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WE’VE STILL GOT ENOUGH QUALITY

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16 August 2026

Blades to cope with star exits – Sydie
By Dave Flett

UPBEAT Sydie Peck has insisted Sheffield United were never a “one-man or two-man team” and are ready to challenge for Premier League promotion without departed duo Gus Hamer and Andre Brooks.
The Blades sold Brazilian-born attacking midfielder Hamer to his former club Coventry for £6m less than a week before the start of the new Championship campaign, having also sanctioned an £8m move for Jamaica international winger Andre Brooks to Norwich earlier this summer.
Both were fans’ favourites, but Pec...

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