BladesPod - The Sheffield United Podcast

Ben and Andrew missed the Meh-verton game but have plenty of other stuff to discuss anyway, starting with the hiring of Jamie Hoyland and Mike Allen to head up recruitment and what it says about the i...

Ben and Andrew discuss the Forest game before returning to our preseason "how to avoid relegation" blueprint to see how badly United missed on all the things we thought needed to go right. We also use...

Ben and Andrew discuss United's latest home hammering as Burnley exploit the Blades' terrible defence while also showing us what a competent goalkeeper looks like in the other net. We talk about a bad...

Ben and Andrew get stuck into the latest bit of bad news concerning Sheffield United, as the club receives a points deduction ahead of next season over late payments for players. We talk about what it...

An excellent performance from the Blades who hold Chelsea's pricey side to a 2-2 draw. Ben and Andrew reflect on the game with particular focus on the strides taken by Oli Arblaster, Ben Osborn playin...

Ben and Andrew discuss an entertaining if ultimately maddening 3-3 draw with Fulham at the Lane, as McBurnie and Brereton Diaz briefly run riot before pesky VAR and even peskier added on time take the...

With the Blades taking a breather for a few weeks, Ben and Andrew cook up 10 (realistic) things they'd like to see from Sheffield United for the rest of this season. Can we ruin someone else's season?...

Ben and Andrew look back at United's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, which includes Oli Arblaster's top-flight debut, Ivo Grbic finally getting the chance to make some saves, an hilariously poor penalty and ...

Bleh. Ben and Andrew talk about United's latest hammering probably in more detail than it deserves. Cheers if you listen, no judgement if you don't. UTB?

Ben and Andrew catch up on United's latest pointless endeavours: a 5-0 defeat to Brighton, and 1-0 defeat at Wolves which was at least not an embarrassment. We also discuss the good news of Oliver Arb...

Ben and Andrew look back on a big win for the Blades on the road at Luton, with a beast mode performance from Vini Souza underpinning a fine defensive effort. We talk about getting over the 11 point h...

Ben and Andrew briefly discuss United's disgraceful capitulation at home to Aston Villa, before turning our attention to the surprise (ish?) exit of John Fleck right at the end of the transfer window....

Ben and Andrew double up to talk about a goal-filled week for United, albeit with a distressing amount finding the back of the wrong net from our point of view: we discuss the 5-2 against Brighton, th...

Ben and Andrew review an entertaining game with West Ham - goals, red cards, penalties, late drama, controversy, and a match we didn't lose, what's not to love? We talk about United looking so much cl...

Ben and Andrew preview this weekend's home match (a home match! At last!) against West Ham, before spinning the roulette wheel of news and hitting 16 different stories from the last few weeks, includi...

Ben and Andrew recap a pleasantly drama-free win over Gillingham in the FA Cup, as Will Osula fires in his first Blades goals and a James McAtee double "avenges" the Nigel Adkins 4-0 on this ground. W...

With not much to say about a shrug-worthy loss at City, Ben and Andrew turn their attention to what looks like being a surprisingly active January for the Blades, before a returning feature: playing "...

Ben and Andrew review a not-particularly-happy Christmas for the Blades who toss away two points in the 97th minute at Villa Park and then the full three in a baffling Boxing Day defeat to Luton Town....

'Twas the pod before Christmas: Ben and Andrew catch up on a disappointingly standard defeat at Chelsea, look ahead to a trip to Villa and a big ol' game with Luton on Boxing Day, plus catch up on the...

Ben and Andrew are in buoyant mood as the Blades beat the Bees in Chris Wilder's second game, putting in their best performance of the season in the process. We go through the immediate changes Wilder...

Ben and Andrew reflect on the first game of Chris Wilder's second spell as Blades boss, as United lose 2-0 to Liverpool but do at least put in a shift and stay in the game until late. We look at the i...

Ben and Andrew discuss the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom, and the return of Chris Wilder as Blades manager. We reflect on Heckingbottom's achievements as boss, try and work through some best/worst cas...

Ben and Andrew go over a painful shellacking at the hands of supposedly-lowly Bournemouth, and discuss where the club can go from here... apart from Burnley on Saturday, which we also preview.

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Ben and Andrew preview a big, potentially season-defining week for United with Bournemouth coming to the Lane on Saturday - we discuss the shoots of recovery in the previous two games and David Brooks...

Ben and Andrew recap a bonus point from Brighton that takes the Blades *off the bottom of the Premier League table*, as a red card and an own goal helps United to a 1-1 draw. Then, with the internatio...

