Blades' losses climb to £1.8m

Sheffield United have announced a loss of almost £2m (€2.8m) for the last financial year.

The Blades saw overall turnover up 54% to £10.4m (€16.5m), but their losses amounted to £1.8m (€2.8m), compared to just £400,000 (€636,000) in 2000/2001.