ever had a kicking while watching the blades

[Jehovah]

The closest I came was when Montgomery misplaced his 964th pass of the game. He was lucky I held back.

 

[Grappler]

Why the name Grappler by the way mate? JJ?

Used to mess around in MMA, BJJ, did some freestyle and Greco Roman (but not much), when I was a lot younger of course. Trained with the original Sheffield Shootfighters club, also did some stuff with London Shootfighters and trained on Saturdays up in Batley area with Neil Hall, who is now a referee in MMA.

 

[Chali 2na]

Used to mess around in MMA, BJJ, did some freestyle and Greco Roman (but not much), when I was a lot younger of course. Trained with the original Sheffield Shootfighters club, also did some stuff with London Shootfighters and trained on Saturdays up in Batley area with Neil Hall, who is now a referee in MMA.

Thought so. You follow the UFC at all then?

 

[sitwell]

Appreciate there are a fair few anecdotes on here of those unwittingly caught up in trouble, but there are a fair few admitting deliberately to seeking it out, others saying what a laugh it was etc. Is it just me who would class as mentally ill any grown man unable to support a football team without wishing to fight other grown men because they support a different football team?

Its what men do. Eat shit fight fuck sleep.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Its what men do. Eat shit fight fuck sleep.

Since the kids came along I find I'm doing a lot less of the last 2 than I used to

 

[grafikhaus]

A saw a photo of a Blade fan with blood trickling over his face after a brick was thrown at his head in the Blades v Man U match in October 1967. I recall he is a friend of Bob Socks

This from redcafe.net (the guy in the pic. with the dart.)

Peter Brookes in 1978. If I remember rightly he was front page news because it was in his eye and he lost his sight. Years later he was on a TV programme talking about what happened and how he couldn't remove it. The person who threw the dart never owned up. Another weapon from the Scouses was the Kung fu stars made out of tin from cans.

Some good pics. on that site, Silent.

 

[grafikhaus]

Appreciate there are a fair few anecdotes on here of those unwittingly caught up in trouble, but there are a fair few admitting deliberately to seeking it out, others saying what a laugh it was etc. Is it just me who would class as mentally ill any grown man unable to support a football team without wishing to fight other grown men because they support a different football team?

Oi! I'm mentally ill.

 

[Torrix1889]

Come close a few times, how me and the old man never got a hiding in the South Stand at Hillsborough after going mental when Dane scored in 1992 I will never know...was also in our South Stand when Bradford invaded in the mid 80's, that was pretty scary but managed to avoid being hit despite swinging like a windmill myself aged just 14...was cornered by 5 Man U fans in our South Stand Car Park after the Hodges cup-tie again after mouthing off but a group of our lads saw what was happening, came over and battered them stupid..

Closest was at my cousins wedding in 87...I was only 15 but had been "mine-sweeping" beer and wine off the tables with my other cousin so was pretty wrecked for a teenager...DJ decides to play "You'll never walk alone" for some bizarre reason for the last song, it finishes and I start belting out, "we'll never be mastered by you".....etc, etc only to be confronted by half the Grooms family, best man and friends offering me outside.....only thing that stopped it was my Dad pretending to be a Black belt in Karate....I kid you not!

 

[Silent Blade]

This from redcafe.net (the guy in the pic. with the dart.)

Peter Brookes in 1978. If I remember rightly he was front page news because it was in his eye and he lost his sight. Years later he was on a TV programme talking about what happened and how he couldn't remove it. The person who threw the dart never owned up. Another weapon from the Scouses was the Kung fu stars made out of tin from cans.

Some good pics. on that site, Silent.

