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It means I get to pick the team, buy and sell who I want, can't be wrong but always forgive myself if I happen to make a mistake. As to the folks who work at the Lane, I am just waiting for a call. I forgot to mention, I can play any position, ref any game and always pick the winner. So now you know why nobody else's ideas make any sense to me, it really is MY team. If you can't play, you can always imagine.
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Supporting my club:
I can happilly say I am a proud supporter of Sheffield United. In the past couple of years I have not been able to attend as many games as I would prefer to, but my priorities list is set firmly in stone for purely financial resons. I don't consider the number of games or grounds I have been to purely a measure of my support, I don't doubt though that it's a contributing factor. I have travelled far to see games, spent hours queing for tickets, lost my voice on many occasions for whatever reason, if it be in jubilation or dispair.
But supporting my club means that I feel part of a very large family, a massive community that doesn't just meet up on a sat afternoon for drinks before and after a game, although that is a great part of the match day ritual for a 'constructed debate' on the days events. It's a community that meets up everyday, be it at work, online, or even on your travels, how many of us have spread the word of the Blades and football in general when going to new lands? Like any family though not everyone gets on or always has the same opinion, but we have the freedom to debate anything we want.
Supporting my club means I also embrace the history and social nature of it. I am probably sad, but proud to be able to talk to people about the history of the club, the ground and it's values. I have a pen friend in Russia that is now a Blades fan and follows us in his small town north of Moscow. He is quite happy to walk around in the shirt I sent him, along with the hat and scarf. He has many enquiries from his work colleagues at the newspaper he writes for as to who is this team. In return he sent me a Russian national top with my name spelt in Russian on the back. Not only is this the SUFC community, it's the football community, a global language that makes friends anywhere you go.
I can happilly say I am a proud supporter of Sheffield United. In the past couple of years I have not been able to attend as many games as I would prefer to, but my priorities list is set firmly in stone for purely financial resons. I don't consider the number of games or grounds I have been to purely a measure of my support, I don't doubt though that it's a contributing factor. I have travelled far to see games, spent hours queing for tickets, lost my voice on many occasions for whatever reason, if it be in jubilation or dispair.
But supporting my club means that I feel part of a very large family, a massive community that doesn't just meet up on a sat afternoon for drinks before and after a game, although that is a great part of the match day ritual for a 'constructed debate' on the days events. It's a community that meets up everyday, be it at work, online, or even on your travels, how many of us have spread the word of the Blades and football in general when going to new lands? Like any family though not everyone gets on or always has the same opinion, but we have the freedom to debate anything we want.
Supporting my club means I also embrace the history and social nature of it. I am probably sad, but proud to be able to talk to people about the history of the club, the ground and it's values. I have a pen friend in Russia that is now a Blades fan and follows us in his small town north of Moscow. He is quite happy to walk around in the shirt I sent him, along with the hat and scarf. He has many enquiries from his work colleagues at the newspaper he writes for as to who is this team. In return he sent me a Russian national top with my name spelt in Russian on the back. Not only is this the SUFC community, it's the football community, a global language that makes friends anywhere you go.
Keith Curle's tenant
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Cheers DD, SF
No matter what position we're in and how we're doing i'll always be happy to pull on my Red and White stripes. That may seem like a view through the old tinted specs, and perhaps to an extent it is. I'll not stand by idle when things are really going down the pan, but this is a steady ship here. So win or lose, through thick and thin i'll support my team in the way I see fit.
No matter what position we're in and how we're doing i'll always be happy to pull on my Red and White stripes. That may seem like a view through the old tinted specs, and perhaps to an extent it is. I'll not stand by idle when things are really going down the pan, but this is a steady ship here. So win or lose, through thick and thin i'll support my team in the way I see fit.
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Great post Gezmondo! 
