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08th May 2016

VIDEO: Sheffield United’s lap of appreciation was the most unappreciated thing ever

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Conan Doherty

They took a risk. It backfired.

Sheffield United’s last game of the season ended in home defeat to Scunthorpe.

An underwhelming 2-0 loss saw the Blades consolodate 11th place in League One for their campaign’s work and it’s not where they should be. Certainly not where the fans want to be.

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So when former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins took his side on a lap of appreciation after the game, it could only have been expected that some of the supporters – those who bothered to stay behind – might not have been entirely happy.

And it doesn’t help that, a) the manager is on Twitter and, b) he tweets about local basketball teams on game day.

Couple that with a loss and an underperforming season and you have short shrift for a professional football manager looking for likes on social media.

Fans don’t need anything else other than misery after losses – ask Joleon Lescott.

And things started to escalate.

This is the internet, Nigel. In case you didn’t realise.

We’re waiting, Nigel.

At least he had some well-wishers…

And those who didn’t need to seek him out on Twitter told him directly after the game during the lap of unappreciation.

Sheffield Sharks are yet to comment on the situation.

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