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George Baldock: Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder stunned by death of popular Greece international
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he has been left “stunned and numb” by the death of George Baldock.
The England-born Greece international was found dead in the swimming pool of his house in Glyfada, southern Athens on Wednesday at the age of 31.
Baldock left Bramall Lane for Panathinaikos in the summer after making 219 appearances for the Blades, with the majority of them coming under the leadership of Wilder, who is in his second stint in charge of the club.
A visibly emotional Wilder paid tribute to the right-back, who he described as a “huge personality” and key figure in the club’s promotions to the Premier League in 2019 and 2023.
“Obviously through your life you lose people that you love and you respect, but this just feels completely different to everybody. Everybody’s just absolutely stunned and numb really. It is just tragic,” Wilder said.
A fan favourite, Baldock was known as ‘Starman’ to Sheffield United supporters, who would often sing to the tune of the David Bowie song of the same name as the full-back raced down the right flank.
“He wasn’t one to grab the headlines but George was a huge personality, a huge driver, a huge culture carrier in everything we did,” Wilder added, in an interview released by the club., external
“He was a humble person. We had rows, we had bust-ups, but we were all driving it forward and after the same outcome in everything that we did.
“Just even thinking about it now, families have lost a son, players have lost a brother. Those boys that went to battle with George, and he stood up to every challenge.
“He was an absolute pleasure to manage. He gave his maximum in everything he did and that’s what every Sheffield United fan wants.”
Sunderland have marketed this game as ‘Race to 20K’ in terms of trying to reach an attendance of more than 20,000.
But the figure is set to smash the previous best of 11,137 for a match at this level between Sheffield United and London City in November 2022.
This is the first of four matches that the Lasses will play at the Stadium of Light this season.
Birmingham, Durham and Sheffield United will all travel up to the 48,707-capacity stadium in 2025, while other home matches will be held at their regular Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground.
Sunderland manager Mel Reay hopes any first-time attendees on Sunday can be hooked enough to become regular fans in the near future.
“It’s a bit different to Eppleton with fans cheering us on in the stands, but that’s what we want,” she told BBC Radio Newcastle.
“We fully understand that, as the game grows and that if there’s more than 1,800, we can’t play at Eppleton.
“So if we can get those numbers week-in, week-out who want to attend games, the Stadium of Light will be a regular occurrence.”
The panel, however, agreed with VAR’s decision to upgrade Ianis Hagi’s yellow card to a red for the Rangers midfielder’s challenge on opposition forward Adama Sidibeh in the same match – and suggested that the onfield officials ought to have identified the seriousness of the challenge.
Meanwhile, the panel decided that two decisions during Celtic’s 2-1 win over Ross County had been overturned correctly following VAR intervention.
No penalty kick was initially awarded when the ball struck Liam Scales, but the panel agreed that the Celtic centre-half’s arm was high and outstretched, making his body unnaturally bigger.
When Ronan Hale’s spot-kick was saved by Kasper Schmeichel, there was no signal from the assistant referee for the Celtic goalkeeper being off his line.
However, the panel supported the VAR’s decision to intervene and award a retake, from which the striker scored.
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Founded in 1941, Lancing are playing at the highest level in their history at non-league step four.
They have four points from their first eight games and sit 20th in the league in the relegation zone.
Three Bridges were unable to host this weekend’s match on Sunday because of a women’s FA Cup match being played at their temporary Bauvill Stadium in Chatham, Kent.
Former Brighton youth player Robinson, who has 13 Bermuda caps, joined Lancing from Whitehawk in the summer.
Winger Scott is playing in his second season for the club, having moved from Hastings in 2023.
“Knory is a lovely lad – quiet. You couldn’t hope to meet a nicer guy,” Sutton said.
“Luke has been around a lot of clubs at a higher level.
“To have international players is something we’re enormously proud of.
“We’ve got a Bermuda flag which we hang up behind one of the goals each home game.”
A derby in League Two with revenge the order of the day – is there a better way to start your EFL weekend?
Chesterfield and Notts County are just 28 miles apart but in 2023 both teams and 38,000 fans headed down the M1 motorway to Wembley for the National League Play-off final.
The Spireites twice took the lead only for the Magpies to peg them back and take the game to extra time.
County’s substitute goalkeeper Archie Mair, brought on to replace Sam Slocombe in the 120th minute, then saved spot-kicks from Darren Oldaker and Jeff King before Cedwyn Scott sealed a dramatic 4-3 shootout triumph.
Chesterfield did end their six-year exile in non-league 12 months later, however, cruising to the National League title.
The Spireites have made a steady start to this campaign, losing only two of their opening 10 games and know a win would take them within a point of County, who have also lost only twice.
They are unbeaten at home, drawing four of their five matches, while the Magpies are unbeaten on the road, with 11 points from their five away games making this their best start to a campaign on their travels in a decade.
The referee for this one is Matt Corlett, who also officiated on that sultry day last May, dishing out six bookings, three to either side.
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