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Edinblade said:
In order to retain my sanity and positive mental energy, I’ve decided to take a complete break from supporting Sheffield United until the end of the season.
There are only three changes which could reverse this decision:
a) Change of ownership
b) Change of manager
c) Four consecutive wins 😂
This break will include no more posting on this forum with the exception of possibly responding to comments on this thread and no more posting in the Shoutbox.
My intentions are never to irritate or annoy other folk and I’m aware some of my Shoutbox moans when we’re losing are doing just that.
Having followed United (there is only one) for approx 55 years I don’t know how difficult this will be, but I’m determined to try.
The current ownership and management do not deserve a place in my life and I’m determined to remove them.
Compared to many other aspects of life, football is not that important and should not be allowed to affect the way we feel or think, unless it’s in a good way.
Just to be clear, I don’t follow United to win trophies. I don’t mind defeats or relegations, but I detest what’s going on just now. Had we done a Luton and at least given it a go, I would be more than happy. Non of the current team, manager or owner deserve my support and they’ve now lost it, for as long as I decide.
I wish you all the best, and hope I’m back in a positive frame of mind for next season.
Cheers for now,
Edinblade
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Ok mate.

We’ll see you in a week then after we’ve beaten Bournemouth 🤣
 

Chatting to the wife after Monday night gave me perspective, I’m still really angry, fucked off, embarrassed, I’ll still shout, swear and moan like fuck but underneath it all I understand what I’m signed upto, a middle to top championship team who occasionally get out of their lane and go up and also go down, we’ve never had a pot to piss in and will probably never win anything in my lifetime of any note, but I’m here for you ugly fuckers, I’m here for the days on the KOP when it goes right, in the pubs before hand being made to feel welcome, that sense of unity no matter how shit the show is, if I wanted an easier life I’d be somewhere else with less connections but I’m not , I’m here with strips on my shoulders and the best badge on my chest, it will probably get worse before it gets better but it will get better & god willing I’m still here for it no matter how long it takes, owners, managers and players are here for short periods of time we’re here for life.
 
Edinblade said:
In order to retain my sanity and positive mental energy, I’ve decided to take a complete break from supporting Sheffield United until the end of the season.
There are only three changes which could reverse this decision:
a) Change of ownership
b) Change of manager
c) Four consecutive wins 😂
This break will include no more posting on this forum with the exception of possibly responding to comments on this thread and no more posting in the Shoutbox.
My intentions are never to irritate or annoy other folk and I’m aware some of my Shoutbox moans when we’re losing are doing just that.
Having followed United (there is only one) for approx 55 years I don’t know how difficult this will be, but I’m determined to try.
The current ownership and management do not deserve a place in my life and I’m determined to remove them.
Compared to many other aspects of life, football is not that important and should not be allowed to affect the way we feel or think, unless it’s in a good way.
Just to be clear, I don’t follow United to win trophies. I don’t mind defeats or relegations, but I detest what’s going on just now. Had we done a Luton and at least given it a go, I would be more than happy. Non of the current team, manager or owner deserve my support and they’ve now lost it, for as long as I decide.
I wish you all the best, and hope I’m back in a positive frame of mind for next season.
Cheers for now,
Edinblade
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I feel exactly the same mate, I too have decided I won't be attending any more home games this season, in fact I doubt I will attend any more games with the incompetent Prince as the owner. While ever people attend the games and put money in his pocket he will happily run the club into the ground until a new owner is found.
I wish every supporter would do the same and boycott games it is the only way to get the message across that he needs to sell the club ASAP, he is not fit for purpose same as the manager and most of the players. Any one who thinks anything will change in a lower division is plain deluded we are in for another relegation fight unless something changes pretty damn quick.

