Most angry a Blades match has made you

[pommpey]

It was indeed; THE piss-boiler of all piss-boilers.

I saw that, sat in the Globe Pub in Port Stanley.

pommpey

 

[bornablade]

I cannot even remember which game it was. I think it was during Clough's second season. We'd lost. Gary Sinclair wasn't doing the match announcements but his stand-in at the final whistle spoke without any concern for the game or result that we'd just watched.

Another example of the club being totally out of ouch with its supporters. Fortunately they've made huge strides to put that right.

 

[Greenwich Blade]

I cannot even remember which game it was. I think it was during Clough's second season. We'd lost. Gary Sinclair wasn't doing the match announcements but his stand-in at the final whistle spoke without any concern for the game or result that we'd just watched.

Another example of the club being totally out of ouch with its supporters. Fortunately they've made huge strides to put that right.

I remember that! I can't remember what it was he said at the end but it was met with universal condemnation from those left in the ground.

 

[Coily]

I've always remembered your anger at half-time that day; I was foolish enough to suggest that Williamson was unlucky with his red card within earshot of your good self - you would still be ripping into me now if the queue for the toilets hadn't cleared.

Sounds about right, fair to say I had t'reight face on! I finally stomped out after about 70 minutes, I was pissed off with Williamson and Henderson as it was, watching the remaining nine incompetents flounder against a bang average side was too much to bear.

 

[penthouseblade]

Was that the horrendous one under Morgs? That's one I'd purged from the memory too – definitely agree with you, and I'd add the Crewe away game around the same time. Both pathetic performances, and the height of Barry Robson shitness.

Fuck! I'd forgotten about that debacle also! I had a feeling we'd lose that game even though Pompey were already relegated but they battered us from the first minute, 3-0 down after 15 minutes ish? I wasn't very happy at all.....

 

[BushBlade]

Oh yes, this gem of a performance. Everyone who'd seen either game could tell you exactly how Burnley were going to play...except Blackwell, apparently.

The shitty performance from Craig Beattie, the fouls in the area on Walker and Naughton, and the brainlessness showed by Jamie Ward all added to the rage.

I wasn't angry for the other finals. I was bored out of my mind in 1997, stunned in 2003, and resigned to defeat before we'd kicked off in 2012.

I knew this would happen. I got past Roy's mention of the pig game but I can't hold back any longer.

Every fucker who'd watched the game against them a few weeks earlier could see how little Henderson was getting from their centre halves, and Henderson was a decent target man. Who in their right mind would choose to use the same tactics when Hendo was unavailable but with Craig Fucking Beattie as a target man. Craig Fucking Beattie.

The chubby fuck was playing for penalties. Our wage bill was probably double Burnley's and we set up like a third division side playing a PL side in a cup game.

And that useless bottling pillock doing interviews about knowing how bad it is to lose a playoff and not wanting to do it again. Fucking great leadership there you blubbering tit. Like a fucking startled rabbit.

Worst manager to last more than twelve months in my lifetime of going to the Lane.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Yes that was the one for me although not the most significant. It was still the most abject display ever especially when Yeovil were already relegated !!

Chesterfield last game isn't it?

 

[SRBlade]

There's probably too many to mention but one that sticks out is the 2010/11 league cup trip to Hartlepool. We were totally outplayed and totally inept, lost 2-0 and our only shot at goal came after 85 minutes from subbed on centre half Kyle Bartley after a run from inside his on half to punt one from 25 yards.

Utterly abysmal

 

[Ricky]

I genuinely can't believe how many truly shocking days we've had to endure in the last few years alone. It's unbelievable.

 

[Steve French]

Yeovil away, Playoff 2nd leg. Watching in Dublin days after having a spinal fusion. I showed more passion screaming at the telly than any players did that day

Have you ever taken a girl to Nobber?

 

[Groucho Blade]

The angriest I've ever been at a game was at Anfield in the latest Prem season. Cheater Gerrard was given a highly dubious penalty against us at BDBL which was bad enough, but he even bettered that at Anfield, by leaping into Kozzy's arms and completely conning the ref into giving him a penalty. That's got to be one of the worst decisions I've ever witnessed.

Rivalled only by a game at Bellend Road, when Tom McAllister collected the ball, got kicked in the head, the ball ran free and Leeds scored, probably from an offside position as well. The ref ignored our appeals, and gave the goal. Tommo was in a really bad way was treated for ages and had to be carried off. How the ref thought he'd got such a terrible head injury, I've no idea.

Furious doesn't even begin to describe my emotions after those two refereeing gems.

 

[Woodwardfan]

7-0 home win over Ipswich.

As a young un being driven by dad en route. Said to me it's pissing down lets go to pictures instead !!

Got a star, nowt on so back home to watch Frank Brough on Grandstand.

