Quirky Grimsby Town V Sheffield United cup fact

[1973Blade]

We play them away in the Checkatrade Trophy on the same day as the most controversial American Presidential election in decades. We last played Grimsby away in the cup on September 11th 2001, the day of the infamous terrorist attacks on America.
Is there a link between United playing Grimsby away in the cup and historical events occurring in America?

 

[seanbeenstattoo]

Please don`t take this the wrong way when I say a fuck I couldn`t give about the outcome of the game or election.

 

[JOEYDEE]

We play them away in the Checkatrade Trophy on the same day as the most controversial American Presidential election in decades. We last played Grimsby away in the cup on September 11th 2001, the day of the infamous terrorist attacks on America.
Is there a link between United playing Grimsby away in the cup and historical events occurring in America?

No

 

[Pollingtonblade]

We're we playing Grimsby when JFK got shot?

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

We're we playing Grimsby when JFK got shot?

Yes I think so, but I think it was at home so it doesn't count.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

We're we playing Grimsby when JFK got shot?

Sorry LS26, I just checked and we actually lost 3-1 at Fulham the day after he was shot.
Pissin' memory ain't what it used to be

 

[1973Blade]

We're we playing Grimsby when JFK got shot?

No, but we were at Grimsby when the American civil war broke out

 

[Silent Blade]

We're we playing Grimsby when JFK got shot?

Day after JFK got shot
Fulham 3 Blades 1

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Day after JFK got shot
Fulham 3 Blades 1

Strange black armbands for another countries leader?

Will we do it if President Trump gets shot?

 

[Silent Blade]

Strange black armbands for another countries leader?

Will we do it if President Trump gets shot?

Fulham even had the USA flag up too

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Fulham even had the USA flag up too

Jesus! Mind you didn't they have a statue of Michael Jackson as well?

 

[Tyler Durden]

We beat Bury 3-1 the day President William Mckinley was assassinated.

 

[Silent Blade]

Blades v Aston Villa in January 1965 after the death of Winston Churchill. We lost the FA Cup 4th round tie by 2-0. Keith Kettleborough sent off

 

[1973Blade]

We beat Bury 3-1 the day President William Mckinley was assassinated.

So it wasn't all bad that day.

 

[1973Blade]

Blades v Aston Villa in January 1965 after the death of Winston Churchill. We lost the FA Cup 4th round tie by 2-0. Keith Kettleborough sent off

I remember we had a minute's silence the day Princess Margaret died, it wasn't very well observed!

 

[Tyler Durden]

So it wasn't all bad that day.

His wife actually cheered up considerably when she heard the result, according to historians.

 

[Silent Blade]

I remember we had a minute's silence the day Princess Margaret died, it wasn't very well observed!

v Portsmouth. We won 4-3 (Paul Furlong scored 2 for us). Lmaobob 's 2nd match. He cheered when Crouch opened the scoring. Prosinecki was class that day. Hardly ran about but the ball seemed to be stuck to his feet a lot and our players couldnt get near him!

 

[DifferentClass]

We beat Barnsley 4-1 the day Columbus thought he'd arrived in India.

 

[1973Blade]

v Portsmouth. We won 4-3 (Paul Furlong scored 2 for us). Lmaobob 's 2nd match. He cheered when Crouch opened the scoring. Prosinecki was class that day. Hardly ran about but the ball seemed to be stuck to his feet a lot and our players couldnt get near him!

We seem to beat Portsmouth whenever we play them at home, even though they are often the better side!

 

[gavtheblade]

We played at Grimsby the day Marathon bars turned into snickers.

 

[DifferentClass]

We played at Grimsby the day Marathon bars turned into snickers.

A tragic day in British history.

 

[Silent Blade]

We seem to beat Portsmouth whenever we play them at home, even though they are often the better side!

Pompey havent won a match at BDTBL since 1955!

 

[Pollingtonblade]

We beat Millwall 1-0 away on the day I was born 27/11/76 - Alan Woodward grabbing the winner.

 

[Silent Blade]

We beat Millwall 1-0 away on the day I was born 27/11/76 - Alan Woodward grabbing the winner.

GOAL - v Millwall (a) 27.11.76. Hamilton went on a solo run, Hamson took the ball and fed Woodward with a neat square pass and the United skipper hit the ball with the outside of his right foot. Millwall goalkeeper Johns could only stand and watch as this devilish shot curled into the top corner of the net.

 

[8lade]

JFK got shot?
Wilder out.

 

[8lade]

GOAL - v Millwall (a) 27.11.76. Hamilton went on a solo run, Hamson took the ball and fed Woodward with a neat square pass and the United skipper hit the ball with the outside of his right foot. Millwall goalkeeper Johns could only stand and watch as this devilish shot curled into the top corner of the net.

Except if that's the 'Johns' Blades know and love well, it takes most of the shine off any goal scored against him.

 

[Snowman]

Blades v Aston Villa in January 1965 after the death of Winston Churchill. We lost the FA Cup 4th round tie by 2-0. Keith Kettleborough sent off

KK sent off!? What for? Was it very sunny and it was reflecting off his head in an unsportsmanlike way?

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

We beat Donny in the County Cup on the day John Lennon was shot, on the same day a young up coming band called U2 played a set in New York city.

 

[Tyler Durden]

We lost 3-0 at L***s two days after Martin Luther King was killed.

Those horrible bastards were probably happy with both outcomes.

 

[Jonboy60]

Strange black armbands for another countries leader?

Will we do it if President Trump gets shot?

Not "if", when.