Play offs and voting - 7th May

[Linz]

This should combine the passions of a few on here. Thursday 7th is the first leg of the play-offs, but also general and council election day.

So, are you getting up early and hitting the polling station before work? They open at 7am.

Dashing back from work pre-match (cutting into vital drinking time)?

Hoping the polling station is open when you get back? They close the doors at 10pm.

Or just not bothering?

Would a bad result on Thursday affect your vote if you did it afterwards?

 

[LSF]

Voted already (postal). Away in Germany for both play off legs, so, I'm far removed from events very close to my heart

 

[Grecian2000]

One. Up with the lark and off to put the X in.

For those who would change vote depending on how we get on you might like this http://web.archive.org/web/20071212170442/http://www.btinternet.com/~chief.gnome/

 

[boo radley]

Also voted already , postal. Nowt to do all day but watch the excitement of the build up. It'll be funny to come home and see how bad UKIP have done.

 

[Worksop II]

Honestly, has anyone, got anyone worth Voting for ?

 

[dingledog]

I shall stroll across the road at 7am. Polling station all of 50 metres from my house.

I haven't a clue who I will vote for, but I will be supporting the one and only Blades in the evening.

 

[Billyblade]

I will do as I have done for every recent General Election. That is, abstain.
Politicians are all thieves and charlatans in it for their own ends.
When someone comes along with policies I believe in I will vote for them.
And before anyone starts the old "people died so you could get a vote" cobblers I'm sure those people would be nearly as miffed if they knew I voted for someone I didn't believe in just because I could.

 

[axel smeets]

I finish work at 7 that morning, so it will be vote on the way home, and to bed til 12. Then up and out for an Aberdeen Angus in t'spoons, to the match and then back in t'boozer just on time for the exit poll. A play off semi and a General Election on the same day is enough to make me do a sex wee.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Fuck voting, Bramall Lane is where it's at.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Fucks me right off that I can't watch the Election night because of the Play Offs, plan is drive down at 6 and get 5 live/Sky radio tuned in. Will vote before game.

 

[bladesadviser]

As I need to set off at 3.45 pm I shall call and vote on the way out and listen to the results start to come in on the way home. I expect Sunderland who are normally the first to declare will come in just as I hit Cambridge on the way back

 

[oaklandrdblade]

I will do as I have done for every recent General Election. That is, abstain.
Politicians are all thieves and charlatans in it for their own ends.
When someone comes along with policies I believe in I will vote for them.
And before anyone starts the old "people died so you could get a vote" cobblers I'm sure those people would be nearly as miffed if they knew I voted for someone I didn't believe in just because I could.

Spoil your paper, I may take this option as there is no party that is putting up a candidate that makes me want to vote for them. I feel I should make the effort to show them that 'none of the above' appeal to me

 

[Gibbo89]

Much as I love Blades and have done all my cognizant life, the welfare of real people is far more important to me, so I will vote and then worry about the play-offs. Never been one for "none of the above", just means not taking responsibility. Even if you just vote against the one you hate the most you're making you're voice count.

 

[Silent Blade]

Finish work at 3pm, catch the slow number 44 bus back home for 4pm ish. Have tea, then walk to polling station (probably with Mrs Silent and our eldest daughter- younger daughter voting in Newcastle as she is at uni- my son is 17) to polling booth at Dronfield Junior school. After voting, I go home, get ready for match and travel in my car with my son for the journey to BDTBL. I am having Friday off work cos i will be watching the election results on tv throughout the night (have done the same for other GEs since 1992)

 

[WhiteHawk]

I've always been a postal voter but for some reason, they've got me down as having to go to a polling station this time.

I'll have to vote before I go to work (haven't a clue who to vote for) as I won't have time to get home after work and back to the match, and won't be back home after the match before the polling station closes.

 

[davidpinder]

Up at 7 take the dog out, field is next to the voting station so makes sense to do it then as not much time after work before The match.

 

[Knebworth]

Have to be on duty on election night. Ffs

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Fucks me right off that I can't watch the Election night because of the Play Offs, plan is drive down at 6 and get 5 live/Sky radio tuned in. Will vote before game.

Nowt happens until midnight - you'll be home by then

 

[SK10Blade]

Honestly, has anyone, got anyone worth Voting for ?

Labour? Where my heart is but wrong leader and moving away from left.
Tory? No way, but preferred to several others, at least they are competent even if i don't agree with them.
LibDem? Student loans, can you trust them
SNP? Can't vote for them but if i could i would consider it.
Plaid Cymru? Trainee SNP
Green? The woman can hardly string a sentence together.
UKIP? How long have you got.

Still believe the voting form should have a box at the bottom marked "None of the above" I bet there would be more crosses there than most imagine.

 

[MiserableBlader]

Couldn't quite believe it when I heard we were playing this Thursday.
I'm voting in a marginal so that rules out negative nigel and the dynamic trio Doyle Baxter and Coutts.
I'll be recording the commentaries and hopefully watching the game on line.
But difficult to get links recently so any suggestions please create a thread on the day.

 

[MiserableBlader]

Labour? Where my heart is but wrong leader and moving away from left.
Tory? No way, but preferred to several others, at least they are competent even if i don't agree with them.
LibDem? Student loans, can you trust them
SNP? Can't vote for them but if i could i would consider it.
Plaid Cymru? Trainee SNP
Green? The woman can hardly string a sentence together.
UKIP? How long have you got.

Still believe the voting form should have a box at the bottom marked "None of the above" I bet there would be more crosses there than most imagine.

Here's an idea.
Why not write 'None of the above' on the paper

 

[Dkc]

It's my 50th birthday on Thursday. Gettting rid of Camreron and co. and a Blades win by more than a single goal would make me a very happy bunny.

 

[Caveblade]

It's my 50th birthday on Thursday. Gettting rid of Camreron and co. and a Blades win by more than a single goal would make me a very happy bunny.

Happy Birthday DKC, it's my 50th on Friday. Where did all that time go! Utb's

 

[Wapping Blade]

This should combine the passions of a few on here. Thursday 7th is the first leg of the play-offs, but also general and council election day.

So, are you getting up early and hitting the polling station before work? They open at 7am.

Dashing back from work pre-match (cutting into vital drinking time)?

Hoping the polling station is open when you get back? They close the doors at 10pm.

Or just not bothering?

Would a bad result on Thursday affect your vote if you did it afterwards?

Voted ages ago (postal).

 

[raul]

Straight fight between Ed balls and a Kipper for my consitiuency.

#winz

 

[blade too long]

voted twice already postal uk and local spanish election ,,ooooh the power

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Straight fight between Ed balls and a Kipper for my consitiuency.

#winz

I thought it was Ed and a Tory?

 

[blade too long]

remember when you used to vote on spot the ball competitions, you got lots of crosses on them

 

[blade.i.am]

Clegg out or Clough out. Should be an interesting day

 

[Notts Blade]

Voting in London bright and early before grabbing a train up to Yorkshire to get into Sheffield at five.