United trivia

[cahill]

Are the Blades one of a handfull of clubs often referred to by the media by their nickname, Spurs, Wolves, Hammers ? I must be bored.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Are the Blades one of a handfull of clubs often referred to by the media by their nickname, Spurs, Wolves, Hammers ? I must be bored.

Probably because our nickname is like gold dust for lazy/over-worked headline writers.

A win? "Blades cut [other team] down to size", or "Blades too sharp for ....."
A nil-Nil draw? "Blades lack cutting edge"
A loss " Blades cut open", "Blades blunted by..."