Interesting find

[HeCanDoMagic]

Right, bit of help needed. One the wife's family, who works at the local tip here in sunny Hadfield, has just nipped round on his way home from work - bring him with him a signed Sheffield United ball that someone had had the audacity to put in a skip.

I can make out a few of the names, but am struggling on a few, would also like to pinpoint a season its from.

Its in decent condition to be fair, not a scuff on it, Foxy if you you wanted to use it as a prize for anything S24SU or charity related then shout up and its yours.

The signatures are;

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Right, bit of help needed. One the wife's family, who works at the local tip here in sunny Hadfield, has just nipped round on his way home from work - bring him with him a signed Sheffield United ball that someone had had the audacity to put in a skip.

I can make out a few of the names, but am struggling on a few, would also like to pinpoint a season its from.

Its in decent condition to be fair, not a scuff on it, Foxy if you you wanted to use it as a prize for anything S24SU or charity related then shout up and its yours.

The signatures are;

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[HeCanDoMagic]

Roger Nilsen, Bobby Ford, Nicky Marker and Dean Saunders I can make out (I think).

 

[On The Plus Side...]

1997-1998 Nationwide Division 1 team (Spackman era)
I've found a game in which they all started:

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Cheers mate, covers quite a few I think.

 

[puppet]

dane whitehouse?

 

[Bristol Blade]

Ian Rush?

 

[Kenilworth]

Can't remember David Lee at all

 

[Rooks]

Alan Kelly, Steve Bruce, Don Hutchison and I think Ian Hamilton and Marcelo.

 

[Rooks]

Gareth Taylor and possibly Lee Morris.

 

[Rooks]

Wayne Quinn

 

[Rooks]

Not sure about Don Hutchison now.

 

[Rooks]

On the following Thursday, January 15th, after the game at Sunderland Deane was sold to Benfica and Fjortoft to Barnsley.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Can't remember David Lee at all

Neither can I

 

[metalblade]

Who the fuck is David Lee ?
I've got a signed football too which my lad won somewhere and I still can't put a name to a single signature on it, maybe he got all his mates to scribble on it before passing it on to me as a birthday pressie LOL.
I wonder why anyone would skip a signed football in such good condition then again maybe the owner was messing with his wife's best friend or something

 

[LSF]

David Lee - signed on loan from Chelsea ( I think, he certainly started his career there). Big strong centre back.

 

[metalblade]

David White ?

 

[Northyorksblade]

I've told this story before, but, many moons ago we were sat with Nicky Marker at a P of S do. I really wanted the signed ball in the raffle, but didn't win it. About two weeks later a parcel arrived at our house . Unbeknown to me, Nicky had got our address off my better half, and got the players to sign it. He'd then sent it together with a note. Top, top bloke! It's not my ball BTW, still got it though it's not as firm as it was.

 

[LSF]

Metal, could be White as he is more in keeping with that era. I think Lee came to us under Bassett, though I could be wrong.

 

[metalblade]

Metal, could be White as he is more in keeping with that era. I think Lee came to us under Bassett, though I could be wrong.

Indeed David Lee was on loan from Chelsea and in the same squad as David White 97-98 and what a squad that was.

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

I've told this story before, but, many moons ago we were sat with Nicky Marker at a P of S do. I really wanted the signed ball in the raffle, but didn't win it. About two weeks later a parcel arrived at our house . Unbeknown to me, Nicky had got our address off my better half, and got the players to sign it. He'd then sent it together with a note. Top, top bloke! It's not my ball BTW, still got it though it's not as firm as it was.

I thought he was an understated player for us

 

[Kenilworth]

I've told this story before, but, many moons ago we were sat with Nicky Marker at a P of S do. I really wanted the signed ball in the raffle, but didn't win it. About two weeks later a parcel arrived at our house . Unbeknown to me, Nicky had got our address off my better half, and got the players to sign it. He'd then sent it together with a note. Top, top bloke! It's not my ball BTW, still got it though it's not as firm as it was.

I thought he was an understated player for us

Indelible

 

[Balham Blade]

still got it though it's not as firm as it was.

Happens to us all, NYB

 

[Ted Danson]

Im sure thats my ball, I hope my folks havent actually cleared out the garage.

Also I thought people who worked at the tip wernt allowed to take anything out of it, isnt that theft?

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Im sure thats my ball, I hope my folks havent actually cleared out the garage.

Also I thought people who worked at the tip wernt allowed to take anything out of it, isnt that theft?

They're probably not - but he deserves a medal for services to SUFC for saving it. Who could throw that away? Cant put a price on Nicky Markers signature.

 

[Ted Danson]

They're probably not - but he deserves a medal for services to SUFC for saving it. Who could throw that away? Cant put a price on Nicky Markers signature.

I have 2 of them from the same era (or atleast I should if theyve escaped the big clear out although my dads as big a blade as me so Im sure hed never dream of chucking them away)

Everytime I goto the tip I see something I want in there though, its amazing what some people chuck away

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

I have 2 of them from the same era (or atleast I should if theyve escaped the big clear out although my dads as big a blade as me so Im sure hed never dream of chucking them away)

Everytime I goto the tip I see something I want in there though, its amazing what some people chuck away

I have a mate who made a killing from rescuing lawnmowers/washing machines/treadmills - goldmine if you have the time.

 

[Kenilworth]

I have 2 of them from the same era (or atleast I should if theyve escaped the big clear out although my dads as big a blade as me so Im sure hed never dream of chucking them away)

Everytime I goto the tip I see something I want in there though, its amazing what some people chuck away

Rubbish

 

[IOM Blade]

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I'm just curious as to who this Field Ted from Shef Uni is. Assume 'Field' is a nickname, maybe Ted like standing in them. Do they run a scarecrow course at Sheffield University?

 

[essexblade87]

That Spackman era should have been the start of something special, the squad that was brought together and the style of football was brilliant. All dismantled prematurely, one of the most enjoyable times watching the Blades for me, so many of my childhood heroes were in that era:

Borborkis
Nilsen
Holdsworth
Stuart
White
Dean
Hutchinson
Saunders
Kelly
Tracey
Jan Aage
Taylour
and the ultimate Blade hero Dane Whitehouse