Six months to the day after beating Birmingham City away, Ben and Andrew have a Sheffield United win to talk about! The Blades beat Wolves in dramatic fashion to bag their first victory of the Premier...

With neither Ben or Andrew catching the five-goal thriller at Arsenal, instead we decided to take a trip to another dimension this spooky season, to an alternate reality where tiny margins went the ot...

Ben and Andrew go over United's latest defeat, this time to Man Utd, although the Blades do at least put in a spirited display in this one before running out of legs / viable substitutes in the second...

Ben and Andrew are back to full fitness and ready to talk about United's distressingly limp display at Fulham, as the Blades at least manage a goal but otherwise are completely outplayed - and lose Ch...

Ben and Andrew muse over the Blades' latest defeat at West Ham, before looking at the wider picture of Paul Heckingbottom's future as manager and this weekend's "Loser Leaves Town" match-up with Fulha...

Ben and Andrew try and find some words for United's historic hammering on Sunday, and wonder how the team can pick themselves up from it. 

Have a nice day, hardcore listeners!

Ben and Andrew reflect on the Blades' latest late kick to the teeth as an improbable 3 points becomes the expected 0 points thanks to two very late goals. We talk timewasting, added time, the scenes f...

As the international break comes to a close, Ben and Andrew pick out some reasons to be cheerful and reasons to be fearful for the rest of United's Premier League season. Plus, we look ahead to our we...

Ben and Andrew review United picking up their first point of the season via the back of Jordan Pickford's head, and it would've been all three but for Jordan Pickford's face. Some afternoon for the En...

Hal Stewart of Sheff Utd Way joins Ben this week to discuss a thrilling game with Man City, the delight of seeing United get a meaningful goal against the Champions, and all the other big moments from...

Ben and Andrew discuss some green shoots to come out of a second straight defeat for the Blades, as Gustavo Hamer swerves in United's first goal of the season and Vinicius Souza puts in an impressive ...

Ben and Andrew discuss the arrivals of Gustavo Hamer and Tom Davies before a brief-ish chat about Crystal Palace: a starting XI from our nightmares, but a hard-working effort from the Blades nonethele...

Ben and Andrew discuss the Berge > Burnley sale, the arrival of Vinicius Souza, and the overall situation at the club on the eve of the new Premier League season. Then, after successfully (...) provid...

Ben and Andrew give their final word on the Iliman Ndiaye departure and where it leaves United, before going head-to-head with some predictions with a difference ahead of the new season. 

Thanks for ...

Things are starting to move at the Lane, and Ben and Andrew discuss the fact that Iliman Ndiaye is not currently one of them (despite Facebook Marketplace listings), plus the new signings of Anis Slim...

With 1 month to go until Sheffield United v Crystal Palace to start our Premier League campaign, Ben and Andrew go over the current state of the club... including Iliman Ndiaye potentially leaving soo...

Ben and Andrew have a quick chat about United's first few fixtures of next season, before reminiscing about two modern Blades greats who have now departed the club: Enda Stevens and Jack O'Connell.

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Ben and Andrew go over United's released and retained list, and the end of an era for the Blades as Jack O'Connell, Enda Stevens and Billy Sharp depart the club. We'll be talking more about O'Connell ...

Ben and Andrew go head-to-head to see who can draft the best team from every player who's represented Sheffield United in the last 25 years. 3-5-2 is the formation, and position matters - no crowbarri...

It's that time of year again: Ben and Andrew hand out player ratings to 22 eligible players from United's promotion winning 2022-23 season, with detailed reasoning for each one plus some discussion on...

Ben and Andrew wrap up the final two games of the Championship season as the Blades reach a club-record 91 points at this level, before picking out our 10 biggest moments from the season: the events a...

Ben and Andrew relish United's 4-1 victory lap over a fairly-pathetic Preston, as the promotion party shows no sign of stopping and John Fleck signs off (maybe?) with one last goal for the road. Plus,...

The Blades are going up: Ben and Andrew are tired but giddy and ramble their way through some immediate thoughts on United clinching a return to the Premier League by beating West Brom last night. 

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Ben and Andrew reflect on a grand day out in the capital, even if it was punctuated by the now-standard Wembley defeat. We also look ahead to West Brom at home and a chance to clinch promotion in fron...

Ben and Andrew react to United picking up another three points in the pursuit of Premier League football, thanks to another goal from the Salford Silva. We also discuss Jack Robinson briefly turning i...

The Blades dispatch Cardiff 4-1 on Saturday to nudge ever-closer to promotion, and Ben and Andrew discuss the game and the standout moments. Adam Davies somehow ends up facing another penalty, but Jam...

