{"id":39845,"date":"2022-04-01T10:11:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T09:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=39845"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:11:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T09:11:18","slug":"billy-sharp-in-focus-sheffield-uniteds-record-breaking-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/04\/01\/billy-sharp-in-focus-sheffield-uniteds-record-breaking-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Sharp in focus: Sheffield United&#8217;s record-breaking captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ask any Sheffield United supporter what the name Billy Sharp means to them, and you\u2019ll be met with a similar revering response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a Blade like us, and every goal he scores means as much to him as it does to us. There\u2019s no player in my lifetime that compares with Billy,\u201d is how diehard Sheffield United fan Hal puts it.<\/p>\n<p>Smashing new goal records with staggering regularity, Sharp can now be fully acknowledged as one of the most prolific goalscorers English football has seen in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>With the Blades captain currently locked in contract negotiations with Sheffield United bosses as the club vies to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, it seems as good a time as ever to delve deeper into his achievements in the red-and-white and what he truly means to United&#8217;s supporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The fan on the pitch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Sheffield lad born and bred, Billy Sharp is the quintessential local sporting hero. An academy graduate at Sheffield United, the 36-year-old has represented his boyhood club on three separate occasions in a career which has seen him score goals in each of the top four divisions in English football.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Sharp is currently ranked 9th in Sheffield United\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer standings on 115 goals, just two behind former Blades striker Jimmy Hagan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTwo more (behind Jimmy Hagan.) would mean a lot to me to beat that as he was my grandad\u2019s hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Billy Sharp on being on the all time top Sheffield United league scorer list. \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dlc6mZbHNH\">pic.twitter.com\/Dlc6mZbHNH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffieldUnited\/status\/1503369654630338563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hal, co-host of the multi-award-winning podcast and YouTube channel Sheff United Way, says Sharp has played out every Blades supporter\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like me in that he\u2019s a Sheffield United fan, and like me he dreamed of playing for Sheffield United. Unlike me, he had the ability,\u201d Hal outlines.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-39845-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HAL-SHARP-VID.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HAL-SHARP-VID.mp4\">https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HAL-SHARP-VID.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>A player who seems to thrive off the energy of the crowd, both adulatory and hostile, Sharp\u2019s humility may be best observed from his Twitter bio which reads as \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m just that fat lad from Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Jason Holyhead, freelance writer and author of Sheffield United book <em>Ain\u2019t Got a Barrel of Money, <\/em>there is something extra special about celebrating Billy Sharp goals at Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Jason says: \u201cI think the atmosphere when he scores is better than for anyone else. When everybody\u2019s singing \u2018we\u2019ve got Billy Sharp\u2019 and he\u2019s getting abuse off the away fans and things like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe plays up to all that. He\u2019s a good character is our Billy,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/9180160\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Billy the bagsman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, on paper, if you were just to write down what Billy is good at, you might not sign him,\u201d Hal quips.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at 5ft 9in tall and not blessed with blistering pace, it is in the mind where Billy Sharp has found an advantage over his opponents over the years.<\/p>\n<p>A terrific striker of the ball with both feet, Sharp has the golden knack of being in the right place at the right time and pouncing on any loose ball in or around the box.<\/p>\n<p>He is not just a \u2018fox in the box\u2019 as is widely perceived, however. With seven Championship assists to his name so far this season, the Blades\u2019 number 10 is also adept at linking the play and creating chances for his teammates.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1240722496&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hal goes on to describe Billy Sharp as the master of simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>He says: \u201cBilly doesn\u2019t score world-class free kicks, he doesn\u2019t do these sorts of ridiculous Rabona moves and stuff like that. What he does do is the simple things exceptionally well, and then there\u2019s occasional moments of sheer brilliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed\" data-src=\"story\/1211909\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div data-src=\"story\/1211909\"><\/div>\n<div data-src=\"story\/1211909\">\n<p>Becoming the Championship\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer in January of this year, notching his 122nd goal in English football\u2019s second tier at London Road against Peterborough, the Blades skipper\u2019s reputation as one of the country\u2019s sharpest shooters was further crystallised.<\/p>\n<p>For James Ray, writer for the72.co.uk and Football League expert, it is Sharp\u2019s longevity which sets him apart from other distinguished Championship hitmen of the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s being able to do it for a couple of seasons and then there\u2019s being able to do it your entire career and into your mid-30s,\u201d James underlines.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-39845-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JAMES-RAY-BILLY-SHARP.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JAMES-RAY-BILLY-SHARP.mp4\">https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JAMES-RAY-BILLY-SHARP.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>It appears as though Sharp\u2019s lack of natural physical advantages has allowed him to cast an almost evergreen football figure, having now scored professional goals across three decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBilly\u2019s the same speed now as he was when he was 18. So it shouldn\u2019t make any difference as he\u2019s never been about knocking the ball past the defender and running around him. That\u2019s never been his game,\u201d Hal remarks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/9180049\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>What next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Describing Sharp as a \u201cfuture manager in waiting\u201d, Hal believes Sharp will eventually become the latest Blades supporter to find a place in the Bramall Lane managerial hotseat, after the likes of Micky Adams, Neil Warnock and Chris Wilder before him.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to his legacy at the club, Jason believes the local lad\u2019s influence will remain felt long after he decides to hang up his boots.<\/p>\n<p>Jason says: \u201cI think his legacy will be that he is 100% Blade. I don\u2019t like to use the word legend but he will be if he\u2019s not already. If you did a survey on whether or not there should be a statute of him in [Bramall Lane] car park most fans would say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Sharp\u2019s contract situation still as of yet unresolved, and the division in which the Blades will compete in next season undetermined, his future at Sheffield United appears uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure, Sheffield United supporters are best served to cherish their local hero\u2019s goalscoring exploits whilst they still can.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows what the future holds, but a statue with the tagline \u201cI\u2019m just that fat lad from Sheffield\u201d outside Bramall Lane, immortalising his achievements at the club, would be more than deserved for Billy Sharp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-41350\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BILLY-SHARP-SHEFFIELD-UNITEDS-RECORD-BREAKER-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask any Sheffield United supporter what the name Billy Sharp means to them, and you\u2019ll be met with a similar revering response. \u201cHe\u2019s a Blade like us, and every goal he scores means as much to him as it does to us. There\u2019s no player in my lifetime that compares with Billy,\u201d is how diehard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":39840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Billy Sharp in focus: Sheffield United&#039;s record-breaking captain - Sheffield Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/04\/01\/billy-sharp-in-focus-sheffield-uniteds-record-breaking-captain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Billy Sharp in focus: Sheffield United&#039;s record-breaking captain - Sheffield Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ask any Sheffield United supporter what the name Billy Sharp means to them, and you\u2019ll be met with a similar revering response. \u201cHe\u2019s a Blade like us, and every goal he scores means as much to him as it does to us. 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