Definition of 'Bandwagon jumper'

[JJBlade]

There are no bandwagon jumping United fans

They can fill the stadium with people who are either keen every week supporters or reasonably regular attendees

When there is 32609 in the stadium and a further 20000 looking around outside for a tout to buy a ticket from, that's when we'll have bandwagon jumpers

 

[Pinchy]

There are no bandwagon jumping United fans

They can fill the stadium with people who are either keen every week supporters or reasonably regular attendees

When there is 32609 in the stadium and a further 20000 looking around outside for a tout to buy a ticket from, that's when we'll have bandwagon jumpers

Bring it on, I say...

 

[FlamingLip]

Read the title of the post.

are you suggesting that bandwagoners are totally exclusive to 'new' fans, who i'd have thought would have probably started out as a bandwagoner.... ?

if i've wrong end of the stick then fair dos, im badly multitasking whilst swerving the boss.

 

[Pinchy]

I would be happier if the bandwagon people just come to the match but keep out of the bloody pub!!

Especially the roebuck 13.00-14.00 and the golden lion 17.00-18-00

Not alot to ask for is it?

I went to the Sentinel before the beamback. Nice place and great toilets...



In the interests of decency I had to stand well back to take the photo....

 

[Sean Thornton]

I would be happier if the bandwagon people just come to the match but keep out of the bloody pub!!

Especially the roebuck 13.00-14.00 and the golden lion 17.00-18-00

Not alot to ask for is it?

Like Christmas Day lunchtime at the local.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I went to the Sentinel before the beamback. Nice place and great toilets...

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In the interests of decency I had to stand well back to take the photo....

That floors not going to last long.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Yeah perhaps I was slightly harsh as the glory years were hardly brilliant. However I do know of a couple of fans that haven't been since the championship days and are now back at the Lane

Good, we should welcome them back one and all. We shouldn't turn anyone away from worshiping at the Church of St Tuffty.

 

[BushBlade]

That floors not going to last long.

Could be vinyl. I got caught out by that a few weeks ago, looks just like timber until you look at it really closely.

 

[Tezza1889]

I've said this before many times, but how would our following look at Wembley and Cardiff if just the die hards were there, wouldn't look too great would it, so why are you happy then and not now for the bandwagon jumpers?

We needed 6 for mk dons and wanted to take all the kids with us for a party day out, between us we could all have got tickets but not sat together because for in demand aways we need a higher amount of points that we don't have, other blades go for us and get them.. so we're not going now due to hanging on for another allocation which sadly isn't coming... I'm not moaning, that's just life isn't it, we will however be seeing the blades through beer goggles at home to Bradford (lads only), and then family day when we lift the trophy with the next generation of blades by our sides...

The need to label other blades as a negative has always confused me, I understand some people's frustration, I mean when in the premier league last time I was shocked at the fans that just seemed to appear out of fresh air but it's better than empty seats an a decent turn out "for sheff u" ..

The short answer is we always turn out for the big games, and if you've made football your number one activity outside of work then youll be pointed up and always be there on an away day, those that get on the bandwagon as you say might just stop on it, I got on 27 years ago..still here after all the ups and downs, you might be slagging the future supporters that we need... so go steady on them.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Could be vinyl. I got caught out by that a few weeks ago, looks just like timber until you look at it really closely.

How closely did you look?

 

[BushBlade]

How closely did you look?

I bent down and touched it because I was being paid for describing what it was.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I bent down and touched it because I was being paid for describing what it was.

A piss stained vinyl floor? I could have done that and I'm a shinyarse!

 

[BushBlade]

A piss stained vinyl floor? I could have done that and I'm a shinyarse!

It was in a kitchen so not particularly piss stained. I can count money too but that doesn't make me an accountant.

 

[Sean Thornton]

It was in a kitchen so not particularly piss stained. I can count money too but that doesn't make me an accountant.

A kitchen with a urinal. You Southerners eh!

You're thinking of a bank cashier

 

[Northyorksblade]

Only down sides. Can't get a coffee at half time, so I've become an old fart, taking my flask. General feeling of claustrophobia as the seats around me are now filled. Kids, who are obviously newbies, staring at me when I'm singing. I find that particularly unnerving.

 

[I should coco]

Classically a 'bandwagon' has to be 'rolling' before any part timers/johnny-come-latelys/newbies can jump on.

