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This sounds like it could be a really good night actually.
Martin Green and Redtooth are pretty skilled at a putting on this kind of event and the club is definitely raising it's game since he got involved.

My only quibble would be the date?
Are they aware that the Millwall match kicks off at 12:15 which either means two trips to the Lane or hanging around for 5 hours between events.
Surely, it would have been ideal to hold this after a 15:00 kick off?
There's going to be a few tanked up punters waiting for the doors to open come 19:30 I should imagine.

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-meet-the-players-2636232.aspx

"It was the season Sheffield United returned to the elite of English football.

Twenty five years after Bassett's Boys clinched promotion with a remarkable 5-2 away victory at Leicester City's Filbert Street ground in front of thousands of ecstatic fans, manager Dave Bassett and his squad are to be reunited for a special celebration three course dinner at Bramall Lane.

Fans will have the chance to celebrate with the squad of 89-90 at the dinner on October 24th - including legends such as Brian Deane, Tony Agana, Simon Tracey and Ian Bryson. The event follows the successful 125th Anniversary Dinner at Ponds Forge and is again organised by Redtooth and the Club's commercial team.

Bassett, who achieved his second promotion with the Club, cannot wait to go down memory lane with the players and supporters. He said: "It was a truly memorable period in the history of the Blades and it will be fabulous to re-live the events of that season with the boys and, of course, the supporters many of whom for the promotion clinching game at Leicester were in fancy dress at the away end."

The event is being produced by Martin Green (Sheffield United Vice President) from Redtooth Entertainment who said: "My objective for the evening is to take a chronological journey through the season with the aid of edited versions of the iconic cult six part BBC Documentary "United" which followed the fortunes of the Blades during that season ending with the unforgettable day at Leicester. We also want to try and track down the fans that went to Leicester in fancy dress and were captured on film by the documentary team during a pitch invasion and featured in the final episode of United.

"Players will interact with their own memories of the season with the main contributors coming from Brian Deane, Tony Agana and Dave Bassett," added Martin.

Other highlights of the evening will include
- An auction of United's best ever away shirt, the Lime Green shirt - as chosen at the 125th anniversary. The shirt will be signed by members of the squad and manager Dave Bassett.
- A walk of fame onto the stage by the players and manager
- A question and answer session
- A comedian and a music soundtrack from the era from match day presenter Gary Sinclair

Confirmed for the event are Dave Bassett, Brian Deane, Tony Agana, Carl Bradshaw, Dane Whitehouse, Ian Bryson, Mitch Ward, Simon Tracey, Peter Duffield, Paul Stancliffe, Grahame Banstead, Mark Morris and Paul Wood.

A donation from the auction and the evening will go to the new Sheffield United Former Players Association Benevolent Fund.

The doors of the Platinum Suite will open at 7.30pm and a superb three course meal will be served at 8.00pm. Tickets are available from United's Commercial Department on 0114 253 7200, priced £50 +VAT each or £450 +VAT for a table of ten."
 



I had this poster on my bedroom wall.

Next to the Patsy Kensit ones that I used for target practice :eek:
 
- A comedian and a music soundtrack from the era from match day presenter Gary Sinclair

Who'da thought that Gary Sinclair was a comedian?
 
Sothall_Blade said:
This sounds like it could be a really good night actually.
Martin Green and Redtooth are pretty skilled at a putting on this kind of event and the club is definitely raising it's game since he got involved.

My only quibble would be the date?
Are they aware that the Millwall match kicks off at 12:15 which either means two trips to the Lane or hanging around for 5 hours between events.
Surely, it would have been ideal to hold this after a 15:00 kick off?
There's going to be a few tanked up punters waiting for the doors to open come 19:30 I should imagine.

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-meet-the-players-2636232.aspx

"It was the season Sheffield United returned to the elite of English football.

Twenty five years after Bassett's Boys clinched promotion with a remarkable 5-2 away victory at Leicester City's Filbert Street ground in front of thousands of ecstatic fans, manager Dave Bassett and his squad are to be reunited for a special celebration three course dinner at Bramall Lane.

