Sheffield United boss Nigel Adkins encouraged as predecessor Nigel Clough returns with Burton Albion

NIGEL ADKINS has urged for patience among Sheffield United supporters ahead of tomorrow's home game with League One leaders Burton Albion.
Sheffield United boss Martyn Harrison
 Nigel Adkins.Sheffield United boss Martyn Harrison
 Nigel Adkins.
Sheffield United boss Martyn Harrison Nigel Adkins.

The Blades head into the encounter with the Brewers - managed by ex-boss Nigel Clough - in a wholly disappointing tenth place in League One, with inconsistency currently bedevilling Adkins’s side, who went down 2-0 at Rochdale on Saturday, following on from the previous weekend’s win over Port Bale.

Adkins acknowledged: “We have been inconsistent all season. You have got to pick up wins and we have drawn too many games and we needed to turn some draws into victories.

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“But it is where we are at this moment in time and must focus on the next game with the league leaders coming to town.

“We need the supporters to be behind the players against Burton Albion as they haven’t conceded that many goals and we have to be patient in our way to break them down.

“But likewise, the last two performances have been encouraging and the intensity of our game has been good.”