Memries of Brizzle Citeh

[North somerset blade]

Murphys goal a few seasons ago was awesome, made Flint look like the donkey he is when defending. However the tackle Bashambauer put in as part of the build up was awesome, no prisoners taken at all and Cotterill was incensed with it

 

[Rufus Smalls]

My best memory of Bristol City was our two nil win in the FA Cup around Jan 1975. Great goal by Tony Currie.

Silent will probably correct me here but didn’t TC come on as a sub in that FA Cup win to score the second goal ?

 

[Gavlar]

I love beating Bristol City.

My second team are the gas as i have lived here for 30 years this week.

In the match above where we beat them at the gate, you can just see me picking up my lad and celebrating when Flint smashed it into his net.

Terrible game but superb result!

 

[Silent Blade]

Silent will probably correct me here but didn’t TC come on as a sub in that FA Cup win to score the second goal ?

No, he started. Started every game that season

 

[United Aren't Back.]

The following season after the Play Off match we were down there again for last match of the season. Just had to avoid a heavy defeat & a big swing in goal difference Port Vale's way to keep our spot in second behind Wolves.
I think we were allowed two subs at that point & we had Benstead (?) down as one which was quite unusual at that time.
Was that the match where the free sailor hats were handed round ?

Mervyn Day kept goal for us that day.

 

[1973Blade]

I remember our last home game against them on the opening day of 2014/15 season. Quite a few of us were feeling optimistic for the season ahead and this game was the first warning sign that all was not well. Despite Higdon scoring we also all realised that he was crap.

 

[Silent Blade]

Mervyn Day kept goal for us that day.

No, the only time he played for us was in the 3-0 defeat at Wimbledon at the end of 1991-92 season. Benstead was one of our two subs for our game at Ashton Gate in last game of 1988-89. Tracey was in goal

 

[CarlingBlade]

I believe we relegated them in 1999 with the 3-1 home win?

Also seem to remember Marcelo scoring his 20th goal of the season in that game (felt like a big deal at the time) and Lee Morris scoring, back when I was sure he was our answer to Michael Owen (I was youngish, alright).

Morris got 2 goals and then missed a penalty for his hat-trick, that could well have been his last appearance for us before we sold him to Derby.

Lee Morris was a pretty awesome player for a time, unfortunately we cashed in on him too early, his career then seemed to be blighted by a series of knee injuries.

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

88-89 away,open away end,unusually warm May day, heatstroke/ 'refreshment' combo,passed out in back of car,got face felt-tipped all over.
Ah,how I laughed at the little scamps as I rubbed antiseptic cream into my now vigorously Vim-ed forehead next morning...
And we lost..

 

[Piffle and Tosh]

Here is a trivia question.

Who was the mascot for the 1988 home game in the play offs?

was it you ?

 

[Maidenhead]

Morris got 2 goals and then missed a penalty for his hat-trick, that could well have been his last appearance for us before we sold him to Derby.

Lee Morris was a pretty awesome player for a time, unfortunately we cashed in on him too early, his career then seemed to be blighted by a series of knee injuries.

Sounds like perfect timing to me.

Didn't we get about £4m for him?

I don't recall him ever doing a lot after he left us.

 

[diplomat]

You're right - it was 3rd v 4th with the winners playing each other. I remember Charlton beating Leeds at St Andrew's in the division 2 play-off final. They weren't played at Wembley at first.

Good old Charlton, I like them. Did they pick St Andrews because it would look the same after Leeds smashed it to bits as it did before?

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Sounds like perfect timing to me.

Didn't we get about £4m for him?

I don't recall him ever doing a lot after he left us.

1 of a number of occasions we had Derbys pants down.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

My best memory of Bristol City was our two nil win in the FA Cup around Jan 1975. Great goal by Tony Currie.

The other goal was Billy Dearden - one of my favourite ever Blades goal (up there with Saunders throw - in; Akinbiyi @ worldcupstarium [just because it was so out of keeping with his performances for us) Edwards 'Pele dummy' last game in 4th - Peterborough ?)

TC twatted a shot in from left hand side, about 3 foot high, travelling @ the speed of sound miles wide (likely would have gone out for a throw !) - BD twisted, leant back & met hit with his HEAD - the proverbial it would still be going now if there wasn't a net
He must have neck muscles of a Rhinoceros

 

[maxtheblade]

I saw us beat them 4-1 in that League Cup tie in 1992, think Deano got a couple and it was notable as Andy Cole scored their goal before his move to Newcastle.
Was also at the Lane for the 3-0 win in Nov 1994, I think Charlie Hartfield scored a rare goal in that game.

Remember that game - pretty sure that was the night Dane Whitehouse broke his leg. Seem to remember Bradders scoring an absolute screamer!

 

[Billyblade]

The following season after the Play Off match we were down there again for last match of the season. Just had to avoid a heavy defeat & a big swing in goal difference Port Vale's way to keep our spot in second behind Wolves.
I think we were allowed two subs at that point & we had Benstead (?) down as one which was quite unusual at that time.
Was that the match where the free sailor hats were handed round ?

