BILLY’S STILL GOT PLENTY LEFT IN TANK…

FINISHER: Billy Sharp

ANOTHER season, another shed load of goals from Billy Sharp. Sheffi eld United’s evergreen striker is the new Kevin Phillips.
Like the former Sunderland man, Sharp has never been blessed with an abundance of physical advantages.
He’s isn’t tall. He isn’t quick. He isn’t particularly strong.
But he is a master at meeting crosses, snaffling tap-ins and generally being in the right place, at the right time, every time.
Ian Holloway, who managed Phillips at Blackpool, once described the forward as ‘a master of his t...

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