Sheffield United are planning to sell goalkeeper Ivo Grbic after a difficult start to life at Bramall Lane. The Croatian goalkeeper was signed by the Blades in the January transfer window for a reported fee of around £2.5m, according to the Daily Mail. The 28-year-old instantly became the club’s first choice goalkeeper ahead of Wes Foderingham, but was unable to make a positive impact on the club’s poor performances as he shipped in 32 goals in his 10 appearances for the Premier League’s...
Sheffield Wednesday’s survival in the Championship means the Steel City derby will return next season with Sheffield United’s relegation from the Premier League already confirmed. The fierce rivals last played in March 2019, as they played out a 0-0 draw at Hillsborough. The scoreline was the same when the two met at Bramall Lane in November 2018. Both clubs have played over 1,000 games in the second tier, with the Owls winning the title five times compared to just once for the Blades. United...
Wednesday’s U18s and U21s both ended up finishing third in their respective Professional Development League tables, completing a solid season despite the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a spot in the top two and consequently the play-offs. Now the time has come for decisions to be made on who will and won’t be sticking around for the new season, and there will also be a focus on looking at potential new recruits in order to bolster their ranks for the season ahead. And one player who...
Kenny McLean believes Norwich City's stalemate with Leeds United represents a missed opportunity for the Canaries. Norwich hosted the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final against Leeds on Sunday but the two sides could only play out a 0-0 draw in the Carrow Road sunshine. It was a game of few chances as both the Canaries and the Whites appeared reluctant when it came to committing numbers in attack and consequently, goalscoring opportunities were at a premium in East Anglia. It...
The Colombian international enjoyed an excellent spell with the Owls prior to an injury cutting short his campaign, and Danny Röhl was full of praise for his efforts when donning Wednesday’s colours. A host of clubs are reportedly keeping tabs on the 24-year-old, with Sunderland, Burnley and Luton Town all being credited with interest in him once he becomes a free agent in July, but ‘CP’ thinks that he’d be better off in a familiar environment. "He played very, very well and all the players...
Portsmouth are busy preparing for their first Championship season since 2011-12 after a dominant League One campaign that saw John Mousinho’s side clinch the title and with it promotion back to the second tier. Pompey have already confirmed their retained list as they seek to bolster their options ahead of the next campaign. The Championship line-up is yet to be fully confirmed but Sheffield United and Burnley will be back in the second tier with their Premier League relegations confirmed while...
Wednesday needed a win at Bramall Lane in order to keep their hopes of a top two finish in the U18 Professional Development League alive, with Barnsley having won one of their games in hand earlier in the day to leapfrog them into second. For the Owls it was their final game of what has been a largely successful season, for United it was a chance to take bragging rights from their city rivals despite not really having anything to play for in terms of their league position. It was a cagey affair,...
Former Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom is among the bookies’ favourites to take over at Hull City, following Liam Rosenior’s shock exit. Hull confirmed their decision to sack Rosenior on Tuesday evening, with the aim of climbing into the Championship play-off places not achieved. The Tigers finished seventh after losing 1-0 at Plymouth Argyle on the final day, three points adrift of Norwich City in sixth. Despite falling short in the play-off race, Rosenior is widely regarded as one of...
Sheffield Wednesday secured Championship safety on the final day of the season, but how much help did they get from the referees? The Owls battled hard in the final weeks, putting together a superb run of form to climb out of the bottom three and dodge the drop. Danny Rohl had a major impact after being appointed in October, and there is already excitement over next season. In the meantime, we have taken a look back at the season just gone to see which Championship teams were given the most...
Brenden Aaronson will return to Leeds United after completing his season on loan at Union Berlin with Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 win over SC Freiburg. Aaronson was one of several players to force a temporary move away from Elland Road, having triggered a loan clause in his contract that became active following relegation to the Championship. The American joined Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin for the season but, having qualified for the Champions League the prior season, things didn't go as planned....
Sheffield Wednesday managed to successful dodge relegation, albeit they left it a little late, wrapping up Championship survival on the final day. The Owls pulled off a great escape with superb form in the final weeks of the season. Danny Rohl’s team would have been good enough to finish in and around mid-table, but the disastrous start that preceded Rohl’s appointment made things much more difficult. Before attention turns to next season, we have taken a look back at the Championship stats to...
Sheffield Wednesday rivals Huddersfield Town have parted ways with manager Andre Breitenreiter following their relegation from the Championship this season. Breitenreiter joined the club in February, taking over from former Owls boss Darren Moore, who was sacked as the Terriers slipped towards relegation. The German did pick up two wins and five draws in his 13 games in charge, but ultimately he wasn't able to save the club from relegation to League One, with the Terriers seeing relegation...