Are some posters on here supporting the wrong club?

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It strikes me that a good number of so-called supporters that whinge about almost every aspect of Sheffield United are supporting the wrong club. If their expectations are of a club that spends millions, from a bottomless budget, at the drop of a hat or have a realistic chance of winning the premier league on a fairly regular basis, then my advice is to look elsewhere.

United are what they are and I would suggest that while most supporters would enjoy a more little success now and again, the majority of true supporters take United for what they are. I have enjoyed being a Unitedite for over 50 years and have some great times along the way whether it may be winning matches, promotions, unearthing real talent from the scouting and development systems and seeing their progression. Granted, we have had some disappointments along the way, but they serve to make the peaks even more enjoyable.

I'm sure that the disenchanted supporters would be better supporting Manure, Chelski or Man Shitty where the expectations may met more often. Please don't support United just because the are local and try to turn them into something they are not
 

Hodgyman said:
It strikes me that a good number of so-called supporters that whinge about almost every aspect of Sheffield United are supporting the wrong club. If their expectations are of a club that spends millions, from a bottomless budget, at the drop of a hat or have a realistic chance of winning the premier league on a fairly regular basis, then my advice is to look elsewhere.

United are what they are and I would suggest that while most supporters would enjoy a more little success now and again, the majority of true supporters take United for what they are. I have enjoyed being a Unitedite for over 50 years and have some great times along the way whether it may be winning matches, promotions, unearthing real talent from the scouting and development systems and seeing their progression. Granted, we have had some disappointments along the way, but they serve to make the peaks even more enjoyable.

I'm sure that the disenchanted supporters would be better supporting Manure, Chelski or Man Shitty where the expectations may met more often. Please don't support United just because the are local and try to turn them into something they are not
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Good post mate; I don't think though that too many Blades expect us to spend millions as we haven't got f*ck all, but I suspect that most Blades ( particularly old gits like me ) are fed up with seeing the "spoiling the ship for a hapoth of tar" scenario, which rears its head regularly over the last 40 years with our Club.

Nobody wants to see us do like the pigs and spend money we don't have for years and then do the dirty on our creditors, however, at this level we find ourselves in now, you don't need to spend millions to get players who can perform consistently which is what you need to escape this crappy League.
UTB & FTP
 
Hodgyman said:
It strikes me that a good number of so-called supporters that whinge about almost every aspect of Sheffield United are supporting the wrong club. If their expectations are of a club that spends millions, from a bottomless budget, at the drop of a hat or have a realistic chance of winning the premier league on a fairly regular basis, then my advice is to look elsewhere.

United are what they are and I would suggest that while most supporters would enjoy a more little success now and again, the majority of true supporters take United for what they are. I have enjoyed being a Unitedite for over 50 years and have some great times along the way whether it may be winning matches, promotions, unearthing real talent from the scouting and development systems and seeing their progression. Granted, we have had some disappointments along the way, but they serve to make the peaks even more enjoyable.

I'm sure that the disenchanted supporters would be better supporting Manure, Chelski or Man Shitty where the expectations may met more often. Please don't support United just because the are local and try to turn them into something they are not
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I think some united fans have expectations where they feel that they've been in league 1 for an extended period of time now,and they now want out of it,i don't think there is nothing wrong with that tbh,as this is entering one of the longest periods of sustained shitness for our great club,i for one have had enough of this league.
 
judge said:
WHo are these people calling for us to spend milions ? Try and find one if you can
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I'd like us to spend millions, but only when we have millions to spend.

I think the notion may have come from some of the players that were being suggested as possible signings who have subsequently been sold for 7 figure fees.
 
Congratulations.

I didn't think you could produce a post worse than the one in 2011 that told me that I was a fool to be skeptical of appointing Mickey Adams, who had made "definite improvements". But you have. Well done!
 
