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Sheffield United will not go into administration – Chief Executive Stephen Bettis

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Sheffield United chief executive Stephen Bettis insists the club is in no danger of entering administration. Reports on Friday said the club had taken measures to cut spending and avoid threatening management. Betis denied taking such measures, including cutting back on lawn fertilizer and turning off the undersoil heating at the training ground. The CEO admitted that United had failed to pay many suppliers on time. “We’re not going into administration… There’s not even a threat,” Bettis said. “Let’s be very frank, if you look at the Championship, everyone knows…

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Echoes of 2005-06 as Sheffield United got their promotion bid back on track

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calamity? What crisis? As a jubilant Paul Heckingbottom celebrated in front of Sheffield United fans at the final whistle, it was hard to believe that just a few days ago the red and white half of the Steel City was shrouded in gloom and gloom. The defeat at Luton Town, combined with Middlesbrough’s 14-win in their last 17 games by coming from behind to beat Swansea City, opened up the very real possibility of entering the international break sitting just outside the automatic promotion places in the Championship. First time…

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The deficit is down to seven points – should Sheffield United worry?

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Sheffield United fans are not the type to get carried away. The general consensus is often “if it goes wrong, it will”. Made a life of hard strikes this way. Whether it was the Carlos Tevez affair or the season in which Sheffield Wednesday edged out their promotion neighbors after United star Ched Evans was jailed during Round 2, it has often felt that events tend to conspire against the club. Even when things appear to be going United’s way, there could be something in the tale – such as…

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The American who tried to buy Newcastle and Sheffield United is in prison for fraud

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The American businessman who tried to buy Newcastle United and Sheffield United is serving a sentence for wire fraud in a California prison. Henry Morris made a £330m bid for Newcastle in 2019 while the Saudi Public Investment Fund bid for the club stalled. Morris met owner Mike Ashley at the offices of Flannels, the former Newcastle owner’s fashion brand, but the deal never materialized. He also agreed to a deal in April 2022 with the owner of Sheffield United, Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to buy…

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Heckingbottom urges Sheffield United to ignore ‘distraction’ of transfer ban

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Rarely does a team move within 14 points of the chasing group in the race for automatic promotion do so under the cloud. This, though, is Sheffield United now after capping off the week that saw the club’s transfer embargo imposed on them with a 1-0 win over Hull City. On Tuesday, the club was banned from signing players due to their failure to pay a scheduled installment of the transfer fee on time. It is not yet clear how much money is involved but club officials are confident the…

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Dean Holden’s journey to Charlton: Tragedy, unemployment and meeting fans in the pub

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December 21, 2022, 11.15 pm. New Charlton Athletic manager Dean Holden, 43, walks alone into The Royal Oak public house on Charlton Lane, a minute’s walk from The Valley. The Addicks have just knocked Brighton out of the Carabao Cup on penalties, but Holden, on a contract until the summer, won’t take charge of the team until the morning. He wants to survey the mood of the fans of the club which he’s now hoping to stabilise after a turbulent season. “I wanted to go into the pub straight after…

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Sheffield United say ‘give the ball to faith’ – but their squad is full of luxury

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The common consensus is that the best summation of the championship season is the old saying, “A marathon, not a sprint.” In many ways, though, the second tier of English football is a marathon at a sprint pace. There is simply no stopping a competition that can be as unpredictable as it is unforgiving. That’s why the early pacers – and by that we mean the top two when the campaign hits the ten-game mark – don’t always go on the track. Not exactly what Sheffield United will want to…

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Tottenham sign former Arsenal player Will Lancashire from Sheffield United

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Tottenham Hotspur have signed former Arsenal youngster Will Lancashire from Sheffield United. Spurs are understood to have paid a fee in the region of £1m for the teenager, which could rise to around £2m in add-ons. Sheffield United says the deal to return Lancashire to north London includes performance-related additions and a sale clause. The striker has signed a five-year contract with Tottenham and will join the club’s academy. Lancashire, 17, only left Arsenal’s academy in January 2021. He led Sheffield United’s Under-18 side as they won the PDL National…

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How Premier League clubs decide where to send their brightest young players on loan

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As the summer transfer window draws to a close, clubs will be frantically getting their last-minute business done to set them up for the season. Money is still tight in the EFL following the pandemic, so the top-flight loan market is a requisite for adding quality to a squad. The value of a good loan from the Premier League was evident throughout the EFL last season. Would Nottingham Forest have won promotion from the Championship without the influence of Manchester United’s James Garner, Aston Villa forward Keinan Davis and Watford…

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