David Connolly

SHEFFIELD United grabbed a last-gasp, somewhat controversial winner against Swansea in midweek to maintain the momentum they have built up so early in the season and cement their place at the top of the table. I also saw the Blades at Watford in their first game and they were really unfortunate to lose, as I noted in my column that week. They quickly brushed that defeat off to bag 14 points and 14 goals in August, which earned manager Paul Heckingbottom the Manager of the Month award. Just 12 months ago they lost three of their first four and didn’t pick up t...