If you could bring any matchday experience back...

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Bri and Irene's for me.

Dad always took me there for a quarter of chewing nuts or sports mixture.

I always ate the black ones first.

 

[BLADES1988]

Bladettes at half time and goal
Music !

 

[coaxingstar71]

Going with my mate, Keith, who died a couple of years ago. He'd be loving it now.

 

[Woodwardfan]

Walking up and down Shrewsbury Road with my parents every week, first team and reserves,all weathers.

Going down the hill the expectation, the view of the ground, the station and the city.

Going back up, the review of the game, only my Dad spoke all the way!!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Atmosphere at the Cardiff 5-1 game.

 

[TJB.]

People selling bottles of beer from backpacks.

Common fucking sense.

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

Standing shoulder to shoulder with fellow Blades on a jampacked Kop in the early seventies, swaying, singing, surging, watching TC, Woody and all those other heroes taking apart top-flight opposition.

 

[jt64]

Standing

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

I also remember in the late 80's/early 90's listening to Radio Sheffield.

No live match commentaries, but whatever was on was always interrupted by a recorded 'It's a GOOOOOOOALLLL', followed by a report from whoever was at the game.

The anticipation of hoping it was either us who had scored or the pigs had conceded.

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Standing

John Street was great, we'd always end up on there for cup games as Season Ticket was in the South Stand.

I didn't enjoy spending 10 mins looking for my old man though after we'd scored a goal and I'd got carried halfway down the terrace.

 

[Sean Thornton]

And the Spurs semi final at BL where for just a few minutes I really though I was finally going to get to see the Blades play in a cup final.

 

[Champagneblade]

Leicester away 5-2!

 

[The Crab]

Night games, walking up Shoreham Street and looking at the old floodlights. Always standing in the same spot and seeing much the same people, comments when they weren't there.

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

And the Spurs semi final at BL where for just a few minutes I really though I was finally going to get to see the Blades play in a cup final.

If ever there was a sliding doors moment, it was young Reed's chance in that game.

 

[nicksufc]

Pesch going in net at half-time

 

[Jon Bon II]

The aggro in the ground. Having a mob of opposition supporters turn up on the kop minutes before kick off and the windmilling that followed. Going onto opposition home ends and going mental when the Blades scored – and the windmilling that followed. Sneaking mob handed round the back of the half built South Stand to the Bramall Lane terrace with 10 minutes to go to take it to the away fans. Nicking opposition fans scarves and then taunting them with it.

Oh the tales my old ma used to regale me with…

 

[Rusty view]

Sportsman. Miss going in that pub, and the faces in there. Never really knew the names just the faces. Knowing nods and a quick hi.

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

*THAT* Jags goal against dirty Leeds

Closely followed up by

*THAT* Cheeky tap in by Ndlovu, just after *THAT* Jags goal against dirty Leeds

Quality night!

 

[Classof85]

Des Walkers own goal against forest play off semi final

Coventry in cup when holdsowrth scored in last minute

 

[Davalon]

Casual racism on the kop in the 80s.

Pissing against a freestanding wall at away grounds.

Pies already cooked 3 times since the last home game.

Breathing in more second hand fag smoke in a game than Marlboro man inhaled in a week.

Bloke on kop who used to blow a kazoo or something similar every time opposition goalie took a kick.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

Pissing down the back of people's legs.

 

[Sithblade]

The half time entertainment in the mid 80s with the giant inflatable football, kids used to get knocked down like bowling pins once someone had got a bit of momentum with it.

 

[Bladesman]

*THAT* Jags goal against dirty Leeds

Closely followed up by

*THAT* Cheeky tap in by Ndlovu, just after *THAT* Jags goal against dirty Leeds

Quality night!

I think that led to L**ds fans doing some work on the away end, removing the old wooden seats for us.

 

[TonyAgana]

My Grandad's flask of tea and a box of Bakewells at half time, and his booming voice of encouragement when the rest of the crowd fell silent. He's still with us at 98 but not been for 10 years or so, and still completely on it.

 

[Hague Blade]

Playing football for the school team Saturday morning, bus up to Sheffield, paying the U16 price onto the John Street Terrace with money I'd earnt myself doing a paper round - and then a few hours later trying to persuade the bouncers at the Adam & Eve, Tiffs or the Peppermint Park that I was indeed over 18 and keen to spend the rest of my money on watered down lager and Rotherham's lovely ladies.

Glory days.

 

[Bladesman]

And the Spurs semi final at BL where for just a few minutes I really though I was finally going to get to see the Blades play in a cup final.

Would that be this...

 

[Rodley]

H-Block in full flow without the excesses.

 

[Grecian2000]

Me and my dad going down to BDTBL on a Saturday afternoon to watch the Blades Reserves in the Central League if we couldn't get to the away match the first team were playing.
Only John Street open and the old scoreboard would be updated with the first team score (and the pigs score) every 15 minutes.
Proper old school matches with players who might play their whole career for one club but only make a handful of first team games in the shadow of the regulars (Ron Widdowson forever Hodgy's deputy or Reg Mathewson always kept out by Joe Shaw).

 

[Tezza1889]

Surging toward the net when anything remotely interesting happened..

 

[DifferentClass]

And the Spurs semi final at BL where for just a few minutes I really though I was finally going to get to see the Blades play in a cup final.

We're due a decent cup run, would love to see us in a final under Wilder.