BladesPod - The Sheffield United Podcast Ben Meakin

Ben and Andrew missed the Meh-verton game but have plenty of other stuff to discuss anyway, starting with the hiring of Jamie Hoyland and Mike Allen to head up recruitment and what it says about the immediate future of Sheffield United. Next, we revisit our Chip Butty wagers from the summer and find out who owes who a greasy one, then we do a quickfire keep-or-release ahead of the news that the released/retained list will be out this week, and finally we discuss our hopes for the club to orchestrate a proper send-off on Sunday for those who fully deserve it.

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Ben and Andrew discuss the Forest game before returning to our preseason "how to avoid relegation" blueprint to see how badly United missed on all the things we thought needed to go right. We also use that as a chance to catch up on the latest news around George Baldock (probably leaving, boo), Dan Jebbison (possibly staying, yay), Oli McBurnie (injured and who knows, hmm) and other recent bits of Blades goings-on.

Thanks for listening, what a season.

Ben and Andrew discuss United's latest home hammering as Burnley exploit the Blades' terrible defence while also showing us what a competent goalkeeper looks like in the other net. We talk about a bad day for Vini Souza, what on earth to do with Ivo Grbic, and whether we're seeing any green shoots from Wilder's return before his 20th game in charge this season.

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Ben and Andrew get stuck into the latest bit of bad news concerning Sheffield United, as the club receives a points deduction ahead of next season over late payments for players. We talk about what it means on and off the field. Plus, a look ahead to the big game with Burnley this weekend. I was saying Boo-erge.

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An excellent performance from the Blades who hold Chelsea's pricey side to a 2-2 draw. Ben and Andrew reflect on the game with particular focus on the strides taken by Oli Arblaster, Ben Osborn playing for a new deal, and Ivo Grbic already possibly playing for his place.

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Link to Ben's BBC Sport piece on Arblaster: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cyez01rp84yo
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Link to Roy's View From Chelsea: https://roysviewfrom.com/2024/04/07/view-from-chelsea-7/

Ben and Andrew discuss an entertaining if ultimately maddening 3-3 draw with Fulham at the Lane, as McBurnie and Brereton Diaz briefly run riot before pesky VAR and even peskier added on time take their toll.

Next episode will be after the Chelsea game - apologies for lower sound quality than usual in this episode, we had some internet difficulties. Thanks for listening!