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BladesPod - The Sheffield United Podcast Ben Meakin
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Podcast by Ben Meakin
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The Basham, Baldock & Norwood Tribute Episode + Euro 2024 Chip Butty Wagers
Ben and Andrew reflect on the careers of three Blades greats: Chris Basham, George Baldock and Oli Norwood are all leaving United and we look back on their time in red and white and their highlight moments. Plus, we each make some somewhat-bold predictions about Euro 2024, with a greasy chip butty on the line for each wager.
Thanks for listening, UTB and come on England! -
2023/24 Sheffield United Player Ratings
It's that time of year: Ben and Andrew give their marks out of 10 for the Blades squad in what will be the FINAL WORD on the 2023/24 season (at least as far as this pod is concerned). We quickly cover the Spurs game, how many of the "things we want to see from the last 10 games" came off, and the U21 men winning the PDL National Final, before getting into our player reviews - which includes a BladesPod-first of a zero being awarded to one player. Ouch.
Thanks for listening throughout a rubbish season, we do appreciate it. UTB! -
New Recruitment Team, Chip Butty Wagers, Released List and a Sunday Send-off
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.
Thanks for listening, and UTB! -
That's Why We're Going Down
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. -
Bad Kompany - Burnley Recap
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.
Thanks for listening and UTB! -
Brewster's Millions - Points Deduction reaction, Burnley Preview
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.
Thanks for listening and UTB!