Most Despised Opposition Player(s)

[Silent Blade]

Wasn't that at the Pig?

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That was John Harkes that Hodgy elbowed

 

[Silent Blade]

Not seen him mentioned yet

 

[frank drebin]

Chris Armstrong's brother

Really ?

 

[I should coco]

Not seen him mentioned yet

A good shout but he was a pantomime villain and hardly in the Ainsworth/ Muscat class.

 

[Silent Blade]

Really ?

Yup

 

[georgebernardshaw]

So, are we agreed it's Ainsworth then?

All those in favour say "aye"...

"AYE"

The motion is carried

 

[Bugboyblade]

I can always remember Gary Bennett getting a load of abuse. The only player I ever knew who got abuse for injuring a pig.

 

[Silent Blade]

I can always remember Gary Bennett getting a load of abuse. The only player I ever knew who got abuse for injuring a pig.

Chester player. Broke Ian Knight's leg

 

[Rusty]

Barry Ferguson was at Blackpool, might have been him?

Yep that's him crab

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Ainsworth, Muscat and Taricco in that order sprung straight to mind. No one else gets near really.

Couple that haven't been mentioned:

Andy Johnson - monumentap diving twat always celebrated in front of our fans even when he scored for palace at Selhurst Park.

Most pigs obviously but I reserve special levels of pig hate for Clinton bastarding Morrison.

What about the other Andy Johnson. Breaker of Santos' face?

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Daniel Jones for his breakdancing to get Higdon sent off.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

To be fair to Curle, at least he knew the rules of the game. In the Battle of Bramall Lane when we had already had three off, he was on a yellow but knew the ref was struggling to keep the game going. Curle kept comically kicking their players up in the air knowing the ref daren't give him another card. Megson was going balistic and Curle just kept kicking their soft wankers.

All the usual suspects named with special mentions for Ainsworth, Gerrard, Hunt, Flying Pig, Singing-the-blues-moustachioed-pig, diving-Finnish-pig.

Another Charlie Hartfield moment has been missed; Mark-bigtime-wanker-Hughes.

Kicked Charlie up the arse at BDTBL and old Red Nose moaned about not enough ref protection for his little darlings. Made of chocolate the cheating Manyoo tosspots.

Anyone mentioned Ainsworth?

Cantona kicked Hartfield who in turn responded with a clip round the ear earning him a red card. Blake should have had a penalty for us before Cantona scorer that worldy past Kelly.

 

[TONY_TONY_AGANA]

 

[8lade]

C'mon chaps I can't believe I'm the only one who's voted for Juan Pablo Angel!
Fouled Morgan then at the end of the match told him he'd get him properly in the return fixture (here's the clincher) didn't turn up (ok he wasn't playing but he could've waited outside for Morgs to give him a good twatting!)
I remember seeing Morgs interviewed about what he'd said, he just shrugged it off and said if he wants to be like that, that's up to him.

 

[Revolution]

I can always remember Gary Bennett getting a load of abuse. The only player I ever knew who got abuse for injuring a pig.

He got booed every time he touched the ball when he played at the Lane for Southend 2 years after that foul. Cross city solidarity. He should have been banned for a year for that tackle.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Never think of Tevez in these threads – he personally didn't do anything untoward, it was the actions of others. If scoring goals that send us down is enough of a reason, I'm surprised not to see Mark Stein's name.

For me it's Taricco, Muscat, Ainsworth, Danny Tiatto, and for some reason that I can't remember (yet still feel completely justified saying), Alan Lee.

Also, despite the fact he played for us, I'm still putting Ashley Ward down on the list.

Agree about Alan Lee. One of those players that would always get away with murder during the game and be in the ref’s ear for the whole 90 minutes.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

I wouldn't say Taricco got Short sent off. Short got himself sent off for nailing Taricco. It's a long time ago now, but I swear that Short leaned down and said something to Taricco after he'd chopped him down, and then walked off without waiting for the referee to give him the card. It was worth it. Chris!

During the same game, Taricco gave Blades fans the V sign as he left the field at half time.

Given we have no geographical connection with them, it may surprise Blades fans of a more recent vintage how much United and Ipswich hated each other between about 1995 and about 2005, but it was a real rivalry. Lots of big games - we were both promotion chasers and playoff failures - and sendings off. It didn't help that we never won there.

My personal trinity of hatred is similar to others': Taricco, Ainsworth, Muscat

And my hated "Superpigs" are Hirst, Waddle and Palmer. I actually saw Palmer last week but resisted the temptation to verbally abuse him. As I understand it, Palmer was not popular amongst his fellow professionals either.

