Boxer Blade
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Good post, some good memories.
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I got whacked on the arm by a stray Ade Akinbiyi shot
I got whacked on the arm by a stray Ade Akinbiyi shot away at Scunthorpe at a pre-season friendly about 10/11 years ago. Think it was before the Premiership season and I think I only went because it was a new ground and didn't think there would be much opportunity of a return visit at any point soon, only for me to become sick of the bastard place after multiple return visits.
Favourite one was Preston away. United had a free kick about 20 yards out, and Michael Brown stepped up and floated it straight in to the arms of LS26BLADE
Not at the football, caught ball at RL tho:
Celtic Warriors v Bulls at Bridgend
Paul Deacon kicked it into touch and it wizzed above heads - I foolishly stuck my hands up (expecting it to deflect off my mitts) but it stuck firm & I had a massive cheer!
I milked it massively of course and my lad was desperate to not be associated with me.......
No sense of humour these teeenagers
We don't need fans like youCaught the ball away at Crewe a few years back. I threw to a Crewe player as it was their throw in- and they scored within two passes after being thrown in - Sorry all
Similarly ,I was stood next to a guy I know (I think he comes on here) having a chat while the teams were warming up at Pride park at a night match a few years ago and he was peeling an orange as we spoke ,I just glimpsed a stray ball heading my way and moved to the side as it him dead on. There was orange all over the show ,trying to show concern when you are inwardly pissing yourself is very difficult .back in the late 70s was stood behind the goal about halfway up the kop and there was a bullet of a shot which just cleared the crossbar and heading straight towards me so I put my hands up to catch it then changed my mind as the ball was a thunderbolt so I pulled my arms out of the way at the last minute then I turned round to see where the ball had went only to see the bloke behind me nose spread all over his face and blood everywhere
still makes me chuckle 40 odd years on
but if you were that bloke............. SORRY
I was in row v on the Kop, reading my programme and the team were shooting in before the match.I received a almighty crack on the back of my head from a stray shot that had cannoned off a seat behind me.I sat there trying to look hard with my glasses round my chin and trying not to rub my head.My ears were still ringing when the teams came out.Something a little light hearted...........
Thinking about GB's post got me thinking about balls going into the crowd.
I keep telling my nipper - the ball has never come anywhere near me.....EVER !..........Grrrrrrrr. - and been going near on 50 years.
Any stories about having your head knocked off? leaping up like a salmon, catch it in both hands followed by great applause from the crowd? having an assist like GB's dad?
UTB
I was on the lane end against Stoke.Similarly ,I was stood next to a guy I know (I think he comes on here) having a chat while the teams were warming up at Pride park at a night match a few years ago and he was peeling an orange as we spoke ,I just glimpsed a stray ball heading my way and moved to the side as it him dead on. There was orange all over the show ,trying to show concern when you are inwardly pissing yourself is very difficult .
I was 4 then and didnt start going regularly until I was 7. My uncle Ronnie wrote in his book about that egg incident in Sept 1966. Woody and Jones gave us a 2-0 lead before McCalliog and an own goal levelled the scores. A few weeks earlier Blades were playing at Burnley (we lost 4-0) and Burnley fans threw eggs at Blades fans so many of the Blades fans at that match made an agreement to bring eggs to the Hillsborough derby match. Those who managed to bring eggs (despite police hearing about it and did some search on fans entering the Kop). Think it was after the kick off when Blades fans threw eggs from the back of the Kop which splattered many spectators further downOne of the funniest moments i ever witnessed was at a derby match at Hillsbro' circa mid to late sixties. I went to the game with some schoolmates, mixed bunch of Utd/Wed, so had to stand on neutral territory on the Leppings Lane end. United fans were all on the kop in the famous egg match - ask yer dad (or Silent Blade).
I was 4 then and didnt start going regularly until I was 7. My uncle Ronnie wrote in his book about that egg incident in Sept 1966. Woody and Jones gave us a 2-0 lead before McCalliog and an own goal levelled the scores. A few weeks earlier Blades were playing at Burnley (we lost 4-0) and Burnley fans threw eggs at Blades fans so many of the Blades fans at that match made an agreement to bring eggs to the Hillsborough derby match. Those who managed to bring eggs (despite police hearing about it and did some search on fans entering the Kop). Think it was after the kick off when Blades fans threw eggs from the back of the Kop which splattered many spectators further down
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