The relief in Chris Wilder’s voice on Thursday that he was being asked questions about football again was almost palpable. The end of last season was supposed to represent a line in the sand for Sheffield United; the end of an era on and off the field, almost.
On it, relegation from the Premier League resulted in a number of long-serving players such as Oli McBurnie, Oliver Norwood and Chris Basham, mainstays of their recent success, leaving. But more importantly, there were supposed to be off-field changes too. As far back as May, a long-awaited and much-needed takeover was said to be imminent.