I disliked Pressman as I dislike all Wednesday players, but my goodness that fat bastard will always have my respect. Always played well against us.

I recall John Harley writing his name into Bramall Lane Folklore in a similar way as he got sent off for nailing bastard Ainsworth at Walsall in a 2-1 win. Think it was boxing day in the triple assault season. Brownie scored a belter and we sang “we only need 10 men”.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Good call .

Di Canio’s an odd one. He can be a reyt twat at times but he’s done a few things over the years that make me kind of like him.


1. Breaking into Swillsborough to retrieve his player of the season trophy.

2. Catching the ball to halt play when the opposition GK was injured.

3. Being an incredibly skilful player scoring some of the finest goals I’ve seen.

4. His ridiculous row with Leon Clarke when they were at Swindon together.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Robbie Savage was a wind up merchant, pantomime villain character...you hated him when he was against you but love him if he was for you. Knew when to draw the line because he never got a red card surprisingly.

Agree with that. I don’t mind Savage too much. Someone you’d heckle but it was all banter really.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

He was a pudding but to give him his due, he could take it too.

I remember Palace at home in the early 90's when Young, Thorn and Thomas took it in turns to kick him. They knew they'd eventually be booked but counted on his retaliation and a sending off. He just kept getting up and carrying on with the game, despite some horrendous 'tackles' on him. No moaning or rolling around and for once he almost seemed to rise above it.

I also remember the 3 second yellow at Maine Road, going in on their 'hard man', Peter Reid. A true Stupid-Vinnie comedy moment.

Knobhead yes, but really "most despised"?

Didn’t he break his own record for quickest booking later on playing against us by doing the same thing to Dane Whitehouse?

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Others I disliked (but not in the same league) were


Mark Bright

Stephen Bywater

Chris Lines

Gordon Watson

Gary Madine

Nile Ranger

Marlon King

 

[frank drebin]

Didn’t he break his own record for quickest booking later on playing against us by doing the same thing to Dane Whitehouse?

Think Bradshaw did it to him

 

[JonnyRed(WCFC)]

Marlon King.....what a horrible piece of work he was...i'd happily forgot about him!

Even the fans of whoever he was playing for at the time despised him!

 

[dublin 10 blade]

Di Canio’s an odd one. He can be a reyt twat at times but he’s done a few things over the years that make me kind of like him.


1. Breaking into Swillsborough to retrieve his player of the season trophy.

2. Catching the ball to halt play when the opposition GK was injured.

3. Being an incredibly skilful player scoring some of the finest goals I’ve seen.

4. His ridiculous row with Leon Clarke when they were at Swindon together.

His right arm salute in Rome to the Lazio fans was a particular favourite of mine .

 

[northsomersetblade]

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Good spot. Let's a have a dishonourable mention for John Fashanu as well

 

[Old Clegg]

Bremner, complete w**ker and captain of the dirtiest team of con-men I ever saw. At the Lane in 1975 Leeds were one up with a few minutes left when a Wigfall’s firework display (on the scaffolding tower that was used on the cricket pitch for the TV cameras) went off early just as the Blades equalised. Bremner went running to the referee rubbing his eyes trying to get the goal disallowed, pitiful, it summed up that Leeds team of the seventies, loved by Look North despised by everyone else.


Here's my favourite picture of hard man Billy

 

[DI36O]

Another vote for the unholy triumvirate of being a dick.

Lee Hughes and Andy Johnson used to wind me up as well.

 

[Silent Blade]

Bremner, complete w**ker and captain of the dirtiest team of con-men I ever saw. At the Lane in 1975 Leeds were one up with a few minutes left when a Wigfall’s firework display (on the scaffolding tower that was used on the cricket pitch for the TV cameras) went off early just as the Blades equalised. Bremner went running to the referee rubbing his eyes trying to get the goal disallowed, pitiful, it summed up that Leeds team of the seventies

Super-sub Cammack scored the equaliser!

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Not starting a new thread...

Time to include referees, football commentators, journalists, visiting supporters to BDTBL and home supporters/grounds when we're Awayday Blades...

Proceed.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Mel Sterland was a vintage nobcheese.

Piggy bastard who also played for Dirty L**ds (and scored against us). He made a few appearances on local radio as a summariser, and was always as full of the deluded porcine crap you'd expect a follower of those twats to be. What's not to hate?