An Evening with the Champions

[Hilly]

Did anyone go?

Can't imagine there would be many of the 1st team squad still up for attending. Weren't they going somewhere this morning as well?

 

[blade789]

Yeah I went it was a good night.

Quit a few players there.

 

[The Bohemian]

Cracking night, well attended by players (Sharp, Moore, Basham, Wright, Lavery, Scougall et al), with several receiving their winner's medal from Baki. All were friendly and engaging with fans - happy to pose for selfies and sign autographs etc.

Off the record (from a club official but not member of coaching staff): Carruthers (wife can't settle in Sheffield) off to Charlton, Ricky Holmes to Blades.

On the record: Baki, when talking about next season's budget: "Chris will give us his list and we will try to deliver it."

Best moment: Billy and Wilder on stage taking questions from the audience:

Q: "Billy, have you planned your goal celebration after scoring the winner at Hillsboro next season?"
Before he can answer, Wilder grabs the mic and says, "I've planned mine!"

There was a lot of love around, as you'd expect, and another opportunity for Blades fans to reflect on one of those seasons that seems to come along once every 20 years or so.

 

[SuperBobbyHatton]

Carruthers to Charlton for the wife's sake??? He must fucking love her to be making that move! Let's be reight it's sheffield ffs not fucking barnsley. Is the lack of jellied eels, shite pie wi liquor and southern twats that bad? Silly woman.

 

[Stretch]

Carruthers to Charlton for the wife's sake??? He must fucking love her to be making that move! Let's be reight it's sheffield ffs not fucking barnsley. Is the lack of jellied eels, shite pie wi liquor and southern twats that bad? Silly woman.

Have to agree. If this is all down to her then he must be bloody fuming. Back to league 1 just because she can't settle 2 hours away from Larndon!

 

[Rodley]

Carruthers to Charlton for the wife's sake??? He must fucking love her to be making that move! Let's be reight it's sheffield ffs not fucking barnsley. Is the lack of jellied eels, shite pie wi liquor and southern twats that bad? Silly woman.

Be better relocating to Leeds or Manchester, the former is only about 50 mins from the training ground.

 

[BushBlade]

Have to agree. If this is all down to her then he must be bloody fuming. Back to league 1 just because she can't settle 2 hours away from Larndon!

It's a bit longer and maybe she's close to her family and misses them. It's disappointing that he's not convinced her to give it another season, it always takes a while to settle somewhere new. I hated London for at least a year, took about the same to really start liking Brighton but if you want to progress your career, or help your partner progress their's, you have to suck it up and get on with it.

 

[SuperBobbyHatton]

It must be just an excuse, I worked in London and it was invariably shit. Even the 'posh' areas didn't do owt for me.
She's surrounded by shops here too, meadowhall for owt you can imagine, sheffield city centre for cheap stuff like pound land, matalan and primark and Leeds for nice designer shops. She must be a reight bloody misery.

 

[djbaldken]

In the 80 s I worked in Maidstone for three years. Loved the job but could nt settle. Came back to God's own country with no job to go to. Never looked back.

 

[JohnDenver]

When people say they can't settle, surely it's a euphemism for personal/family problems.

The fella is on a contract at Bramall Lane - it won't be forever. Plus he gets paid chuff loads for his age, so can travel and spend at will. Must be something more going on.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Cracking night, well attended by players (Sharp, Moore, Basham, Wright, Lavery, Scougall et al), with several receiving their winner's medal from Baki. All were friendly and engaging with fans - happy to pose for selfies and sign autographs etc.

Off the record (from a club official but not member of coaching staff): Carruthers (wife can't settle in Sheffield) off to Charlton, Ricky Holmes to Blades.

On the record: Baki, when talking about next season's budget: "Chris will give us his list and we will try to deliver it."

Best moment: Billy and Wilder on stage taking questions from the audience:

Q: "Billy, have you planned your goal celebration after scoring the winner at Hillsboro next season?"
Before he can answer, Wilder grabs the mic and says, "I've planned mine!"

There was a lot of love around, as you'd expect, and another opportunity for Blades fans to reflect on one of those seasons that seems to come along once every 20 years or so.

Why doesn't Carruthers get a new wife?

 

[Muttley]

If you marry a footballer then you know what the score is. If you dont want to have to move around then dont marry.
I'm a musician and similar applies to my profession.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Charlton is Zone 4 South East London. For those that know London at all, know that it's a right shit hole. Terrible mistake. He should have at least given it a year. Would also prefer him to Ricky Holmes from what I've seen.

 

[BushBlade]

Charlton is Zone 4 South East London. For those that know London at all, know that it's a right shit hole. Terrible mistake. He should have at least given it a year. Would also prefer him to Ricky Holmes from what I've seen.