Never been a fan of the 'it is what it is' argument...this is football, it's competitive and we all want to see the Blades winning/being successful.
( well, most of us ;) )

Reading between the lines I reckon the club/Clough are disappointed in missing out on some target's.
Clough knows the type of player he wants here and perhaps that intransigence, at times, is one of his flaws...but that's how he operate's and I'd rather have a man with a plan than some of the chancer's we've had in recent years.
 
In my dreams Id love them to spend millions and be able to see genuine world class players every week. Then I wake up and I know what the reality is. Not having got millions myself to invest in the Blades I have to be pragmatic about it all. We are where we are, but there is now a belief that things are improving again. Of course there is still the tricky CE saga to be ended, so who knows what might happen.
 
Pedro Verde said:
Plenty have said we should sign Brayford and a top goalscorer now they dont come cheap if you add fees and wages together
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If they sell an academy graduate for a few million or so they could use that till summat better turns up like season ticket money record shirt sales or the cup run cash

Might even get the prince to chuck a few quid in
 
Hodgyman said:
It strikes me that a good number of so-called supporters that whinge about almost every aspect of Sheffield United are supporting the wrong club. If their expectations are of a club that spends millions, from a bottomless budget, at the drop of a hat or have a realistic chance of winning the premier league on a fairly regular basis, then my advice is to look elsewhere.

United are what they are and I would suggest that while most supporters would enjoy a more little success now and again, the majority of true supporters take United for what they are. I have enjoyed being a Unitedite for over 50 years and have some great times along the way whether it may be winning matches, promotions, unearthing real talent from the scouting and development systems and seeing their progression. Granted, we have had some disappointments along the way, but they serve to make the peaks even more enjoyable.

I'm sure that the disenchanted supporters would be better supporting Manure, Chelski or Man Shitty where the expectations may met more often. Please don't support United just because the are local and try to turn them into something they are not
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If you have supported this club as long as you claim then you will have seen the same things that I have witnessed.
Have I given up and supported another club...no I have not...nor do I intend to do so.
You support one club only in your life.
Thin and thin...mostly, but Clough promises better.
Always room for better standards...at least I believe that Clough thinks so.
 

I don't see many fans with unrealistic expectations or demanding millions to be spent. :confused: maybe a few wanted to see money spent on players like Brayford but no stupid amount.
But even if we do have some unrealistic fans at least they are willing to support a team in the 3rd division, help fund the club with season ticket/ program money ect. They are our brothers and sisters so don't hate on them.
 
I think it could be the OP that is supporting the wrong club :rolleyes: we are SHEFFIELD UNITED. We should be aiming to be a lot higher than League One. Accepting any old shite gets you to the same place as some famous clubs have found themselves, check out Bristol Rovers, Chester C, Halifax T, Wrexham, Torquay to name a few. Why don't you bugger off and watch one of these teams or if you need something a little closer to home try Grimsby T or Lincoln City. Just when you think nothing much can surprise you someone comes up with an OP that is utter shite, some of the happy types need to get a fuckin grip. The only real surprise here is that Meadowhall wasn't mentiond.
 
Living In a Fantasy World said:
I don't see many fans with unrealistic expectations or demanding millions to be spent. :confused: maybe a few wanted to see money spent on players like Brayford but no stupid amount.
But even if we do have some unrealistic fans at least they are willing to support a team in the 3rd division, help fund the club with season ticket/ program money ect. They are our brothers and sisters so don't hate on them.
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I certainly don't "hate" supporters who really support the club,nor am I complacent about the lack of progress in the promotion stakes. Like most fans, I would love to see us do well, but not at the expense of the existence of the club by following a boom or bust approach. Have patience and trust Nigel. He has made remarkable progress in such a short time already.
I just get fed up with the doom merchants with their "glass half full" mentality. The point that I was making was that they could always go elsewhere to another club who were capable of meeting their expectations. They may find that the grass is not always greener there either.
 
