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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Premier promise
NEILL Collins has urged Sheffield United not to rest on their laurels if they win the League One play-off final at Wembley.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Dave Jones keen on new Stephen Bywater deal
SHEFFIELD Wednesday manager Dave Jones wants to keep Stephen Bywater though he has also brought in Chris Kirkland.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Composed Collins is a man for the big stage
NEILL Collins is used to treading the boards on some of football’s greatest stages.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Pals from the same school of thinking
NEIL Mellor has given the thumbs-up to Chris Kirkland’s move to Sheffield Wednesday.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Mag-estic Harry Maguire is up to the challenge
SHEFFIELD United’s youngsters will not be intimidated by the prospect of appearing at Wembley, goalkeeper Steve Simonsen has insisted.
DONCASTER DONS: Dean set for Dons return
DONS’ winger Dean Colton is set to come into contention for Sunday’s Championship One clash against newcomers North Wales Crusaders at the Racecourse Ground.
In memory of Sheffield climber James
THE memory is living on of a Sheffield climber killed while mountaineering in the French Alps.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: First the glory then the craic for Michael Doyle
THE tickets have been sorted and flights booked.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Rivals united over way to tackle final
SHEFFIELD United have made an understandable decision in opting not to visit Wembley before the day of their play-off final, says former Wednesday captain Lee Bullen.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: We can do it - Michael Doyle
SHEFFIELD United’s Michael Doyle wants to prove the doubters wrong at Wembley this weekend.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Chris Kirkland set for Wednesday deal
SHEFFIELD Wednesday’s signing of Chris Kirkland means that Dave Jones has hit one of his summer targets and it seems to leave a question mark against the future of Stephen Bywater.
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DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES: Major sponsorship coup for Super League Belles
DONCASTER Rovers Belles have been living on past reputation in recent years - but all that could be about to change.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Club comes first for promotion skipper
WEDNESDAY captain Rob Jones is ready for a another challenge next season after ending this one with the verdict: “Mission accomplished.”
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Head to head: The central midfield men
TWO former internationals, a Scot and an ex-Sheffield Wednesday player are braced to do battle in central midfield.
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Sheffield United ‘no’ to Wembley
SHEFFIELD United have broken with tradition by refusing the opportunity to visit Wembley before Saturday’s League One play-off final with Huddersfield Town.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Owls summer stint for Jason Koumas
JASON Koumas’s delayed link-up with Sheffield Wednesday is set to begin this summer.
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DONCASTER DONS: Craig Lawton set for Dons return after losing a stone due to illness
DONS’ second-rower Craig Lawton resumed training with the club last night and is set to come into contention for Sunday’s first-ever trip to Wrexham in a Championship One clash against newcomers North Wales Crusaders.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Monty desperate to end his lowest year on a high
NICK Montgomery is convinced it will be a case of ‘third time lucky’ in a play-off final this weekend.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Dave Jones already has a touch of attacking Klas
DAVE Jones is looking to add more firepower to his Sheffield Wednesday side over the summer.
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Sheffield United have the men to step up
CURTIS Woodhouse believes the stage is set for a Sheffield United player to step forward and emerge a hero at Wembley on Saturday.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Guts goals & glory!
SHEFFIELD United possess both the guts and the goals to win Saturday’s League One play-off final.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Owls withdraw interest in Joel Ward
SHEFFIELD Wednesday have pulled out of the race to sign talented Portsmouth right-back Joel Ward, The Star can reveal.
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Kell Brook rival Carson Jones pulls no punches
CARSON Jones is determined to continue to “get under the skin” of Sheffield opponent Kell Brook, before the pair collide at the Arena on July 7.
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Sheffield United: Win Blades Wembley Play-Off Final tickets
SHEFFIELD United will battle Huddersfield Town for promotion back into the Championship in the League One Play-Off final at Wembley and we’ve got TEN tickets to be won.
Brook’s tough challenge on road to title tilt
Kell Brook will face highly ranked Carson Jones at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday, July 7 as an IBF World title shot draws a step closer.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Macca wants Wembley payback for United
KEVIN McDonald has set his sights on firing Sheffield United to Wembley success, three years after condemning them to heartbreak in the capital.
