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Chris Basham spoke to the Blades Heaven podcast about his time at Bramall Lane, which is coming to an end this summer after 394 appearances for the club:

"In the build up last week [to his final game at Sheffield United I was emotional. It's the first time I've cried in years and years. Especially over something like football, I would never really get upset.

"I got teary just because I knew how the send off was going to be. With my family there, and the football club and the history it's got and being a part of that now.

"I always remember, when I walked down the tunnel in the first few years [at the club]. They used to have appearances of the legends, and Chris Morgan was on there with 200 odd appearances. I said to myself If I can get anything near that kind of record I'd be astounded. To nearly double that is amazing.

"I'm sad that I'm leaving, but it's probably the right time for the revolution to happen. The reception [in the final game on Sunday] was fantastic, to hear the crowd shout my name like that one last time was very special.

"You have to give 100% to get 100% back [from the fans]. The fans took to me so naturally. That's when I thought that I could have a future here, maybe four, five years. Not 10!"

Listen to the full episode here

Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield reporter

Has it been a season of progress, stagnation or indifference?

It has been a season of regression and misery, really.

Sheffield United were not equipped to handle the Premier League, especially when the season began after losing key players.

Despite insisting Paul Heckingbottom's job would be safe whatever happened this year, he was quickly sacked. Chris Wilder returned but, by that point, it was obvious that major changes were needed to the squad.

Several club heroes are going to be moving on. Several other underachievers may do so too. The club faces a major rebuild.

Biggest success for the club this season?

This is really difficult to answer because it has been a horror show.

The biggest success is probably announcing plans for a new training ground - it has been that kind of year. United, if nothing else, can take comfort in building up their infrastructure.

Biggest let down or frustration?

The form at Bramall Lane.

Nobody expected United to have an amazing season in the toughest league in world football but, at the very least, there was hope that home games would be difficult for our opponents. That wasn't the case, with only a couple of exceptions.

United simply didn't compete in several games, suffering harrowing and lop-sided defeats. The Lane wasn't so much a fortress but instead an ice-cream parlour for other teams.

Key item on the summer agenda?

Rebuilding the squad, regaining the character you expect from a Sheffield United team, creating a new era and avoiding becoming a second-tier also-ran.

After relegation last time, United made the Championship play-offs and then won automatic promotion. They need to, if nothing else, stay at the right end of the table and give the fans hope and enjoyment.

They desperately need to avoid drifting and getting stuck as just another Championship team.

We asked you to select your Sheffield United player of the season from the four candidates chosen by our fan contributor.

After voting in your thousands, we can reveal the winner is... Ben Brereton Diaz!

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And here's what Ben Meakin from Blades Pod, external had to say about Brereton Diaz when the vote opened on 15 May...

"The fact that a player who has only been here since January makes the shortlist says a lot about our season. But hats off to Brereton Diaz, who has scored six goals in his first 13 Premier League games for us, and worked his socks off despite only being on loan to a lost-cause club."

See the breakdown of results

And here is how the votes went for the other 19 Premier League clubs

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Sheffield United's return to the Premier League was short lived and following relegation they will return to the Championship next season.

Ben Meakin, from Blades Pod, external, has given his verdict on the 2023-24 campaign.

Season rating: 0/10. Three wins all season, over 100 goals conceded and seven defeats by at least four goals. I expected this season to go badly but somehow we went below my low expectations.

Happy with your manager? Bluntly, if Chris Wilder did not have a history of success with us, he probably would have been sacked months ago. But the club is going all-in on Wilder being the man to oversee an overhaul so, even as a sceptic, what can you do but cross your fingers and hope the gamble pays off?

Unsung hero: It may seem trite but it has to be the fans. Still turning up in big numbers and packing out away ends, and somehow not turning overly toxic during matches despite what we have been served up. Yes, some of that is apathy borne out of how we approached this season, but the players have had an (undeservedly?) easy ride from those who have paid to watch them.

Player you would most like to sign: We need to bring in over 10 players this summer just to have a squad next season, but top of my list to keep is John Egan. Signing the club captain to a new deal could be vital with so much change taking place in the rest of the squad.

Best away fans: Virtually every team to come to Bramall Lane has had a big party in the away end this season. Brighton were noisy and sold out their allocation in the FA Cup despite having to play us again a few weeks later - although the fact they won those two games by a combined score of 10-2 probably softened the blow of excessive travel costs.

See how our other fan writers rated their club's season here

There are about 24 hours to go before Sheffield United's player of the season vote closes.

If you are yet to make your choice, you have until 10:00 BST on Wednesday to decide who has impressed you the most from our shortlist.

The candidates have been chosen by Blades fan writer Ben Meakin from Blades Pod, external.

Find out the reasons behind his selections and cast your vote here

Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from the final 10 games of the Premier League season.

If you missed Sunday's Match of the Day, you can catch up on the action on BBC iPlayer here.

Also, listen back to the two BBC Radio 5 Live match commentaries in full on BBC Sounds:

• Man City 3-1 West Ham

• Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth

Sheffield United would have had to pay a six-figure sum to Vinicius Souza's former club Lommel had the midfielder started Sunday's game against Tottenham. (Sun), external

Want more transfer stories? Read Monday's full gossip column

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Former Chelsea, Aston Villa and Sheffield United midfielder Ian Hamilton has died at the age of 73.

Hamilton became Chelsea's youngest league player and goalscorer aged 16, and had a spell at Southend before joining Villa in 1969, going on to win the 1975 League Cup with the club.

Hamilton, known as "Chico", signed for the Blades a year later and also spent time playing in the USA.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has been speaking to the media after the Blades fell to their 28th defeat of the season, on the final day of the season, against Tottenham: "I have been sat in this position before and I'm going to say exactly the same thing that I have said over, especially, the last eight weeks.

"We don't take chances and then, any opportunity the opposition gets to put us to bed, they take.

"The first half an hour [of this game] summed our season up. There was a familiarity of what happened - great chances, we should have been two [goals] up, then one mistake leads to two and then to three.

"When adversity strikes, we haven't been able to dig our way out of it. The league has been too strong for us, we can't get away from that.

"We have to work hard during the summer to get ourselves in the position that Leeds and Southampton have, which is giving themselves an opportunity to come back up.

"This is my biggest challenge that lies ahead.

"I am the most determined and committed that I have ever been to get it right and to create a team that everyone can recognise and that represents us."