Imagine my dismay as each goal got reported and I saw it on box following day.

I was at a wedding and Woody got four of them!

 

[Woodwardfan]

The angriest I've ever been at a game was at Anfield in the latest Prem season. Cheater Gerrard was given a highly dubious penalty against us at BDBL which was bad enough, but he even bettered that at Anfield, by leaping into Kozzy's arms and completely conning the ref into giving him a penalty. That's got to be one of the worst decisions I've ever witnessed.

Rivalled only by a game at Bellend Road, when Tom McAllister collected the ball, got kicked in the head, the ball ran free and Leeds scored, probably from an offside position as well. The ref ignored our appeals, and gave the goal. Tommo was in a really bad way was treated for ages and had to be carried off. How the ref thought he'd got such a terrible head injury, I've no idea.

Furious doesn't even begin to describe my emotions after those two refereeing gems.

And that followed our very first home game when Gerrard dived miles away from a Morgan challenge - after the game the ref said " there was no contact but the intent was there".

Think I'm right in saying Gerrard 'earned' two penalties that day at Anfield, so 3 for the season.

My game was Leeds at home and they took it in turns to cripple Salmons who was done for after half an hour.- organised thuggery.

 

[Woodwardfan]

Definitely one of the playoff finals that Davalon and Captain have picked. Can't decide between them because they both made me fooking furious due to how poorly we performed. Each and every travelling Blade was let down in the worst way possible by our team on those days.

Also let down by Mike Dean v Burnley for two cast iron penalty decisions.

 

[stringjunior]

That time that Billy missed the last minute sitter at home Vs chesterfield completing our run of 8 straight defeats at the end of 16/17. Chesterfield won and survived the drop, scunny and Fleetwood secured the top 2 and we lost in the playoff semis Vs Bolton when Maxine ran riot.

Oh, sorry..... Errrrrrr, Bury away last season when i ended up with ketchup down my new coat.

 

[PeteBlade]

And that followed our very first home game when Gerrard dived miles away from a Morgan challenge - after the game the ref said " there was no contact but the intent was there".

Think I'm right in saying Gerrard 'earned' two penalties that day at Anfield, so 3 for the season.

My game was Leeds at home and they took it in turns to cripple Salmons who was done for after half an hour.- organised thuggery.

A rule seemingly invented by the referee on that day "intent to foul" and one I've never seen a penalty given for again since.

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

I was at a wedding and Woody got four of them!

That's the one !!

Also remember him making us leave early one night at Notts county and we missed our late winner!!

Never do these things to my lads now, or myself ha !!

 

[Posh Blade]

I remember that 1-1 Oldham game a couple of people mentioned above.

Oldham under Dickov had a reputation for d1ckhead tactics and I had seen this on an encounter vs Posh where they were 2-1 up at half time and were hell bent on getting a posh player sent off 2nd half........the final score? 5-2 to posh...that went well.

The ref that day just wouldn't book any of their players or give 2nd yellows which made it even worse, so they just kept doing it, then there was the ballboy incident during which NOBODY thought to mention afterwards that it was United's throw in....classic agendas coming out again. I know United are only my 2nd team but that was the one game I was fuming after.

I'll be at the Bradford game by the way.

 

[pommpey]

The angriest I've ever been at a game was at Anfield in the latest Prem season. Cheater Gerrard was given a highly dubious penalty against us at BDBL which was bad enough, but he even bettered that at Anfield, by leaping into Kozzy's arms and completely conning the ref into giving him a penalty. That's got to be one of the worst decisions I've ever witnessed.

Rivalled only by a game at Bellend Road, when Tom McAllister collected the ball, got kicked in the head, the ball ran free and Leeds scored, probably from an offside position as well. The ref ignored our appeals, and gave the goal. Tommo was in a really bad way was treated for ages and had to be carried off. How the ref thought he'd got such a terrible head injury, I've no idea.

Furious doesn't even begin to describe my emotions after those two refereeing gems.

Bit like Ian Rush and Trace, then? Studs up, keeper on the ball, in front of the kop. Trace gets the bottom of his boot straight in the dish. Ref stops game, Trace seriously crocked, Rush gets away with that is effectively GBH on a sports field.

Fucking useless scouse cunt.

pommpey

 

[Woodwardfan]

A rule seemingly invented by the referee on that day "intent to foul" and one I've never seen a penalty given for again since.

Rob Styles.

 

[Woodwardfan]

The angriest I've ever been at a game was at Anfield in the latest Prem season. Cheater Gerrard was given a highly dubious penalty against us at BDBL which was bad enough, but he even bettered that at Anfield, by leaping into Kozzy's arms and completely conning the ref into giving him a penalty. That's got to be one of the worst decisions I've ever witnessed.

