It’s that time of year when clubs up and down the country confirm which of their players will be leaving the club. By this point, the vast majority of those who are out of contract this summer will have been told whether they will be offered a new deal at their current club or not. After informing the players, clubs must make their retained lists public, and most EFL clubs have already done just that, meaning Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday already know who they can potentially snap up...
The Steel City derby will return next season following Sheffield United’s relegation back to the Championship. It was a campaign to forget for the Blades, who could not match the standard of the top flight, largely due to a spate of injuries as well as losing key players last summer. It wasn’t a great start to the season for Wednesday in the Championship, either, but they did fight from a long way back to secure safety on the final day of the campaign. We now have two Steel City derbies to look...
It was a day of contrasting emotions for two departing Sheffield United players this afternoon as the Blades signed off their season with another defeat, going down 3-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Before kick-off United fans bade farewell to three key men from recent years - in Chris Basham, Ollie Norwood and George Baldock - but it was goalkeeper Wes Foderingham, who will also be moving on this summer, who was their most impressive performer here. At the other end of the scale it was a limp...
The 19-year-old centre back has impressed since coming in as a free agent earlier this season following an exit from Premier League outfit, Burnley, and it was confirmed last week that he had been offered new terms that would see him extend his stay at Hillsborough. Otegbayo came over to England from SSE Airtricity League First Division outfit, Cobh Ramblers, in 2022 following a successful trial spell, and he’ll be delighted to make sure that his time in South Yorkshire will span at least one...
There has been no official confirmation of Röhl’s contract extension from the club just yet, but after The Star reported on Thursday that a long-term deal until 2027 was being finalised, reports in Germany suggested that matters had been finalised. This publication understands that the deal is indeed done as Röhl now turns his focus to preparing the team for their 2024/25 campaign in the Championship following their great escape, and in quotes to Kicker he has suggested that a top ten finish is...
The teenager, who has captained Owls youth teams on many occasions as he climbed up the ranks, was a strong performer for the U21s this season after stepping up from the U18s at the start of the season, and acquitted himself well in multiple roles in Wednesday colours. He signed his first professional contract last summer after a successful period as a scholar, and last week it was confirmed that he had been offered terms to extend his already lengthy stay at Middlewood Road. Join our Whatsapp...
The 18-year-old duo have both been at the club for many years as they climbed up through the youth ranks, and last week it was confirmed that after recently turning 18 they have been offered their first professional contracts at Hillsborough. Thornton, an attack-minded midfielder, and Johnson, a left back, were regulars this season as they helped Wednesday’s U18s to a third-place finish in the Professional Development League, while the former has also been a big part of the U21s that finished in...
George Byers, Lee Gregory and Reece James all played a huge part in the Owls’ promotion out of League One last season, putting in massive performance and scoring vital goals along the way – they were also incredibly well-liked. Their respective departures leave gaps that need to be filled over the summer by Danny Röhl, and the German will be desperate to find upgrades on all three of them as he builds a team for the 2024/25 campaign. In many ways, he’ll need players that have similar...
Sheffield Wednesday have had their fair share of fan favourites over the years, with long-serving players aplenty. But how do their current longest-serving players compare to the most loyal Championship stars? Loyal servants are hard to come by these days, whether that’s because of players moving on for bigger pay cheques or clubs being ruthless in moving on from players in order to upgrade. To give a nod to those who have been with their current clubs over a long period of time, we have rounded...
The 2023-24 Premier League season is over, thank God. English football seasons are LONG, and so when one comes to a close there’s always an empty space left behind that comes with the absence of regular football in my life, but mitigated by a deep sense of relief — finally, I get a little break from the grind of covering a long season. Tottenham Hotspur closed out what was a very good campaign with a 3-0 away win over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday. Sheffield United are a...
Here is how we rated the Tottenham players in the team's 3-0 Premier League win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on the final day of the 2023/24 league season
A fan who racially abused Kasey Palmer during a Sheffield Wednesday match at Hillsborough has received a five-year football ban. 21-year-old Edward Rabjohn, of Sheffield, made racist gestures towards Coventry forward Mr Palmer who was collecting the ball for a throw in during a second half with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on January 20, 2024. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard how Rabjohn, who had drunk around six pints of beer before the game, was caught on broadcast cameras. After the...