Did United play the day you were born?

[I should coco]

This whole thread is a bit Fridayist which is unfair as it is a perfectly good day of the week and has no obvious S6 connections.

Like JordoBlade I was born on 27/9 albeit 20 years earlier in 1963.

The Blades went on to thrash Villa away 1-0, the day after my birthday so obviously I put this down to my arrival on the planet.

What about another ''Where were you when Kennedy was shot / Bros got to number 1'' thread?

 

[BushBlade]

This whole thread is a bit Fridayist which is unfair as it is a perfectly good day of the week and has no obvious S6 connections.

Like JordoBlade I was born on 27/9 albeit 20 years earlier in 1963.

The Blades went on to thrash Villa away 1-0, the day after my birthday so obviously I put this down to my arrival on the planet.

What about another ''Where were you when Kennedy was shot / Bros got to number 1'' thread?

I wasn't born when Kennedy was shot. When Bros got to number 1 I was in deep regret that I'd recently bleached my hair.

 

[I should coco]

When Bros got to number 1 I was in deep regret that I'd recently bleached my hair.

Would that be on your scalp or the other place, as I'm wondering a bit about your user name?

I reckon you'll try to deflect attention and say something about Shepherds Bush, but as we've already established you don't live in Jakarta, we have to be very suspicious....

 

[BushBlade]

Would that be on your scalp or the other place, as I'm wondering a bit about your user name?

I reckon you'll try to deflect attention and say something about Shepherds Bush, but as we've already established you don't live in Jakarta, we have to be very suspicious....

Yes, my scalp. My head. My pate. My noggin. Why the fuck would I bleach my pubic hair? Was it fashionable when you were young?

I was going to say bleaching my bush wouldn't have made me look like a member of Bros but then it occurred to me that if I'd bleached my bollocks I'd have had a little pair of Goss brothers.

 

[I should coco]

Yes, my scalp. My head. My pate. My noggin. Why the fuck would I bleach my pubic hair? Was it fashionable when you were young?

No idea, If you met me you'd discover that I'm not exactly a dedicated follower of fashion (or indeed a 'dedicated swallower of fascism' as per Mr B Bragg esq)

I was going to say bleaching my bush wouldn't have made me look like a member of Bros but then it occurred to me that if I'd bleached my bollocks I'd have had a little pair of Goss brothers.

I guess it was the shandy drinking Southern thing that made me think you'd died your pubes. I can see now that your vehement denial is clearly just a fig leaf to cover your life long admiration for the Brothers Goss. Do you still have those Grolsch bottle lids on your shoes?

 

[BushBlade]

No idea, If you met me you'd discover that I'm not exactly a dedicated follower of fashion (or indeed a 'dedicated swallower of fascism' as per Mr B Bragg esq)



I guess it was the shandy drinking Southern thing that made me think you'd died your pubes. I can see now that your vehement denial is clearly just a fig leaf to cover your life long admiration for the Brothers Goss. Do you still have those Grolsch bottle lids on your shoes?

Not anymore. I left them outside once as they were wet and they got nicked. That's Jakarta for you though.

I still walk down the high street in a tight tank top singing 'when will I be famous' as loud as I can.

I'm leaving Indonesia anyway and moving to the British Virgin Islands. I qualify because I'm still a virgin. It looks great. It must be like the City of London because there's thousands of companies based there. Road Town, Tortola must be fucking huge with all those offices and company headquarters so I reckon I'll get a job easily. And you don't have to pay tax either.

 

[Dnblade]

I weighed in with a healthy 4-0 home win v Plymouth...finished 4th behind Villa,Cov and Liverpool old division 2 that season.

 

[I should coco]

I still walk down the high street in a tight tank top singing 'when will I be famous' as loud as I can.

Yes a real high point in British cultural history. Two plastic pretty boys who drove about in a Suzuki jeep were just about the pinnacle of 80s music, so I'm not surprised you went to Jakarta.