Just remembered the name of the Blade who got hit by a brick in 1967 (photo was in one of the football annuals), his name is Pete O'Brien, I think

 

[sitwell]

Did anyone else in here get ambushed in the ground at Burnden park ,in the stand to the right of the big open end we were allocated. One of the most violent fights I can remember ,some proper big lads on both sides ,blood snot and other bodily fluids everywhere mingled in with contents of a fire extinguisher which helped it all come to an end and I don't think the thousands of Blades on the away end were aware.. Bolton and Stoke were the roughest places I think ,Farnsworth ,Chester-Le-Street and Knottingley should always be avoided for a night out with the lads.

 

[S20Eddie]

Come close a few times, how me and the old man never got a hiding in the South Stand at Hillsborough after going mental when Dane scored in 1992 I will never know...was also in our South Stand when Bradford invaded in the mid 80's, that was pretty scary but managed to avoid being hit despite swinging like a windmill myself aged just 14...was cornered by 5 Man U fans in our South Stand Car Park after the Hodges cup-tie again after mouthing off but a group of our lads saw what was happening, came over and battered them stupid..

Closest was at my cousins wedding in 87...I was only 15 but had been "mine-sweeping" beer and wine off the tables with my other cousin so was pretty wrecked for a teenager...DJ decides to play "You'll never walk alone" for some bizarre reason for the last song, it finishes and I start belting out, "we'll never be mastered by you".....etc, etc only to be confronted by half the Grooms family, best man and friends offering me outside.....only thing that stopped it was my Dad pretending to be a Black belt in Karate....I kid you not!

I remember Danes goal well.....I had bought a ticket outside the ggame' for the south stand and was just walking up the stand to my seat as he put it in.....I went nuts then thought 'oh shit I've got to sit amongst these pigs for the rest of the game'.....they were looking but they said nothing.

 

[Torrix1889]

I remember Danes goal well.....I had bought a ticket outside the ggame' for the south stand and was just walking up the stand to my seat as he put it in.....I went nuts then thought 'oh shit I've got to sit amongst these pigs for the rest of the game'.....they were looking but they said nothing.

Pretty much the same here, we got told to "sit down and shut up" which to be fair was good advice but apart from that the nesh feckers did nowt! I even went for a piss at half time and expected to be nobbled but wasn't!

 

[Grappler]

Thought so. You follow the UFC at all then?

Yes pal, but not as much as I used to, been to see it live in Las Vegas and then met Chuck Liddel, Tim Sylvia and Matt Hughes in Los Angeles.

 

[Chali 2na]

Yes pal, but not as much as I used to, been to see it live in Las Vegas and then met Chuck Liddel, Tim Sylvia and Matt Hughes in Los Angeles.

Would shit myself meeting Chuck Liddell, nice to see another mma fan on here.

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Emotionally - yes - every season.

 

[heeleygerman]

Herman got a right battering ,we were in a boozer that got attacked ,it was scary stuff. One of the lads hid in the cellar and smacked a copper when he opened the door thinking he was a monkey hanger. He got £400 fine which was a lot in those days and a kicking when he came out of court. He was the quickest carpet fitter in England for a few months after that.

herman didnt get a battering,just looked that way after being hit by the last bottle the monkey hangers had to throw.the pub was called the clansman.

 

[Grappler]

Would shit myself meeting Chuck Liddell, nice to see another mma fan on here.

Chuck was a nice bloke, we chatted and he signed a publicity picture for me, although I have to say, he never smiled once. Not sure if he was "keeping in character" or if he really is like that all the time.

I once was on a plane to Canada and ended up chatting to the bloke who trained Carlos Newton (going back a few years, maybe before your time), we chatted about MMA the whole flight, really good bloke. I met Frederico Lapenda in Los Angeles, he was an early pioneer of Vale Tudo matches in Brazil, then came to the US, he was a good guy, he was trying to get the finance to make a movie in Brazil, featuring a load of real MMA/UFC guys (sort of action film where they have to go in and rescue someone from drug lords), and said I could have a part in it!

 

[Chali 2na]

Chuck was a nice bloke, we chatted and he signed a publicity picture for me, although I have to say, he never smiled once. Not sure if he was "keeping in character" or if he really is like that all the time.

