Season tickets latest, new contracts and a Blades player's agent feels Chris Wilder's wrath: The Sheffield United stories you might have missed this week

We finally found out this week that Premier Legue football will be making a return in the middle of the month and Sheffield United will be helping to kick it all off.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

It’s been a very busy week and you may have missed one or two things so here’s a round-up of the best of our Blades stories that might have passed you by.

IT’S COMING BACK!

Of course the biggest news of the week was that a date has been set for ‘Project Restart’ with United taking on Aston Villa on June 17 – one of two games heralding football’s comeback.

Lys Mousset and Oliver Norwood of Sheffield return to contact training as part of the Premier Leagues project restart at the Steelphalt Academy, Sheffield.  Simon Bellis/SportimageLys Mousset and Oliver Norwood of Sheffield return to contact training as part of the Premier Leagues project restart at the Steelphalt Academy, Sheffield.  Simon Bellis/Sportimage
Lys Mousset and Oliver Norwood of Sheffield return to contact training as part of the Premier Leagues project restart at the Steelphalt Academy, Sheffield. Simon Bellis/Sportimage
Hide Ad
Hide Ad

And don’t forget the FA Cup either

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

OLLIE’S DAY

Our Blades writer James Shield spoke with Oliver Norwood this week and there were a number of interesting stories to come out of the interview, not least his hope to remain at Bramall Lane for a long time.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

SEE YA?

While Norwood is a player who can’t wait to sort out a new deal, another series of talks appear to have taken a wrong turn. Chris WIlder revealed this week that a player’s agent was making demands that the club weren’t going to meet and that could spell the end of the player’s time at United.

SEASON TICKET QUANDARY

With fans now unable to see their team play for the forseeable future, there’s the difficult matter of what to do with season tickets to be sorted out. James got the latest.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

IN THE GOSSIP PAGES

United were linked with a Turkish goalkeeper this week and it’s a situation that WIlder is going to find himself in more and more now that the Blades’ status have been elevated, as James explained in his weekly column.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

THE OTHER OLI

McBurnie was also telling some tales this week and revealing to us that his boss said the striker looked like a cartoon character.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

SAD NEWS

We learned of the passing of a former Blade on Saturday…

AND FINALLY…

Danny Hall looked back at a Blades team who took on Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup Final to see where their careers went afterwards.

An important message:

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, please consider a subscription to The Star by going to thestar.co.uk/subscriptions

The coronavirus lockdown is having a major impact on many of our local advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive. That means we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers and subscribe to our website during this crisis.

Stay safe and take care.

Thank you. Chris.