open top champions bus parade

[Bladesway]

We need to calm down a bit. We've won the third division, not the champions league. Celebrate, then the players need to put it behind them.

We have won something for the first time in 35 fucking years. Won it at a canter. This time 12 months ago I would have bitten your hand off for the opportunity.

Why the hell wouldn't we be proud of our first bit of silverware in this time.

Genuinely cannot believe anyone wouldn't want to celebrate winning the division you are in.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I think this is one of the most surprising things I've ever read on here. It gives an astonishing insight into the minds of some people and how they really think about our achievement of winning the League 1 title. It reveals that, deep down, they do not see this as much of an achievement and are even slightly embarrassed about it.

This suggests that they have never really come to terms with what their club actually is, in terms of its place in the football league. Sheffield United has been a League 1 club for the past 6 years - the old English Division 3. It might be a big club, with a proud history, a fine stadium and excellent crowds. But it has been a League 1 club. It has been competing at League 1 level because that's where it belongs based on results over 6 years. It's not like we were playing in the Premiership and one day someone from the FA came along and said, "hey, we'd like to do an experiment with you - go and play in League 1 and see how you get on". No, we were in League 1 because we weren't good enough to be any higher up the league.

We can all say, "yeah, well we shouldn't have been in that league" because we know a club like this, with that infrastructure and support, should be competing at a much higher level - but it hasn't been. That's the point. And it has no God-given right to be competing at a higher level - that has to be earned. And do you know what? They've earned that right. After 6 years of trying and failing the club have actually succeeded and got it right.

I don't recall any embarrassment about the celebration of winning the Division Four title and I really can't understand why there should be any embarrassment about winning this one! Only 4 clubs in the English Football League have ever won all 4 divisions - so it's a bit of history-making too.

But most of all - we've not only won the League 1 title, but we've done so in some style. And this achievement is one that will set the club back on the road to being one of the country's top clubs again. That's one hell of an achievement - every Blade should be proud of that and want to it celebrated publicly. And as for what Wednesday might do - I couldn't give a damn. It is a totally separate issue to what United do and doesn't detract from it one iota.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

No, no no! FFS we've won the 3rd division, it's not an open top bus worthy achievement.
Our expectations and goals should be highier than this.

We've had some celebrations and the there will be more today and during/after the Chesterfield game, and that should be it. We've made the first step, a big and necessary step but that's all it is.
An open top bus because we've made it to the Championship is something I would think Chesterfield or Doncaster would have, clubs who's expectations would have been met by that achievement. I wouldn't want one if we were promoted to the Premiership.
It isn't embarrassment at what we've done, it's ambition about what we should be aiming to do.
Aim higher Blades.

 

[Blade56]

.......they do not see this as much of an achievement and are even slightly embarrassed about it.

I'm not embarrassed about the way we've achieved our escape from PPL1, I'm embarrassed that we had to.

But L1 is now history, catching up with the new football world order is now the priority. Thing have changed and hopefully our owners mentality has changed so no doing it on the cheap is no longer a viable plan. They have to decide weather to call or fold.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We had an open top bus parade in 2006 for the homemade plate that Chris Morgan had bashed together in his garage using his head and some basic tools. We hadn't won anything that season. We have now won something, and won it in style. I feel sorry for anyone that can't proudly celebrate that fact.

 

[dazzlingblade]

im for it. its not about us old farts who were at leicester or greeting the bus on its return. its about memories for the young uns. who knows how long it could be before we win anything else. the rest of you can have a get together in a pub and just chat about the fact its only league one. ill be going and giving the kids a memory for life

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Let's just call it a practice for future glories

 

[DiggerBlade]

Don't do a 'Sergio Ramos' Billy!

Imagine anyone doing that with the FA Cup?

There would be a public hanging if that ever happened.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Odds on Owen Hargreaves appearing on the bus and/or getting a medal?! Lad's got form.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Don't see the need for a bus parade. A sold out bramall lane will be plenty. Also it pains me to say, but if the pigs go up we will look a bit silly

No those swfc can never make us look silly.

 

[Booker4]

I would say its up to the players and Wilder to decide. This might be the only opportunity for some of these lads to do an open top bus parade. We as fans had the one in 2006 and that was great. It's not as game changing as 2006 because we're obviously not going up to the prem but its still a huge achievement and we've won the league at a canter which is certainly something to be proud of and we shouldn't be embarrassed if we do the open bus stuff. As a comparison Wednesday did it back in 2011 for finishing second.

 

[BushBlade]

We have won something for the first time in 35 fucking years. Won it at a canter. This time 12 months ago I would have bitten your hand off for the opportunity.

Why the hell wouldn't we be proud of our first bit of silverware in this time.

Genuinely cannot believe anyone wouldn't want to celebrate winning the division you are in.

Show me the bit in my post where I say I don't want us to celebrate.

 

[Dkc]

It's a no from me, but let's have a massive celebration at home v Chesterfield = perhaps with Wilder, McCabe and the players addressing the fans after the game, and the trophy being "officially" presented and paraded.

A bus parade on a working Tuesday, with kids in school and most fans at work, makes no sense

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Its all about being the best at the level you're at imo. And we've done that. By a mile actually.

We can't ask more than that and next season we know will be tougher. But I cannot imagine a situation where a shrewd manager like Wilder won't know what to do to make us even better.

And he won't settle for less.

I think he's going to break the mould with his refreshing approach to management and it's going to cause a lot of Chairmen to question what they are doing.

It's not about spending multi million pound fees on one player. It's about motivating a set of talented players to bust a gut every game.

Honestly - we are going to surprise a lot of people next season. Can't wait!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

It's a no from me, but let's have a massive celebration at home v Chesterfield = perhaps with Wilder, McCabe and the players addressing the fans after the game, and the trophy being "officially" presented and paraded.

A bus parade on a working Tuesday, with kids in school and most fans at work, makes no sense

Let's make it a public holiday then?

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

It's a no from me, but let's have a massive celebration at home v Chesterfield = perhaps with Wilder, McCabe and the players addressing the fans after the game, and the trophy being "officially" presented and paraded.

A bus parade on a working Tuesday, with kids in school and most fans at work, makes no sense

You never know they may do it after school hours and most 9-5 workers??

Just a thought. Although you're right that's why nobody attends night games !

 

[metalblade]

Lets hope the fucking bus doesn't break down 100 yards from the Lane like last time, now that WOULD be embarrassing.

 

[TJB.]

Bump.

http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/sheffield-united-civic-reception-3684346.aspx

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Standing on the balcony of Sheffield town hall , is special for any Sheffielder Our team deserve this , its certainly pride and not embarrassing as some moaners suggest .