It it but I don't think he's obliged to live in Charlton.

 

[Bartleby]

It it but I don't think he's obliged to live in Charlton.

Lol - that's what I was just thinking. If he did want to live within walking distance I suppose he could go to Orient and get one of those flats facing the pitch, have a lie in till 12 on a match day

 

[Cerberus Blade]

There's more to it than that!

Apparently he's been pissing in the Bovril.

 

[EmleyMoorBlade]

Would be a shame as I think with a full pre season under his belt to get him up to our fitness levels with the guidance of the Lord Wilder of Nazareth and the mighty Alan Knill, Carruthers could be a big player for us next year as he has pace and strength plus that bit of self confidence to try the unexpected. Lets hope he persuades the Mrs to give it another 12 months.

 

[Foxy]

Wasn't there last night, so couldn't say with any kind of authority... but from the photos etc I've seen, it looked a little less mental last night than the previous evenings , perhaps they've been asked to calm it slightly after the town hall or are just tiring.

 

[FleaPitBlade]

There were many that were clearly nursing force 5 hangovers. Wilder and Billy could barely talk. That, and the fact they were up at 5 bells to catch a plane, meant it was a bit more subdued. They did get an on stage bollocking from Martin Green for trashing the plat suite table decs the night before.

 

[Kenilworth]

Sounds like she's pissing on his chips


Wonder what she thinks of him jetting off the Vegas with the lads for 4 days.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

If you marry a footballer then you know what the score is. If you dont want to have to move around then dont marry.
I'm a musician and similar applies to my profession.

I guess if you marry a musician you know what the score is.

 

[CrookesBlade]

Why doesn't Carruthers get a new wife?

Or even better not have one at all.

In all seriousness it's absolutely pathetic. They will be no doubt living in a nice house/flat in a nice area of the city and he's on a 2 year contract.

He's got the chance to further his career at a club going places and he's choosing to drop a league to a club in a mess.

 

[1066blade]

In fairness, it is very difficult for (some) women to relocate, and I do think the cultural leap from south to north is even harder than the other way around (I relocated darn sarf 43 years ago) after my southern wife just needed to get back to Sussex after 3 years in Sheffield. He should be respected for putting home matters first. I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision, for all the reasons mentioned above.

 

[Kenilworth]

In fairness, it is very difficult for (some) women to relocate, and I do think the cultural leap from south to north is even harder than the other way around (I relocated darn sarf 43 years ago) after my southern wife just needed to get back to Sussex after 3 years in Sheffield. He should be respected for putting home matters first. I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision, for all the reasons mentioned above.

I'm guessing that your location back to Sussex was a consequence of the rich tapestry of life?

 

[Foxy]

There were many that were clearly nursing force 5 hangovers. Wilder and Billy could barely talk. That, and the fact they were up at 5 bells to catch a plane, meant it was a bit more subdued. They did get an on stage bollocking from Martin Green for trashing the plat suite table decs the night before.

That would be the mirror balls, if you look in the video I posted, Louis Reed has the remains of one on his head.

They later remembered they were ball shaped and started volleying them into smithereens I doubt Martin was best pleased.

 

[1066blade]

I'm guessing that your location back to Sussex was a consequence of the rich tapestry of life?

Very eloquently put. Yes actually, as are most life affirming decisions.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Disappointed in Samir tbh.

Duffy and O'Connell commute 80 miles here, 80 miles back every day, don't they?

FFS, you'd think the possibilities of being creative, & finding a compromise, would be legion. Unless that is he doesn't really want to be here himself. Maybe he's not willing to put in the hard work of getting properly in shape, being productive and winning a first team shirt?

 

[ghandi]

I'll just wait and see..an unamed club official mentions something to a poster on a fans forum at a bit of a end of season piss up and suddenly its a done deal and he's off to Charlton.

 

[stringer]

It must be just an excuse, I worked in London and it was invariably shit. Even the 'posh' areas didn't do owt for me.
She's surrounded by shops here too, meadowhall for owt you can imagine, sheffield city centre for cheap stuff like pound land, matalan and primark and Leeds for nice designer shops. She must be a reight bloody misery.

Yep I'm sure the extent of it is just about shopping

 

[Northyorksblade]

The move from south to north can be hard for some people. You're an outsider, everyone talks funny, they can't understand you and it's bloody cold! Good job Sammy isn't in the forces and moving from one shithole to another. I sometimes wonder how army wives cope. One would think that the money and nice life style would compensate for missing the family and friends though and as someone ekes said, it's only a couple of years.