In a pig stand (stories at a Sheffield derby)

[Sudley]

Did it once in 2010 the year that lot got relegated. I'll try too keep this short; in the build up to the game from what I remember, we had had hardly anything to play for. Our blackwellian leader had hoofed us to about 8th in the table, with little or no chance of getting in the play offs.

The week leading up to the game my gaffer said "we've managed to get some tickets for Sunday's game" ok how many?

"Ten tickets in the Dooley suite , meal before And all that, then straight in to the box! Fancy it?"

"Too fuckin right I do"

As it turns out, there's a meal, is there a box? Is there fuck!. So after the meal, our table took up our seats in the euro 96 stand that was paid for by the British tax payer.

We could not have wished to have been seated amongst a bigger set of inbred deluded fuckwits that thought they were still challenging Man U and arsenal for premier league supremacy. The only saving grace was that we were at the United side of the pig stand (if that makes sense) Just before half time the pork scored and the whole stand erupted bar me and a couple of Blades in our party of ten.

Five minutes in to the second half lee Williamson scored direct from a free kick; sitting where I was, I knew it had gone in before it registered with our hordes in the leppings lane of the scum hole.

I must admit it was a strange but fantastic sight (while sitting on my hands) seeing our lot going mental, and equally as funny watching and listening too the pig chavs posturing and threatening what they were " gonna do to dem piggy bastards!"

With about five minutes before the end, I and a couple of other blades in our party wandered back to the Dooley suite, where the game was being beamed back to the 1980's overhead projector!.

When the final whistle blew, there was hardly any of this "loyal" pork to be found and they emptied the ground quicker than turkeys with a get of jail card at Christmas.

Sorry I couldn't keep it short!

UTB

 

[vorpal blade]

Yeah yeah, jumped up in the cantilever when we scored (along with a few hundred others) threatened by a few in our row of seats - nought happened.

Kept it short

 

[diplomat]

I sat on their south stand for the cup game when Ekoku scored a brace (I think) and when it was poised at 1-1 Bent hit the bar in the last minute of normal time. My main memories were that it was a bigger crowd than I expected and also that there was much more of an edge than I thought bearing in mind I was in the middle of their 'posh' stand. There was a bloke who didn't look particularly hard but was walking up and down the stairs like the child sniffer going "there's some blades here, I know it, dare they show themselves?" Etc etc ..... I was a young adult but the guest of my Wendy mate and dad so wasn't going to challenge him but was dying for half the stand to erupt when we scored (it felt like it did at the 1-3 Bassett/Davison/best game ever game) but sadly it didn't happen.

My mate's dad didn't help by continuously leaning over and in a very loud voice saying things like "who's your number seven? (Devin) he's good, ooh you should've scored then" etc

I never want to sit on their end ever again. For any reason. If it's against us, I'd rather not go if I can't get a ticket on our end.

 

[grafikhaus]

I think it was Jan. 22nd, 1994 and me and two mates got seats amongst the piggies in their south stand for the derby. Apart from losing 1-3, the only thing I remember was this:

The crowd was big - nearly 35k - and, just before kick-off, the crowd went deathly quiet. Me and my mates (all very pissed) took this opportunity to stand on our seats and sing 'UNITED! UNITED!... Some twat behind me took offence and took a swing at me. Was it because we were sat in 'their' area? Was it because it was in the middle of a minutes' silence for Matt Busby? . Whatever, this bloke was obviously a bit narked.

Anyway, at half time he tried to be placatory and tapped me on the shoulder to offer me a cup of coffee from his Thermos. I gratefully accepted it. And threw it in his fucking face.

I've quietened down since. Honest.

 

[Rodley]

The pigs are alright until you encounter one. Then they are massive twats of the highest order.