Rivalled only by a game at Bellend Road, when Tom McAllister collected the ball, got kicked in the head, the ball ran free and Leeds scored, probably from an offside position as well. The ref ignored our appeals, and gave the goal. Tommo was in a really bad way was treated for ages and had to be carried off. How the ref thought he'd got such a terrible head injury, I've no idea.

Furious doesn't even begin to describe my emotions after those two refereeing gems.

Mike Riley at Anfield I think, one cheated and the other exaggerated/ cheated.

I remember same ref at West Ham that season disallow a Geary header which he won as clean as a whistle above the keeper on the penalty spot, what a difference that could have made.

 

[BanbridgeBlade]

Have you ever taken a girl to Nobber?

And went through colon too haha

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

A rule seemingly invented by the referee on that day "intent to foul" and one I've never seen a penalty given for again since.

Do I remember hearing a former prem ref on the radio a few months ago, talking about this "rule" and this example ?

If I remember correctly, I think he said that refs have the discretion to award a foul for intent IF the player (not) fouled anticipates the foul and takes evasive action as a result, with the evasive action (a) being the only reason the foul isn't completed, and (b) being to the detriment of the team (not) fouled--i.e., they lose possession, or are denied a goal-scoring opportunity, etc.**

With "discretion" being the key word.

I hope I did hear that, and didn't dream it, because it would be a very sad dream to have had

Any refs on here ?

**None of the above, real or not, should be taken as evidence that Rob Styles is anything but a prize twat.

 

[I should coco]

Fucking useless scouse cunt.

That's as maybe, but you missed out the 'big nose' bit.

I remember the FAC semi 98 when we were in a boozer in Sale by the tram stop. Absolutley packed and about 50/50 Blades/Geordies. They were a little bemused but to be fair did laugh, when we serenaded them with:

(to the tune of Blue Moon)

Big nose
He's got a fucking big nose
He's got a fucking big nose
He's got a fucking big nose
Ian Rush......

He was well over the hill when 'King(ha!) Kenny' got him to drive his motability scooter all the way to Toon, so imagine how useless he was by the time he renewed his bus pass and turned up at BDTBL.

 

[shorehamview]

He was well over the hill when 'King(ha!) Kenny' got him to drive his motability scooter all the way to Toon, so imagine how useless he was by the time he renewed his bus pass and turned up at BDTBL.

I seem to remember him stood in the centre circle as the match entirely passed him by, as mobile and as useful on a football pitch as a roll of discount lino.

 

[pommpey]

That's as maybe, but you missed out the 'big nose' bit.

I was on the JSS level with the edge of the box where Trace went down to smother the ball and Rush lunged forward on the end of his run with full intent to get his foot in there. Trace wasn't a big soft lad either and has had some punishment in his life but the impact was gruesome. Trace just rolled over in quite a lot of pain and the Lane went fucking mental. But the ref kinda saw it as a fair challenge, despite Trace being stretchered off.

pommpey

 

[BushBlade]

Do I remember hearing a former prem ref on the radio a few months ago, talking about this "rule" and this example ?

If I remember correctly, I think he said that refs have the discretion to award a foul for intent IF the player (not) fouled anticipates the foul and takes evasive action as a result, with the evasive action (a) being the only reason the foul isn't completed, and (b) being to the detriment of the team (not) fouled--i.e., they lose possession, or are denied a goal-scoring opportunity, etc.**

With "discretion" being the key word.

I hope I did hear that, and didn't dream it, because it would be a very sad dream to have had

Any refs on here ?

**None of the above, real or not, should be taken as evidence that Rob Styles is anything but a prize twat.

I've heard this too. There was a similar incident in a PL game this year and I vaguely remember it being discussed. Can't remember the incident or what game it was so didn't mention it before.

 

[I should coco]

Can't remember the incident or what game it was so didn't mention it before.

Yes, as a witty anecdote, it may have been a little lacking.

You'd probably have had to mention 'Desso' to get any sort of response.

 

[Trueblade]

Definitely Wolves play off loss.

The main one was Swindon play off semi final a couple of years ago. It ended 5-5 and we were praised for our come back (to this day I don't know why) but the way we started was unforgivable. You can't start a game like that and expect to win. They should have been fired and raring to go, but no, we were shite!

 

[BushBlade]

Yes, as a witty anecdote, it may have been a little lacking.

You'd probably have had to mention 'Desso' to get any sort of response.

It wasn't intended to be a witty anecdote and I'm not too keen on destroying the myth of our two lost points just to defend a referee 'for the sake of balance'. Fuck balance. I'm a Blade.
But as SBB mentioned it, I thought it might be reassuring for him to know he hadn't imagined it.
And 'for the sake of balance' we've seen since that Slippy G does have trouble staying on his feet...