ARSENAL legend Paul Merson has slammed Sheffield United for parading a trophy on the Bramall Lane pitch, after winning promotion to the Premier League.
The Blades were in party mode after sealing the runners-up spot in the Championship.
And after their home game against Preston, which they won 4-1, the players celebrated with a trophy.
However, Merson was not having it. In a hilarious exchange with Jeff Stelling, who had earlier announced he was quitting Soccer Saturday, he let his feelings be known.
He joked: “I got in the final at the table tennis at Butlins, but I didn’t get anything.
“I got beat in the final! Why should they get anything? A trophy for second?”
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As his fellow pundits, including Clinton Morrison, Kris Boyd and Michael Dawson all cracked up Merson was not finished there
The ex-England midfielder agreed with Stelling that the players and staff should get medals, but he was still up in arms at a trophy parade.
He continued: “Brilliant going up, but you don’t have a trophy for second.
“You don’t get a trophy for finishing second in the Olympics and that’s the ultimate ultimate.
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“They’ve just come second in the league and they’re getting a trophy. You don’t get a trophy, you get a medal for coming second in the Olympics that you work for for four years.”
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Sheffield United were promoted at the first time of asking, when they defeated West Brom 2-0 last week.
Goals from Sander Berge and Anel Ahmedhodzic were enough to seal the win and now they are back in the big time.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