(edit) And I doubt he will sell until after he has raked in the parachute payments
 
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Shakespeare blade said:
Chatting to the wife after Monday night gave me perspective, I’m still really angry, fucked off, embarrassed, I’ll still shout, swear and moan like fuck but underneath it all I understand what I’m signed upto, a middle to top championship team who occasionally get out of their lane and go up and also go down, we’ve never had a pot to piss in and will probably never win anything in my lifetime of any note, but I’m here for you ugly fuckers, I’m here for the days on the KOP when it goes right, in the pubs before hand being made to feel welcome, that sense of unity no matter how shit the show is, if I wanted an easier life I’d be somewhere else with less connections but I’m not , I’m here with strips on my shoulders and the best badge on my chest, it will probably get worse before it gets better but it will get better & god willing I’m still here for it no matter how long it takes, owners, managers and players are here for short periods of time we’re here for life.
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Very eloquent Mr S, that’s close to the way I feel. In the same way that United have given me some unbelievably euphoric moments over the years, conversely, the lows are very deep. I accept those two impostors just the same. I had both with my Dad and now have them with my lads and it’s a very significant part of our family bond. It would need to be a lot worse for us to contemplate giving up.
 
I've gradually drifted away as time has gone on from being a season ticket holder when I was younger to working weekends for years then having kids.

The period in between was League One and frankly, I enjoyed being on the front in Whitby eating fish and chips, visiting my nephews or having a walk and a pint in the Peaks or Dales than wasting time and money on Weir or Adkins' bunch of losers battle for a draw against Stevenage or Port Vale. Still went to the odd game but it's not all consuming like it used to be 10/15 years ago. Might change when the kids are older and if they're interested in going though I won't blame them if they're not!

Particularly this season where it's been pretty bleak for the vast majority of it so there are plenty of better things to do than watch our defenders mark fresh air as Wes or Grbic pick the ball out of the net again. I'm still there though on my phone in Meadowhall play area or some soft play centre refreshing it every few seconds to see how many more we've conceded but it doesn't affect my mood for more than 10 minutes after full time.

There's more to life than this. It used to be an escape but it's now more of a chore or a routine that you become institutionalised by after so many years and can never escape from. At the end of the day, I still feel the buzz when I walk into the ground that was there the very first time I went 20 years ago and it doesn't go away, until the whistle blows and ball is in the back of our net a couple of minutes in but for some reason I keep coming back for more in the hope that some day, we actually become a decent Premier League side or go to Wembley and win something (the Johnstone's Paint Trohpy excluded).

Rugby league is my other passion in life and the NRL is about to start so there's that to fill the void.
 
tazzy said:
Fair weather fans 😂 This is glamour compered to the old 4th division days get a grip supporting the blades is a 100% hobby life style not ill have a few weeks off because i feel upset .
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Glamour !? Compared to watching Sir Keith , Super Bobby Hatton and Colin ‘Magic’ Morris ripping defences apart and scoring hatfuls of goals on a regular basis , only suffering four defeats all season and being crowned Champions?

I look back on that season with much affection and some great memories . I consider this one to be the most depressing , soul destroying and embarrassing one I’ve ever had to endure .
 
sitwell said:
Slagging off 'meek surrenders' by meekly surrendering. Im sure you will be missed.
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I'm sure I won't actually. Luckily for me, I couldn't give a fuck. A bit like the players atm really.
 
Mrs Norks and me were discussing this, this morning and we decided that in a couple of years, we will probably be done as ST holders. We'll be getting on for our 80s (how the fuck did that happen?) And having a round trip of 170 odd miles each home game is already getting a bit of a chore.
Being able to take holidays any time will be the big winner. Perhaps it takes a season like this to make you realise it's not the be all and end all of life.
 
scouseblade said:
That official?
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No nothing official just working it out mathmatically.

I was a bit out. 11 matches to go. It was said we need 8 wins to stay up. That gives us 37 points which should be enough to stay up apparently.
So if we lose the next 4 matches then I think its pretty much sealed. Although a lot say its been sealed since aug 23.
 
Fair play to those who see United as their main or one of their top priorities in life.

However to me this club (and perhaps football as a whole) is like being in an abusive relationship.
Like an abusive partner It damages you, hates you, physically and mentally hurts you…yet for some reason you still love it all the same.
Some folk can’t walk away despite what may be best for them, and if walking away means not seeing your mates, not socialising, hardly leaving the house or you simply have nothing else in your life I can see how it’s hard to walk away.