Hodgyman said:
It strikes me that a good number of so-called supporters that whinge about almost every aspect of Sheffield United are supporting the wrong club. If their expectations are of a club that spends millions, from a bottomless budget, at the drop of a hat or have a realistic chance of winning the premier league on a fairly regular basis, then my advice is to look elsewhere.

United are what they are and I would suggest that while most supporters would enjoy a more little success now and again, the majority of true supporters take United for what they are. I have enjoyed being a Unitedite for over 50 years and have some great times along the way whether it may be winning matches, promotions, unearthing real talent from the scouting and development systems and seeing their progression. Granted, we have had some disappointments along the way, but they serve to make the peaks even more enjoyable.

I'm sure that the disenchanted supporters would be better supporting Manure, Chelski or Man Shitty where the expectations may met more often. Please don't support United just because the are local and try to turn them into something they are not
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Not over happy with the OP, but you like everyone else has an opinion.

Having been a supporter since 1967 I have seen my fair share of disappointments, had my fair share of whinging about players (including some now) and never once wavered anywhere.

I reckon there are a fair few whinging numpties on here as you say, but they too have an opinion - but the one thing that ALWAYS comes through for me on here is ..............PASSION.
Here's a true story - Me and my boy used to sit in John Street and after the big disappointment of relegation from the Prem, the fella in front turned round to my then 16 year old and said to him that he was fed up with all the whinging he had done all season. Well, he hadn't, because I would have told him off - what he was really showing was PASSION for the club. The fella, his mate and his two young boys showed absolutely ZERO passion - no songs, no greasy chip buttying, little noise etc etc. My boy had more PASSION in his little finger than all those 4 put together. I had all on not to have a verbal go, but very quickly I thought "We're all Blades aren't we"

So the moral of the story - I see REAL PASSION on this board and all because we care PASSIONATELY about the club getting out of this FUCKING SHIT division.

Now if that doesn't answer your OP then nothing will. Remember the key word..................PASSION.

UTB
 
They will always be the bastarding blades, but they are my blades, so just watch what you're saying about them.
 
No one at all is suggesting boom and bust - we saw that under Robson and we're still paying for it. What I don't think we should settle for though, is the third tier of English football, given the size and history of this wonderful football club we support.
 
I think some people are missing the real point that the OP is making. He's saying that some supporters' expectations are totally disproportionate by comparison to the club's history and he's absolutely right. It has nothing to do with accepting mediocrity or telling people how to support. It's a call for perspective.

Sheffield United has always been a selling club like the vast majority of clubs. It has also been a club that spends relatively low amounts of money on transfers and rightly or wrongly has had only fleeting moments of success because of it. Sheffield United is not alone there, many other clubs have been the same throughout football history.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to see your club prosper, there's nothing wrong with asking for more but to expect it is another thing all together. Many of our supporters seem almost incredulous when finance and top class players have not been forthcoming.....difficult to understand why when the club has neither shown such behaviour in the past or even promised it in recent times.

I couldn't give a shit either way. It's a game and I love my club come rain or shine. Clap clap clap....UTB!
 
Fulwood Blade said:
Not over happy with the OP, but you like everyone else has an opinion.

Having been a supporter since 1967 I have seen my fair share of disappointments, had my fair share of whinging about players (including some now) and never once wavered anywhere.

I reckon there are a fair few whinging numpties on here as you say, but they too have an opinion - but the one thing that ALWAYS comes through for me on here is ..............PASSION.
Here's a true story - Me and my boy used to sit in John Street and after the big disappointment of relegation from the Prem, the fella in front turned round to my then 16 year old and said to him that he was fed up with all the whinging he had done all season. Well, he hadn't, because I would have told him off - what he was really showing was PASSION for the club. The fella, his mate and his two young boys showed absolutely ZERO passion - no songs, no greasy chip buttying, little noise etc etc. My boy had more PASSION in his little finger than all those 4 put together. I had all on not to have a verbal go, but very quickly I thought "We're all Blades aren't we"

So the moral of the story - I see REAL PASSION on this board and all because we care PASSIONATELY about the club getting out of this FUCKING SHIT division.

