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The Guardian - brief mention of Sheffield football


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/football-league-blog/2011/may/11/football-league-awards-adel-taarabt

 

Flops of the year

Championship

 

"Kevin Blackwell has problems at full-back, but should at least have a settled side this year after the revolving door season of 2009-10," I wrote on these pages back in August. But instead of shutting the revolving door, Sheffield United opened another one. So four managers, 49 players and defeat after defeat after defeat later, United drop down into League One for the first time since the late 80s, victims of their own incompetence on and off the field.

 

League One

The 2010-11 season won't be particularly fondly remembered on the other side of the steel city. Sheffield Wednesday at least had mitigating circumstances for their 15th-placed finish, not least the battle to stave off administration prior to Christmas (although the Owls' dramatic dip in form coincided with Milan Mandaric's December takeover). Inconsistency has been a huge problem – an eight-goal swing saw them beat Bristol Rovers one weekend and lose 5-1 at Exeter the next – though it's worth bearing in mind that the last time Wednesday were this bad (when they finished 16th in League One in 2004-05) they were promoted the following year.

 

 

Championship player of the year: Paddy Kenny.

 

Football clearly inflicts nothing but disappointment for the people of Sheffield. Anyone want to start a Curling club?

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