The "I Renewed My Season Ticket Even Though We're Heading For Our Worst Season In 3 Decades" Amnesty

[Damski]

*Nervously raises hand*

 

[pommpey]

*Nervously raises hand*

Ker-fucking-ching!

pommpey

 

[BushBlade]

I keep reading how we're the best supporters in the world and how great we are turning out in such numbers in L1.

So what's the issue with renewing?

 

[WhiteHawk]

Yep, did mine yesterday.

 

[TJB.]

Did it a couple of weeks ago.

To not renew, for me personally, would be to willingly sign up for long walks and garden centres on a Saturday afternoon with the missus.

I'm not prepared to do that.

(Only because I prefer saving those 'til Sundays when United rarely play, not because I dislike my missus )

(Although I do really fucking hate all garden centres)

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Yep, I've renewed and I will have renewed hope again next season. Let's hope it's not knocked out of us on opening day like it was this season.

 

[Damski]

Did it a couple of weeks ago.

To not renew, for me personally, would be to willingly sign up for long walks and garden centres on a Saturday afternoon with the missus.

I'm not prepared to do that.

(Only because I prefer saving those 'til Sundays when United rarely play, not because I dislike my missus )

(Although I do really fucking hate all garden centres)

Christ that reminds me, remember that Brenford game a couple of seasons ago that was in March but there was a freak snow storm and it got postponed? I was sat in the flat with my ex missus when I got the news. She (not a football fan at all and often seemed to get immense pleasure out of being really sour [as I say, ex missus]) said with a triumphantly authoritative tone "Well you can help me with the shopping, then." Cue arctic trek across The Moor and a domestic.

 

[The Crab]

Christ that reminds me, remember that Brenford game a couple of seasons ago that was in March but there was a freak snow storm and it got postponed? I was sat in the flat with my ex missus when I got the news. She (not a football fan at all and often seemed to get immense pleasure out of being really sour [as I say, ex missus]) said with a triumphantly authoritative tone "Well you can help me with the shopping, then." Cue arctic trek across The Moor and a domestic.

"Helping with the shopping" is a spine chilling phrase anyway, fraught with danger and questions that there are just no good answers to like "does my bum look big in this" or "does this make me look fat". Or the crowning turd in the water tank, going to about 20 different shops, then going back to the first one for the first thing they looked at.

 

[davidpinder]

 

[davidpinder]

 

[TJB.]

"Helping with the shopping" is a spine chilling phrase anyway, fraught with danger and questions that there are just no good answers to like "does my bum look big in this" or "does this make me look fat". Or the crowning turd in the water tank, going to about 20 different shops, then going back to the first one for the first thing they looked at.

Don't forget the absolute will of steel it takes to NOT say what you really think:

'What do you think to these?'
'Hand on heart, couldn't give a shit. Everything looks the same and this is a complete waste of my time'

Having said that, I'm the one in our relationship guilty of going to 20 shops and going back to the first one. I don't want to buy summet only to find out 3 shops later I could've got the same thing cheaper, or something better for the same price

 

[Treeton Blade]

Just told my lad I`ve got him his first ever season ticket.

Get used to the pain son, get used to it...

 

[Linz]

Renewed - as I've said previously, my form of protest is to make them extract the money from me slowly via the direct debit scheme over 10 months, despite the fact it is sitting in the bank already. Foxy has done the same.

 

[Treeton Blade]

Renewed - as I've said previously, my form of protest is to make them extract the money from me slowly via the direct debit scheme over 10 months, despite the fact it is sitting in the bank already. Foxy has done the same.

Similar to the team slowly extracting the joy out of us for 10 months

 

[Linz]

Similar to the team extracting the joy out of us for 10 months

Precisely.

 

[The Crab]

Don't forget the absolute will of steel it takes to NOT say what you really think:

'What do you think to these?'
'Hand on heart, couldn't give a shit. Everything looks the same and this is a complete waste of my time'

Having said that, I'm the one in our relationship guilty of going to 20 shops and going back to the first one. I don't want to buy summet only to find out 3 shops later I could've got the same thing cheaper, or something better for the same price

I actually did that once during an argument, you won't be suprised to hear that it didn't exactly pour oil on troubled waters!