Being a Blade isn't for me about success. It's about who I am as a person. I've seen United sink to the very depths (get a grip people, by the way, these aint bad times in any way, shape or form), even in those times it never entered my head to abandon supporting them. In fact, like families in troubled times, that's when the support was needed the most. I know in this era of instant success that is a bit of an anachronism, but when the bubble bursts on the PL pantomime and the money is withdrawn quicker than a Northern Rock account holder, that will be the QUALITY by which any club will survive.
Being a Blade isn't for me about success. It's about who I am as a person. I've seen United sink to the very depths (get a grip people, by the way, these aint bad times in any way, shape or form), even in those times it never entered my head to abandon supporting them. In fact, like families in troubled times, that's when the support was needed the most. I know in this era of instant success that is a bit of an anachronism, but when the bubble bursts on the PL pantomime and the money is withdrawn quicker than a Northern Rock account holder, that will be the QUALITY by which any club will survive.
well done gez, read it and re read it and tried to think of a way to make my point without copying what youve put. Simply put i cant, so well done for that post
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Great post Gezmondo!
Being a Blade isn't for me about success. It's about who I am as a person. I've seen United sink to the very depths (get a grip people, by the way, these aint bad times in any way, shape or form), even in those times it never entered my head to abandon supporting them. In fact, like families in troubled times, that's when the support was needed the most. I know in this era of instant success that is a bit of an anachronism, but when the bubble bursts on the PL pantomime and the money is withdrawn quicker than a Northern Rock account holder, that will be the QUALITY by which any club will survive.
I think this weekend we should remind ourselves of such wisdom!
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I blame global warming and the credit crunch for what is happening at the Lane. Ever since Global warming has been around we have had 'hot' seasons, like the last promotion year and we have had damp and miserable seasons like last year and this one so far. It follows therefore that it is all the Americans fault since they dont really like to believe in Global warming. As for the credit crunch, well we had the crunch on Tuesday with that awful tackle and the deserved sending off. Credit goes to those of us who were horrified and did not applaude him.
So whats the long term prognosis, more damp and miserable seasons in the future with fewer 'hot' seasons and smaller credit!!!
So whats the long term prognosis, more damp and miserable seasons in the future with fewer 'hot' seasons and smaller credit!!!
Supporting my team... what does it mean to me?
Well, it used to mean following the Blades, getting as passionate as the team, knowing we were underdogs and relishing the challenge that it brought. Singing my heart out along with a load of other people. The feeling of elation when we won; the feeling of despondency when we lost, albeit tempered with the knowledge that at least we'd tried, and that maybe the other team just had better players than us.
Now? Now it means not looking on the official site anymore, as it's become nothing more than a means of telling us about the latest venture in Kevin McCabe's ever-expanding business empire. It means cringing with embarrassment when I hear speak of 'The Blades Way'. It means conceding to the people I know who support Wednesday that, even though we've got a wage bill far in excess of theirs, there's not very much difference between us on the field of play. It means that I've lost the feeling of being part of something passionate, something that made you want to roar and yell until your throat and lungs hurt. In short, it's become mediocre.
Where's the excitement gone? It's not on the pitch, that's for sure. That said, it's not off the pitch either. Laudable though the board's efforts to build the brand are, I don't support Ferencvaros. I don't support Chengdu Blades. I don't support an Australian club, or a Belgian club, or a Jamaican club. I don't support a hotel, or a leisure centre, or anything other than a football team - my football team, who used to mean a lot more than business, or shares, or marketing.
And the worst thing? To me, it's that the level of expectation from the fans is not something that they've decided for themselves; it's been imposed on us from those on high. So many empty platitudes about attacking football, about being serious about getting back to the Premiership, about this 'Blades Way'. The only way I'm seeing is capitulation, a lack of application on the field, and a whole host of missed opportunies.
I'm still a supporter, and I'll still go to matches, wear my shirt, and be happy when we win and sad when we lose. Maybe one day we'll get that never-say-die attitude back, and become a football club again. Fingers crossed.
