Season Tickets for 26-27

[John Street West Terrace]

Our season ticket sales are always higher than at Sheff Wed….they’d love to sell 20K tickets.

Regards the upper tier…..
remember McCabe proudly stating the new upper tier offers loads of flexibility as we can offer away fans various amounts of tickets up there.

The very first match the new BLUT stand was opened we had a sell out crowd of 31.7K against Liverpool. The capacity was 32.5K that season.
There was 3K Liverpool fans in the lower tier and an extra 1.5K Liverpool fans in the upper tier……with netting covering 800 seats separating the fans.
I remember after that match loads of Blades complaining that they couldn’t get tickets for the match and since then we’ve never given away fans any part of the upper tier for league matches.

Not sure why we can’t do something similar….for certain matches we can offer away clubs an extra 1K to 1.5K in the upper tier.
They could still be a large no mans lands selecting the fans and the doors in the concourse areas can be sectioned off keeping the fabs apart.

That might be down to SAG & not the club allowing that , never mind an 800 seat no man’s land Spurs etc have 2 rows of seats with stewards in them for segregation.

 

[sitwell]

Fair response. I believe the decision the board made to get rid of Wilder and go in a different direction was the right one, they just made an absolute pigs ear of it. It still is the right decision, Wilder has done nothing this season, despite being in charge for circa 40 games, he also personally cost us promotion the previous season too. He’s in real danger of of ruining his legacy.

His signings are socking, his football is poor, never takes responsibility and some of his antics are embarrassing.

I’m done and I’m not sure I’m the only one who feels like this, over half of our large group of season ticket holders have stopped going over the last two years. There’s nothing to be excited about

and yet you're still here.

 

[Hanauer]

Our season ticket sales are always higher than at Sheff Wed….they’d love to sell 20K tickets.

Regards the upper tier…..
remember McCabe proudly stating the new upper tier offers loads of flexibility as we can offer away fans various amounts of tickets up there.

The very first match the new BLUT stand was opened we had a sell out crowd of 31.7K against Liverpool. The capacity was 32.5K that season.
There was 3K Liverpool fans in the lower tier and an extra 1.5K Liverpool fans in the upper tier……with netting covering 800 seats separating the fans.
I remember after that match loads of Blades complaining that they couldn’t get tickets for the match and since then we’ve never given away fans any part of the upper tier for league matches.

Not sure why we can’t do something similar….for certain matches we can offer away clubs an extra 1K to 1.5K in the upper tier.
They could still be a large no mans lands selecting the fans and the doors in the concourse areas can be sectioned off keeping the fabs apart.

But according to the 10000 posts on "Let's sell the Season Tickets Out" on Pigtalk they're looking at selling 25000+, just below the " we are the biggest club in the EFL, much bigger than West Ham"

 

[Keen Blade]

First time I won’t have a season ticket, I’ve just had enough at the moment, haven’t enjoyed my football for a while and it seems we have an ownership that are now scrared sh*tless of making the necessary decisions after making a mistake with Selles.

Now we are left with a manager well past his sell by date and an accountant making football decisions and protecting his mate. If this changes, I may consider renewing in the future.

I sympathise with your stance.
It seems that after the highs of 16-20 , we've contrived to chuck away what was achieved in that golden period ,
And now we've squandered our final parachute seasons , through incompetence at every level.
I haven't felt so "disconnected" since 15/16.
But I've renewed again , mainly through peer pressure , not through any kind of enthusiasm for what's to come.

Since I had my first ST in the late 60s , Football's become a repulsive industry.
You've got NJ & NY suing FIFA for overpricing.
You've got widespread corruption in UEFA , the PL & EFL.
You've got an almost fixed membership of the top flight - which we've twice proved we're not capable of joining -
even if by some fluke we ever got there again (highly unlikely now).
So I try to convince myself that the PL doesn't exist and we'll be a decent Championship club.
But how is that sustainable ?
In sport , once you decide that you're not striving for the top , you tend to regress.
The outlook is very unsettled.