Of course if you do go to the Virgin Isles, in the interests of accuracy Foxy will insist you change your user name. You could go for VirginBlade, OffshoreTaxBlade or something snappier like BeardyBransonHippyWankerTosspotBlade. Exciting times eh?

 

[BushBlade]

Yes a real high point in British cultural history. Two plastic pretty boys who drove about in a Suzuki jeep were just about the pinnacle of 80s music, so I'm not surprised you went to Jakarta.

Of course if you do go to the Virgin Isles, in the interests of accuracy Foxy will insist you change your user name. You could go for VirginBlade, OffshoreTaxBlade or something snappier like BeardyBransonHippyWankerTosspotBlade. Exciting times eh?

JimmyCarrBlade? Cameron'sDadBlade?

 

[I should coco]

JimmyCarrBlade? Cameron'sDadBlade?

To be fair to Jimmy Carr he immediately took it on the chin and vowed not to do anything similar. IIRC it is the first time ever that a Prime Minister has mentioned the tax affairs of a private citizen in public.

Somehow he forgot to try and shame his dad and/or his Eton chums in a similar manner though. Even for a Tory, 'Call me Dave' was a complete wanker. Standing there in rolled up shirt sleeves and wittering on about 'hard working families'. He wouldn't has lasted long in Jakarta and may well have ended up with stolen Grolsch bottle lids shoved up his arse.

 

[BushBlade]

To be fair to Jimmy Carr he immediately took it on the chin and vowed not to do anything similar. IIRC it is the first time ever that a Prime Minister has mentioned the tax affairs of a private citizen in public.

Somehow he forgot to try and shame his dad and/or his Eton chums in a similar manner though. Even for a Tory, 'Call me Dave' was a complete wanker. Standing there in rolled up shirt sleeves and wittering on about 'hard working families'. He wouldn't has lasted long in Jakarta and may well have ended up with stolen Grolsch bottle lids shoved up his arse.

And he'd have liked it.

 

[Bayingblade]

Born on a friday and inspired United to a 3-1 home win over Birmingham the following day. Wednesday lost 2 nil at Villa too so celebrations all round!

 

[vorpal blade]

They were due to play but called it off as a mark of respect.

FACT

 

[BushBlade]

They were due to play but called it off as a mark of respect.

FACT

Queen Victoria died?

 

[bromtom]

Didn't play, but I did interrupt the first episode of 'United' on TV. My Dad had to get the neighbours to record it for him while he went to the hospital to get me.

He tells me that every time it's my birthday or he's watching United (they're all on YouTube), it's one of his most used anecdotes.

It's nice to have a connection to the Blades from birth though, it's on the connection spectrum innit, like: born during a match > born in the ground > born in the carpark > delivered by Dave Bassett > born during the first episode of a documentary TV series about Sheffield United which your Dad was watching.

 

[penthouseblade]

16th April 1977 Leyton Orient 0-2 Blades.

Get in!!

 

[Silent Blade]

16th April 1977 Leyton Orient 0-2 Blades.

Get in!!

Scored both goals

 

[penthouseblade]

Scored both goals

Thank you.....great shirt! Who is that please?

 

[Silent Blade]

Thank you.....great shirt! Who is that please?

Colin Franks. He usually played in defence. Keith Edwards was on a scoring run. That afternoon I was playing footy with friends in the park but every 15 mins I would get back to my house to ask my dad for the score. When I came back to playing footy in the park after we scored the first to tell my mates that we had scored, everyone would say "Was it Edwards again?", "No, Colin Franks" would be the reply. There was a bit of an "anti-climax" look on my friends faces. After we scored the second, again the reactions on my friends' faces were the same

 

[penthouseblade]

Colin Franks. He usually played in defence. Keith Edwards was on a scoring run. That afternoon I was playing footy with friends in the park but every 15 mins I would get back to my house to ask my dad for the score. When I came back to playing footy in the park after we scored the first to tell my mates that we had scored, everyone would say "Was it Edwards again?", "No, Colin Franks" would be the reply. There was a bit of an "anti-climax" look on my friends faces. After we scored the second, again the reactions on my friends' faces were the same

You could write a book with all your memories!