Champagneblade
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So, always a bit of a downer when the last ball is kicked for your team.
Still all is not lost, there are always things to look forward to. Appreciate if anyone can help with the dates (some not possible to define), in no particular order:
1. Official retained list
2. New kit launch. Sometimes before the last game and showcased at the last game but not this time. Maybe the Errea non-kit wear doesn't rock as well as your Adidas or Nike but as far as kit, I'm interested to see what they can do rather than what PSV/Athletico etc had on another occasion.
3. Pre-season friendlies announced. Possiblity for some to get an early fix. Hopefully this time it won't be such a shambles.
4. Championship Fixtures. Weird to say "not long now" but the season has to kick off before the end of July so there'll be no huge delay. The short turnaround may benefit us as we kind of have some momentum from this season and a good core to tweak rather than wholesale change.
5. That first signing. We all start to guess how the incoming world beater will gel with the rest of the Bramall Lane Galacticos.
6. That first sale. He was overrated anyway, wasn't he? We'll be better off long term. He didn't really fit with the way the squad is going anyway, did he? It's good money, he wasn't worth that! Etc
7. The likely takeover rumours. Is it today Dad?
8. The obsession over how many season tickets we've sold. Why don't they just load up a running total on the home page? It might even encourage more sales.
9. The run down of the runners and riders. Once a number of the deals are done and teams take shape the seasonal downplaying of your rivals' signings whilst expecting peak Maldini/Ibra/Ronaldo/Messi from your own new arrivals.
10. The annual Wednesday embarassing pre-season defeat. Aka memories of Alfreton.
I'm sure there's more. We've got this. Let's look forward to a season where we smash it!
UTB
Still all is not lost, there are always things to look forward to. Appreciate if anyone can help with the dates (some not possible to define), in no particular order:
1. Official retained list

2. New kit launch. Sometimes before the last game and showcased at the last game but not this time. Maybe the Errea non-kit wear doesn't rock as well as your Adidas or Nike but as far as kit, I'm interested to see what they can do rather than what PSV/Athletico etc had on another occasion.
3. Pre-season friendlies announced. Possiblity for some to get an early fix. Hopefully this time it won't be such a shambles.
4. Championship Fixtures. Weird to say "not long now" but the season has to kick off before the end of July so there'll be no huge delay. The short turnaround may benefit us as we kind of have some momentum from this season and a good core to tweak rather than wholesale change.
5. That first signing. We all start to guess how the incoming world beater will gel with the rest of the Bramall Lane Galacticos.
6. That first sale. He was overrated anyway, wasn't he? We'll be better off long term. He didn't really fit with the way the squad is going anyway, did he? It's good money, he wasn't worth that! Etc
7. The likely takeover rumours. Is it today Dad?
8. The obsession over how many season tickets we've sold. Why don't they just load up a running total on the home page? It might even encourage more sales.
9. The run down of the runners and riders. Once a number of the deals are done and teams take shape the seasonal downplaying of your rivals' signings whilst expecting peak Maldini/Ibra/Ronaldo/Messi from your own new arrivals.
10. The annual Wednesday embarassing pre-season defeat. Aka memories of Alfreton.
I'm sure there's more. We've got this. Let's look forward to a season where we smash it!
UTB