Ben and Andrew catch up on the Easter weekend's games, as the Blades pick up three points on a day where the chasing pack slip up, but then do everything possible to lose the game against Burnley. We ...

Ben and Andrew catch up on a very good Saturday for the Blades, hopefully to be followed by an Even Gooder Friday against Wigan. First, United get a precious win at Norwich thanks to James McAtee, and...

Ben and Andrew catch up on the latest Blades news from the international break, and look ahead to our trip to Carrow Road this weekend. Then, we discuss novel ways to "even the odds" in our cup semifi...

Ben and Andrew relive all the key moments of a phenomenal FA Cup quarterfinal against Blackburn, as United triumph thanks to a dramatic late Tommy Doyle goal. An action-packed afternoon with so much t...

Ben and Andrew are feeling much more upbeat after a big response from the Blades who win at Sunderland to stretch the gap over the chasing pack. We discuss a bold team selection from Heckingbottom, im...

The Blades defeat 18 inches of snow to get the game on but Ben and Andrew are left sort of wishing they hadn't, as United limp to a dull 1-0 loss to Luton. Pressure now builds ahead of a crucial game ...

Ben and Andrew reflect on three vital points for the Blades, as they pick up a 1-0 win at Reading to take advantage of the infamous game in hand. Plus, a look ahead to what should be a tight game agai...

It's been a while, hasn't it? Ben and Andrew return to summarise the last few weeks of United, as stumbles at Millwall and Blackburn are punctuated by a scrambling win over Watford and an impressive d...

In a quick episode before the weekend, Ben and Andrew reflect on the defeat to Middlesbrough before looking ahead to Millwall tomorrow.

Thanks for listening, for those dedicated enough to do so!

Ben and Andrew are full of praise for the Blades' dismantling of Swansea City to complete a Welsh hat-trick for the season, although less impressed by the Swans' commitment to getting in a flap and Ma...

Andrew is back on the grass after his bout of Beattie Flu and joins Ben to discuss the lively FA Cup replay win over Wrexham. We talk about a full debut for Ismaila Coulibaly, Billy Sharp playing angr...

Ben is joined by Hal Stewart of Sheff Utd Way to discuss the latest goings-on at Bramall Lane: we talk about a dull draw with Rotherham, the Wrexham rematch, keeping our best players on deadline day, ...

Ben and Andrew react to the news of United being placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL, before diving into yet another win as the Blades complete the double over Hull and Daniel Jebbison finds th...

Ben and Andrew look back on yet another win for the Blades, this time over Stoke City: picking up points vs playing well, defending leads, the value of Jayden Bogle, Ndiaye's knock, the performances o...

The Blades cruise past Millwall in the FA Cup and it's Deadpool vs Crosspool in the next round: Ben and Andrew talk about the win, the draw, and Daniel Jebbison grabbing his second goal for the club. ...

Ben and Andrew talk over an eventful evening for John Egan at Loftus Road, as the Blades rally late to snatch a (deserved?) point at QPR. Plus some thoughts on the commentary box of nightmares.

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Ben and Andrew discuss United picking up a fourth and fifth W in a row to complete a pretty-much-perfect festive period for the Blades, as they defeat Coventry and Blackpool and extend their lead over...

Ben and Andrew pick over United's moderately-comfortable win over Wigan, as the Blades make it six points out of six out of the World Cup break. John Egan locates the back of the net with his head, Bi...

Ben and Andrew talk through United's dull-but-welcome win over bottom side Huddersfield, which did at least feature another moment of inspiration from Iliman Ndiaye and a first league goal of the seas...

Ben and Andrew get their gamefaces on ahead of the resumption of the Blades' Championship season, including musings on Iliman Ndiaye at the World Cup, other goings-on at United over the last few weeks...

The Blades head into the World Cup break second in the table, and Ben and Andrew discuss a perfectly fine 1-0 win at Cardiff as United continue their excellent away record and bounce back after the Ro...

Ben and Andrew crash back to earth after the Blades follow-up the hammering of Burnley with a desperately low-quality showing in a defeat to Rotherham. We try to pick the bones out of that one, and lo...

Hard to keep your feet on the ground after that one, so Ben and Andrew barely even try: United hammer Burnley 5-2 in a thrilling game at the Lane, with Oli McBurnie continuing his insanely good season...

Back to back away wins for the Blades: Ben and Andrew discuss a fortuitous three points away at Bristol City but hey, they all count at the end of the season. We deliberate Heckingbottom's decision to...

