Blackwell: Blades can't splash out

The squad has been hit by a catalogue of injuries and Blackwell has seen his promotion hopefuls slip from fourth in the table to 13th in the space of three weeks, with defender Andy Taylor, who sustained a thigh injury in Saturday's defeat to Cardiff, becoming the 10th first-team casualty.Blackwell said: "There isn't the money there so I can't just go and get players but if the lads play as well as they did against Cardiff they will win more than they lose."He added: "We have the smallest squad in the Championship and (chairman) Kevin McCabe is well aware of what we need because you can't build a team on loans. He's a first-rate chairman and is doing all he can to see us through this economic downturn."We are asking young squad players to fill some big, experienced boots because of our situation and to play so many at once wasn't something we could have envisaged."When we have a full complement of players I think we have a strong first XI and a real chance but the squad is very thin and we can't carry long-term injuries, suspensions or loss of form in anybody or we will be a mediocre team."

Source: Team_Talk