Fans will have the chance to celebrate with the squad of 89-90 at the dinner on October 24th - including legends such as Brian Deane, Tony Agana, Simon Tracey and Ian Bryson. The event follows the successful 125th Anniversary Dinner at Ponds Forge and is again organised by Redtooth and the Club's commercial team.

Bassett, who achieved his second promotion with the Club, cannot wait to go down memory lane with the players and supporters. He said: "It was a truly memorable period in the history of the Blades and it will be fabulous to re-live the events of that season with the boys and, of course, the supporters many of whom for the promotion clinching game at Leicester were in fancy dress at the away end."

The event is being produced by Martin Green (Sheffield United Vice President) from Redtooth Entertainment who said: "My objective for the evening is to take a chronological journey through the season with the aid of edited versions of the iconic cult six part BBC Documentary "United" which followed the fortunes of the Blades during that season ending with the unforgettable day at Leicester. We also want to try and track down the fans that went to Leicester in fancy dress and were captured on film by the documentary team during a pitch invasion and featured in the final episode of United.

"Players will interact with their own memories of the season with the main contributors coming from Brian Deane, Tony Agana and Dave Bassett," added Martin.

Other highlights of the evening will include
- An auction of United's best ever away shirt, the Lime Green shirt - as chosen at the 125th anniversary. The shirt will be signed by members of the squad and manager Dave Bassett.
- A walk of fame onto the stage by the players and manager
- A question and answer session
- A comedian and a music soundtrack from the era from match day presenter Gary Sinclair

Confirmed for the event are Dave Bassett, Brian Deane, Tony Agana, Carl Bradshaw, Dane Whitehouse, Ian Bryson, Mitch Ward, Simon Tracey, Peter Duffield, Paul Stancliffe, Grahame Banstead, Mark Morris and Paul Wood.

A donation from the auction and the evening will go to the new Sheffield United Former Players Association Benevolent Fund.

The doors of the Platinum Suite will open at 7.30pm and a superb three course meal will be served at 8.00pm. Tickets are available from United's Commercial Department on 0114 253 7200, priced £50 +VAT each or £450 +VAT for a table of ten."
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Looks like a fun event. My favourite team (well, them and the team the season before).

I see Colin Hill is not confirmed. I had a brief encounter with him at a similar event 18 months or so ago and told him I thought of him as the right back in my favourite Blades team. He commented that it was all a long time ago now...

I assume Pinchy will be outside picketing the event?
 
Weirdly I was about to post this on the Favourite Blades thread. My first encounter with United was going on a tour of Bramall Lane aged 6 and buying this poster, with bright yellow trim and 'Back in the 1st Division' scrawled in the corner. Thanks to Darren as I was never sure when this photo was taken.

I didn't inherit United from family so I didn't get to a game until 3 and half years later but I felt like I knew the players just from staring at this poster and looking at the scores in the paper.
 
- An auction of United's best ever away shirt, the Lime Green shirt - as chosen at the 125th anniversary. The shirt will be signed by members of the squad and manager Dave Bassett......

They omitted the line .......and will be sold to the richest cunt in the room.

Do a fucking raffle instead. Maybe let some riff-raff win it
 



Was John Gannon the scapegoat of that era? I see he did well to duck out of the way of the cross for their second goal - didn't want to mess up that perm.
I remember he was the one we were always shouting at to get stuck in - he could run as fast backwards as anyone else forwards as he was backing away from his man.
 
blade too long said:
pity Veronica Lake isnt on picture

oh that goal at southampton
and this one v man city
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That game really stuck in my memory. We got absolutely bettered in the second half until Whitehouse smashed one home and relieved everyone stress levels.
 
BladeInBC said:
Was John Gannon the scapegoat of that era? I see he did well to duck out of the way of the cross for their second goal - didn't want to mess up that perm.
I remember he was the one we were always shouting at to get stuck in - he could run as fast backwards as anyone else forwards as he was backing away from his man.
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In the double-promotion winning side he was the main taker of corners and free-kicks.

