Sheffield United

BEFORE a Premier League ball was kicked in August, many observers will have expected the ‘R word’ doing the rounds ahead of this particular January fixture to centre on talk of relegation as opposed to respect for Sheffield United.

The January transfer window is now in full swing ahead of what has the makings of a busy final week, with the doors closing at 11pm on Friday, January 31 for Sheffield United, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City.

SHEFFIELD UNITED have issued a statement which confirms that the company controlled by former chairman Kevin McCabe has been refused permission to appeal against last September’s High Court ownership judgment.

Triple Liverpool is a becessity ahead of the double gameweek. Here’s The Yorkshire Post’s resident fantasy football expert John Mount (@Gameweek38 on Twitter) to guide you through Gameweek 24.

ROTHERHAM UNITED - Yorkshire’s only weekend winners - lead the way with four representatives in our latest YP Team of the Week.

SHEFFIELD UNITED manager Chris Wilder has revealed how a ‘classy touch’ from talismanic Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne helped crystallise the respect that his Blades side have earned among the Premier League’s top echelons.

Leeds United and Sheffield United are both involved in our roundup of rumours.

IF you wanted to know why Sheffield United are having such a good season back in the Premier League, it was written all over the face of Chris Wilder at full-time at Arsenal.

Sheffield United have a no fear mentality which serves them well against England’s top clubs, and a winning habit which means they will not accept defeat, says striker Callum Robinson.

Sports marketing 101 is that you build your sport around the biggest names.

THIS hard little professional has put Scotland in dreamland.

Former Premier League striker Dean Windass has been appointed chairman of non-league Goole AFC.