 

[bladestrivia]

told this story loads of times but when we did double over them 3 1 game my daughter was born in the morning, we had tickets in canterlever stand was just walking up the steps as whitehouse scored me and my mate hugging each other there were 100s of blades in that end

 

[S20Eddie]

told this story loads of times but when we did double over them 3 1 game my daughter was born in the morning, we had tickets in canterlever stand was just walking up the steps as whitehouse scored me and my mate hugging each other there were 100s of blades in that end

I had almost the same story, apart from the daughter part. We had tickets for the back row on their south stand. I was halfway up as Whitehouse scored, couldn't contain myself and went nuts, the walk up to my mates was very satisfying....... I was also on their kop on Boxing Day with my Mum (100% Blade), my Sister (Pig) and her bloke (another pig)......Horrible day.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Twice I've sat with the pork . First one when we hammered 'em 3-1 , sat on their South Stand. Couldnt get a ticket on the Leppings Lane End, but got my mother in law to queue up for tickets 'as near to the Away fans as possible'.Realised fairly quickly that we were actually surrounded by Blades fans , apart from some poor pigs who got the roasting of their lives directly in front of us. Piss wet through, but still probably my best experience of supporting the Blades.
Second time, my Wendy supporting brother-in-law had a free ticket in the same stand. This was the game we lost 1-0 when Kilgallon got sent off by Mike Dean, right in front of us. Surrounded by pigs, I did my best to sit on my hands but was up on my feet when the red card was issued. Probably a good job we didn't score or I might not have got out in one piece. After that game I vowed never to sit with the filth again.

 

[Cheets]

I stood in the middle of their Kop when we played there in the Zenith Data Systems Cup in 1989 and cheered when we scored. There was less tension in the air in those days, post Hillsborough. I sat in the South Stand at the Bobby Davison derby in 1992 along with loads of Blades who all cheered when we scored. Wouldn't dream of doing it now.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Was in their end the first four times I went to the sty. Boxing day 1979 went with my dad in their South Stand not far behind the dug outs. I've blocked out most of that f**k awful day, although I seem to recall there were hundreds of Blades in that stand. If I remember right my old man had simply done a postal application for tickets via their ticket office, take it hundreds of other Blades had had the same idea. Went the season after for the LC game on a bus from Half Moon pub on Littledale near Darnall, they were all nearly pig fans on the bus. Sat in the North Stand with them all, not a great experience seeing as we lost.

Went a couple of time for testimonials with piggy mates on their Kop, Mark Smith one in 86 and Lawrie Madden in 90. It was marked how their attitude had changed by 1990, probably due to the perfect Sheffield double 5 May 1990

Win, lose or draw best place to be on a derby day is with your own.

 

[Diamondlife]

I went Boxing Day, horrible day but don't remember us playing that bad and the result completely flattered them. Don't think injuries helped us that day, the game changed a bit when we had to make forced substitutions (I want to say Micky Speight came off but not even sure I have the right decade and can't be bothered to check).
I went in the lower end a while ago at the sty on back row with a mate of mine who took his 2 kids all wearing United shirts sat with all the Wednesday fans. My overriding memory was at half time looking up at the blades fans above and watching loads of them walk to the from of the bit above and constantly throw, hot and cold drinks, pies and anything they could find on to the Wednesday fans below and then just walk back up to their seats as if nothing had happened, brilliant day and a win for the Blades

 

[Isar]

Was on the pig kop when we drew 1:1, 1993. it was the first meeting after the Wembley semi-final. It was shit and the atmosphere on that end was so crap. Wouldn't want to stand there again.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I stood in the middle of their Kop when we played there in the Zenith Data Systems Cup in 1989 and cheered when we scored. There was less tension in the air in those days, post Hillsborough.

I went to that game, too. We were packed in like sardines on the Leppings Lane end and they still had fenced areas. We resorted to chanting "Open t'Gates,Open t'Gates, Open t'Gates" until the ground staff heeded our request to relieve the congestion.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

In the North Stand on Boxing Day. Thanks for bringing up long buried memories. And merry Christmas to you!