I'm sure your way is probably financially better, I'm just very much a surgical strike shopper!

 

[SwissBlade]

GBP 283 can't argue with them prices really. I'll probably get to around half the home games due to being out of the country a lot.

The only thing i expect in return is loyalty and commitment from the players.

 

[bornablade]

Renewed. As much as they might try with their performances they're not going to drive me away.

 

[TonyAgana]

My Dad is still in charge of matters. I'm 36.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Saturday afternoons with the risk of having to do stuff I don't want to do with the wife and/or the kids versus a 60 mile round trip to Bramall Lane to suffer disappointing 90 minutes after disappointing 90 minutes?

Renewed a fortnight ago.

 

[The Crab]

Just told my lad I`ve got him his first ever season ticket.

Get used to the pain son, get used to it...

Thought that was Scougall after being told he was being sent to Fleetwood

 

[Bladeloyal]

Got our 3 last week , utb

 

[chesblade]

3 purchased yesterday. Nothing will keep me away No matter how bad things are

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Just sent off the direct debit form. Also stringing it out over 10 months. Sent second class so hope it gets there in time for the early discount!

Still think they are charging too much and there will be 2 of us not 3 next season, so that's one they have lost.

If Hammond sign permanently I will be throwing my shoes at the directors box on the opening day - not that there will be any fucker there to hit.

 

[Maidenhead]

Our two renewed on first or second day.

I thought it was the second day but I couldn't get the link to work on the first so it was the first day I could do it.

If I spent 11 years with a driving round trip of 350 miles I'm sure has hell not giving up now I'm a £7.40 train ride away and I can get pissed first.

 

[Blade58]

I'm in! (worra mug!)

Be rude not to

Neighbour I go with's in an all

We both renewed last week

Anyone got any figures yet? We just have to be down in numbers.........surely?

 

[Grappler]

Renewed ours, me and the mrs, first day they went on sale, no reason not to, it's not like I am not going to go.

Reading this thread makes me realise (and I know a lot of the posts have been intentionally funny) how lucky I am to be married to a woman who loves the Blades and football in general. Never been an argument when it comes to football, in all the years we have been married. It's her that says to me, "tickets on sale for Port Vale" (or insert the name of any shit house ground we have had to endure over the last five seasons) "shall I go and get two?", it's her that plans our holidays or weekends away around football, so we don't miss any home, or easy-to-get-to away matches. It's her that will say "don't be working too late, football on ITV tonight, etc.

It's her that will pop into the club store on her way back from town and buy me a t-shirt or something.

She sorts out Blades Super Draw, our SUSA membership, I could go on and on.

Mind you, I do get all the "shall we go shopping" type garbage over Summer, can't wait for the season to start!!

UTB!

 

[RealMcCoy]

Just bought my two online

 

[JohnDenver]

Renewed mine yesterday despite the threat of redundancy. Unemployed and watching Dean Hammond in the third tier. Go me!

 

[Maidenhead]

Renewed ours, me and the mrs, first day they went on sale, no reason not to, it's not like I am not going to go.

Reading this thread makes me realise (and I know a lot of the posts have been intentionally funny) how lucky I am to be married to a woman who loves the Blades and football in general. Never been an argument when it comes to football, in all the years we have been married. It's her that says to me, "tickets on sale for Port Vale" (or insert the name of any shit house ground we have had to endure over the last five seasons) "shall I go and get two?", it's her that plans our holidays or weekends away around football, so we don't miss any home, or easy-to-get-to away matches. It's her that will say "don't be working too late, football on ITV tonight, etc.

It's her that will pop into the club store on her way back from town and buy me a t-shirt or something.

She sorts out Blades Super Draw, our SUSA membership, I could go on and on.

Mind you, I do get all the "shall we go shopping" type garbage over Summer, can't wait for the season to start!!

UTB!

Lucky you.

Mind you we've only had the discussion once, around 1975 when she said on a Friday night "can we do whatever it was tomorrow" (I can't remember)

I replied "no chance, I'm going to the Lane"

Her response? "you think more of Sheffield United than you do me"

My obvious reply "I've known em longer than I've known you"

The ground rules were set but 40 + years later we're still married with two grown up Blades "kids" and I've still known em longer than I've known her