Unitedite or Blade?

[Boxer Blade]

Was asked by a coventry fan once and asked what the difference was.
I am a blade I said, because years ago I would ring in from abroad and ask my dad
about the days results first one I asked about was have Wendy lost? I would then
ask how United have gone on, so to summerise it was more important that they
had lost than if we had won, any way I was just joking but what is the difference
in your opinion
Boxer

 

[blade too long]

theres lots of united ites
there are only one set of blades

it defines us , theres no confusion

 

[Fulwood Blade]

My Uncle long since passed away (a piggy too) always referred to United-ites and Wednesday-ites. Not aware of other clubs using it though - anyone else know?

It's an old thing passed down from donkeys years ago - still used, but rarely with the yoofs


UTB

 

[SwissBlade]

I'm both

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I'm both

Wednesdayite as well as unitedite?

 

[sitwell]

Im a Blunt.

 

[metalblade]

Im a Blunt.

tap in alert

 

[SwissBlade]

Wednesdayite as well as unitedite?

I think that's illegal

 

[SwissBlade]

I think that's illegal

Although saying that I did have a selfie with David Piggy Hirst on Saturday night - that's a fact.

 

[Silent Blade]

Talking to a football fan in Sheffield area (for many years probably as far back as 1890s) you claim to be an United-ite and he/she will know which club you are talking about
Talking to a football fan outside the Sheffield area you claim to be a Blade and he/she will know which club you are talking about. If you said United-Ite then he/she probably will think Man U

 

[Boxer Blade]

When did being a "blade" first start, seems to me to have been about ten years?

 

[blade too long]

Wednesdayite as well as unitedite?

prefer cunts and blades

 

[Silent Blade]

When did being a "blade" first start, seems to me to have been about ten years?

Bit longer than that. About 20 years

 

[Lane Ender]

Bit longer than that. About 20 years

Got to be 30 a least
The song nananana he's a blade and he's a blade (repeat) is as old as that

 

[BushBlade]

Bit longer than that. About 20 years

Can remember singing 'nah nah nah nah etc' and 'he's a Blade, Sheffield Wednesday's nothing to be scared of' in the early eighties. Surely we called ourselves 'Blades' in those days?

 

[Silent Blade]

Got to be 30 a least
The song nananana he's a blade and he's a blade (repeat) is as old as that

True, you use the world Blade more often in the recent years because you get to know more football fans from outside the Sheffield area especially in the internet. I was at boarding school between 1973 and 1979 and I would say "I am a Blade" rather than" I am an United-ite" when talking to the school pupils (there were a lot of L**ds/Liverpool/Man U fans at my boarding school)

 

[Silent Blade]

Can remember singing 'nah nah nah nah etc' and 'he's a Blade, Sheffield Wednesday's nothing to be scared of' in the early eighties. Surely we called ourselves 'Blades' in those days?

When I started to follow football in 1970 my dad would point me out to his friends saying "He is an United-ite" or "He is a W*****day-ite" etc

 

[Tyler Durden]

'Blades' was actually a journalistic term to describe both Sheffield clubs originally. This only stopped when Wendy moved to their present location and became the Owls. Uniteds original nicknames were The 'Cutlers' or the 'Candystripes'.

 

[Guesty]

The other explanation I've heard is that for a while 'Blade ' meant a player whereas 'Unitedite ' referred to a fan.

 

[BushBlade]

When I started to follow football in 1970 my dad would point me out to his friends saying "He is an United-ite" or "He is a W*****day-ite" etc

Yes my Grandad always said 'unitedite'

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

'Blades' was actually a journalistic term to describe both Sheffield clubs originally. This only stopped when Wendy moved to their present location and became the Owls. Uniteds original nicknames were The 'Cutlers' or the 'Candystripes'.

Pinstripes these days

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

It's a shame Unitedite has dropped out of fashion. It's sort of elegant.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

prefer cunts and blades

Enjoy being a cunt rather than a pig.

 

[Blade56]

I'm both

First thrusting arses now AC/DC is there no end to your preferences Swizzler?

As for the OP I'm Deffo a BladeyBlade

 

[Lane Ender]

True, you use the world Blade more often in the recent years because you get to know more football fans from outside the Sheffield area especially in the internet. I was at boarding school between 1973 and 1979 and I would say "I am a Blade" rather than" I am an United-ite" when talking to the school pupils (there were a lot of L**ds/Liverpool/Man U fans at my boarding school)

The lad who made a lot of the "Blade" songs up was a blade called Bobby Hurst
Aka "Rotten" after the infamousSex Pistol he was fucking mental but a great laugh and a good lad.
Ask your uncle Ronnie about him

 

[Silent Blade]

The lad who made a lot of the "Blade" songs up was a blade called Bobby Hurst
Aka "Rotten" after the infamousSex Pistol he was fucking mental but a great laugh and a good lad.
Ask your uncle Ronnie about him

Saw Rotten at Shred's wake at the Social club (or conference room whatever it is called). He was hugging Mick Parry and Benny was telling me who he is. Rotten now lives in Holland?

 

[Lane Ender]

Saw Rotten at Shred's wake at the Social club (or conference room whatever it is called). He was hugging Mick Parry and Benny was telling me who he is. Rotten now lives in Holland?

Yes he's lived there for years he had some serious bollox on crossed some bad people

 

[Lane Ender]

Could Unitedite come from the classic Desmond Dekker Isrealite?

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Although saying that I did have a selfie with David Piggy Hirst on Saturday night - that's a fact.

Did you put two fingers behind his head?

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

I don't think I have ever called myself a Unitedite, but I do commonly say I'm a blade.