Down memory Lane.....this day

[Silent Blade]

I actually think it was emlyn hughes that did it !

I think I read the match report that it was Tommy Thompson who broke Gil Reece's leg?

 

[Sharrowblade]

Ooops here's yesterday: sticking with 2004 and 11 years ago July 14th:

A young reserve side visited Bradford for a pre-season friendly and won 1-0. Kevan Hurst with the goal.


Team: Barnes, Gyaki, Horwood, Harper, Robertson, McFadzean, Gordan, Ross, Whelan, Shaw, Hurst
Subs: Ilic, Sharp, Speight, Haystead, Ashmore

Nice little programme, with an interesting page on lost football seasons this edition featured the 1898-9 Yorkshire League Season

 

[Sharrowblade]

12 years ago July 15th 2003

United visit Frecheville.


United won 9-0. Jack Lester with a hat-trick, Asaba, Tonge, Cryan, Brown, The Chief and an own goal

Three of my mates were in the Frecheville squad that night....... Oh how we still laugh about it.

 

[bornablade]

Ooops here's yesterday: sticking with 2004 and 11 years ago July 14th:

A young reserve side visited Bradford for a pre-season friendly and won 1-0. Kevan Hurst with the goal.
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Team: Barnes, Gyaki, Horwood, Harper, Robertson, McFadzean, Gordan, Ross, Whelan, Shaw, Hurst
Subs: Ilic, Sharp, Speight, Haystead, Ashmore

Nice little programme, with an interesting page on lost football seasons this edition featured the 1898-9 Yorkshire League Season

I was trying to think of the midfielder in that era who showed so much promise. Ian Ross. Wonder whatever happened to him.

12 years ago July 15th 2003

United visit Frecheville.

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United won 9-0. Jack Lester with a hat-trick, Asaba, Tonge, Cryan, Brown, The Chief and an own goal

Three of my mates were in the Frecheville squad that night....... Oh how we still laugh about it.

Was Warnock brought up in Frechville? Just like all those trips to bloody Cornwall it was another example of him using pre-season friendlies for his own personal ends. Little respect for what the team needed to prepare for the coming year. Let's face it 2003 / 2004 was hardly a classic season compared to the season before.

 

[Mustela Putorius Furo]

12 years ago July 15th 2003

United visit Frecheville.

United won 9-0. Jack Lester with a hat-trick, Asaba, Tonge, Cryan, Brown, The Chief and an own goal

Three of my mates were in the Frecheville squad that night....... Oh how we still laugh about it.

"Memries"...

I think the first football match I ever attended was Frecheville versus Farsley Celtic... some sort of cup game... I lived down the hill on Scowerdens estate - Wickfield Road... my mates and I managed to get in under the fences (rather than paying "tuppence" to get in, leaving our bikes outside (wouldn't do that these days)... so that will have been about 1968/69...i think... We maybe spent 20 minutes in the little terracing behind the goal before we got bored and went off back into the sun and down the hill to play proper football on the grass between our houses between Wickfield Road and Silkstone Road.

 

[Sharrowblade]

I was trying to think of the midfielder in that era who showed so much promise. Ian Ross. Wonder whatever happened to him.

Didn't he go back home to Boston

Was Warnock brought up in Frechville? Just like all those trips to bloody Cornwall it was another example of him using pre-season friendlies for his own personal ends. Little respect for what the team needed to prepare for the coming year. Let's face it 2003 / 2004 was hardly a classic season compared to the season before.

Yes he was.. Although, I'm not of the view you can take into account the standard of opposition for pre-season friendlies as a pre-cursor what will happen in the coming season.

 

[Silent Blade]

I was trying to think of the midfielder in that era who showed so much promise. Ian Ross. Wonder whatever happened to him.
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Sheffield FC, last I heard

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...ed-and-rotherham-youngster-ian-ross-1-7178247

 

[bornablade]

Yes he was.. Although, I'm not of the view you can take into account the standard of opposition for pre-season friendlies as a pre-cursor what will happen in the coming season.

I was probably going OTT there Sharrow but I maintain that not enough care was taken in choosing the corect opposition to test the players in respect of the coming season. Probably still happens today. Warnock ruled the roost and wasn't questioned enough by his employers.

 

[Revolution]

I was probably going OTT there Sharrow but I maintain that not enough care was taken in choosing the corect opposition to test the players in respect of the coming season. Probably still happens today. Warnock ruled the roost and wasn't questioned enough by his employers.

I thought it amusing at the time that having taken the team to Cornwall or Devon for a few pre seasons and seen them start poorly, Warnock moaned constantly about being made to go to China in 2005, but then saw us win 10 of the first 11 games followed by promotion...

 

[Sharrowblade]

Bring back the trips to Skeggy

 

[DifferentClass]

Was Warnock brought up in Frechville?

Yeah, his dad used to own the shop on top of Occupation Lane. It changed hands many years ago but it's still owned by a mad Blade who sells playoff final/major away tickets direct from the club.

 

[Sirius]

Barrel Hole Blade

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Does he post on here ?