Now if that doesn't answer your OP then nothing will. Remember the key word..................PASSION.

UTB
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I understand where you are coming from about passion. I too have an experience from the stands to relate that has coloured my judgement. I sit with my 11 year old grandson and going to the match with him is one of the highlights of my life. I sit in front of 2 or 3 "Unitedites" who, every match, seem to do nothing but whinge at United's shortcomings and hurl abuse at the players, board and whatever attracts their wrath on the day. This behaviour certainly diminishes our enjoyment of the games. These are the type of people who I could do without supporting my team. I do not think they are demonstrating passion, merely using match days to vent their spleen
 
Patrick Suffaux said:
I think some people are missing the real point that the OP is making. He's saying that some supporters' expectations are totally disproportionate by comparison to the club's history and he's absolutely right. It has nothing to do with accepting mediocrity or telling people how to support. It's a call for perspective.

Sheffield United has always been a selling club like the vast majority of clubs. It has also been a club that spends relatively low amounts of money on transfers and rightly or wrongly has had only fleeting moments of success because of it. Sheffield United is not alone there, many other clubs have been the same throughout football history.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to see your club prosper, there's nothing wrong with asking for more but to expect it is another thing all together. Many of our supporters seem almost incredulous when finance and top class players have not been forthcoming.....difficult to understand why when the club has neither shown such behaviour in the past or even promised it in recent times.

I couldn't give a shit either way. It's a game and I love my club come rain or shine. Clap clap clap....UTB!
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I think you make a very valid point but but what hacks me off is that such clubs as Luton (1988), Southampton (1976), Norwich (1985), Oxford (1986), Stoke (1972), Birmingham (2011) have all won one of the two domestic cups in my lifetime. I don't consider any of them bigger than Sheffield United but amazingly we still can't seem to win owt! It is one reason why imo posters whingeing about tin pot cups are deluded. Winning a tin pot cup just might give the club and us belief we could win someting and something is always better than nowt.
 
BladeFisher said:
I think you make a very valid point but but what hacks me off is that such clubs as Luton (1988), Southampton (1976), Norwich (1985), Oxford (1986), Stoke (1972), Birmingham (2011) have all won one of the two domestic cups in my lifetime. I don't consider any of them bigger than Sheffield United but amazingly we still can't seem to win owt! It is one reason why imo posters whingeing about tin pot cups are deluded. Winning a tin pot cup just might give the club and us belief we could win someting and something is always better than nowt.
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It baffles us all and I would love to see us win something eventually as well but size of the club doesn't translate to winning trophies does it? Newcastle haven't won anything since the 1960's but Portsmouth won the FA Cup only a few years ago.

Some of the clubs you mention there will have probably won those trophies through a mixture of luck, circumstances and showing some bottle on the day. It's never fallen right for us when the opportunity presented itself and also most of those winners did it when money wasn't as much if a factor. Looking forward it will be.
 

I only moan when there is something to moan about. For example, in the Premiership season, I only moaned about the officials and how we were cheated as I was happy we'd reached the top tier - I had no complaints with United in general (although we really should have done enough to avoid relegation but that's another debate). This is the 4th season in this division and I, like a few others aren't happy that this is so. I don't expect us to spend millions; I don't expect us to go financially ridiculous, I expect us to spend enough, like other clubs i.e. Bournemouth, Brentford etc. to achieve promotion. If we do get promoted this season, the club will receive praise, although after our transfer window I'm not that optimistic - but a lot can change between now and the end of the season.

People moan because they want the club to show more ambition to achieve what we're capable of doing, being an established second division team and having flirtations with the top division. I know some people WILL moan regardless but most of us don't and just want what's best for the club. If we continue to just 'accept United for what they are', we will sink lower.
 
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