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What a mess. What must Sheffield United fans be thinking?
This was supposed to be a fresh start. A proper summer, to make up for the shambles of 12 months ago.
Instead what have we got? Claims that the current owners owe the former owners £35m – an amount that has never been disputed. Liquidators being called in. A mystery surrounding the next step.
Whenever something emerges from this story,
Stones has been with City for nine seasons after joining from Everton for £47.5m.
He has enjoyed a trophy-filled spell at the club, winning six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cup and four League Cups, while also being capped 83 times for England.
Though he has played 277 games for his club, he only managed 13 starts last term, including six in the Premier League.
“I think
Buckingham said it “really grated” him at the time that he had not been able to show people what he could do as a coach, particularly because of working in his home city.
A strong run of form in the final 10 games rescued a play-off spot for Oxford before a semi-final victory over Peterborough United en-route to going up.
“The pleasing thing was kind of how it all played