Adam Oxley

2 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Adam Oxley

The 12th man usually refers to a club's supporters. The passion from the stands, the noise, the energy to give the players that extra boost to get them over the line. The Sheffield United supporters will indeed need to be the 12th man at Wembley in the Championship play-off final, but the players already have a 12th man on their side. In fact, his presence has been felt since 9 October last year.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Adam Oxley

Love him or loathe him, football would be boring without people like Chris Wilder. "I'm a big boy; you give it, you take it," was Wilder's response this week to a video on social media of Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford starting a chant about the Sheffield United manager, as their Yorkshire rivals celebrated promotion to the Premier League. Pre-match, on the touchline, post-match or dancing and singing on a pub table, you never quite know what to expect from the Blades boss.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Adam Oxley

Sheffield United should forget about the Premier League. They should forget about automatic promotion. They should forget about the play-offs, past and present. They should forget about Leeds, about Burnley and frankly, about anyone else. Any Blades success this season now depends on getting their own house in order, from the manager to the players and the fans.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate Holloway |Adam Oxley

The latest controversy has added to a growing list of concerns from Wednesday fans over Chansiri's ownership of the club, with rumoured protests expected to take place outside of Hillsborough on Saturday. However, with the German unable to influence the financial struggles of the club, his priority is to keep "positivity energy" circulating within the dressing room.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Adam Oxley

Scoring the winning goal in a Steel City derby guarantees anyone a place in Sheffield football folklore, and striker Rhian Brewster is the latest player to join that exclusive club. Sheffield United's club-record signing followed his winner at Hillsborough with the clinching goal against in-form Coventry City to take the Blades top of the Championship after the international break, with just seven games left to play.