 

[cahill]

Open seats at side of ground 1966, 2-2 full of Blades.Thousands of Blades on their kop 1967 willie Carlin scored. Promotion season 1971 Easter again thousands of Blades on their kop quite a bit of argy bargy. Some friendl or other early 1970's on their kop again hundreds of Blades again plenty of trouble. In their cantilever when Suffo scored Sibon got one and Asaba scored sat with 5 Wendy colleagues from work, hundreds of Blades about 20 yards away laughing and giving us the finger. Smiling to myself. Afterwards went up London road for a proper celebration

 

[Danny_Boy]

An opposite story, I remember the game when Quinny scored for them and then we won with Kabba Brown and Allison scoring. I know it was at home but was on the South stand "G" block I think but not sure definitely close to away end. It was lively with the usual contingent that sit in that part of the ground, there was a middle aged couple sat on same row that I didn't recognise, they stood out for various reasons but mainly because they literally just sat there not moving and not making a sound. I guessed they were Wednesday fans but left them to it, when we equalised the stand went mental and I saw the couple get up and have a quiet word with a steward. They were then escorted out of the stadium.

Imagine being a part time Wednesday fan that decided to sit with the home fans and ended up on G or H block, made me chuckle they were obviously shitting their pants. Good job no one noticed although I'd hope we wouldn't be bully boys and pick on a bloke with his wife, but you never know with some folks.

 

[Bladesway]

South stand, 92, we won, we cheered, weather was horrible and walked into town down the middle of Penistone Road with a Blades flag. Ex girlfriend held other side of flag with hundreds of Blades cheering and adding to the evening.

What made it better was going there thinking we were going to get a tonking and being told so pre match by the known universe and its dog.

 

[Silent Blade]

Thousands of Blades on their kop 1967 willie Carlin scored.

January 1968. Mick Hill scored, Carlin assisted

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Suffo scored

D'Jaffo - the Lion of Hillsborough.

 

[cahill]

January 1968. Mick Hill scored, Carlin assisted

I know nowt do a

 

[Silent Blade]

I know nowt do a

You are a good poster. Keep them coming!

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Whitehouse - Davison - Davison 3-1 at the sty.
The pigs South ? at the top left must have had a good 2k Blades up there.
Fights breaking out all over the stand as Dane scored. At the final whistle I unzipped my coat showing the Blades shirt and waving to fellow Blades across on the away end. Best away game ever.

 

[corkysbeard]

2001 0-0 at style,got a ticket off my niece who worked at swillsbro in administration,she said to me,I'll get you a ticket but please behave,lol,it was for cantilever and as I walked up the steps from the concourse all the blades were singing loud and proud,so me when I got to the top of the steps joined in with them..pigs throwing themselves at me giving it plenty,stewards all over me and this fella stood up and said to me don't worry I'll sort it out..he was a blade to and used to be head steward there,he got on 1 of stewards radio to the new head steward and got me and himself transfered to the leaping s lane end to the chants off the blades to he's a blade n he's a blade na na na na...

 

[corkysbeard]

Also on cantilever when they beat us 2-1 midweek game in cup 2000 a think.....about 5 or 6 hundred blades also on cantilever, near leaping s lane corner.

 

[dublin 10 blade]

Off topic for first bit , after the horror show at the uncertified death trap on boxing day ( shivers ) the pigs came onto our kop , and took up a good spot , when the kop had the big white fences and the moat they were right in the corner were we couldnt get at them it was only at full time , then the shit really hit the fan with running battles down the back of the kop , out by the south stand and out into the street .
Back on topic now ,
saw about 10 minutes of the game at the sty a few of us were on their kop , the dane goal goes in , and it was like a scene from Zulu they kept coming at us in waves , got fucked out , with the swine baying for blood .
Stood toe to toe with millwall , fronted west ham as a chabby outside kenninghall motors as they came across the street , been to Belfast during the troubles to see England , and Dublin when the game was abandoned , so being in the midst of pork , well been twatted by bigger and better .