🚨 SOME PERSONAL NEWS 🚨 Just a quick thread to say that sadly today is my last day at the Sheffield Star after just over three years. It is also my last day with JPI Media where I’ve worked for the almost six years. Working first at the Derbyshire Times and then the Sheffield Star since 2015 has been so much fun and I have made some great friends who I will hopefully keep in touch with forever.

On my way down to hear the verdict in the long-running High Court case into who owns Sheffield United. It seems like a long time ago that this happened... #sufc #twitterblades As the trial drew to a close in mid June, this is a recap done by my (former 😢) colleague @samcoopernews which people might find useful to remind yourselves of all the twists and turns the case took #sufc #twitterblades
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The final day (hopefully) of the Sheffield United ownership case at the High Court in London will get underway at 10.30 this morning with closing arguments from Prince Abdullah’s lawyer, Andreas Gledhill QC #sufc #twitterblades Just got into court and it’s much busier than it has been for the last few days I’ve been here. Kevin McCabe is back after being in Sheffield yesterday for the unveiling of the club’s new sponsor. Prince Abdullah not here at the moment though #sufc #twitterblades

Currently my way down to London for the final two days of the Sheffield United ownership trial at the High Court. Seems like a long time since this happened #sufc #twitterblades Today and tomorrow will feature closing oral arguments from both sides, with Paul Downes QC for Kevin McCabe up first. I think we’ll be going over evidence already heard so I’m not expecting any more major revelations like this one, which happened on day 4 #sufc #twitterblades

This morning’s session in the Sheffield United ownership trial begins at 11 with more evidence from football finance expert Douglas Harmer. Later we will be hearing from two property valuation experts about the value of the assets associated with the club #sufc #twitterblades And in other news, the weather is as bad down here as people tell me it is up there ☔️

The Sheffield United ownership trial at the High Court will get underway at 11.30 this morning, when they will begin looking at evidence about the value of shares in the club with two expert witnesses #sufc #twitterblades As you will no doubt be aware by now I’m a only a simple-minded bloke from Bolton so some of it might be beyond me but I’ll do my best to keep up #sufc #twitterblades

The final day of Prince Abdullah’s evidence in the Sheffield United ownership trial is due to get underway at 10am. I’m currently on a train which was booked before they decided to bring today’s start time forward by half an hour! #sufc #twitterblades We’ve also had a bit of a delay due to a problem with the track near Milton Keynes but I’m still hopeful I’m going to get to the court on time! If not I’ll only be five or ten minutes late #sufc #twitterblades

The final day of the second week of the Sheffield United ownership trial at the High Court will get underway at 10.30 with Yusuf Giansiracusa expected to finish giving his evidence. Nothing else newsworthy happening today is there? 👀 #sufc #twitterblades #TheresaMay 😡

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Quite a few of you asking yesterday who potential SUFC buyers ALK Capital LLC were. There is no reference to them online but Kevin McCabe's written witness statement says they are an 'investment vehicle' created by two people, Alan Pace and Dave Checketts #sufc #twitterblades Alan Pace is a senior executive at US bank Citigroup who previously worked at now defunct US bank Lehman Brothers and at US football team Real Salt Lake. Checketts was Pace's boss at Real Salt Lake and also used to manage New York's Madison Square Garden #sufc #twitterblades

The final day of the first week of the Sheffield United ownership trial at the High Court will start at 10.30, with Kevin McCabe due to finish giving his evidence. I’ll be here all day tweeting updates of everything that happens #sufc #twitterblades We’re still in discussions at the Star about who will be covering the rest of the trial. We’ll definitely have someone here next week though to hear Prince Abdullah give his evidence and I would imagine I’ll be back at some point #sufc #twitterblades

The fourth day of the Sheffield United ownership trial at the High Court in London gets underway at 10.30 this morning. Kevin McCabe’s evidence is expected to finish by early afternoon, by which time he will have been cross-examined for more than two days #sufc #twitterblades A few people asking does that mean Prince Abdullah is up next. As I understand it that will take place next week and I’m not sure at this stage who will be called next. As soon as I find out I’ll let you know #sufc #twitterblades

The third day of a High court case into Sheffield United’s ownership dispute will get underway at 10.30 with Kevin McCabe expected to take the stand again. Follow me for updates throughout the day #sufc #twitterblades The press and public have been asked to leave court again for a time while the lawyers discuss a confidential issue, believed to be the same issue which necessitated our exclusion yesterday #sufc #twitterblades

The second day of a five week hearing into who owns Sheffield United is due to get underway at 10am. This morning lawyers for Prince Abdullah will open their case before a hearing takes place at 12.30 to decide whether some of it can be heard in private #sufc #twittterblades The section of the case that may be heard in private is believed to relate to commercially sensitive information. The judge yesterday said he would consider hearing the application in private but must also take into account the principle of open justice #sufc #twitterblades

At the High Court in London for the first day of a five week hearing into who owns Sheffield United. I’ll be here all week, live tweeting from court and filing reports at the end of each day #sufc #twitterblades Proceedings are due to get underway at 10.30 this morning. Sky Sports News are already outside the court hoping to get a glimpse of Prince Abdullah.