Lowest moment of the day for me

[bobby ford]

Was when walking out of the stadium, head down, in disbelief, heartbroken (not the first or the last time I suspect). If the walk back to the minibus wasn't bad enough, what really capped off an awful afternoon for me though was the scenes that followed...

A family of Huddersfield fans wearing club shirts - a young lad who looked about 6 waving his flag, his dad and an older man who I can only assume was the granddad were subjected to some abhorrent abuse by a group of 40/50 something so called 'blades' - one particular thug leading the attacks, throwing all kind of threats at this man and abuse such as you 'get back here, you fat c***' etc etc. This man in obvious concern for his and his sons welfare did not retort whatsoever but carried on walking forward amid the torrents of bile being spouted at him, only pausing to comfort his young son who looked on the verge of tears, wondering why these men wanted to hurt his dad over a game of football. I can't comment on the events leading up to this but my impression was these men must have been rightly celebrating a win at Wembley with their young son/grandchild in what should have been a great family moment, absolutely ruined by some scumbags who I'm ashamed to see associated with my beloved football club. I only wish I had the bottle to walk over to the man and apologise on behalf of SUFC and assure him we're not all like that.

This served as a crystallising moment for me as it hit me for the first time in my life that sometimes football is taken far too seriously by many of us and it was that particular incident was was left replaying in my head, with that young lads worried face as opposed to Simmo blazing that penalty over the bar.

Just wanted to get that off my chest and share that with the rest of you.
UTB

 

[pommpey]

What a bunch of wankers. There were quite a few of them in the Green Man yesterday, which is why we left. My granddaughter was worried, as was my missus. Ugly face of the beautiful game. All the Hudds fans we saw were upbeat and non-gloaty. As I'd expect us to be. Fancy picking on families like that. There are sections of supporters who want that, and they should fuck off to some deserted car park and get it over with (we've all seen it done in the past). It does nothing for the club and never will, and I loathe that mentality. If you can take loss with disappointment and dignity, you are a true supporter. It isn't their fault we were not good enough.

pommpey

 

[bobby ford]

It really has changed my opinion on football significantly. It was a really big moment for me that event yesterday.
Perhaps it affected me more due to the fact that I was brought up as a young lad going to the matches with my dad, this created some of the happiest memories in my childhood. I had the luck of never encountering such repulsive people, and would have been devastated if that was me as a young lad seeing my dad suffer such abuse.
As you said, these people are nothing to do with the real essence of what embodies a true Sheffield United supporter. I hope the young lad isn't put off going to football and can experience some of the times like what I had with my dad following the blades.

 

[Maidenhead]

What a bunch of wankers. There were quite a few of them in the Green Man yesterday, which is why we left. My granddaughter was worried, as was my missus. Ugly face of the beautiful game. All the Hudds fans we saw were upbeat and non-gloaty. As I'd expect us to be. Fancy picking on families like that. There are sections of supporters who want that, and they should fuck off to some deserted car park and get it over with (we've all seen it done in the past). It does nothing for the club and never will, and I loathe that mentality. If you can take loss with disappointment and dignity, you are a true supporter. It isn't their fault we were not good enough.

pommpey

Spot on Vic.

Crap result but I had good craic with Town fans both before and after the game.

I was going to add one on facebook but I drank so much that I can't remember his second name today ;-)

 

[bobby ford]

were subjected to some abhorrent abuse by a group of 40/50 something so called 'blades' - one particular thug leading the attacks,

For post clarity, it was a small group (4 or 5 men) aged 40/50 something, not a group a 40/50 people.

 

[INTAKE BLADE]

Scumbags lot of em, scaring kids

 

[Bish_Is_God]

Shame the police didn't catch them. Amazing how despicable some people can be.

 

[LA Blade]

Sorry to read this here.

 

[Sheff de party]

disgraceful. footballs just become so tribal and about winning and gaining smoe sort of revenge whenever possible if u lose. i was there, i was gutted too but it is a game and u shud wait until ur at home to kick the cat rather than ruin someone elses day.

as i was walking to the tube, some town fans shouted at me out their window "a long way back to sheffield" or somet. i could only laugh. theyre entitled to their celebrations and it was cocky rather than malicious. good luck to him.

that and we were beaten by a team that created far more than we did. we could have played til tuesday and not scored.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Totally out of order. But lets get a bit of balance. Some Huddersfield fans (in their 30s not kids) abusing Blades families at Watford Gap services on the way down until a few Blades stepped in and they scarpered. Every club has them but its just a minority.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

For post clarity, it was a small group (4 or 5 men) aged 40/50 something, not a group a 40/50 people.

The actions of 4 or 5 blokes in a following of 29,000 Blades has changed your view on football? Really? I think a little perspective is needed.

 

[bobby ford]

The actions of 4 or 5 blokes in a following of 29,000 Blades has changed your view on football? Really? I think a little perspective is needed.

