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The Battle of Bramall Lane: Santos, Suffo, Warnock and all that

Just Look At His Face

English - March 16, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Chris Lepkowski and Dave Bowler revisit Sheffield United's infamous clash with West Bromwich Albion in March 2002.

The second-tier fixture descended into farce after three Sheffield players were sent off, with a further two leaving the field injured - leaving referee Eddie Wolstenholme with no other option than to end the fixture due to an insufficient number of United players.

Chris and Dave, then working for the Birmingham Mail and WBA respectively,  give their insight into an extraordinary fixture and how it gave the visitors a huge leg-up towards a memorable automatic promotion.

*** Dave Bowler is the author of The Lazarus Season: West Bromwich Albion 2001/02

*** Chris Lepkowski wrote From Buzaglo to Balis, detailing the story of WBA's period from 1991-2002