I imagine for a lot of those guys that the same thing that makes them exceptional fighters is the same thing that makes them so intense and serious.

 

[Grappler]

I imagine for a lot of those guys that the same thing that makes them exceptional fighters is the same thing that makes them so intense and serious.

Yeah could be that, or could have been that I intimidated him

 

[sitwell]

herman didnt get a battering,just looked that way after being hit by the last bottle the monkey hangers had to throw.the pub was called the clansman.

Youre probably right ,but I remember when I saw him it was a shocker ,his face was just covered in blood.

 

[fishpie]

Yeah could be that, or could have been that I intimidated him

Sorry. I hit "quote". And was only looking. My bad as they say.

 

[Grappler]

Sorry. I hit "quote". And was only looking. My bad as they say.

No worries pal.

 

[maidmarion]

Haven't been in any fights but I have tried to stop them happening. I think it's because I'm only 5'2 and the scrapping fans can't quite believe I'm trying to stop the violence......

 

[Blade59]

As many have said it was hard to avoid in the 70's. The main objective of many away trips was to get home in one piece. The worst that happened to me was getting a kicking from a mob of Manure fans early one Saturday morning outside Sheaf valley baths. It was semi final day and many of them had been kipping overnight in Pond Street Bus station. We arrived in town early to get the National Travel Coaches to Norwich and got ambushed from a big mob of them. I also got a thick heavy Iron chain on the back of the head which was lobbed down the Kop at the Sty at the Pele Santos game.

Probably the scariest however was trying to get back to New Street station that night in Birmingham via various dodgy back streets.

 

[Dkc]

portsmouth the scariest place ive ever been division 3 the season we went down it wasnt a kicking but got chased back to the coach i was only 15 SHIT MYSELF also got a bashing round the ear at bolton the day edwards scored and got kicked in the head just come out of the train station and blades fans were just hitting any one

Probably the same year possibly the same bus. I went down to Pompey on a very early bus with the usual suspects. We parked up by the ground, must have only been 11am, took a walk and were charged by the scariest group of mushers I have ever set eyes on. They charged us all the way back to the coach, and one big Pommpey skinhead actually forced his way on to the coach and started fighting with and nutting people. I was right at the back and a window got put through right next to me. I remember some of the younger lads (including myself) refusing to get off the coach again afterwards, such was the danger outside.

 

[Dkc]

I also got hit by a flying beer glass at Lincoln. I went to the hospital with a cut on my upper lip. They said that they could either sew it up or put butterfly stitches on it, and I opted for the butterfly stitches as I wanted to get back to see some of the game. I managed to get back for the second half, but have had a scar on my upper lip ever since

 

[Dkc]

I also got hit by an egg v Hull away. It was the time when everyone was wearing expensive Fila and Lacoste, and eggs were a common weapon. While they didn't hurt, they ruined your "trendy" look.

 

[bladestrivia]

was it the one were the traffic warden appeared and they all legged it , dont remember window going through but remember scraping at the back . 2 things i do remember are it was a coach from the sportsman and there was a scarey pompey fan wearing the new england bull dog bobby top CARNT GET A GRIP OF THIS QUOTE THING talking bout the portsmouth game in 1981

 

[I should coco]

everyone was wearing expensive Fila and Lacoste

Ahem!

We weren't all scallies and casuals and IIRC Fila never did a donkey jacket.

My current 'look' is a specially selected 'old bald twat', taking very opportunity to wear shorts and embarrass my lad.

 

[BushBlade]

was it the one were the traffic warden appeared and they all legged it , dont remember window going through but remember scraping at the back . 2 things i do remember are it was a coach from the sportsman and there was a scarey pompey fan wearing the new england bull dog bobby top CARNT GET A GRIP OF THIS QUOTE THING talking bout the portsmouth game in 1981

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