As I stated, I had an urge to go up to the people and tell them 'we're not all like that'.
It did significantly have an effect on the way I viewed defeat yesterday and the need for dignity in defeat which some, included myself at times previous, don't seem to grasp.
At no part did I claim it was a majority of our fans causing the trouble, I said a 'small group'.
It didn't change my view on football as a whole, it just helped me accept yesterday and realise that well meaning opposition fans should be treated with the same respect as we would expect.
It shocked me that someone in red and white could behave like such scum.

 

[ghandi]

As I stated, I had an urge to go up to the people and tell them 'we're not all like that'.
It did significantly have an effect on the way I viewed defeat yesterday and the need for dignity in defeat which some, included myself at times previous, don't seem to grasp.
At no part did I claim it was a majority of our fans causing the trouble, I said a 'small group'.
It didn't change my view on football as a whole, it just helped me accept yesterday and realise that well meaning opposition fans should be treated with the same respect as we would expect.
It shocked me that someone in red and white could behave like such scum.

Really!!
and why didn't you give into your urge go and tell them we're not all like that?

I could post something like you have after nearly very game I've been to as within a football crowd inevitably there is twattish behaviour which I'm not condoning. Have you really led such a sheltered "football life"t hat you were shocked by what you saw?

 

[Caveblade]

I was as gutted as anyone at the end, but went out of my way to say good luck in the championship to the town fans that I came across, would rather leave a good impression of the Blades support. didn't really see any gloating apart from my EX plumber who got a very short reply to his gloating text. My other town supporting mate was far more gracious in victory saying that whilst smug he thought it was an awful way to lose.

As for the guys you saw, they are just mindless idiots with limited intelligence, but hopefully they are in the minority.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Really!!
and why didn't you give into your urge go and tell them we're not all like that?

I could post something like you have after nearly very game I've been to as within a football crowd inevitably there is twattish behaviour which I'm not condoning. Have you really led such a sheltered "football life"t hat you were shocked by what you saw?

Spot on. Seen much worse - at football matches and on nights out. Don't condone it but it happens. Sounds like it was only verbal so not sure it warranted such attention. As for saying it was the lowest point of the day - the lowest point for me was the team not performing again in front of 29,000 Blades - 99% of them decent people.

 

[Houso]

Saw the same on the way out of Wembley.

One Huddersfield supporter with his arm in a sling getting threatened by a Blade who was squaring up to him. The Hudds supporter was giving it back, but it all stemmed from him celebrating which any Blade would have done too. Me and a mate tried to calm the situation down without much luck.

 

[bobby ford]

Really!!
and why didn't you give into your urge go and tell them we're not all like that?

I could post something like you have after nearly very game I've been to as within a football crowd inevitably there is twattish behaviour which I'm not condoning. Have you really led such a sheltered "football life"t hat you were shocked by what you saw?

Well as a young'un (19 years) on my todd I didn't see the sense in cutting across a crowd and getting involved in the dispute personally, the blokes abusing the family were just behind them. I regret I didn't but I was stood on the other side the road and they'd already turned off before I could really think of anything to do.

As for a sheltered life football life which you suggest, I've had my fair share of away games/derbies etc. to see the minority of fans causing trouble and countless thuggish behaviour, if I'm honest when a bit younger I used to go with older lads and used to see a bit of attraction to the wannabe football hooligan side of life/I've done a fair share of research/wrote essays about hooliganism for a couple uni assignments. I am not that naive in what happens at a football matches. However, he majority of trouble I have seen has been exchanged between middle aged/young men, part and parcel of the game I know.
However if you're asking if this is the first time I've experienced a man with a young son and elderly relative with them receive huge abuse from a group of blades, then yes it is the first time I have seen that up close. Sorry for my 'sheltered football life' and if my naivety offends you but I was merely commenting on an incident that I witnessed yesterday which I didn't like at all.

Once again, of course I know it's the majority, It just annoyed me enough to put a post on about it. Relax.

 

[Rodley]

Plenty of Udders chanting unsavoury Evans songs and giving it the big 'un pre-match.

Nobheads at all clubs mate, Huddersfield were not anywhere near as bad a Burnley were at Wembley afterwards- a bigger bunch of classless inbreds you'd couldn't meet.

 

[sitwell]

Good and bad with every team ,3 of us had a couple in an irish bar full of Huddersfield fans and had a really good chat with them and a laugh ,on the way out we shook hand with a few and wished each other good luck and one bright spark totally out of context said 'enjoy your happy meal at Hartlepool you cunts' my mate is a 6'6 brick shithouse and not shy and even though it was about 25 against 3 I thought shit here we go ,but luckily he didnt react and we carried on.

 

[bobby ford]

Once again, of course I know it's the majority, It just annoyed me enough to put a post on about it. Relax.[/quote]

*MINORITY.

 

[bobby ford]

Spot on. Seen much worse - at football matches and on nights out. Don't condone it but it happens. Sounds like it was only verbal so not sure it warranted such attention. As for saying it was the lowest point of the day - the lowest point for me was the team not performing again in front of 29,000 Blades - 99% of them decent people.