In a team that scored about 200 goals in two seasons, I would estimate that he assisted in maybe 50 goals.

He would have been amazing value for money in Fantasy Football if there had been such a thing back then.
 
Sothall_Blade said:
What a strange, joyless comment.

Can't you just let people enjoy their memories of a fine, successful side?
Or are you going to give us THE lecture again on why we should be ashamed of them?
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I wasn't aware of the context when I made my comment. I now realise the topic was generated by an understandable commemoration. I don't mind that of itself, but it will reinforce the bizarre idea, prevailing in S2 only of course, that Bassett's "style" remains valid,

The event will be attended exclusively by Dinosaur Dave Disciples, convinced that his rudimentary "football" was, is and always will be, the way to go. The rest of football begs to differ. Fans of Watford, Barnsley, Palace, Forest and Leicester will be either baffled or amused, I should think.

Those that are going, I hope and believe will really enjoy it. On the other hand, thousands of Blades, my own father included, who simply stayed away during the Bassett era, will do precisely the same on this occasion.

How about an event for John Harris' proper football team?....
 
Pinchy said:
I don't mind that of itself, but it will reinforce the bizarre idea, prevailing in S2 only of course, that Bassett's "style" remains valid,

The event will be attended exclusively by Dinosaur Dave Disciples, convinced that his rudimentary "football" was, is and always will be, the way to go. The rest of football begs to differ. Fans of Watford, Barnsley, Palace, Forest and Leicester will be either baffled or amused, I should think.

Those that are going, I hope and believe will really enjoy it. On the other hand, thousands of Blades, my own father included, who simply stayed away during the Bassett era, will do precisely the same on this occasion.

How about an event for John Harris' proper football team?....
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Oh yes, thousands of Blades stayed away. The average gate was the lowest of the 20th century the season before Bassett arrived, and he doubled it in 4 seasons, but thousands of Blades stayed away. Course they did.

Damn that Dave Bassett with his attacking away from home and playing 2 wingers and his 80+ goals a season. David Weir losing at home to Hartlepool is what we want.
 
Revolution said:
Oh yes, thousands of Blades stayed away. The average gate was the lowest of the 20th century the season before Bassett arrived, and he doubled it in 4 seasons, but thousands of Blades stayed away. Course they did.

Damn that Dave Bassett with his attacking away from home and playing 2 wingers and his 80+ goals a season. David Weir losing at home to Hartlepool is what we want.
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No, what you want, like the other s2 dinosaurs, is unsophisticated, outdated, discredited, ale house "football". Just watch the "Crazy Gang" documentary. If you're not cringing with embarrassment by the end, you're a Bladey Blade.

It's the Bladesfans' Way. You deserve to get what you want....
 
Pinchy said:
No, what you want, like the other s2 dinosaurs, is unsophisticated, outdated, discredited, ale house "football". Just watch the "Crazy Gang" documentary. If you're not cringing with embarrassment by the end, you're a Bladey Blade.

It's the Bladesfans' Way. You deserve to get what you want....
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Let's see...where's my post about Pinchy's posting habits? Ah yes:

"black or white views. There are no shades of grey. You either score or you don't, and you're not unlucky if you miss for any reason. Some barristers have no sense of the real, commercial world, where problems are complex and there sometimes aren't any right answers, at all. All that we love Hoof stuff is another manifestation of this.

- Sticking doggedly to certain points despite it being obvious that they are incorrect. The insistence that Terry Kennedy is no good and only in the side for his Bladey Bladeness, despite all contrary evidence, is a manifestation of this.

- a condescending and sneering attitude."

Yep, same old same old. Keep building those strawmen Pinchy.
 
The Bassett era was truely remarkable given what was achieved with so little funding so to insist it was all hoof and ale house football definitely proves that one didn't attend matches. Yes there were times when the limitations of the squad resulted in a dour struggle but there was plenty of times when a match was littered with good incisive play and plenty of ability. The goalmouth action created was exciting and we scored shed loads of goals.