So you think , well , I'll keep going and try to enjoy the players coming through , see if I can't find some new heroes or leaders.
And then you get that argumentative lump Tanganga made captain - how on earth could Wilder consider him a "leader of men" ?
I'm left searching for any scrap of inspiration but I'm afraid - from the clueless (and now reluctant) owners to the overpaid players , the cupboard is pretty bare.

 

[Bell4]

I sympathise with your stance.
It seems that after the highs of 16-20 , we've contrived to chuck away what was achieved in that golden period ,
And now we've squandered our final parachute seasons , through incompetence at every level.
I haven't felt so "disconnected" since 15/16.
But I've renewed again , mainly through peer pressure , not through any kind of enthusiasm for what's to come.

Since I had my first ST in the late 60s , Football's become a repulsive industry.
You've got NJ & NY suing FIFA for overpricing.
You've got widespread corruption in UEFA , the PL & EFL.
You've got an almost fixed membership of the top flight - which we've twice proved we're not capable of joining -
even if by some fluke we ever got there again (highly unlikely now).
So I try to convince myself that the PL doesn't exist and we'll be a decent Championship club.
But how is that sustainable ?
In sport , once you decide that you're not striving for the top , you tend to regress.
The outlook is very unsettled.

So you think , well , I'll keep going and try to enjoy the players coming through , see if I can't find some new heroes or leaders.
And then you get that argumentative lump Tanganga made captain - how on earth could Wilder consider him a "leader of men" ?
I'm left searching for any scrap of inspiration but I'm afraid - from the clueless (and now reluctant) owners to the overpaid players , the cupboard is pretty bare.

Yea but , apart from all this are you a bit Appeh

 

[Silent Blade]

Yea but , apart from all this are you a bit Appeh

He is only Appeh when he is ranting!

 

[LBA_Blade]

I sympathise with your stance.
It seems that after the highs of 16-20 , we've contrived to chuck away what was achieved in that golden period ,
And now we've squandered our final parachute seasons , through incompetence at every level.
I haven't felt so "disconnected" since 15/16.
But I've renewed again , mainly through peer pressure , not through any kind of enthusiasm for what's to come.

Since I had my first ST in the late 60s , Football's become a repulsive industry.
You've got NJ & NY suing FIFA for overpricing.
You've got widespread corruption in UEFA , the PL & EFL.
You've got an almost fixed membership of the top flight - which we've twice proved we're not capable of joining -
even if by some fluke we ever got there again (highly unlikely now).
So I try to convince myself that the PL doesn't exist and we'll be a decent Championship club.
But how is that sustainable ?
In sport , once you decide that you're not striving for the top , you tend to regress.
The outlook is very unsettled.

So you think , well , I'll keep going and try to enjoy the players coming through , see if I can't find some new heroes or leaders.
And then you get that argumentative lump Tanganga made captain - how on earth could Wilder consider him a "leader of men" ?
I'm left searching for any scrap of inspiration but I'm afraid - from the clueless (and now reluctant) owners to the overpaid players , the cupboard is pretty bare.

Since the overseas money has ramped up the only way forwards now is for an European breakaway league, how that looks is a different question as you have seen both Villa and Palace win European competitions where does the line get drawn as to how our top flight compares with the rest of Europe and how many teams should get involved one option could be to create 2 leagues of x sides across Europe and playing home and away before the winners of each league play each other for the European final. I am happy for us to be a competitive/mid table championship side but if we are doing that it would nice to have at least one cup run a season or 2 to keep the interest up.

 

[Keen Blade]

Yea but , apart from all this are you a bit Appeh

Good God yes !

But I have to admit that - for now - the joy's gone from following dem Blades.
Apart from the matchday lunch with mates , the excuse for travelling to Sheffield to see them , the gallows humour and the gossip on here

The percentage of my life now occupied by my club is ever receding , which I guess is a natural progression for a grandad who doesn't live in the city.

We walked the West Highland Way in April , went babysitting in Philadelphia in May and tomorrow the wife & I are off to Svalbard hoping to see polar bears , walruses , whales etc.

Gotta say that - after 10 years of retirement - it's been just brilliant.

