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That’s reassured me that I’m not a fickle fan, waiting to be put straight,…. and could never be accused of being a glory hunter!My theory is you follow;
1. Where you live or lived; or
2. Who your Dad/Mum followed
So Middle aged Blade and his wife are fine IMO.
Most Man Utd, Liverpool are plastic fans and pothunters.
I live in Leicestershire, born in Sheffield, and my lad (born in Leicestershire) have ST at BDTBL, so I fit my own criteria nicely
Just saw on your post that you grew up in Northallerton. I’m 20 years older than you, but I was born and bred in Northallerton, so we probably went to the same secondary school. Mum had her house in Grammar School Lane from 1961 to 2019. All my mates were Boro fans but I hated them. I watched Leeds, rather than supported them, as I loved their football (68-71), but never felt comfortable there.
Grammar School Lane, know it well and having the odd crafty fag during breaks in the sixth form!! Luckily most of my mates were/are Mackems which is why I still have a soft spot for them, used to go to games with them and Sunderland fans are more like us (newcastle like pigs). Boro fans were/are arrogant and a pain back in the day.
We used to do cross countries up Hutchinson Drive, opposite Mum’s, up Sandy Bank, around a few ploughed fields and back. My mate and I always dropped off the back, nipped into Mum’s for a coffee and then tagged on the back when they came back down. Sadly, on one occasion we saw a group disappearing back to school, thought it was the last few and jogged out. We came in 4th and 5th and got put in the North Yorkshire trials at the Allertonshire! We came a bad last there!!
I was born + grew up till 15 just off Herries Road where you could hear the crowd from the pigsty + though my Dad & his Dad were Blades , my Uncle took me to the sty regularly when I was say 8-11 in a campaign of persuasion but I just never felt at ease there - despite it being a World Cup ground in '66 + tbh a palace compared to the 3-sided Lane ...
That is a great story!I grew up in Worksop. May older brother was a blades fan, and my dad, who was a bit of a cunt, always followed Arsenal.
As soon as I left primary school and got my big boy pants, I was allowed to travel on the coach alternate weekends to Bramall lane.
Three sided ground or not, it was my fate sealed in the 1960s.
At 17 I was working down the Wicker at Bentley Bros Vauxhall dealers and I would volunteer for Satdi morning shifts if Blades were at home. The old Ist division days under John Harris were the glory days for me.
Fast forward to our relegation season, me married on a romantic Rhine River cruise at the end of the season. Glued to short wave radio listening to us survive and then get relegated in the space of a few minutes.
I joined up in 1975 and never forgot where I came from. After 22 years we moved back to South Yorkshire and my three sons were introduced to The Lane. Coincidentally v PNE in the old 3rd division?
In 2001 we settled in S14 and my 3 sons are all United fans and two of them have season tickets at the lane.
I am now divorced and living in Indonesia, but the time difference and maintenance payments mean I can only have Radio Sheffield keep me in touch with my beloved blades.
They are probably a bit behind Thailand with the football. Indonesians are more proficient when it comes to Badminton or volleyball.
Good god, I’m with you there brother.i have 2 daughters and i have done my level best to make sure neither of them are interested in football! To be fair my youngest has been a couple of times when she was younger but i really don't want either going through the wasted money, time and heartache i have suffered.
I have finally lost interest to a large degree and probably won't bother going again. Football has lost it's appeal with the ridiculous money involved and the players seem to think they are superior to us mere mortals with their attitude to life.
Christ, all they are skilled at is kicking a bloody ball around a field!
Well that is a load off my chest....Merry Christmas all
I watched a couple of games on telly when I lived there, standard is around League One level. Fans are lively, couple of people I knew said it can get pretty rough.
I grew up in Worksop. May older brother was a blades fan, and my dad, who was a bit of a cunt, always followed Arsenal.
As soon as I left primary school and got my big boy pants, I was allowed to travel on the coach alternate weekends to Bramall lane.
Three sided ground or not, it was my fate sealed in the 1960s.
At 17 I was working down the Wicker at Bentley Bros Vauxhall dealers and I would volunteer for Satdi morning shifts if Blades were at home. The old Ist division days under John Harris were the glory days for me.
Fast forward to our relegation season, me married on a romantic Rhine River cruise at the end of the season. Glued to short wave radio listening to us survive and then get relegated in the space of a few minutes.
I joined up in 1975 and never forgot where I came from. After 22 years we moved back to South Yorkshire and my three sons were introduced to The Lane. Coincidentally v PNE in the old 3rd division?
In 2001 we settled in S14 and my 3 sons are all United fans and two of them have season tickets at the lane.
I am now divorced and living in Indonesia, but the time difference and maintenance payments mean I can only have Radio Sheffield keep me in touch with my beloved blades.
Never been in the Big Gun and never likely to now! Hopefully will never meet him in a dark alley either, although shouldn’t jump to conclusions. He’s probably a lovely lad, just misunderstood.
He certainly is not.
I just don't know how you can live with a Leeds fan
I mean , here we all are , praying they get relegated ...
He lived next door to my Aunt on Shire Green.
Near Hartley Brook Road or Bellhouse Road?
Against nature
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