Some speculation by Niche Cache.
............Tyler Bindon, who has been so good for Sheffield United lately, has only been on the bench for the past two fixtures. Last week that made sense following the international break (they had two games over Easter weekend – they rushed him back for the first then rested him for the second) but this week posed a few more questions. They were on a six-game winless skid so a coach is entitled to make changes. And they won this game 2-1 against Hull City to end the skid so arguably it worked (the Blades scored twice in the last five minutes after Hull had been reduced to ten men).
But seeing Mark McGuinness partnering Japhet Tanganga with Bindon watching from afar does beg the question whether Sheffield United have reached that place where the focus has shifted to next season and Bindon, as a loan player, no longer takes priority over those other two contracted dudes.
With four games left, the Blades are out of playoff contention and aren’t going to be relegated so that’s where it’s at. Maybe Bindon comes back in and it turns out there was a hidden niggle or they simply wanted him to have some extra rest. Maybe he doesn’t... although if he doesn’t then that’s gotta be seen as good news for his Nottingham Forest stakes since SUFC have made it clear they’d like to sign him permanently. If that’s no longer an option then it suggests that NFFC still have big plans for him.