I remember this match for the fact that they weren't expecting us to travel down in the numbers that we did. It was pay on the door. We were one of the first coaches down and got stopped in the Avon Gorge. The gendarme who got on the bus to make sure we weren't drinking asked the driver "How many coaches after you, 3 or 4?" Our driver said "Are you kidding? This lot are getting promoted today, we are bringing 3-4 thousand". Copper said "Oh shit, we're not ready for that".
When we got to the ground, the away end was full and they started putting us in their side stand which we didn't realise was already 2/3 full with their idiot fans "The Dolman Boys". We were separated by a gangway and about 4 WPC's. Match was shit and we lost but not by enough to make us stay down. Towards the end of the match some of our fans started moving down to the front to prepare for the inevitable pitch invasion. The Dolman Boys took offence to this and started moving towards the front as well. Fisticuffs ensued which spilled onto the pitch and caused the ref to take the players off. After the cavalry restored order (weird to see horses galloping about on the pitch) the match continued to the end and we were promoted.
After the game we were sitting on our coach and through a gap in the houses could see into the local park. We could see one group of fans running past the gap, followed shortly after the opposing group of fans, then by the cavalry. A short while later the first group of fans ran back the other way, followed by the opposing set of fans and the cavalry. Just needed "Yakkety sax" playing because it was like a scene out of a Benny Hill sketch

 

[N20 Blade]

No, the only time he played for us was in the 3-0 defeat at Wimbledon at the end of 1991-92 season. Benstead was one of our two subs for our game at Ashton Gate in last game of 1988-89. Tracey was in goal

That's right, huge away following, completely outnumbered Wimbledon at Selhurst Park but we were dreadful; which was a real shame as our way form that season was superb with loads of goals too. Didn't some fans turn on Day and started chanting that he was a wanker? There was a pitch invasion at the end and didn't we break the crossbar?

 

[Cheets]

That's right, huge away following, completely outnumbered Wimbledon at Selhurst Park but we were dreadful; which was a real shame as our way form that season was superb with loads of goals too. Didn't some fans turn on Day and started chanting that he was a wanker? There was a pitch invasion at the end and didn't we break the crossbar?

Yes - Mervyn was greeted with "he's got grey hair but we don't care" chants but then had an absolute nightmare leading to "We all hate Leeds" chants. Amusingly, he later saved a penalty.

 

[diplomat]

Remember that game - pretty sure that was the night Dane Whitehouse broke his leg. Seem to remember Bradders scoring an absolute screamer!

It was the Whitehouse leg break, it was near me on John St and you could hear the crack. Poor tackle. He was playing really well at that point too.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

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Yep, my first memory of Brizzle was that game too.

2nd was the 2 x legs PO games when we got relegated.

UTB

 

[Paisley Blade]

That's right, huge away following, completely outnumbered Wimbledon at Selhurst Park but we were dreadful; which was a real shame as our way form that season was superb with loads of goals too. Didn't some fans turn on Day and started chanting that he was a wanker? There was a pitch invasion at the end and didn't we break the crossbar?

Travelled down on the overnight coach from Glasgow for this one with world's worst man flu. Straight to the awful game and then back to Victoria for 10 hour coach journey back. Getting 'nam style flashbacks just thinking about it.

 

[COME BACK CHED]

1 of a number of occasions we had Derbys pants down.

They had our pants down , and fucked us up the arse , with Connor bloody Sammon , even though he cost nowt .

 

[Silent Blade]

TC twatted a shot in from left hand side, about 3 foot high, travelling @ the speed of sound miles wide (likely would have gone out for a throw !) - BD twisted, leant back & met hit with his HEAD - the proverbial it would still be going now if there wasn't a net
He must have neck muscles of a Rhinoceros

I had gone home thinking TC scored both goals (I was in the BLUT) and was surprised Green Un credited the first goal to Billy. Yes, it was a hard cross shot by TC

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Guess who was mascot for this game as well as the one brownie mentioned earlier

 

[Silent Blade]

Guess who was mascot for this game as well as the one brownie mentioned earlier

Him I think!

 

[grafikhaus]

Not really worth doing a separate thread so here's Memries of Brizzle Citeh Part 2.

On December 8th 2017, we lost that Friday night fixture 1-2 in front of our lowest home crowd of the season – 24,409. United hit the woodwork four times, John Fleck was sent off and Leon Clarke scored for The Blades, his tenth League goal in six games:

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Recent meetings with Bristol City:


Full Sheffield United v Bristol City history.

To date, our full league record against Bristol City is:

Home: P: 22 W: 15 D: 3 L: 4 F: 51 A: 25

Away: P: 21 W: 8 D: 5 L: 8 F: 29 A: 33

Form Guide: Like The Blades, Bristol City flattered to deceive earlier in the season and now languish near the bottom of the form guide (based on the last six league games) with just five points out of a possible eighteen.



Full Championship Form Guide.

Before this Sunday’s final match of the season, there's very little separating the two teams:



Full Championship table

Men to Watch:

Bobby Reid is easily The Robins’ top scorers, having scored one more league goal than Leon Clarke which puts Reid in third spot in The Championship top scorers list. Bournemouth are rumoured to be planning a £12m Summer move for him.




Bobby Reid


Famara Diedhiou

 

[Silent Blade]

This Sunday will be my first time at Ashton Gate.

The below photo was the ground in the late 1960s! Bristol City were playing Cardiff as you can see Cardiff's John Toshack challenging Bristol City's keeper Mike Gibson

 

[grafikhaus]

This Sunday will be my first time at Ashton Gate.

The below photo was the ground in the late 1960s! Bristol City were playing Cardiff as you can see Cardiff's John Toshack challenging Bristol City's keeper Mike Gibson

10th March, 1971. Cardiff - 1 Real Madrid - 0.

 

[Silent Blade]

10th March, 1971. Cardiff - 1 Real Madrid - 0.

That was after Toshack left for Liverpool. The above photo was at Bristol City's ground