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.
Paul Merson was fuming Sheffield United celebrated promotion with a trophy
Championship runners-up Sheffield United are back in the big time next season
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?”
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.
“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.”
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.