Ben and Andrew have a Blades win to talk about - it may be Halloween but there wasn't much to be afraid of at the Hawthorns as United came home with a 2-0 win. Oli McBurnie scores again and heads away...

Ben and Andrew talk through another highly-entertaining game at Bramall Lane, as United battle back from 2-0 down at Norwich and almost win it (as well almost losing it). We discuss the puzzling team ...

A mini-episode as Ben and Andrew discuss a largely uneventful game with Coventry, although United still manage to lose the game via Chris Basham's error. RND joins the injury list, Khadra and Brewster...

Ben and Andrew try to wrap their heads around one of the stupidest Blades games in recent memory as United draw 3-3 with Blackpool: six goals, four red cards, a missed penalty, a 98th-minute equaliser...

Ben and Andrew are not too downbeat about the defeat to Stoke as United's mishmash team come up short - Rhian Brewster's first of the season providing a bright spot, but old favourite Phil Jagielka st...

Ben and Andrew try to pick themselves up after a deflating defeat to QPR, as yet more players head off to the injury list and United can't recover from Chris Willock's goal. We try to work out what we...

Ben and Andrew give a quick recap of the Blades' struggling to a humdrum draw against Birmingham, although Oli McBurnie's 5th goal of the season and a return of Jayden Bogle prove to be bright spots i...

Ben and Andrew discuss the latest news from the international break, before reviewing what's working and what isn't in United's season so far - what's gone better than expected, and what might be a po...

Ben and Andrew talk through the Blades' third consecutive away win as the Blades stay top courtesy of a 2-0 win at Preston North End that means United have now scored more goals at Deepdale than the h...

Ben and Andrew go through the Blades' latest win, a 1-0 victory at Swansea City, to cement their position at the top of the Championship. An Ahmedhodzic intervention keeps it level before the subs sin...

Ben and Andrew break down United's first away win of the season, as the Blades take down the Tigers on their own patch in a 2-0 victory. Oli McBurnie makes it 3 in 3 before Sander "I'm not f'in leavin...

Ben is joined by special guest Hal Stewart of Sheff Utd Way to talk about the resounding 4-0 win over Reading as United continue their perfect home form and go back to the top of the early season tabl...

Ben and Andrew give a snap reaction to the 1-1 draw with Luton in this episode, as Oli McBurnie finally bags a league goal (and what a goal it was too). United's injury list gets even lengthier meanin...

Ben and Andrew discuss the Blades' dismantling of Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, as Heckingbottom's side power to the top of the early Championship table. We get (possibly far too) excited about the...

Ben and Andrew discuss the Blades' 2-1 win over Sunderland, as the Black Cats see red and are slightly fortunate to stay at 10 men. We get a little bit excited about the potential of Ahmedhodzic, and ...

Ben and Andrew go through the entertaining 2-2 draw at Chris Wilder's Middlesbrough, as Sander Berge and a Ryan Giles own goal twice put the Blades ahead but defensive lapses see the points slip away....

Ben and Andrew go through the win over Millwall, Ahmedhodzic's brilliant debut, and more encouraging showings from Ciaran Clark, John Fleck and a few others... although that might be the end of Norwoo...

Ben and Andrew talk through the Blades' opening day defeat to Watford, a spectacular moment of shooting oneself in the foot, and an impressively poor showing from Max Lowe off the bench. But, help may...

Our 2022/23 Season Preview Extravaganza is here: Ben and Andrew discuss the arrivals of Reda Khadra and Ciaran Clark, a few players heading out on loan, and the best / worst case scenarios for United ...

Ben and Andrew return to drill into all the latest Blades news, including the signings of Anel Ahmedhodzic and Tommy Doyle, the departure of Oli Burke, the possible arrival of Tom Lawrence and other r...

With 2021-22 in the books, it's time for Ben and Andrew to dish out their marks out of 10 for the entire squad. Does anyone receive a perfect 10? Who's got room for improvement next season, who are we...

Ben and Andrew reflect on an excellent if gutting night against Nottingham Forest, as United put in a superb performance in overturning the first leg deficit but ultimately fall on penalties to a bril...

Andrew is away so Ben is here with a quick solo pod breaking down the Blades, well, breaking down in the first leg of the playoffs against Nottingham Forest. Contains a few reasons to be cheerful, mor...

It's the Enda the season... but not for us: United storm into the playoffs with a final day hammering of the Championship's champions, Fulham, and Ben and Andrew break it all down here. A sellout crow...

Ben and Andrew are back, and the Blades' playoff destiny is still in their own hands after an impressive second-half comeback at QPR on Friday night. We talk about Iliman Ndiaye's poaching instincts, ...

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