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Sheffield Wednesday

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  1. Windass hoping barber behaves ahead of derbypublished at 13:14 8 November 2024

    Josh Windass pictured playing for Sheffield Wednesday this seasonImage source, Getty Images
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    Josh Windass has scored four Championship goals for Sheffield Wednesday this season

    Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Windass its he is taking a risk by having his hair cut by his Sheffield United-ing barber ahead of this weekend's Steel City Derby.

    The midfielder will experience his first Sheffield derby at Bramall Lane on Sunday.

    "My barber is a Blades fan so I'm hoping he doesn't butcher me before the weekend," Windass told BBC Radio Sheffield.

    "I told him to make sure he doesn't ruin my haircut but he said he can't promise anything so we'll see how we go."

    The 30-year-old played and scored for Rangers in an Old Firm derby against Celtic in 2018 and expects the experience at the weekend to be similar.

    "I would compare Sheffield to Glasgow in that it's like a goldfish bowl and you're either a Wednesday fan or a United fan," Windass added.

    "My goal in the Old Firm game was in a defeat so if I can score a winner in a derby then that would be amazing but the aim isn't for me to score the winner, it's for the team to win and if that comes by me then brilliant."

    Despite this being the first Sheffield derby in more than five years, Windass is well aware of the intense rivalry between the two clubs.

    "I've got close friends who're Wednesday fans and they're telling me they won't go to the game because it's at their stadium," he said.

    "But I'm looking forward to sampling the atmosphere and if it's anything like the Old Firm then I can't wait."

    You can catch Football Heaven: Steel City Derby Special on BBC iPlayer or BBC Sounds.

  2. Warnock and Waddle weigh in on Steel City derbypublished at 14:50 7 November 2024

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    BBC Radio Sheffield presents a live special ahead of the Steel City derby

    Former Blades manager Neil Warnock and Owls legend Chris Waddle are no strangers to the Steel City derby.

    The two have been speaking on BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven: Steel City Derby Special about just how much the battle for local bragging rights means to them.

    "I people saying it's just another game and I thought 'what are they talking about">