I recall going to West Brom first game back in Div 2 (now Champ) - their team was expected to be right up there and we were seen as the upstarts, the council tenants, the canon fodder of the league. What happened? In between bouts of resolute and stout defending we tore them apart with Deane and Agana ripping their back four a new one.
The locals were really miffed that day and nobody gave us any credit for the 3-0 drubbing the lads dished out. I, for one, was buzzing. Took a Villa supporting mate to the game and he was very impressed with the performance.

That season ended with the 5-2 at Leicester.

Nobody can pour scorn on that side and the collective efforts of the players and staff with any shred of credibility. Their togetherness, strength of mind and strength of character was unrivalled that season (and the next having gone til almost Christmas without a win). What everyone else, especially the opposition at the time, continued to do was to underestimate the ability of the individuals in that squad when they worked as a team on the pitch.

After years of absolute shite under several managers that team instilled a lot of pride back in this club and I'll tell you what. I reckon the good level of crowds we see today for third division rubbish are a direct consequence of the Bassett era.
 
I'd queue from Shoreham Street to Landsend to see the goalkeeper repeatedly walk the ball to the halfway line and then kick it long; kick it hard; kick it high, towards the opposition penalty area in the hope that two giant centre-forwards will outmuscle the defenders and the ball end up in the net.

Who cares if the ball is constantly sailing over Platini and Currie's heads, as long as Alehouse Bill is on the other end?

Great stuff....
 
BladeInBC said:
Was John Gannon the scapegoat of that era? .
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Unfortunately yes, some hads very low opinions of him but he ended up getting picked for Wales whilst with us and was part of a team that scored bundles of goals a quarter of which he assisted,
He could appear invisible occasionally , but who doesnt , but in general he did more positive than negative and his goal at Forest is still one of the best 3 Ive ever seen by a blade
 
Pinchy said:
I'd queue from Shoreham Street to Landsend to see the goalkeeper repeatedly walk the ball to the halfway line and then kick it long; kick it hard; kick it high, towards the opposition penalty area in the hope that two giant centre-forwards will outmuscle the defenders and the ball end up in the net.

Who cares if the ball is constantly sailing over Platini and Currie's heads, as long as Alehouse Bill is on the other end?

Great stuff....
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Looks like you really did boycott at the time. Nobody who saw Deane and Agana play would think like that.
 



Kenilworth said:
The Bassett era was truely remarkable given what was achieved with so little funding so to insist it was all hoof and ale house football definitely proves that one didn't attend matches. Yes there were times when the limitations of the squad resulted in a dour struggle but there was plenty of times when a match was littered with good incisive play and plenty of ability. The goalmouth action created was exciting and we scored shed loads of goals.

I recall going to West Brom first game back in Div 2 (now Champ) - their team was expected to be right up there and we were seen as the upstarts, the council tenants, the canon fodder of the league. What happened? In between bouts of resolute and stout defending we tore them apart with Deane and Agana ripping their back four a new one.
The locals were really miffed that day and nobody gave us any credit for the 3-0 drubbing the lads dished out. I, for one, was buzzing. Took a Villa supporting mate to the game and he was very impressed with the performance.

That season ended with the 5-2 at Leicester.

Nobody can pour scorn on that side and the collective efforts of the players and staff with any shred of credibility. Their togetherness, strength of mind and strength of character was unrivalled that season (and the next having gone til almost Christmas without a win). What everyone else, especially the opposition at the time, continued to do was to underestimate the ability of the individuals in that squad when they worked as a team on the pitch.

After years of absolute shite under several managers that team instilled a lot of pride back in this club and I'll tell you what. I reckon the good level of crowds we see today for third division rubbish are a direct consequence of the Bassett era.
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Was the best and most exciting football I have seen us play since 1971.

Obviously those who didn't actually go to the games believe everything the media reported.

It's in the papers, it must be true.

BTW I was at that West Brom opener too. I couldn't believe the prices (was pay on the day) but bloody hell it was well worth the money.
 
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