Well, it used to mean following the Blades, getting as passionate as the team, knowing we were underdogs and relishing the challenge that it brought. Singing my heart out along with a load of other people. The feeling of elation when we won; the feeling of despondency when we lost, albeit tempered with the knowledge that at least we'd tried, and that maybe the other team just had better players than us.
Now? Now it means not looking on the official site anymore, as it's become nothing more than a means of telling us about the latest venture in Kevin McCabe's ever-expanding business empire. It means cringing with embarrassment when I hear speak of 'The Blades Way'. It means conceding to the people I know who support Wednesday that, even though we've got a wage bill far in excess of theirs, there's not very much difference between us on the field of play. It means that I've lost the feeling of being part of something passionate, something that made you want to roar and yell until your throat and lungs hurt. In short, it's become mediocre.
Where's the excitement gone? It's not on the pitch, that's for sure. That said, it's not off the pitch either. Laudable though the board's efforts to build the brand are, I don't support Ferencvaros. I don't support Chengdu Blades. I don't support an Australian club, or a Belgian club, or a Jamaican club. I don't support a hotel, or a leisure centre, or anything other than a football team - my football team, who used to mean a lot more than business, or shares, or marketing.
And the worst thing? To me, it's that the level of expectation from the fans is not something that they've decided for themselves; it's been imposed on us from those on high. So many empty platitudes about attacking football, about being serious about getting back to the Premiership, about this 'Blades Way'. The only way I'm seeing is capitulation, a lack of application on the field, and a whole host of missed opportunies.
I'm still a supporter, and I'll still go to matches, wear my shirt, and be happy when we win and sad when we lose. Maybe one day we'll get that never-say-die attitude back, and become a football club again. Fingers crossed.
RaWW
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A slightly different spin on this. And this is what annoys me.
If you love and support SUFC then you want us to do well yeh?
Supporting SUFC is like supporting a family member, one you love dearly even though they put you through hell. But you still want them to be the best they can be.
It boils me up when people say, if you want to support a successful club watch Man U or Chelsea. Why should I, why should I not want SUFC to be the best club in the world. I spend my money watching the Blades hoping they are going to win, I don't go cos I don't care whether they win or lose, I want them to win every game. Cos this is the club I support.
Isn't football a business, and in business you want to succeed, to be the best, which is what I want for our club.
What I can see at the moment is we have the resources and backing behind us to make a real opush for the prem by buying quality, and would have the resources to keep ourselves in the Prem, but we just don't seem to want to realise our fans' ambitions.
This is why there is so much unrest on the terraces cos we all know that we are one of the best teams in our division on a financial basis, we spend big money on wages. Why is our squad still not up to par with other teams who are not close to us on a financial scale. It does appear to be that most of the stuff going on behind the scenes is all about which club we are going to buy next or what we are going to build next. What about the team? When is the team going to be priority number 1?
If you love and support SUFC then you want us to do well yeh?
Supporting SUFC is like supporting a family member, one you love dearly even though they put you through hell. But you still want them to be the best they can be.
It boils me up when people say, if you want to support a successful club watch Man U or Chelsea. Why should I, why should I not want SUFC to be the best club in the world. I spend my money watching the Blades hoping they are going to win, I don't go cos I don't care whether they win or lose, I want them to win every game. Cos this is the club I support.
Isn't football a business, and in business you want to succeed, to be the best, which is what I want for our club.
What I can see at the moment is we have the resources and backing behind us to make a real opush for the prem by buying quality, and would have the resources to keep ourselves in the Prem, but we just don't seem to want to realise our fans' ambitions.
This is why there is so much unrest on the terraces cos we all know that we are one of the best teams in our division on a financial basis, we spend big money on wages. Why is our squad still not up to par with other teams who are not close to us on a financial scale. It does appear to be that most of the stuff going on behind the scenes is all about which club we are going to buy next or what we are going to build next. What about the team? When is the team going to be priority number 1?
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Two top post there lads, spot on.
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