I posted as Wardonia Blade on Blades United

 

[Sharrowblade]

13 years ago, July 16th 2002

Baslow v Sheffield United, not the most inspiring cover I admit.



It was edgy, it was nervy, it could have gone either way, but in the end United edged home, 14-1

Goals from: Jagielka, Own goal, Asaba, Onoura, Smith (3), George (2), Ten heuval (2), Ndlovu (2), Kozluk

Paddy Kenny played the 1st half after coming in on a 3 month loan deal. Jags gets on the scoresheet for both teams.

 

[Darren]

13 years ago, July 16th 2002

Baslow v Sheffield United, not the most inspiring cover I admit.

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It was edgy, it was nervy, it could have gone either way, but in the end United edged home, 14-1

Goals from: Jagielka, Own goal, Asaba, Onoura, Smith (3), George (2), Ten heuval (2), Ndlovu (2), Kozluk

Paddy Kenny played the 1st half after coming in on a 3 month loan deal. Jags gets on the scoresheet for both teams.

That's actually our record first team victory in any game....

 

[Sharrowblade]

This day today 9 years ago 2006 July 17th

Worksop Town 0-5 United

Webber and Gillespie with a couple each and Leigetwood give United a comfortable win against regular pre-season opponents Worksop

:

 

[Sharrowblade]

10 years ago today July 18th 2005

Zheijang Greentown 0-3 United

Goals from Nalis, Webber and Tonge, see United win in front of 16,000

 

[Worksop II]

Lillian Nalis

 

[Revolution]

10 years ago today July 18th 2005

Zheijang Greentown 0-3 United

Goals from Nalis, Webber and Tonge, see United win in front of 16,000
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I was there. Very hot night.

Spoke to Warnock, amongst others. After the game. He was not enjoying the tour.

 

[Sharrowblade]

Today 19th July 2003, 12 years ago United draw 2-2 with Cheltenham Town.

There was only a teamsheet available.

 

[Sharrowblade]

Today, July 20th. 41 years ago today 1974. United were in Poland in Szczecin to play Pogon.

United lost 3-1, Billy Dearden with the consolation goal.



Not got much time as we're off to the La Rosaleda

 

[Silent Blade]

Today, July 20th. 41 years ago today 1974. United were in Poland in Szczecin to play Pogon.

United lost 3-1, Billy Dearden with the consolation goal.

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Not got much time as we're off to the La Rosaleda

Same as Bournemouth!

 

[Freeman]

Referee, a Mr. A Hogg...must hail from S6, surely.

Andy ended up on Fifa list. A very good referee and still involved in the game as an assessor. Regularly seen at The Lane.

 

[Sharrowblade]

The heat is effecting me here in Malaga a day behind again:

23 years ago July 21st 1992

Forfar Athletic 0-2 Sheffield United



And 31 years ago 1984 a programme from Bramall Lane:



Graham actually fought Lindell Holmes who was a last minute replacement,

 

[DifferentClass]

Same as Bournemouth!

Bournemouth started wearing that badge just weeks after this programme came out. I was thinking maybe they'd sent some scouts along who'd seen the programme and thought "that'd work well as a badge!". However, they were in the old Third Division at the time so they'd have little chance of nabbing any of ours and there were still pretty heavy restrictions on signing non-Commonwealth players at the time I think. So what's the story (morning glory)?

 

[Cyprus Blade]

So what's the story (morning glory)?

Bournemouth used it first - "Today’s crest was first used from 1971 until 1981 and resembles a computer animation of a player’s head and a ball. The silhouette is that of Dicky Dowsett, the former striker and commercial manager of the club who was instrumental in dropping the Boscombe suffix and the design of the new identity."

from https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/bournemouth-afc/

 

[Sharrowblade]

14 years ago Today, 2001.

Bodmin Town 0-9 Sheffield United. Asaba, An Own Goal, Devlin (2), Jags (2), Suffo (2) and Monty

Here's the programme and advertising poster.

 

[Sharrowblade]

Still in Spain, still on catch up:

Here goes:

Today 8 years ago: 2007, and an early pre-season in the glorious 'Robbo's era'.

United won 1-0 with Billy Sharp netting the only goal.

Billy Sharp eh......whatever happened to him eh?

 

[Sharrowblade]

19 years ago today 25th July 1996



United's second match in Borneo against a Sarawak Select Side.

We win 3-1 with goals from Walker, Hartfield and Starbuck.

Manager Howard Kendell described Andy Walker's opener as Gerd Muller at his best, was he drunk......no ....don't answer that

 

[Sharrowblade]

Today 27 years ago 1988.

An 8-1 away win at Skegvegas, courtesy of goals from Deane, Williams (2), Agana (2), Fenwick (2) and an Own goal.

The programme cover was the same as the season before, but had a different content.

Still a great place to stand with a pint in the summer.

 

[Sharrowblade]

27th July: 16 years ago: 1999



A 3-0 win to the Blades, with Paul Devlin getting a hat-trick. Nice to see Angela getting a game