Well we are currently flying on the Blade-O-Coaster.

All aboard: "Rollin' rollin' rollin'"

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I'd say a bandwagoner is someone who chooses teams or switches based on how successful that team is.

So if someone has always been a blade but only shows up to cup finals etc I'd say they're more 'fairweather' fans, not bandwagoners.

It's a good point that needs illustrating:

at Wembley SWFC v Hull

at Bramall Lane SUFC v Chelsea

 

[BushBlade]

A kitchen with a urinal. You Southerners eh!

You're thinking of a bank cashier

A kitchen with a urinal wouldn't surprise me. Southerners seem obsessed by toilets. I've been to houses where every bedroom has an en suite, with another 'main' bathroom and a downstairs toilet too. I guess it proves most southerners are full of shit.

 

[exmoor beast]

Rotherham united fans on their return to New York, Bandwagoners

 

[coaxingstar71]

I started supporting us the season we were on our way down to the 4th. My first season ticket was 1984/85 when we narrowly avoided being relegated from Division 2 and had one for 3 seasons through the McEwan era when crowds at the Lane were less than 10,000. Due to work and family commitments, didn't have a season ticket for another 30 years although went to as many as time and finances would allow. Then got a season ticket for Cloughs last season and the harrowing experience of last season....... I feel I've done my time!

I'm happy for anyone to come who can get a ticket and if they enjoy it, then hopefully they'll come again.
Looking forward to crowds of 25k plus next season. Although I'm not usually into who's got the biggest crowd, it would be satisfying to get bigger crowds than our neighbours who are obsessed with the subject.

 

[snootyfenooty]

A kitchen with a urinal. You Southerners eh!

You're thinking of a bank cashier

A kitchen with a urinal wouldn't surprise me. Southerners seem obsessed by toilets. I've been to houses where every bedroom has an en suite, with another 'main' bathroom and a downstairs toilet too. I guess it proves most southerners are full of shit.

Hmmm. Satire vs Deadpan (not saying who's who). Wonder how this one will end.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

That floors not going to last long.

Could be amtico flooring which is better than carpet . For hygiene purposes , tiling would be better .

I would be stood there pointing Percy humming Jonny Johnson or Jimmy James and the Bandwagon , with Slazenger jumper around the waist . Now is the time .

 

[Brussblade]

Someone who hasn't even attended a single game this season but then buys tickets for the final game, like one of my neighbors. I can't stand fans like this regardless of them being apparently "blades". I can understand people not going because of affordability now and again, work commitments or living to far away. I sometimes have to work myself but I go when I can.

Football isn't church, it's an entertainment and why would someone choose a tuesday night game against Walsall for their only trip to the Lane all season instead of a big match?

 

[I should coco]

Football isn't church, it's an entertainment

No it's not. Apart from this season, the last time it was consistently entertaining at the Lane was 96/97 under Kendall.

It's a bit like church 200 years ago where everyone was obliged to attend. It's also a bit like smoking as you feel addicted and can't give it up, even if you want to.

why would someone choose a tuesday night game against Walsall for their only trip to the Lane all season instead of a big match?

I notice the 'new member'. Are you sure that football is the game for you?

 

[Nasik Blade]

'Football isn't church, it's an entertainment'

Dunno sometimes church is quite entertaining but that's a whole other debate.

 

[Brussblade]

No it's not. Apart from this season, the last time it was consistently entertaining at the Lane was 96/97 under Kendall.

It's a bit like church 200 years ago where everyone was obliged to attend. It's also a bit like smoking as you feel addicted and can't give it up, even if you want to.



I notice the 'new member'. Are you sure that football is the game for you?

I am not sure if it's the game for me either, after 40 years of torture watching the Blades

 

[Sean Thornton]

Hmmm. Satire vs Deadpan (not saying who's who). Wonder how this one will end.

You're making it sound more interesting than it clearly is.

 

[BushBlade]

Hmmm. Satire vs Deadpan (not saying who's who). Wonder how this one will end.

It will end nicely because we're both adults.

 

[snootyfenooty]

You're making it sound more interesting than it clearly is.

Interesting - no. Funny - definitely.

Don't stop for me lads!

 

[Esablade]

That's entertainment folks....