Sheffield United’s squad is nowhere near as strong as boss Chris Wilder would have wanted when they kicked off their pre-season campaign, but Blades fans may get their first glimpses of new boys Jamie Shackleton and Sam McCallum in the first friendly of the summer at York City tomorrow.
Elsewhere there are question marks over United’s goalkeeping department and also the players who were widely expected to depart after relegation last season, including Vini Souza - linked with Fulham - and Anel Ahmedhodzic. A host of youngsters will make up the Blades’ squad for their first trip to the LNER Community Stadium, but who will start? We asked our man to come up with his first XI - let’s see how wrong he is...
5. Jack Robinson
Robinson ended the season as United's skipper and has established himself as a firm fans' favourite. Probably one of the first names on the teamsheet at the minute, you'd think | Sportimage
6. Sam McCallum
A toss-up at left wing-back between the new boy and Rhys Norrington-Davies but I'd be keen to get a look at the ex-Norwich man as soon as possible, so I'm chucking him straight in | Sportimage
7. Jamie Shackleton
Another new-boy I'm throwing straight into the side to have a look at him. Very adaptable but his preferred positions seems to be central midfield, and he could bring a nice balance in there | Sportimage
8. Oliver Arblaster
It's a huge season ahead for the boyhood Blade, who will begin the campaign with some real expectation on his shoulders after how wonderfully he adapted to Premier League football last term | Sportimage