Any Superstitions?

[Sharrowblade]

My eldest who is 10, hasn't seen the Blades lose since Wembley, 26 games in total, 10 of which have been away, so I attempt to take him as much as possible. The bad news is he ain't going tonight.

His younger sibling has now resorted to taking an egg (called Bobby - don't ask) to away games, which has sat on the dashboard since Crawley (Away) last season, and has yet to taste defeat. The bad news Bobby doesn't work for home games.

Apart from the obvious, like getting blindo to numb the pain before the game, has anybody got any strange superstitions which they will employ for tonight's game.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

Well I don't know about anyone else but I don't believe in any of that shit.

 

[2ndtenorblade]

Too true, it's bad luck to be superstitious.

 

[lawlessdan]

Myself and my pal always go in the same turnstile on the Kop, up the same stairs and he always goes through the gangway first. The at half time go to bar and we HAVE to go down the steps and then up to row DD. Its all very odd.

 

[Sharrowblade]

Well I don't know about anyone else but I don't believe in any of that shit.

Ordinarily I'd agree, but given the fact that me sister worked in the ticket office from 75 to 81 (last time being Walsall) I'm not entirely sure

 

[JJ Sefton]

When I'm getting ready to go to a match I listen to Erasure.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

Myself and my pal always go in the same turnstile on the Kop, up the same stairs and he always goes through the gangway first. The at half time go to bar and we HAVE to go down the steps and then up to row DD. Its all very odd.

Given the fact that we're dancing with relegation from League One, I have to ask if you consider that any of this helps.

 

[Darren]

Given the fact that we're dancing with relegation from League One, I have to ask if you consider that any of this helps.

It's the same principle as religion. Given that a all knowing, all wise all good, all powerful God has failed to prvent WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, the Gulag, Pol Pot, numerous earthquakes, floods, typhoons and many other types of natural disasters etc etc, you would think the inevitable conclusion would be either:

(a) said God does not exist; or
(b) he really doesn't like the rituals his believers indulge in and we should really try something else

Apparently not. It seems to be a trait of human nature to love ritual and to ignore the consequences of said ritual.

 

[JJ Sefton]

It's the same principle as religion. Given that a all knowing, all wise all good, all powerful God has failed to prvent WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, the Gulag, Pol Pot, numerous earthquakes, floods, typhoons and many other types of natural disasters etc etc, you would think the inevitable conclusion would be either:

(a) said God does not exist; or
(b) he really doesn't like the rituals his believers indulge in and we should really try something else

Apparently not. It seems to be a trait of human nature to love ritual and to ignore the consequences of said ritual.

You plan on voting Labour at the next election don't you?

 

[UnitedBlade]

I've tried all sorts of things but nothing ever works, they keep signing players like Williams, Doyle, Murphy, Flynn, Porter, Westlake, King, McGinty ..............................

 

[gavtheblade]

Listening to the match whilst having a crap has a recent good track record.
And also vowing to `eat` your hat `if we win`seems to do the trick.
Is bladesman still alive after his culinary discovery?
I take my hat off to the bloke.

 

[lawlessdan]

Given the fact that we're dancing with relegation from League One, I have to ask if you consider that any of this helps.

It doesn't at all. It's not intentional. It just seems to happen every game

 

[BladeFisher]

Listening to the match whilst having a crap has a recent good track record.
And also vowing to `eat` your hat `if we win`seems to do the trick.
Is bladesman still alive after his culinary discovery?
I take my hat off to the bloke.

Is that before or after regurgitation?

 

[super_pig]

never watch the kickoff

 

[LSF]

never watch the kickoff

Must be difficult from Austria!

 

[Sharrowblade]

It's still working

 

[Damski]

I always wear my red boxers. We still lose either way.

 

[Gavlar]

It's the same principle as religion. Given that a all knowing, all wise all good, all powerful God has failed to prvent WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, the Gulag, Pol Pot, numerous earthquakes, floods, typhoons and many other types of natural disasters etc etc, you would think the inevitable conclusion would be either:

(a) said God does not exist; or
(b) he really doesn't like the rituals his believers indulge in and we should really try something else

Apparently not. It seems to be a trait of human nature to love ritual and to ignore the consequences of said ritual.

Hi Darren,

I thought u might chime in on this one! (i'm surprised I missed it before)
I post this with trepidation after the last debate we had about God about a year ago! )

This is a commonly argued point and one that we could debate again for pages again and probably get no where. Just a question though, why does all this stuff bother you? Why do you care that wars happen, children die, earthquakes happen etc?
Especially to people you have never met and never will?

