Ever Denied You were a Blade?

[silver blade]

I remember walking nr the midland railway stn. one Saturday evening, the pigs had played Notts. Forrest at home, a group of piglets approached me, I was wearing a red jumper they were looking for forest fans & trouble.
The ringleader asked me what team I supported, I answered in the broadest Yorkshire accent I could muster & said I hadn't been to the match, that seemed to convince them I wasn't a Notts fan.
Has anyone else been approached by a nasty looking gang & got asked the same question, its 50-50 that you give the right answer to escape a beating, I often chickened out & said Rotherham.

 

[rompodebailey]

No. Never

 

[Bladeloyal]

Ware your badge with pride .simple

 

[CarlingBlade]

No

 

[VLYDONIMIR]

no, nay, never
no, nay, never, ever

EVER

 

[Foxy]

Never.

 

[Linz]

Can't say I have.

In the late 90s, there was a siege mentality amongst the Blades in our primary school against the gobshite pigs but anyone wavering in their support of either team was roundly derided by fans of both.

Funnily enough, you didn't used to get many who said they supported Man U/City/Arsenal/Chelsea back then.

 

[South Bucks]

I watched utd a couple of times at millwall's old ground by standing on the home end just on the side of their kop in the days when the only way to the away end was down a near suicidal narrow alley way where they would wait for you after the match. Very difficult staying quiet when you want cheer and vice versa, just dont say too much.

 

[stringjunior]

Nope. Shagged a pig though, does that count?

 

[PokerBlade]

No, but it wouldn't bother me to lie to keep myself safe.

 

[Jehovah]

Me and my brother were playing pool and a group of about 6 lads asked who we supported. First question, there had been no dialogue before this question.

I was about to say the blades and my brother (a blade) quickly replied Lincoln. The guy looked really confused and shrugged his shoulders.

They were looking for trouble, a good response from my brother I think picking a team they will never have heard of.

 

[Dkc]

After we won 3-1 at their place me and my mates went into one of their pubs and ordered a cab to London Rd*. The atmosphere was very nasty, and I would have never owned up to being a Blade in that place

*The cab driver was told he actually wasn't going to Fox Hill but to London Rd after the journey started

 

[Grappler]

Almost got into an altercation with four pig fans in The Washington pub, about two years ago (not proud of the fact but not ashamed of it either), I was leaning on the bar, waiting to get served, busy Friday night, and these four blokes were there before me, so when the barman asked what I wanted I told him to serve these four first. One of them (mouthy little twat), said, "cheers pal, we're all Wednesday aren't we", so I said, well I'm not. They all took a step back and one said "not a pig are you?", so I said "no mate, I am a Blade".

The atmosphere quickly changed, so I stopped leaning on the bar and stood up to my full height. One of them, tried to make light of it and said " well there is still time to see the light and come to Hillsborough", but his mate wouldn't let it go, saying "bloody hell, are you really a pig?". Thought he was tough because he had three mates with him, all aged probably early to late 30's. I was there with my wife and my daughter, who had come home for the weekend, so had to think about not only myself but those two as well.

Nothing came of it, and the one who had tried to calm it down said something like "we'll save you a seat at our ground for when you want to watch some proper football", or something like that.

My wife said to drink up and go elsewhere but I said,"I am going nowhere, I'll get another round in".

Have to admit I was seething and was watching them out of the corner of my eye all night, just waiting for the gobby one to go to the gents alone so I could shoot in and see how tough he was without his pals backing him up. I realise that is juvenile behaviour but really was fuming that he (or a few of them) thought he could take advantage of a lone bloke with with two women.

I can still picture his face, unfortunately for him............

 

[Tyler Durden]

No, in fact my standard response is actually "Sheffield United, cuntybollocks, do we have a problem?".

Which has caused awkwardness from time to time in social gatherings, doing surveys, meeting girlfriends' parents etc.

 

[BigBed]

Me and 2 mates were approached in lloyds bar in Sheffield one Saturday evening by a group of inbred retards dressed like East 17 rejects, they asked if we were "piggy bastards", my mate replied, "are we fuck, we'd rather eat our own shit than support a south Barnsley set of cunts", the mouthy retard, in what I can only describe as a denim tracksuit, shouts, "were all Wednesday then aren't we!?", to which my other mate replied, "are we fuck you thick cunt, we're fuckin Blades", then it all got abit exciting and we decided it was only right not to run away, so we all "hugged" until the nice gentleman in the big white van and showed us the way to the taxi rank.
Unfortunately we never found it, but we did stumble across West St strangley enough!?!?

