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A piece written by my brother: thepinch.uk/p/will-i-alw...
"At approximately 15:35, I took a video on my phone: dense, red flare fumes, erratic arms and heads and bodies..."
"At approximately 15:35, I took a video on my phone: dense, red flare fumes, erratic arms and heads and bodies..."
May 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A piece written by my brother: thepinch.uk/p/will-i-alw...
"At approximately 15:35, I took a video on my phone: dense, red flare fumes, erratic arms and heads and bodies..."
"At approximately 15:35, I took a video on my phone: dense, red flare fumes, erratic arms and heads and bodies..."
Two-legged play-off semi 🤝 Two-part play-off pod
1️⃣ Sam, David and Riley on tactics and line-ups ahead of the 1st leg: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
2️⃣ George Elek from Not The Top 20 pod joins us to chat play-off curses and why Blades can be bullish: www.thepinch.uk/p/play-off-s...
1️⃣ Sam, David and Riley on tactics and line-ups ahead of the 1st leg: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
2️⃣ George Elek from Not The Top 20 pod joins us to chat play-off curses and why Blades can be bullish: www.thepinch.uk/p/play-off-s...
May 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Two-legged play-off semi 🤝 Two-part play-off pod
1️⃣ Sam, David and Riley on tactics and line-ups ahead of the 1st leg: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
2️⃣ George Elek from Not The Top 20 pod joins us to chat play-off curses and why Blades can be bullish: www.thepinch.uk/p/play-off-s...
1️⃣ Sam, David and Riley on tactics and line-ups ahead of the 1st leg: www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
2️⃣ George Elek from Not The Top 20 pod joins us to chat play-off curses and why Blades can be bullish: www.thepinch.uk/p/play-off-s...
🚨 24/25 SEASON PLAYER RATINGS...
thepinch.uk/p/verdict-sh...
Riley doesn’t do sympathy scores. Every Blade rated across the full season — 5 is average, and only six dropped below it.
Tough? Maybe. Honest? Always.
thepinch.uk/p/verdict-sh...
Riley doesn’t do sympathy scores. Every Blade rated across the full season — 5 is average, and only six dropped below it.
Tough? Maybe. Honest? Always.
May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚨 24/25 SEASON PLAYER RATINGS...
thepinch.uk/p/verdict-sh...
Riley doesn’t do sympathy scores. Every Blade rated across the full season — 5 is average, and only six dropped below it.
Tough? Maybe. Honest? Always.
thepinch.uk/p/verdict-sh...
Riley doesn’t do sympathy scores. Every Blade rated across the full season — 5 is average, and only six dropped below it.
Tough? Maybe. Honest? Always.
Blades in the 40/20 Club...
Over the last 15 years of the Championship, only two teams have failed to be promoted after accruing 40+ points from their opening 20 games.
The job Chris Wilder has done is astounding. The next 8 games - thick and fast - will almost certainly be season-defining.
Over the last 15 years of the Championship, only two teams have failed to be promoted after accruing 40+ points from their opening 20 games.
The job Chris Wilder has done is astounding. The next 8 games - thick and fast - will almost certainly be season-defining.
December 12, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Blades in the 40/20 Club...
Over the last 15 years of the Championship, only two teams have failed to be promoted after accruing 40+ points from their opening 20 games.
The job Chris Wilder has done is astounding. The next 8 games - thick and fast - will almost certainly be season-defining.
Over the last 15 years of the Championship, only two teams have failed to be promoted after accruing 40+ points from their opening 20 games.
The job Chris Wilder has done is astounding. The next 8 games - thick and fast - will almost certainly be season-defining.
David drowning sorrows. Pure Peroni tears.
Great night. If was going to lose to anyone, best that it was my employers.
@ntt20.com 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great night. If was going to lose to anyone, best that it was my employers.
@ntt20.com 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
David drowning sorrows. Pure Peroni tears.
Great night. If was going to lose to anyone, best that it was my employers.
@ntt20.com 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great night. If was going to lose to anyone, best that it was my employers.
@ntt20.com 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Pinch is up for “Best Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight.
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
December 2, 2024 at 8:56 AM
The Pinch is up for “Best Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight.
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
If we're measuring every Championship player's impact on their team's results per 90 then...
December 1, 2024 at 10:24 AM
If we're measuring every Championship player's impact on their team's results per 90 then...
Bury me in that mane
Uuuuuunited ⚔️
Uuuuuunited ⚔️
November 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Bury me in that mane
Uuuuuunited ⚔️
Uuuuuunited ⚔️
Predicted XI... I think we'll try sweeping changes tonight, giving certain players a rest before the slog kicks in.
Campbell and Brooks 45 mins or less against Cov, so surely start. O'Hare fitness ridiculous.
Imagine we'll see Louie Marsh on the bench with no Anel; and maybe some minutes too.
