Uncomfortable ex player spotting.

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

As an aide-mémoire, I’d need to revisit the tapes of the relevant seasons to study his input more closely, but my general memory of Gannon was that he was shit, and my specific memory of him being robbing Booker of a chance of a hatrick against Southampton, at BDTBL in the fog.

 

[Billyblade]

I met Bez, Peter Hook, Rowena and Darren from 808 State in Japan. Jose Baxter wasn't there

Who is this Rowena you speak of?

 

[SwissBlade]

Who is this Rowena you speak of?

Ha Rowetta

 

[Billyblade]

Ha Rowetta

 

[raul]

Ha Rowetta

#itk

 

[Bath Blade]

If you want a Blades time machine that'll take you back a couple of seasons just watch the SPFL. You can see:

- Connor Sammon not scoring goals
- Steven Scougall sitting on a bench
- Jamie Murphy being generally ok
- Stephen McGinn erm... running about a bit
- Ryan Flynn... Doing the same

Is Jason Holt still up there, still scoring the odd goal while not really being involved in the game?

 

[JackSUFC]

This afternoon had the misfortune to be in Rotherham town centre due to work where on passing what I am reliably informed is a rough boozer (The County) out came a completely off his face Paddy Kenny.

Looked absolutely terrible, had to double take to realise it was him.

Last year I saw Paddy getting off with his Mrs in Leeds carrying a nasty looking bottle of wine. Didn't think it was the right time to be asking for a photo.

 

[INTAKE BLADE]

Is this Lol Knight you are talking about?

Yes Bert.

 

[super_pig]

That's what perming your hair in your twenties does for you.

Not my favourite player but I did buy a good gambling greyhound off him and Alan Cork. Paid for himself on the first race for me at Owlerton.

fantastic set piece delivery. very underrated at first until everyone suddenly cottoned on that's where a lot of our goals came from

 

[super_pig]

once saw Darious Henderson wasted in the Casbah on a settee with some cute bird crawling all over him. he had a cowboy hat on
he knew i knew who he was but i didn't press it

 

[Hodgesleftpeg]

At another football stadium recently, I saw Harry Maguire with his socks round his ankles.. I was checking his legs out for this supposed tattoo..

I think he clocked me checking them out..

I didn’t tell him what I was doing... but he has got a cracking pair of pins..

And I couldn’t see a tattoo

 

[LondonBlade89]

I never spotted Brian Howard.

I saw Brian Howard at the Grand National this year. I was in the queue for the toilet and he was coming out. Mate's a Millwall fan and knows a bit about footy and so spotted him straight away and said loudly to me "Is that Brian Howard?!". He's a bit more rotund these days so no way I'd have known. Brian turned around, looked absolutely chuffed to have been (semi) recognised, and gave a thumbs-up. I didn't have the heart to tell him I was a Blades fan.

 

[Sid1978]

Many moons ago, I bumped into an old school friend in the Europa night club (next to Berlins) who happened to be on United's books. He was a very good keeper and soon after went to Liverpool where a bad injury curtailed his career.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, he was in with a bunch of united players. They'd played a training match reserves vs the first XI that afternoon (reserves won 4-2 btw). As a forfeit, the first team were buying the beers. As I was talking to my mate, Graham Anthony (anyone remember him) came over and we got chatting. He was bladdered, but was a nice kid. But he never then left - it got a bit awkward. He did get Dave Holdsworth to buy me a beer (or two). I don't really remember the other players that were in there.

And as a sad 20-something I kept the bottles that I was bought.....

 

[vorpal blade]

Chris Kamara is a bit of a pillock - friendly when drunk, aloof to the point of rudeness while sober in my experience.

 

[HibbyBlade]

Is Jason Holt still up there, still scoring the odd goal while not really being involved in the game?

I believe he is doing that at Fleetwood now. He obviously got friendly with Joey Barton when they were both being bang average at Rangers.

 

[Champagneblade]

Chris Kamara is a bit of a pillock - friendly when drunk, aloof to the point of rudeness while sober in my experience.

Unbelievable!

 

[bricktop]

Another random one was bumping in to George Santos at Manor Top Asda,

 

[Large Mendonca]

Another random one was bumping in to George Santos at Manor Top Asda,

Remember one Christmas a few years ago in the Common Room bumping into George Santos. There were around 8 of us (all Blades) and we took it in turns to shake his hand, quite a few of us mentioning his great tackle on Johnson in "that game".

He seemed appreciative but quite embarrassed by all the fuss

 

[Blade for Sale]

I think this qualifies as he was an ex-Blade when it happened, but Chris Wilder once kicked my ball back to me in Graves Park and absolutely scuffed/shanked it into the woods. I've seen better technique on a chimpanzee . I think he was more embarrassed than I to be fair.

 

[gavtheblade]

Got a soft spot for Kenny, when my mam run the disabled supporters branch,the club sent him along to her 50th birthday do at farm road club and got hammered on magnet!!

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Saw this bald chap (now balder than the below photo) at Sainsbury's in Dronfield. Had to look twice and he looked back as if he was going to say "what are you looking at?". Then I realised who he is

John Gannon.

 

[shorehamview]

Got a soft spot for Kenny, when my mam run the disabled supporters branch,the club sent him along to her 50th birthday do at farm road club and got hammered on magnet!!

I remember this, got a picture of him with the father in law. Made it into a calendar and gave it him for Christmas. Paddy was a top bloke, even when we told him about the father in law being a pig.
(gavtheblade ’s dad and my piggy father in law are brothers.)

 

[FMBlade1]

Didn't someone off Bladesmad called Quiffy have his dad spot Beattie outside a petrol station saying he would re-sign for us?

 

[dronny_blade]

Saw this bald chap (now balder than the below photo) at Sainsbury's in Dronfield. Had to look twice and he looked back as if he was going to say "what are you looking at?". Then I realised who he is

And he's been head of Man City’s European scouting system for many a year now as well...who’d have thought that from one of Bassests Blades !!