Once again, I'm not saying anything against the '99%' of blade fans, very proud of our supporters especially the ones singing loud and proud in one of the beer gardens we drove past on the way home. I only posted about an event which happened that wound me up yesterday, I believed the nobheads deserved a mention. I don't understand your indignation at that.
On a footballing note, I though we did 'OK' with what we had at our disposal yesterday

 

[wardlowwanderer]

What a bunch of wankers. There were quite a few of them in the Green Man yesterday, which is why we left. My granddaughter was worried, as was my missus. Ugly face of the beautiful game. All the Hudds fans we saw were upbeat and non-gloaty. As I'd expect us to be. Fancy picking on families like that. There are sections of supporters who want that, and they should fuck off to some deserted car park and get it over with (we've all seen it done in the past). It does nothing for the club and never will, and I loathe that mentality. If you can take loss with disappointment and dignity, you are a true supporter. It isn't their fault we were not good enough.

pommpey

Before the game we walked past a pub (on the back of wembley away from wembley way). There were hundreds of Hudds fans outside and me and my mate with kids (13, 10 and 7) had to walk past them. I have never been scared before but they were animals. To a man vile, abusive drunk indivduals. Their behaviour was a disgrace to their team and this was before the game. It was not good natured banter. That's the problem with games like this - too many fans just use it as an excuse for a piss up. If all you want to do is get pissed then stay at home and go to the local. There is no excuse for such behaviour. On the plus side two guys came out of the crowd and said 'we're not all like that' an d basically apologised for the behaviour of the massed morons.

It was the same with the Burnley fans. Small minded people from backward towns. Don't know what the reason is for the Blades fans that are morons. Small minded people from a big city.

I guess football attracts that kind of person because they feel stronger and braver in a large group. C**ts to a man.

 

[mattbianco1]

I dont understand how i left as soon as the ball went over the bar yet some Huds fans were in the tube station before me?!?! Morons. Happened v Burnley too. I'd still be there now if we'd won.

 

[Northyorksblade]

I dont understand how i left as soon as the ball went over the bar yet some Huds fans were in the tube station before me?!?! Morons. Happened v Burnley too. I'd still be there now if we'd won.

Certainly the ones on our tube were there because they hadn't factored in extra time and pens and their train left at 6.30. Derrrrrrr

 

[oaklandrdblade]

I dont understand how i left as soon as the ball went over the bar yet some Huds fans were in the tube station before me?!?! Morons. Happened v Burnley too. I'd still be there now if we'd won.

We were parked about 10 minutes walk away, by the time we got to the North Circular there were plenty of Udders cars as well, my daughter was amazed and couldn't believe they weren't still in the ground.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

It really has changed my opinion on football significantly. It was a really big moment for me that event yesterday.
Perhaps it affected me more due to the fact that I was brought up as a young lad going to the matches with my dad, this created some of the happiest memories in my childhood. I had the luck of never encountering such repulsive people, and would have been devastated if that was me as a young lad seeing my dad suffer such abuse.
As you said, these people are nothing to do with the real essence of what embodies a true Sheffield United supporter. I hope the young lad isn't put off going to football and can experience some of the times like what I had with my dad following the blades.

Back in around 1978 I saw so called fans hurling abuse at a few Asian women walking down Shoreham street after a match.
I know people who saw racism from Blades towards palace fans before the 1997 final.
I went to a forest fan who got kicked about by a set of cowards and said that we arent all like that..around 1992 after a 0 0 draw.
So these people are of that ilk.
And still there exist people who see most fans in that awful light.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

disgraceful. footballs just become so tribal and about winning and gaining smoe sort of revenge whenever possible if u lose. i was there, i was gutted too but it is a game and u shud wait until ur at home to kick the cat rather than ruin someone elses day.

as i was walking to the tube, some town fans shouted at me out their window "a long way back to sheffield" or somet. i could only laugh. theyre entitled to their celebrations and it was cocky rather than malicious. good luck to him.

that and we were beaten by a team that created far more than we did. we could have played til tuesday and not scored.

Sorry but theres no way i would kick a cat. Especially not over a shoddy football team.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Totally out of order. But lets get a bit of balance. Some Huddersfield fans (in their 30s not kids) abusing Blades families at Watford Gap services on the way down until a few Blades stepped in and they scarpered. Every club has them but its just a minority.

Am unsure if udders scumbag element is a minority.
Along with leeds, west sham, swillwall, wolves etc the neanderthals amongst them certainly are high in number.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Saw the same on the way out of Wembley.

One Huddersfield supporter with his arm in a sling getting threatened by a Blade who was squaring up to him. The Hudds supporter was giving it back, but it all stemmed from him celebrating which any Blade would have done too. Me and a mate tried to calm the situation down without much luck.

He could only pick on a one armed man. Says it all.

 

[BladeFisher]

For post clarity, it was a small group (4 or 5 men) aged 40/50 something, not a group a 40/50 people.

Why don't you write to the local paper apologsing on behalf of us Blades? True it's hard to take but there is no need for that behaviour. Explain that as you have read on here the vast majority of Unitedites enjoyed good banter with Town fans and there was no gloating afterwards and that behaviour such as you witnessed is neither acceptable or justified. It may be that the people weren't local but it is about the best one can do.