This is nothing to do with not having the balls for the fight as some have alluded to like they are some hero going to war for king and country to defend the lives of their loved ones… this is football.
A game…an old game at that which is a diluted version of the working man’s game it once was having been tampered with, meddled in, corrupted and destroyed beyond recognition due wholly to money.

So I get it…I totally understand why some will walk away and others stick with it. But on a personal level seeing something (this club) I care about being destroyed on and off the pitch isn’t fun. I follow the club to enjoy the match, the game, the sport, in admiration of men who are fortunate enough to do something I would have given anything to do at their age but knowing the dedication, skill and determination they have shown probably all their life has seen them reach the pinnacle of the sport and far beyond what I was ever going to achieve.
I’m not there to go to the boozer, hang out with strangers or treat it as my social events.

So for those reasons I pretty much gave up on the club very early this season…in fact probably at the point of promotion given how I despise VAR and the standards of refereeing and favouritism shown to the big boys by sky/media etc.
I’ve been to games, watched the TV, and still feel passionate about the club but I can’t watch that team pull on the shirt and get smashed…hardly mustering a pass never mind a shot. It makes me angry about all of the factors that created this mess, and I’m coming to realise it’s not good for me and my health.

I prioritise my family and enjoying time with them while I can, and when I’m with them I don’t want to be an angry man having had my days ruined by United. Life is too short. It’s like punching myself in the face watching them. It’s hard to stay away…it’s habit after all…but I’m slowly getting to the point where I can see me having zero interest whatsoever.
 
A lot of us have been around for many years and we are used the the ups and mostly downs. What seems to make it different this time is a combination of the fact that this was a big chance to change the narrative and set us up for the future. Instead we have done the opposite, we have become a club of ridicule and memes. With a different owner 7 years of PL money could have either built a squad to survive or massively improved the club infrastructure.. Not only have we squandered those opportunities but we have a squad full of players who are earning a fortune and who mostly don't seem to care.

In past bad times (except under Adkins) there was always a smattering of local lads and/or characters who would fight for the badge and give everything. We could identify with them and get behind them. Now we don't even have that to fall back on.

The only possible way I can see of us shifting the narrative over the rest of the season is to properly blood the kids and try to prepare them for next season. If we can see that there is a plan and it involves developing local lads then at least we have something to hang our hats onto. The likes of Norwood and McBurnie should have played their last matches for us. Let's see Osula, Brooks and Blaster playing for the rest of the season.

I mean it can't get any worse can it as we're are getting battered week after week without so much as a fight as it is.
 

I'm more interested in my local club at the moment, not one star in their squad, but they give everything, unlike us at the moment
 
Could be worse. Could be a divorce then you’d have to see these fuckers once every other weekend and take them for a McDonald’s…..
 
Edinblade said:
In order to retain my sanity and positive mental energy, I’ve decided to take a complete break from supporting Sheffield United until the end of the season.
There are only three changes which could reverse this decision:
a) Change of ownership
b) Change of manager
c) Four consecutive wins 😂
This break will include no more posting on this forum with the exception of possibly responding to comments on this thread and no more posting in the Shoutbox.
My intentions are never to irritate or annoy other folk and I’m aware some of my Shoutbox moans when we’re losing are doing just that.
Having followed United (there is only one) for approx 55 years I don’t know how difficult this will be, but I’m determined to try.
The current ownership and management do not deserve a place in my life and I’m determined to remove them.
Compared to many other aspects of life, football is not that important and should not be allowed to affect the way we feel or think, unless it’s in a good way.
Just to be clear, I don’t follow United to win trophies. I don’t mind defeats or relegations, but I detest what’s going on just now. Had we done a Luton and at least given it a go, I would be more than happy. Non of the current team, manager or owner deserve my support and they’ve now lost it, for as long as I decide.
I wish you all the best, and hope I’m back in a positive frame of mind for next season.
Cheers for now,
Edinblade
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Blades are for life not just for when they're winning.
 
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