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Phil Whitaker

@pwhitaker_1966

Blades Historian and Statistician, contributor to The Pinch, hill & football ground bagger, National Trail trekker. "We can make it if we take it slow!"

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This afternoon The Blades play their 100th home game in the Premier League. Record to date: P99:W38:D26:L35: F117:A105:Pts140 #sufc #twitterblades

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If selected on Friday, George Baldock and Ollie Norwood will equal Carl Bradshaw's record for the most Premier League appearances for the Blades (72). This record has stood for the past 29 years! datawrapper.de/_/6mv75/ #sufc #twitterblades O Norwood Sheffield United

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Tonight The Blades pay their 200th game in the Premier League. Record to date is: P: 199 W: 53 D: 50 L: 96 F: 187 A: 271 Pts: 209 #sufc #twitterblades

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It’s 60 years ago today that JFK was assassinated in Dallas. Where were you? The Blades were top of Division One and about to play Fulham at Craven Cottage. That’s when the season took a turn for the worse! #sufc #twitterblades open.substack.com/pub/thepinch/p…

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The most goals conceded in the Premier League is 100 in a 42 game season (Swindon in 93/94) and 89 in a 38 game season (Derby 07/08). At the current rate we are on course to concede 106😫 #sufc #twitterblades

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The worst goal difference in a Premier League season is -69 by Derby in 2007/8. At the current rate we are on track for -76. #sufc #twitterblades

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Heckingbottom has left after managing 87 league games - the same as Danny Wilson. Wilson has the best win rate of all full time United managers at 45/87 (51.72%) with Paul second on the all time list at 44/87 (50.57%). No 3 on this list is Wilder with 94/204 (46.08%) #sufc

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I thought Coulibaly was due to leave in the window! Even with Fleck’s departure that still seems to leave us with a squad of 26 players >21 assuming you still need to count Basham & Egan. 4 GK, 11 Def, 7 Mid, 4 Fwds. We can only name a squad of 25. #SUFC #twitterblades

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Mikel Arteta has just said in his presser that he has studied and learnt from us! He didn’t add what he has learnt. Can only think it must have been about doing the exact opposite to us both on and off the pitch! #sufc #twitterblades

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I know this season has been bad but there is still plenty to sing about when you are a Blade. I enjoyed researching and writing my latest article in The Pinch! #sufc #twitterblades

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Another loan just registered at Companies House. This time it is secured against future payments of €15.5m from Marseille for Iliman. #sufc #twitterblades

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Clive Tyldesley is the master - quoting Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice when he said It’s time to rip up the handball law and start again! ITV bosses should hang your heads in shame at not renewing Clive’s contract - he is better now than Matterface will ever be. #ITV #Tyldesley

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It’s 99 Years since The Blades last lost at home on Christmas Day! Read about the history of football on Christmas Day and our 51 games between 1889 - 1958 culminating in Joe Mercer’s resignation in a Hotel in Grimsby on Christmas Eve. #sufc open.substack.com/pub/thepinch/p…