Sheffield United

The return of top-flight football to Yorkshire next season could see the region capitalise on a growing influx of international tourists who dream of  lapping up live Premier League action.

IF SHEFFIELD UNITED require any further inspiration when contemplating their relatively benign initial reacquaintance with the big time, it should arrive from the experiences of Huddersfield Town – Yorkshire’s previous representative at the top-flight table.

ENDA STEVENS believes that the feats of Sheffield United’s opening-day opponents Bournemouth can serve as an inspiration in the Blades’ own quest to re-establish themselves as a Premier League club.

SHEFFIELD UNITED start their Premier League adventure with a reunion with former player David Brooks - having been handed a seaside trip to Bournemouth in their first outing of the new season on August 10.

THE SUMMER transfer window is fully operational and here is the lowdown on where the priorities lie for Sheffield United, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City.

John Fleck has told Steve Clarke he will save the date for his Scotland debut later this year after being forced to turn down next month’s call-up because of his wedding.

THE football term is over and the summer recess has begun - high time indeed for us to deliver our end-of-season reports on how our leading clubs performed.

Harry Maguire hopes England are well served in their bid for silverware next week by the “winning mentality” within the squad.

AS EVER, there was a fair mix of highs and lows for fans of our leading 10 clubs - Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull city, Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City.

“LIFE’S a bag of Revels,” sang The Charlatans’ frontman Tim Burgess a little under 30 years ago, “and I’m looking for the orange one”.

Aston Villa ended their three-year Premier League exile after goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn secured a deserved 2-1 win over Derby at Wembley.

With the Yorkshire football season over, chief football writer Richard Sutcliffe selects his A-to-Z of the headlines from a campaign that yielded two promotions, three relegations and two instances of play-off heartache for the county.

A JOURNEY that began in Wigan on an August afternoon that underlined why Jos Luhukay was not the right fit for Sheffield Wednesday came to an end amid a contrasting mix of devastation and pride for Doncaster Rovers at The Valley.

CHRIS WILDER pipped Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp to be named LMA Manager of the Year.

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