Sheffield United were beaten in the Championship play-off final on Saturday by Sunderland – and no-one was more delighted than Barry Bannan.
The Sheffield Wednesday captain took to Instagram in the immediate aftermath of the Blades losing to mock his side’s bitter rivals.
Bannan isn’t the most popular man around Bramall Lanegetty He couldn’t help but revel in the Blades’ play-off heartbreakGettyBannan revelled in the fact Sheffield United wouldn’t be going to the Premier League and would be facing Wednesday again next year in the Steel City Derby.
In the video, the 35-year-old showed himself on holiday before panning his phone around to look at the TV.
On the TV, you can clearly see Sunderland players celebrating after beating the Blades 2-1 at Wembley.
In the video, which includes laughing face emojis, Bannan starts by saying, “Lovely, lovely, lovely”, while looking at his pool.
Then, when he pans to the TV, he says: “Oh, that’s a shame. What a Saturday!”
It is a video that is unlikely to go down too well with Sheffield United fans, but Wednesday supporters are almost certain to lap it up.
In his time at Hillsborough, the former Aston Villa man has had an ongoing feud with Sheffield United.
He was even the target of a series of tweets earlier in the week when the Blades had their Twitter account hacked.
Of course, the ex-Scotland international is a bit of a modern-day Wednesday legend.
Bannan has been with Sheffield Wednesday for ten years and has made 447 appearances.
Bannan took to social media immediately after Sunderland beat UnitedInstagram: @bazzaboi10 He took immense delight in the Sunderland players celebrating their Premier League returnInstagram: @bazzaboi10View Tweet: t.co/5EZvQa7q01
In that time, he’s faced the Owls’ bitter inner-city rivals on plenty of occasions, and he clearly fully embraces the rivalry.
In terms of the game itself, boss Chris Wilder will wonder how his team let it slip through their grasp.
The Blades broke the deadlock in the 25th minute through Tyrese Campbell after great work from Gustavo Hamer on the counter-attack, and it was the least they deserved.
But the second goal for Sheffield United wouldn’t come, with Andre Brooks being denied by Patterson in the second half.
Hamer then limped off, which changed the game, while Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris made two substitutions which had a huge impact on the match.
It was devastation for Sheffield United at WembleyGettyPatrick Roberts set up the equaliser that Eliezer Mayenda scored brilliantly, but the day was saved for Tom Watson.
This was Watson’s final game for Sunderland before he completes a summer move to Brighton, and he couldn’t have wished for it to be any better.
In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Watson picked up a loose pass from Moore and advanced to the edge of the area.
He then curled in a delightful low shot that nestled in the bottom corner of the net.
The final whistle blew shortly after to confirm Sunderland’s Premier League return – eight years after being relegated.
For the Blades, it’s a long summer ahead, and Bannan wasted no time in mocking his club’s bitter rivals.
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