Are we the 'most eventful' club in recent history?

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SheepdipBlade said:
Are we the most eventful club in recent history? We don't get close to Chapecoense.
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In 1976 no one died.
In 1977 no one died.
etc.
Losing the entire squad in 2016 was a major event, but they don't have much other history.
 
Loads of clubs would probably say the same. What's eventful to us, nobody else gives a fuck about.
We're probably best known for Dean Saunders' throw in goal to people outside our bubble.
 
Webding said:
Tufty Club are considering doing a “Sheffield United cock ups of our time” podcast, so good synchronicity that this has popped up. When I get a min, I’ll give it all a skim for any I’ve forgotten (though DB no doubt has an exhaustive and heavily-annotated list already)
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Podcast? Maybe. Although, I'm writing a book on this. Summer holiday project! Not sure if any Blades would want to read about all our cock ups but my loose title is 'It could only happen to Sheffield United...'

It's in it's infancy but one day I'll finish it.

With lots of firsts and good things (Oldest professional ground, first floodlight, Brian Deane first goal in Prem etc) mixed in with the bad.

I said when I had some time I would flesh it out - not sure a publisher will be interested unless a local publisher like Danny Hall fancies publishing it?

If not stringer don't steal my idea- I am already doing it!
 
Couple of years earlier, but we hit the headlines in 98 when a Blade in the away end at Pompey ran out of the stand (from right behind me on my maiden away day) grabbed a camera tripod and knocked out the linesman!
 
We rarely have a boring season. Either promotion/promotion challenge/cup run, or relegation.

The last uneventful one we had was Blackwell’s second season when we finished 8th.
 
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S64 Blade said:
We rarely have a boring season. Either promotion/promotion challenge/cup run, or relegation.

The last uneventful one we had was Blackwell’s second season when we finished 8th.
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I've tried to delete it from my memory too, but we finished 11th under Nigel Adkins in 2015/16
 
Keef Chedwyn said:
Loads of clubs would probably say the same. What's eventful to us, nobody else gives a fuck about.
We're probably best known for Dean Saunders' throw in goal to people outside our bubble.
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Normally I'd agree when it comes to stuff like this as our point of view is obviously biased. But with this subject I think it could actually be true, for the time I've been watching anyway.
 
Deadbat said:
Podcast? Maybe. Although, I'm writing a book on this. Summer holiday project! Not sure if any Blades would want to read about all our cock ups but my loose title is 'It could only happen to Sheffield United...'

It's in it's infancy but one day I'll finish it.

With lots of firsts and good things (Oldest professional ground, first floodlight, Brian Deane first goal in Prem etc) mixed in with the bad.

I said when I had some time I would flesh it out - not sure a publisher will be interested unless a local publisher like Danny Hall fancies publishing it?

If not stringer don't steal my idea- I am already doing it!
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To be quite honest the fact that we seem to suffer from more slings and arrows than most is one of our main attractions.

There can be pleasure in pain don't you know.

HH
 
If Sheffield United did fuck-ups......They would probably be the best fuck-ups in the world...
 
We'd have to be up there, short of going into administration.
I remember reading somewhere that Notts County were the most stressful team to support which adds up having had god knows how many relegations, promotions, Sven, dodgy takeovers and going from the top tier to out the League.
 
On the pitch, we're probably one of the most boring clubs.

In my lifetime we've mainly been second tier triers who've had had a few seasons in the top flight (getting relegated most of the time).

People forgot we existed for six years when we were stuck in League One.

No major honours, no cup finals, no European football, no prolonged periods in the Premier League and no high profile, memorable or quality recognised players to the wider footballing world.

The fact we're most remembered for fucking Ched Evans and Carlos Tevez tells you everything you need to know.

Our fans will remember all the cup runs and play off finals but nobody else does.

Sheffield United, always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
 
I don't know about 'most eventful', but we must be one of the unluckiest. The amount of things that have transpired against us which have really derailed the future of the club at the time, even just in the time I've been around, is quite bizarre.
 
After hope, Blades were the last thing left in Pandora's box.
 
There was the time I tripped up the Kop steps that time. More of a stumble really as didn't go completely over. Hilarious but you had to have been there I spose.

One of my better stories that I've been saving for the right thread.
 
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