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BOXING: A Witter v Hatton match at long last?
JUNIOR WITTER has always wanted to fight a Hatton - and he could be forgiven for giving up hope of ever achieving that.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Quinn wants to win it for the fans
STEPHEN Quinn, the Sheffield United midfielder, says winning at Wembley would be the perfect way to reward the South Yorkshire club’s supporters for their backing this term.
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Cory is one we’ve been looking for
Now that was a signing that came out of the blue wasn’t it? I don’t think I saw Cory Pecker’s name mentioned once on a fans forum or spoken about in the media ... and for good reason.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Owls win fight for defender Kieran Lee
OLDHAM Athletic have confirmed that their right-back, Kieran Lee, is joining Sheffield Wednesday.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Tommy Miller can’t wait for Blades final
Ex-Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Tommy Miller is relishing the prospect of facing Sheffield United in the League One play-off final.
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Boxing: Ambitious Kell Brook ready for Carson Jones - VIDEO video
SHEFFIELD’S new superstar boxer Kell Brook has branded his July 7 showdown with highly-ranked American Carson Jones as the last stepping stone to a long-awaited world title shot.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Chris Porter answers the call when it matters
HIS lanky gait and languid style might not always endear him to supporters Chris Porter has been described as an instrumental figure in the club’s march to Wembley by Sheffield United manager Danny Wilson
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Sheffield Wednesday’s exit keeper saves the best until last
NEW Chesterfield goallkeeper Richard O’Donnell has issued a heartfelt farewell to the Owls after being one of six players released.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Stage is set for Chris Porter
DANNY Wilson, the Sheffield United manager, believes the South Yorkshire club are about the see the best of Chris Porter after watching the striker fire his team to Wembley.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Dave Jones offers new deals to Wednesday quartet
SHEFFIELD Wednesday are making offers to four first-team squad players whose contracts run out next month.
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DONCASTER DONS: Winger Stu Sanderson will feel ‘at home’ in Cumbria
DONS’ winger Stu Sanderson is probably looking forward to Sunday’s testing Championship One clash against third-placed Workington Town at Derwent Park more than his team-mates.
DONCASTER KNIGHTS: Jamie Lennard back at Knights
DONCASTER Knights have agreed a deal to bring Bedford Blues’ fly-half Jamie Lennard back to Castle Park.
Sheffield United: Blades to face Huddersfield in play off final at Wembley
SHEFFIELD United will face Huddersfield Town in the League One play off final at Wembley - despite the Terriers losing the second leg of their semi-final to the MK Dons, writes Graham Walker.
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MATCH REPORT: Sheffield United 1 Stevenage 0
IT might not reverberate around the world quite the same way as events at the Etihad Stadium 24 hours earlier but, for Sheffield United, the result of last night’s League One play-off semi-final second leg was every bit as significant as that remarkable afternoon in Manchester.
SHEFFIELD UNITED: See you at the final
DANNY Wilson, the Sheffield United manager, hailed a “terrific” display after watching his team book their place in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Milan Mandaric in ticket plea to fans
MILAN Mandaric, the Sheffield Wednesday chairman, has launched an impassioned plea to supporters to snap up discount season tickets and roar them on in the Championship next season.
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Blades off to Wembley: Sheffield United 1 Stevenage 0
SHEFFIELD United are off to Wembley for the npower League One play-off final after Chris Porter’s late header clinched a tense semi-final victory over Stevenage.
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Pride Of Yorkshire: Sheffield’s Kid Galahad defeats Barnsley’s Josh Wale
SHEFFIELD’S Kid Galahad is the Pride Of Yorkshire after beating Barnsley’s brave boxer Josh Wale in The Star backed event at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, writes Graham Walker.
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Owls fans on course to carry on celebrations
PORTUGAL and Scotland will be among the Wednesday team’s pre-season destinations but there will also be a fans’ invasion of Doncaster Racecourse.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Blades steak a Wembley claim
GARY Smith, the Stevenage manager, said he had been feeding his team a diet of “raw meat and razor blades” ahead of last night’s match at The Lamex Stadium.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Boss homes in on final
SHEFFIELD United manager Danny Wilson urged his team to exploit home advantage in the second leg of their League One play-off semi-final with Stevenage.
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