A thread for insignificant one-off memories

[ForgeBlade]

Away at Watford in 05/06...me and my equally (at times) foul mouthed mate spending most of the match trying not to use any "agricultural" language as there was a family with 2 young kids sat right in front of us. A particular highlight being my mate, at some inconsistent/poor refereeing decision or other, standing up and shouting at the top of his lungs, "Referee you're a f.........lipping melon!!!"

We figured we were probably ok to be slightly more adult when the kids' dad enthusiastically joined in with the mass chorus of "2-0, and you fucked it up..."

Edit: Another one from that same season. The Leicester fan who was so busy goading our fans on the coaches after their 4-2 win over us in November that he didn't look where he was going and walked face first into a lamp post. Cheered me right up that did.

 

[bornablade]

It was very rare if ever for people to stand on the Kop for reserve matches in the mid 1960's. So there may be another story regarding the broken rattle. May have thrown it at Denis Shilelds as he missed another chance.

On the Queen's Jubilee in 1977 me and a mate climbed into Bramall Lane at night. We went on the pitch and took some of the grass back to his place and ate it between two slices of bread and butter.

remember the weird midweek afternoon kick offs due to the miners strike causing electricity cuts
smaller gates as a lot were at work

February 1972 the week after Pele's Santos played at Hillsborough we played West Ham on a midweek afternoon. Billy Dearden hattrick as we won 3-0. I am sure the gate was quite respectable. That Pele game - schools seemed to be split regarding who could go and who couldn't. Our school refused us to go.

 

[blade too long]

February 1972 the week after Pele's Santos played at Hillsborough we played West Ham on a midweek afternoon. Billy Dearden hattrick as we won 3-0. I am sure the gate was quite respectable. That Pele game - schools seemed to be split regarding who could go and who couldn't. Our school refused us to go.

I got a ticket to see Pele , and Santos cant say as I remember much about it, except the large number of schoolkids there
I thought it was West Ham , we played , but didnt want to commit
but do remember Deardens hat trick
very underrated forward

 

[gavtheblade]

Once when I went on a special away to Huddersfield, someone did a poo on the train seat for a laugh.

I didn't find it funny.

Then when we got off the train, me and my mate were ordered by the Policeman in charge, to lead the escort to the ground because we looked 'sensible'

I was sensible, but didn't want to be seen as such.
I wished I'd done the poo - he would never have been picked.

That's killed me that post.I'm done

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Palace away last game 91/92 Blades fans swinging on crossbar- bloke on tannoy pleading for fans to get off, inevitably it snapped. The bloke on the tannoy sounded in tears as he said "oh no you've broke it now"

15 year old LS was howling with laughter along with others

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

I was eight when the cash collector at Molineux let me duck under the turnstile for nowt.

 

[vorpal blade]

yeah it was very close to a hillsborough situation FWIR

but I can't remember being scared by it or that it was significant at all at the time.......perhaps the Spurs fans felt the same way about it when they got crushed at Hillsborough?

being wise before the event is a difficult skill to master.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

February 1972 the week after Pele's Santos played at Hillsborough we played West Ham on a midweek afternoon. Billy Dearden hattrick as we won 3-0. I am sure the gate was quite respectable. That Pele game - schools seemed to be split regarding who could go and who couldn't. Our school refused us to go.

Went to the Pigs v Santos game. Still got the programme. Our head at High Storrs said anyone could go but had to stay behind the day before to make up for it. Remember the WHU 3 0 and Billys HT as well.

Best one was being stood in front of Bob Booker at the Bobby Davison derby at the sty smashing fuck out of our seats when the 3rd went in.
(Smashing fuck as in hammering them up and down as it was the loudest noise possible to make whilst screaming incoherently).

 

[Ecco1889]

i went to jack archers shop once after the match,but it was closed

 

[Basing Blade]

In about 1979, at a home game, watching from the kop, I remember John MacPhail punting the ball upfield, then as the ref and linesmen were watching the ball sail towards the Bramall Lane end. MacPhail saw his opportunity and whacked their centre forward on the chin with a beauty of a left hook. Flooring him. Blades spirit. Before cameras.

 

[Bladepicker]

Random memory that sticks in my mind because it was brilliant. Doug Hodgson making the hardest tackle I have ever seen against Bradford on the wing. Took the ball first, but the player (think it was Des Hamilton) ended up in about row z afterwards!!

 

[Groucho Blade]

February 1972 the week after Pele's Santos played at Hillsborough we played West Ham on a midweek afternoon. Billy Dearden hattrick as we won 3-0. I am sure the gate was quite respectable.

Three of us from the same class at school in Donny twagged it and went to that match. The next morning our form teacher said, "Let me have your note from your parents. Or haven't you written it yet?"

 

[Silent Blade]

February 1972 the week after Pele's Santos played at Hillsborough we played West Ham on a midweek afternoon. Billy Dearden hattrick as we won 3-0. I am sure the gate was quite respectable. That Pele game - schools seemed to be split regarding who could go and who couldn't. Our school refused us to go.

. Remember the WHU 3 0 and Billys HT as well.

.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Crewe Alexandra. Away.
81/82 promotion season.
Jeff King last minute(ish) winner.
01 May.

It snowed.
A bizarre afternoon which culminated in being herded to the station and one of our group, finished up having his hair chewed by a police horse.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Swansea City v Sheffield United, 03 December 1988.
2-2.

