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Daring to dream: Here's 25 pictures from Sheffield United’s last top tier campaign as Blades close in on automatic promotion

It’s now so close you can almost taste it: Sheffield United are on the verge of their first return to the Premier League since 2007. The prestige, the chance to face the countries strongest sides and the cash windfall are within the Blades’ grasp, after the club surged their way past Leeds United into the automatic play-off places over the Easter weekend.

As Blades fans dare to dream about a long awaited return to the English top tier, here’s 25 classic snaps from the club’s tumultuous 2006/07 Premier League campaign...

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