What has been behind Sheffield United’s improvement this season?
I think we started that process last season, which gave us confidence for this campaign. We had a big upswing in points and performances. We didn’t quite get to where we wanted to be, by losing in the play-offs, but it didn’t sour things. Being realistic, from where we were [16th when Heckingbottom took the reins in late November 2021] to where we eventually got to, it was almost an unbelievable campaign. We continued where we left off rather than starting anything new.
You were on the academy coaching staff before taking charge of the first team, initially on an interim basis. Did that