Campbell and Brooks 45 mins or less against Cov, so surely start. O'Hare fitness ridiculous.
Imagine we'll see Louie Marsh on the bench with no Anel; and maybe some minutes too.
November 26, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Predicted XI... I think we'll try sweeping changes tonight, giving certain players a rest before the slog kicks in.
Campbell and Brooks 45 mins or less against Cov, so surely start. O'Hare fitness ridiculous.
Imagine we'll see Louie Marsh on the bench with no Anel; and maybe some minutes too.
Campbell and Brooks 45 mins or less against Cov, so surely start. O'Hare fitness ridiculous.
Imagine we'll see Louie Marsh on the bench with no Anel; and maybe some minutes too.
New section on SoccerStats.
Projected points, adding our current tally to a projection.
What do we reckon to the 87 point mark?
Projected points, adding our current tally to a projection.
What do we reckon to the 87 point mark?
November 25, 2024 at 9:08 AM
New section on SoccerStats.
Projected points, adding our current tally to a projection.
What do we reckon to the 87 point mark?
Projected points, adding our current tally to a projection.
What do we reckon to the 87 point mark?
Wayne Quinn was my first fall-in-love left-back. And maybe this is weird, but always felt left-back and GK are two "special" positions for us.
Both left-back and GK have been ridiculous so far this season:
Both left-back and GK have been ridiculous so far this season:
November 21, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Wayne Quinn was my first fall-in-love left-back. And maybe this is weird, but always felt left-back and GK are two "special" positions for us.
Both left-back and GK have been ridiculous so far this season:
Both left-back and GK have been ridiculous so far this season:
❄️ Snow Day...
Does anyone else remember that game in 2006 vs Crewe?
Snow was absolutely ridiculous, and it felt like everyone was standing by their wireless waiting for Radio Sheffield to confirm it had been postponed, but it never happened.
Couldn't see the grass!
Does anyone else remember that game in 2006 vs Crewe?
Snow was absolutely ridiculous, and it felt like everyone was standing by their wireless waiting for Radio Sheffield to confirm it had been postponed, but it never happened.
Couldn't see the grass!
November 19, 2024 at 8:01 AM
❄️ Snow Day...
Does anyone else remember that game in 2006 vs Crewe?
Snow was absolutely ridiculous, and it felt like everyone was standing by their wireless waiting for Radio Sheffield to confirm it had been postponed, but it never happened.
Couldn't see the grass!
Does anyone else remember that game in 2006 vs Crewe?
Snow was absolutely ridiculous, and it felt like everyone was standing by their wireless waiting for Radio Sheffield to confirm it had been postponed, but it never happened.
Couldn't see the grass!
Recording a podcast this week.
🔥 Anyone got a hot take to share?
We want to investigate a few different opinions: is there a player you're not rating, someone who's clearly our top performer, or maybe you don't think our performances can sustain a 2.25 ppg season?
Thoughts 👇
🔥 Anyone got a hot take to share?
We want to investigate a few different opinions: is there a player you're not rating, someone who's clearly our top performer, or maybe you don't think our performances can sustain a 2.25 ppg season?
Thoughts 👇
November 18, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Recording a podcast this week.
🔥 Anyone got a hot take to share?
We want to investigate a few different opinions: is there a player you're not rating, someone who's clearly our top performer, or maybe you don't think our performances can sustain a 2.25 ppg season?
Thoughts 👇
🔥 Anyone got a hot take to share?
We want to investigate a few different opinions: is there a player you're not rating, someone who's clearly our top performer, or maybe you don't think our performances can sustain a 2.25 ppg season?
Thoughts 👇
I think it was around this time last week, officer…
November 17, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I think it was around this time last week, officer…
#BSkyBlades | From the archive...
Former 'Flashing Blade' editor, Matthew Bell, tells the story of the hardest man in football.
B I G B A D B I L L Y W H I T E H U R S T
Read it here: www.thepinch.uk/p/big-bad-bi...
Former 'Flashing Blade' editor, Matthew Bell, tells the story of the hardest man in football.
B I G B A D B I L L Y W H I T E H U R S T
Read it here: www.thepinch.uk/p/big-bad-bi...
November 17, 2024 at 8:14 AM
#BSkyBlades | From the archive...
Former 'Flashing Blade' editor, Matthew Bell, tells the story of the hardest man in football.
B I G B A D B I L L Y W H I T E H U R S T
Read it here: www.thepinch.uk/p/big-bad-bi...
Former 'Flashing Blade' editor, Matthew Bell, tells the story of the hardest man in football.
B I G B A D B I L L Y W H I T E H U R S T
Read it here: www.thepinch.uk/p/big-bad-bi...
Saw the rumours about Arblaster’s injury, but didn’t see this coming
November 16, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Saw the rumours about Arblaster’s injury, but didn’t see this coming