Does Time Heal All Footballing Wounds?

[SRBlade]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

Not necessarily all about that lot, so your Wigan 07, Walsall 81 and Chelsea 94 memories can be shared and compared to now, do you still feel the heartache?

 

[pommpey]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

Not necessarily all about that lot, so your Wigan 07, Walsall 81 and Chelsea 94 memories can be shared and compared to now, do you still feel the heartache?

No. time does not heal those wounds. You just remember and hope.

It would be nice to think we will improve, climb six or eight places and get to the FA Cup Final and bend one into the top corner whilst fielding an onslaught from Man City to lift the trophy. Next season go up automatically with some inspired signings and the pigs swap places.

But an ignominious exit 0-2 to a well-organised-on-the-day Charlton seems more our lot.

Until we win a trophy of worth, none of those past 'almosts' will leave my heavy heart.

pommpey

 

[KenMcnaughtsNuts]

No i couldn't give a crap. When you support a club that never wins shit, you should be used to losing.
I remember John Francis scoring the winner against Brighton more than i remember the FA Cup semi against the filth.

Hell i remember Andy Linighan's header more than the semi final.

 

[alcoblade]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

Not necessarily all about that lot, so your Wigan 07, Walsall 81 and Chelsea 94 memories can be shared and compared to now, do you still feel the heartache?

I witnessed all 4 of them, and I dread playing the pigs in the next round. So time hasn't healed anything for me...

UTB

 

[alcoblade]

I remember John Francis scoring the winner against Brighton more than i remember the FA Cup semi against the filth.
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Bizarrely, probably the greatest ever fan celebration with only about 9,000 of us there.



UTB

 

[JJ Sefton]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

It was a fucking nightmare.

 

[UnitedBlade]

Worst I've ever felt after a game

 

[KenMcnaughtsNuts]

It was a fucking nightmare.

It was at the time. Especially as the clubs "executive coach" was an old freezing bus with leaky windows. Got back early hours of the morning, soaked to death in the rain. At least they lost in the final. Can't complain too much, when i was a kid nobody ever thought we would beat anybody decent. To get anywhere near Wembley was unthinkable. And we beat them twice in the league, not sure if that was the same season? I wouldn't swap those two wins for the one we lost. Would have probably lost the final anyway.

The only one that i really think about now is the Wolves play off final. Cos it was an unmitigated disaster. Could have been 8-0 down by half time. Obviously when it all goes tits up again, past failures come back to haunt all of us.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

I witnessed all 4 of them, and I dread playing the pigs in the next round. So time hasn't healed anything for me...

UTB

You know, I really want Wendy to beat Charlton - I'm confident we would beat them - very confident! Bring 'em on!!!!

 

[Swanseablade]

And it was a fckn long way home after the wembley-semi
Trying not to get wound up at the service stations....
Personally - I would prefer Charlton,
I hate the games against the filth.

 

[Bulletnut]

I hate the Pigs, I hope they lose every game and I wish nothing but ill will on each and every one of the porcine bastards that follow that wretched club.

Time doesn't heal anything, I remember the semi at Wembley and that just makes me despise the unwashed fuckers even more.

 

[mattbianco1]

The biggest pain after a loss for me is the Wolves defeat in 2003. That was the big one. The one we should've won.

 

[bornablade]

Any defeat against the Wendies but the worse was the BDM 1979 defeat. Disappointed at Wembley but somehow felt the result flattered us. The BDM was a humilaition. Sounding like a 'cracked record' - one day we have to put that right.

 

[madeinsheffield]

We are at our best when we are the underdogs, and to be honest the shite we've had to put up with week in week out for the past couple of years made yesterday more special.

Still not sure about playing the pigs though, they've turned a corner and if, if they did beat us to get a Semi place we'd never hear the last of it until we come up against them in the league, which is going to be some time.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Any defeat against the Wendies but the worse was the BDM 1979 defeat. Disappointed at Wembley but somehow felt the result flattered us. The BDM was a humilaition. Sounding like a 'cracked record' - one day we have to put that right.

Hark now hear United sing
the Wendy ran away
and we will fight for ever more
because of March the 8th or 9th 2014



Dun't scan properly anyway

 

[Grecian2000]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

Seriously????

I have hated every game we've lost to them (going back to John Ritchie scoring in '67) and still get in a cold sweat about Dec '79. Fucking horrible.

The only good thing about '93 was the Grand National false starting and at least keeping the back pages of the Sunday's occupied (not that I bought a paper for a month afterwards) .

 

[Gavlar]

With all the talk of a potential United v Wednesday quarter final, I had a thought about how people felt about those times when the pigs have turned us over and how they feel about it now.

For example, at Wembley in 93, was that a disastrous day or was it a great occasion for Sheffield and both Sheffield clubs in retrospect?

Not necessarily all about that lot, so your Wigan 07, Walsall 81 and Chelsea 94 memories can be shared and compared to now, do you still feel the heartache?

I was too young to remember the Walsall one, but sadly I remember the Chelsea and Wigan ones all too well. I was furious re the Wigan one, mainly with Manure for not even drawing with lowly West Sham. Then again how we didn't draw with 10 man Wigan............ah I told you I still remember it!

The Wembley defeat to the fowls was annoying as well but I was mainly amazed we got there.