What with this being a Pilot thing, I would hope that feedback is a massive part of this process? Therefore I hope that I am welcome to give my thoughts on this episode?
I will be honest, up until the point in which Morgs entered the mix.. I kind of struggled to understand who blades heaven is actually aimed at. Quite frankly it could have been aimed at any neutral up and down the country, it felt more like a typical media feature on national TV. I would imagine that with a name like Blades heaven, that this feature is aimed solely at blades fans?? It didn’t feel this way….to address the team as they, as opposed to we etc. It felt more like something off an highlights show, as opposed to a feature on our club.
Suddenly Morgs enters the mix and you can tell that he still holds so much for the club, he might not be a player any more but it’s still his club. It is ever present in the way he speaks about Sheffield United Football club, he may be an agent but he still holds a massive flame for us and we are very much still his team.
As Sheffield United fans, I personally feel that we have some of the best amateur and home grown media of there. As a blade living further a field at present, I don’t get the same opportunity as some to put the world to rights down the pub on a Friday night etc. Therefore, I am heavily invested in some of our fans fantastic offerings in order to get my blades ‘fix’ so to speak.
The are several ‘fan led’ media offerings at the moment, all of which I enjoy in my spare time… all of which are slightly different… however there are key reasons why I really enjoy tuning in…
Sorry to the other productions by the way, because I know many of you contribute on this very forum. But I’m just throwing this one out there as an example of fantastic blades media.
The Sheffield United Way, fronted by Ingoodnick and S24SU’s @YorkBlade….
What makes The Sheffield United Way for me?
Genuine passion and relatability. It doesn’t feel like a typical ‘glossed over’ offering, you actually feel part of everything discussed. From one end of the spectrum and the feeling of elation, to the other end of the spectrum and sheer anger… you can relate to all of the content…. The whole ‘created by the tan, for the fan’ thing goes a long way for me. They know the sort of content that creates a buzz, they know how we all tend to think… The fact that ingoodnick and
YorkBlade don’t see eye to eye all the time makes it even more interesting. They are happy to disagree and put across good counter arguments as to why…. It is very much like that conversation in the pub and that is what makes it great viewing.
You can’t compete with the fantastic fan content if you are going with the usual national media approach. If this is truly ‘blades heaven’ then unfortunately you need much, much more.
