'Memries' Sheffield United vs Swansea City 6/5/1989

[JJ Sefton]

The last time we got out of this division. Keep an eye out for our number 2 and Swansea's number 5.

FAO Greville Waterman

 

[Blade for Sale]

6. for us...John Moore? I have zero recollection of him whatsoever!

 

[Revolution]

6. for us...John Moore? I have zero recollection of him whatsoever!

On loan from Hull. Played a bit at the end of that season without making much of an impression. Had a nomadic career after that, which included a stint in Hong Kong long enough to allow him to qualify for, and play for, the Hong Kong "national" team in World Cup qualifiers.

 

[JJ Sefton]

6. for us...John Moore? I have zero recollection of him whatsoever!

Ditto. The rest of the team sort of rolls off the tongue even now, but no, I don't remember him either. Played five times for us according to wiki.

 

[Tunstall Fred]

6. for us...John Moore? I have zero recollection of him whatsoever!

I always thought he was a ringer,hence the beard,probably Glynn Hodges with beard and wig

 

[Silent Blade]

On loan from Hull. Played a bit at the end of that season without making much of an impression. Had a nomadic career after that, which included a stint in Hong Kong long enough to allow him to qualify for, and play for, the Hong Kong "national" team in World Cup qualifiers.

After he shook hands with the opposition players after the 2-2 draw at Wolves, he headed for the players tunnel rather than join in the celebrations with his team mates

 

[JJ Sefton]

By the way folks, if you've any old videos knocking about I can do a similar job with them.

 

[Deadbat]

Knilly and Chris Coleman struggling with Deano and Agana....those two were unstoppable at that level.

 

[DifferentClass]

Thought Alan Davies were an Arsenal man

 

[1973Blade]

I think that must be the world's slowest reading out of the teams!

 

[Rufus Smalls]

By the way folks, if you've any old videos knocking about I can do a similar job with them.

I've still got Boldfinger on video !

 

[Cheets]

There was a bit of a love-in between Blades and Swans fans at the Lane end as I recall. Applauding each other etc. Was only a couple of weeks after Hillsborough of course.

 

[N20 Blade]

Thanks so much: that was my first proper season watching united and it was incredible. I love Martin Pike's celebrations. Even more incredible was the official attendance of 15,383!!! That was just the kop!!! Biggest tax fiddle ever that season and next.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Always interested to hear us sing you'll never walk alone. Might have been related to Hillsborough, but I do recall we used to sing it a fair bit in the late 80s. Same if you listen to the Leicester match a year later.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Thanks so much: that was my first proper season watching united and it was incredible. I love Martin Pike's celebrations. Even more incredible was the official attendance of 15,383!!! That was just the kop!!! Biggest tax fiddle ever that season and next.

I have a few more to add for this season when I get round to it. Oddly, I don't have any match videos for the season after.

 

[N20 Blade]

I have a few more to add for this season when I get round to it. Oddly, I don't have any match videos for the season after.

I've got the 5-2 v htfc somewhere when Tracey made his league debut. I used to order the videos from the club and it took about 4 weeks to arrive!

 

[JJ Sefton]

I've got the 5-2 v htfc somewhere when Tracey made his league debut. I used to order the videos from the club and it took about 4 weeks to arrive!

Aye, thats one of the ones I have too.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

I love a memrie, me.

 

[Cheets]

Always interested to hear us sing you'll never walk alone. Might have been related to Hillsborough, but I do recall we used to sing it a fair bit in the late 80s. Same if you listen to the Leicester match a year later.

We regularly sang 'You'll Never Walk Alone' throughout the 1980s. We sang it once normally and then once interspersed with clapping "Walk on (clap clap) walk on (clap clap)...."etc. Of course it took on added poignancy post-Hillsborough, especially the 2-2 draw against Brentford which was the first match played in Sheffield after the tragedy.
Incredibly, we also regularly sang 'Marching On Together' throughout the 1980s, but ending 'We are Blades, Blades, Blades!' instead of 'We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds!'

 

[N20 Blade]

We regularly sang 'You'll Never Walk Alone' throughout the 1980s. We sang it once normally and then once interspersed with clapping "Walk on (clap clap) walk on (clap clap)...."etc. Of course it took on added poignancy post-Hillsborough, especially the 2-2 draw against Brentford which was the first match played in Sheffield after the tragedy.
Incredibly, we also regularly sang 'Marching On Together' throughout the 1980s, but ending 'We are Blades, Blades, Blades!' instead of 'We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds!'

That Brentford match was the most emotional atmosphere I can ever remember at the lane; the minute's silence was awesome, even now I'm getting hairs standing on the back of my neck thinking about it. Without getting political, a lot of football fans knew the score and realised it could have been them. It's almost impossible for my sons to understand how football fans were portrayed in the media and treated by society at large and the police in particular, less than 30 years ago.

 

[Grizzly blade]

Fantastic.
We were at the game, usual spot on JST.

I ordered this video too, played it to death. Can't wait to show this to my son later, so he can see what it was like when I were his age. Looking at that Kop rammed solid....would love to have something similar again.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

I've got the 5-2 v htfc somewhere when Tracey made his league debut. I used to order the videos from the club and it took about 4 weeks to arrive!

Like the website speed on matchday?