The Sheffield United Post
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
Callum O'Hare beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match22 Dec 2026
Andrew Moran sends Sheffield United past Portsmouth
It finished 2‑0, and it was Andrew Moran’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Sheffield United.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
One of those days for Gustavo Hamer
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.24, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
Andrew Moran gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match26 Dec 2026
Sheffield United and Norwich City take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Words at Sheffield United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jaïro Riedewald is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Jacob Fisher chose the glass-half-full version of 1‑1; the supporters left with the other one.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
Patrick Bamford left out for tactical reasons at Sheffield United
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Market28 Dec 2026
The Japhet Tanganga story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Japhet Tanganga signs something — a contract at Sheffield United or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Patrick Bamford
- Loan watch Alex Matos keeps scoring at Dijon
- The dugout When it matters, Tom Davies plays