 

[frank drebin]

Remember me and my mate walking down West St the other year on tge day we played tge dingles when a gang of lads that went as far as i could see who were obviously hooligans come bouncing up to us and said blades or Barnsley

We said blades and they bounced off
There was loads of trouble that day and I actually felt a bit for anyone who got that question wrong

Been in loads of dodgy situations but always fessed up to being a Blade and just dealt with it

 

[away ends always empty.]

Remember coming out of forest after we just relegated them ,cloughs last home game as well I think ,so to say they were slightly pissed off was an understatement.
I was heading back to the station with a mate ,and about 70 of their firm came round a corner looking for blood .so all we could do was mingle ,I never denied I was a blade just did a bit of forest role play ,while being escorted back to the station.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

I remember walking nr the midland railway stn. one Saturday evening, the pigs had played Notts. Forrest at home, a group of piglets approached me, I was wearing a red jumper they were looking for forest fans & trouble.
The ringleader asked me what team I supported, I answered in the broadest Yorkshire accent I could muster & said I hadn't been to the match, that seemed to convince them I wasn't a Notts fan.
Has anyone else been approached by a nasty looking gang & got asked the same question, its 50-50 that you give the right answer to escape a beating, I often chickened out & said Rotherham.

No even when surrounded with a mate Pete Baines in the Buccaneer by a packed pub full of Newcastle fans , who tried to take the Kop. Still wear my metal Sheffield United Football Club lapel badge with pride since 1970 both home and away to this day. .Proud to be a Blade .

UTB

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Remember coming out of forest after we just relegated them ,cloughs last home game as well I think ,so to say they were slightly pissed off was an understatement.
I was heading back to the station with a mate ,and about 70 of their firm came round a corner looking for blood .so all we could do was mingle ,I never denied I was a blade just did a bit of forest role play ,while being escorted back to the station.

I was at that game too. I made a hurried exit after the game and covered up my Blades shirt to avoid any unnecessary attention as there were understandably a lot of upset Forest fans

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Never denied it but haven't gone out of the way to mention it in the last half decade to folk.

 

[8lade]

Reminds me of the joke:

Walking down Falls Road in Belfast in the early 80s, I felt somebody slip in behind me and before I could move there was the blade of a knife at my throat.
'Are you catholic or protestant?' He said in broad Irish accent.
'Neither, I'm Jewish.' I said quick as a flash.
'Well I must be the luckiest Arab in the whole of Ireland...'

 

[tomtheblade]

Nope. Shagged a pig though, does that count?

David Cameron.. is that you?

 

[Blade for Sale]

I did once. Next thing I knew a cockerel crowed three times and they'd nailed some poor fucker to a cross.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

No, in fact my standard response is actually "Sheffield United, cuntybollocks, do we have a problem?".

Which has caused awkwardness from time to time in social gatherings, doing surveys, meeting girlfriends' parents etc.

More tea, vicar?

 

[ScottBlade]

Never.
When i was about 10/11 i got scouted by Wednesday playing for my local team. Turned up to the trial the following week in full United kit and got the shit kicked out of me. All the other kids giving it 'PIG' and so on, didn't touch the ball once either as nobody would pass to me. Wankers. I wasn't too bothered in the end though as i never wanted to play for that shower of shite in the first place anyway. utb

 

[WhiteHawk]

Never.

Whenever anyone asks me who I support I always want to say "United" (considering we're the first United) but then realise that if I say that, they'll think I support Man Utd.

 

[YES Blade]

Never been in a situation where I've felt threatened and needed to lie.

Would I lie to save myself getting a kicking? Of course I would! Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot in my opinion.

 

[Top Cat]

No, in fact my standard response is actually "Sheffield United, cuntybollocks, do we have a problem?".

I take it that you have never used your "standard response" at many away games. The next time that the Blades play West Ham I'd like to see you use your "standard response" ar Barking station

 

[FTPE]

I take it that you have never used your "standard response" at many away games. The next time that the Blades play West Ham I'd like to see you use your "standard response" ar Barking station

Not everyone purposely avoids the old ultra violence.
Within reason I'd risk a kick'in for my colours.

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

Used to go on the Lane End terrace loads in the 70's. Never denied who I supported when asked which was quite often,especially against Larndarn outfits. Must have been daft,but proud looking back.