Humbly accept that we were part of a fortunate generation , unlikely ever to be repeated - free University , emerged with jobs abundant & affordable housing.

Many fears for the subsequent generations , particularly vulnerable to corrupt popularism & indoctrination by lies delivered onto their screens.

It's exactly as Orwell predicted.

But hey ho , fortunately my kids have inherited their parents love of nature , animals , wilderness & scenery.

So they should be ok , which is all that's important.

Frustrations with a footy club are a spec of dust really.

 

[Bell4]

Good God yes !

But I have to admit that - for now - the joy's gone from following dem Blades.
Apart from the matchday lunch with mates , the excuse for travelling to Sheffield to see them , the gallows humour and the gossip on here

The percentage of my life now occupied by my club is ever receding , which I guess is a natural progression for a grandad who doesn't live in the city.

We walked the West Highland Way in April , went babysitting in Philadelphia in May and tomorrow the wife & I are off to Svalbard hoping to see polar bears , walruses , whales etc.

Gotta say that - after 10 years of retirement - it's been just brilliant.

Humbly accept that we were part of a fortunate generation , unlikely ever to be repeated - free University , emerged with jobs abundant & affordable housing.

Many fears for the subsequent generations , particularly vulnerable to corrupt popularism & indoctrination by lies delivered onto their screens.

It's exactly as Orwell predicted.

But hey ho , fortunately my kids have inherited their parents love of nature , animals , wilderness & scenery.

So they should be ok , which is all that's important.

Frustrations with a footy club are a spec of dust really.

Agree for most part

First went to BDTBL in Sept 1970, my baptism was followed by 5/6 wonderful years when football and football kits were awesome - the anticipation of going to the match was palpable , Fridays were no sleep nights .

What followed were years and years of downs with the magical unforgettable interludes of the wonderful Dave Bassett , the rascal Neil Warnock and our own Chrissy Wilder .

My kids had season tickets but found other stuff to do - the group of us who went home and away went from ten to two to now just me as my best mate passed away last December,ironically on the way home from the Lane .

I have had a ST since 1975 and have renewed again for next season whilst seriously considering not to .

I have 4 wonderful grandchildren wirh another on the way ,decided to buy a holiday bolt hole on the east coast and now work when I want , or don’t want .

Yes, we were the lucky generation, but we also had to make our own luck .

Anyway

UTBs

(Typed whilst lying on a beach in Algarve - always enjoy reading this forum - great fun and some side splitting laughs )

 

[Keen Blade]

Agree for most part

First went to BDTBL in Sept 1970, my baptism was followed by 5/6 wonderful years when football and football kits were awesome - the anticipation of going to the match was palpable , Fridays were no sleep nights .

What followed were years and years of downs with the magical unforgettable interludes of the wonderful Dave Bassett , the rascal Neil Warnock and our own Chrissy Wilder .

My kids had season tickets but found other stuff to do - the group of us who went home and away went from ten to two to now just me as my best mate passed away last December,ironically on the way home from the Lane .

I have had a ST since 1975 and have renewed again for next season whilst seriously considering not to .

I have 4 wonderful grandchildren wirh another on the way ,decided to buy a holiday bolt hole on the east coast and now work when I want , or don’t want .

Yes, we were the lucky generation, but we also had to make our own luck .

Anyway

UTBs

(Typed whilst lying on a beach in Algarve - always enjoy reading this forum - great fun and some side splitting laughs )

Some of the best British humour comes from adverse circumstances or poor decision-making.
We've got so much of that material being Blades , we can have just as much fun laughing at ourselves as when we get the great moments.
It's one key difference between us and the pigs , who can never seem to smile in the face of failure.
They are far too serious about it and their life must be mainly hell.
The confirmation of that can be seen in their weird outpourings of emotion to Chan & Storchio , at the faintest whiff of modest progress.
Folk on here might think I'm "negative" but I just call it as I see it - without delusion - and try to laugh at our club's imperfections , of which there are SO many , you do wonder if there's any intelligence amongst those owning & running the club , or is it all an AI prototype , a bit like the govt