Sheffield United: ‘Predator’ Billy Sharp is still key for the Blades – Alan Biggs
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Sitting with a pal watching Sheffield United lose their season opener with Birmingham, this column ventured a little friendly bet.
“Billy Sharp, ” I said, “will be United’s top scorer this season. Again.”
There was a surprised reaction. Sharp’s got plenty of form but he also happened to be 35; he’d slipped away from being an automatic choice, there were younger and, in some cases, costly strikers expected to take the mantle.