I think it was Dawkins who said there is no right and wrong just blind pitiless indifference. However as humans the vast majority of us feel something very deep for someone else we have never met when we see them suffer. We don't feel indifference, we also live like there are clearly defined measures of right and wrong, but can we really hold to this claim? How can any of us say our version of what is right or wrong is more right or wrong than anyone else's?

 

[shorehamview]

How can any of us say our version of what is right or wrong is more right or wrong than anyone else's?

I can, because I'm always right. Hope this helps.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Myself and my pal always go in the same turnstile on the Kop, up the same stairs and he always goes through the gangway first. The at half time go to bar and we HAVE to go down the steps and then up to row DD. Its all very odd.

Based on our league position I think you should change all that routine Sir

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Just a question though, why does all this stuff bother you? Why do you care that wars happen, children die, earthquakes happen etc?
Especially to people you have never met and never will?

Empathy.

 

[stateonstainrod]

It's the same principle as religion. Given that a all knowing, all wise all good, all powerful God has failed to prvent WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, the Gulag, Pol Pot, numerous earthquakes, floods, typhoons and many other types of natural disasters etc etc, you would think the inevitable conclusion would be either:

(a) said God does not exist; or
(b) he really doesn't like the rituals his believers indulge in and we should really try something else

Apparently not. It seems to be a trait of human nature to love ritual and to ignore the consequences of said ritual.

There's nothing wrong with the occasional flood, in it's proper place, viz S6 1SW

 

[bornablade]

This unfortunately is a really big issue for me. On match day everything has to be the same. The clothes I wear. the journey to the match, (if there is a diversion en-route it really does my head in), the parking of the car (has to be on the same street), the turnstile, which side of the toilets on the kop I use. Everything has to be the same.

Strangely enough on Saturday due to circumstances beyond my control I had to change my journey to BDTBL. Even now I still can't believe we won.

It's all well and good saying 'it's sad and I should get a life' but I know who'd get the blame if the trophies and titles suddenly all dried up.

 

[lawlessdan]

Based on our league position I think you should change all that routine Sir

I've tried everything I can! Only think left to do is move from gangway C

 

[Blackheath Blade]

It's all well and good saying 'it's sad and I should get a life' but I know who'd get the blame if the trophies and titles suddenly all dried up.

Trophies and titles?? Do you know summat the rest of us dont?

 

[Sirius]

My eldest who is 10, hasn't seen the Blades lose since Wembley, 26 games in total, 10 of which have been away, so I attempt to take him as much as possible. The bad news is he ain't going tonight.

His younger sibling has now resorted to taking an egg (called Bobby - don't ask) to away games, which has sat on the dashboard since Crawley (Away) last season, and has yet to taste defeat. The bad news Bobby doesn't work for home games.

Apart from the obvious, like getting blindo to numb the pain before the game, has anybody got any strange superstitions which they will employ for tonight's game.

I like eating eggs straight from the dashboard

 

[stannyblade]

Always used to go through the same turnstyle and up the same steps if we won.

Now I cant as I have to take the young un through the concession ones. Never go in though one that adds up to 13 though if you add the two numbers together or indeed no 13 itself

 

[bornablade]

When I was younger I used to always catch the number 42 or 53 bus to the match. Bus tickets always had their own unique number. I always added these numbers together and if the total was 21 then I knew we would win(!)

I always hated the white shorts. 1968 - white shorts we were releagted. 1994 - white shorts we were relegated. 2003 -white shorts. Well if we had worn black we would have won the FA Cup, League Cup and the Play off final.

In 1968 in my 13th year I tasted my first relegation when we lost to Chelsea. 13 years later we suffered the worst relegation when we went down to the old Fourth Division. 13 years later sat in the stand at Stamford Bridge I thought the jinx had been broken. Even when Stein's goal went in I thought we were OK with the way events were at Goodison Park. Not to be. 13 years later (on May 13th) surely West Ham couldn't win at Old Trafford and we would lose at home to Wigan.

So, my superstitions started before I was born. On a positive note may I recommend you put money on a relegation in 2020.

 

[Bladesway]

I like eating eggs straight from the dashboard

Is that a euphemism for something else?

 

[Billyblade]

When we played Crystal Palace in the play-off final, we bumped into a Blade at a services who spotted our shirts and came over to talk to us. He proudly showed us his lucky carrier bag which was screwed up in his pocket. It was one of those pinky/red and white striped things you get from takeaways.

We were like " er . . . . . . . . anyway . . . . . . . . "