Eyup Knutty

[Tynemouth Blade]

I've just started reading the new Bobby Knutt biography and notice that he was born and spent his early years within the sound of BDTBL.
Therefore the usual question; Blade or Pig?

I have a vague memory of him appearing on the pitch some years ago in a game against the Pigs wearing a shirt which was half Blades and half Pigs and as he turned the opposing fans saw the others colours; so much cheering was followed by loud booing!

As I said, I've only just started reading it but it's had me laughing already with the typical Sheffield humour, plus it's very informative: Do you know why dog shit used to be white?

 

[Darren]

He's definitely a United fan as he made clear in numerous pantos I suffered through the late 70's.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Is it bones and bonemeal?

 

[Mad Mick]

Saw him a couple of years ago whilst on a cruise, he was hilarious. Although the southerners on the ship wouldn't have got half the jokes.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

According to Knutty white dog shit is due to the dogs having distemper!

One of the funny tales relates to the daughter of the local poor (or should that be poorest?) family coming into the corner shop with a toilet roll and saying "Me mam says can you swap this (toilet roll) for 5 Woodbine 'cause company din't come?"

 

[Muttley]

Definate Blade!!! He makes no secret of it.

 

[Marland Blade]

A Big Blade.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Hes interviewed on the old Harry's Game video.

 

[dkc Blade]

He even had a single out. "I'm Following Sheffield United".

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

So I read on....and he does actually confirm being, quote "a big Sheffield United fan"...

 

[Bayingblade]

Mention of Knutty reminds me of a story many years ago when I played cricket up at Stannington and the ground overlooked his back garden where he lived at the time. It was during his wife Donna's more, shall we say, enthusiastic body building times and she had taken on a quite masculine look.

She was sunbathing out in the garden and one of our more forthright characters, fielding on the boundary with a prefect view noticed this and took it upon himself to pass comment on the success of her travails. He had clearly noticed her impressive abs and pecs etc and so called out, "Naah then Donna, show us thi bollocks".

Neeldess to say, our Knutty wasn't too pleased!

 

[essex blade]

remember him doing a "turn" at romeo and juliets in sheffield , for tony kenworthys testimonial year in the 80s, hes a blade and hes a blade

 

[DuncDisorderly]

I have a vague memory of him appearing on the pitch some years ago in a game against the Pigs wearing a shirt which was half Blades and half Pigs and as he turned the opposing fans saw the others colours; so much cheering was followed by loud booing!

It was the return fixture to the BDM in 87, 1-1. If only Kenworthy hadn't let Speight cover Curran. He'd had him in his pocket all afternoon but Micky wasn't quick enough...

 

[essex blade]

It was the return fixture to the BDM in 87, 1-1. If only Kenworthy hadn't let Speight cover Curran. He'd had him in his pocket all afternoon but Micky wasn't quick enough...

the return fixture to the bdm was in 1980 not 87

 

[DuncDisorderly]

the return fixture to the bdm was in 1980 not 87

My, its just like being back on BU...


(It was a mistype, not a mistake)

 

[DuncDisorderly]

Duplicated post

 

[Maidenhead]

Whoever he supports he is the worst comic I have ever seen.

Was booked for a Round Table sporting weekend gala dinner in Sheffield in the late 80's and had an all male audience of around 1200.

He lasted no more than about 10 minutes of racist, homophobic paranoid bad taste jokes before stopping and saying words to the effect of "I've worked with some audiences in my time but I've never worked with any one like you bar stewards" at which point he turned around and walked out.

The following years event was held in Nottingham and as the 1200 or so lads queued to get into the venue loud chants of Bobby Knutt, Bobby Knut, Bobby Knut could be heard echoing all around.

The headline act for Nottingham was a certain Steve Womack from Doncaster who opened with "I've heard all about you bar stewards and I'm telling you now, if you don't pay me I'm not leaving" Needless to say he went down a storm and was subsequently booked for the next 5 or 6 yrs at venues all over the country.

Bobby Knutt, Round Table legend