John Calvert walking around the pitch on all four sides as he'd achieved all "92 Clubs"

 

[Silent Blade]

Swansea City v Sheffield United, 03 December 1988.
2-2.

John Calvert walking around the pitch on all four sides as he'd achieved all "92 Clubs"

That Saturday night I stayed over at the parents of my old schoolmate who is from Swansea. I remember my mate's dad telling me in a pub before the match that the Blades would win the match because Swansea had key players who werent available. My mate was living in Plymouth at that time (now lives in Manchester!) asked his dad who were the players that were missing the match and one of the names was Alan Knill!

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

Another one.
Mansfield away in the 3rd div prom season. Colder than ice station zebra. Won 1-0 with a Bob Atkins? pen. HT we wern`t allowed into the concourse as it was being used to defrost pig horses and us sub-humans were left to catch hypothermia.Smoked in those days and no way my fingers could strike a match. Horizontal blizzard.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I remember watching Jonathan Forte in one of his first appearances, away at Leicester I think? (Might be wrong about who it was).

We were watching him tear down the wing and we're saying "he's going to be a reight player for us".

We clearly had no idea what we were talking about.

Spot on, Leicester away. Remember it well. Think we were in that bright orange away kit.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

89/90.

Stoke City away. Deane 1-0.

Leeds United were at Wolves.

Travelling back on a coach, a LUFC supporters coach went past in the outside lane of the M1... in the middle lane was a car full of Blades, they were getting the usual arses at the windows, wanker/V signs... that's until out of the driver's side back window, a pistol was pointed at the wheels/tyres of the coach...

Either he was a poor shot or nothing happened, our coach was fuelled by steam, so we couldn't keep up.. but the look's on the LUFC supporters faces was quite amazing....

 

[Roygbiv]

Lee Brombys pea roller of a free kick under Blackwell. Why he was even taking it in the first place was bizzare but it was definitely the worst free kick i've ever seen

Also recall one of my first ever games and about 10 seconds after we had kicked off a bloke behind me shouted "GANNON YOU'RE SHIT". No idea what he could have done so wrong in such a short space of time

 

[INTERUNITED]

Can't remember who we were playing, but we were queuing to get into the lane sometime in the mid nineties, when a bloke said to a large (being kind) policewoman on a horse.... "Your horse looks knackered love", to which she replied "You'd look knackered if you'd been between my legs for 4 hours". Still makes me laugh to this day. Shows some of them are human (the police, not horses)!!

 

[Fulwood Blade]

chucked a bog roll from the back of the kop - the strong arm of the law got the kid next to me..............unlucky...........

UTB

 

[1973Blade]

On seeing Brian Deane for the first time my dad said, 'He'll never make a player'.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Another one.
Mansfield away in the 3rd div prom season. Colder than ice station zebra. Won 1-0 with a Bob Atkins? pen. HT we wern`t allowed into the concourse as it was being used to defrost pig horses and us sub-humans were left to catch hypothermia.Smoked in those days and no way my fingers could strike a match. Horizontal blizzard.

It was that cold the flame on the lighter froze ;-)

If this was the 88-89 promotion season it was the night Booker became a legend and Bob Atkins didn't play for us.

 

[Silent Blade]

It was that cold the flame on the lighter froze ;-)

If this was the 88-89 promotion season it was the night Booker became a legend and Bob Atkins didn't play for us.

Correct and Duffield scored the penalty

 

[metty]

Me and my mate being thrown into the River Soar by some Leicester fans as a 14yr old in 1968 and to cap it all we lost 3 - 1.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

It was that cold the flame on the lighter froze ;-)

If this was the 88-89 promotion season it was the night Booker became a legend and Bob Atkins didn't play for us.

It was indeed that night. Thanks.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Me and my mate being thrown into the River Soar by some Leicester fans as a 14yr old in 1968 and to cap it all we lost 3 - 1.

While we're on a river theme, three mates and I went to fish the Middle Level - on the way there, we were all saying "good morning Mr Magpie" every time we saw one, just to keep bad luck at bay.
All that is, apart from one of our party who said "Fuck Off Mr Magpie" every time.
So we arrive at Mortons Bridge, he picks up his basket, rod hold-all and ground bait, and is first to the stile - goes arse over tit, landing in three inches of cow shit and mud.
It took a few minutes before we were able to walk through the gate next to the stile, and as we passed him, one of our party said "Four Faults"

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

One season I went to every central league game on my ST when the first team was away. Stood on the John Street Terrace same spot. Always next to a gorgeous fit bird. Guess I was 13? Got on great,she gave me her home phone number. God I fancied her.
Went down to the phone box by Crookes Valley Park;my folks didn`t have a phone and spent about an hour fruitlessly trying to sum up the courage to pay 2p,call the number and ask her out.
Wanker me.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

One season I went to every central league game on my ST when the first team was away. Stood on the John Street Terrace same spot. Always next to a gorgeous fit bird. Guess I was 13? Got on great,she gave me her home phone number. God I fancied her.
Went down to the phone box by Crookes Valley Park;my folks didn`t have a phone and spent about an hour fruitlessly trying to sum up the courage to pay 2p,call the number and ask her out.
Wanker me.

If we'd known then what we know now eh SBT?