Breaking: Blades' new signing ruled out for season

SHEFFIELD United's pre-season planning was dealt a severe setback last night when new signing Simon Walton was ruled out of the new season.

The former Leeds United midfielder, signed on a season-long loan from Plymouth, suffered cruciate knee ligament damage in a friendly at Mansfield Town on Saturday.

Walton only joined the Blades a fortnight ago hoping to kickstart his career, but his season is now in tatters.

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Blades manager Kevin Blackwell said: "It is a tragedy for the lad because he was really going to give this chance his best shot, but he won't play for us now because his loan will be up by the time he recovers.

"We are now talking to Plymouth about where Simon will do his rehab, and it means that we are a player down already so the search has to intensify."

Read Ian Appleyard's review of the summer transfer scene, in Wednesday's Yorkshire Post newspaper.