago he was integral to us. Now you can bet your house on us losing everytime he plays. We need to re-evaluate these players at the end of the season, if it means we lose them, i don't think it would be a massive loss.

[@crispybits3765]

Ndiaye was undoubtedly our best but Berge wasn't our 2nd best player. Good but inconsistent. We have a few more in front of him imo.