The crisis at Bramall Lane

[Dave Robinson]

Anyone old enough to remember these dark days will surely appreciate the present one's...

 

[BladeInIreland]

Have we ever beaten Walsall?

 

[rompodebailey]

Have we ever beaten Walsall?

Shudder.

 

[bongleblade]

that is some expensive sand

 

[DaleHillBlade]

Have we ever beaten Walsall?

Not when I’ve ever been watching us play them... I’m on a self imposed ban from going to the Bescott.

 

[coaxingstar71]

£500 grand for some sand? No wonder we were in financial trouble.

 

[alcoblade]

I'm most saddened by the fact that I can remember it all so clearly.

 

[Bladesman]

£500 grand for some sand? No wonder we were in financial trouble.

Did we ever finish paying for the sand?

 

[8lade]

Have we ever beaten Walsall?

Yes but we had to call upon the devil to do it, I remember Ched Evans rising up from that pentagram as clearly as if it was yesterday.

 

[Rollerball]

Yup were dark days indeed though running through the old 4th division was fun.

 

[bypassblade]

I'm most saddened by the fact that I can remember it all so clearly.

Ditto mate that day v Walsall will live in my memory for ever, the violence though was uncalled for attacking players you cannot condone. Martin Peters said there will repercussions oh yes one was he should have been shot, we had a great penalty taker in Kenworthy and Peters told him not to get changed he wasn't playing AND HE WASN'T INJURED AS WAS REPORTED.

 

[bypassblade]

Have we ever beaten Walsall?

Been to Walsall a few times but cannot remember ever winning, that's probably old age but they are a bogey side for us, as were Shrewsbury years ago.

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

Ditto mate that day v Walsall will live in my memory for ever, the violence though was uncalled for attacking players you cannot condone.

Possibly could have turned a blind eye if they'd set about our own shambles of a team.
I remember walking back up John Street feeling numb that we'd dropped in to the bottom tier and wondering if it'd be long before we were playing the likes of Matlock Town at the rate we were going.

 

[bypassblade]

Did we ever finish paying for the sand?

Yes but life's a "beach"

 

[bypassblade]

Possibly could have turned a blind eye if they'd set about our own shambles of a team.
I remember walking back up John Street feeling numb that we'd dropped in to the bottom tier and wondering if it'd be long before we were playing the likes of Matlock Town at the rate we were going.

It was surreal stood on kop ages after FT whistle then slow walk down Shoreham Street, all I could think of was twat John Matthews (bottling pen), and Don Givens for missing. That season we became the only team EVER to be relegated with a plus goal difference plus 4 IMS.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Anyone old enough to remember these dark days will surely appreciate the present one's...

Yes and it's used as justification by the Small Minded Sheffielders on this forum as to why we should never spend a penny on ground improvements from now on, even though there's the stark reminder of the rust bucket up the road what happens if you don't.

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

I'm most saddened by the fact that I can remember it all so clearly.

Maybe you should change your name, you’re obviously not drinking enough

 

[Twist Magic 66]

It was surreal stood on kop ages after FT whistle then slow walk down Shoreham Street, all I could think of was twat John Matthews (bottling pen), and Don Givens for missing. That season we became the only team EVER to be relegated with a plus goal difference plus 4 IMS.

Not sure if it's true but someone once told me that had it been three points for a win that season we'd have stayed up. Of all of the lows at the Lane over the years that Givens penalty sure is the top of my own personal list.

 

[Tom Bott]

£500 grand for some sand? No wonder we were in financial trouble.

Though many are now clamoring for us to to build several new sands.

The lessons of history are soon forgotten.

 

[Jolly Buffer]

Anyone who wasn't born that day should let this sink in - In just six years (SIX) we went from finishing a couple of points off a place in Europe, to dropping into the fourth division!

Around 1974 we were riding high and beating some of the best teams in English football, the pigs were bottom of the second division and relegated.

Enjoy these current times we have now because you never know when kick in the teeth is coming. But believe me it will come

UTB

 

[BushBlade]

Anyone who wasn't born that day should let this sink in - In just six years (SIX) we went from finishing a couple of points off a place in Europe, to dropping into the fourth division!

Around 1974 we were riding high and beating some of the best teams in English football, the pigs were bottom of the second division and relegated.

Enjoy these current times we have now because you never know when kick in the teeth is coming. But believe me it will come

UTB

We actually got back to the first division quicker than we did after the 1994 relegation and the 2006 relegation.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Though many are now clamoring for us to to build several new sands.

The lessons of history are soon forgotten.

"It is a foolish man who built his football club on sand" - Matthew 7:24

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

Yes, that's us, can't have the fans enjoying them selves too much can we...……….

 

[Jolly Buffer]

"It is a foolish man who built his football club on sand" - Matthew 7:24

(John) Matthew(s) 7:24.

 

[Tom Bott]

"It is a foolish man who built his football club on sand" - Matthew 7:24

Though in pre Desso days, "many a pitch was built largely on sand" - Mrbott 17:38

 

[You Fill Up My Senses]

Martin Peters what a wanker. I spoke to Tony Kenworthy at Hull, prior to the Walsall game he told me he was fit and itching to play but Peters left him out of both games.

 

[maidmarion]

It really was a dark day. The match was dreadful but the aftermath was awful. I was ashamed to be a Blade that day.

 

[BushBlade]

There are two football lessons to be learned here:

1. Don’t appoint people just because they were big names for England. The majority don’t make good managers.

2. Don’t appoint an Assistant Manager to a Manager’s job. It’s a completely different role requiring a much broader skill set and the majority aren’t up to the job.

It’s a good job we never repeated those mistakes again.

 

[bypassblade]

Not sure if it's true but someone once told me that had it been three points for a win that season we'd have stayed up. Of all of the lows at the Lane over the years that Givens penalty sure is the top of my own personal list.

It was awful GK had time to go for shit, shave and haircut and still save it, and yes we would have styed up with 3 for a win but hey ho.

 

[alcoblade]

Maybe you should change your name, you’re obviously not drinking enough

I wasn’t back then, that’s the problem.