As the often forgotten home of football, Sheffield has not seen Premier League action since 2021, when Sheffield United were relegated with just 23 points.
The Blades sit in first in the Championship after a promising start to the season under Paul Heckingbottom having missed out on a return to the league via the playoffs last campaign.
With 10 points from their first 5 games, United fans will be hoping that this can be their year to return to the top flight just as they did under Chris Wilder in 2019.
Here is our analysis of their start to the season and whether the Blades can build on their early momentum to secure Premier League football at Bramall Lane once again.
Opening fixtures
In the league, Sheffield United have started the season with three wins, a draw and a loss.
The South Yorkshire based side started the campaign with a 1-0 loss to Watford, who were relegated from the top flight last term, in a tough early test for the Blades.
They have been unbeaten in their four outings in the league since however, beating Millwall 2-0 in a difficult test and drawing to former manager Wilder's Middlesbrough 2-2.
A 2-1 win against a determined Sunderland side followed, showing the character Heckingbottom's side have, even if the Black Cats were reduced to ten men.
Most recently, a convincing 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers may be the result which can show the rest of the league the quality that Sheffield United have and their possible promotion credentials.
They have faced very different types of teams in terms of both styles and aims so far, but have more often than not come out on top, showing the new found spirit in this United side.
The Blades got off to a disappointing start to their last campaign, making the mission to be promoted much harder, so the strong start the new season will be promising for supporters.
Changing fortunes
It would be fair to say that Sheffield United's last two seasons have not ended in the way that fans would have hoped for.
Relegation back to the Championship without much of a fight, followed by a playoff defeat against Nottingham Forest to prevent a return to the Premier League has meant the last few years have been hard for Blades fans.
Despite that, Heckingbottom has quietly gone about giving the supporters reasons to be optimistic with their start to this campaign.
Defensively, the arrival of Anel Ahmedhodzic has been vital, as the 23 year old has already established himself as somewhat of a fan favourite at Bramall Lane.
The Blades have only conceded four goals in their first five matches, an improvement on the seven goals they had let in by the same stage last term.
What is perhaps more noticeable though, is how United have fared going forwards this season.
Nine goals scored so far this term shows big signs of progress on their start to last season, having only netted once at the same stage last campaign.
Then, Sheffield United were devoid of a goal scorer, but with five different goal scorers so far not including own goals, United seem to have found ways to remedy the problem.
Style of play
Heckingbottom has often preferred a 5-4-1 formation when setting his side up this season, but the system is not overly reliant on the striker.
In fact, Iliman Ndiaye who has scored the most goals so far this season plays as a midfelder in the system, showing the emphasis on making sure players get forwards in numbers to support the attacker.
The Sheffield United way established under Wilder involved the use of wide centre backs and wing backs that were able to get themselves high up the pitch.
In his own style, Heckingbottom is inventing his own ways to be creative at Bramall Lane, whilst also considering the method his predecessor used to get to the top flight in 2019.
So far this term his tactics have been successful, and Heckingbottom will hope that can continue to be the case for the remainder of the season.
It is still very early to call who will be promoted to the Premier League, but Sheffield United certainly look like they have what it takes to challenge for a return to the best league in the world.