I caught the ball on Saturday

[Micalijo]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

 

[FleaPitBlade]

V Poor, Mic.

If your on an aisle seat, there's no excuse for not returning it with a hard, high and goal bound 'have it' style volley.

 

[cooperblade]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

I just cannot understand why people call you an attention seeker. Totally unfair and hurtful.

 

[sheffielder]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

Did your daddy pat your on the head and say 'well done son'

proud moment indeed

 

[Yossarian]

I think in this case, it's appropriate to use quotation marks (" ") around the word "devotion".

 

[Cool Clint]

That was you? God your ugly

 

[Torrix1889]

Did you embarass yourself with a weak throw back though Mic that twatted some poor chuff on the back of the head in row D?

 

[Cool Clint]

from what i can remember it was a girlie underarm throw that went straight up instead of forward

 

[sothall blade]

I think in this case, it's appropriate to use quotation marks (" ") around the word "devotion".

hmmm, me thinks the same yoss

 

[Micalijo]

from what i can remember it was a girlie underarm throw that went straight up instead of forward

Of all the vicious personal insults I receive on here, that is by far the worst! You've got the wrong person Clinty - ugly, I'll give you that, but I can throw!

 

[cooperblade]

A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly.

I'd love to hear your reaction if Chedwyn was interviewed after missing a chance and said "it was too low to head it properly".

 

[Coily]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

Surprised you didn't swallow it...

 

[raul]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

Meh. KM sought me out a fulltime to present me with the thing. It's in my wheelie bin if you want to come and do a Phoenix From The Flames.

 

[CM14blade]

I've been going to games for over 30 years, and never got within a whisker of touching a stray match ball.....I can only dream of such a moment (as I was explaining to my kids a few weeks ago, as they looked at me a bit funny...).
I'd always told myself it was due to where I was located in the ground, but am now on Row C of the South Stand, and still haven't got close to a ricochet, slice or downright welly.
Obviously, its not quite the same with the multi-ball system (I tell myself) cos you never really know which is the 'real' match ball anymore.....and you can't hold a match up whilst trying to hide it up your jumper as I've seen (luckier) Blades do previously.....

 

[Notts Blade]

I once threw the ball to Tracey to let him take a quick goal kick away at Forest. He said 'Cheers kid' - proudest moment of my life to that point.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

My Dad once headed a ball back onto the pitch from behind the ledge on the Kop.

I was amazed. In years of going with my Dad he was always a sober soul - always up for a laugh but always with one eye on setting the right example and shielding me from the worst excesses of language and behaviour. This ball had been crossed into the box at our end and there was a defensive header behind. I reckon he picked up the trajectory perfectly, realised he could get there and went for it. He pushed 2 or 3 blokes in front of us to the side, skipped down 3 steps and climbed all over the back of the bloke at the crush barrier whilst leaping like a salmon to place a perfect header back further than it had come.

Normally I'd have expected some argy-bargy from the lads who'd been pushed out of the way, but on seeing a middled-aged bloke who was still fit enough to do what he'd just done and him being 6'5" probably helped. He just got loads of pats on the back and few shouts of 'sign-him-up'. It took me about 15 minutes to recover the power of speech.

 

[Dog Blade]

Anyone see it? One of the proudest moments of my long-standing devotion to SUFC. Clearance early in second half at Bramall Lane end towards G on South Stand. A really solid catch under pressure from bloke across the aisle - too low to head properly. I held it for a second or two to allow the lads to filter back and defend so you cannot ask for more than that. Really enjoyed it.:hello:

Apparently Simmo has been posting similar things on The Goalkeepers Union website

 

[TheSwollengland]

My claim to fame in over 40 years of Blade watching is I've never touched a match ball oh and that the two grounds I've been ejected from are the Old Showground at Scunthorpe and the old Wembley.Lads I go to match with take the piss every time somebody catches a ball and tell me " that's his first game too "

 

[Cool Clint]

Of all the vicious personal insults I receive on here, that is by far the worst! You've got the wrong person Clinty - ugly, I'll give you that, but I can throw!

Yes like a girlie

 

[SwissBlade]

When I was at school we went to the England Schoolboys (perhaps U17's) game at Saltergate. We were stood behind the uncovered goal at the far end and it was sparsely attended to say the least, being a regular at United, I knew a lot of the chants and stuff, whereas some of my mates had never been to a match. The ball came over the top of the fences and we all made a mad dart to get the ball... which I did. I was well chuffed, so I lined up to take a massive Peter Kay 'av it' style boot...which I did. The ball sailed right into the crush barrier and rebounded back and off to the side... I was lucky it didn't fly back behind me and go over the wall onto the road behind!

I have never attempted to get the match ball since although I was dead happy with myself I was also embarrassed by the outcome! So I understand how you must've felt Mic, the difference is that I was about 13!

 

[sitwell]

I once headed the ball back from a nearly empty away end at Ninian Park. cardiff fans were adjacent to me so despite mistiming it and cracking my nose I acted as though I met it plum. Had to wash the muck mark off my nose and cheek after as we had a night out in Worcester planned ( it was the law for games down the M5).

 

[Slugger]

Went to catch a practice shot from Alan Quinn at half-time a few years ago (he was sub). It hit a woman flush in the face knocking her out cold and I had to catch her instead!

 

[Bubbleburp]

Loved the kid three rows below us on JJS who dived across four people to head the ball back on to the pitch......rewarded with applause and shouts of ''gerrim signed '' .....

 

[norfolkblade]

My "proudest" moment was being clearly seen on the Football League Show giving Rob Styles the wanker sign after sending Blackwell to the stands, the amount of texts I got was simply phenomenal, I'm a tv superstar!

 

[Barney Rubble]

Remember once going with my dad. Waiting for the kick off he stuck his glasses on and started to fill in the crossword in his paper. During the warmup, I think it was Bradshaw who absolutely hammered one into the Kop, smacks my dad straight in the face sendinhg his specs and paper flying. My dad stands up and shouts 'I hope we fuckin lose now.'

 

[bricktop]

I remember being at Preston away for the League game in the 2002/03, and sat a few rows back behind the goal, and we was 1-0 down and got a free kick just outside the box. We stood up in eager anticipation of Michael Brown pinging a free kick in to the top corner, but instead it sailed straight in to the hands of LS26 Blade.

A few years later i got my moment of contact with the match ball at a pre-season friendly at Scunthorpe, when i was stood behind the goal talking to someone when i got belted by the ball which had just left the boot of that useless twat Ade Akinbiyi who was taking practice shots at the keeper before the match

 

[Liaminho9]

I caught the ball on the last day of the promotion season, when we played Palace, brilliant end to a brilliant season.

Mic, I swear you dropped it?

 

[Yossarian]

One Saturday afternoon, I was standing in Booze Buster on the corner of John Street when I caught one of Monty's shots on the back of my head.

 

[CM14blade]

I think we need to establish what constitutes 'catching the match ball'.

Basic rules are :-

- Match needs to have kicked off (none of this standing on the Kop whilst they practice blasting it at unsuspecting members of the crowd)
- Knowingly and deliberately targetting a ball you've seen coming (not getting hit by it, completely by accident)

Perhaps my mistake is still caring/wanting to.....if I adap a 'whatever' attitude, I might have more success.....

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Did I mention I got Paddy's gloves after Crewe away in the promotion season