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One of my Boxing Day memories is 1983 at home to Rotherham. I think it was a noon kick-off and I remember staring at the people in John Street because it seemed that every single one of them had their hands over their eyes shielding them from the sun. In doing so I missed Edwards scoring from a free-kick en route to a 3-0 win. Unbelievably, some of our fans were singing "Boxing Day Massacre" that day.
 
bornablade said:
Agree. I walk around the house on Boxing Day wearing a black arm band. I want to start the day with a minutes silence but the wife says I'm taking things too far.

I can hear my 'Aunty Mabel' whispering to the wife 'Isn't it time he got over that?'

They just don't understand.
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There wimen , they never understand .
 
coaxingstar71 said:
Always causes a stir in our house as mrs coaxing thinks that all footie should be banned at Christmas and New Year. I managed a trade that I'd go on Boxing Day but not New Years Eve, because she wants to go round Castleton. I really need to grow some don't I? :oops:
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Grow a couple for me while you're at it will you Coaxy?
I really want to go Boxing Day, but the unreasonable one is (like every year) kicking off.
Ironically, I've secured the necessary clearance protocol for NYE, but out of the two I'd prefer BD.
How about you come and sit with Mrs Greasy on BD and I'll return the favour on NYE?! :)
Either that or we both just leave them, set up house together (no funny business though!!) and then we get to see the Mighty Blades home and away every week.
 
GreasyChipBeattie said:
Grow a couple for me while you're at it will you Coaxy?
I really want to go Boxing Day, but the unreasonable one is (like every year) kicking off.
Ironically, I've secured the necessary clearance protocol for NYE, but out of the two I'd prefer BD.
How about you come and sit with Mrs Greasy on BD and I'll return the favour on NYE?! :)
Either that or we both just leave them, set up house together (no funny business though!!) and then we get to see the Mighty Blades home and away every week.
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Very tempting.
 
Love it being at home ,a nice 3 hour walk to the mother-in-laws on Broomhall for me just in time for Turkey bubble and squeak.
 
sitwell said:
Love it being at home ,a nice 3 hour walk to the mother-in-laws on Broomhall for me just in time for Turkey bubble and squeak.
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How much of that time is spent walking and how much spent 'resting' in refreshment places en route?

Last time I walked from The Lane to Broomhall it was 15 minutes.. Full marks if you can get that journey time past the Mother in law and Missus as a combined interrogation team!
 
Canterbury Blade said:
How much of that time is spent walking and how much spent 'resting' in refreshment places en route?

Last time I walked from The Lane to Broomhall it was 15 minutes.. Full marks if you can get that journey time past the Mother in law and Missus as a combined interrogation team!
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They won't even notice :)
 
I will probably get a taxi to the game, can't see me being sober enough to drive.
 
This may sound a familiar story to some.........

way back in 1970 5 of us packed into a mini and set off to Huddersfield boxing day. As we bombed up Penistone Road one of the lads was giving Pig fans abuse as they walked towards the sty (they were playing Sunderland). Then we got stuck in traffic I looked out of the back and saw gangs of prized porkers running towards our car - just in time the traffic moved and of course we gave the (very close) Wendy's a Churchill style victory salute - happy days
Think we lost 2-1 but can't be sure??
 
Seanshoreham said:
This may sound a familiar story to some.........

way back in 1970 5 of us packed into a mini and set off to Huddersfield boxing day. As we bombed up Penistone Road one of the lads was giving Pig fans abuse as they walked towards the sty (they were playing Sunderland). Then we got stuck in traffic I looked out of the back and saw gangs of prized porkers running towards our car - just in time the traffic moved and of course we gave the (very close) Wendy's a Churchill style victory salute - happy days
Think we lost 2-1 but can't be sure??
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Boxing Day 1969
 
I believe there will be post-match beery shenanigans for anyone wishing to avoid their nearest and dearest for a while longer.
 



dublin 10 blade said:
Boxing Day FFS , forever in my mind is that horrible day ( from a sports point of view ) etched deep into my memory as a youngster .
The walk of shame from the uncertified death trap , the glee in my dad and younger brothers faces ( both of the pork ) as I walked in the front door .
Another good one is the 6.30 set off to Fulham away for an early kickoff which we lost 2-1 followed by my mate almost getting nicked for robbing a bottle of champagne for the trip home .
Don't get me wrong I've seen us win many a time on Boxing Day ( or St Stephens day ) as it's known over here ,
but for a split second , every year on that day , the sight of the cunt curran sliding towards us in celebration sends a shiver down my spine .
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Sound v similar . I went to pork relatives straight after 'that ' Boxing Day game. They hadn't even been and as a 15 year old it was the worst Xmas experience ever !

