Promoted to the top flight in three straight seasons, the midfielder is finally playing in it – and desperate to make up for lost timeIt would have been a hat-trick from hell. After winning promotion in the previous two seasons only to be jilted before playing in the Premier League, Ollie Norwood helped Sheffield United out of the Championship in April and began looking forward to making his top-flight debut at last. But would the Blades be as a cut-throat as Brighton and Fulham had been and discard the midfielder before giving him a chance to show what he could do?“That would have been a bit cruel, wouldn’t it?” says Chris Wilder, the United manager, with a mock cackle. “To say: ‘Thanks, Ollie, cheers, now there are a couple of Championship clubs that might want you.’ I think he was dreading that phone call from me throughout the summer.”There were some long hard days. After the second time I thought: ‘Maybe it’s not meant to be' Continue readingreadfullarticle
