In the modern commercialised game of burgeoning finances and demanding directors, football has no time for sentiment. You either thrive or you stall. There is no other city in the UK that exemplifies this macabre mantra more than Sheffield.
The Steel City has more than played its part in establishing the sturdy foundations for what would become a global movement, transcending sport itself. Yet the game has not just left the city behind, it has left its once proud football clubs gasping for air in choppy waters.
With Sheffield United defying the odds and securing a season back in the big time, can football enjoy a rebirth in the city that did so much for the game we have all come to love?