Walked from Beauchief ridiculous o clock for the Fulham game. Bloody freezing and Dot's coach had broken heating that day !! Seem to remember Mike Trusson being sent off late on too!
 
WORKSOPBLADE said:
Dot's coach had broken heating that day !!
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Dot Pearson? Does she still go to the Lane? She ran a Hackenthorpe 5 a side team for the SUSC tournament at Retford in June 1972 and her team came over to play a friendly against Dronfield (I was the keeper) some weeks later
 
WORKSOPBLADE said:
Sound v similar . I went to pork relatives straight after 'that ' Boxing Day game. They hadn't even been and as a 15 year old it was the worst Xmas experience ever !

Walked from Beauchief ridiculous o clock for the Fulham game. Bloody freezing and Dot's coach had broken heating that day !! Seem to remember Mike Trusson being sent off late on too!
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Wasn't Southend away that season , an early kickoff as well ,
because we had the pigs at home the next day 5th April ,
lost 2-1 to a late goal that day I think as well ,
Went with Hermans mystery tours bus for those games , you set off from Midland station but didn't know when or how you'd get there or back .
You could be right about the sending off though , although I can't remember , to much cider that day mi dear .
 
Silent Blade said:
Dot Pearson? Does she still go to the Lane? She ran a Hackenthorpe 5 a side team for the SUSC tournament at Retford in June 1972 and her team came over to play a friendly against Dronfield (I was the keeper) some weeks later
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Yup Dot Pearson. Not seen her in years but her sidekick Keith still goes to the Lane.
 
Cerberus Blade said:
i must admit I'm a bit disappointed it's a home game. I prefer away games on Boxing Day because it gives me an excuse to get away from extended family for a whole day. There's no better feeling than waking up on Boxing Day morning and looking forward to a road trip with mates and restoring a bit of sanity to the Christmas period.

"I won't be back in time for Boxing Day tea with Uncle Horace and Aunty Mabel but give them my love and tell them thank you for those knee length grey socks that they bought me this year. Tell them I will put them at the top of my sock drawer along with the knee length grey socks they bought me last year. And ask them if they've got the receipt just in case they don't fit?"

I know. I'm an ungrateful bugger. But as things stand I'll have no excuse not to be back home for tea and Uncle Horace will say -"Arv they gorron?". Then, "who were they playin?" And then he'll say..."They should have beat them! (Even if we've won). "Always been a selling club thanuz Sheffield United". And then he'll tell me a story from 50 years ago about how we could have won the World Cup if we hadn't sold our best player.

"Like bloody lightning he were! If they'd kept him they'd have never been in this mess. Always same wi United thanuz? They'll never win owt! What's it cost to wetch em these days? .....Eeh! Tha must have got more money than bloody sense! Tha could get another 10 pairs o grey socks for that!". Then he'll laugh out loud like I'm some kind of retard that's been had. And Aunty Mabel will say, "well I think it's lovely that he supports his local team, what division are they in now love?"

And I'll say "League 1" and Aunty Mabel will say, "Ooh that's good then in't it love? Top division an all! I don't blame yer duck! You keep supporting 'em if it makes yer 'appy!"

And then she'll tell me about some new sherry glasses Uncle Horace bought her for Christmas (again). "You can never have enough because you never know when folks might drop in".

Uncle Horace sits there in my chair in front of the telly flicking over the channels as she speaks.

"Nowt on telly these days eh? All them bloody channels and all that muck! I remember when....


AAARGH!

See what I mean?
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Too fuckin right, cud 'av won loads if we hadn't sold lots of the fuckers.
 
TomJonesBlade said:
As it was, I was banned from going on Boxing Day by the missus because we go to our respective families on Xmas day, so Boxing Day is 'our' Christmas if that makes sense.

However, this year I'm going round her folks' for a bit in the morning and she's nipping to mine I'm the evening, and I've also agreed to her having her Russian course mate round ours in the evening as she's not going back to the motherland over the hols.

That plus the fact I'm missing the Swindon game means I've got a LOT of leverage :D defo be at the Lane!
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I bet you're pissed off now, that you had to miss the Swindon game :)
 
Are the trams running boxing day??
 



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