Cerberus Blade
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Bit of a morbid thread this one and I apologise for raising it, but I'm a guy in my 50's now and I've been watching the Blades since I was about 12 years old
- so 1970 onwards, I'd have watched them before then but it was only when I got to that age that I had a bit of pocket money to spend. My parents weren't interested in football and never took me to a game. So it was only when I got to that age and started secondary school (where you had to be a Blade or an Owl) that I took a real interest in it.
My first game - Blades v Owls - Division 2 - 1970 ( I think). Blades won 3-2 (John Tudor came on as sub and scored the winner) but Blades outclassed them for most of that game.
I went to watch both teams for a few months that season - not knowing which to support - but it soon became obvious. The players United had then were superb. The football was attacking and exciting and a new Blade was born - albeit a bit late.
I can't tell you how good that team was - the Woody/Currie era. In my humble opinion it was our best team ever - although we won nowt of course. But fellas, if you are in your 50's, or one day hope to get there, let me give you a warning...
You will end up going to more funerals than weddings or christenings in this decade.
You'll feel 18 still but your body will tell you otherwise.
And you'll see your heroes dying off, one by one, and a piece of your life will slip by with it. But the memory will live on - thankfully.
I've really felt this over recent years with the passing of Woody, Hedgy and Hope. They epitomised that wonderful era in my life when life was good and United were good too.
And before then, way too early, my all time favourite, Trevor Hockey, passed on.
I can only see us losing more Blades legends from that era during this season. The vintage team is dying before our eyes and I doubt there will ever be another like it.
It seems to me that almost every game I go to now there is some celebration a a deceased player or supporter.
People aren't dying earlier than they used to - the opposite in fact- but my heroes from that era are on the way out.
Who next I wonder?
I don't even want to think about it but I can't help it. For sure it will be another Blades legend from the 1970's.
RIP in advance.
- so 1970 onwards, I'd have watched them before then but it was only when I got to that age that I had a bit of pocket money to spend. My parents weren't interested in football and never took me to a game. So it was only when I got to that age and started secondary school (where you had to be a Blade or an Owl) that I took a real interest in it.
My first game - Blades v Owls - Division 2 - 1970 ( I think). Blades won 3-2 (John Tudor came on as sub and scored the winner) but Blades outclassed them for most of that game.
I went to watch both teams for a few months that season - not knowing which to support - but it soon became obvious. The players United had then were superb. The football was attacking and exciting and a new Blade was born - albeit a bit late.
I can't tell you how good that team was - the Woody/Currie era. In my humble opinion it was our best team ever - although we won nowt of course. But fellas, if you are in your 50's, or one day hope to get there, let me give you a warning...
You will end up going to more funerals than weddings or christenings in this decade.
You'll feel 18 still but your body will tell you otherwise.
And you'll see your heroes dying off, one by one, and a piece of your life will slip by with it. But the memory will live on - thankfully.
I've really felt this over recent years with the passing of Woody, Hedgy and Hope. They epitomised that wonderful era in my life when life was good and United were good too.
And before then, way too early, my all time favourite, Trevor Hockey, passed on.
I can only see us losing more Blades legends from that era during this season. The vintage team is dying before our eyes and I doubt there will ever be another like it.
It seems to me that almost every game I go to now there is some celebration a a deceased player or supporter.
People aren't dying earlier than they used to - the opposite in fact- but my heroes from that era are on the way out.
Who next I wonder?
I don't even want to think about it but I can't help it. For sure it will be another Blades legend from the 1970's.
RIP in advance.
I must say I'm a tad shocked at you TD. I know you can be a little brash sometimes, but badgering your poor old man to pass away?
