Supporting your team

[ghandi]

Its epidemic with our support, flooding out with 5 minutes to go no matter the score.

Top of the league and only 24,000 today. Not great support this season.

24000 might having something do with making Wigan a Cat A game.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Yeah, it's nothing new is it? Don't forget the beans on toast....

Top of the league with Wednesday at home coming up and there's zero buzz.

It just feels fucking miserable, flat and boring no matter what is happening on the pitch. And no, I'm not saying it was a great game today, despite the score.

It's dead unfortunately. And there are no excuses anymore.

It disappeared completely after Wigans second, until the full time whistle.

 

[Harrisblade]

Its already been explained to you by the wise old sages on here how this category of fans should feel privileged to have to jump through hoops to have thirty quid lifted off them.

What hoops would they be?

 

[snootyfenooty]

Agreed. And Wigan at home being Category A is totally bizarre.

It isn't though, it's a Tier 2 game. Lets not get the clubs daft pricing categorisation confuse things.

 

[Rodders]

Don’t you think the players and manager might look to the stands and think “what the fuck”? Especially when 1 goal would make all the difference.

The meaning of “support” is completely changing, sadly.

People have always left Bramall Lane early, there’s always been queues at the bottom of the Kop and people in the gangways waiting for the whistle.

And it’s the same at every ground across the country, the idea that Sheffield United are the only fans that have left before the full time whistle is nonsense.

 

[snootyfenooty]

What hoops would they be?

One of them being that I, as a ST holder, couldn't buy a ticket for a mate who was up from London for the weekend.

 

[Rodders]

What hoops would they be?

Giving your name and postcode. It’s like trying to get into the Magic Circle.

 

[Rodders]

One of them being that I, as a ST holder, couldn't but a ticket for a mate who was up from London for the weekend.

What was so difficult?

 

[west_yorks_blade]

I wonder what Man City fans find to bitch and moan about. They’re bound to find something.

 

[snootyfenooty]

What was so difficult?

Where have you been. If he's not on the database he can't buy a ticket and i can't buy one on his behalf. Casual fans such as these are excluded.

 

[Harrisblade]

One of them being that I, as a ST holder, couldn't buy a ticket for a mate who was up from London for the weekend.

Ah, didn't realise!
Can't you just queue up an buy a ticket at the ticket office any more?

 

[Wapping Blade]

For today’s match I could easily buy more than one ticket. I had to offer my friend’s details so she could get the points. I understand it’s different for the Pig’s match.

 

[sheffielder]

I do sometimes wonder about our fanbase and whether it's as good as we all seem to think. It's just completely disrespectful to leave in droves, for what we are currently achieving on a relatively low budget. What the f**k do we have to do ??

Hang on, you’l didn’t renew this season!

 

[Rodders]

Where have you been. If he's not on the database he can't buy a ticket and i can't buy one on his behalf. Casual fans such as these are excluded.

When they told you this, did you just say “oh, ok bye” or did you ask what details they needed to get him on the database?

 

[snootyfenooty]

When they told you this, did you just say “oh, ok bye” or did you ask what details they needed to get him on the database?

You have to register. In person. Or you need to know details of this person such as his postcode which I didn't. I don't have the patience to to waste my time with jobsworths these days. You can buy a ticket for the cinema or just about any other club in the league without having to go through this bollocks.

 

[alcoblade]

People have always left Bramall Lane early, there’s always been queues at the bottom of the Kop and people in the gangways waiting for the whistle.

And it’s the same at every ground across the country, the idea that Sheffield United are the only fans that have left before the full time whistle is nonsense.

As I’ve said above.

It’s still shite though.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Ah, didn't realise!
Can't you just queue up an buy a ticket at the ticket office any more?

No

 

[Large Mendonca]

Hang on, you’l didn’t renew this season!

But i don't leave early and sing my f***ing lungs out when i am there matey

 

[Ricky]

Can you not even get a ticket for some nothing game in the cup these days without paying £25 to register?

 

[Tezza1889]

We’ve just scored 4, Billy’s bagged a hattrick, beat another good side and we’re top of the league. Again.

Why the fuck are people flooding out the gangways 10 minutes before the whistle?

Unless 4 thousand people just got their houses robbed and have to rush home, I fail to see how taking 30 seconds of your time to support the team that just took us to the top is a massive inconvenience to you.

It baffles me, it’s not hard to wait a minute after the game and clap the players. It takes more energy to walk up flights of stairs to the exit.

We stopped and and clapped them off ... there’s enough who haven’t got tie be home for strictly.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

I don't get it. Some on here saying that people pick and choose their matches cos it's so expensive, you'd think they'd at least stay to the end to get their money's worth!

 

[snootyfenooty]

Can you not even get a ticket for some nothing game in the cup these days without paying £25 to register?

Yes and no. You need to be on the database to buy a ticket but to bring a guest along this alone would not get him a ticket for the pigs game or the Villa game earlier this season. Buying a membership may or may not, I don't know and couldn't be arsed finding out having been knocked back once.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

People have always left Bramall Lane early, there’s always been queues at the bottom of the Kop and people in the gangways waiting for the whistle.

And it’s the same at every ground across the country, the idea that Sheffield United are the only fans that have left before the full time whistle is nonsense.

I missed the game v some illustrious opponent or other due to work a few Saturdays ago.
At 320pm I was walking down Shoreham street. Not only was there total silence, but around 20 people scattered around the steps and top , smoking, chatting, making calls.
Some were looking down towards the road.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

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You have to register. In person. Or you need to know details of this person such as his postcode which I didn't. I don't have the patience to to waste my time with jobsworths these days. You can buy a ticket for the cinema or just about any other club in the league without having to go through this bollocks.

I saw old men searched by yellow jacketed jobsworths today. Treated like a criminal at that age.

 

[snootyfenooty]

I saw old men searched by yellow jacketed jobsworths today. Treated like a criminal at that age.

This kind of stuff pisses me off too. You can sort of expect it from SYP and their lackeys but for the club to be acquiescent to this is unforgiveable.

 

[Wapping Blade]

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I saw old men searched by yellow jacketed jobsworths today. Treated like a criminal at that age.

Maybe that was me (53). I couldn’t give a toss either way.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

This kind of stuff pisses me off too. You can sort of expect it from SYP and their lackeys but for the club to be acquiescent to this is unforgiveable.

Absolutely ridiculous.
Some twat in a yellow jacket frisking old men.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Maybe that was me (53). I couldn’t give a toss either way.

Tsk. Young 'uns today.

 

[Harry's Game]

Until “safe standing” arrives the atmosphere isn’t going to improve, the Kop is badly designed (too shallow) which prevents any long term standing in the seats.

We suffered from being amongst the first clubs to convert their traditional home standing area to seating, we were a template of how not to do it. ( bizarrely the pigs made the same error)

The whole structure needs knocking down and rebuilding with a safe standing area AT THE FRONT with seating behind.

 

[Harrisblade]

Absolutely ridiculous.
Some twat in a yellow jacket frisking old men.

It happens at a lot of away games even to us old-timers.
If it's done in a pleasant way it really isn't a big deal at all.